Adolphus James Boyd Journey in the past…… A Settler's Diary
January 1, 1913	went to Cabot me and Grover heard to night that Billie michel died to day
January 2, 1913	planted out some tame Blackberries and halled some rock out of the field plowd this eavning Billie mitchell Burried at Harmony John Smith and Lizzie Wiliamson lost their house by fier could to night
January 3, 1913	went to see Mrs Bell and Alice Farras this morning as they are sick and to hunt my Hogs this eavning
January 4, 1913	W W Dovers Boys and __cy Heron come and thrashed my peas and John Abbots also Mr Roberts (stade over?)) this time the (school?) teacher Allice (Farras) verry lo Ina gon (to sit?) up there to night
January 5, 1913	went to (singing) this eavning Bob (Farras?) and wife at (Farras) to night
January 6, 1913	cut some wood (for?) Bob Farras this (morning?) went to the hills (to hunt?) my hogs found them (and) got them ___Grover
January 7, 1913	taken timber to J F Abbots to get him to make me an ax handle J H Faulkner died Grover lost a nice yong cow
January 8, 1913	sawd wood for my self Grover helped me last night was the coldest night of the Winter
January 9, 1913	killed two hogs Grover helped me went to Bob Farrasses to night Mrs Farrass much Better
January 10, 1913	went out to day to colect money to double line the telephone from hear to Cabot rained all day heard that Aunt Mat Landreth had dined on Jan the second
January 11, 1913	rained all day Mr (Gaspers?) brother went to (see him?) to day and they (stopt?) hear in rout to Cabot
January 12, 1913	went to church (bro?) Ford preached went to (John?) Abbots this eavnin Hammons and (wife?) was over there ___gon to fontains ___night to buy a big (fish?)
January 13, 1913	sawd wood for Grover (most?) of the day John Abbot ___hog from TJ Hammons that weight 375 lbs
January 14, 1913	helped to work on the fone line putting up new posts on the Cabot line
January 15, 1913	worked on the fone line till noon went to Bebe this eav to see C A Boyd as he is verry sick
January 16, 1913	come home from Bebe got home at dark left Charley boyd a little better
January 17, 1913	rained all day did not work anny
January 18, 1913	went to Cabot to day Mr Roberts and Grover went with me we went by Mr Gaspers and he went too got a message (to) night that Charley Boyd was worse AD Boyd (went) up there to Bebe Ada Moore hear (to) night
January 19, 1913	staid at (home) to day John Smith gi___dipthery to day
January 20, 1913	sawd wood till (___) come a big rain ___ Mr Sowers gon ____ good
January 21, 1913	helped on the tellefone line on the Cabot line A D Boyd come home from Bebe left Charley boyd a little better
January 22, 1913	cut wood till noon halled this eavning till it rained tax colectors hear to night raining to night
January 23, 1913	paid taxes to day Frank Purdum died last night
January 24, 1913	worked on the phone line between T L Carmicals and Dr Herrods
January 25, 1913	worked on the fone line from hear to W E Douglas Bro Roberts eat dinner with us to day Grover Myrtle and Ina and Emmer Boyd all went to L E Talberts
January 26, 1913	stade at home all (day) except to go up in (the) hills a while Cora Magnus died to day
January 27, 1913	helped dig grave (and) Burie Cora Magnus (Frank?) and Net come (today?) and got a gal of (molases)
January 28, 1913	brought my shoats (from) the hills this morning (sawd) board timber and ___ed Boards the rest of the (day) it showered this eavning
January 29, 1913	rove Boards and hewed a sill for Grovers side room till noon halled all eav
January 30, 1913	worked on Grovers side room W R Loux helped us singing hear last night raining to night
January 31, 1913	went to Cabot got some lumber for the house at Grovers got corin sets Mrs Tallie Buried to day
February 1, 1913	worked on Grovers house cold to night Ina gon to cady Braking at Grovers tonight
February 2, 1913	staid at home all day etter and Jewel come this eavning cold to night A D Boyd and wife bought them a new stove Rance stove (yesterday)
February 3, 1913	worked on the (phone?) line all day raining (and) snode some to day
February 4, 1913	sawd wood ___till noon went to (hunt for) my shoats this (eavning) did not find them
February 5, 1913	went to the hills (and) drove my hogs home ___my sow for meet (and) fixed to go to town (me?) and John Abbot
February 6, 1913	went to town with John Abbot it snode on us half the way
February 7, 1913	come home from town got home at dark cold to night
February 8, 1913	went to church to day snode last night enough to cover the ground but all gon to night
February 9, 1913	went to church Bro Ford and Killpatric come home with me Anderson Webb and Emmer Boyd also come Beckie Moor has Tonsillitis verry Bad set 2 hens the first
February 10, 1913	rained all day
February 11, 1913	hunted my hogs till noon in the hills sawd wood this eavning Wheeler Abot hired a (man?) by the name of ___
February 12, 1913	went to Cabot me and ___r Baught a sack of ___oats Baught me a (pair) of evry day shoes
February 13, 1913	sawd gum saplings (in) the filed all day (George) Boyds folks has (a new) boy
February 14, 1913	sawd all day Sallie Clements come and got ___galons of molaes ___gon to the box supper
February 15, 1913	hauled wood and manure
February 16, 1913	went to singing this eavning weather fine
February 17, 1913	cut wood at the scool house a while this morning helped Tommy Hammons thrash peas planted my garden peas that eavning and some other garden truck
February 18, 1913	plowd all day for Grover in the old pasture for cotton
February 19, 1913	went to Cabot Baught my potatoes finished planting my onions after I got home got a summons on the (jurry) the third of (March)
February 20, 1913	planted potatoes all day for me and (Grover) weather find got a ca___ from mills sed fa__to day
February 21, 1913	school out to day ___ Zionhill rained to day ___ Wiley Roberts has (been?) Boarding with us (two) and one half (months) went to the school (house) this eavning got a (letter?) from Mr Gasper ___
February 22, 1913	went to Cabot me and Mr Roberts Baught two Rols of wiar fence and one role of Barb wiar Baught a call Bell for the through line to Cabot
February 23, 1913	stade at home till non went to singing this eavning Wiley Roberts moved back home to day as the scool is out
February 24, 1913	saud posts and stove wood all day got our garden seed from shumway to day
February 25, 1913	halled posts and wood till noon plowd this eavning Florence jackson died to day
February 26, 1913	raining to day went to henry Jacksons (this) eavning to meet___ Douglass but he didn't come raining to night ____ell gon to littlerock (to have?) her lip treated for canser bin gon ___days
February 27, 1913	rained to day went to the hills to (hunt) for my hogs and ___some strawberry plants at Mr Gaspers
February 28, 1913	sawd wood all day till lait this eavning went to Hosie Meltons after the wiar stretchers
March 1, 1913	stretched fence to day old Jersys little calf made it spearence
March 2, 1913	went to to Little rock stade all night weith Wes McPherson
March 3, 1913	got Judge Fulk to excuse me from the Joury and I come home Grover met me at Jacksonville
March 4, 1913	halled wood and manure all day Woodroe Wilson was inaugrated as president of the United Stats
March 5, 1913	sawd for (Grover till) noon went to (Cabot) ___ ten sacks of ferti(lizer) and a middle buster (and) horace a pair of (Sunday?) shoes
March 6, 1913	pruned fruit (trees?) all day Grover (ruined my?) new middle Buster
March 7, 1913	went to (Cabot) got one thousand pounds of (fertilizer) Mr rasper hear tonight
March 8, 1913	went to church let Mr Gasper work my team to day Ina and horace gon to the spelling match to night
March 9, 1913	went to church Bro Cross preached rained some morning went over to John Abbots this eavning
March 10, 1913	split stove wod till noon hawled railes this eavning
March 11, 1913	made a lain at Grovers lot and stretched some Barb wiar went to F M Talberts this eavning as Netie is very sick
March 12, 1913	went to see Netie (Talbert) this morning (planted?) me some ___ potatoes to day ___Ford down (with?) the measles
March 13, 1913	rained till noon ___Abbot pruned my ___vines load for my ___eavning did not___them our little ____made their appearenc____number (Netic?) Talbert verry sick
March 14, 1913	went to Jacksonvill to dispatch for J F Wood to come on account of Nettie Talberts sickness
March 15, 1913	went to Cabot to day Braught out one thousand lbs of fertilize out cold to day and to night
March 16, 1913	went to F M Talberts a while this morning awhile this eavning nettie verry low
March 17, 1913	thrashed cain see till noon pruned fruit trees this eavning
March 18, 1913	went to Talberts this morning Cap Hendrix hear to day teachin ina to play the organ Nettie Talbert died (this) eavning a two (oclock) and ten (minutes?)
March 19, 1913	went to Cabot for a coffin (and) helped to burrie (Nettie) Talbert W E Douglass went to Cabot (with) me had a big (mess?) of fish white (river?) suckers Myrtle (hear?) to night (Grover) gon fishin
March 20, 1913	Burnt Brush till noon plowd this eavning raining to night
March 21, 1913	went to McPikes saw mille and got some lumber to make a goat lot F M Talbert got a man and his wife to live with him and bud sayles
March 22, 1913	moon in a totle eclips this morning sawd stove wood all day
March 23, 1913	James Joiner and (Ida?) Earles married this eav went to singing and to J D Duncans this eavning
March 24, 1913	plowd for corne all day went fishing to night me and Grover caught 11 suckers
March 25, 1913	plowd till noon (rained?) all eavning ____s cows little calf (made) its apparence
March 26, 1913	fixed a place for the ____chickesn to ruste___work this eav___to night and ___ving some
March 27, 1913	went to Cabot Grover (went) with me Baught me (a new?) spring harrow ___ughtry and acabolite ___having a debait at___.
March 28, 1913	made some posts and haled this eavning Alfred barentine moved to llittle rock yesterday
March 29, 1913	(no record for this day)
March 30, 1913	organised a Sunday scool at Zion hill riley Stuart taken chloriform to day one ounce to end his life but threw it up and recovered slept 21 hours and could not be woke up, set up all night with him
March 31, 1913	(no record for this day)
April 1, 1913	hawled manure till noon plowd this eavning harrod off my potatoes taken off our (first?) little ducks
April 2, 1913	plowd all day ____ Grover this eavning ___ sent my little (mule?) as he had bin (plowing?) him a few days
April 3, 1913	helped Grover ____finish planting ____corne till noon (it came?) a big rain this (eavning?)
April 4, 1913	halled stove (wood)_____ taken feede up to ____to feed the (mule?) ___he makes a crop we ____ the new school ___to singing school
April 5, 1913	went to Cabot to day Ina Grover and Myrtle went and Horace went to Baught Ina a pair of Sunday shoes
April 6, 1913	went to church at Zion hill Bro kilpatric preached went to Mr Gaspers this eavning did not find him at home found my hogs as come home got them home and they are hear to night
April 7, 1913	plowd all day for corne helped J F Abbot role some logs at noon warm weather Grover put out four sacks of furtelizer this eavning
April 8, 1913	plowed and planted ___all day planted for ____ one acre of Buy___raining to night ____ rained all night
April 9, 1913	(rained?) all day to day washed ____all the fences on____ Branches the largest (overflow?) for years
April 10, 1913	put up fence all day ___had washed down ___mson verry low (not?) expected to live ___hogs come in from the (Hills?) this eavning
April 11, 1913	went to Cabot and got ten sacks of ferterlizer cold to day got a fine mess of fish from T L Carmical
April 12, 1913	split stove wood till church time went to church Thos Anderson preached to the church called Bro Killpatrick to serve as pastor the rest of the year
April 13, 1913	went to church Tom Anderson preached had a little singing hear this eavning
April 14, 1913	planted the little peace corne below the peach trees and laid off some cotton ground Walter Mcpherson (and) the dawsen (girl) marrid (yesterday) got Blue letter ___day
April 15, 1913	plowd all ___Grover listed col___weather warmer
April 16, 1913	listed land ___Grover till noon ___out three stable ___eavning
April 17, 1913	laid off land (for?) cotton all day weather fine
April 18, 1913	halled maneur till noon listed cotton land this eavning Meadie Abbot hear to day
April 19, 1913	plowd all day Grover and Wiliam Loux went to Cabot my little colt ribbon made its appearance John Hartley hear for supper to night the little child died at John Aldridces to day it was names Waymack
April 20, 1913	went to Sunday scool and helped dig grave and Burry Bill Waymacks little boy F M Talbert hear for dinner and emmer Boyd also
April 21, 1913	listed cotton land (today?) grover put (out?) fertilizer for me (side?) harrod corne all (day?) with the small Harrow
April 22, 1913	Harrowd corne till (noon?) corne till (noon?) with Joe Burnt ____in the orched this (eavning?) Myrtle got (spider?) Bit raining (to night)
April 23, 1913	No report
April 24, 1913	ma two gates up at Grover this morning ploud corne middles this eavning Mr Gasper hear for dinner brought us some strawberries
April 25, 1913	plowd corne middles
April 26, 1913	plowd all day
April 27, 1913	went to Sunday scool and to Mr Gaspers this eavning and to church to night Bro Killpatrick preached and taken charge of the church ada moor hear for supper
April 28, 1913	Bedded land for cotton all day weather cool
April 29, 1913	helped Grover plant cotton all day (the) first we have planted this year
April 30, 1913	finished (bedding?) my cotton (land?) and plowd ou___ potatoes
May 1, 1913	planted c____ to day Grover ___ me John Abot h___ mgh till Bed____
May 2, 1913	My Birth day ____ planting cotton ____ Grover planted peas and water(melon) this eavning fixed to go to town this eavning
May 3, 1913	started to Littlerock at three Oclock got home at sundown
May 4, 1913	went to Sunday scool had a big crowd
May 5, 1913	side Harrowed come all day cool to night Larrie Hemphill was Buried to day
May 6, 1913	side harrowed corne all day
May 7, 1913	plowd all day weater still cool
May 8, 1913	sode my hay to day and bedded my land for Sorgram old ginnie little calf hea this morn Maw_ess little baby bornd to (night?)
May 9, 1913	went to Cabot and to (Talberts?) to see the new (baby?) bought me some Sunday ____ and pants.
May 10, 1913	went to Mr. Gaspers (and got?) a fine lot of (strawberries?) planted sorgram and went to (church?) Grover Myrtle ____ar tone to the singing (convention?) at Frenchman (Mountain?) to day
May 11, 1913	went to Frenchman Mountain to the singing (convention?) had a nice day Wels Clements married Will Wilkins and John Williamsons girl marrid also
May 12, 1913	plowd in my corne this eavning Bedded land for peas this morning
May 13, 1913	plowd corne all day J H Wood hear to day to look at my cow
May 14, 1913	plowd all day in corne Ina and Ida Moore went to Carl Shuberts this eavning
May 15, 1913	cut Bushes and hode corn all day
May 16, 1913	hode corne (and cut?) bushes
May 17, 1913	hall some (rails and?) fixed some fence (till?) noon went to_____meeting this (eavning?) and was elected (school?) director
May 18, 1913	went to (Sunday?) scool and to hear (a man?) preach by the (name of?) Haimey Hosey Melton and Ellen come (home?) with me for (dinner?) went to see tom (farras?) this eavning as he is verry low with the Fever.
May 19, 1913	hode corne till noon sode hay this eavning went to John Abbts at noon his hog that he baught got out this eavning
May 20, 1913	finished soing my hay and sideharrowed cotton the rest of the day
May 21, 1913	rained this morning plowed in the orched this eavning set out four rows of sweet potatoes this eavning
May 22, 1913	plowd in the orched and work(ed) out my late potato patch Grover and Bud Sayles went to cabot and got some ice we (made) ice cream this (eavning?)
May 23, 1913	set up with Tom (Farras) last night (as he is?) verry low with fever? Sideharrowed (cotton?) all day weather____
May 24, 1913	sideharrod cotton ___ on went to Cabot (this?) eavning
May 25, 1913	went to church (Bro?) Killpatric preached _____ come with me for (dinner?)
May 26, 1913	hode cotton all day went to J R Farrasses to set up after midnight tom farrass some better T L Carmical put two colts in the pastor
May 27, 1913	plowd corne all day Salley not well to night
May 28, 1913	plowd corne all day Ina and Horace got over the cotton the first time with the hoes
May 29, 1913	sideharrowed cotton and plowd the watermelons Joe___binses folks got twin girls
May 30, 1913	plowd corne all day Broke my plowstock Borrowed one from John (Abbot)
May 31, 1913	plowd corne (till?) noon did not (work this?) eavning got s____ from Cabot by ____ Talbert made ____to night grover (and?) Myrtle hear____
June 1, 1913	went to (church?) Bro Haney (preached) went to see whit ____ this eavning as ___ verry low with (consumption?) Mrs Hins___ gon to Memphis_____
June 2, 1913	plowd in the corne to day and assessed my tax Mrs Darity died today
June 3, 1913	plowd in the come to day
June 4, 1913	sideharrowed cotton all day Ina started over the cotton the sec time with the hoe Clabe Sanderson and wife seperated
June 5, 1913	hode cotton till noon runaround cotton this eav
June 6, 1913	sideharrowed sorgram Peas and Penuts till noon went to Cabot this eavning Baught us a new cot paid 1.85 for it
June 7, 1913	planted white p____ and mexican (June?) corne till noon (went?) to Bayou Meto (fishing?) this eav___ poore luck __to church at eleven.
June 8, 1913	went to preachin _____ to Boens this (eavning?) as Whit____n died at ___n oclock to day ___er Wilns ___ a man by (the?) name of Peters Tom Laforce and Telaucy Webb marrid also to day
June 9, 1913	hode sorgrum and cotton all day weather cool got a card from Mr. Gasper old man Hinson at Cabot on his way off from hear got a card from Mr. Gasper
June 10, 1913	hode cotton all day weather cool and dry
June 11, 1913	run the big Harrow through my corne weather cool and dry
June 12, 1913	plowd cotton till noon dug potatoes this eavning and plated the patch in corne and peas made eleven Bus of potatoes (old man?) prater Bad (sick?)
June 13, 1913	plowd ___(fiv?) to go to (town?)
June 14, 1913	went to (Little) rock and back ___ Mr Clements (and his?) family hear ___ and Larenc___ F M Talbert___
June 15, 1913	stade (at home?) all day weather ___Ina went to t_____ school house to C____day
June 16, 1913	went fishing to Pelarm and greens lake caught plenty of fish Grover Horace and Bob and uncle tom carmical went
June 17, 1913	come home from the lake got home one hour By sun with plenty of small fissh
June 18, 1913	plowd in the corne laying it By loned dinner Barentine and tome anderson my wagon to go to the lake
June 19, 1913	plowd in the corne all day weather hot and dry
June 20, 1913	planted peas a ___ay in the corne_____te planted the ____f patch in ____ corne and white____
June 21, 1913	went to the spec(ial) election voted for ____for Govener____ Hendrix and ___win hear for (dinner?)
June 22, 1913	went to church Bro Killpatric preached to day ___McCole to nioght it_second attempt____Chrtlie---ord
June 23, 1913	raining a light shower plowd this evening in the cotton set out two row of sweet potatoes this eavning
June 24, 1913	plowd corne all day
June 25, 1913	plowd in the corne till noon planted peas and run round my cain this eavning finish paing by corne to day
June 26, 1913	plowd in the cotton till noon hode this eav
June 27, 1913	sold two yearlings to Duncan and James for thirty dollars harrowed in the cotton this eav
June 28, 1913	went to (Cabot?) Sallie and H(orace?) went to Mrs_____and stade____J.C.Boyd of (g?) ro___died at Li___last night
June 29, 1913	went (to?) Harmny to hear___Howrade preach____Talbert went (with?) me went to (tom?) ____Fotsons for (dinner?) hellen Brown___for a few days
June 30, 1913	plowd till noon hode cotton this eavning went to church to night Bro Green Howard preach
July 1, 1913	went to Dicks creek with Bob Carmical and C J Gwin caught plenty of fish
July 2, 1913	at the lak fished in Green lake caught a fine lot of fish to bring home got home at five oclock had a nice little shower to day Grover and Myrtle hear to night
July 3, 1913	Harrowd in the (crn?) till noon (found?)
July 4, 1913	missing
July 5, 1913	missing
July 6, 1913	missing
July 7, 1913	went to the schoolhouse this mor as our scool started with W J Roberts as John Webbs Baby was Buried to day side harrowd cotton this eavning hot and dry
July 8, 1913	sideharrod cotton to day and powd out my June corne and white peas this eav
July 9, 1913	started me a stock well in the pasture this morning went to Cabot this eavning raining a shower just now.
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