Woolem Family Notes

This letter was sent by J.H. Wollam who heard about Albert at
the Wollam Renunion in Ada, Ohio Aug 26, 1908.  It is typed, not
handwritten as the other two received from George Wollam.

From J.H. Wollam
R.R.80.  Risingsun, Ohio
Risingsun, Ohio  Aug-30-08

Albert Wollam,
Farmington, Mo.

Dear Cousin, 

I was over to our reunion, at Ada, Ohio. and G.H. Wollam, of
Celina, Mercer Co., Ohio. gave me your name and told me that you
said your Grand father was Isac Wollam, I am going to enclose
you a copy of the old will of the farthest back of any Wollam
that we know, you will notise that he had Eleven children, and
the one by the name of Baltzer, was my great grandfather,, I
have never heard of any of the family other than Baltsers
desendents, there was over 200 at the Reunion, from Iowa,
Oaklahoma, Illinois and all over Ohio, and Indiana, but they
were of the Baltser Wollam family, will you give me the names
and addresses of all the wollams that you know, I am told by a
man that knows them that there is quite a number of railroad men
in Mo. and Arkansas, and Kansas, who are Engineers, and Railroad
men in diferent capacities, by the name of Wollam.  Do you know
them, or are you in comunication with them, I am also told that
there is Wollams in Kentuckey, do you know any thing about them,
If I can get in comunication, with the diferent Wollams I may be
able to locate for sure the diferent families belonging to the
other brothers of Baltser, And some one may, have the old fmaily
record of Jacob Wollam, and that would give his fathers name
which tradition has it came in VA, and took a lease about 1703,
for 2700 acres, for 99 years, where did your people come from,
and who was your father and who was the one farthest back that
you have any record of, and what is the old tradition as to
where they came from, what one of the old countries, I have the
sale record of all of Jacob Wollams goods and know who bought
each article, and what it was sold for, as you will see by the
Will, the name is spelled Woolam, and it is so in all the papers
that I have, off of the records which seams authentic, so that I
am Inclined to think that they had the name spelled diferently
afterwards, and that quite likely Woolam is rite, as to the
spelling of the name, Baltser W-- moved to columbiana, co, Ohio.
togeather with all his children about 1803, but some was there
may be a year or two earlier I would like very much to know
where in the family you belong, as all the wollams that I ever
heard of were related and I believe they all are, I wish you
would give me a copy of your old family record, and may be I can
place you a little later on as I am searching all the time, Geo
H. Wollam, tell me that you do not know wheather you came from
Baltser or of some other of the family, I wish you would send me
your picture.  I would like to see if you resemble the rest of
the Wollams, who are in this country, I can give you one in
exchange if you want it.  A number of the old Wollams had
crooked noses that is they were not strait, my Fathers was
turned to one side slitely,  I am Very sincerely your Cousin, 

J.H. Wollam  Risingsun Ohio