Notes on the 1873 Journal

Authors

Rankin MacMillan

Files

Journal Date

1873

Transcription

1873 Diary - notes by Rankin MacMillan - made in March 1969

The family at this time: James McMillan - now 39; Martha - now 29 - My grandparents - Fannie 5 yrs. Fred 3 yrs. Harlan 1 year

Then at the end of the year, December 20, Harlan is born.

Not too much to note - mostly a busy daily life on the farm, in the church, and in the community.

March, April, and early May were wet and cold. No corn planted until June. Wages on the farm at that time were room and board plus $80.00 for six (6) months work!

4000 lbs. of wool were sold for .60 cents a pound. Hogs sold for 4 to 4 1/2 cents a lb.

There were a number of people to be fed 3 meals a day, because it took more labor (hired help) to accomplish all the farm work. Also, people (friends, neighbors and relatives) all seemed to visit near meal time, and of course were invited to eat with the family.

If anyone reading this remembers the old storage cave in the back yard; it was constructed in November of 1873. This was a cool place to keep some of the foods.

There seemed to be numerous cases of typhoid fever in the summer and fall of 1873.

Digitization Date

September 16, 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 March 1969

Recommended Citation

MacMillan, Rankin, "Notes on the 1873 Journal" (1873). Rankin MacMillan’s Notes on Each Journal. 24.
https://digitalcommons.cedarville.edu/mcmillan_notes/24