BROOKS FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

7-428 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESsome of our calves this morning for lice. Ophelia Pierce came this evening andstayed a few minutes.Monday - February 16, 1885Clear and a little warmer. Mat has been plowing today and the other boys havebeen working in the new ground. Mart went to Lainey’s and got five centsworth of Blue Stone to (put) in my tooth. I am still poorly and Mart, Mat andJulia are all sick tonight. Allen is here tonight.Tuesday - February 17, 1885Clear & pleasant. Allen stayed hear las night & he had his Sussa with him. Hegot seven bbl. of corne. We finished beding our corne ground to day. By dinner& after dinner, me, Mat and Lee hauled up that corne from the barne. Robert &Ernest went up to thar granpas & the other boys worked in new ground. Weburnt of the grass in the field. Tonight —-ey ? Tanner & Mr. Pirces boys cometo go a hunting.Wednesday - February 18, 1885Colder today and a norther last night about 2 o’clock. Lee plowed in the riverfield before noon and Mat in the afternoon. The other boys worked in the newground. Parson Yell and Mr. Floyd came and got 100 bundles of fodder at 3cents. Julia went to Mr. Ferguson’s this evening. A fine boy (Sylvester WyattBrooks) was born tonight at eight o’clock, Mrs. Pierce was here and Mag andHelenia are still here.Thursday - February 19, 1885Smoakey with hazy clouds round the horrison with northeast wind. Lee plowedtil dinner. I carraid Helenia home. The boys worked in the new ground. Tealwas hear & got ten bushels of corne at 50 cts. per bushel that finished paying forthe goat that I got from him last fall. Victory is getting along fine so fare. Idon’t feel so well this eaving. The rest are all well. Julia has not got back fromFerguson yet. It looks like rain soon.Friday - February 20, 1885Cloudy and cold with northeast wind with prospect for rain. I went to the millthis morning with 1½ bushels of corn. It was the day set for Wyatt Brooks’trial, but his lawyer failed to come and it was put off. Mart Ladle and Chilecame and got fifteen bushels of corn. Mr. Pierce and Sander sent (a message) tous this evening that we had a cow down up on the mountain and me and Matwent but failed to find her. Lee and Mat plowed and the other boys worked inthe new ground. Today I have been sick.Saturday - February 21, 1885Cloudy and cold with a east wind. Mat went back to look for the sick cow. Hemet with Mr. Sanders and was shown the cow. They found her about dead. Af-