April 12th, 1869, Monday

Father Swan died very suddenly (Thursday night) April 9th, Friday, of heart disease I suppose. He complained in the afternoon of not feeling well, but got over it and went to bed as well as usual. About 3 o’clock in the morning Mother Swan woke up and he was making a strange noise. She got …

February 25th, 1869, Thursday

Eugene and I went down to Joe Cooley’s yesterday, staid all night. Anna Swan and George Smith, Adin Swan and Achsah Chandler were there. Came back today. Spent the afternoon at Sanford Rotnour’s, Carrie Green has two children, a girl and a boy, the youngest is 6 or 7 months old. Theron and Eunice Streeter …

July 30th, 1868

William has built a house a few rods east of ours and they are living in it now. It is much pleasanter for us both. John Whaple is to work here. Mr. Nobles’s folks moved out to Iowa last spring. Adin has bought a farm at Ringwood south of his Father’s place. Aunt Julia and …

March 14th, 1868, Saturday

Adin moved his things today over to George Swan’s. He and Eugene went to Woodstock yesterday and saw Lawyer Church. He called Alfred Wilcox a rascal, said he had been insolvent for 10 years. Eugene’s school finished this forenoon. Kingman was in Thursday, came up here to dinner.

March 1st, 1868, Sunday

Towards night snowed very hard. Adin, Henry, their Mother, Carrie Lord and George Swan took dinner here. Father called.

February 27th, 1868, Thursday

Pleasant. I rode over to Adin’s this morning with George Swan. Came back with Will Swan. He had been to Ringwood after May, went yesterday. Henry Swan and Carrie Lord took tea here. She is a wild piece. I hardly know what to think of her. She does not seem to care much for her …

January 19th, 1866, Friday

I helped May Swan yesterday and this forenoon. The thrashers were there thrashing clover seed. They broke down about noon and have now gone to Richmond. They could have finished in about 2 hours longer. I rode down as far as the school house with Ade. Called to see Miss Johnson a few moments. She …

December 10th, 1865, Sunday

We got home this morning, staid last night to Father Swan’s. Spent the day over to Anna Swan’s. Lydia Swan went over with us. We had a nice time. I should have enjoyed myself better if I had not had such a pain in my side. I could hardly breathe last night, wished a great …

November 25th, 1865, Saturday

Two days a married woman. We were married Thursday night 23rd at Mr. Caldwell’s. George Swan and May went over with us. Uncle Jesse, Aunt Eliza and Eugene’s Mother spent the evening here. This afternoon we have been up to Mrs. Nobles’s. Had a nice visit. Georgia Hodge and Mrs. Sherman were there. Mrs. S. …

Hebron, August 14th, 1864, Sunday

It is going to be a very warm day. The thermometer is up to 110° and it is only a little past nine. We girls did manage to go down to Mr. George Swan’s but we had awful bad luck. Broke the tire going down just as we got about half way there. We had …