A Letter from Uncle Ted...

Jose W. Fenderson was born in Parsonsfield March 30, 1914 and died January 20, 2013 at the age of 98.  He was the only child of Frank D. and Laura (Jose) Fenderson.  Frank Fenderson was a well-known lawyer in the area.  Jose graduated from Hebron Academy, attended Cornell Law School and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.  He passed the Maine Bar exam in 1941 and practiced law in Sanford for many years.  He never married.  The following letter from his Uncle Ted was sent to him March 18, 1925 when he was 11 years old.  It included these delightful drawings and reads as follows:

 

                                                3-18-25

Dear Jose

    You tell your father that I am going

to try and get up to see

him in a week or so.

    I want to see you drive

those oxen too.  I am pretty

proud of you for doing so

many things.  I guess you can

drive them a lot better than

I can draw them.

Love to you all

Uncle Ted