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The Olive Tree Genealogy is dedicated to bringing you primary sources such as passenger lists, muster rolls, church records and more, FREE of charge. The following section is part of my ongoing
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for all to use freely. Since I maintain these pages alone (I have no staff and I'm not part of a library) I can always use help. If you would like to assist me in bringing free genealogical data to The Olive Tree for all to use, please read my Become a Friend of The Olive Tree page for details on how you can easily be a part of The Olive Tree Family. By supporting The Olive Tree Genealogy you are supporting FREE genealogy on the InternetLETTERS HOMEJudson W. Dennis; Sergeant, Company L, 119th Infantry, American Expeditionary Forces
Judson W. Dennis was a 24 year old farm boy from Model, Tennessee in Stewart County. He was an unmarried farmer and raised tobacco on land he shared with his brother, Tom. From his letters home, we know that he owned a mare, Old Annie, of which he was very fond. We also know he had many friends and was very fond of his brother Tom and wife Minnie's two little girls, Hazel and Helen. Judson corresponded with his mother Minnie Dunlap Murphy of Granite City, IL and his brother, Thomas Milton Dennis of Tip Top, TN from the time of his departure from Tennessee in Sept. 1917 for Camp Sevier in Greenville, S.C. until days before his death in France in 1918. Following, in chronicological order are those letters, transcribed by his great-niece, Jan Dennis Philpot. Because of the materials with which he sometimes had to write, as well as creases in the paper, it is sometime difficult to make out all he is saying. In these few cases, a ? appears where this is unclear. Following his letters is a transcription of the telegraph informing Tom of his brother's death, as well as a letter from a soldier friend of Jud's who was with him at his death.
Sunday, April 28, 1918 6 p.m. Camp Sevier Greenville, S.C.
Dear Mother-
Will write you a word. I'm well and all (?0 St.?) well. We are
almost ready to sail for that country unknown to us soldier boys. We went
in quarantine at 12:00 last night. I don't know just how many days we will
be in quarantine. You know all troops are quarantined before leaving for
overseas. We are willing and ready to sail for we feel it is our duty and a
debt we owe to our country to be loyal sons and true to our red, white and
blue that shall wave forever. We feel that we are going to be cared for and
someday return back to our own native land of the free.
The girls of Greenville gave the soldier boys a farewell reception at
all the dance halls in Greenville last night. They sure did treat us so
nice. We shall never forget them for the ladies and girls of Greenville
have certainly treated us good during our stay in camp.
Well we have been busy all day. Stamping and checking up all our
things. I wrote Tom today and I sent him a pair of shoes the other day. I
didn't say anything in his letter about me sending them. Tell him when he
writes to tell me if he got them or not.
How is Albert? Hope he is well by now. Well I will not write much
this time. I will write you again soon. I'm going to give you a few
letters to use for signs when we are leaving places and etc.
(this will mean)
Your son,
Don't answer until you hear from me again. I will drop you a card when to
write. Now I don't want you to be uneasy or worry about me for we are going
to make it all right. Your son.
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