Thus closes my notes for the month of December and also for the year just passed and gone and now numbered with the things that were. Whether the Almighty will spare me to chronicle the daily events of the incoming year is more than I know but trusting in Him I shall enter upon the pleasing task, which is useful as a reference and may be profitable to those who have an interest in me.
Today is
Search the Journal
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Tuesday, October 23rd, 1860
To day I sent Bill to get some timber to make ox yokes. John Harwell & myself finished the Garden screen. John Harwell was taken sick in the evening with chills. weather clear & warm.
Labels:
1860,
Bill,
garden screen,
Harwell,
Houston Co.,
illness,
October,
ox yokes,
timbers
Friday, October 22, 2010
Monday, October 22nd, 1860
To day I surveyed for J.A. Williams on a/c of W.H. Beazley 40 acres of land out of Sec. 19. Still at work on the garden screen. weather clear & warm.
Labels:
1860,
Beasley,
garden screen,
Houston Co.,
October,
surveying,
Williams
Thursday, October 21, 2010
Sunday, October 21st, 1860
To day John Harwell went to church. Mother & Father came up to see the little woman & new edition. They returned in the evening. weather clear & warm in the day. cool towards night and considerable frost.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Saturday, October 20th, 1860.
To day Mrs. Bird, Mrs. Leaverton, Father and the 2 children came to see the little woman and the new responsibility. all remained to dinner, after which they all went home & Rachael came to to nurse the little woman. Still at work on the garden screen. weather clear & warm in the day but cold at night with a hard frost.
Labels:
1860,
Bird,
Father,
Florence,
frost,
garden screen,
Horace,
Houston Co.,
In the News,
Joshua,
Leaverton,
Margaret,
October,
Rachael,
Roberta
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Friday October 19th, 1860
To day the little woman after much difficulty, tribulation and vexation was delivered of a female child at 7 o'clock a.m. weighing 10½ lbs. there being present Mother, Mrs. Bird & myself, assisted by Rachael & Louisa. hands still at work on the garden screen. Mr. McDaniel & Jo Wright came to see me, and participated in a social glass, the toast being the new "responsibility." Mother remained all night and the rest left for home. weather clear, but rather cool with a frost at night.
Monday, October 18, 2010
Thursday, October 18th, 1860
To day we are still at work on the garden screen. Mother came up and carried Roberta home, who had been staying with us for some time. Albert brought all the gears home. weather clear & warm.
Labels:
1860,
Albert,
garden screen,
Hall,
Houston Co.,
Mother,
October,
Roberta,
Roberts,
Sharp
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Wednesday, October 17th, 1860
To day I commenced to build a garden screen. Albert went for the wagon & hauled one load of shingles & returned the oxen to the field. weather clear & rather warm.
Labels:
1860,
Albert,
fields,
garden screen,
gardens,
Houston Co.,
October,
oxen,
shingles,
wagons
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)