Page 117 - April 12, 1840 - Whipper Wills

April the 12 . 1840 . Page 1. 17

Sun 12 Cloudy this morning and rained

quite hard after night it ceased at haf

past nine oclock I went to love feast

was intermishen the space of 15 minuets

then publick preaching Maria and

Venatta Patterson Wm Klepinger

and Samuel Klepinger too at 5

oclock we went to meeting again

it lasted till in the night it got

clear before night rite smart out to

day .S. Klepinger staid all night

Mon 13 Clear this morning quite pleasant

with the exception of a heavy frost

it has the appearance of being a

fine day I got up some wood and

at eleven oclock I went to the

meeting again Elizabeth Patterson

and John grooms at night I went

to meeting again Wm Campbell

preached at night on this ocation

quite a favorable meeting it broke

at 12 oclock after meting it

rained quite hard no more 1840

Tue 14 Cloudy this morning and it

rained some little it has the

appearance of continuing to hold

out it soon quit and got clear

I cut some timber for rails after

night I went to meeting again

house full quite a good meeting

I heard the whipper wills 1840

Wed 15 Clear this morning with a havy

frost on I went up to Jacob Klepinge

and Pulver worked out taw days

it got some cloudy in the evening

I groubed some of the time and

some of the time I made stakes

we got to talking on politicks

but we Dident hit to gether

on the subject at all no not

Page 85 - September 13, 1839 - Father's Meeting

September the 13. 1839 Page 85

Fri 13 Clear this morning with a heavy frost

I cleaned up oats it was nice and pleasant

all day campmeeting commenced on

My Fathers land I done several

things to day after night I went to

meeting no more at this time Harmon

Sat 14 Cloudy this morning and rained till

late in the evening it quite was a few

out no more at this time H. Lucas

Sun 15 Cloudy this morning and rained som

quite cool for the season it continued so

all day I was at camp meeting there

was a few out Harmon Patterson Joined

the Methedist episcople church 1839 80

Wm Campbell staid all night hear

I got hom 15 miuets past 12 18ooo

Mon 16 Clear this morning quite pleasant it

looks fine Camp meeting broke up at

ten Oclock quite warm in the after

noon I cut 9 shocks of fodder it

continued pleasant all day but after

night it clouded up and rained hard 1839

Tue 17 Cloudy this morning and raining a

little it rained by spells all day in the

evening I went down to Cooppers store

after quinine I took up a waggon wh

eall to Millses for to get fixed I got

my calf from Samuel Pulvers and

Luesa Pulver had a severe shake of

the ague quite hard no more at this

Wed 18 Clear this morning quite cool for the

season it got some pleasant on through

the day I cut up fodder ten shocks of

Thu 19 Clear this morning quite pleasant

till in the evening it got some cloudy and it

rained some I cut up ten shocks of fodder

Wily. Sims staid att night with us

Page 64 - May 14, 1839 - Good Men

May the 13. 1839 Page 64

Tue 14 Clear for a few moments and then

it got quite cloudy with a desperate cool

wind from the South West and

rained some it got quite clear in the

and the wind raised and blew hard

Wed 15 I furrowed out for corn and planted too

it got very warm in the middle

of the day after night it rained hard

Wed 15 Partley clear but in a few moments

it got quite clear quite cool this

morning in a few moments it got

cloudy and rained it thundred qute

hard I finished planting corn and

I thank the good beiing for seeing

mee out withit in the after noon

it rained some I done nothing amen

Thu 16 Cloudy this morning and raining

some it broke away the sun shoen

out I went out and worked for Mr.

Joshua burch I made fence it is quite

cool but turned some warmer Harm

Fri 17 Clear this morning with some frost

it continued clear and quite warm all

day I made fence for Joshua Burch

and after night I came home and

stoped at Jacb Klepingers no more

Sat 18 Clear this morning with some frost

I went down to Jacob Fierces to help

father to carry a bee stand and I

went down to shoney quite warm I

landed at henry cambbells at four

O clock and found the folks all well

I went the river road to quite loa

Sun 19 Clear this morning and quite warme

at eleven O clock I went to Bethel

meeting house to hear Mr. Biers

preach at four we went back to meeting

again I staid both nites at Henry

Campbelles good men my out at it

Page 57 - March 30, 1839 - Father's Wagon

March the 30.th. 1839 Page 57

Sat 30 Cloudy this morning but broke away

and in the evening it got quite clear I

went down to Cooppers store and got me

a stalk price 2.00 and a riding whip

price 62 cts in the after noon I went

to a quarterly meeting held near the

widow Genings at the school house in that

nighborhood after night I went to Mr.

James Pierces and staid all night.

Sun 31 Clear this morning and continued so

throughout the day I went back to the love

feast at bubtick preching was hedd at

the widow genings barn after meeting

I came home Silas Campbell was hear

Mon 1 of April 1839 Clear this morning and

quite warm all day I thrashed 28 of oats

Tue 2 Clear this morning quite warm it

looks some hasy I plowed up in Mr.

Hunts field for oats noe more at pres

Wed 3 Clear this morning I plowed till

noon in the after noon I had such a

swelling on my foot that I couldent

work I was some sick too 1839 22

Thu 4 Partly Clear this morning I done

nothing till noon in the after noon

I harrowed in oats quite warm all

day no more at this present time

Fri 5 Clear this morning and quite pleasent

I fixt fence till non in the after noon

I cut stalks it was quite smokey late

in the evening the sun disappeared

Sat 6 Cloudy this mornaing and has the

appearance of rain quite warm and

smokey I plowed till in the after

noon then quite Father had another

trile for the wagon he got it back