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transcribed by Birdie Totty McNutt |
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Introduction
The Diary(s) of Rhoda Spradling Totty is being
provided here for those who are researching the TOTTY family and their
friends, neighbors and families.
These are exact words as written by my great
great grandmother in her own penmanship the only change(s) made are Capital
or UPPER Case Letters on mentioned surnames or my comments in brackets
[BTM]. The Diary(s) have been in private
ownership by the TOTTY family all these years, and have never been published,
or copied with the exception of excerpts printed in 1957 in the "CENTENNIAL
Forestburg, Texas a History of Forestburg Cattle and Watermelon Center"
[Montague County] .
This is the FIRST time that the Diary(s) have
ever been released with permission and "exclusive rights" in their entirety
to anyone. I am very honored to be the one given this
priviledge. I believe these diaries should be Shared by our
families to help document and learn about our ancestory and how they lived
and died in the 1800's. I hope to do that by publishing the diaries.
They span 22 years of Rhoda SPRADLING TOTTY's life from May 9, 1876 to
her death in April 1899. Births, deaths, burials, marriages
and the weather are documented throughout the books on many families and
neighbors in Montague County, Texas. Rhoda has a unique way of writing
her thought's down for us to see what happened on a day to day basis.
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Transcribed from Original Diary by Birdie
(Totty) McNutt ©1999
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of Rhoda Spradling Totty |
November 1877 November the 1st Day
big rain this morning wind from north to night
Bart and Tilda come to night
November the 3 Day
Bart went after Cox for Louisas baby Tilda Staying with
me to night Frank and Alen hauled corn been
one clear day feel bad to night looked for the
old man and Pea they did not come
4th Day Jase and
Bettie come down old man come this evening
glad to see him Throckmorton come after me in the night
I went Staid all night northern blewing in the nigh cold
this morning
November the 9th 1877
John and Sarah went home cold today
Jim picked cotton Frank went to mill Alan Cuting wood
Young hauling cotton wind got Still to night
12 Day went to
Throckmortons before day met Mrs Taylor and Mrs Walton dressed a
boy ( ) come home
Whitly here to rent the land excitement about
Felin runing away Young got Wod to go to
Market
13th Day Frank brought the
Molases home old man and Alan picked cotton
Bart went to the Burg I went to See Bally She had
a chill warm and cloudy to night
16th Day John and Bart come
back to gather corn Hardy come to rent Land
old man and Alan picking cotton Alans time out to day
Me and Lillie washed this evening another beautiful day
Moon Shining bright to night boys gone possum hunting to night
This concludes the Diary for the year 1877. The month of December 1877 is completly gone due to deteroriation from the old brittle papers. As you can see even parts of the month of November was almost all gone, but I tried to transcribe ALL the above diary entries by Rhoda has she wrote them and as I could read them to transcribe. NOTE: This copyright© data CAN NOT be
reproduced in ANY format for profit or other presentation "without" the
express written permission of the the owner and transcriber of these diaries.
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