This Day In Our Family History

1564  William Lount was born in Sutton Coldfield, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom to Richard Lount, about 33 years old, and Mary Alen, about 31 years old. He was the 4th of 9 children, and the 2nd of 6 sons, born to the couple. He was born to his parents only marriage 1702  Moses Blakeslee, age […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1945 (Saturday) – Right after breakfast Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) and I went out to Della’s (Della Lunt) with their gifts and up to Bert’s (Charles Gilbert Lunt) with theirs. Found them finishing last wrappings, and up to their necks in work, poor little Mary Beth (Mary Elizabeth Lunt) was in bed, has probably had […]

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December 3, 1945 (Monday) – Phoned to Della (Della Lunt), she is feeling some better, Port (Porty Lewis Gabbitas) is a little better, was going down to see the doctor. Larry (Larry Lunt Gabbitas) is home from school as he has a cold. I went shopping, walked to Third South on Main, bought five Christmas […]

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1945 (Thursday) – Thanksgiving Day. Dad (Alfred Oscar Lunt) and I went up to Bert’s (Charles Gilbert Lunt) for dinner, the first time for years we had not prepared one for some of our family. They had a turkey and everything that goes with it. We found Jean (Patricia Jean Lunt) has been sick with […]

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1945 (Thursday) – For some reason or other I have neglected to write for almost two weeks. I am a busy woman and the days pass so quickly. I thought  when I stopped work I would have plenty of time to do a lot of things, but I don’t accomplish as much as I want […]

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1945 (Saturday) – Listened to both morning and afternoon to Conference meetings. After church, Edgar (John Edgar Lunt) and Jennie (Lydia Jane Kendall) came to see us, he brought a check of eighty-five dollars, rent from drug store. Before they left Bert (Charles Gilbert Lunt) and Agnes (Agnes Coalter Golightly) came in, Edgar and wife […]

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1945 (Thursday) – I bottled 11 quarts of peaches. Went to the bank and over to the library where I worked on the Fitz Randolph line for a couple of hours, besides checking a pedigree chart for Howard Allen (William Howard Allen).  Just as we were getting down to the table for dinner, Agnes (Agnes […]

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1945 (Tuesday) – After lunch we rode up to Bert’s (Charles Gilbert Lunt) found conditions very much better on this trip, conditions in the basement were greatly improved and Agnes (Agnes Coalter Golightly) felt ever so much better. We stayed until Bert came home from work, then soon left for home. 

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1945 (Thursday) – George (George Thornton Holman) and family has gone out to spend the day with his family. I am home just relaxing, typing and doing anything I wish. It seems quiet after having Eva (Eva Ruth Lunt) and the girls (Darlene Lunt and Sharon Alice Holman) with me. They are celebrating V.J. Day’s […]

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