Letter from Franklin
Napolean Ivie, Great-Grandson of Franklin Ivie
As far as is known, there are no known
records of Franklin Ivie, born in Scotland about 1771, just this
recollection of one of the descendants in a letter to a relative:
The following is a transcription of an
original letter from Franklin Napolean Ivie to Jesse Ivie.
(Transcribed and owned by William and Marilyn Rutledge.)
Well Jessee,
Will try to write and tell some things bout my folks, you are mistaken
about your grandpa being named Allen I never knew but one Allen Ivie
that is your cousin. My fathers name was Rueben Jackson he was Scotch
and Dutch. His fathers name was plain John Ivie, he was full blood
Scotch but American borned his wife was Elizaabeth Wells a Virginia
Dutch. I dont know her people any farther back my great grandfather name
was Franklin Ivie him and his wife came from Scotland in a early day I
dont know what her name was that is as far back as I know them..my
mothers name was Elizzabeth Clark Owen before she was married she was
English and Irish her fathers name was Jesse Owen that is were your name
came from he was English his wife was Sarah Atkission she was Irish that
is as far back as I know them, they were all farmers and my father was a
carpenter my mothers father had a tobbaco factory on his farm, and
manufactured tobacco both chewing and smoking so that is about all I can
tell about them maybe you can make out what I have written, I dont know
if you can or not we are well as can be will close, F. N. IVIE
N.B. my father was a primitive Baptist
preacher, my parents and grand parents were primitive Baptist as far
back as I know anything about them before there were any missionary
baptist in any existence...F.N. IVIE.......