Pearl:
Member Yorktown Methodist Church. Attended school near
Crossrodds and at Yorktown. Member Yorktown Woman's Club for
30 years. Rural mail carrier out of Yorktown, Ind. Started
at the age of 16, when she substituted on route run by her
father immediately following his death. Was officially
appointed Aug. 8, 1904 and served until Jan. 31, 1913. She
traveled in a horse drawn mail wagon that was heated with a
charcoal stove in the winter. Made an extended tour of
Germany during a three month visit with Helen and David
Cowell in 1958.
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