To day John is engaged hauling wood. Hicks ground 4 bushels of corn & 6 bushels of wheat. The little woman [Margaret Hall Stewart nee Sharp] is at work weaving. Col. Billy Stewart left for Crockett. Two soldiers belonging to Brown's Regt. stopped for the night. Weather cloudy & cool. Thus closes my notes for the month of February.
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.
Saturday, February 28, 2015
Friday, February 27, 2015
Monday, February 27th, 1865
To day John is engaged hauling wood. Mr. Frank Pridgen & Mrs. Red. Pridgen came to mill with 11½ bushels of wheat, and remained until it was ground. Billy Stewart came out from Crockett and stopped for the night. Weather variable & cool.
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Sunday, February 26th, 1865
To day James Roberts left for the army. Father [Joshua James Hall], Mother [Mahala* Sharp Hall nee Roberts] & Burt [Roberta Downes Halyard nee Hall] came up and spent the day. The Elkhart is still very full. Weather variable and cold.
*This Mahala is a 3rd great-grandma to the Keeper of this family history blog.
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Saturday, February 25th, 1865
To day John hauled a load of wood and then drove up a gang of my wild shotes. The creek is so very full that the mill can do no work the wheels being some 5 or 6 feet under water. Weather clear and cold.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Friday, February 24th, 1865
To day John is engaged hauling wood. The Elkhart is still very full. Hicks ground 4 bushels of corn. Weather cloudy and cold with a hard rain at night.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Thursday, February 23rd, 1865
To day John is engaged in hauling fire wood, I loaned Col. Smith's boy 2 yoke of oxen to haul a load of corn to the war widows. Hicks ground 18 bushels of corn. Weather cloudy & cold with a rain at night. The Elkhart is still very high. Father [Joshua James Hall] & Mother [Mahala* Sharp Hall nee Roberts] came up & spent the evening.
*This Mahala is a 3rd great-grandma to the Keeper of this family history blog.
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Wednesday, February 22nd, 1865
To day John is engaged hauling fire wood. The little woman [Margaret Hall Stewart nee Roberts] is engaged in gardening. I sent to Billy Stewart by his boy Harry 80 lbs of flour which makes 140 lbs that he now owes me for. I this day attained the 46th anniversary of my birth day. Hicks ground 20 bushels of corn and 8 bushels of wheat. weather cloudy & warm with a rain throughout the day and night. The Elkhart creek is looming high.
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