Person:Sophia Hayden (3)

Letter written by Sophia (Hayden) Barnes:

"April the 1_? 1919

my dear children I will try to write once more my limbs has been hurting me so this winter I have not felt like writing to anny one the Spring of the year is the hardest on me I try to work and at the nights is my worst time I try to be thankful it is no worse at my age I ought to be glad I can go et tall et bout my work have not been A way from home since last fall Emma have you had your teeth taken out yet I hope you have for I do hate to hear of any one Suffering mollie is willing to help you She is still in the Store trying to lay up Something for her old days and it is well enough for old people has to live on what they have maid not what they are making Old people don't need much work their chours are enough with ____? Sufering

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well Emma I do hope my poor boy has got home to his family it has certainly has caused me lots of trouble and tears when you wrote he was Away I was so in hopes he was coming home to see us he never has Emma I just take my troubles to god he will hear our prayers no matter how weak I do hope you do the same I feel that he has heard and answered mine in days that have past if george is at home tell him to write . . . but glad I would be . . . get on a farm you was getting along so well and you could of been their yet and as good manger as george was you could of had a good start everry thing so high the farmers here are getting ritch here we have some wheat we would be glad the land was all in wheat I was glad to hear about georgies [George Barnes Cairns?] nice boy I think she might right me a long letter she will be old some time and then . . . glad she will be to hear from everry body I have all ways thought so much of Georgie for she is such a good girl anny body could love her. . . ."

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Find A Grave.

   Sophia Barnes

2. ↑ Missouri, United States. Death Certificates. (Missouri State Archives).
3.   Obituary, unknown newspaper.

   Sophia S. Barnes died August 8, 1920 in Trimble, Mo., on Sunday morning at 9:35 o'clock and was bried in the Ridgley graveyard at 4:00 o'clock, August the 9th, 1920, age 75 years 5 months 24 hours.
   
   Mrs. Barnes was married to E. H. Barnes, January 28, 1864. She had full faith in God all along life's journey until her spirit left from this low ground of sorrow, into the presence of God, in whom she trusted and loved to the end of her life here, rest sweet rest, for her the one we loved the most. E. H. Barnes, Acts 10, Chapter 10, to the 17th verse.
   
   Sophia S. Hayden was born in Mead County, Kentucky, February the 14th, 1845. She was married to E. H. Barnes January the 28th, 1864, and to them four children were born: W. B. Barnes, 1864; G. R. Barnes, 1870; Menta Barnes, 1872; and Mollie Barnes, 1875.
   
   Mrs. Barnes united with the Brick Grace Baptist Church in 1863 and held firm to the faith that God can save and did save her. She proved it all along life's journey until death, when she went to sleep in the arms of her redeemer and savior, August 8, 1920. He laid her body to rest in the Ridgley graveyard, August 9, 1920.