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THE DIARY (by James L. Courtney)
6/28/1871 to (some missing years) 10/11/1876
In this diary the "BARRON" is Thomas Hudson Barron
. The BUD is Ronchalia Cumbe Barron son of
T.H.Barron. There are 5 different Buds in this diary . The BOLD
ones are Ronchalia except after 1871 section. Spelling is as it was written.
This diary transcribed using TextBridge Classic OCR and may contain
some errors in actual translation.
Thomas Hudson Barron had a brother John. John's family went West via Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri , Kansas and Oklahoma. James L. Courtney's family knew the Barrons in Kansas I believe. James had marriage problems and wanted to be away from them. He knew where he wanted to go and packed the wagon and headed for the Barrons he knew lived in Texas.
In the 1870s census there were two large Barron families living in Blevins, Falls county Texas. The T.H.Barron family and the Robert(s) Barron family lived close and they of course, knew and associated with each other. This is the reason for such names as David and Will being mentioned in this diary. According to Max Courtney this is about half of the diary and what is here has been edited by him to leave out very personal explicit details. Take a trip back in time and see how life was in Blevins Texas in the 1870s.
Some quick links:
First mention of Thomas Hudson Barron in the diary (07/23/1871).
First Mention of Ronchalia (Bud) Barron(08/16/1871.
First mention of Mary Jane Shelton(Mrs. Barron}(08/20/1871).
Permission to marry Ellen Barron(10/19/1871).
J.L.Courtney married Ellen Barron(10/31/1971)(by Parson Taylor).
Ronchalia, Pochohantas William and Serena all married (01/25/1872)(by
Parson Taylor).
Thomas Hudson Barron passes away this day.
Mary Jane Barron (Taylor?) administrator of the Thomas Hudson
estate. James L.Purchased the Barron home according to B.C.Courtney grandson
of J.L..
When pictures of Courtney, Ellen, Mrs. Barron, Lycurgus and
Lucetta were taken..
First time J.L.Courtney called Ronchalia ---R.C. Barron.
Quick link to 1872
Quick link to 1874
Quick link to 1876
(Many more quick links to come as I research and verify)
1871
June 1871
28 Wensday for book 50, for wagon grease 25
29 Thirsday morning for milk - 25
at Decatur in caulp back of the tin shop and remained there all day and in the
evening went ahunting with H Pratt and Edward Sunderland and the tavern keep,
and I killed a deer. 30 Friday morning in camp back of the tin
shop and rized up for to start south for corn½lb
75 for caps for gun 75 I then traveled south
just about 12 mile from Decatur we crossed Denton Creek and then traveled down
on the East side of the creek and camped at a mans house by the name of Burnett
Spent during the month of June the sum of $2630
July 1871
1 Saturday morning in camp at Burnetts on Denton Creek and then
started for Elizabeth town and crossed Denton 2 mile from camp and then traveled
4 miles and crossed [illeg.] creek and traveled on to Elizabeth and camped on
the creek south of town the distance we traveled in the fore noon was 10 miles
for sweet milk 15, for corn
l bus 1.20 2 Sunday morning in camp at Elizabeth in camp
south creek of the town i remained there a" day 3 Monday
morning in camp at Elizabeth town and started for Fort Worth and traveled 10 mile
and camped on the big focel and then traveled, into town for
eggs 15, for melon, 25 for shugar 50, for soda 10, for horse shewing 100
arid then went down th river and camped on the Trinity river sent Frank to clearfork
and camped and at nite moved 2 mile in the country the distance was 20 m 4
Tusday morning in camp 2 mile west of Fort Worth and then rized up and went into
town and stade there untill noon and then start to the country with and old (n
) for 6 bars of led 45 left Henry Pratt, Edward Sunderland,
Albert Crosgrove & George Millind at Fort Worth on the fourth of July and
I went out 4 miles west of town and stade the rest of the day and the nite and
eat 3 meals for lodging on the fourth of July 50
5 Wensday morning started from four miles west of Fort Worth
and traveled about 12 mile and stopped for noon at a man~ by the named of Gililung
on Mustand Creek in Tarant Co and I crossed Marys creek dutch branch before I
camp for noon and in the evening I traveled 8 mile and camped at the last house
at the edge of the timber 'as I was coming to Stevenvill about 4 mile. below Robinsons
o14 mill for eggs i doz 15, for buter 1 lb 15 6
Thirsday traveled 12 mile before noon and camped at noon on the west side of the
Brazess R. and i crossed 2 creeks before crossed the river but i don't no the
name of them for corn 1 bushel 100 bought this corn
on the west side of the Brasess R. on the edge of the little log town of and old
lady at the last house at the west end of town and after noon passed through Grandbery
and then went to Powels and camped for the night on the branch below the house
and remained there all nite the distance that i traveled today is 20 m 7
Friday morning in camp at Powels and rized up to move on and Old Gentleman
went with me to Stevensvill we traveled about 5 mile and crossed a branch and
then went about 11 mileand crossed a creek by the pame of Stephens or Polaxy and
then went on to Polaxy creek and camped for noon and the old gent went to the
house for diner He went to Hill for diner and i rized up and we drove into town
that is Stephenville and then i went about 1 mile south of town and camped for
the nite 8 Saturday morning in camp 1 mile south of town at a
mans by the name of C Penny and then went into town and stade some time and returned
to camp and found things all rite & moved camp back on the east side of town
on the east side of the creek and remained there the rest of the d~y and nite
9 Sunday morning in camp east of town & went to~ church and
then returned to camp & then went to Mr Painters for diner for
lsack of salt 15 & after noon went into town & stade there untill
nearly nite & then returned to camp and stade there the rest of the evening
& the nite 10 Monday morning in camp east of town and remained
there all day that is the town stade there i w~as in town nearly all the time
for beaf liver 5 11 Tusday morning
in camp east of town and stade there untill noon and i let WC. Painter have my
horse to rid in the fore noon & he kept him all day for
one pan of milk 10 12 Wensday morning in camp east of
town and stad there all day for washing 4 shirts 40, to
wite ones & 2 colored ones for sulpher 10 13
Thirsday morning in camp East of town and remained there all day & let the
sherif have one of my pistols 14 Friday morning in camp East
of Stephenvill & lost aplaying tenpins ~25 15
Saturday morning in camp East of Stephenvill and remained there all day Exchanged
20 dolars in curincy for 18 in spishia exchange 2~, for
honey 70, for shugar 30 16 Sunday morning in camp east
of Stephenvill and remained there a" day forcoaloil
5, for ink 10, for milk 10 17 Monday morning in camp East
of Stephen vill and remained there.aii ~ forso~~pe 25
18 Tusday morning started from Stephenvill for Meridian for
meat 35, forcuracomb 25 - and traveled 30 m and camped on the Bosque and
I chilled in the nite 19 Wensday morning in camp at the Bosque
and started on for Medidian and there was a man with me by -the name of Morgain
-~passed through Meridian and the felow left me he pade me I dolar for riding
and then i went 5 mile and camped for noon & then hitched up and went it~ito-Clifton
and there camped for the mte for egg I doz 15 20
Thirsday morning in camp at Clifton I starts for Waco forpeaches
25, for water melon 10 the distance that i
traveled to day was 20 mile and cam- at the first house after crossing the big
prarie 21 Frid~y morning in camp 12 mile from ~co and hitched
up and traveled into town against 11 oclock and mailed to leters one to unkle
and the other hon~e and then drove 3 mile & camped for the nite forl5lbflour
100, forbgingbread 25 22
Saturday morning in camp 3 miles west of W~ & hitched up and traveled 10 m~ie
to H. Crawfields and cam for the nite the distance is 12 miles 23
Sunday morning in camp at H. Cranfields and remained there a" day 24 Mor~y
morning in camp at H. Cranfields & hitched up & went to Thomas
Barrons (back to top}and
camped for the nite the distance traveled was 20 mile stoped 25 Tusday
morning in camp at Barrons for corn I btishelinyers & rernained
there all day 26 Wensday morning in camp at Barrons
and remained there all aay for one bode ~f Honey 25
27 Thirsday morning in camp at Barrons and remained
there all day and in the evening went a hunting with the Schoolmaster but did
not see anything 28 Friday morning in camp at Barrons
and remained there all day For washing to shirts 25, forboots
~, for coffee 50, for shugar 50 29 Saturday morning in
camp at Barrons and rized up for meeting for
melon 25 30 Sunday in9rning ~ [ilieg] went to meeting
with Bud and David and returned at dark on Sunday evening 31 Monday
morning went to work amaking a hay fanning till noon and after noon hailed hay
Spent durin& the month of July the sum of $25.30 .
$121.00 spent up to July 31 from the time i left
home
August 1871
1 Tusday morning in camp on the praries and halled 2 loads of
hay 2 Wensday hailed hay all day hailed 2 loads 3
Thirsday hailed hay to Lords and quit at 8 oclock untill evening 4
Friday morning at Barons and went to get my horses shod for
shewing 150 and returned at dark 20 5 Saturday morning
at Mr. Barrons ~d went ahunting with Mr. Crow and Baron
in the fore noon and after noon went to meet-ing with Bud Baron
and the boys and stade all nite at Travs for melon 25
6 Sunday morning at Mr Trav Barrons with Bud
and Huse and the girls and went to meeting at 11 oclock & and the
boys& the rest of them went in the hack with david for melon 7 Monday
morning at Barons and remained there all day & halled a load
of wood with david and Bud 8 Tusday at Mr Barrons
and remained there all day and i hepe the girls cut peaches to day 9
Wensday morning at Mr Barrons and remained there all
day 10 Thirsday morning at Mr. Barrons and remained
there all day 11 Friday morning at Mr Barrons &
Travis & his wife were there and a man by the name of Singleton 12
Saturday morning at Mr Barrons and went ahunting with Crow Bud
Singleton & Barron & in the evening went to trav Barrons
& worked to young horses
13 Sunday morning at Mr Trav Barrons and went
to meeting with Bud Singleton and Mr Travis Barron & returned
at nite
14 Monday morning at Mr Barrons & stacked
hay till 9 oclock and then returned to the house we worked about 2 hours
15 Tusday morning at Barrons & gathered
corn, untill noon & hailed corn after noon with my wagon 16
Wensday at Barrons and went ahunting with david and after noon
with David and Singleton and Bud
Barron(back to top} 17 Thirsday
morning at Mr Barrons and helped Bud shell 3
bushels of corn for to go to mill 18 Friday morning at Mr Barrons
and stade at the house all day and do nothing untill noon and the same
after noon 19 Saturday morning at Mr Barrons and
remained there all day
& I killed a deer in the morning and David killed one in the evening 20
Sunday morning.... & Bud started for Waco and i remained at the house
all day & Mrs Barron
baked pie (back to top}21 Monday morning
at Mr Barrons & halled corn with David halled in my wagon
we halled all day & we halled 5 loads from a man by the name of Right 22
Tusday morning at Mr Barrons and me & David halled corn aft
day we halled 4 loads 1 from Rites and 3 from Barrons Baby I
worked me and my wagon 23 Wensday morning at Mr Barrons
and me and David toped the hay stack and then halled corn till noon in the litle
field at the house & in the evening halled corn halled 2 loads me Jack &
Bud & we used my wagon 24 Thirsday morning at Mr Bs
and halled corn all day halled one load to Estep and 2 loads home used my wagon
25 Friday morning at Mr Bs and it is raining
& we done nothing all day only fix the chimney 26 Saturday
morning at Mr Bs & went and halled I load of corn from Esteps
and returned at 10 oclock and then done nothing the rest of the day 27
Sunday morning at mr b and remained there all day for
riting paper 15 28 Monday morning at Mr B
and remained there all day and do nothing stade at the house all day 29
Tusday morning at Mr B & gethered corn until 11 oclock with
Jack & David I was sick after noon 30 Wensday morning at
B and gathered corn all day me & David & Jack and we
worked my wagon we hailed 1 load from Esteps and from the litle field before noon
and 4 loads after noon we used my wagon Got Jack Townly to wash my quilts &
3 shirts [illeg.] The amount that I spent during the month $7.25
and I used a 75 yeers of corn and one barrel of corn up to the 31
of August
September 1871
1 Friday morning at Mr Barrons & me and
David Jack & Mr Crow hailed a load of wood & then we shelled3 bushels
of corn against noon we used my wagon & Jack halled a load in my wagon &
do nothing after noon stade at the house all the evening only a litle, while I
went to Jack's and the girls was there to 2 Saturday morning
at mr B & made brush fence till noon & the same after
noon I worked with Jack Tounly 3 Sunday morning at Mr B
& rote three leters one to Wm McKinsls & Joe S & Uncle Jacob Hawn
& remained at Mr Barrons all day 4 Monday
morning at Mr B & made brush fence untill noon with Jack
& pade Crow for a gun forgun $10.00 5
Tusday morning at Mr B & shelled corn for David we gathered
5 loads and we used my wagon 6 Wensday morning
at Mr Barrons & went to gathern corn for David Ruse we gathered
2 loads before noon & 3 loads after noon and used my wagon 7
Thirsday morning at Mr B and gathered corn for david we gathered
3 loads in the fore noon and the captain came home &brought 1½ yard
of cloth to finish my pants we used my wagon & we finshed' gathering corn
by noon and Mrs Barron made
me a pair of pants the price is not know as yet 1½
yards of cloth cost 75 cts per yard $1 12½ 8 Friday
morning at Mr B & me and Jack made brush fence until noon
and after noon do nothing & I went ahunting in the evening but didn't ~ee
anything 9 Saturday morning at B & reseived
$1.00 dolar by cash and I went to Mastervill & bought 10
postage stamps 30, for cl8dy 50 and returned at 1 oclock and stade at the
house the rest of the day 10 Sunday morning at Mr B &
went to meeting me Jack his wife Ellen Serena & a lady from Waco and we returned
at 3 oclock and remained there all day and I went and stade all nite with Jack
11 Monday morning at Mr B & me & David
went to Camp creek which was 12 mile & returned at 2 oclock we went there
for the purpose of looking for water so that we could cut hay but found none &
in the evening helped Townley bild his chimney he was to pay me 50 cts or a half
of a dy work 12 Tusday morning at Mr Barrons &
Mr B and Eanus started for Waco in the buggy and Mr B
returned at dark me & Jack went ahunting & I killed a turkey & Mr
Barron brought my gun when he came this 12 of September 13
Wensday morning at Mr B & remained there all day
& at nite went to Elisons for a dance & danced all nite & returned
here at daylight & Miss B made me [illegi]
14 Thirsday morning at Mr B & went with
him to look for hay to cut & returned before noon and the rest of the day
do noth-ing untill nite and then went ahunting and it rained & i got wet as
a rat & I got a part of a flask of powder of the old mans & some shot
15 Friday morning at Mr B & do nothing before
noon & after noon shell 3 bushels of corn and Jack and I went ahunting 16
Saturday morning at Mr B & do nothing before noon & Jack
hailed some poles for to build a hay pen with my wagon & after noon do nothing
17 Sunday morning at Mr B & remained there
all day & David went to Mastervill & the revenew season called for the
nite 18 Monday morning at Mr B & helped
Jack make a hay pen before noon & after noon do nothing only me & Jack
went to Babys ahunting and returned at nite 19 Tusday morning
at Mr Barrons & remained there all day and was grunting &
taken a dose of P afternoon & the captain went to Mastervill in the morning
& returned at nite
20 Wensday morning at Mr B & hailed 1 load
of wood by myself and remained there the rest of the day and in the evening traid-ed
my wagon horses & harness to a man by the name of Linza I traided them for
36 heads of cows and calfs between the age of 3 & 5 years old he taken the
things off with him the same evening 21 Thirsday morning at B
& remained there all day & do noth-ing 22 Friday morning
at Mr B and repared the pen before noon and caught up a horse
& in the evening do nothing & stayed at the house 23
Saturday morning at Mr Barons and remianed there all day and
do nothing 24 Sunday morning at Mr Barrons and
me and David went to Mastervill and I rode the sorel and returned at 2 oclock
and Mr Bures and his wife was there and I remained there the rest of the day and
do nothing 25 Monday morning at Mr Barrons and
do nothing in the fore noon and in the after noon got some poles for to make a
gate to the pen and after noon boared the holes through the post
26 Tusday morning at Mr Barrons and made a gate
for the penand then do nothing before noon and after noon went to Linzes and returned
at nite 27 Wensday morning at Mr Barrons and
remained there all day and do nothing settled with Miss Townly for
washing one ½month pade cash 1.50 on the
27 of September 1.50 28 Thirsday morning at Mr Barrons
& he started for Waco but didn't go he returned in the evening and Travas
Barron came with him and I remained at the house all day and do nothing 29
Friday morning at Mr Barrons and remained there untill noon &
after noon went with the old gent to look for his horses and returned at nite
30 Saturday morning at Mr Barrons and remained
there all day and do nothing only mark the pigs in the fore noon and after noon
went ahunting Spent during the month of September the sum of $2.30
October 1871
1 Sunday morning at Mr Barrons and remained
there all day and Travis went to Mastervill in the evening 2
Monday morning at Mr Barrons and it is raining & it rained
all nite & i remained at the house till noon and after noon went ahunting
and returned at nite didnt kill anything 3 Tusday morning at
Mr Barrons and stade at the house untill noon & after noon
went to Linzes and returned at nite and do nothing all day 4
Wensday morning at Mr Barrons & Mr Barron
started for Waco and i remained at the house all day and do nothing Mr Elison
& Mr Morison was hear and David Hugh fixed his fince 5 Thirsday
morning at Mr Barrons and remained there all day and do nothing
only at nite went ahunting and returned at day 6 Friday morning
at Mr Barrons and me and Mr Huse went to Mr Linzys and returned
at noon and then went to look for cows and found one
7 Saturday morning at Mr Barrons and me and
David Huse went to look for cattle and found none and returned at 2 oclock and
i remained at the house the rest of the day and do nothing and the Old Man returned
at nite and Bud came with him
8 Sunday morning at Mr Barrons & remained
at the house all day and Trav came and Shelton came at nite and he seemed if he
was in grate trouble 9 Monday morning at Mr Barrons and me and
Bud halled rails till noon and after noon fixed the pen and ran a partition in
the pen to hold the caffs and Shelton & Travis & Huse was there 10
Tusday morning at Mr Barrons & me and Bud started to hunt
for cattle went to Tompsons and then went on and overtaken cox and camped at Whits
at the Oald H C [illeg.] place Bud I 11 Wensday morning at Whits
place and started to hunt for cat-tle with 2 coxes & Linzes & rite &
to more men came to us as we were starting off and we camped at Mr Sanfords &
stade all nite and Bud & i stade with them and helped to gather catle Bud
2 12 Thirsday morning started from Sanfords and went home that
day & i reseived 6 cows and calfs and B cox helped to drive them homeBud 3
13 Friday morning at Mr Barrons & remained
at the house all day and do nothing only killed a beaf a black one 14
Saturday morning at Mr B and me and Bud went to Miss Bakers and
returned at noon and it rained all day 15 Sunday morning at Mr
Barrons and remained at the house all day and Shelton returned home to
his family
16 Monday morning at Mr Barrons and me and Bud
went to Elam to the Shith Shop and brought one of the old mans cows and returned
at nite & got one of Linzes cows Bud 4 17 Tusday morning
at Mr Barrons & me & Bud & T Barron went and looked
for cows and found one and returned at nite Bud 5 18 Wensday
morning at Mr B & me and Dow hailed aload of wood in the fore noon & in
the evening me & Bud hailed 1 load 19 Thirsday morning at
B & me and Bud went to the house raysing to Mr Morises and returned at nite
& the 46d 718 g3ve h3s c4s28t f49 73 t4 hive 26628 &
Bud & Davy & Travis went to the party [Code translated: "Old
man give his consent for me to have Ellen"] (back to top}20
Friday morning at Mr Barrons & me Bud & Travis went to Pan Creek
to look for cows & found 1 returned at 2 oclock & Bud went to the shop
for the branding irons for Branding iron B6 21 Saturday morning
at Mr Barrons and remained there all day & helped davy shell
corn in the fore noon and in the evening do nothing & stade at the house 22
Sunday morning at Mr Barrons and remained at the house all day & Shelton and
his wife was here & Miss Rite and Trave Barron was here & Bud went to
morisses and returned at dark 23 Monday morning at mr Barrons
and stade at the house untill noon and then went out to where rabeleses was gathering
catle and returned at nite 24 Tusday morning at Mr Barrons~ and
started a cow hunting with Rabeleses and went down to Tompsons and then turned
for home me & Bud & the Old Gentleman returned from Waco & brought
me a coat which cost the sum for a coat ~25----------------------------
(end Barron bold type)
25 Wensday morning at Mr Barrons and helped Reese to hall logs
for to bild a crib for to put his cow in in the fore noon & in the after noon
helped him to put up the crib and put his cow in it & he started for home26
Thirsday morning at Mr Barrons & remained there all day & do nothing &
in the evening Bud went off 27 Friday morning at Mr Barrons &
start for Marlin & reached Marlin a 2 oclock for fery
25, for recording branch75, for
manage lisens150, for hat pants Boots neckty & hickry shirtin15.50, for fery25
and then came out to Parson Taylors and stade all nite 28 Saturday
morning at Mr Taylors and started for home & reached home at noon & Mr
Coal was there & the Old Gentleman was gone to Mastervill & i remained
at the house the rest of the day & calwell pened here in the evening and Branded
29 Sunday morning at Mr Barrons & remained there all day
& Shelton was there & a man by the name of Cuningham & Trav Barron
30 Monday morning at Mr Barrons and went a cow hunting with calwell
and Bud went & we found 2 cows & Blackwell & his sis-ters was here
31 Tusday morning at Mr Barrons & (Dow & his sisters
was there & Calwell & his cowhunters was here & Cunjngham & in
the evening i was married by Parson Taylor (back
to top}& he charged me for his service for parsonage Pade Bud by Cuningham
on the first of November by cash of Mr Barron of the I of November 1.00
for to pay Parson Taylor
Spent during October the sum of $30=50
November 1871
1 Wensday morning at Mr Baron & in the fore noon do nothing
& in the evening went a cow hunting with Bud Trav &
Cuningham & returned at nite with one [illeg.] cow & 1 [illeg.] cow &
marked 4 for D Mixen 2 Thirsday morning at Mr Barrons & me
& Bud went down or' elam to Calwell & then returned home at noon &
after noon Bud went to mixens & i remained at the house the rest of the day
and do nothing 3 Friday morning at Mr B and remained there untill
noon & then started a cow hunting with Bud Dave Mixon and a boy and camped
on north elam 4 Saturday morning in camp on north elam and hunted
down the creek all day and found 11 cows and then went across [illeg.J Pan Creek
and pened for the nite at Mrs Hunt & Williams hands was there 5
Sunday morning at Miss Hunts and hunted cows all day and camped at Davises
6 Monday morning at Davises and crossed Pan Creek & loss
four cows & then reached into Pauls prairie and then started for home and
reached home at nite Alisons was with us 3¼ days 7 Tusday
morning at Mr Barrons & remained there all day and do nothing & it rained
till noon & in the after noon we killed a beaf Bud Davy & myself 8
Wensday morning at Mr Barrons and do nothing only went ahunting in the fore noon
with Davy & in the evening went by self and didn't see any thing 9
Thirsday morning at Mr Barrons & remained there at the house all day &
do nothing only clean out the spring 10 Friday morning at Mr
Barrons and went to Linzys and returned at 2 oclock & Old Man Hater was there
& Bud & Davy went to morisses to help him rays a smoke house & then
went to Alisons to a party & there was to other men here & i received
a leter from Jacob Haun
11 Saturday morning at Mr Barrons & remained at the house
all day & do nothing 12 Sunday morning at Mr Barrons &
i rote a leter to Unkle Jacob Haun & remained at the house all day 13
Monday morning at Mr Barrons and i remained at the house all day and
do nothing 14 Tusday morning at Mr Barrons & i went down
to Linzys & he came and looked at the cows and taken out 3 and told Mr Baron
to see the rest branded [illeg.) was 23 cows and calfs and Bud & Davy Huse
helped me Brand then we comenced after noon we branded 4 cows before noon 15
Wensday morning at Mr Barrons and me & Bud & Davy branded 22
calfs Davy helped ½ day & in the evening do noth-ing & Bud went
to D. Mixens
16 Thirsday morning at Mr Barrons & started a cow hunting
with Bud & Davy Mixen & camped at Cask Pestry & branded 5 calfs for
Mixen and remained at his pen all nite 17 Friday morning at Mr
Casks & hunted cows all day & brand-ed 2 calfs for me one of the (ard)
& one H cows & calf the cow wasnt branded & it rained nearly all nite
18 Saturday morning at Betz & went to Mastervill & then
home & remained there & trav Barron was there 19 Sunday
morning at Mr Barrons & me & Ellen went to Mr Grigses and stade all day
and returned at nite 20 Monday morning at Mr Barrons & me
Davy & Bud killed a beaf in the fore noon & in the after noon we worked
Buten & chuck to the school house & Buck & T. Baren was here he came
here on the 18 of this month & reese moved down his wife and two boys 21
Tusday morning at Mr Barrons & remained there all day and do nothing
22 Wensday morning at Mr Barrons & remained there all day
and do nothing & Trav & Paw started to Waco 23 Thirsday
morning at Mr Barrons & remained at the house all aday and do nothing &
David Vestell came there in the evening 24 Friday m6rning at
Mr B and remained there all day and do nothing 25 Saturday morning
at Mr Barrons & Mr Campbell came there & Bud started to hunt the horses
and David Vestel was there and remained there all day & Ellen was sick 26
Sunday morning at Mr Barrons & me and D. Huse went a pecanHunting and returned
at 8 oclock and Bud & Serena start-ed to Mis Bakers for the pecan hunting
27 Monday m at M Barrons and remained at the house untill noon
and then after noon halled 1 load of wood 28 Tusday morning at
Mr B and went a hunting & killed 1 w 362c1t and Boby was there in the afternoon
& i done nothing all day 29 Wensday morning at Mr Barrons
and remained at the house all day and do nothing only hall 1 load of wood 30
Thirsday morning at Mr Barrons and it sleeted all day and we remained at the house
and do nothing
Spent during the month of November the sum 0
December 1871
1 Friday morning at Mr Barron and helped to kill 4 hogs in the
after noon me & Bud & Davy and in the fore noon me & Davy hailed a
load of wood 2 Saturday morning at Mr Barrons and remained there
all day & helped davy hall a load of wood
3 Sunday morning at Mr Barrons and remained there all day and
Shelton and his wife was there 4 Monday morning at Mr B's and
remained there all day and do nothing only take down the chimney & camell
& Trav B was there 5 Tusday morning at Mr Barron and remained
there all day and do nothing and Bud started to Marlin with Grigs and camell left
6 Wensday m at Mr Barrons and helped Bud shell 4 bushel of corn
in the fore noon & Bud returned from Marlin in the morning 7
Thirsday morning at Mr Barron and halled 3 loads of poals for to fit the fence
and the rest of the day do nothing and stade at the house 8 Friday
morning at Mr Barrons and helped dow hall a load of wood in the fore noon and
in the after noon do nothing 9 Saturday morning at M Barrons
and went a hunting and killed a fon and the old Gentleman started for Waco and
Trav went to
Mastervill 10 Sunday morning at Mr Barron & me & Ellen
& Lue went to Sheltons and returned at Dark11 Monday m at
Mr Barrons and i went ahunting all day and killed 1 turkey 12 Tusday
m at Mr Barrons & made fence all day & Trav & Paw & John Powers
returned from Waco and all drunk 13 Wensday morning at Mr Barrons
and J Powers starts for home and Bud & Trav went with him home and i went
ahunting in the evening & killed a venson 14 Thirsday morning
at Mr Barrons & remained there all day & do nothing 15
Friday morning at Mr Barrons & killed hogs untill noon and in the after noon
do nothing
16 Saturday morning at Mr Barrons and went ahunting in the fore
noon and killed a deer & in the afternoon went to look for
a beaf with Bud & Mr Rese & didn't see anything and Dow Blackwell was
here when i got to the house & the Old Man and
Davy went off & Paw did not return 17 Sunday m at Mr Barrons
& remained there all day & Dow Blackwell was here and Rese & his family
was there 18 Monday morning at Mr Barrons & me & Trav
& Bud went to shelling corn for the grist mill and we shelled corn untill
noon & in the after noon we done nothing and Bud rized the wagon for to start
to Waco 19 Tusday morning at Mr Barrons & Bud & Trav
started for Waco & i remained at the house all day and do nothing & Elisson
was here
20 Wensday morning at Mr Barrons and me Rese Davy & Mr Grigs
went ahunting and Rese killed a deer and returned at dark
21 Thirsday morning at Mr Barrons and me & Davy halled wood
all day & in the evening Bud & Trav returned from Waco &
Miley came with them & 22 Friday morning at Mr Barrons &
Miley was there & Travis & me & went to look for a beaf and returned
at dark23 Saturday morning at Mr Barrons and do nothing in the
fore noon & in the after noon went to look for a beaf with Mr Rese & his
boys & returned at dark 24 Sunday morning at Mr Barrons and
Miley & Travis & Sal & his old man was there & Mr Rese & all
his family and i remained at the house all day and do nothing 25
Monday morning at Mr Barrons Miley Travis Reses & Sal and his old man was
there and Travis Bud Davy & Sals man went to Alisons to [illeg.] a house &
returned at noon 26 Tusday morning at Mr Barrons & me &
Ellen went home with Miley anad Davy went with us & then returned home &
me & Ellen remained at Miles 27 Wensday morning at Thads
& helped him to take otit his dishes & remained at Thads all day 29
Friday morning at T Mixens & remained there all day For
Boots 450 30 Saturday morning at T Mixens and remained
there all day and do nothing & Travis & Davy came there in the evening
and stade there all day & do nothing 31 Sunday morning at
T Mixen & remained there until noon & in the after noon went home with
Davy & Sal & her man was there and Reid and they remained there Spend
During the month of December the Sum of $450 Spent During the year 1871 the sum
of $165
1872
January 1872.. (back to top)
1 Monday morning at Mr Barrons & remained
there all day & do nothing for i was sick all day & Dud & Eli started
for Waco
2 Tusday morning at Mr Barrons and cut poles all day cut 110
and quit before nite 3 Wensday morning at Mr Barrons & halled
poles till noon and in the after noon bilt fence & miss read & H. Rite
was there & Bud & Eli returned from Waco
4 Thirsday morning at Mr Barrons & fixed fence all day untill
about 3 ocI and then went ahunting 5 Friday morning at Mr Barrons~
and set out his cherry trees in the morning and then bilt fence till noon &
in the after noon do nothing 6 Saturday morning at Mr B &
remained at the house and do nothing 7 Sunday morning at Mr B
& illen went to rites with $aI;& Bill Reid returned at home at nite and
Mr Straw was there 8 Monday morning at Mr B & bilt fence
all day & Mr Straw was there & Sals man started for the railroad &
Mr Coal stade all nite 9 Tusday morning at Mr Barrons & bilt
fence & hanged meat untill noon & in the after noon I done nothing 10
Wensday morning at Mr B and was sick all day and remained at the house
all day and was in bed nearly all the time 11 Thirsday morning
at Mr B & remained at the house all day and was sick 12 Friday
morning at Mr Barrons and remained there all day and do nothing only fix the fence
at the stack & Sals man returned in the evening from the railroad 13
Saturda? morning at Mr Barrons & went ahunting and Paw Bud &
Eli went to help Mr Read move his house & Davy & William went after Sal
to Mastervill and i returned at noon 14 Sunday morning at Mr
Bs & went ahunting and killed to turkey and returned at noon & D Vestal
& Malisa was there 15 Monday morning at Bs & went ahunting
& killed a deer & in the evening went to look for cows & returned
at nite 16 Tusday morning at Bs and went to look for cows &
returned at noon and in the after noon branded 2 apese and 3 for Paw & returned
home at noon & in the after noon i branded 2 cows & 2 calfs 1 cow branded
H & 1 calf was branded & i branded 5 yearling 17 Wensday
morning at Mr Bs and went to Pan Creek and pened at Baby and branded 2 apese and
3 for paw & returned home at noon & in the after noon went and got 4 and
branded 1 for me 18 Thirsday morning at Bs & it rained all
day & i done nothing 19 Friday morning at Bs & helped
hall 3 loads of wood & 1 load of hay & Bety came to Travis and made friends
with him 20 Saturday morning at Mr Bs & cow hunted all day
with Bud Eli Rese & his boy and got calfs for 72 & 92s2 G4t 8382 [Translated:
"Me & Rese Got nine"] 21 Sunday morning at Barrons
& remained there all day I Mr & Mrs Reed left here this morning &
Eli & Sal they went to Rites22 Monday morning at Mr Bs &
went to the timber for to make ax [illeg.] & after noon went to look for a
wolf and returned at nite & i received of T. H. Barron the sum of 75 for to
get stamps & [illeg.] 23 Tusday morning at Mr B and hanged
meat & bilt a [illeg.] till noon & Bud & William returned from Marlin
at noon & do nothing in the after noon 24 Wensday morning
at Barrons & went to the timber with William and we cut 2 loads of wood &
then returried to the house and it snowed all day and then after noon do nothing
& Read & his wife came here in the morning & Miley came down 25
Thirsday morning at Barrons Dow Miley Read & his wife was here & in the
evening Parson Taylor came & married William & Serena & Bud &
Poca (back to top}and i remained at the house all
day & done nothing only bild fires for the rest to quarrel over 26
Friday morning at ~ws & me & Eli hailed wood & William Serena went
home & the P~rson to & in the after noon i fixed the stove 27
Saturday morning at Barrons and went ahunting & killed a turkey & returned
at noon and in the afternoon do nothing
28 Sunday morning at Barrons & remained there all day &
rote 2 leters one to Rat & the other to Cosin Theodore & miley was here
29 Monday morning at Barrons & helped Davy & Eli hall
wood we halledall day & in the evening hailed a load of hay
30 Tusday morning at Barrons & went ahunting & returned
at noon and in the after noon done nothing 31 Wensday morning
at Barrons & cut poles all and returned at nite Spent the sum of ~ during
the month of January
February 1872
1 Thirsday morning at Bs & went & taken Miley home &
Ellen went home with her & i mailed 2 leters one to T.L. Haun and the other
to E.L. Andruss & I returned here at nite & brought Rese 2 dolars worth
coffe & 1&3 [illeg.] of [illeg.] cloth for pickels
75 2 Friday morning at Bs & bilt fence all day at
the Estep place me Eli& Bud 3 Saturday morning at Bs &
hailed wood till noon and in the after noon me & Davy cut a beetree in the
after noon 4 Sunday morning at Bs & i was sick all day i
chilled on Saturday nite 5 Monday morning atBs & iwas sickallday&
it i~ raining & Will & Serena are here 6 Tusday morning
at Barrons & remained at the house all day & doN 7 Wensday
morning at Bs & i washed my clothing in the forenoon & in the after noon
halled hay with William & Eli skined my yearling 8 Thursday
morning at Barrons & went to Mastervill & taken Ellen home & I went
in the buggy & on the 7 of this month Ellen got a dress & in the evening
me & Ellen got home & Davy went to Moreses for to take some corn for to
take to mill & me & William went ahunting & I killed a beaf branded
& marked 9 Friday morning at Bs & me & Eli &
Davy went and got the beaf in the fore noon & in the after noon i finished
my planter 10 Saturday morning at Bs & me & Eli planted
onions till noon & in the after noon I went ahunting & killed a turkey
& found a bee tree
11 Sunday morning at Bs & me & Eli & Davy went &
cut a bee tree 12 Monday morning at Bs me & Eli made fence
all day at the Estep Place 13 Tusday morning at Mr Bs me &
Eli William halled wood till noon & in the after noon i went ahunting &
killed a deer 14 Wensday morning at Mr Bs me Bud & Eli bilt
fence all day 15 Thirsday morning at Bs me Bud & Eli bilt
fence all day & we finished the big job 16 Friday morning
at Barrons & helped in the field at the house & after noon plowed 17
Saturday morning at Barrons & went to the Estep place & raked
weed and burnt them & returned to the house in the evening
18 Sunday morning at Bs & went ahunting and killed 2 turkeys
& got a cow skin marked with 1 shu8t c9up 38 th2 39ta & 5-2s & 58d23
B9t 3n the left 19 monday morning at Barrons me & Williams
plowed in the litte field all day20 Tusday morning at Bs &
went up the coton wood and skined a cow the rest of the day done nothing 21
Wensday morning at Bs me & William planted corn all day 22
Thirsday morning at Barrons me & William & Paw went to help surrey Moreses
land me & william carried the chain all day 23 Friday morning
at Barrons me & William planted corn all day 24 Saturday
morning at Bs me & William went to hunt for a hid & got one & returned
at noon in the after noon do nothing 25 Sunday at Barrons &
remained at the house all day untill noon & in the after noon me Davy &'Bud
went & looked for a hide & we found 2 hides & returned at dark 26
Monday at Barrons & i plowed all day at the Estep Place and in the evening
I sold my hide for 19.30 to Bloomfields
27 Tusday at Barrons & plowed all day at the Estep Place
28 Wensday at Barrons me & Davy hunted cow hides all day
& found 2 29 Thirsday at Barrons me Bud & Davy went &
killed a beaf & got a hide the beafwas a had beaf
Spent during the month of February the sum of $2~
& sold the sum of $19~30 worth of hides
March 1872
1 Friday at Barrons & remained there all day & done nothing
2 Saturday at Barrons me & William halled wood all day
3 Sunday at Barrons & helped to dig a grave & the rest
of the day I stayed with Ellen 4 Monday at Barrons & remained
at the house all day & done nothing 5 Thsday at Paws &
went to the Estep Place & plowed all day me & Bud both6
Wensday at Paws & went to the field & plowed all day & fm-ished braking
up my ground
7 Thirsday at Paws & went to the field and marked off my
ground 1 way & it rained nearly all day & Travis was down
8 Friday at Paws me & Bud went to Mastervill & I pade
Thad what I owed him and got 8 yards of bleached domestick
for 4~Oo for8yardofbrown 75 for 3 yards of red calico 40 pade Thad 495 for boots
9 Saturday at Paws & in the fore noon shelled corn &
in the after noon went & marked off my ground for the plot 10
Sunday at Paws & remained at the house all day & Mr & Mrs Moriss were
there 11 Monday morning at Paws & planted corn all day for
seed corn for Mr Rese for corn 50
12 Tusday at Paws and finished planting corn by noon & in
the after noon went to look for a hide & got 1 hide 13 Wensday
at Paws and went to look for a hide me and Davy & we got one & in the
after noon me & Bud got 1 hide & in the evening I received a leter from
E.L. Andruss stating that Ellen was married on February the 29 14 Thirsday
at Paws & remained at the house all day and rote a leter to E.L. Andruss and
t Jab Haun [scratched out] & in the evening I received 3 dollars for hids
15 Friday at Paws & helped Bud plant untill noon and in the
afternoon plowed at the house & at nite Almeda & Mr Paterson came 16
Saturday at Paws and went ahunting & killed a turkey before breakfast &
stayed at the house the rest of the day
17 Sunday at Paws and remained at the house all day & Paterson
& his wife started home18 Monday at ~ws and fixed to start
toWaco in the evening went as far as Thads & William & Serena went that
far 19 Tusday at T Mixens & went to Waco me & Thad &
bought forcalicol0lds&trim, &forSerena3ydsred 40,
foryellow2yd 25 & remained at Waco all nite 20 Wensday
at Waco for hancikercheff 2 50 & then to Thad&
and unloaded & then started home and got home at nite & I received a leter
from H.S. Crow dated March 2 forstampslo 30, forpaper
15, for envelopes 25, fortax 10 21 Thirsday at ~ws and
went to look for hides and returned at noon & got tohides& I remained
at the house the rest ofthe day 22 Friday at home & remained
there all day 23 Satury at ~ws and went ahunting with Davy and
didnt kill any thing and in the evening went to look for a cow and didnt fmd a~iy
24 Sunday at ~ws & went to Mr Morises & then to Miss
(illeg.] and got home~ nite 18d b5d 1&i B366 hid I f5ss 25
Monday at ~ws & hawled poles untill noon & in the after noon helped bud
plant corn
26Tuedayatp·ws&halledwooduntilinoon&intheaftern~~
& in the after noon went shunting & seen Rese a cutting poles this side
of his track 27 We nsday at ~ws & went to look for horses
and went to Masterville and g~ soap forsoap 75 and
Dave Mixen come and stade all nite with us28 Thirsday at Paws
& helped Bud & D Mixen make a list & in the evening rote Uncle Dick
& Paw & Bill left in the buga and Dave remained with us
29 Friday at Paws & fixed the pen in the after noon &
Paw & Bill returned from Powers 30 Saturday at Paws &
it rained in the fore noon & in the after noon me & Bill went ahunting
and marked a willd hog and Coal came to us 31 Sunday at Paws
& remained at the house all day & in the evening Dave Vestel went home
received 4 dolar of wood for bids
Spend during the-month of March the sum $9.85 sold
H9d2s Sptoth26lst4f7l9chtoth2 17458t4f$35.10
Aprile 1872
1 Monday at Paws & got up Biley and fixed the pen 2
Tusday at Paws & went ahunting for horses & in the morningDick broke his
neck and hunted horses in the evening with Cooper & Hines and the old man
left for Coals 3 Wensday at Paws & remained at the house
till noon and in the after noon went ahunting & returned at nite & didnt
kill any thing 4 Thirsday at Paws & remained at the house
all day & Mr Cox & his wife came and stayed and it rained all day and
at nite Paw came home from Powers 5 Friday at Paws & remained
at the house all day & Fred Mcartney came down 6 Saturday
at Paws & in the fore noon went & got up a horse & in the after noon
went & got up some cows one of the H cows & fred and Bill went to Masterville
& returned at nite & Travis came with them & had a spasm that nite
7 Sunday morning at Paws & remained at the house all day
& Trav had to fits & in the evening Taff & his wife came down &
at nite & Travis he had 2 fits8 Monday at Paws & it rained
all nite & hailed & right house blowed down & all the horses was gon
from the pasture & we bilt fence all day me davy Bill & Bud boath at the
house & at Estep place
9 Tusday morning at Paws & replanted my corn against noon
& the rest of the boys got cut timber for the store & Rese moved in the
fore noon to the White place & in the after noon I made a lit-fle gate
10 Wensday at Paws & went to look for a cow & got one
of my tB cows & then went to babes & taken the clothing & the rest
of the boys worked in the timber & in the after noon I worked in the timber
ageting timbers for the store & Bud & Pok moved home for 2 drapes 10 Ids'
in each $250 11 Thirsday at Paws & done nothing in the fore
noon& in the after noon went & got the logs on the prarie & Arch Williams
was here & was here all the day before 12 Friday at Paws
& in the fore noon shelled corn & hoed onions & in the after noon
fixed the pen 13 Saturday at home & went to elam to mill
and returned at 2 ocl & the rest of the day done nothing 14
Sunday at Paws & remained at the house all day & Fred start-ed for Waco
and Trav went as far as Masterville & Bill & Serena went to Reids Bud
went after Hinz and I stade at the house all day & Mr Moriss was here in the
evening 15 Monday morning at home went to geting up horses &
brand-ed 5 young colts and 3 yearlings to of them had Whites brand on them &
1 had none & we got th32 thlt ul8d8t b318d8d 18d w2 p5th27 38 the pasture
16 Tueday at home & gathered horses all day & branded
6 colts 1 rk & rest TH & Fred returned from Waco & Trav & Joe
came
with them 17 Wensday at home went to Babes in the fore noon &
in the after noon plowed at the house me & Billy
for shoes $20018 Thirsday at Home
& plowed all day at the house me & Bill & I worked Pada 19
Friday at Paws & plowed at the house all day & received a leter from home
with a bill of articles & Davy started for Waco for goods i went ahunting
in the morning and killed a turkey 20 Saturday at Paws &
plowed all day in my corn William helped me all day & Bud went to Masterville
and got the darkey & they returned at dark 21 Sunday at Paws
& plowed all day & remained at the house all day & rQte a leter home
& the darkey road the wild yelou mar & in the evening Bud & the rest
of the horse hunters returned & we branded 1 yearling 1 of the white colts
22 Monday at Paws & finished plowing my corn & in the
aftere noon cut weeds & the aftere noon Wat road the sorel horse 23
Tusday at Paws & plowed all day for Bud & in the evening come
by Grigs and got a cow of Paws 24 Wensday at Paws & finished
plowing my corn against noon & in the aftere noon done nothing only get up
the wild mair 25 Thirsday morning at Paws & shelled corn
in the fore noon & in the after noon killed one of my HH yearlii~ & it
had 3 other brands on it one of them was & on the shoulder 26
Friday morning at Paws & went to Masterville & bought
for Bride Bits 25, for trickery
6 yds 150 & 1 yard of camebrick & returned in the evening and [illeg.]
altered a horse L.B.
27 Saturday at Paws & get up horses & altered three for
LB in the fore noon & 1 for the (Sen) in the after noon 28
Sunday at Paws & remained at the house all day & Paw returned from Daan
Coals where he went the day before 29 Monday at Paws & halled
a load of wood in the fore noon me & wet & in the aftere noon fixed up
some beagum and fixed my log [illeg.] & Mrs Mers was there all day & William
went to Mastervilie 30 Tueday morning at Paws & it is raining
& we fixed for to start on ahunting & camped at Herels Spent during the
month of April the sum of $3.75 & Paw got to
dresses that hant counted in which amounts to $250
May 1872
1 Wensday in camp at Hens & got up 4 head of horses and then
drove for PatersQns and there got and put in the pens & camped for the nite
& Wat road the rone that we got at Herels & Bud returned from town drunk
2 Thirsday morning at Patersons & started up the country
& camped at Halcom & didnt fmd anything all day 3 Friday
in camp at Halcoms
for baking bread by Mrs Halcom 50, crackers
& oysters 50 at Pery & we got 4 head of horses near that place
& then returned to the pen & from there to the head of the Elam &
then started home in the nite 4 Saturday morning at Paws &
branded 1 yearling in the HK brand & brought the sorel mar of Bud & branded
her HKon the left shoulder & pade ten $10 for
her pade for sorel Wat and William Reid was present & remained at the house
all day 5 Sunday morning at Paws & remained at the house
all day & Moreses girls was here & Paw went down to the store & taken
Mr Mores & Bud y4t s472 721 t 38 th2 2u2 838y 6 Monday at
Paws for cuters 1.10 of baby Barron & then plowed
all day in the field at the house & it 89te hld h266 w3th 1 Sd B Reid &
all the family was pre-sent 7 Tusday at Paws & plowed all
day at the house & Paw returned home in the evening & Thad was with him
& Mr Stone was here at nite and stade all nite8 Wensday at
Paws & plowed untill noon at the house & Thad went home in the morning
& in the after noon I plowed in my corn & Judge Alton was here & stayed
all nite
9 Thirsday morning at Paws & plowed in my corn & William
went to help me and then helped Bud to hoe his corn 10 Friday
at Paws & it is raining & in the aftere noon I plowed in my corn &
Wat road the Black horse for William 11 Saturday at Paws &
finished plowing my corn against noon & hoe in the after noon & Wat road
Elies mar for him 12 Sunday at Paws & went to Mrs Bakers
& Ellen went with me & we stade all day 13 Monday at
Paws & hoed in my corn all day & at nite Peavy pened here at the pen &
Wat started a horse hunting 14 Tusday at Paws & hoed in my
corn all day & William went to Masterville for to get the plow sharpened 15
Wensday at Paws & hoed in my corn untill noon and finished & in the evening
fixed the pig pen & Paw went to Coals to the store & returned at nite
16 Thirsday at Paws & done nothing only hoed the hedge &
in the evening helped Reid work his mar & William plowed 17
Friday at Paws & went ahunting in the fore noon & cripled a turkey &
a wild beef & in the aftere noon Paw went to Writs & it rained a big rain
& [illeg.) 18 Saturday at Paws & help to set out Patersons
plants untill noon & in the aftere noon went ahunting in the aftere noon &
Davy and the chaps all went to get mulberrys & I killed a turkey & cripled
and other one 19 Sunday at Paws & went to Masterville for
Buck shot 25 & returned at noon & fred was there & William
went to Babes 20 Monday at Paws & in the fore noon got off
the mare & branded a colt for Paw & in the aftere noon went ahunting and
I killed a deer & the boys came back & Trav came with them & Paw went
to Coals to the store 21 Tusday at Paws & plowed all day
at the in the corn me & William 22 Wensday at Paws &
plowed all day in my corn & William fin-ished the corn at the house by noon
23 Thirsday at Paws & plowed all day in my corn & Powers
came here at nite with a bunch of cable & Peavy & his hands was with him
24 Friday at Paws & done nothing all day & it rained
in the fore noon & John Powers started for Kansas & in the evening went
ahunting & didnt kill any thing & we turned out the old mars that we had
up 25 Saturday at Paws & went ahunting and didnt see any
thing & at nite went to meeting 26 Sunday at Paws & went
to meeting in the fore noon & the preacher came home with us Mr Cunningham
Mrs Taylor Shelton & Taff & Paw braided off wild Jack for a mule &
in the aftere noon we went to meeting (tuist) & they had a big time the boys
allal went forward 27 Monday at Paws & started for Marlin
& stopped for noon at the store at Coals & Paw went that far with me &
then me & Fred went with in to mile of Marlin & ther camped 28
Tueday in camp near Marlin me & mccartney then Went into town &
loaded & drove to the mill this side of the river & there camped for noon
fordaybook 35 & then started for the store &
from there home & thad come with me & 48 61st 89t2 there was 1 b9y t372
for h5d t31e s2928& 65a all p94f2s2d
forpins 10 29 Wensday at Paws &
halled a load of wood in the fore noon & Wat come home at noon & brought
to mars & one colt one is said to belong to Bud & in the evening helped
William to ho in the field at the house30 Thirsday at Paws &
remained at the house all day & done nothing only went ahunting in the morning
& killed a deer & in the evening grained his hide he was a fme one with
six points 31 Friday at Paws & in the fore noon shelled corn
& in the aftere noon went to Masterville & Ellen went with me and I got
some things for boots 425, for 6 yars calico 75, for braid
10, for spool thread 10
for flanen 90, for bleached domestick 35 100 Spent during the month of
May the sum of $9.90
June 1872
1 Saturday morning at Thads me & Ellen & we went home
& Miley went with us we got home at noon & all the boys went to Masterville
to meet the lodge & in the aftere noon I went to the field & the rest
of the time done nothing & at nite I killed a wild beef marked & branded
SN 2 Sunday at Paws & remained at the house all day &
the rest of them went to hear rese preach & miley was here all day 3
Monday at ~ws & plowed in my corn all day & plowed the sorel mule 4
Tusday at Paws & plowed all day in my corn & Miley & her chap were
here 5 Wensday at Paws & plowed all day in my corn &
finished plow-ing my corn & miley was here & wat came from Little river
6 Thirsday at Paws & done nothing in the fore noon only killed
the old bull & then killed a yearling the nite before & in the evening
me & wet hoed in the corn at the house & 'niley went home in the fore
noon William taken her home & davy huse was maried HUSE 7
Friday at Paws & in the fore noon plowed the potato patch and the melon patch
& fixed the milk box & in the aftere noon & the boys shelled corn
for to go to mill & Travis hoed for Bud while he hunted his horse 8
Saturday at Paws & went to Elam to mill & in the after noon hoed the melon
patch & sold wood my hids for 400
& sold him paws for 550 &
Wat road Travs horse & at nite he went to Moresville & it is raining at
the present time & it rained all nite 9 Sunday at Paws &
remained at the house all day & it misted rain nearly all day
10 Monday at Paws & went ahunting in the forenoon me &
Trav & didnt kill anything but both shot at the deer down on the
spring branch & at nite davy & his wife came over & stayed all nite
& we. set out potatoes 11 Tusday at Paws in the fore noon
we went ahunting with Baby but didnt get anything & in the afternoon we done
nothing & Davy went home 12 Wensday at Paws & in the
forenoon went to Babes and got to cows & calfs me Travis William & Wat
went aftere them & in the aftere noon we all shelled 8 bus of corn for to
go to mill & davy huse wanted me to help him hoe tomorrow 13
Thirsday at Paws & me & wet helped davy huse how corn all day & trav
& William went to freds to the store & they brought some boxes to go to
thads 14 Friday at Paws & went ahunting in the fore noon
& in the aftere noon went to look for a beef & Eli drove up one &
we killed it & he taken one hind qr & William went to Masterville &
returned at dark & left his horse & I got a letter from Crow & the
Preacher & to ladies came & stayed all nite & I robed a beagum in
the evening 15 Saturday at Paws & went ahunting & killed
a turkey & in the evening I remained at the house & the parson and his
family was here & we all went to church at nite16 Sunday
at paws & went to church at Elam & there was a dis-pute between the preacher
& thad was here & smith & I went to church at nite & Thad &
Smith went home next morning 17 Monday at paws & made fence
all day with Davy & wet & Parson Taylor came up to the meeting & reid
professed & preacher Tompson & Jo Jackson taken super with us 18
Tusday at Paws & went to mastervill in the fore noon & bought said things
for belt for Ellen 5U, forAlum 20, for Buck shot 50
& got knives & forks & cups & sosers for paw & I reseived
a leter from home & they had a prar meeting here in the evening 19
Wensday at Paws & hoed potatoes in the morning & the rest of
the day done nothing & at nite i went to meeting & Ellen went with me
& the preachers wife was here & Jo Jacksons 20 Thirsday
at paws & remained at the house all day & in the fore noon me & wat
hoed corn & potatoes & they had meting here in the evening & reid
& Serena stayed at the old mans
21 Friday at paws & went to mill at masterville to cons mill
& returned before nite & then went to look fore a turkey & at nite
Travis had to fits before dark & they went to meeting 22
Saturday at Paws & finished hawing out the corn in the fore noon & in
the after noon done nothing & Travis has had 6 fits up to this time &
at nite he had 2 more & me & wet went to the field to see if the hogs
was geting in 23 Sunday at paws & remained at the house all
day & fred & his crew was here for diner & wet went to moresville
in the morning & returned at nite & the meeting brok up this evening &
Parson Taylor stayed all nite 24 Monday at paws & Parson
Taylor went home this morning & we done nothing all day only went to look
for beef & paw whiped Serena and then made them move to reids 25
Tueday at Paws & in the fore noon went & got a little beef &in the
aftere noon we killed it & it was Paws & William came & got 1 Or ofit&Wat
road my fily 26 Wensday at Paws & Paw started for Waco &
Wat & Bud went to freds & road the copper & I done nothing only went
to Babes in the morning & in the evening cut weeds from around the fence 27
Thirsday at Paws & in the fore noon robed the bees we robed gems
me & Davy & in the n Wat road Davys filet & I cut weeds & Paw
was gone to Waco & Robels pened here last nite 28 Fnday'
at Paws finished digging the potatoes in the fore noon & the spoted hound
died & Paw hant returned yet William & Gorge was here William is agoing
to move to day but didnt 29 Saturday at Paws & remained at
the house all day & done nothing & in the evening Paw returned from Waco
& he brought some peaches with him & Travis went to the barbecue &
Wat started forlitle river for to see hi~ mother forwhiskey'
50 30 Sunday at Paws & went to meeting & Taylor
preached & it rained & he taken diner with us & Stevison & family
& then Taylor started for home 70 Spent during the month of June the sum of
$1 and received the sum of $450 Jacksons
July 1872
1 Monday at Paws & went ahunting in the fore noon & didnt
get anything onley cripled one in the afternoon done nothing &
William moved to the Jacksons place to day 2 Tueday at Paws&
pulled weeds in the fore noon & in the aftere noon went ahunting & killed
a deer & the boys went to look for some cows of Paws & Travis went to
Elam to see the doctor 3 Wensday at PaWs & worked on the
hack in the fore noon & in the aftere noon me & Davy went ahunting &
didat see anything & Travis went to freds & got some things for William
4 Thirsday at Paws & remained at the house all day &
grained a deer skin & the boys came in & they got to cows that belonged
to Paw & Eli got the lisle houn (Pirg) this evening 5 Friday
at Paws & went to Babes in the fore noon & in the after noon remained
at the house & done nothing & Paw went to freds & back & it is
raining at the present time & rained nearly all nite 6 Saturday
at Paws & went ahunting in the morning me & Travis & Davy & Baby
but didnt overtake us & we returned at noon & at nite Davy & Vi came
over and stade all nite 7 Sunday at Paws & went to the field
in the morning with Paw & Davy and returned to the house & found Shelton
& his wife there & Davy and his wife stade all nite here last nite &
William got 1 bushel of meal 8 Monday at Paws & me &
Travis went & got a little beef of mine & returned at noon & hired
Eli to cut post & then went to Morses & Baby was here when we returned
& in the evening we let William get a quarter of the beef that we killed of
mine 9 Tusday at Paws & went to babes & then to morses
for to get him to make me a girt & Davy went to plowing & broke his plow
& then went to the shop & Morses boy drove for him 10 Wensday
at Paws & hoed some in the melons & Thad was here & i pade him what
i owed him which was to the amount of 7
& then he went to freds Paw went to Reids & got the gruben hoe & 1
[illeg.) of ham & chains & Morses boy drove som to day & i started
a leter to E.L. Andruss & at nite to preachers stade all nite Lily & Aken
11 Thirsday at Paws & went to Writs & got a yoak of cable
& then me & leporde went ahunting & I killed a dear & in the evening
done nothing Hix drove all day 12 Friday at Paws & plowed
the potatoes in the fore noon & in the after noon done nothing & Travis
came here in the evening Hix drove to day
13 Saturday at Paws & cut brush in the fore noon & in
the aftere noon done nothing & davy broke his plow again & went to elamto
the shop and got it fixed & William & Serena was here to day & he
tuke his horse home & I road my filey
14 Sunday at Paws & went to Sheltons me & Ellen &
we went in the buga & davy & his wife & Ox & a boy that lives
at rites
15 Monday at Paws & dressed 2 dear skins & went ahunting
and didnt kill anything & Dave Vestal was here & William taken his hogs
home & i sold Wod Broomfield to hids for & the boy comenced to drive to
day 225 16 Tusday at Paws & went to the field in the morning
& in the evening i dressed a dear skin & taken the clothes to Babes &
the boy is driving to day & Bud & William went to hunt for cows on Pan
Creek & they returned & got none & William got a can of soap this
evening & the boy is driving all day 17 Wensd.ay at Paws
& went to the field in the morning & William cut brush all day & Mr
Crutch field was here & Paw started for Wacoithis evening & the boy is
driving all day 18 Thirsday at Paws & went to Babes and then
went ahunting & didnt see any thing & William & Serena is here &
he [illeg.] the plow & the boy drove & Cooper & his hands was here
19 Friday at Paws & went ahunting in the fore noon &
Bud killed a deer & the boy drove all day 20 Saturday at
Paws & went to Babes & got the clothes & William got a - bushel of
meal & I went & got the mashene in the evening but I didnt get it i left
it this side of maxes branded 5 yong colts & to counter Br of T39 & 1
yearling 21 Sunday at Paws & remained at the house &
me & Davy went and got some melons 22 Monday at Paws &
started for Marlin & got as far as the store
& then turned back Fred had got a wagon & then i returned home & the
boy drove all day for pants 225 23
Tusday at Paws & went to the field & there found the cattlein & returned
& in the aftere noon bought of Bud his intrast in the sorel for $10.00 &
Wat & William Reid was present at that time I went & got the mashine &
Bud went to Outing poles & ~w went to Bets on Elam & returned at noon
& the boy drove all day. Ellen E Lord My My My Dear savoy J.H Tallues
Eagle Springs Coriel Co A R all was 4/5 are all under 4 years 250 salt 1
barel flour meat calico 4 Ids shugar.
30 Tusday in camp on the head of deer creek acuting hay for Eliet
& cut hay all day & Eliet halled one load & raked about half [illeg.]
& I camped in the prarie by myself & I cut about 6 acars to day 31
Wensday in camp [illeg.] acuting hay for Eliet & cut 4 acers and a ½
& camped in the [illeg.] & [illeg.] hailing hay Spent during the month
of July the sum of $2~~ I received the sum of
$225 from Wad for hides I sod him
August 1872 .
1 Thirsday mornmg in camp in the prarie acuting hay for Eliet
& finished cutting by ten oclock & then went to cut hay for
Persell & cut 3 acres for him & then went to cut hay for [illeg.] &
returned to my old camp & to felows camped with me
2 Friday in camp in the [illeg.] & cut hay for Brewer cut
him 1 acre and 3 [illeg.] & then moved 11/2 mile up the creek & cut him
three acers & ¼ & they all settled with me Persell pade me four
& ¼ dolars Eliet pace me seven dolars & ½ and then I loaded
& started for home & got home at nite & Paw give me sixteen dolars
for what I done for [illeg.] from Paw received $16~
3 Saturday at Paws & went ahunting & didnt see anything
& Paw went to freds & got me a net for net. for
(ribets) 50 & he returned at nite & Jo Mores was here & got
a sack of peaches Wat went off to Masterville 4 Sunday at Paws
& went to meting to hear Parson Taylor & he taken diner with us &
Stevison & William & Serena is here she is agoing to stay here awhile
& Poca is sick & rese was here to day wet hant returned yet 5
Monday at Paws & went (o cutting hay & Shelton Axed & William all
was here they didn't do anything only shelton made a rake in the evening 6
Tusday at Paws & cut grass untill noon & in the aftere noon killed a beef
& the boys hailed all day Shelton maxey Wat & William7
Wensday at Paws & cleaned out the spring in the fore noon & in the aftere
noon I cut hay & went & got Mrs Baker & the boys hailed hay all day
Shelton Willy maxey & Wat & Davy & the boy has plowed all this week
8 Thirsday at Paws & hailed hay untill noon & in the
aftere noon
I cut hay & cuningham hailed 25 acers of grass & rese hailed 2 acers &
mores hailed 1 load to day & the boy drove to day & Mrs Baker is here
to day & nite & wet started for Belton this morn-ing before day &
William helped to day & Bud to
9 Friday at Paws & cut hay all day & mores hailed hay
all day & William & Bud hailed hay & Shelton raked hay all day davy
& the boys plowed all day & quit plowing for the present & Paw pade
John 5 dolars & still oes him 3 dolars and Johns time is up for the present
10 Saturday at Paws & stacked hay & mores & William
& Bud is hailing hay & Shelton is raking & Shelton finished raking
by noon & Mrs Baker went home this morning and Paw went with her & in
the evening I went & got the meal & Mrs Baker 11 Sunday
at Paws & wet came in & his wife is at Babes & mrs Baker is here &
Serena & William is here & they have been here every since last Sunday
& wet Brought his wife over to day & he moved in the house with bud &
there was a crowd here for difier (Jo) Adams had his things brought up to day
from Mrs Gallaway 12 Monday at Paws & in the forenoon went
& cut 2 acers of grass for Rese & in the evening helped to server out
mine & Buds land we serveyed the prarie part of the land & the timber
is to server yet McGey serveyed the land for us & Paw went to Mastersville
in the fore noon
13 Tusday at Paws & went & cut Williams hay & then
went to cutting for Baby & at noon I went to moreses & got my diner &
ground the side & William raked his hay to day & Mrs Baker went home this
morning she was here just a weake
14 Wensday at Paws & went to cutting hay for Boby & cut
him 3 acers & then cut 2 acers for Bud Galaway & then taken the
mashene down to Mrs Bakers & it rained & I had to come home & it is
raining know & William and Shelton hailed hay while it
rained15 Thirsday at Paws & went ahunting in the fore noon
with Thad William & Bud & in the aftere noon went & cut hay for cuning-ham
& in the fore noon I loaned Paw five dolars for to get a sack of salt 16
Friday at Paws & went to get Mrs Baker & I remained at the house
all day & davy went & cut hay & Paw went to the store down to freds
& I mended my boots & Ellens shuse & at nite the first girl was borned
& ant saryann was here 17 Saturday at Paws & went &
taken mrs Baker home & I pade her for her service for midwife per 5.00 &
then went home & went & killed a beef & it was branded 30
& a read brand 7u & Wat helped me & davy cut Sheltons hay & finished
by noon & in the evening I received a leter from home & the quilt patern
& Wad sent & got the hide by Davy & [illeg.] got a quarter of beef
18 Sunday at Paws & Thad & Smith & there family &
stade all day & malisa was here to & I rote a leter home & sent it
to office by Thad 19 Monday at Paws & went to moreses &
ground to sides & then returned home & in the morning I pade Serena for
her work for Serenas work 250 & Bud Wat & John went to gathering corn
in the little field at the house & davy went to cut hay for mores
20 Tusday at Paws & we gathered corn all day in the field
at the house Bud Wat & John helped to gether the corn & we gathered four
loads of corn & at nite davy & Vi was here & galaway came here &
got a steer & Harriet washed all day
21 Wensday at Paws & Vi Huse is here & stayed all day
& to mrs galaways and to Mrs Bakers was here to & davy cut hay for mores
& me & Bud & wet finished gathering corn here [illeg.J noon &
at nite turned the hogs in~the field & davy has been here every nite since
he has been cutting hay & I tied mrs Baker a [illeg.) & Johnny started
to pick coten 22 Thirsday at Paws & halled corn from [iileg.J
[illeg.] all day me & wet & davy cut hay for mores & [illeg.J is here
we hailed to loads before noon & to in the evening & Bud worked at hiscrib
& davy finished by noon for mores & he has worked with the' ( illeg.)
4 days 1 day for cuningham & Shelton & 3 days for mores & brought
mashene home at noon 23 Friday at Paws & Paw went down to
the store & me & davy hailed poles to make a shed in the fore noon and
in the aftere noon we mooved a crib from Bill Rites & Bud went to mill &
Vi is here & Paw returned from the store in the evening & davy & Vi
is here & stade all nite & Bud returned from mill at dark [24,
25, 26, 27 missing] 28 Wensday at Paws & hailed
corn for Bud till noon & I worked his mair we hailed to loads in the fore
noon & in the aftere noon we worked (illef.) & coperhead & we hailed
one load for Bud & Wat helped all day & in the evening we hailed one load
from Elis 29 Thirsday at Paws & Paw started for Waco &
me & Bud & wet gathered corn untill noon & in the aftere noon we hailed
corn & we hailed one load from Elis & we finished felling Buds corn in
the evening & fealled 8 rows [illeg.] & davy huse killed his steer &
let me kep 1 for qr for the one he got of me
30 Friday at Paws & hailed to loads of corn in the fore noon
for Bud & one in the aftere noon & finished [illeg.] corn for Bud &
[illeg.] from Hariet 31 Saturday at Paws & gathered in my
corn & we gathered 3 loads & Bud & Wat helped me all day & has
been gone to Waco three days to day & some time during the month between the
15 & twenty fifth I let davy have one dolar for to get some tobaco & Johnny
came here this evening Ruse Spent during the month of August the
sum of $8~ & Reseived the sum of $20
September 1872
1 Sunday at Paws & went to meeting to heare Parson Taylor
& Davy pade me what he owed me which was res
$1.00
& I got a book from Taylor forbook 25 & Jo
Adams came up here this morning & Wat went to master-ville & Johnny is
here & Paw came home at noon from Waco & Parson Allen & Jones was
here at nite 2 Monday at Paws & went to gather my corn &
gathered 1 load in the forenoon & Paw went down to the store & Bud &
wet helped to gather corn & we gathered to loads & finished my corn I
had nine loads of corn & 16 bushel to the load & Paw came back from the
store & brought Buton with him 3 Tusday at Paws & went
& got the rest of the rent from Eli which was 40 bushel & mores is hailing
his rent he has hailed 2 loads which makes 54 bushel & davy got the horses
this morn-ing to go to gathering his corn & in the aftere noon me & Paw
& Wat went to rites & got some logs & then fiixed the spring &
cleaned it out 4 Wensday at Paws & Paw pade me the five dolars
that he got to get the salt with & he started for Waco this morning &
I f~ixed my [illeg.] & last nite I (code)
for money owed 5.00 & pade this morning & (code) in the evening I killed
a beef branded L3 & marked [illeg.] & reses went to getting corn &
bud helped him & mores finished hailing his rent to day only three bushel
5 Thirsday at Paws & stayed at the house all day & barbecued
the meat & davy hailed eleven bushel of his rent corn this morn-ing the corn
from Elis & Paw is gone to Waco & Wat done noth-ing all day only helped
me to cut up the meat & at nite Paw came home from Waco & he brought Jo
Adams & Serena a dress a Pease & some apels & Hariet washed to day
6 Friday at Paws & we gathered Reses corn which was 3-loads
which made 48 bushel & Paw went down to the store & he got Jeckens &
Coals coten & he returned at nite & William was here to day & he got
check wat helped all day for soap for to wash baby shaving
soap 25 7 Saturday at Paws & we drove all the cattle
up to the field to water & we watered the cows & a darky came to see wat
from Little rivers & wat went to moreses & got to bushel of meal &
at nite Jonney came8 Sunday at Paws & I went over to the
north west corner of my land & put a rock up there marked [illeg.] & Johnny
is here & wet went to masterville & I sold wet my hide for sold
& Johney went back to pick coten & William & Serena & davy got
his rooster & Thad was here and stayed all day 9 Monday at
Paws & fixed the wagon for to go to halling coten & bud (code) & Paw
went to maxes & to moreses & in the evening I killed to turkeys &
at nite thad came down fore a dress dolar and 125
for Winslow soothing soap 35 10 Tusday
at Paws & me & Thad went down to coals & got to loads of cotton &
taken it [illeg.] Reses & there left it on the far bank of the (Ha Lior) &
then we came home & stayed there & Bud started for Waco this morning &
he went there for the pur-pose of getting some land in the sedor Brake 11
Wensday at Paws & me & Thad went to hour wagons down by Reses & then
to coxes and unloaded and then back home & then down to the coton pile &
I pad thad for to dolar [illeg.] dress & the winslows soap
12 Thirsday at Coals & me & Thad went from the coton
pile to the Jin & unloaded & then back to Thads & stayed all nite
13 Friday at Thads & then came home & Thad went affere
a load of coten & there was a man here last nite & he had a dead sined
& Ellen witnessed the dead & Wat & davy went to little Elam to mill
& then returned at nite & Bud returned from Waco this evening & he
said that he cut a set of [illeg.] while he was there & they boned woods wagon
for to go to mill in 14 Saturday at Paws & remained at the
house all day & wet went & taken the wagon home & he pace mores to
bushel of meal that we had got of him & William & Johnny is here &
William got 1 % bushel of meal & he started back to the camp & Johney
stade here & in the evening Paw went to moreses & Bud went to braid for
a yoak of steers & Paw let him have the big wagon for one hundred bushel of
corn & Paw settled with wet this morning & gave him & order for goods
to masterville to the amount of 12.00 which is all that he oes him & wife
& wet went in the evening & returned at nite Johney is here to nite15
Sunday at Paws & remained at the house all dayl& Bud counter branded the
dun mar & in the evening he started for Waco & Wat went to moreses &
got the pitch forks & there was a swarm of bees come here to day 16
Monday at Paws & Paw started for Waco & me & wet fixed the hay stack
in the fore noon & in the aftere noon Wat went to Moresville & I went
over on the halios & killed to coons & Wat road the mare & Ellen &
Jo went to griges in the buga & in the evening the horses got away my mar
& coperhead 17 Tusday at Paws & went to look for the
horses in the fore noon & didat find them & I killed to more coons &
at nite wet came home & Paw is goan to Waco & the thing is here to nite
18 Wensday at Paws & halled corn all day from Buds crib we
halled four loads me & Wat & Paw is still at Waco yet & Shelton &
family is here to nite & Hariet washed to day & the thing is here &
has been all day & there is a heard of cattle pened here to nite & I sold
Persell some corn to the amount of sold corn 75
19 Thirsday at Paws & Paw is still at Waco & me &
Wat finished halling the corn to day & three loads of poals against noon &
in the after noon we put up the hay pens & Shelton & family is here &
have been here all day & Hariet washed for them & Shelton & family
went home this evening 20 Friday at Paws & he is still at
Waco & in the morning I went ahunting & didut kill anything & wet
went off this morning & road the mare without any leaf & he returned at
nite & Brought a [illeg.] fore to take his w'if~ off on & in the evening
Ellen Jo & Poke went down to Reses & they got some (cushon)
21 Saturday at Paws & Paw is still at Waco & I halled
a load of wood in the morning & then I went to Masterville for Bleached
domestick four yards 50 & i met Paw this side of Masterville &
Brought of (Biliford) to & ½ yards of shamey for 60
and then got a box of pills for mary for pills 25
for Balmeral shirt & in the aftere noon Paw came home from Waco & Dan
coal & Dave mixon got home some to or three days ago from Kansas & Johnney
is here to nite & the nigers moved to day & Mrs Thread Gill died last
nite 22 Sunday at Paws & Paw is gone down to Coals &
Wat was here this morning & Johnny is here Wat went back to moresville &
Johney stayed here all nite & Paw came home at nite & he got a draft of
five hundred dolars of Dan Coal & Shelton & family camped at the spring
to nite 23 Monday at Paws & ~ixed the fence this morning
& Shelton & family is camped at the spring & Johney went back to the
coten patch & Paw went to moreses & (m) & came home with paw &
in the evening I went Ahunting a turkey at dark Thad came down & he brought
me a letter from E.L. Andruss & I worked on the hack to day part of the day
& Thad came here at dark & stayed all nite 24 Tusday
at Paws & Paw went down to the store & Thad went with him & me &
mores striped the hack wheels & to of the wagon wheels against noon &
in the evening I put the cover on the hack & put it on ready for raining &
Snotgrass is here to nite & Paw & Thad came from the store
25 Wensday at Paws & snotgrass got the wagon this morning
& I went to look for a beef & I killed a turkey & then got & ARO
beef & killed it & Shelton helped me & in the evening Paw went down
to mrs Galaways & Thad went home this morning 26 Thirsday
at Paws & Paw went to Masterville & returned at nite & in the morning
I sold galaway the ARO hide for Paw & Shelton got his horses to day &
I ~ixed the cow Pen & Johney come home to day & William moved up to the
old mans from the coten patch 27 Friday at Paws & me &
Johney went ahunting & I killed a coon & William & Serena was here
to day & davy came & got some plank for to ~ix his house & Shelton
& family is here yet & Serena got her broom & Bud is still at Waco
aworking on his house & at nite he returned from Waco 28
Saturday at Paws & Paw went down to the store & returned at noon &
Wat was here to day & I worked on the fence at the stable & Bud went to
Reses to get him to moove him & I lonedWilliam my sadie & Eli was here
Shelton & [illeg.] is here yet & Eli killed one of the ARO beefs &
Johney brought to mule & my saddle home in the evening & Bud bough) some
wagon [illeg.] of gipson 29 Sunday at Paws & we are afixing
to start for Waco & we went as far as Thads & there we stayed all nite
30 Monday at Thads me & Maw & Ellen & we stayed all
day for garters 15, for [illeg.] & stamps' 5, &
I pade 65 cts for a dress for Jo out of maws money & we remained at
Thads all day & nite & Thad went & got his wagon for to go aftere
a load of coten to [illeg.] [illeg.] & to go to the lower store to get a lot
of millinery Spent during the month of September the sum of
$4.65 & Reseived the sum of $ 4.50
October 1872
1 Tueday at Thads me & Ellen &
Maw & Curg & Lue & we went from there to Patersons & there stayed
all nite & I bought of Thad a shal for a [illeg.] shall
450 & Thad started after a load of coten down to Stevensons & when
we got to Patersons he was gone to Coriel County 2 Wensday at
Patersons & me & Ellen & Lue & [illeg.] went into town & I
got for pictures for(back to top}
50 and I got some apels for 35 & we went to obrien for diner & in the
aftere noon we went down to the galery & we had 4 pictures for the baby &
4 for Ellen & 4 more for me and they all came to amt 125 & at nite we
returned to Patersons & there stayed all nite & those pictures that we
had taken was taken by Mr Bolton & I Bought to yards of calico for 25 3
Thirsday at Patersons & we all went into town to Obrians & stayed
there for diner & then we went down to galery & I [illeg.] of Ellens pictures
taken for pictures 50 forcake 15 & then we went to Mr Stons & there stayed
all nite 4 Friday at Mr Stones & me & curg-went down
in town & he had his for curgs picture 50 and I got some calico & Butens
50 for apels for curg 10 & we remained at Stons untill noon & in the aftere
noon we went to Obrians & there stayed all nite & Obrian wasant at home
he left home to day & no one knows where he went 5 Saturday
at Obrians for painkillers 25 forfiour 25 & I pade 125 of maws money for nails
for Thad 50 for mackerel for Miley 75 cents worth & then we hitched up &
started for home & went out as far as Patersons and stayed there untill aftere
noon & then we hitched up & went to Thads & there stayed all nite
& I pace Thad what I owed him for shall $450 6 Sunday at
Thads & I got maw a Balmoral & a botle of medi-cine & then we started
for home & we got home at noon & Shelton & Bud killed a beef one of
the ARO yearling & at nite Reses wagon came to moove Bud 7
Monday at Paws & Bud started to moove to Waco this morn-ing & I went ahunting
& didn't kill anything & davey went to the store aftere the wagon but
didnt get anything & returned at nite & Paw sold galaway his hid for $1.40
& Shelton helped Bud to moove & in the evening I fixed the doors I sawed
off of the midle dors of the smoke house 8 Tuaday at Paws &
fixed the fence at the yard & then went ahunting and killed to coons &
in the fore noon I killed a wild guss 9 Wensday at Paws &
cut 3 acers of grass for davy Huse & Paw went down to the store & Johney
raked hay for davy & ~davy worked the oxens & Paw returned from the store
at nite & Robeles pened some cattle here & I sold them one bushel of corn
for 50 c & Johney started for the coten patch this evening 10
Thirsday at Paws & I went ahunting & killed to turkeys &Shelton returned
from Waco from moving Bud & the to maxes was here this evening 11
Friday at Paws & I went and got the wagon & Brought a load of corn back
with me I went down to the widow lees & got a load of corn and I eat diner
with gorge Austin & the rest of the coten pickers & I got home at nite
& Shelton helped me unload the corn & Shelton traided wagons with galaway,
John
12 Saturday at Paws & me & Davy & William killed
a cow [code] & William got Buster to take his home & davy got the
wagon & Shelton went aftere a load of rock up on Deer Creek & in the evening
Paw went up to Reids 13 Sunday at Paws & cut up the beef
& put it out to cook & Thad came down & William BrQught Old Buster
home & Bud galaway was here & Old man Reid & I remained at the house
all day & tended to my beef & Jo went to mrs galaways to day 14
Monday at Paws & went to cut hay for Maxey & I cut five acers for him
& returned at dark 15 Tusday at Paws & Paw & Shelton
went down to the store & I sold Wood a hide for
sold $400 and I pade davy for breaking the mar I pace him padeHuse
$100 & then I went & haIled a load of wood & Ellen & Jo
went to see Serena & returned at nite & Paw returned at nite & I traided
one of my pistols to Wood for his rifle 16 Wensday at Paws &
hailed 2 loads of wood in the fore nobn & in the aftere noon I hung the crib
[illeg.] & cripled a wild goose & Shelton mooved home to day he got abarel
here & Serena & William is here to nite & there was some Pelters here
to this evening 17 Thirsday at Paws & went Ahunting &
didnt see anything & William taken his hogs home this morning in the wagon
& I smoked my deer skin & at nite I sold calweil 3 bushel of corn sold
iSO and he camped at the spring & davys plowing he (P) to day 18
Friday at Paws & Paw went to Masterville & returned at nite & he got
4 yards of flanen for the baby which cost 30 cts per yard & he didnt charge
me anything for it & Johney came up & stade all nite & in the evening
I killed a deer & Johney was with me & davy plowed all day & in the
fore noon I worked at my buck skins 19 Saturday at Paws &
Paw went down to the store & returned at nite & I finished dressing 2
of my buck skins & Johney start-ed for the coten patch this morning &
davy didnt plow to day he went to the blacksmith shop & I grained to Buck
skins one that I killed last fall & the one that I killed a friday nite 20
Sunday at Paws & Wood came & got his hide this morning & I cant by
him for some Buck shot & then me maw curk & Ellen went down to davy &
came back by noon & davy& vi came home with us & they went home at
nite & Taff was here in the evening & snotgrass came and got the wagon
in the evening & Jo went home with Taff for to stay to or three weeks 21
Monday at Paws & me & Paw went & got some timber for to make ax hoes
& I killed to turkeys & in the evening we made 4 hoes & at nite Wood
came by & got the pistol that I traided to him for his rifle & I smoked
to deer skins this evening & davy went to the blacksmith shop & he taken
the ARO brand for Paw & Ellen loned old mrs write her saddle & in the
evening wood returned from marlin & brought me some shot for
buckshot 50 22 Tusday at Paws & I went Ahunting &
killed a deer & given half of it to Will Baron & then I came home &
staked off the ground for davy to plow & William was here in the evening &
got a mess of venesen 23 Wensday at Paws & went to babes
& then went to moreses & got my gun that I got of Wood & then back
to Babes & got diner & then home & grained a deer skin & I lost
my picket roap to day Rite Brought Ellens sadle home & taken my rifle to [illeg.]
& broke the old tube off Sal had a gal
24 Thirsday at Paws & went ahunting & didnt kill anything
but I found my picket roap & Paw went down to Maxes in the
evening & Ellen got scared & went to hunt for me but I beat her home 25
Friday at Paws & washed to of my deer hids & Maxey got the oxens
& moreses got some salt 13 pound & Serena was here Ellen washed 26
Saturday at Paws & Paw went down to the store & me & Jim Maxey cleaned
out the well in the fore noon & in the aftere noon I went up to Reids &
got some grapes &timber to make some ax handles & to look for my houn
but didant find he left last Monday Johney came up this evening 27
Sunday at Paws & remained at the house all day William & Serena was here
to day & Thad was here & I received a leter from Home & I answered
it today & Ellen wrote a leter to Mary Jane to day & we sent them to the
office by Thad & Will Baron pade me Pade to Paw 350 28 Monday
at Paws & Paw went down & bought Maxes coten & Maxey came home with
him & davy went to get the big wagon & in the evening I went to look for
a cow & got wet & snot-grasses came & brought a sack of flour 29
Tusday at Paws & Paw went down to the store & back at nite &
I went to help snotgrass get up some horses they got to fidls & chuck &
in the afternoon went ahunting Eliets was here to go ahunting (William) went with
me & William pade us ½ bushel of meal that he owed 30
Wensday at Paws & Paw went down to Mrs Galaways & I fixed the chimney
hole at the kitchen & davy is plowing part of to day moreses & Maxey was
here 31 Thirsday at Paws & Paw went to Masterville &
he brought me a check of 50 dolars from home & I remained at the house &
didnt do anything only patch the brush fence davy is plowing maw finished my buckskin
pants today Willey Baron pade 1.00 dollar which was all he owed me for cutting
hay & I give all the money that he has pade me to Paw which was $450 Spent
during the month of October the sum of $1110 &
received the sum of $3.00
November 1872
1 Friday at Paws & Paw went down to the store & Maxey
came & got some bords he got 6 hundard & I give him eight dolors of Paws
money & that was all he owed him for his coten & I went ahunting &
William came to me & I didnt kill anything William & Serena is here &
[illeg.] Huse & davy is plowing 2 Saturday at Paws &
me & William went to mrs nolens aftere some cows & we stayed there all
nite 3 Sunday at mrs nolens & we got to cows & started
for home we got to darkys to help us drive cattle we got home about to oclock
Old Reid was here & Paw went to Moreses & Aunt $ary Ann lost her child
day before yesterday Jo came back 4 Monday at Paws & I killed
a shoat the use to belong to Bud & In the evening Ellen went down to see Aunt
Saryann & I ground the sosage & salted the meet & Robert Moar was
here in the fore noon 5 Tusday at Paws & I went to the timber
& cut some logs for to build a stable & Ellen went down to Shelton &
Mrs Maxey went with her & at nite to of the snotgrasses came here & stayed
all nite 6 Wensday at Paws & I went ahunting with to of Babes
boys Jim (p ) and William & we didant kill anything & Snotgrass went home
this morning & quit hunting horses 7 Thirsday at Paws &
cut brush all day & davy plowed & snot-grass bought fidles home &
chuck came home last nite & William taken his cow & calfs home to day
& we branded them & I branded the one that Paw give me 8 Friday
at Paws & went ahunting with Eliet & didnt kill any thing & went &
boned Reids brand ax & Johney came home to day & Jo moved to Taffs &
Eli was here in the evening & I sold Wood the hide that I taken off of the
yerlin in the spring branch 9 Saturday at Paws & in the fore
noon I went up to the Bill rites place & got some rock for to ~ix the chimney
& in the aftere noon I fixed the fire place & old man snotgrass was here
& Johney went up to [illeg.) Rites10 Sunday at Paws &
stayed at the house untill noon & William & Serena came & Shelton
was up & in the evening Johney came back from [illeg.] 11
Monday at Paws & Me & Johney hailed logs for to build a sta-ble in the
fore noon & in the aftere noon we put it up & Paw went & traided sows
with old man Reid & davy plowed all day Maxey 12 Tusday at
Paws & I cut brush untill & Maxey came & he helped me cut the brush
& Dan Coal was here & in the evening me Dan & Jim Maxey all went ahunting
& Dan killed a wild cat & Jim shot at a deer & davy plowed all day
& Johney went to Masterville 13 Wensday at Paws & me
& Jim cut post all day & we halled to loads of wood one at noon.&
the other at nite 14 Thirsday at Paws & me & Jim split
post all day & we hailed to loads of wood we split 250 post
15 Friday at Paws & we killed a hog & then werit &
taken the old sow to Reids & got the one that he let us have for his old one
16 Saturday at Paws & me & Jim went & got some logs
for to fix the kitchen against noon & in the aftere noon I reached the mule
& Jim went home 17 Sunday at Paws & remained at the house
all day & Johney is sick & Ellen (on a pout) & at nite Jim came back
for to work & I sold Wood a hid for sold 150 18 Monday at
Paws & me & Jim killed to hogs & Paw sold Jim the mule for 75 dolars
& Bill taken him home this evening 19 Tusday at Paws &
me & Jim fixed the kitchen & sawed out the core of my stable & William
& Serena was here & I killed a deer this morning & give Grigs 1 qr
for to drag it to the house for me & at nite Jim went down home & he road
Old John & my saddle & returned in~the nite awhile 20
Wensday at Paws & I halled post all day I hailed to loads &hailed 240
post & Jim cut post all day Johney he chilled to day & he has had to chills
before this one today & Shelton went to Masterville & back to day 21
Thirsday at Paws & I hailed post all day & Jim made post all
day & in the morning Wood brought Paw a sack of salt & a post auger &
he brought me some wool forwool 100
& the Bakers outfit mooved out today 22 Friday at Paws &
me & Jim halled the Reid pen to fix the field & John went down to the
store & Thad came back with him & Paw went over to Bakers & I loned
Wood loaned Wood 500 dolars & Malica had a baby & at nite Mr Baker came
23 Saturday at Paws & me & Jim halled three rails from
Griges & then halled the floor out of the Reid house 24 Sunday
at Paws & I went over to moreses & got the wool the wool brought me from
Marlin & then I came back by Babes & Baby give me his [illeg.] & in
the evening William & Serena came here & stayed all nite & to men
from Waco ahunting hors-es & at nite Jim came back 25 Monday
at Paws & I hailed rails & Posts all day & some one set the prarie
afire up at the uper field & jim cut post all day 26 Tusday
at Paws & cut and split post all day me &Jim & Davy plowed & John
drove for him - 27 Wensday at Paws & we killed to hogs &
davy quit plowing in the fore noon he broke the plow & there was some horses
pened here the OD stock [illeg.] was gathering them & I sold him a bushel
of corn for 1 bushel of corn 75 28
Thirsday at Paws & hailed a load of wood in the fore noon & at noon I
mashed my fingers & in the evening I hailed a load of wood &'at nite Miss
galaway & frank came here & stayed all nite & Jim split post all day
& John went & taken the cloth to Miss [illeg.] this morning29
Friday at Paws & I went to moreses to get my boots that Wood got for me for
Boots 475
& he pade me 25 cts that was all that he owed me of the five dolars that he
borowed of me & then I went ahunting all day with jim Parker & Bill Barron
& [illeg.] & maxey shelled corn all day 30 Saturday at
Paws & I went to mill to Huses mill & Jim cut post all day & I got
back at dark Spent during the month of November the sum
of $5.75 I received the sum of $2.25
December 1872
1 Sunday at Paws & in the evening Ellen went down to Griges
& Lue & Vi went with her & at nite Jim came back & John went down
to cows & back in the evening 2 Monday at Paws & I halled
post all day & Jim made post all day & Bill Barron & Jim Parker went
to work amaking rails & Baby & Tim was here & ground there axes &
left the houn for me 3 tusday at Paws & I halled Post untill
noon & in the aftere noon me & John went to look for some bees & Paterson
came down at nite and jim cut post all day & Bill & Jim Parker cut untill
noon & then quit 4 Wensday at Paws & we marked &
Branded the cows & Paterson started for home & Jim went to spitting post
& I went to bum around the field & John went to Masterville & back
& he brought Ellen a leter from Mary Jane & the Maxey girls was up to
see us 5 Thirsday at Paws & I halled post untill noon &
in the after noon fixed the fence at the house & tryed to boor post holes
& couldnt & Jim finished making the post today 6 Friday
at Paws & me Jim & John fixed the fence at the Estep place & I killed
a turkey & Mrs Baker & Dave was here all day
7 Saturday at Paws & I went & fixed fence at the rite
field untill noon & then went ahunting with Eliet & I killed a deer &
they killed a wolf & Jim worked all day at the fence 8 Sunday
at Paws& me & Ellen & Serena went up to mr taffs & at nite lue
Hater & family came down & Jim came back this evening & Bill rent-ed
some of the sod land 9 Monday at Paws & me & Hater hunted
all day and didnt see anything & Jim & John hailed wood all day &
Haters family remained at the house all day
10 Tuesday at Paws & Hater & family is here & it
is raining & rained last nite & in the evening Hater killed deer 11
Wensday at Paws & me & Hater went ahunting & hater cripled a deer
& I killed watch & we returned at dark 12 Thirsday at
Paws & we killed hogs & in the aftere noon me & Hater went ahunting
& didant see anything & John & Jim made fence & John hired to
go over the river for Bill Rite 13 Friday at Paws & me &
Jim built fence all day at the rite field & lue Hater started for home this
morning & Hater let me have his dog & [illeg.] to [illeg.] 14
Saturday at Paws & remained at the house all day & it rained
all day & at nite Dan K rite pened some horses here 15 Sunday
at Paws & remained at the house all day & Rite and his hands stayed here
all day & nite Grigs 16 Monday at Paws & we hailed wood
all day & rite started for home & i shot at a deer a big buck & grigs
he skined the bull 17 Tusday at Paws & we hailed a load of
wood & then it rained all day & we remained at the house all day &
Wood & Jo went to Parson Taylors for to get married Wood Broomfield 18
Wensday at Paws & we resalted the meat & then we~ to set-ting
post but couldnt set them & then we went & staked fence at the rite place
& we skined a cow & Jim went home at nite & Wood & Jo was married
at Taylors19 Thirsday at Paws & went & skined a cow and
Jim returned at 2 act in the evemng & Paw said Trav got of [illeg.] $30 &
of stone & never accounted to him for it $20 20 Friday at
Paws & we killed to hogs & Wood came & got the plank to go in the
floor & he mooved in the evening & Baby was here in the evening &
Bill Maxe~ & a boy & I sold wood to hides for 6 dolars & Jim is to
have I of the money 21 Saturday at Paws & me & Jim cut
stakes all day & William & Serena was here all day 22
Sunday at Paws & me & Paw started for Waco & went to Thads & got
diner & then to Patersons 75 forahatofThad, 1 & stayed all nite at Patersons
& we taken a horse to Waco for Dr [illeg.] 23 Monday at Patersons
& then me & Paw went into Waco & Paterson went with us forbookday
50 for sack of shot 3.50 for tubs to 50 for hickry 10 yds 2.00 for dress loyds
1.25 for shews to par & then i got the money and my draft & got 4425 received
4425 & then we came back to Pattersons and stayed all nite for to par of iron
1.75 24 Tusday at Pattersons & had to stay there all day
for it was so cold that we could not travel & we stayed there all day &
it was very cold all day
25 Wensday at Pattersons & we started for home & Mr Phelps
started also at the same time we did & we went to Thads for diner & I
bought some things for flaners for sack 110 for linen 30 for candy 1 PofThad 40
& I got some paper & some spice for Maw & in the after noon we went
on home & Bud & Poca came down26 Thirsday at Paws &
went ahunting with Bud & Johney & in the evening I went over on the Indian
grave branch & skined a cow & Jim wt home & I let Serena have for
shews for 200 27 Friday at Paws & halled to loads of wood
& then skined to cows & then pened to cows for to mark & Jim hant
come ba~k yet & Bud & Poca is here to nite 28 Saturday
at Paws & skined a calf & then went over to [illeg.]
& killed a coon & skined one of my cows & in the evening I skined
a big beef & Rese & family is here 29 Sunday at Paws
& remained at the house all day & Bud & Poca is here yet & Bud
went down to Reses & stayed all day & at nite he returned & Jim has
bin gone for fbur days up to this time out of his time "4 30
Monday at Paws & started aftere a load of corn & turned back on account
of the mud & then went ahunting and didn't see anything & John got me
to help him skin a big bull up on the head of the Indian grave branch & Paw
went dQwn to the store & back & Bud & Poca started for home this morning
& Jim Rant come back yet this makes five days out of his time for domestic
100 9 31 Tusday at Paws & worked on the kitchen all day &
Poca came up & Bud to Reses she came to get a horse & Jim hant Come back
yet & this makes six day that he has missed 6ut of his time spent during the
month of December the sum of $1505
1874
January 1874 .. (back to top)
1 Thirsday at Paw & me & Jim Clark up to Whites five
mile below Waco & there stayed all nite 2 Friday at Whites
five mile below Waco me & Jim Clark & we got aload of corn & came
home at nite & Clark [illeg.J & in thenite me & Jim went to Masterville
[illeg.) then to [illeg.] & there stayed all nite & from [illeg.] to marlin
by 9 oclock the next morning & then taken the train for Hearne & I got
aleter from home 3 Saturday morning at marlin & started for
Bud from marlin to Reame by rail $4~ & changed cars at Bremont & reached
Hearne at 11 oclock & there had to lay over untill sunday nite at 8:30 &
for Hotell Bill at Hearne meals at Hearne for book & pencil & exchanged
$27.30 in coin for $30=00 in curency at marlin $400 70 4 Sunday
at Hearne & had to lay over at Hearne untill 8:30 at nite & then taken
the train for Palesteen $ fair for Palesten by R.R. $980 for breakfast at Palesten
$125 & then taken the car for longview 5 Monday morning at
Palesteen & taken the cars for longview & reached longview & twelve
oclock fare to longview by RR $8.40 for diner at longview $1.25 for ticket to
Shrevesport $6.80 & reached shreveport at 10 PM. & then taken the Buss
for the BoatBuss fair $1.00 & taken the steamer for grantico
fair on the boat to grantico $16.00 & stayed on the boat at shrevesport all
nite 6 Tusday on board of the boat by the Emila labarge traveled
all day on the boat & traveled about 150 mile by water 7
Wensday aboard of the steamer on Red River on the Emila Labard a st louis boat
& sailed all day & passed a little town by the name of caushada &
in the evening we landed at grantico & we hired a hack to take us to nachidoches
& pad for hack from grantico to nachidoches 200 & we reached nachidoches
at dark & put up the same house that Bud had put up at by the name of G. Fonteno
& stayed all nite 8 Thirsday at nachidoches & remained
there all day & we went & seen Jo [illeg.] & in~the evening we setled
our bill which was $400
Stage fair from nachidoches to shresesport for me & Jim Snodgrass $18.00 &
we left natchitoch at nine in the nite & traveled all nite on the stage &
like to have froze to death 9 Friday morning at Daniel Comlandiers
& taken breakfast at the Old Man House Pade him for Breakfast & [illeg.]
50 & then got on the stage & started for Mansfield & reached mansfield
at nite & stayed there all nite & we still owe him for our nites lodging
which was owe for nites lodging $300 10 Saturday morning in mansfield
& then taken the stage for Shreveport & we went about 14 mile & came
on to Bud in camp by the side of the road & we went on to S. Schalers &
there taken a layover tickit & waited for Bud to get ready to go home we taken
breakfast at S. Schalers & Bud he pad for it which was 40 & during the
day Bud he sold his saddle bride & Boath of his ponies for $6750 in curency
& me & Jim went to Hicory & stayed all day & at nite we went back
to S. Schalers & stayed all nite 11 Sunday at S. Schalers
& remained there all day & we got some little pins for to bring home &
Bud he came & stayed all the rest of the time with us12 Monday
at S. Schalers & had to stay there a" day & wait for the stage &
we was apaying 75 cts(Prd) apease
13 Tusday at S. Schalers & setled our bill whichwas $600
& we started for shrevesport & passed a little town by the name of Keecharge
& then Shrevesport & reached Shrevesport at five A.M. & put up at
the Planters Hotell for lodging at the Hotell
for shaving three & cutting Jim hair $525 125 14 Wensday
morning at Shrevesport & we taken the cars for Longview
for tickets $1020 Breakfast at Longview 300 fickets to Hearne $2650 & we traveled
all day & reached Herne at 1040 PM & put up at the HQtell 15 Thirsday
morning at Hearne & had to lay over there all day & wait for theetrain
& we taken the cars for Marlin at 6 ocI PM tickits to Marlin $600 & changed
cars at Bremet & reached marlin at 9 PM & put up the Hotel
fbr cutting hair & shave $~50 16 Friday morning at Marlin
& started for home $500 HoteilBill $800 for hack for home 50 for gloves 1
Bud - for shear 200 Snotgrass for shear & we all reached home before nite
& the man that Brought us out stayed at our house all nite 17
Saturday at Pa & the man that Brought us out started for home this morning
& Bud he came up & Jim he went to Masterville this morning & back
in the evening & Johney he came. after him to go home & stay all nite
18 Sunday at Pa & in the morning Bill Wright he was here
& I went with him to John Galaways & then I went to moreses &
from there up to my place me & Old man Clark came up by myfield & then
home & in the after noon I rote a leter home to T.W Haun & Jim he went
home last nite& back this evening & in the evening Bud, Poca, William
Serena all came & stayed all nite 19 Monday at Pa & I
went to Hatters & then to (dabenses), & back to masterville & mailed
a letr to T.WH. & I got home at nite & Bud, Poca, William & Serena
is here all day & Bud & Poca they went home at nite & I poisened a
wolf last nite & Clark came out to plow this morning 20 Tusday
at Pa & me & Bill Maxey plowed all day & I poisoned
a wolf last nite & dad & Serena went home this morning &
Bud he came & stayed & made an ax handle Clark is aplowing today &
Maxey girls came & stayed all day & Jim he was sick all day &
at nite Bud & Bill Maxey they went down to the Sheltons to set up
Jim he was sick all day & Bud let Snotgrass have his nely mar for $100 21
Wensday at Pa & it is raining & old Clark he is fixed to go to Waco &
it rained so that he didnt get to go & John he went to Masterville & Jim
& Bill Maxey they plowed all day & in the evening I taken the pups &
went ahunting & I shot at a der & Bud he cut poals for to fix his fence
& there was to men here one to buy land & the other wanting to teach school
& went from here to grigses 22 Thirsday at Pa & me &
Jim & Bill Maxey they finished plow-ing & Bill he went home at nite &
in the morning old Clark he went to Waco & after he left Charley he run off
Charley Clark run off 23 Friday at Pa & me & Jim loaded
to load of cotten & went to the Jin & stayed ther all nite 24
Saturday at Coals Jim & me & Jim we got home at noon & unloaded
our seed & in the after noon me & John we went ahunting & John Goodman
& mesilla was here & Thad he was here to and at nite he went home &
Old Clark he got home from Wacd & he give anah a pese of [illeg.] for [illeg.)
for anah by clark - -0- Jim Maxey & Lue run off 25 Sunday
at Pa & Jim he went home & Old Clark he went to Sheltons & in the
evening Bud & John Galaway they came & tomen they came & stayed all
nite & in the nite Jim & Lue they run off & Bill Maxey he said that
they went over on Elam me & John Clark we went to Maxeys & to Sheltons
at to oclock in the nite to look fore them 26 Monday at Pa'&
Maxey & Lue they run off last nite & i got up the oxens this morning to
go to halling cotten & Bud & Poca they came & Bud he went to Masterville
& old Clark he went to Moreses & to Sheltons & Bud he got back at
nite & he brought me aletr from J.R. Heaton 27 Tusday at
Pa & me & Bud we went down to the Jin & back at nite & we worked
the oxens & I seen the runaways at maxies me & Bud halled aload of cotton
apease & we sepered that we had about 3 thousant or 32 hunderd weight &
me & Jim halled to load last friday which was about 3 thousand 28
Wensday at Pa & I halled wood all day & Thad & family they came down
at noon & Bud & Poca left here this morning & Clark he seen maxey
today & had a talk about the run off spree & in the evening Jim Snotgrass
he came up & I went to put out stryctine & his horse
got loose Thad & family is here to nite 29 Thirsday at Pa
& in the evening me & Bud loaded to loads of cotten & in the fore
noon I went down to Dave's & there wasant any of them home & I roat a
leter to J.R. Heaton & sent it to the office by Thad he went home this evening
& his family stayed all nite & Bud & Poca come up this morning &
stayed all day & nite & charley Shelton he was here & he brought aleter
from Serena lamenting the story of lue & Maxey & Tilman Bussby was here
today & him & Thad had some sort of asetlement 30 Friday
at Pa & me & Bud we went to the jin & back & Bud he stayed at
maxies & left his load of seed there & Pa he went home with Thad today
& Old man Clark & wife went to more-ses to nite & Bud & Poca is
here to nite & the gal that came down with Thad she stole aring & [illeg.]
frommr Clark
31 [Missing]
February 1874
1 Sunday at Pa & Pa he is at Thads & it rained nearly
all day & I remained at the house all day & Dave vestal John Cunningham
Steward & another man was here John & Dave wanted to rent land 2
Monday at Pa he is at Thads & I cut & split post untill noon & then
I done nothing & Mr Gipson he came after the dr &he pade me 75 that he
owed me fore cuting hay & at nite me & John Clark we went to moreses &
there was a crowd there & we came home & in the nite they sent after the
Dr & I pened old [illeg.] she had a calf 3 Tusday at Pa &
Pa he is at Thads & I cut & split Post untill noon & then I done nothing
& Ellen & Vi washed all day & mrs Clark she went to moreses &
the Dr he went to gipsons to see [illeg.] & Clarks horse died last
nite & the old lady Clark stayed at moreses all nite & at nite
old Hatter he came & stayed all nite & Paker & three other men came
& stayed all nite & one of my howns died last evening with stryctine
4 Wensday at Pa & Pa he is at Thads & Parker & three
other men left here this morning on the hunt of the man that killed the pedler
& old Hatter he is here yet & there was D [illeg.] died with stryctine
this morning & (dead) raysed in genral & me & Ellen went
to Moreses & stayed all day & back at nite & Bud he went off with
some men to hunt the man that killed the pedlor 5 Thirsday at
Pa & Pa he is at Thads & it is araining this morn-ing & I remained
at the house all day & I done nothing & Gid Gipsons child died
this evening
G. Gipson 6 Friday at Pa&Pa he is at Thads & I went to
Masterville & I got me some Bluen & a comb & the dogs they followed
me & they didnt come back with me & Ben mores he died last nite
& when I came home they was just done diging his grave & John Clark he
pened 3 cows & calfs of Pa today & John Clark he went to Peaves &
got ahalf beef 7 'Saturday at Pa & in the fore noon Thad
he came & said that Pa was sick & me & me went off there
in the evening & John he went after some beaf (8 & 9
missing) 10 Tusday at Thad & stayed there all day me &
all the family & William Serena & Poca & all nite & I set up half
of the nite & Old Clark he came up & stayed for diner 11
Wensday at Thads & me Ellen & Poca came home & the rest'of them stayed
there & when we got to the spring branch we met (old Clark he comenced on
me & we had several words in the presents of Ellen & Poca & he went
over to Masterville & we came on home & Mr Drake he came to see the oxens
& me & him found them & he went home & at nite there was to men
stayed all nite here & Shelton he came by & told what Old Clark said &
in the evening i went to Dows & to moreses & Ben Galaway he was here to
by the house & I blufed him 12 Thirsday at Pa & Pa he
is at Thads & I went up there in the fore noon & back & when I got
home Bud he was there & me Bud Poca & Ellen all went back to Thads in
the evening for Pa he was taken worse in the nite last nite & I set up nearly
all nite at Thads & old Clark he went to travs & stayed all nite [illeg.]
nite I met him & on to Waco today 13 Friday at Thads &
Pa is still low & all the children is there & we all remained there all
day Bud Poca William Serena & in fact all the youngers & in the evening
Bud & Poca they went down home & at nite (Dave) Mixen & Bill Holcom
they came & set up untill three & then went home 14 Saturday
at Thads & Pa is still sick & Thad he Went down to Blackwells to get some
potatoes for Pa & he got some & in the evening Almeda & Old Clark
they came & Old Clark he brought Pa some things to eat 3 goblets of Jely one
small box of figs & Travis he came up at nite & went back home & Trav
he said that he let Old Clark have 10 of Pa money got of [illeg.] $10 & alme-da
give Pa $350.75 that fred [illeg.] pade on the house that he got of Pa Trav said
that he pade for the potatos that old Clark get he pad for potatos $3 & he
got 17 [illeg.] which cost $4.55 Old Clark he brought them to Pa
15 Sunday at Thads all the family & in the fore noon Paterson
Bud [illeg.] father & Travis all came & in the evening Bud William &
Serena & bety all went home & Hatter to & snotgrass he was here today
Trav & Paterson & family all stayed all nite & I went to the store
& got Pa a botle of brandy & Travis he is about half drunk 16
Monday at Thads & remained there all day & Pa is still low &
Paterson & Bud they went home this morning & Trav to & in the fore
noon Ben Galaway he was here to get the merida Wrighthouse & the old Pedler
to & pade the pedler what me & Pa boath owed him which was to dolars apease
$4.00 & I got ma to hankercheifs & one apron which cost .75 & I let
mily have ahalf dolar of Pa money to by to aprons & at nite i set nearly all
nite & we all have bin at Thads evry since Pa taken sick for stockens for
Ellen of Ped 50 17 Tusday at Thads & remained there all day
onley me & I went home & robed a beagum to get some honey for Pa &
I got back by one & almeda she is at Thads yet & Bud & the rest of
the wagons is gone to the jin with the last of the cotton today & Wood wife
is at Old Clarks to day & dad he is gone to his dads & he road my horse
serene & Poca is at our house 18 Wensday at Thads me &
all the family & we all remained there all day & almeda she is here yet
& I set up half of the nite last nite & in the fore noon Bud Poca William
& Serena they came & they came in the buga & dad he road Buck Bud
& Poca they went back home in the evening William & Serena they stayed
& Tom Cox he came & stayed all nite & me & Ellen we slept in the
store
for Butens for Ellen 10 & Bob Crudep he came in the fore noon & back at
nite 19 Thirsday at Thads me & all the family & we remained
there all day & all nite & I can't see as Pa is any better & Almeda
she is here yet & Ellen she went home with Rite & stayed all nit &
Trav he had one of his fits & they [illeg.] 20 Friday at
Thads me & all the family & almeda she is here yet
& remained here all day & I set up all nite & dad & Serena they
slept in the store last nite & it rained nearly all day & nite
21 Saturday at Thads me & all the family & William he
went home this morning & he road Buck & almeda she is here yet Trav &
Bud they went home this morning & in the evening William he came back &
it rained nearly all last nite & me & Ellen slept in the store & Bob
Crudep he came after almeda this evening 22 Sunday at Thads &
the hole family is here yet & Trav he came
& Bud he came in the afternoon & I give Bud 8 dolars to pay the cotton
pickers (Abner) $5 Tilds $175 mr Green $125 & Almedashe went home this morning
& Bud he went back home this evening & Trav he went home this evening
& J. Mixen & Bill Wilkerson they was here today & at nite dad &
Serena they slept in the store & Tom Cox & to other men stayed here until
12 & then they went home & at super there was a general quarel [in code]
23 Monday at Thads me & all the family & we remained
there all day & William he went home & he road Buck & Bud he came
& went on to Waco & he taken my hide & the calf hide that belonged
to Pa & I set up half of the nite & dad he stayed all nite
24 Died this morning at six ocl
(NOTE! all through this diary James called Barron
by many names. After his marriage he called him pa and paw often)
(back to top} Tusday at Thad's me & all
the family & Pa he died this morning at six od & we sent for the to [illeg.]
& they shaved him & me & them dressed him he had the best coat &
pants that could be had any where & we sent & got the coffin Jim Cox he
went after it Bob Moor he went with him & Travis he came in the morning &
stayed all day & in the evening William & Old man Reid & wife they
came & at nite Bud he came from Waco & he brought me thirty yards of calico
which came to $3.7- & he sold a beef hide that he got $3.00 for & mary
harden she came with Bud & after nite almeda & Paterson came & at
10 od cox & moor they came with the coffin & we put Pa in his coffin at
half past eleven in the nite & Ellen she is at nixes & i went there &
stayed all nite 25 Wensday at Thad's & the hole connections
was here & they buried Pa at 11 oclock we all went to the burien but ma
& Ellen & they were sick so that they couldnt Miss Yancy &
Mrs Whatly they stayed with ma & Ellen while we went to the burien & alme-da
Paterson [illeg.] & wife mrs daten & nely they came to see me & Ellen
Travis & Bety & Mary Harden they stayed here in the evening & Bud
William Serena old man & wife all went down [illeg.] house to nite & there
stayed all nite & in the evening gathered up all of Pa things &
fixin to have them washed & in the evening there was a child
buried near Pa grave 26 Thirsday at Thad & we all
remained there all day & Old Clark & wife came & stayed until after
diner & then they went back home he came in Pa buga & in the evening Rit
& Mary 14ar~~~en went down to Trav & stayed all nite & Trav he was
drunk all day & nite & Harriet she came & washed all day & Tom
Cox & wife had a fine girl
June 1874
1 Monday at home & I went to mr & mrs spenser & snotgrass
went on a horse hunt we went as far as (dobines) & there stayed all nite &
I taken my stray horses with me & lu hatter he came to our camp that nite
& in the evening me spenser & snotgrass went to Hansfords heard 2
Tusday at dobines in camp me & Spenser & Snotgrass & we packed up
& started on to the Bosque & we hunted all day & found nothing ~&
we camped at wins & a felow by the name of Green claimed the stud & I
let him have him 3 Wensday in camp at wins & we went Qut
& pened the & IT mars & we got another IT mar & one of the III
mars & we stayed at wins all nite again 4 Thirsday in camp
at wins & we packed up for home & we hunted the range as we come &
we got several of our horses & we stayed at ma all nite 5
Friday at ma & me & Spenser we helped snotgrass home with his horses &
the Ball Pony he got away from Spenser this morn-mg & I hunted some in the
fore noon for him & in the after noon me spenser & Bob all hunted for
him & couldnt find him & I raked [illeg.J in the morning & I had [illeg.]
teeth cleaned this morning & pad for pony cleaning 100 6
Saturday at ma & me & spenser & we hunted half of the day for the
Ball Pony & we didnt find him & when we got back Threadgill he was here
on the hunt of the Ball Pony & me & spenser we tryed to drive some bees
& couldnt & we robed them 7 Sunday at ma & me &
one of the young Threadgills hunted untill noon & I hunted all day for the
Ball pony & didnt find him 8 Monday at ma & me &
spenser densmore robed the bees in the fore noon & at nite me & him taken
to [illeg.] to my house & sheltons [illeg.] they came & got [illeg.] colt
he let them have it & Bud cuningham & several others went to Waco this
morning 9 Tusday at ma & me & spenser went down to my
house & we necked my cows together in the fore noon & in the after noon
we done nothing & mrs Reese & family was here & she told me where
scaball was & I went & got him in the evening & to of the yong Threadgills
was here after the pony & I hadant found him 10 Wensday at
ma & I hunted all around for ma horses & spenser he hunted for them &
didnt find them & in the after noon me Ellen & Spenser all went down to
dads & we stayed there all nite & me & Spenser & dad went afishing
that nite & didnt get anything 11 Thirsday at dads me Ellen
& spenser & we all went afishing & didnt ketch anything & we stayed
there all day & nite 12 Friday at dads me Ellen & S.
densman & we went down to the river afishing & we didant ketch anything
only agar & we come back to dads & stayed all nite & Jim Parker he
was at dads in the evening 13 Saturday at dads me Ellen &
S densman & we packed up & came to ma we got there by noon & shelton
& family they was there & malisa she has left ma & old clerk he is
ashelling corn out of ma crips & in the evening me & Ellen we came home
& malisa she came down & stayed awhile 4 cunningham mooved
Sunday at home & I sadled up & went up to ma & helped spenser to [illeg.J
to hack wheels & John Cunningham he is mooving to my house this morning &
ma & Spenser they taken aride in the hack & I went with them to watleys
& when we got back me & spenser we went to look for our colts & didant
find them & we drove my R horse as we came & Bob he brought my fily home
this morning she is broke gentle & in the evening I necked them together &
turned them out 15 Monday at home & I went up to Richisons
& back by noon & it rained while I was gone & I seen boath of my mars
the sorel & Bay with the dun colt & cunningham he started to heard catle
this morning for cox 16 Tusday at home & cut briers in the
morning & then threadg-ill he came after scaball this morning & I give
[illeg.J & taken his receipt for said horse & malisa she witnessed the
receipt that he give me & he promised to come on the [illeg.J of June to [illeg.J
the horse & cave Vestal & [illeg.J they was here today & I went to
ma & robed the beagum that belonged to me & Shelton & I sold Wood
a hide for 2.50 branded HK on hips 17 Wensday at home & I
went up to ma & got some tools & made a bedsted & then it rain the
rest of the day & in the evening I set out some pottoes & cabage plants
& cuningham he came home off of a cow hunt this evening
18 Thirsday at home & spenser,he was here for breakfast &
me & him went down to stallsworth at noon & I posted the horse
& he charged me 600 for posting him & got home at nite & I brought
a bond to have filled the bond is for 75 dolars 19 Friday at
home & I went ahunting in the morning & back by Buds & Vestals &
came home and made a gate against noon and it rained some at noon & Mrs Vestal
& saly eat diner here & in the evening I went to Bud galaways & then
to Old Johns & got apar of bulet mols & Hix mores he was here after corn
or money 20 Saturday at home & cut brush in the fore noon
& William & Serena Bob James Smith C. Rees & Bud all was here for
diner & Vi & Jo to & in the evening me James Smith & Tom Barron
all went ahunting & I killed a big buck & got home at dark & I came
by ma & Thad & family was there21 Sunday at home &
I cut up my Vinson & then me & Ellen went up to ma & Thad & family
was there & dad & family & Eli & Eli & me Ellen we went to
ma & stayed all day & me & C Rees & Bob went up to the head of
the creek after my mar & I got the gray & there was meeting here to nite
White he preached & me & Ellen & Shelton & family stayed all nite
at ma & Thad & family they went home this evening 22
Monday at ma & we went down home & then I came back up to ma & me
& Spenser we went & made rails untill noon & I killed a little deer
& in the after noon I went & looked for my fily & didant find [illeg.]
& I grained my buck hide this evening & I killed a [illeg.] Just at nite
a man he was over after my fily to run & John Cunningham he came home at dark
23 Tusday at home & I taken ma a pees of veneson & then
me & Spenser we went to the bottom to make rails & I made 16 & I killed
alitle 3 spike buck & we came home at noon & in the evening & grained
a [illeg.] of my der hids & it rained a little to day & John he went back
to the heard this morning & he returned home at dark & Wood he brought
my hide back today
24 Wensday at home & me & Spenser we made rails part
of the day & at noon the sheriff he came & somens me to apear at court
in July to renew the bond as administrator & it rained at noon & Bill
& Tom Barron came to us in the Botom & the sheff he came & taken John
Erven & taken him to Marlin 25 Thirsday at home & I grained
to deer hids this morning & Ellen she washed & John he went after his
wagon & halled a load of wood in the fore noon & in the after noon I made
some fence
& then went ahunting & didant see anything 26 Friday
at home & I went to the bottom & made 40 rails & then back home by
noon & in the after noon smith & to of densman boys was here & gorge
(Lepord) he was here to see John Cun-ningham & in the evening I went to Bobs
after my little hown & they say that Jim Erven got home today from Marlin
Jalle 27 Saturday at home and went ahunting with Willaman (Boby)
& his to boys & we didant kill anything 28 Sunday at
home & me & Ellen we went to ma & ma she was gone to Thads & I
went to look for my dog & at nite we camehome & ma she come back from
Thad at nite maxey he went with her 29 Monday at home & I
went to ma & from there to Buds & then ahunting & back by ma &
Trav he was there & ma & Bety they came down to my house & they stayed
all day & smith Vestal & Bud & Ben Galaway they was here at my house
& Spenser He is halling rails to fence the orchard so as to put the hogs in
& me & Ellen we went up to ma & stayed all site & Milt Vestal
he left here this evening & Old Clark he went to look for John 30
Tueday at ma & I made fence part of the day & in the evening we came down
home & old Clark he came home from Patersons alooking for John
Spent during the month of June the sum of $7.50 & received the sum of 000
July 1874
1 Wensday at home & i went up to ma & made a fence awhile
& then back home & I brought my beef home with me & I done nothing
else all day & in the evening it rained a fine rain & John Clark he came
back & one of the felows with him
2 Thirsday at home & I went Ahunting & didant kill anything
& I taken anah up to ma & it rained to or three times today Bob Wideman
& anerson they went ahunting with me & we went to Hosey gipsons while
it was raining & seen Taylor at ma this morning & Bud he came to me this
side of Reeses & in the evening Lis she raysed hell with the chickens &
I had to moove them 3 Friday at home & I went up to ma &
ground meat & then to the bottom & cut aset of logs for chicken coop 4
Saturday at home & went to ma & got the wagon & hailed a
load of wood & then plowed some & put out my potatoes & Bob Widaman
was here & we went out & shot to der & cuningham shot at them &
didant kill anything & John & Lisa they went to Widmans this evening 5
Sunday at home & hunted all day for to find out when I wit-nessed Dave Vestals
deed & didant find it atall & me & Ellen eatdiner at milt Vestals
& Dave Vestal he eat diner there to & John & Lisa came home this evening
from Wedimans & Ellen Mrs Vestal & saly Mcabe all went up to ma this evening
& doff Vestal he was here to get me to put his brand on record & I sold
mrs Vestal a der hide & she let me have atub she charged me one dolar for
the & I charged her one & fifty for the hide 6 Monday
at home & fixed to go to Marlin & Saly Mcabe brought me some clothing
to take to bob & I went up to ma & hitched up the hack & we went down
as far as dads & Bud he come home' to dads awhile after we got there &
we stayed there all nite & in the evening me Bud & Dad all went afishing
& I got some apels 7 Tusday at dads me ma Bud & the children
& we all went to Marlin & Serena she went with us in the hack & I
got ma these things things for ma corsets 1.00,shews 1.75,
nails 1.00, starch .10, tobaco .75, bluen .25, gmgam .35, coffe 2.00, pins .10,
Butens .25, (geange).25, tickits .50& then for (g ) .50 & we stayed
all day in town & ma let me have some money to pay my tax which was the amount
of $8.55 & she let dad have the sum of $7.66 to pay his tax & I had a
twenty changed for me this morning & in the evening we all come out to dads
& stayed there all nite & Trav he was [illeg.J some today 8
Wensday at dads & me & Bud we cut out some timber to make & axle tree
& then I hitched up & drove for home & we got home at noon & then
I unloaded the things & then come on down home & then several [illeg.J
Jim Erven & martha densman & saly mcabe & I brought Mr Vestal some
things domestick cal-ico [illeg.J & thread & in the evening I set out
a lot of sweet potatos9 Thirsday at home & me & Ellen
we went up to ma & then me & Spenser we went & hunted for my horses
untill noon & in the after noon I hunted by self & Spenser he went down
to milts aft er some [illeg.) & this morning Taylor & Old man Jorden they
was at ma & Taylor said that he intended to sell evry thing & Bob Widemans
he helped Cuningham ho all day in his cotton & got up my horses to start to
Waco in the morning 10 Friday at home & I fixed & started
to Waco me & Spenser & I taken five horses to sell & Maxey & Lu
they stayed all nite at ma last nite & we went on to Waco & it rained
before we got there & when we got in town we seen Thad & Dave Mixen there
aloading lumber & [illeg.) to & we stayed in town untill nite & then
came out this side of town & camped for the nite & [illeg.] had a fine
sun 11 Saturday in camp near Waco me & Spenser densman &
we had 5 horses & we riged up & went back into town & stayed there
untill noon & then we started for home & I to shirts for spenser which
cost 80 cts & I got me some [illeg.] soda hooks & eyes & kneedles
& I put up the gray mar at auction & they knocked her off at 18 dolars
& I bid her in & we came back by coxs & stayed awhile & then on
home & When I got to ma tom-person & dad was there & they had meeting
there to nite 12 Sunday at home & doff Vestal he was here
this morning & me & Ellen we went up to ma to meeting & Tompson he
preached & we came home for diner & in the evening [illeg.] Poca &
Mr Rees they came down & stayed awhile & I spoke to maxey to nite-at meeting
& Sheltons child died this morning 13 Monday at home &
me & Ellen we went up to ma & stayed all day & they buried sheltons
child & we stayed at ma all day & for meeting at nite & Tompson he
preached 14 Tusday at home & went up to ma & from there
to mastervill & helped threash wheat all day for a man living on [illeg.)
place & taylor he is using fidles today & he used him 3 days before 2
to marlin & yesterday & I went to Masterville & helped to thresh wheat
all day 15 Wensday at Esters & helped to thresh wheat untill
noon & then it rained so that we had to quit threshing for the day & I
went down to Thads for diner & it is raining & thad he is gone to Waco
him & Dave & grays mashen is there by there wheat & Bill Scott he
came to the thrashers this morning & he drove the rest of the time that we
threshed & it rained in the evening so that we done nothing & I came home
& I got some peaches out of Kinchiow orchard & Mr & Ellen we went
up to ma to meet-ing & they had a fine time last nite old Clark & wife
Bud Bill Maxey John Erven & Mary Edwards & lue & mrs mores & gilbert16
Thirsday at nome & I went up to ma & then to masterville & helped
to thrash wheat all day & at nite I stayed at Thad's & snotgrass he was
heer at the mashene today & we all eat diner at Bonars & super to 17
Friday at Thads & I helped to thrash wheat at Bonars in the fore noon &
in the after noon I helped to thrash at [illeg.] & Thad he went to Waco this
morning & I went to cases & then down to Traves & stayed there for
diner & the man left the mashene came & got it from Travis & then
I came home & old Clark he worked Jack to Waco today 18 Saturday
at home & I went ahunting & was gon all day & I seen Bob Wideman &
Bob Johnes in the timber & I seen Dick Mculor to & we hunted all day &
seen nothing & as I came home I seen manerva saly mcabe spenser Jim Vestal
& frank densman at the hay as I came in & Jo Posey he came back to ma
& stayed all nite 19 Sunday at home & me & Ellen
we went up to ma for ma sent after us Jo Posey & gorge Clark came & then
we went & stayed all day & White he preached in the evening!& Posey
he is at ma yet
20 Monday at home & I howed all day & John Smaller &
John Erven was here & I let John Erven have a der skin for miss mores &
I let her have it for 1 5cts. & that pad for the chickens that I got of her
& I got a botle of (worm) medisen of Mrs Vestal she owed me 25 cts & the
botle setled all she owed me 21 Tusday at home & I went ahunting
& came back by ma & old Clark Bud Jo Charley Clark & negro Bob they
was all at ma & Bud & Part of the fellers was gathering horses for the
sail & tay-lor he sent fidles home he has had him ever since w~ went to marlin
the time we went & mrs Baker she was here this evening & I howed some
& John Rite he was here22 Wensday at home & I went after
a cow on the range & then
I put up some post for the grape vine to run on & then I went up to ma &
got some peaches & Ellen she washed some this evening & done nothing spenser
he was here afixing mrs Vestals harnice & Taylor & Old Clark & Bud
& all his hands agathering horses for the sail & me & Taylor &
had quite a talk about the saile of the stock & of the will 23
Thirsday at home & me & Ellen we went up to ma & then we went to Thads
& from there to Waco & we stayed at stons & stayed all nite &
I got my wheat that the fellers owed me at mas-terville & taken it & exchanged
it for flour & I got me some cof-fee shugar & casteel soap & I got
Ellen a pot & some calico all cost $1 & Isoldaderhide si 75 & we stayed
at stones all nite me & Ellen
24 Friday at stones & we hitched up & came to Travs for
diner & then come on down to ma & I got ma some coffee shugar cas-teel
soap & to yards for the [illeg.] & then came on down home & when we
got home spenser densman he went with her & doff densman & Hix mores was
here this evening 25 Saturday at home & I went up to ma to
the sail & I brought 3 horses Brown Dick & to to year old mares &
rake & [illeg.] double shovel plow & the old ax wagon then I went down
home
& I taken my flour & I let hiram [illeg.] take one of the horses that
I bought to brake & at nite Thad & family & dad & family
they all came down to my house & stayed all nite (Items bought at sale - not
readable: written over it is: old gordon robles watley bill Holcom refused to
go my security) 26 Sunday at home & me Ellen Thad family
& dad & family we all went up to ma & they all went over to Taylors
but me Ellen & dad & serene & [illeg.] reses was there 27
Monday to home & I went up to ma & me & Mr Reese we made & axle
tree for the wagon & put one coat of paint on it & old Clark he sat around
all day & ma she went down to [illeg.] & stayed all day & Serena she
went with her & serene she stayed all nite at maxeys & ma she came home
& Babe he ~ame home with me & stayed all nite & in the evening I cleaned
out my spring28 Tusday at home & I went down to Mr Reeses & howed cot-ton
all day for him to pay for his making the axle tree to ma wagon & Rese he
cut my hair this morning at ma & I come by ma at dark & there by the name
of (Batle) so they said & Mary she left ma the day she whiped curk hefer she
left 29 Wensday at home & I went out on the range & got
back & then I went up to ma & from there to Maxeys to see ma & from
there to coals & I got him to draw me to noats one to M.J. Barron
& the other to M.J. Barron & [illeg.] taylor administra-tor of the estate
of T.H. Barron first note for $59 & the last for $50.50 (back
to top}& then I left Coal & went down to snotgrasses for
diner & then me & snotgrass we went up to Jacksons store & then I
went on down to davisons & he went my security for $109.50 one to me for 59
& the other for 50 0& then I came back to Snotgrasses & stayed all
nite & serene gorge Clark they went down to my house & stayed all nite
30 Thirsday at snotgrasses & me & him we went to Jane
Guardeners & we got some peaches & I asked Jane to go my security &
to refused to do so & then I came on home & I came by Gipsons & then
there dad he came up last nite to ma & when I got home saly mcable & to
densmans boys & to moreses was at my house & gorge Clark & I covered
the pig pen in the evening & cut the weeds from around the house & at
nite me & Ellen went up to ma & ma she is gon to Travs & saly mcabe
she eat diner here today & we stayed at ma all nite & old Clark he went
to Marlin with Batle this morning Jane Guardener he refused to go my security
31 Friday at ma & ma is gon to Travs & I came down home
in the morning & tended to my things & then went back to ma & cut
peaches all day & frank & set galaway was there after some peaches to
eat & we stayed all nite at ma Spent during the month of July the sum
of $1285 & received the sum of $000
August 1874
1 Saturday at ma & I went down home & tended to my things
& stoped ahole in the brush fence & got into a wasp ~est & then shortly
afterward a very sharp pain in my back & legs so that Icould hardly walk &
then went back [illeg.] to ma & then me Bud Jo [illeg.] negros to all went
to masterville & fined my note & then I give Taylor my note for 59>
& I bought 24 yards of morenas which cost: merenos 24
at 71½ $19.16,meat dish .51.shugar Boal .17, shugar boal 1.25 Pants 215
& then went down to Thads & we all came home ma she come dad &
family Taylor reses & charley & Bud we got home at nite & me &
Ellen stayed all nite at ma & dad & serene old Clark got home from meeting
this evening 2 Sunday & ma & I went down home in the
morning & worked on my [illeg.) untill noon & then went back up to ma
& let saly mcabe have my pony to ride up to & davy & Vi was there
& dad & Serena & Reses to boys & in the evening I let saly mcabe
have my pony to ride down home
3 Monday at ma & me & davy shelton doff Vestal dad ma
& old Mr Clark all went back to Thads to the sail & I bought ten yds of
bed ticking at fifteen cts per yard which for bed ticking
150 for cambrick 5-1/5 at 13 cts for cambrick 71½ for 4 cards of hooks
27 flax thread 5 [illeg.] 25 for lamp 75 for 2 box colors 25 floss thread 32½
& in the evening i setled up & give my note for $26.56 & give
the to Bob Moor for security on my note haff & Tom Cox & Tom Whaily refused
to go my security & I got back to ma after dark ma & the childrens didant
come dad anah &old Mrs Clark come back after dark & mex Jo worked on the
fence at the house all day for ma & Ellen she cut peaches all day at ma 4
Tusday at ma & I went home & then hack to ma & dad he went to masterville
with the hack after ma & I fixed the mashene & rake today & Eli he
come this morning to ma cuningham John Vestal was here after peaches & in
the evening Bud Bill Maxey & dad came from Masterville & I let Bill Maxey
have- 15 yds of hook & eyes merenos came to $10.721/2,
hooks & eyes 201/2, cambrick 35 total
$11.28
at nite me & Ellen went down home & tomy he is sick 5
Wensday at home & me & John Cunningham went in the fore noon & got
some mulbery timber to fill mr Bakers wagon & in the after noon I went up
to ma & ground my ax & I seen maxey & I seen [illeg.] Paterson at
ma today & another fellow with him & at nite Ellen she went up to ma to
stay all nite for tomy he is
sick & dad he went to coxes this morning after some canels & hant returned
yet 6 Thirsday at home & me & John Cuningham worked on
the wagon all day for Dave Vestal & there was some land buyers here today
they had a fine par of Black horses & they went from here to Bob Widemans
8 Saturday at home & me & John Cunningham worked on Dave
Vestals wagon all day we finished puting the spokes in & put the filows on
one wheel & at noon I went up to ma & Bud & Maxey was there old Clark
& family & ma she give anah a little tin plater & [illeg.) for me
to bring to anah & at nite I went up to old Clarks cotton Patch & got
some [illeg.] & ma said that Taylor said that I could have old John for my
note for 39 do lars & at nite & drawn the note & roat a leter home
to T.N.H. 9 Sunday at home & Mrs Baker & Mrs Mores was
here for diner & Bob Wideman he came after diner & stayed awhile &
he got Mr Moreses broad ax & in the evening Charley Reese & (H) Gipson
came & Hiram he brought my [illeg.] home & at nite me & Ellen went
up to ma to meeting & Ellen she stayed all nite at her ma & I came home
& stayed by self 10 Monday at home & I necked Buck &
the dun pony & drove them to ma & turned them loos & then I stayed
~t ma all day & cut peaches & Shelton & family was there & Spenser
dad & family & thad in the evening & there was to men from Ellam &
taken old Broad there names was Persell & they boath went my security for
Old John & dad & Shelton & Serena all went tolam to the [illeg.] &
back in the evening they went in ma hack & in the evening me & Ellen we
came home & at dark dad & Serena they came & stayed all nite 11
Tusday at home & dad & Serena they was here & they went up to ma &
me & Cuningham we worked on the wagon all day & there was a felow here
for diner by the name of Palm
12 Wensday at home & me & Cuningham worked on the wagon all day we finished
the wood work & three wheels by diner & in the evening we set the tires
on the new wheeler& on the old ones & doff Vestal he helped us to set
the tires & in the evening I went up to ma & got a sack of peaches 13
Thirsday at home & me & John Cuningham we finished Vestal wagon we made
3 new wheels [illeg.) couplen poals & set the other [illeg.] & in the
evening ma spenser dad & Serena came down & stayed awhile & dad &
Serena they stayed all night & ma & Spenser they went back & Anah
she went home with them & at night I made to Par of hobels & shaved dad
14 Friday at home & I dressed four deer hide & made some
hobels & dad & Serena they went up to ma this morning & Saly Mcabe
was here this morning & Borowed [illeg.] & I went after my cows this morning
& in the evening I went up to ma after anah & I got a peas of beef of
cuningham 15 Saturday at home & I stayed at the nearley all
day & in the evening I went up to ma & got some peaches & Borowed
the canell moals & at nite me Bud dad Spenser Watley [illeg.] Taylor &
Walls all went over to elam to meeting & we came away before meeting was over
& it rained some at nite & Taylor he road Old John all day he road him
to meeting 16 Sunday at home & I stayed at home nearly all
day & Davy & Vi was here for dinner & in the evening they went to
ma to meet-ing & they had meeting at the new house & Taylor he preached
& I went back to ma & in the evening Poca she came home with me &
stayed all nite & Taylor he used Old John to day came from meeting & ma
dad & Serena all started for Waco this evening 17 Monday
at home & Poca she is here & stayed all day & ma she is gone to Waco18
Tusday at home & I went to Tom Coxes in the fore noon & I got some coffee
for coffee 100, for matches 25 & I left him 3
deer hids & 6 par of hotels for to sell for me hotels 25 cts apec & hids
as folows one for 1 dolar & one for 150 & in the fore noon 250 all of
the hids amount to 5 dolars & hobels come to 150 & in the evening me &
John Cuningham we went out in the evening &.killed one of my yearlings 19
Wensday at home & I went up to ma & me & Shelton we halled 3 loads
of logs to build a chicken coop I 20 Thirsday at home & I
taken anah up to ma & then after buck
& the dun pony & then I came back to ma for diner & then me &
dad we went out after Reb & Dads pony & then I necked reb & the dun
pony together & turned them out & then I taken Buck home & saly mcabe
& gorge clerk & ma & Jo was there
21 Friday at home & I started for Waco & I got to Waco
in the evening & sold a der hide for 2.75 & mexican Jo he give some money
to get Ellen some things received 150 & I got some camphor gum for camphor
gum for whiskey for set of harnice
& Patterson went my security for the harnice 15 75 30.00 22
Saturday in camp on Beilside with Charly Reese & me & him
come to Travs for breakfast & I got 3 pigs of Trav & then we came on to
ma & Charley he went on home & I come on home
& I left the pigs at ma & in the evening I went back to ma & got my
pigs & I let Shelton have one 23 Sunday at home & I went
down to coals & got my [illeg.] & then back to little Jo Jacksons &
got some peaches & came on home me & Davy Huse
24 Monday at home & I hunted all day for my horses &
didant find them & ma Shelton curk & to of sheltons children went to Travs
this morning 25 Tusday at home & I hunted for my horses &
I found the dunon the (Hoolies) Branch & I pened him & road him &
in the after noon road the other & in the evening I traided the dun stud &
a cow & a calf for Old John I let Bud have the horse & cow & calf
for Old John & Shelton & Old Clark had a fuss this evening 26
Wensday at home & I hitched up Old John & Reb & then I went up to
ma & got the wagon & then went & got me a little load of wood &
taken the wagon up to ma by noon & in the after noon I let Bob have my saddle
to ride a mar for me & she bust-ed it wide apart & I taken it home &
riged it again & then sold it to [illeg.] the next day 27
Thirsday at home & I went up to ma & Ellen she went to & I cut a little
Patch of hay & Bud started a horse hunting this morning & I went to Dave
in the evening to see him about the cow & Batle is gathering his corn 28 Friday
at home & I cut hay all day for doff vestal & I went up to ma this morning
& got the mashene Borned 29 Saturday at home & I went
up to ma & got the hack & taken Ellen to her ma & then I went to cutting
hay for Vestal & John Cuningham & the children they came after me for
Ellen she was sick & at 12 oclock she give birth to a fine girl & in the
evening I went to Dave Vestals & Mrs Mores & Davy he brought me some corn
this evening & at nite I went down home & got a sack of corn & then
back up to ma & stayed all nite & Shelton & fam-ily is there Mr Shelton
was with Ellen when the child was borned 30 Sunday at ma &
Ellen is sick & I remained at the house untill noon & Old Clark &
his boys is gathering & halling cane all day for Batle & in the evening
I went down home & stayed awhile & then went back up to ma & stayed
all night there 31 Monday at ma & I stayed at the house untill
noon & in the evening I went up to Clarks Taffs galaways grisses Babes [illeg.]
Moreses & Bakers & then back to ma by nite & Bud came in off of the
horse hunt & I seen Ben Galaway this evening he just got home
September 1874
1 Tusday at ma & I hunted all the morning for my horse &
found him near the house & I went down home & I got som coffe & Shelton
& family started home this morning!& Ben Galaway & Mr Grigs was here
this morning Spent during the month of August the sum of $2.
15 & received the sum of $4.25
October 1874
24 Saturday at Elis [illeg.J & I went on into marlin &
the witne-ses was all there Wood Broomfield hiram & the old man gibson &
dad he went along with us to see what was done & the trial came off at 2 oc
& the old [illeg.J & I had the cash to pay which was ten dolars &
then we fixed & started home fordoll 10 for [illeg.]
25 for tools 60 for mending cycle[illeg.J & William (Jorden) he bought
the little morning & he pade me five dolars received of W Jorden 5.00 $500
as part payment on the gray mar & me & Wood we came by Snotgrasses &
stayed awhile & then we came on to my house & Wood he stayed all nite
with me for Ellen she is at her ma 25 gray mare of me this 25
Sunday at home & I went up to ma to where Ellen was & I let wood have
my pony to ride home this morning for his mare got away last nite for some (filder)
left the bars down & I taken one of my horses & me & Jo went &
got up my gray mar & in the evening I taken him to him & he pade me ten
dolars in curen-cy on the mar & he still ows me ten dolars & fifty cts
in [illeg.J (missing) at Snotgrasses this evening I (missing) to Litle Rock Ark
& I was at Coals and Jim Coxes & I seen Walls & in the evening I met
Shelton and Josephene going to Sheltons & [illeg.J to me & Bud. (W) Taylor
John Galaway & sons they was at ma & John Galaway he said that Peavy had
gotton to old [illeg.J & wouldnt let him have her & he came on down here
with me & I let him have the (instrament) of (W ) that we had [illeg.] the
catle to Proove that & [illeg.] [illeg.] when I sold to him received of William
Jordin in curency $10.00 as part payment on the little gray mar he ows me ten
dol & fifty cts yet in [illeg.J 26 Monday at home & I
hitched up & went to John (b) to cut mg hay & i got there at noon &
in the after noon I cut hay for him & there was several there at work for
him & a fellow by the name of (deck) & another fellow27
Tusday at John (ber) (missing) hay all day for him & (miss-ing) he came to
where I was acuting & I cut all day & stayed at (b) all nite & there
was several there Sam Ross & to other fel-lows & old mis (b) she brought
me grapes from Mastervill that belonged to (c ker) & I went to Thads this
morning & I sen Dave mixen there & miley 28 Wensday at
(Bereses) & he pade me thirteen dolars this morning at part payment on the
hay that I have cut for him received of JB 150 in curency 250coins $1300 &
cut hay all day for him & have cut him 1 8'/2 acers in all & I eat diner
at [illeg.] & in the evening I came home & Thad he came to me this morning
to where I was at work & I got to ma at nite & then I went down home at
dark & saly mcabe she was there & then she went back up to Vestals &
I brought Buds can of molases from [illeg.] this evening for him an the rake I
29 Thirsday at home & I went down to maxes & ground one
cycle [illeg.] he turned for me & Bill he went to see [illeg.] & I came
back by Daves & I got him to help me hall hay tomorrow & then I cut hay
all day for myself & I got Shelton to rake this evening for me & at nite
I went up to ma & got my wagon & to forks & I got some salt of ma
& Bud & dad they came home from Waco this evening & dad he went on
home & Bud he is at ma & there is a felow there to nite he is a [illeg.]
& Bud said that Old Clark had indited me for carrying a pistol & Saly
Mcabe she eat dinner here today
30 Friday at home & me Shelton & davy halled hay all
day we halled five loads & in the evening Wood was here & davy he stayed
untill after supper & then he went home & I went and staked my horses
& I met Frank Densman as I came back
Spent during the month of October the sum of $41.55 & received the sum of
$39.00 31 Saturday at home & I stayed at the house all day
& worked on the hen house & in the evening davy he came & we toped
off my hay stack & covered the hen house
November 1874
1 Sunday at home & I went down to smiths & got ten dolars
that W. Jordain had left there for me as part pay for the gray marreceived of
W Jordain 10 in curency received of (C G B) 1.25 in curency & I stayed at
smith's for diner & Mrs Boid was there & I came on back by Stevensons
& reeses & then on home & when I got home davy he was there &
in the evening me & Ellen we went up to doff Vestals & they was {ixing
to moove & Ellen she got some onions of Mrs Vestal $1000 125
2 Monday at home & I went & looked for my horses &
didant find them I was at ma ahunting for them & then I came on back home
& went down to maxes me & davy & ground my cycles & then I came
back home & looked for my horses & didant find them & davy he was
here for diner & in the evening I went ahunting & didant see anything
& then I went & looked for my horses again & at nite I went &
looked for my horses again & I found them up by the side of the Pastor &
spenser densman he was here for supper & me & him put the chicken in the
coop & then he went up to John Cuninghams & Bud he went to Marlin &
he road Pady 3 Tusday at home & I cut davy Hughes 3 acer
of grass & Wood & Gorge Williams was here to day & in the evening
I went up to mcgees & ground my cycle & left the mashene at mcgees &
came on home & got home at nite & Wood & davy is halling Dows hay
this evening & Bud got home from Marlin this evening & Bud & Spenser
is hunting Buds oxens
4 Wensday at home & I hitched up & went to mcgees &
got the mashene & then went on up toward Taffs & met Anerson & me
& him went on & I comenced to cutting hay for him & it looks so much
like rain that I quit cutting hay for him & came on home & when I got
home Jo Broomfield & Mcgees stepdaughters was here & malisa cuningham
& they all stayed for diner & I went ahunting awhile & I went to where
davy & Wood was halling hay & then up in the timber next to Taffs &
the days they started a deer & run it off & I never seen it & I came
back just at nite & Cuningham he was here this evening to get a stick of timber
to make & axle tree for mrs mores & I met Hix moreses at the barn this
evening & at nite Ellen & her to lady friends went over the crick to Broomfields
& she left anah here with me & after dark I chained & tied my horses
to a tree by my hay stack & taff he came to me today in the prarie while I
was trying to cut hay for Anerson 5 Thirsday at home & I
went over to Broomfields & I taken anah with me for Ellen she stayed there
last night & I cut hay awhile & I broke the mashene & then I went
over to [illeg.] & couldnt fix it & I pade him for the work that he done
before this time which was one dolor for Blacksmith wk & then I came on back
to Woods & borowed his sadle & me & Ellen we came on home & then
I went down to Jackson to the Blacksmith shop & got the rod mended for mending
rod $50 pade Terel Jackson what I owed him which was 15 and then I came on back
by mrs Bakers & Mrs Moreses & by Dows & then home by nite & I
let Cuningham have a stick of timber to make an axle tree for mrs mores this morning
& mcgee he came to where I was cycle at this morning when I broke the cycle
driver rod 6 Friday at home & I went to WF. Broomfields &
cut him 3½ acers of grass & he raked it & I let him off for 3 acers
& John (b ) he came here this morning before I started to cut hay & he
pade me what he owed me
received of John (b) in currency $1 0~ & I eat diner at Woods today me &
davy & I finished cutting hay for him by to od & then I went home &
I mete cuningham by the side of the Estep field & I came on home & went
to the botem & got aload of Wood & I got home at nite my wood was [illeg.J
part of the old bee tree that me & davy cut 7 Saturday at
home & I rized up & started for Waco & I stayed at ma & then on
to Waco & I pade for my stove & for the [illeg.] $22.65 $2265 8.50 75
for stove pade for [illeg.] the rest that was due Pade for shews for anah pade
for candy pade 10 for cake pade 10 for matches pade 25 for english rum pade 25
& then I seen fred Hale & several others & at nite went out to Patersons
& stayed all nite & there was several others & I stayed all nite &
mary Bancorf was at Patersons 8 Sunday at Patersons & I started
for home & John Paterson & mary Bancorf came down to Travs & I give
almeda a piece of gum to make some [illeg.) & I came on down to Travs &
stayed for diner & he went out & seen old Clark for me & I done noth-ing
& I eat diner at Travs & John Pa~terson mary bancorf farley & old
mrs Clark & after diner Jeff [illeg.) wife she came & stayed awhile &
then I came on home I stayed at ma & Bud Poca Serena Shelton & family
was all there & they wouldnt let me have there wagon bed to go to marlin in
& I came on down home & then went over to Woods & from there to D.
mcgees he pade 1 dolar received of D Mcgee $1.00 & I borrowed the cutchman
sadle & then I taken Wood sadle home & then came on back & at dark
there was to men came here & stayed all nite one by the name of [illeg.] &
the other by the name of Clock they wanted some hay cut & doff Vestal came
& got his last [illeg.] of [illeg.] thi& evening 9 Monday
at home & there was to men left here this morning they stayed here all nite
& me & Ellen went up to ma & then I went on to Marlin & I seen
Jim Snotgrass in (cap) [illeg.] office & I made a contract with him for him
to defend my case that old Clark had accused me of carrying a pistol & I seen
[illeg.] & B issac Wright & in fact lots that I knew for cake 20 tool
20 & then I came on to Old Man Reids & walls was there & Bud dad &
Snotgrass they all came there & stayed all nite & I left marlin at abot
1/2 our by sun & crossed the bridge at dark
10 Tusday at old man reids me Bud dad Walls & Jim Snotgrass
& me Bud dad & Snotgrass all came home & Jim he stayed at [illeg.]
& we came on & stayed at old mis rites & then on up by Buds &
he stayed at home & dad he stayed at Bill Bits & I came on to Dows &
talked to him awhile & then on home & nobody at home & I caught the
pony & started for ma after Ellen & I met her & Serena acoming &
we all came on home & then Serena she went back to ma & Ellen she got
diner & then I went to maxes & ground my cycle & he turned for me
& old m reid she give me some potatoes for anah & Ellen this morning &
at diner Davy he came & stayed awhile & in the evening I went down to
maxes & ground my cycle jim Maxey & Bud turned for me while I ground the
cycle 11 Wednesday at home & I went & cut hay for Ra~ff
Anerson all day & I broke one of the sextons out of one of cycles & Jones
he came to where I was at work & taff he was there to & to other fellows
& I met Sam conley as. I went Up there & John Cuning-ham he helped me
to top my haystack this morning & when I came home from cutting hay this evening
Davy & Vi was here & they stayed all nite & Mrs Baker she was here
when I got h9me & they stayed all nite & mrs Baker she was here when I
got home & she went up to Cuninghams & stayed all nite & Mr Jones
he was here this morning wanting hay cut 12 Thirsday at home
& davy & Vi is here & I hired davy to rake for me & me & him
went to maxes & ground the cycles & Bud & Spenser densman came by
there while we was there & then we came on back & negro bob he came on
& overtaken us & he pade me what he owed me received & I came on home
& went on to cutting hay & I cut 3 rounds & broke the cycle [illeg.J
& me Jones he came to me & he came on home with me & I loned him ma
pitchforks ~ then I borowed cuninghams saddle & went to get the rod mended
& seen Terel Jackson Buss [illeg.] Sam Jackson john lordain & then went
to gorge [illeg.] & he mended the rod for me he charged me the sum of
25 cts for mending spent 25
& then I come on home & I seen to of the rits [illeg.] & I seen. Serena
& one of the [illeg.] [illeg.] & I eat diner at Buds today
& Spenser he was there Mr Reid died today at [illeg.] on [illeg.] place 13
Friday at home & I went up to Taff & cut hay for Jones & he brought
my diner to me & Jones & Taff they came to where I was & I cut Jones
25 acers & I cut [illeg.] 1 acer & he pade me ($125)
& then I went & comenced cutting Taffs hay & me & davy
we went to Jones for diner & Davy .he raked all day for me & at nite I
went to Taffs & stayed all nite & davy he went home.14
Saturday at Raffs & I stayed there all nite &
I ground my cycles & then cut the rest of Taffs hay & davy he raked part
of the day for me & me & davy we eam9 home at noon & davy he stayed
untill diner & then he went home & Jones he pade me $3 for cutting hay
(his hay) & the [illeg.] acers that I cut for Taff he give me &[illeg.]an
davy for 10 dolars & at nite me & Ellen we went up tp ma to meeting &
Ellen she stayed at her ma & I came on home & Parson Tqmpsen he preached
to nite & is at ma to nite & I seen Walls at ma to nite & Bud he give
me a bill of sail to give to William Gordain & he also give me & order
to him for some money he said it was 16 dol & Mrs Mores she paid me what She
owed me to nite received of Mrs Mores $3.00 & after meeting I came down home
& stayed all nite by my self & davy said that Mr. Reid died day before
yesterday Bud said the old mar give [illeg.] & it rained some tonite while
wewas at church & I witnessed a bill of sail from R.C.
Barron (back to top}to William Gorden
& William Maxey he was the other witness 15 Sunday at
home & Ellen she stayed at her ma last nite & me & Cuningham taken
[illeg.] this morning & I bordwed his sadie & I went over to Mr Gordains
& I give him the bill of sail from Bud & I showed him the order that Bud
give me to gordain for Sixteen dollors & he said that he hadnt the money &
he didant know when he would have it & I came back home & I found Buck
on Pan Creek & I ran him to Mrs Moreses & there caught him & I eat
diner there & [illeg.] he was there for diner & to of the densman boys
Frai~k & Dolf & then I went over by Mrs Bakers & she paid me coin
part that she owed me received of Mrs Baker coin 5.00 & then I went down by
maxes & then I borowed [illeg.] to [illeg.] the pony home & I sent Gordains
[illeg.] home by his darkey & I came up by ma & then on down home davy
he was & then I went back up to ma & I taken the pony-for Ellen to ride
home & anah she is sick & we got home just as the rain came & it rained
all nite Spenser & (quilen) was at ma & all of shelton folks (W) Taylor
16 Monday at h~me & I went to Marlin
I went by mrs Bakers & Buds & Jim Snotgrass & then by Old Man Reids
& from there to Marlin and I paid my tax paid $10.57
for toal 20 for cakes 25 for whiskey 75 for lard oil 50 & I went in
& seen (o ) & Rhymes & I told them to [illeg.] the thing if they could
& I seen the [illeg.] Elam & they put off the tryal uhtil saturday week
& then I started for home & I got home at about 10 or 11 ock in the nite
& Ellen she was at cuninghams & I went up there & brought anah home
she is sick & she has been evry since saturday & paid D.H. Hays tax for
him it was $3.55 he sent the money by me part of
it by me and order to'pid-cacke for the rest 17 Tusday at home
& I went up to ma & I went & I went & drove up my yearlin &
me & Shelton we killed it & I eat dinner at ma & there was a sick
man eat diner there the felow [illeg.] & there was to felows came to me &
Shelton while we were killing the beef one hunting horses & the other lived
at [illeg.] he was riding a mule & then Shelton he brought me beaf down home
for me & I borowed some salt of ma & she let him have some bees wax &
we made a wax [illeg.] this evening me & Ellen & Martha Densman &
davy & Jim they came awhile we was at work at the [illeg.] & they stayed
all nite & martha she went up to cuning-hams & I let cuningham have one
qr of beaf the front qr & in the evening I went after Dr Mcgee for anah she
is sick & he came & give her 5 doses of medisin & some [illeg.] in
[illeg.] & I give Davy his tax recepe to nite & the rest of the money
that was due him 18 Wensday at home & I stayed at the house
all day for Anna was sick all day & malisa she was here & Dave Vestal
he brought his wagon over for John to make him a bed & they worked nearly
all day in the rain & it rained all day 19 Thirsday at home
& it is very cold & I stayed at the house all day for Anna she is sick
& in the evening I went up to ma to get a bucket of milk & some buter
for anna & I helped shelton ~ix [illeg.) in his wagon & then I came on
home & stayed at home the rest of the day & malisa she was here today
& old Clark he came over to ma while I was there & (quilen) he was there
& Shelton & family & Shelton said that Dr McGee had taken his tB cow
or at least the [illeg.] 20 Friday at home & I went down
to Dan Coals mill & i bought 2 bu of meal of him for meal of Coal $150 for
kneedls 10 & there were several there Bud John Rite Cuningham to [illeg.]
& several other & I met Walls & Cooper and went down this side of
Jacksons & I seen Hix Mores & Dolf Densman amaking rails in the bottom
between Dows & maxes & Bud said that they were to go on the Estep field
& I seen in the bottom as I came [illeg.] aload of wood 21
Saturday at home & I went ahunting in the fore noon & I killed a little
yearling Buck up by Woods & then I came on home & I give cuningham one
fore qr & in the after noon I cut up the meat & built a smoke in it &
then I went ahunting down by Reses & I run some deer down by Gid Gipsons &
up by the salt branch spring & I see that Old Clark has got acamp there &
he has broke some prairie & mooved the old pen on this side of the branch
& I came on back by Reses & Bud he was there & I talked awhile to
them & then came on up the branch & then on home & I plated me a rawhide
roap to nite after dark 22 Sunday at home & I stayed at home
all day & I scalded the beef & put it out to dry & malisa she was
herelawhile this morn-ing & I paid them the meal that I owed cuningham
23 Monday at home & there was a felow here this morning from
Henry Whits & said that White wanted some hay cut & I hitched up &
went & cut him 3 acers of grass & there was several came to me to day
Walter Canterbury Devers & to other felows & then I came on down by Clarks
& Taff & Sparks & theywas there & Sparks he came on apeas with
me & showed me where to cut his hay & then I came on home & Ellen
she said that Manerva Vestal was here today 24 Tusday at home
& I went over to ma & got davy to rake hay for me & he raked all day
& he went with me to maxes & we ground the cycles then I came on &
went& cut Sparks 4 acers of grass & me & Davy we went to Clarks for
diner & there was a felow from Whits this morning wanting more hay cut &
Bud Dobins Hix Mores & John Guardner came by where we were at work & Hix
he bought me to letter one from home & the other from H.S. Crow & I sent
by Wood for a sack of salt & I give him 3 dolars to get it with at nite I
came home & Davy he came with me & stayed all nite with us & BUd he
came & got his [illeg.] today I taken it off him & dobins & some felow
set the prarie afire [illeg.] mcgees me davy & Sparks & Clark all seen
the fire
25 Wensday at home & davy Huse he stayed here last nite &
me & him went & cut & raked hay for Sparks all day I cut 6 acers for
him & we went to Clarks for diner & Clark he was helping Taff kill hogs
& in the after noon Clark & Sparks they halled hay & davy he came
by & stayed untill super & then went on home & Wood & Dr. McGee
came to where I was at work & Ellen said that Sheltons was here today &
said that he was going to Marlin 26 Thirsday at home & I
went to mrs moreses & then me & davy we went down to maxes to grind the
cycles & they wouldant let me grind & then we went back to mrs moreses
& we ground them there & came on (missing) Sparks Hay & then I went
& cut one acer for Dolf Densman & me & Davy eat diner at my house
today & then I went & cut some for Henry White & Davy he went to Elliots
& I came home at nite & davy he came with me & then he went on home
& saly mcabe she was at mrs more-ses this morning & martha densman to
& I wrote alleter to H.S. Crow to nite 27 Friday at home
& I went & cut hay for Henry White & I cut him 3\ acers & Dave
Vestal Hix Mores & Dolf Densman came by where I was at work & davy he
raked for me & they fetched us some diner about 2 od & they was [illeg.]
hay where we left & me & Davy we came by mcgees & ground the cyds
& then we came on & davy he taken the rake up to the corner of ma pas-ture
& I came on home with the mashine & Davy he went on home & Devers
he came [illeg.] today & [illeg.] Dobins & ma she got home from Marlin
this evening Maxey Jim went with her 28 Saturday at home &
I went up to ma & helped Shelton to kill a hog & he give me the back bone
& old [illeg.] the old [illeg.] man & quilen & Parson Skilens was
there & then I came on back home & in the evening Ellen she got mrs Baker
& malisa to help her make her mereno drapes & they finished it by bed
time & I told Mrs Baker that Dolf Densman could come here & stay while
he was going to school & cuningham he came home [illeg.] & at nite I went
up to ma & stayed at the house untill meeting was over & then I give Shelton
three leters one to H.S. Crow one to T.N. Haun & the other to Esq Ealern 29
Sunday at home & ma John Clark they came down here & stayed awhile &
Ellen she went home with ma & mrs Baker she was here this morning & Davy
he was here ahunting his horses & Shelton he started for Marlin this morning
so ma said & after ma & Ellen left I fixed up& went up to Johns &
then up to ma & they was all gone to meeting & I went in the house &
stayed there untill meeting was over & me & Ellen stay there untill in
the evening & there was several there Bees & family ~Walls Cooper gid
Hosey & old Mrs Gipson all at ma for diner & in the evening grigs he came
& Ellen she rode this pony down home & then he went on homeDoif Densman
30 Monday at home & I went up to ma & Taylor he was there
& I went over & seen steward & he said that he didant owe Walls anything
& then I borowed 2 cups of coffee of ma & then came on home & cuningham
he killed one of his [illeg.] & then I went to cutting hay & cut hay all
day for myself & davy he raked in the after noon & Bud he came to me in
the after noon & I give his $3.50 to get me a sack of salt & davy he stayed
all nite & lit-tle Dolf Densman he came after dark he came to stay all nite
& little Dolf came to go to school & mcgee he came to me today this evening
Spent during the month of November the sum of $48.25
& received the sum of $39.60 Spent
up to the last of november $237.85 & received
the
sum of $189.30
December 1874
1 Tusday at home & davy & doff was here & I went
& cut hay all day & davy he raked all day & in the evening I went
up to Clarks & got the pitchforks & Wood he came to me & davy this
morning & he brought the [illeg.] & Clark he didant bring the forks I
had to go after them & davy he went home this evening 2 Wensday
at home & I halled hay all day & Davy Huse & John Cuningham helped
me hall all day & Clark he come to where we was at work & one of the Taffs
boys was here after my dogs to run a panther so he said & Ellen she went up
to her ma this evening & doff he come back with her & Davy he went home
to nite & John Densman he was at John Cuninghams this evening & Ellen
she brought me some coffe that Shelton fetched up from marlin for me & I give
him the money and for coffee brought by Shelton $1.00 & Ellen she paid the
coffe that I got of ma on Monday last 3 Thirsday at home &
me Davy & John Cuningham halled one load of hay & John Rite he came just
as we were finishing up the stack & then I went to cutting & Davy he rake
& John & Hix they halled Johns hay & I let John have my wagon to hall
on & in the evening I brought the mashene & rake down home & then
I went up to ma & W Taylor he was there & I got one & '/2 bushel of
salt of ma & a peice of beef & I drove old [illeg.J home & ma she
give me the money that I let Bud have to get me a sack of salt & Davy he stayed
all nite & Bud he killed a beef this day a heifer4 Friday
at home & I hailed hay all day & Davy & Hix [illeg.] they helped me
all day we hailed 5 loads & Cuningham he went to mill & in the evening
Frank Densman he came by with Doif & Henry White he came to where we were
hailing hay & he paid me what he owed me
Reseived of Henry White $8.00 at nite it rained & Davy & Hix mores they
stayed all nite 5 Saturday at home and I went to work and put
up some fence around my hay and built hog pen and Davey and Hix went home this
morning and it rained to day and Mrs Baker 6 Sunday at home and
it rained all nite last nite and I was sicke and I went to McGee after some meddison
and did not get it and I seen Wood skirting a beef and after I came home I chilled
and Mrs Baker come down and got Cuningham to go after the Dr and he was not at
home But he come at nit and he said that I had the neumony & he give me 4
powders & some drops & mrs Baker she stayed awhile & Doif he came
home this evening & Me & John taken a shave this morning Monday at home
& I was sick all day & Mrs Baker she came & stayed awhile today &
in the evening Davy he came & stayed awhile & Grigs & another man
was here today wanting to exchange silver for gold the other man name was Joice
so they said
(7 missing) 8 Tusday at home & was sick
all day & davy he came & hailed me a load of wood & mrs Baker she
was here to or 3 times today & [illeg.J & Charley Shelton he came down
this evening Grigs child borned 9 Wensday at home & I was
sick all day & I sent for the dr this morning & he came & he give
me 5 powders & some turpentine & Bud he was here today & I let him
have some shingle & he give me one dol for the reseived for shing reseived
$1.00 & he give anah 5 cts & mrs Baker she was here today & in the
evening Unkle William & an came down & anah she went home with them &
William & Serena they came & stayed [ilieg.1 awhile all nite Grigs her
[illeg.] fine sun this evening 10 Thirsday at home & I was
sick all day & ma she came down this morning & Charley Clark he drove
the hack for her & dad & Serena they are here to & Bud & Davy
they came & fenced my had for me & in the evening the Dr he came again
& Cuning-ham he had another fine sun this evening & mrs Baker she was
here this evening & Hix Mores & after dark saly Mcabe she came awhile
& ma & all the rest went home this evening & anah she went home with
ma last nite 11 Friday at home & I was sick all day &
dad & Serena they came by here this morning & then on home & anah
she is at ma today & Poca she came & stayed awhile & dad & Serena
they came by & she went on home & Mrs Baker she was here awhile &
martha Densman & Bud he came by 12 Saturday at home &
I was sick all day & Bud & Poca they came & Serena she was with them
& Poca she stayed & Bud & Serena they went to Mastervill & I give
him $31.50 to get me some salt & Bud he taken ahide & sold for me branded
as fol-lows HK on side H on sholder & K on hip & got me some things for
the hide Sold one beef hide for for shugar for tea for soda for one sack of salt
$3.50 & Bud he got back at dark & he brought me my salt & other things
& they stayed for super & then him & Poca went on home Serena she
stayed at Thads & Bud he give me back in money seventy five cts $2.00 50 25
25 13 Sunday at home & I was sick all day & manerva she
was here awhile & martha Densman & Ellen she went to her ma this morning
after anah & apiece of meat & doff he went to look for his pony 14
Monday at home & I was sick all day & I remained at the house all day
& there wasant any one here doff he went to school & there wasant any
school & he stayed at ma all day 15 Tusday at home &
I went up to ma & taken her the salt that I owed her & I borowed bushel
of meal & then I went down to Buds & borowed his gun & he give me
apiece of meat & then I came on home & it rained nearly all day &
doff he didant go to school today & I stayed at the house the res~ of the
day I borowed Cuninghams sadle this morning to ride 16 Wensday
at home & doff he went to school & Cuningham hewent down to see walls
& I cleaned out my gun that I got of Bud & then I went up to Clarks &
back home & Clark [illeg.] sparks was neither at home & in the after noon
I went to hunt old [illeg.] & was at ma & Davy & Vi was there &
they killed one hog today & then I went on to look for the cow & as I
came on home I seen a dead yearlin & I came on & ~ixed up some fence as
I came [illeg.] & doff he went to school this morning & got his sadle
17 Thirsday at home & I stayed at the house all day &
I cut some brush & it rained part of the day & in the evening old [illeg.]
she came up & I went & pened her & me & Cuningham we killed a
little beef just at nite John he shot it & we got it skined just at dark 18
Friday at home & I went to mill & sent apeas of meat to ma by doff &
I taken Bud apeas of beef an I went to mill & stayed at Buds awhile &
then me & Bud we went on down to mill & the woolfs got among moors sheep
last nite & I got 2 bushel of meal formeal2bu $1.50
for fine comb 20 for caps 20 & I got some turnips of Dan Coal &
then me & Bud came on up to Litle Joes & we got some more turnips &
I put the sack on Jim Ervins wagon & me & Bud we came on & Merida
Wright he halled our meal as far as his house & then I stayed at Buds awhile
& Sally mcabe & John Densman was there & I came on home without my
turnips & I got home at nite & Dolf he said that the sherif was at the
schoolhouse after me today 19 Saturday at home & I went up
to ma & taken the meal that I owed her & Bud he came while was there &
he went after the Dr. for quilen & there was several grigs & several other
& Shelton he went to tend to quilens muls & then I came on & got up
my horses reb & Buck there was a preacher from Waco at ma & doff he went
over to Vestals this morning & I came on home & stayed there the rest
of the day & went up to Johns & he was gon after his horses & [illeg.]
& martha was there & I seen clerk at ma this morning & he wants some
hay cut for to make [illeg.] for his sheep & mcgees dutchman was here this
evening ahunt-mg horses
(20missing) 21 Monday at home & I went up
to ma & got my pig & my to beagums & I seen moer there & then
I came on home & eat diner & then me & doff we went & halled a
load of wood & atnite moor came down & told me that they wouldant want
any hay cut & at dark Shelton he came & he said that the sheref was after
me & the offence was worse than the Jale & Shelton he went on home
22 Tusday at home & I taken anah & went up to ma &
then to Buds & Clark & Sparks was at Buds & I went down to maxes &
stayed & eat diner there & then went back up to Buds & me & Sparks
we went over to Grays & then to [illeg.) & tompsons store then to Joneses
& to Devers & then to J.L. Clarks & then at nite I went down to Woods
& stayed all nite & I sold him one of my double shovels plows for six
dolars he [illeg.J me the money 23 Wensday at Wood Broomfields
& then went to Gordens & stayed untill after diner & the old man &
Ed was there & Old man K he came there awhile & then I came on to ma &
Ellen she was there & then I came on down home & fed the things &
turned the calf loos & then got on my horse & went over to (rest
of page missing)
1876
July 1876 ..(back to top)
5 Wensday at Cottners me & family & then me & Cotner
& D. Taylor went on to Waco & got our grinding & then 3 mile this
side of town & camped for the nite & Old Man Blackwell & Dow they
went up with us & M Crowley he went to 6 Thirsday in camp
3 mile this side of Waco & we camp on to Cotners & stayed for diner &
then on home & Cotner he give me the brand & shorts out of his wheat &
he made a trade with me for me to make some bords & in the evening we came
on home 7 Friday at home & I cut weeds out of my corn half
of the day & in the evening it rained & me & Tom we looked for a bee
tree & (rest of page torn off) 8 Saturday
at home & me & Tom went to hunt for der or a bee tree all day & we
eat diner at Bill Writs & we seen John Goodman & Old Man Write there &
we seen J Write in thebotem & then we came on home by nite & Mr Lavender
he went to Carolinas to church 9 Sunday at home & rod the
sorel & went & drew up my hors-es & the sorel he fell back against
the fence with me & then me & Ellen we went up to ma & stayed for
diner & they organized a Sunday school ther today at the school house in the
evening the Great H. [illeg.J the head of the temprance helled a temprance meeting
at the said house & in the evening I went down in the botem & looked at
the bate that I had out & then on home & I eat diner at Buds & Mr
Write John Dulainy & Lackey 10 Monday at home & I plowed
all day in my cotton patch north of the house & it is very hot & Mrs Lavender
& Mr Bell & Henreta was here, 11 Tusday at home &
howed in my corn untill noon & the negro Henry came & borowed twelve galons
of flour for Bud & I howed in the afternoon & Mr Lavender & Mr Bell
was here this evening
12 Wensday at home & I made a pig pen & then I went &
got my to pigs that was at Bells & cut weeds in the yard the rest of the day
& Ellen & mrs Lavender they went up to Bells last nite for ma she was
sick & Bud he was here last nite & told us that ma was sick & I was
at Buds & seen Jim & Su Dulany & Shelton at Buds 13
Thirsday at home & I cut weeds in my corn in the fore noon & Merida Write
he was here & I loned him my wagon to go to Waco to.mill & in the evening
I cut weeds & Mr Lavenders brother came to see him today 14
Friday at home & I cut weeds in my corn in the fore noon & in the after
noon me & Tom Lavender we went ahunting and didant see anything & Ellen
she went to D Vestals & stayed all day & Bud & Watson was here awhile
today 15 Saturday at home & I stayed at the house nearly
all day & in the evening I went up to ma & raked [illeg.] J for ma &
Mr Standridge & Mrs Smith was there & at nite we all went to hear Parson
Tompson preach & S. Densman eat super here this evening & ma is sick16
Sunday at home all day & Ellen & the children went to hear Tompson
preach & Lavenders Brother started for home this morning & Mrs & Henreta
Lavender went with him in the wagon 17 Monday at home & I
went up to ma & then on to Cowbiau & I seen Mr Whatley & then on to
Cotners and at Cotners we cut a tree in the fore noon & in the after noon
we sawed this tree up 18 Tusday at Cotners & me & Cotner
we cut & sawed bord tim-ber all day & ma had a fine boy about 11 od in
the day 19 Wensday at Cotners & I was here all day &
Cotner he went up to the bosque to look for a cow 20 Thirsday
at Cotners & I ~illeg.] in the fore noon & in the afternoon I went up
to Travs awhile & Babe he was there & then I went back to Cotners &
me & him cut a tree in the evening & John Mixen & his tenant possed
us in the creek & the crowd started up the country to look at the country
21 Friday at Cotners & we sawed timber in the fore noon & in
the after noon I [illeg.) & old Mrs [illeg.] she was at Cotners for diner
& we got some melons out of the field 22 Saturday at Cotners
& me & Cotner & me & him went to masterville & we seen J.
Blackwell as we went & we seen [illeg.) & the store at Masterville &
hamp Threadgill & Old John Moor & then I came on to ma & there eat
diner & ma said that the child was borned on the next day after I left that
was on Tusday & Gilbert & Watson was here this evening 23
Sunday at home & Mr Gilbert he stayed here last nite & Mangrum he was
at Lavenders this morning & we stayed at home aJl day 24
Monday at home & I cut some weeds in the fore noon & in the after noon
done nothing & Bud he was here & me & Bud we went to McMayons &
to Henry Whites & Bud he got a Pease of beef of White & we got Wat &
Span he let m e have the hacknife for to stud that I taken him 25
Tusday at home & in the fore noon I~went & looked for some bees with Tom
Lavender & in the after noon I went to ma & Bud & Bell they was gone
to mastervill & in the evening I killed oneof my little beefs branded HK on
ribs & Bud he got me one pound of powder & to pound of salt 26
Wensday at Home & S Densman & Manerva Vestal &
Martha T they was there & stayed all day & grigs he thrashed his wheat
this morning & Henry he came & got the wagon for Bud to go to Waco &
I was at Bud & Bells this morning & Bell & Bud & dad was here
& John Shelton (rest of page torn off)
27 Thirsday at home & I went to Marlin with Mr Bell & we come back by
a little after dark & I let Bud have [illeg.] to go to mill 28 Friday at home
& Ellen & the children they went~up to Bells & I stayed at home &
I was at Bells this morning & Ellen she came home this evening & Bud he
got home, from Mill 29 Satu~rday at home & I went up to Buds & Jim Snotgrass
he [illeg.] stayed at my house [rest of page unreadable]
September 1876
7 Thitsday at home & I worked on my seed (p ) 8
Friday at home & I made a basket in the fore noon & in the after noon
I went down to D.E Coals to mill & I got aload of my meal & no seed for
Dan wasant at home & I got back by dark 9 Saturday at home
& in the evening me & family went up to Cotners & stayed all nite
& dad & Serena they was there Lavender is sick
10 Sunday at Cotners & T. (Bro) dad & Serena was there
Bell & Vi & Lu they was there & we all come home at nite Lavender
is sick 11 Monday at home & picked cotton part of the day
& Bud he was here & got some timber to fix his wagon Lavender is very
low 12 Tusday at home & picked cotton part of the day &
Bud he was here & got some Timber to fix his wagon Lavender is very low
(13 missing)14 Thirsday at home & I went to the [illeg.] went in
the wagon Dan Coal & D. Carey went with me in the wagon they tryedBrother
Dafen today & I taken to of my pigs to Buds this morn-ing to the Butcher &
I got a load- of cotton seed & I came back by ma & got some little things
at nite & Uncle J. Shelton was at ma Lavender is very low 15
Friday at home & I covered my cotton seed pen in the fore noon & in the
after noon I done nothing Lavender is very low 16 Saturday at
home & I went ahunting & found a bee tree & Ellen she washed in the
evening me & Ellen & the children went to cut the bee tree that I found
& old man Lavender he is very low 17 Sunday at home &
we stayed at home in the fore noon & in the afternoon me & family we went
up to ma & stayed awhile & then back home & shelton & family was
at ma & stayed awhile & then back home & Shelton he come to my house
in the nite & stayed all nite he came to set up with Mr Lavender & there
was plenty to set up with him there was G. Gipson J. White T.M. Grigs R.C. Barron
& Mrs Shelton & old man Lavender is very low 18 Monday
at home & I went ahunting awhile & then went & got my [illeg.] &
I seen Mr H. White Seward [illeg.] & I met Dr. Watson & then got home
by noon & in the after noon I picked cotton & Bud was here this morning
& I borowed Mrs Lavenders sails at noon Whits child died 19
Tusday at home & I stayed at Mr Lavenders all day with him
for he is very low Mr Grigs John Watley was there & John Watley & Shelton
& Reid stayed at my house to nite all nite White Child died today 20
Wensday at [illeg.] & stayed at Mrs Lavenders all day for Mr Lavender
he died this morning about Sun Rise & me & Mr W Whatley we stayed at Mrs
Lavenders in the fore part of the day & then me & Mr W Watley & R.C.
Barron we went to the school house & made a cofin for mr Lavender & Reid
he went to Durango after a cofin in the fore noon & didant get one & in
the after noon he went to Troy after stuff to finish the coffin & Bud he went
to Troy this morning after a par of pants & we got the coffin done by nite
& put the corpse in at dark & dad & Serena they stayed all nite here21
Thir~day at home & we buried Mr Lavender this morning about 10 or 11 oci &
the grass hoppers is thick here know & in the evening I went & got my
horses & then went to Broomfields & got ten bushels of corn that he owed
me & we setled about the beef that he got of me & I owe him three dolars
& ten cts 22 Friday at home & me & Tom Lavender went
to Buds & got our sows that we had there & then I went with him to look
for there mar & I was at Cap Tompsons at twelve od & I was at Bells at
nite after the children & Ellen & Lavenders women washed all day 23
Saturday at home & I picked cotton in the fore noon & Jim Dulainey he
came & helped me pick cotton all day and at nite I went to Coals to mill &
I seen D.E Coal (Jep) Boid & Jim Bull & passed Buds this evening he was
f~ng his cow pen & I met Eli Seaguin as I went to mill & baby he overtaken
me as I went to mill & I swaped my [illeg.) 24 Sunday at
home & me & family went up to Bells & then I went to hear Mangrum
preach & Tom Bures was there & we came back to Bells for diner & Bud
& family was there & Reid & family & the two preachers & in
the evening it rained a little & we came home at night & met Mcpherson
this morning lead-ing a horse 25 Monday at home & I went
to Dan Jacksons & then hunted back home & I met George Dulaney & I
met to of the boys going to Marlin with cotton
26 Tusday at home & Bud he came to my house this morning
& wanted me to go & hall him a load of cotton to the Jin & I did so
& he got it jined & Dan give me a load of seed & C. Rees he sent by
me for some peaches 1 can 27 Wensday at home & i picked cotton
all day & Tom he borowed Buck to hall a load of cotton from the field &
henreta was here today 28 Thirsday at home & I picked cotton
all day & Bud was here this evening to get me to hall a load of cotton to
the jin & Fuller he was at Lavenders & Jim Steward he w~s there to 29
Friday at home & I halled a load of cotton for Bud to Coals& I got back
as far as Buds & I broke my wagon to of the felows & me & family stayed
all nite at Buds borowed to dol of Bud to pay Jackson
30 Saturday at Buds & I ~ixed my wagon & then me &
family came on home & then I washed for Ellen & in the evening me Bud
& Bell went & killed a beef of Whits Bell went & seen him this morning
the beef was branded [illeg.] on rite [illeg.] on the other paid Jackson 2 dol
$2 Spent during the month of September the sum of $2.00 & received the sum
of $2.00
October 1876
1 Sunday at home & me & Tom Lavender we went up to Buds
& Bells & I got some beef & Tom he got some meal & then we came
on back home 2 Monday at home & I went to Buds & Bells
& then I went to Durango & then to all the Writs & Vestals Bakers
& Mcphersons & then to Whitles & then back home & I got some coffe
of Whatley 3 Tusday at home & I have a cotton picker today
& Mr Grigs J. Dulainey Reid 3 of Sheltons T Lavender & Eli Smith &
Bud & Poca & they picked all day for me they picked a wagon load of cotton
& at nite Bud loaded a load of cottQn for the jin of my cotton & we purpose
to have [illeg.) here tonite 4 Wensday at home & me Bud T
Lavender Bud Galaway we all went to D.F. Coles to the jin & we had to bale
of cotton jined & we all came back to Buds & I stayed there all nite &
I got a bushel of yelow cotton seed at the jin
5 Thirsday at Buds & I unloaded my cotton seed & then
we came on home & Mr Grigs was here this morning & I shelled to bu of
corn & then me Bud Tom started for Waco & we went with in three mils of
the city & there camped for the nite & halled Buds to bale of cotton &
he halled my bale 6 Friday at camp near Waco me T. Lavender WJ.
Reid & R.C. Barron & we hitched up & drove into the city & we
sold our cot-ton Tom got 8¾ Bud got 8¼ & I got 734 per pound
& then we done our traiding & bought the folowing articles coffe
$3.00, salt 1.75,, flour 1.50, roap 50, matches 50, calico 1.80, catfianen 90
one card butens 20. thread 50, diner 30, axiegrease 20, shot $1.45, soap 10, caps
25, melons 10, bread 25, corn 50, BreastPin 2.00, R.C. Barron by cash 2.00, baging
& ties 1.90, Pepper 20 & then hitched up & drove 5 miles &
camped by Downes camp with Mike Elliet golden & graston & we seen McDaniel
on the road as we went to Waco & Tom he boried [illeg.] dolors 7
Saturday at Downes in camp & then we hitched up & came on home & stayed
at Cotners I paid mill $6.00 & then came on to the field & Jo he came
Out & we divided the [illeg.] & I brought my part home Bud he halled some
[illeg.] his house & then I taken them on borne & Ellen she ~ gone to
grigses grigs came after her & I got home about 2 ocI in (illeg.] in &
unloaded & then I went over to Grigses & brought Ellen & the Children
home 8 Sunday at home & Bell & family was here for diner
& [illeg.] John & Bill Watley to & Bud & the old Dr Watson was
here in the evening & I give ma fifty cts to have her picture taken let ma
have 50 9 Monday at home & I picked cotton in the fore noon
& in the after noon I gathered a little load of corn & then I went up
to Bells after Ellen & I taken him the salt that I owed him & Mrs 5~ith~poca
was at Bells & Lu she vcame down & stayed all nite & Tom Lavender
he hall a load of cotton for mr Grigs & Dr Watson he was here this evening10
Tusday at home & I helped mrs Lavender pick cotton all day &
Mr Grigs he helped untill noon & then his sister got worse & they sent
for him & Bells girls was here all day & at nite me & mrs Lavender
we went to Mr Grigses & stayed all nite with the sick & they said that
the sheriff came & taken McGee & put him under bond for 500 dol 11
Wensday at mr Grigses me & Mrs Lavender & we came home for breakfast &
then I went & helped hall hay all day for Bud & Bob Cox & Jim Dulainey
was there & Poca & Lu they came & stayed all day with Ellen &
Poca she went back home in the evening & I paid Bell $5.00 this morning &
he give me D.E Coals note & T. Barron he was at Buds he is cutting hay for
Bud all day
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