Series 1, Subseries 1: Maud Miller Buxton
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In the 1890's, Maud Miller receives letters from friends and past teachers. She lives in Perham, Minnesota. By 1904, Maud is living in Forest Grove, Oregon and by 1913, she is married to H. T. Buxton, who passes away in 1933. The letters during the 1920's are from family members, including Maurice Miller, Howard Miller, Holly Miller, Earle Buxton and Ethel R. Gardner. In 1924, Minnie Ebberson Seay of Perham, Minnesota sends Maud her membership dates in the Rebekah Lodge (January 16, 1902 to September 3, 1903). Earle Buxton and Ethel R. Gardner write Maud in 1933 to thank her for the wonderful arrangements for their father's funeral. (H. T. Bruxton had children by an earlier marriage). A 1935 letter from Georgia describes a trip along the east and gulf coasts. The 1940's letters include letters from Pvt. Maurice Miller, who is twice in the hospital and later dies. By May 1946, Maud is married to Frank Ditterick. A 1962 form letter is addressed to Mrs. Laura Goffrier in McMinnville, Oregon from New Hope Leprosy Million in Cape Palmas Liberia, West Africa.
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