Carryin’ the Mail
In 1908 my grandfather, George Freeman, became the U.S. rural mail carrier for the Rural Free Delivery (RFD) for Walker, Missouri. He used his own mules and wagon in his service. During winter in deep snow, it sometimes took him four days to make the circuit of his route. When he came to the end of the day, he stayed the night with a family on the route before he started out again in the morning. George was born in…