Permelia Oswalt

First Name: Permelia
Last Name: Oswalt
Residence (County): 
Oktibbeha County, MS
Biography: 

Permelia Oswalt (b. AL ca. 1830) and her husband, Henry Oswalt (b. SC ca. 1829), owned a farm near Starkville in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi. At the time of the 1860 Census, they were parents of two children, Ruhana (13) and William (10), both born in Mississippi. In 1870 Henry and Permelia were still farming in Oktibbeha County.

Authored Letters

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IDsort descending Letter Date Author Recipient From To
14732 Oswalt1 September 24, 1861 Permelia Oswalt Henry Oswalt Starkville, Oktibbeha County, MS

Received Letters

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IDsort descending Letter Date Author Recipient From To
14734 Oswalt2 April 2, 1863 Henry Oswalt Permelia Oswalt Atlanta, GA Starkville, Oktibbeha County, MS
14735 Oswalt3 July 27, 1863 Henry Oswalt Permelia Oswalt Atlanta, GA Starkville, Oktibbeha County, MS

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