Lafayette  Stark Co Ill
                  Dec 18 1888

Mr C D Bell 2613
Dear Sir

              I received a letter from my Brothers Daughter Living in Clyde Sandusky Co Ohio, hur Name is Smith, hur Maden name was Margarett Brandenburg  informing mee that you would be glad to hear from mee in Regard to my Connection with the Brandenburg family

My Maden name was Mary A Brandenburg  Daughter of William Brandenburg

When I was born my parents lived in Fredrick Co Maryland   I was born in 1815 on Colonel Thomases plantation near Berlean   My father was overseer on that plantation twenty one years & in May 1835 he removed to Montgomery Co Ohio & in 1836 Removed to Erie Co Ohio three mildes west of Sandusky Citty where he Resided untild his death

My Grandfather Resided at his death in New Carlisle Clark Co Ohio

    I have bin marrid twice my First husbands name was John Shore   I have two children living by the first mariage

My seccond husbands name is Richard C Baker Lafayette Stark Co Ill  where I now live   This is the first I have hurd about it cince I hurd my father talk that sometime there would be something in baltemore

                          What I cannot say