Happy New Year!

Margaret Upton Waning was my grandmother.

This postcard was written by her paternal grandmother Nellie Carter Upton, born the day her father enlisted in the Union Army.

Christmas Card 1916

This post card has a Garland, PA postmark of Dec 23 2pm 1916.  It was written by Ellen (Nellie) Carter Upton, the mother of Otto D. Upton. She sent it to her son and daughter-in-law, Elsie Greenwell Upton, and her young granddaughter, Margaret Upton.  I've transcribed it as accurately as possible - Nellie was not a big believer in punctuation!

To:

"Mr & Mrs Otto Upton

Portland Oregon

c/o Gen. Del.

Dec 1916

To our loved ones

Just a word or two to wish you a Merry Christmas & happy New Year I hope you are all enjoying the best of heath We are all well but Me & I am a little better but not at My best yet Glad to know you have found such a good place to Move on to hope you will do well on it   it will seem good to you to get settled I bet for you have been so unsettled for a long time  I will write a letter in a short time  With lots of love to all & kisses for Margaret

from Mother"

  

Christmas Card 1916