World War 1 Letter Harlan Foster to Mary Collings Adams Co. OH Camp Greenleaf GA

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For your consideration I have a series of World War 1 letters to Mary King Collings from of Pvt. Harlan G. Foster serving in France originally from Adams County, Ohio. These letters came from an archive associated with the Collings/Kirker family of Adams Co., Ohio, including: Archive of materials from the Kirker-Collings-Gibson family of Adams Co., Ohio, from just before statehood to the end of the 20th century. Two of the progenitors of this clan are James R. Gibson and his wife, Martha King Gibson. The Gibsons had at least three children, J. King Gibson, Mary King Gibson and Alice Gibson. Mary married C.E. (Charles Evans) Kirker and they had George Gibson Kirker and Alice Kirker Charles. Alice Gibson married Henry Collings. Their offspring included Henry Davis Collings, George Gibson Collings (1888-1890) and Mary King Collings. George Collings (brother?) (1800-1862) married Jane Collings. Their offspring included George E. Collings (1839-1882), who married Harriet A. Collings. Their son was Ralph Collings. This archive appears to have been accumulated and come through Mary King Collings, who, it appears never married.
World War 1 Letter Harlan Foster to Mary Collings Adams Co. OH Camp Greenleaf GA
World War 1 Letter Harlan Foster to Mary Collings Adams Co. OH Camp Greenleaf GA
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For your consideration I have a fine four page letter dated (postmarked) August of 1918 from Harlan G. Foster stationed at Camp Greenleaf, Georgia to Mary King Collings of Manchester in Adams County, Ohio.
On
YMCA
letterhead
I have provided clear images of each page for your reading.
This letter and others similarly listed came from an archive associated with the Collings/Kirker family of Adams Co., Ohio, including: Archive of materials from the Kirker-Collings-Gibson family of Adams Co., Ohio, from just before statehood to the end of the 20th century. Two of the progenitors of this clan are James R. Gibson and his wife, Martha King Gibson.
The Gibsons had at least three children, J. King Gibson, Mary King Gibson and Alice Gibson. Mary married C.E. (Charles Evans) Kirker and they had George Gibson Kirker and Alice Kirker Charles. Alice Gibson married Henry Collings. Their offspring included Henry Davis Collings, George Gibson Collings (1888-1890) and Mary King Collings. George Collingsrican war (brother?) (1800-1862) married Jane Collings. Their offspring included George E. Collings (1839-1882), who married Harriet A. Collings. Their son was Ralph Collings. This archive appears to have been accumulated and come through Mary King Collings, who, it appears never married.
Please take a moment to examine the vast items from this archive in my presently in my shop. Search: Adams County Ohio~Collings~Mary King Collings
ref; collings/kirker ephemera box
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