Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1913 (Monday) – My how time does fly and I have been so busy and I suppose careless that I have failed to write in my book for nearly four years.  Since then we have been blessed with the arrival of two more boys. Earl Sperry, born 10 March 1910 and George Arthur, born 5 […]

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How Are We Related?

Paternal Great-Great-Grandfather: Charles Henry Sperry – 46 Charles Henry 46 – Jeanette 16 – Earl Sperry 7 – Nelson Earl 2 – Kellie Jeanette 1 Paternal Great-Great-Grandmother: Caroline Webb – 47 Caroline 47 – Jeanette 16 – Earl Sperry 7 – Nelson Earl 2 – Kellie Jeanette 1 Paternal Great-Granduncle: Charles Alonzo Sperry – 48 […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1904 (Thursday) – While we were eating breakfast Grandfather Sperry (Charles Sperry) and my brother Lon (Charles Alonzo Sperry) came to see us. I didn’t know Lon was in town so it was quite a surprise to me. We were all pleased to see him again, they only stayed a few minutes. In the afternoon, […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1902 (Sunday) – I had Grandpa (Alfred Lunt) and Grandma Lunt (Priscilla Pitt), Mother (Caroline Webb), Retta (Retta Sperry), Ruth (Ruth Sperry), Mrs. Ada Wood, and Emma Wood here for dinner. Mother, Retta and Mrs. Wood spent the day with me. I wrote a long letter to my brother Lon (Charles Alonzo Sperry).

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1897 (Sunday) – Lon (Charles Alonzo Sperry) came down home he had come from Mammoth the night before. About noon Arthur (Arthur David Sperry), Mother (Caroline Webb) and I went up town. I wrote a letter to Bessie Sperry and sent her a picture of Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and me. Oscar (Alfred Oscar Lunt) […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1897 (Wednesday) – Lon (Charles Alonzo Sperry) returned to Mammoth. While passing the ranch on the train he threw off a note, telling me to go up town to play to a party that evening. I walked up and went to Grandmother Sperry’s (Emily Louisa Miller), Mother (Caroline Webb) was there. In the evening Oscar […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1896 (Tuesday) – Ada (Ada Haydee Salisbury) and I walked up to school, at noon, I went up to see Mrs. Burton’s (Frances Haddy Betenson) for a few minutes. In the afternoon, May Grover came up to visit our school. We received a letter from Lon (Charles Alonzo Sperry).

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