Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Thursday) – I went up town in the evening. I went up to Sister McCune’s (must have been Henry Frederick McCune’s) (Elizabeth Temperance Grace). It was to a meeting where they are planning some sort of an entertainment, they wanted me to take the part of an angel. I slept to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily […]

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1896 (Thursday) – I drove up town, it was the first time I had ever driven Old Jen. In the evening, I called for Min (Minnie Lamont Abbott) and Maud (Ruth Maud Abbott) to go to choir practice out north. I slept at Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller).

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1896 (Friday) – I took Louie (John Louie Burton) to kindergarten. I stayed until it was out, Mrs. Burton (Frances Haddy Betenson) came down and walked home with us. About one o’clock I went down to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller). My brother Art (Arthur David Sperry) was there, he was writing a letter to Asa […]

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1896 (Wednesday) – Grandpa and Grandma Sperry (Charles Sperry and Emily Louisa Miller) and Aunt Emily Black (Mary Emily Sperry), with her daughter Mamie (Mary Ann Black) and baby Rex (Wilford Rex Black) came to spend a few hours. Aunt Emily brought some cabbage plants for us.

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1896 (Friday) – I went up town with Father (Charles Henry Sperry) when he went to work, stayed at Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller), did some shopping, while at Grandma’s Rose Bailey and Miss Gray came there to see me, they wanted me to sing in a medal contest next month. I rode out home […]

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1896 (Tuesday) – I went over to McCune’s to ask Pearl (Margaret Pearl McCune) to play for me to sing at a funeral (I’m not sure but I think it was the funeral of Sadie Orme). I went to Aunt Emma Hague’s (Emma Elizabeth Webb) to see and talk with Tet (Niletta Teltie Hague), then […]

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This Day In Our Family History

1861 – Marion Olive Sperry was born in Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States to Charles Sperry and Emily Louisa Miller 1898 – Effie Druscilla Nelson was born in Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States to Jens Rosenquist Nelson and Elsa Nelson 1918 – Alonzo Lorraine Lunt and Mabel Ruth Owen were married in Salt Lake […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1895 (Tuesday) – I went up town to a dance with Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and Father (Charles Henry Sperry) was leader of the band we always had to go early and before the dance commenced, Professor Pickering came up to Father, told him he would like to meet a young girl who wore her […]

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