Out With the Boys
A Day in the Life: October 14th
(Aged 14)
Wea. WED. OCT. 14, 1896 Ther.
Stayed with grandma last night. Pa + Ma came home. Pa bought 4 cows for $70. Charles Slater drove them over.
(Aged 16)
Wea. FRI. OCT. 14, 1898 Ther.
Went to school. Rode with Ada Page. Ma went down to the burg + brought Mrs. Mason + Luella up.
(Aged 17)
Wea. SAT. OCT. 14, 1899 Ther.
Worked all day in Crandall’s basket factory. In eve went out with Alvin, Lawrence and Thed Washburg.
(Aged 18)
Wea. SUN. OCT. 14, 1900 Ther.
In A.M. went to factory, studied + slept. In P.M. went to S.S. with ma. In eve Alice + I took a drive. Got home at 11 o’clock. XX. Harry Masier is sick so we had to do our work alone. He was taken today.
(Aged 19)
Wea. MON. OCT. 14, 1901 Ther.
In A.M. Will + I drew in corn. In P.M. Will helped Wygrene thrash. I helped Rollie set his traps. Chas husked 12 bu.
(Aged 20)
Wea. TUE. OCT. 14, 1902 Ther.
Sold Springer 7 pigs for $37.00. Gail worked in ditch + drew up wood.
(Aged 21)
Wea. WED. OCT. 14, 1903 Ther.
John + I went up to upper Mud Creek + Miller Hollow. Bot a 2 yr heiffer and yearling bull of Ed Scott.
Editor's Note: From Allen's wording in 1899 I am uncertain if all those boys had the surname Washburg or just Thed who likely hailed from Ellery. But I am certain that Lawrence Washburg was well known to Allen and lived in Carroll too. He was about Allen's age and married Allen's cousin Luella Eccles as his second wife sometime between the 1920 and 1930 census takings.
I'm still working on the mysterious Luella. I realized today that she was a step-mother so someone out there may have known her.
(Aged 14)
Wea. WED. OCT. 14, 1896 Ther.
Stayed with grandma last night. Pa + Ma came home. Pa bought 4 cows for $70. Charles Slater drove them over.
(Aged 16)
Wea. FRI. OCT. 14, 1898 Ther.
Went to school. Rode with Ada Page. Ma went down to the burg + brought Mrs. Mason + Luella up.
(Aged 17)
Wea. SAT. OCT. 14, 1899 Ther.
Worked all day in Crandall’s basket factory. In eve went out with Alvin, Lawrence and Thed Washburg.
(Aged 18)
Wea. SUN. OCT. 14, 1900 Ther.
In A.M. went to factory, studied + slept. In P.M. went to S.S. with ma. In eve Alice + I took a drive. Got home at 11 o’clock. XX. Harry Masier is sick so we had to do our work alone. He was taken today.
(Aged 19)
Wea. MON. OCT. 14, 1901 Ther.
In A.M. Will + I drew in corn. In P.M. Will helped Wygrene thrash. I helped Rollie set his traps. Chas husked 12 bu.
(Aged 20)
Wea. TUE. OCT. 14, 1902 Ther.
Sold Springer 7 pigs for $37.00. Gail worked in ditch + drew up wood.
(Aged 21)
Wea. WED. OCT. 14, 1903 Ther.
John + I went up to upper Mud Creek + Miller Hollow. Bot a 2 yr heiffer and yearling bull of Ed Scott.
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Editor's Note: From Allen's wording in 1899 I am uncertain if all those boys had the surname Washburg or just Thed who likely hailed from Ellery. But I am certain that Lawrence Washburg was well known to Allen and lived in Carroll too. He was about Allen's age and married Allen's cousin Luella Eccles as his second wife sometime between the 1920 and 1930 census takings.
I'm still working on the mysterious Luella. I realized today that she was a step-mother so someone out there may have known her.
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Lawrence Washburg is my great-great grandfather's brother. Theodore and Alvin are his 1st cousins, but they spelled their name "Wasberg."
ReplyDeleteLawrence was married to Luella Springer, daughter of Mary Cass.
I am also related to the Cass family through the Woodward family.
Andrew Martin Kolstee
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