An Interesting Book Find (at least I think so ;-))

[Pimp Lenin]

The neighboring town to me had their annual town-wide garage sale and flea market this past weekend. After walking what seemed like 50 miles visiting who knows how many booths and garage sales, I only bought this one book for fifty cents. The book isn't rare or valuable, but what was inside made me think this was a great find. The little personal notes written in the book by a seventh grade girl gave this book, in my opinion, an amazing amount of character. It gives you a brief moment in the mind of a child from the early part of the 20th century. The copyright date is 1912.

This is the front cover page of the book, just so you know what the book it.
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The girl, named Mable Cardozo, wrote her name and grade twice on the inside cover.
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Mable wrote a list in the back of the book of all of the reading requirments for her class.
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This was the most interesting part to me. She lists some things she would like to have for Easter, and assignment outline, and a small grocery list.
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I searched all of the census records with Heritage Quest, as well as a search on familysearch.org, but came up with nothing for Mable Cardozo. If anyone has any other ideas on how to find out her married name and if there are any living kin, I would be interested to find out. I would gladly give the book to a child, grandchild, or any other of her relatives who would want it.

Otherwise, I am just going to keep it, and read the stories inside to my kids - they are great short stories. So little ol' Mable still exists in some small way.

 

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[mojjax]

That is a really nice find ! The personal writings of the little child makes it priceless ! A window into history !

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[shelltox]

Try this link to Ancestry. It's the 1920 census, when Mabel apparently lived in Covington. It looks like she was born in Guatemala in about 1915 to Jamaican parents. I didn't find a marriage record but I really didn't search that much. If you can't access the link, let me know.


http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/...2357&recoff=1+2+13+14&db=1920usfedcen&indiv=1

 

[Pimp Lenin]

The link didn't work for me - I have to log in.

So this would put the notes written in the book in the late 20's. Interesting. Covington is only a few miles away from where I live.

I'll ask a couple of the local elderlies that I know if they knew Mable. Covngton was a fairly small town until the last twenty years or so and a couple of people that I know have lived here their whole lives. I'm also good friends with the head of the genealogy department at the Covington branch library. I'll see what he can dig up in regards to marriage, if she did get married.

Well, I will make an effort to find a relative. This would be really cool if I could return it!

 

[Pimp Lenin]

shelltox -

I did find it on the 1920 census through another website. Thank you for finding it for me!

 

[MD Dog]

This is such a really cool find and as an aside did any one else notice the price of eggs has actually gone down, presuming she's talking about one dozen. I sure hope you can track a relative or some else down Lenin, please keep us posted on this thread.

 

[EDDE]

come on Lennon be honest its your book
cool i like stuff like that have a few of my Gama's old books
and they similar hand written things like that

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

PL,

that is a nice find.

Just a bit of one persons history.

Congrat on your find.

Only 50 cents; for so much in return.

have a good un...................
SHERMANVILLE

 

[Pimp Lenin]

Well, I called the only Cardozo in the St. Tammany phone book, and it is her nephew. He said that Mable has one son still living in Texas. I am mailing the book to her nephew, who said he would ensure it got to her son.

It is going tomorrow in the mail, so case closed. I will miss the little book, however.

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Well, I called the only Cardozo in the St. Tammany phone book, and it is her nephew. He said that Mable has one son still living in Texas. I am mailing the book to her nephew, who said he would ensure it got to her son.

It is going tomorrow in the mail, so case closed. I will miss the little book, however.

CLASS MOVE. YOUR THE MAN. OUTSTANDING.

 

[TreasureTales]

That's a great thing to do. Kudos to you for sending that book to her son via the nephew.

 

[shelltox]

I'm glad you found her family, it's a wonderful thing you're doing.

 

[EDDE]

thats y he's the pimp 8)

 

[Hoosier Kingfisher]

Way to go.....

 

[Functional]

I searched all of the census records with Heritage Quest, as well as a search on familysearch.org, but came up with nothing for Mable Cardozo. If anyone has any other ideas on how to find out her married name and if there are any living kin, I would be interested to find out. I would gladly give the book to a child, grandchild, or any other of her relatives who would want it.

Otherwise, I am just going to keep it, and read the stories inside to my kids - they are great short stories. So little ol' Mable still exists in some small way.

I'm guessing this is her.

Mable Cox, Born 1902.
See: http://www.jonathanpaul.org/silvey/graham/d0001/g0000195.html

Father: Thomas W. COX
Mother: Alva_Mae Estella FLEMING
http://www.jonathanpaul.org/silvey/graham/d0001/g0000195.html

Obituary for; Mable Cardozo Cox, dated: September 17, 1997. I assume that she didn't like her last name, or simply chose not to put it in her book, or this isn't her and she lead a totally uneventful and obscure life?

Found here:
"The Times Picayune, 1997 Obituary Index Orleans Parish Louisiana
Source: The Times Picayune Newspaper New Orleans Louisiana
Year Completed January 2003"
FTP Server: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/orleans/obits/times/tpi1997.txt

Quoted from:
"AN ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF DEATHS
IN METRO NEW ORLEANS LA.
FOR THE MONTH OF
SEPTEMBER 1997
AS PUBLISHED IN THE TIMES-PICAYUNE"

LAST_NAME FIRST_NAME DATE SECTION (N)otice
PUBLISHED PAGE (O)bit
(P)icture
COX MABLE CARDOZO 17 SEP 1997 B-5 N

Webpage: http://www.geocities.com/jeffersongenealogicalsociety/obits/d0997a-f.htm

Just a guess.


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