This document is a copy of a two page (two sides of one sheet of paper) hand written letter dated 5 Nov 1975 that Gladys Hungerford (US130c) (1923-1988) sent to Stan Hungerford (SH1310). The letter expresses some frustration over different spellings of her grandmother's maiden name, one being Acker and the other being Eckert. We have her in the THFFI database as Henrietta Eckert (US20spouse1).
The letter is accompanied by a three page hand written list of names, dates, and places. The three page supplement lists the names of Gladys' grandparents Anthony Davis Hungerford (US20) and Henrietta Eckert (US20spouse1), their children (including her father Erwin Hungerford (US130)), and the family of Lewis Hungerford (US133, her paternal uncle). The youngest person mentioned in that last list is Eric Lewis Near (US165) born 20 April 1969.
The envelope in which the letter and enclosures was mailed to Stan has not been found as of the date of this writing in December 2025.
Notes:
First: This entry in the Library originally had the following description:
This document is a copy of two hand written letters sent in an envelope postmarked 9 Sep 1975, one undated and the second dated 5 Nov 1975, accompanied by eight pages detailing names, dates of birth and marriage, and other information about her siblings and their families. that Gladys Hungerford (US130c) sent to Stan Hungerford (SH1310).
Charlie Morgan (US8890) wrote to Richard Hungerford, Jr. (US26) to this effect:
I am working on a letter from Gladys Hungerford to Stan that is dated 11 Apr 1976 and while reviewing letters from her in the Library that you had done, I came across an oddity. The oddity is that it says (correctly) that "This document is a copy of two hand written letters sent in an envelope postmarked 9 Sep 1975, one undated and the second dated 5 Nov 1975 ...." I checked the documents and, sure enough, that statement is absolutely correct.
But, how could a letter dated 5 Nov 1975 be enclosed in an envelope postmarked nearly two months before on 9 Sep 1975. It seems we owe the reader an explanation, or at least a comment acknowledging the oddity, don't you think?
Richard responded as follows:
When I got the letters they were bunched together in a haphazard manner. He later mailed me a second batch of letters in the same jumbled condition. I think Stanley may have stuck one in the other as a quasi attempt to keep a minimal level of organization by keeping them together only to lead to this mystery.
The one page undated hand written letter that Gladys Hungerford (US130c) sent to Stan Hungerford (SH1310) that was accompanied by eight pages detailing names, dates of birth and marriage, and other information about her siblings and their families and was enclosed in an envelope postmarked 9 Sep 1975 now is a separate entry here in the Library.
Second:
This entry in the Library initially had that letter without an attachment. Another entry in the Library (now deleted) had that same letter but with several pages of information about her family. The description in that entry was as follows:
This is a two page, hand written letter from Gladys Hungerford (1923-1988) to Stanley W. Hungerford. The letter is accompanied by a three page hand written list of names, dates, and places.
The three page supplement lists the names of Gladys' grandparents, their children (including her father), and the family of Lewis Hungerford (her paternal uncle). The youngest person mentioned in that last list is Eric Lewis Near born 20 April 1969.