Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Friday) – Took my music lesson and in the evening Mrs. Burton (Frances Haddy Betenson) and I went to choir practice and later we went to a dance with Lon (Charles Alonzo Sperry). He became sick and went home, Art (Arthur David Sperry) brought us home after the dance.

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1895 (Tuesday) – Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Art (Arthur David Sperry) and I washed sacks. In the afternoon, Esther and I cut corn. In the evening, we went up town. I went to a dance with Earl Mangum. Esther and Dwight (Charles Dwight Sparks) walked out home.

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1895 (Saturday) – Early in the morning, I walked down home and then spent the day doing the ironing. In the evening, Dwight Sparks (Charles Dwight Sparks) and I went up town to a surprise on Lillie Black (Lillie May Black). Those present were; Girls: Lil Black, Della (Adella Kendall) and Jennie Kendall (Lydia Jane […]

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1895 (Sunday) – We washed hard all day and towards evening we went up town to Mutual. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) sang a song “If Sighs Had Wings”. After Mutual, a crowd of us went on to Grandma Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller): Lillie Black (Lillie May Black), Earl Mangum, Ada Taylor (Ada Ann Taylor), Asa […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

I am the child of Charles Henry Sperry and Caroline Webb. He was born 15 October 1850 and she the 8th of April 1861. He was the son of Charles Sperry and Emily Louisa Miller, she the daughter of David Webb and Esther Olpin. After having three children, Charles Alonzo (Lon), Arthur David (Art) and […]

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