Up until I went to college our address was Rt. 1, Henley, MO……there were no addresses or road names. The same guy delivered our mail until I was in highschool I think….maybe longer. He just knew where everyone lived. To get the road named Sommerer Rd, two people who lived on it had to go to the county and petition for a name. Dad and Aunt Elizabeth went to have our road named Sommerer Road…..good thing the Hales weren’t that bright or it would have been named after them!
I got a letter once from Nicole Bruder addressed to Christina Summer, Rt 1, Jefferson City, MO…no zip code. It took some time, but it did get to me…..mail people are apparently more persistent than people think.
Steve says
How come grandma didn’t have a po box or a zip code? Not being a mail person I’m surprised they could get this letter down to the farm. Steve
Christina says
Up until I went to college our address was Rt. 1, Henley, MO……there were no addresses or road names. The same guy delivered our mail until I was in highschool I think….maybe longer. He just knew where everyone lived. To get the road named Sommerer Rd, two people who lived on it had to go to the county and petition for a name. Dad and Aunt Elizabeth went to have our road named Sommerer Road…..good thing the Hales weren’t that bright or it would have been named after them!
I got a letter once from Nicole Bruder addressed to Christina Summer, Rt 1, Jefferson City, MO…no zip code. It took some time, but it did get to me…..mail people are apparently more persistent than people think.
Christina says
What is all that about a sale and selling the farm? Dad(uncle Lloyd) would have only been 18, so that wouldn’t be when he bought it?