David and Nancy Ann Isom - Great Great Great Grandparents

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Seeing this amazing photo of my Great Great Great Grandparents truly brought a tear to my eye, i never imagined to find such an amazing photo of them, the one i had was a photo copy of a photo of a portrait someone had painted of them, and comparing the photos it appears that portrait was painted of this photo of them. David Isom was born Jan 18 1836 in Indiana, Nancy Ann Isom was born May 5 1840 in Green County, Indiana, it is assumed they are cousins but the exact kinship is unknown. David and Nancy Isom married on Aug 18 1859 in Howell County, Missouri. David Isom was in the Civil War, On 1890 Civil war veterans census listed service as Company I, 26 Missouri Inf. from 22 October 1861 to 25 December 1864 David Isom died Dec 17 1898 of Pnemonia I have a letter that i have tried my best to transcribe fully from Nancy writing to her son William Isom that tells him about his fathers death, and the death of his brother within days of each other, it is quite sad. January 1st 1899 Dear Son and Daughter It is with a broken heart I Seet mi self to drop you a few lines to tell you. We are all well at present ____________ __________ These few lines will ____ you all be sorrie Well the dreadful news I have to tell you is your Paw and John is both dead. Paw died the 17th of last month at eleven Oclock in the night and John died the 27th at eight 25 minutes in the morning. The Doctor said they had pnuemony I never saw anybody worked like they was. Your paw took sick on Wednesday and John the next Wednesday the way both worked is like only John was in his rite mind all the time and your paw wasn't. It wasn't only pnuemony it was their lungs. The Doctor said he didint know what it was. George Martin and his little boy died with the same disease the same week as Paw. Bill we got your note and were glad to hear you were all right. I will go to town in a few day to get my pension papers fixed and I will se about that sadle? your paw wanted me to have them first. Bill if you can send me some money it wil be a great help to me your paw bought some corn and didn't pay for it and isnt anything I can make the money out of only my calf and I didnt want to sell it if I could help it bill. Your paw and John burial expenses is about 25 dolars. Well I will close for this time I want you to write often. From your mother to her children Nancy A Isom to William Isom and family. Nancy would die at 63 in 1904. Photo is of David and Nancy Isom with there youngest children Alva Adeline, Oliver Otto, and Edna Eizora circa 1890's, i will post the original photo i had in comments before a distant relative shared this one with me.