Decatur County History: letters

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Friday, March 15, 2013

WWI Letters: William Maudlin to his mother

1 March 1918, Greensburg (Ind.) Standard

William Riley Maudlin was born 14 August 1897, the son of James Lewis and Louviccy Goddard Maudlin. He enlisted for service on 30 April 1917, and served in the Navy until 12 September 1918. Three of his brothers: James, Charles and Albert, also served in the war. When he returned home, William worked as a plumber in Greensburg, and he was elected to the city council in 1934, serving 3 terms. He married Annette Layton on 16 September 1920. She passed away on 15 July 1963, just a few months before William passed on 9 November 1963. William and Annette had five children: Howard, Mary, Richard, Edgar, and Donald.

Sources:
Death claims resident, 66: William Maudlin was former councilman. Greensburg Daily News, 9 November 1963.
Service record book of men and women of Decatur County, Indiana and vicinity, Lone Tree Post No. 1122, V.F.W., n.d.

Friday, March 8, 2013

WWI Letters: Lawrence Vogel to his family

This letter was written by Lawrence Henry Vogel to his parents, Frank and Mary Schweir Vogel, and his brothers, Albert, Raymond, and Louis Vogel. Lawrence was born in Greensburg on 14 April 1896. During World War I, he served in France from September 1918 to June 1919 with the medical detachment of the 333^rd Infantry. He married Bernadine Schoettmer at Millhousen on 22 April 1925. They had two sons, Joseph and Kenneth, and two daughters, Rose Marie (Carl) Wells and Roselyn (Leo) Westrick. Lawrence died in his Greensburg home at 119 West Fourth Street of a heart attack on 19 May 1960 at age 64.

Lawrence's older brother, Pvt. Herman Vogel, died shortly before this letter was written.

14 October 1918, Greensburg Daily News

Source: “War I Vet, 64, Heart Victim: Rites Monday for Lawrence H. Vogel,” 20 May 1960, Greensburg Daily News. Accessed by microfilm at Greensburg Public Library.