Notes on the 1908 Journal

Authors

Rankin MacMillan

Files

Journal Date

1908

Transcription

notes made from 1908 Diary made by Rankin MacMillan Jan. 1969

January 6. Jason returns to Princeton Seminary.

January 14 - Death of John Murdock (Martha's brother).

Jan. 26 - Martha's birthday - 64 years old.

Feb. 2 - The furnace is frozen - had to order repairs from Boston.

Feb. 8 - oldest daughter Fannie is 40 years old.

Feb. 11 - Furnace repaired and working again.

March 3 - Clara leaves for Chicago, St. Louis and Texas. She has been at the farm since June 1907 and most of time was cook and housekeeper.

April 14 & 15 - Homer in for short visit; had been ill and off work since December with recurrence of his lung problems.

May 19 - Paul returns from N. Mex. - on June 19 goes to Des Moines to be with Fred.

June 23 - Clara returns home. July 5 - Mills Taylor begins pastorate.

July 6 - Clayton leaves for Greely, Col. to visit Edith Rankin - Jason will join to visit Nelle Rankin.

July 28 - Rev. T.H. MacKenzie and Fannie, Donald & Malcolm arrive.

In August - all the family get home at different times and stay various lengths of time.

Sept 3-4 - Jason & Fannie and boys leave for N.Y.

Sept. 28 - After 5 years at Cedarville, Chas. Baskin leaves for medical school at Ann Arbor, Mich.

Oct. 22 - Clayton and Clara leave for Des Moines to meet Jason there, then on to Greely, Colorado where a double wedding is to take place on October 29. Clayton marries Edith Rankin and Jason marries Nelle Rankin, Oct. 29, 1908

Nov. 10 - Clara returns from Chicago.

James and Martha move to a furnished house in Yellow Springs (Clayton and Edith are to be in the farm home)

The remainder of 1908 - is in the 1909 Diary. (See the 1909 - for 1908 from Nov. 10 - on thru' Dec. 31 - return of the newly-weds - Clayton & Edith to the farm etc.)

Digitization Date

September 9, 2015

Source

University Archives

Archives Collection

Martha McMillan Journal Collection

Archives Accession Number

01-129

Archives Container Number

SF-101B

Archives Identification Number

RG 16/46

Keywords

Martha McMillan, Cedarville, diaries, journals

Disciplines

Agriculture | Animal Sciences | Christianity | Civic and Community Engagement | Education | Family, Life Course, and Society

Comments

Notes compiled in January 1969

Recommended Citation

MacMillan, Rankin, "Notes on the 1908 Journal" (1908). Rankin MacMillan’s Notes on Each Journal. 18.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/mcmillan_notes/18