31st, Frank & I hauled wood & oats in the morning & plowed for wheat west of R.R. The thrasher pulled in about 8:00. When Frank and Jesse are hauling wood and oats, it might be to prepare for the threshing that will take place the next day. The thresher arrives at 8:00 p.m. and it will be set up…
Month: July 2018
Monday, July 30, 1900
30th, Frank & I plowed ground for wheat west of R.R. Jno & Geo. worked on Geo.’s house.
Sunday, July 29, 1900
29th, went to S.S. at 11:00 & then Arthur Wilson & I went over to Prof. Prices in the afternoon & stayed until 5:15 pm. Aunt Sari & her folks are here this evening. Uncle Bob Nicks & Aunt Sari (Pa’s sister) Scot, Porter, Cora, & Della. Jesse doesn’t mention if Mary Frances went to church with him or not…
Saturday, July 28, 1900
28th Frank & I plowed & laid by the piece of corn south of Mr. Bennetts. Today I met my future bride- -Mary. Wow! For the last 35 years, this great-granddaughter has wondered about this entry. Jesse has never mentioned Mary Frances Frazier before this point. He only referenced the Frazier family once before, and he didn’t name any of…
Friday, July 27, 1900
27th, Frank & I plowed corn in the forks & then went to prayer meeting at Mammie DeLapps. I led the meeting. Read Rom.15. Got a letter from May. May is likely Lynn May Warner who was mentioned in Jesse’s July 15th post.
Thursday, July 26, 1900
26th, Frank & I plowed corn in the forks of the river. In blue is the fork of the Grand River and Thompson River. The red dot is approximately where the Bench Farmhouse is.
Wednesday, July 25, 1900
25th, helped around the house & cut weeds in the morning. Cut a few weeds & a little wood this evening. Cousin Edd is here.
Tuesday, July 24, 1900
24th, still raining this morning. I didn’t do anything except clean out stables & sleep. Jno went to a party at Cherry’s. Frank & I didn’t get to go. Jesse tends to write about just the facts and not his opinion, preference, or judgment. However, it’s hard to not to wonder if there was disappointment his last line here, and…
Monday, June 23, 1900
23rd, stacked oats. It is raining.
Sunday, July 22, 1900
22nd, went to S.S. & Church in the morning. Then to BYPU at 3:00. Then back to Church that night. Sermons were preached by Bro.Wood from Liberty. This is the first time Jesse mentions Oscar Lionel Wood in his diary. Oscar, wife Viola, and three of his kids are recorded in the 1900 federal census as living in Liberty, Missouri,…