The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-05-16
R[uh|TE AFTER MANY YEARS

Alva, OKLA, May l6--Mr and Mrs
Tbornbrues moved from Pennsylvania
to Indiana, Putnam county, about 1929,
ANA Lucretia Thornhrueus (the elder
sister Of the story) was bofn in 1929.
soon after they moved 10 Coles coun-
NV, Illinois, where in 1S43 the other
sister (in the story Jane Elizabelh,
was born, and a few years later their
parents died. and Jane Elizabeth, al
five years of age, Went to live with
her grand parents, whose home was
in Harrisonyille. Kentucky, and from
that time the sisters only heard from
each other occasionally. Lucretia
moving In a northwest direction and
Elizabeth southeast, and finally they
lost track OF each other altogether
and never saw each other or knew
their whereabouts until May 10, 1910,
when they met IN AlYa, Okla, says
the Pioneer. 4 tsls
Iucretia was married at is TO Eli
,ah Kendle,swho soon afterward enter
"a the ministry and moved from
charge to charge and died at his home
III Sheridan county, Nebraska, IN 1896
which home his widow, Mrs. Kendle,
still owns.
lane Elizabeth was married at ]6
10 Noah Spears, in 1859, in Harrison
Vile, Kentucky, and later her family
moved to Missouri where they lived
for so years. In 1909 Mr.. Spears died,
and Mrs. Spears, whose name IS now
Maddox came to Oklahoma in 1907
and settled in Alva.
Mrs. Lncretia Kendle is the mother
of Rev. ]. w. Kendle of Lamont, Ok
lahoma. who is the Methodist minis
Ter at that place, and he is the father
of Mrs. Doctor Ed Baird (nee Garnet
Kendle) who Is well known here, nav
ing graduated from the normal few
years ago, and he is also a brother-n-
Jaw TO MIR. Fred Noble OF Alya- MIS-
I.ucretia Kendle came from her home
In Nebraska recently to visit their son
and one day last week she remarked
"a him that as her sister lived some
place in Oklahoma, she might not %
far away. SO she wrote to her broth
er. Rev. Thornbrues of Welborne, la.
from whom she had gotten some clue
about her. and through correspond
ence and much inquiry found out tina
the good news wss really true, and
Mrs. Kendle Immediately came 70
Alva. and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Noble
took her to the Maddox home, whefs
the long lost. sisters Uucretia am
Jane Elizabeth) were joyfully unltet
on last Tuesday morning-a most Owe
vhelming and happy surprise, attei
co long years of separation, Mrs. Ken
die being 81 years old and Mrs. Maj
dog. IS. 1t was truly tender and pa
thetic meeting; genuine tears OF 1o'
ere shed. They could hardly belieY
at was really true. 1t semed far mor'
like beautiful dream or a story i
book in which they were the nei
ONES.
But its a true story and the sister
are enjoying a glorious old fashlone
visit together; telling of their lon
experiences, etc, Such visits are nc
ordinary occurrences, indeed.
Another strange thing occurred !
connection with this story (whic
might have proven pretty coinc
aence) four years ago, Mrs Kendl
came from her home in Nebraska :
visit her son in Lamont and also vi
tied friends here in Alva, and wheI
she was visiting was just few door
from where this sister lived; but
course they neither had any idea
II. Mrs. Kendle is bright and actiN
vet. she wears masonic pin, and sh
gays the masons especially are q
so kind to her she can travel alor
as well as any one.