Monday, April 18, 1904

Jesse does not write in his diary again until July of 1904, so he never mentioned the gruesome death of Mary’s aunt, Sallie Sharp McCormick. Before Mary and Jesse got married, Mary was living with her Uncle Ed and Aunt Sallie in Chillicothe and working for a seamstress. Mary likely helped Aunt Sallie with the housework, cooking, and minding her…

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