TRANSCRIBED FROM THE SPRINGDALE NEWS APRIL 25, 1919 P. 4
Meis, Germany,
Mar. 14, 1919.
Miss Nancy Sigmon,
Lowell, Ark.
Dear Little Niece:
Will answer your letter of a few days ago. This leaves your big uncle in grand style. I had a letter from uncle Ples. I put in for a pass to go see him. Do not know whether I will get to go or not. This is a beautiful spring day. It makes me want to get out and plant corn. Do you hear from your papa often or not? If you don’t write me and tell him if he don’t write to you often I will cuff his ears when I get home. I want you to write me a letter far grandpa and grandma, now don’t put it off. I can read your writing as well as I can anybody’s. I have been in the army almost 2 years and never had a letter from pa. I don’t want to come home and have them tell me you kids were to busy to write to us. Write us about the farms and how much crops the boys are putting in and how much stock there is, in fact everything that is going on.
Well, I guess I will close this time.
Your uncle,
James L. Sigmon.
NOTES: James Lemuel Sigmon was born on June 30, 1895 in Lowell, Arkansas and died on February 23, 1959. He is buried in the Hickory Creek Cemetery in Creech, Arkansas in Benton County. He enlisted on September 18, 1917 and was discharged on June 3, 1919. He was listed as a Private serving in the 126th Infantry, 32nd Division. He departed for France from Newport News, Virginia on August 6, 1918 onboard the Huron. He was listed as a Private serving in the Supply Company, 153rd Infantry, 39th Division.
TRANSCRIBED BY LINDA MATTHEWS
Meis, Germany,
Mar. 14, 1919.
Miss Nancy Sigmon,
Lowell, Ark.
Dear Little Niece:
Will answer your letter of a few days ago. This leaves your big uncle in grand style. I had a letter from uncle Ples. I put in for a pass to go see him. Do not know whether I will get to go or not. This is a beautiful spring day. It makes me want to get out and plant corn. Do you hear from your papa often or not? If you don’t write me and tell him if he don’t write to you often I will cuff his ears when I get home. I want you to write me a letter far grandpa and grandma, now don’t put it off. I can read your writing as well as I can anybody’s. I have been in the army almost 2 years and never had a letter from pa. I don’t want to come home and have them tell me you kids were to busy to write to us. Write us about the farms and how much crops the boys are putting in and how much stock there is, in fact everything that is going on.
Well, I guess I will close this time.
Your uncle,
James L. Sigmon.
NOTES: James Lemuel Sigmon was born on June 30, 1895 in Lowell, Arkansas and died on February 23, 1959. He is buried in the Hickory Creek Cemetery in Creech, Arkansas in Benton County. He enlisted on September 18, 1917 and was discharged on June 3, 1919. He was listed as a Private serving in the 126th Infantry, 32nd Division. He departed for France from Newport News, Virginia on August 6, 1918 onboard the Huron. He was listed as a Private serving in the Supply Company, 153rd Infantry, 39th Division.
TRANSCRIBED BY LINDA MATTHEWS