Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1905 (Thursday) – Thanksgiving Day. Mother (Caroline Webb), Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Pearl (Eva Pearl Sperry) and Ruth (Ruth Sperry) were here for dinner, Pearl and Ruth kept the babies (Alfred Oscar, Jr., Lillian, Charles Gilbert and Eva Ruth Lunt) while I went to Relief Meeting. We had a lovely meeting, although there were but […]

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1905 (Sunday) – Mother (Caroline Webb), Esther (Emily Esther Sperry), Melvin (Henry Melvin Sperry), Lillian (Lillian May Sperry), Pearl (Eva Pearl Sperry) and Ruth (Ruth Sperry) were here for dinner. In the afternoon, Pearl and Ruth stayed with the children (Alfred Oscar, Jr., Lillian, Charles Gilbert and Eva Ruth Lunt) while Mother, Esther and I […]

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1905 (Tuesday) – I ironed, towards evening, I took the children (Alfred Oscar, Jr., Charles Gilbert and Eva Ruth Lunt) and went over to Mother’s (Caroline Webb) home for a few days as it made nearer the girls (Lillian May and Ruth Sperry) to go to school.

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1905 (Monday) – I washed and ironed Lillian’s (Lillian Lunt) clothes and let her to down to Frisco with Karl (Karl Farnsworth) and Esther (Emily Esther Sperry). Lillian (Lillian May Sperry) and Ruth (Ruth Sperry) came to stay with me. Frances Kirgan and Hattie Howarth came to see us.

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1905 (Sunday) – I have been to meeting, Ruth (Ruth Sperry) kept the children (Alfred Oscar, Jr., Lillian, Charles Gilbert and Eva Ruth Lunt) while I was gone. Esther (Emily Esther Sperry) and Karl (Karl Farnsworth), Lillian (Lillian May Sperry) and Laverne were here to supper.

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

Written September 17, 1905 from memory (posted today as it refers to dates prior to September 17, 1905: 1905 (Sunday) – 9/17: I have been too busy to write, but will try and remember some. When Baby (Eva Ruth Lunt) was five weeks old, I went over to Manti. I went on the train Wednesday […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1904 (Tuesday) – Retta (Retta Sperry) came and helped Lillian (Lillian May Sperry) with the washing. Sister McCune came and looked after me. Sister Minnie Jenkins came and visited for quite a while. Later Grandpa Lunt (Alfred Lunt) and Sister Julia Paxman came to see me.

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1904 (Monday) – Mother (Caroline Webb) stayed with me so that Lillian (Lillian May Sperry) could go up the canyon. Ada Wood came and spent the day with us. Sister McCune didn’t come over this morning as she was also going up the canyon. Grandpa and Grandma Lunt (Alfred Lunt and Priscilla Pitt) called and […]

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Journal: Jeanette Sperry

1904 (Thursday) – Sister McCune came over to take care of me and Mother (Caroline Webb) came over and helped me all morning. My sister Lillian (Lillian May Sperry) thinks married is a hard life. Little Bert (Charles Gilbert Lunt) is as good as can be, he doesn’t cry for me at all. I am […]

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