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The Diary(s) of Rhoda Spradling Totty is being provided here for those who are researching the TOTTY family and their friends, neighbors and families.
These are exact words as written by my great great grandmother in her own penmanship the only change(s) made are Capital or UPPER Case Letters on mentioned surnames or my comments in brackets [BTM].      The Diary(s) have been in private ownership by the TOTTY family all these years, and have never been published, or copied with the exception of excerpts printed in 1957 in the  "CENTENNIAL Forestburg, Texas a History of Forestburg Cattle and Watermelon Center" [Montague County] .
This is the FIRST time that the Diary(s) have ever been released with permission and "exclusive rights" in their entirety to anyone.    I am very honored to be the one given this priviledge.   I believe these diaries should be Shared by our families to help document and learn about our ancestory and how they lived and died in the 1800's.  I hope to do that by publishing the diaries.   They span 22 years of Rhoda SPRADLING TOTTY's life from May 9, 1876 to her death in April 1899.   Births, deaths, burials, marriages and the weather are documented throughout the books on many families and neighbors in Montague County, Texas.  Rhoda has a unique way of writing her thought's down for us to see what happened on a day to day basis.

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Transcribed from Original Diary by Birdie (Totty) McNutt ©1999
 

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SEPTEMBER 1879 [BTM] This is one little, two side piece of scrap paper for the month of September 1879. That is all there was left for month of September 1879. First Side: …….temper Pea and Willie gone………………. Come over to day Staying  all n…………… Extremely warm lightning in……………… Still Staying with me So ………………….  [BTM] 16th Day of September ..7th Day   John and Sarah moved ………… Children    killed a hog first……………… Youngs folks  all got scare……………… [BTM] September 17, 1879 is documented as date that great grand parents John and Sarah Yandell TOTTY moved to Sebastian County, Arkansas.    Something scared the Young family….but, what? 18th Day  Frank and Pea……………….. and Bettie come dow………………….. Craddocks moved his………………… Kin come  I finished ………………… Bally Spent the even………………… [BTM] Craddock was their neighbor 19th Day    Mr Thrash……………….    Jase and Frank picked cot…………… Was here this evening  Still……….. 20th Day  Thursday   cant w………….. Cox pills  last night  been S…………. …een picking cotton..     Cott……….. …ld man and Lillie been…………… …..xing to go to meeting  fear I………. ….to go    may be better in the……….. Second Side: …………….lack Cox  …..been ……………all night now for meeting .. ………..Alen got his pig again…….. ………to the arbor made a fire a goo… ……..ng round brother Mabry and family ………..have went home with brother…. …..t ….the arbor brother Royal preached…. ……….d the brothers and Sisters….. …………cold Jase and Bettie Staying all night ………………….motonous cotton picking….. ………………….…….went to sell his farm… ……………….hauling corn    Jase picked….. ………………...picked my apron plum full… ……………….t to the Store got Some things.. ……………….ens to See Louisas fat boy… …yesterday commenced to pick cotton to day ………to Start to meeting    went to ……….. ………..ent on to meeting heard brothe…….. ………………with Mart and Susa  Staid…… ……………Susie till night come back………. ……..ass preached  come home w……… ……………….enjoyed my Self very w……. [BTM] That is all that is available for the month of September 1879.  NOTE: This copyright© data CAN NOT be reproduced in ANY format for profit or other presentation "without" the express written permission of the the owner and transcriber of these diaries.  Transcribed from Original Diary by Birdie (Totty) McNutt ©2000

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