This little postcard (5 by 3 inches) was mailed from Lyndon to Lower Waterford in April 1875, ten years after the end of the Civil War.
Although Dave and I worked on the research together, we could not find material on John Moore living in Lower Waterford at that time. If you have some information on him, please let me know.
Here's what the back of the card says:
Lyndon Vt - April 20th 1875
Friend Moore
I will meet you and my friends in that vicinity at West Littleton School House May 2nd at six o'clock to hold a prayer meeting I expect others to come with me + we will try and have a good meeting
Yours Respectfully
H. C. Wilson
Dave's notes include the following: Homer Carrol Wilson, 1863-1948. His first wife was Alice Sophronica Lincoln, 1863-1912. [I add that his parents were Squire J. Wilson 1831-1908 and Abigail "Abbie" Wilson 1830-1924.] Homer and Alice had a son Robert Homer Wilson, born in 1892. In 1921 Homer married Mary Hight Emerson.
Homer lived on Main Street in Lyndonville and worked for the railroad. Later, he had a shop for shoe repairing and horse goods, on Depot Street. He is found in the 1930 and 1935 Lyndon directories. In 1901 he was Secretary for the Speedwell Golf Links, where the president was T. N. Vail and the vice-president C. M. Darling.
Homer was also director for many years of the Lyndonville Military Band.
He died in 1948 at age 84.
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