Pages That Mention Edmund Johns
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 6
October 19, 1849 - November 1, 1849
19th Still raining, shoemaking for Cate making brooms & spining ———
20. Rained all day long till about night
21 Rained all day long
22nd cleared off & I went to Court Spining shoemaking & firing tobacco
23rd clear & fair shoemaking spining ground too wet to plow yet firing 2 BarnsTobacco put up our Fattening Hogs or Pigs as they are small. 19 or 21 in number — Went to Mr Hunts [unclear] & Mrs Hunts etc
24 clear & fair, Plowing for wheat cutting down corn Fed Halling wood firing Tobacco Killed mutton.
25. Sewing wheat etc etc On Hill Side by middle barn in big field -
26 Halling up corn & seeding wheat wrote to Mr E. D Johns and Robt Harris about money Due Estate of Jer. McCullock Decsd this day sent Letters to both of them also to Mrs Mary P McCullock widow of Jas McCullock Hawk Point P.O. Lincoln cty MO & to Mr Francis McCullock on same subject
27 Digging Potatoes till 12 oclock the 2 Plows went to Plowing for wheat & got up 3 Loads corn & put stack fodder in House —
28 prayer meeting warm weather
29 Rained all night spining Mr Lewis spayed 7 hogs for me - Shoemaking & firing Tobacco -
30. Fair & windy shoemaking senting Henry alse & ann to shop after Plows & wheel Expect to Hall up leaves to day spining.
31 Turned out 19th 3 sows 16 shoats etc shoemaking spining Raking & Halling leaves, -clear & fair, - - -
Novr 1st Dined at Mr Lewis Sewing wheat left side Path at middle Barn
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 9
January 28, 1854 - February 14, 1854
1854 Jany 28th The past week nearly the whole of week been at Mrs McCullocks with Surveyor Graves & Commissioner Dividing Land & the 7th of next is the sale & Division of the negroes of Jeremiah McCullock Decd we have a cold & part of the week wet, Our folks have been Cutting & striping Tobacco, Henry began to Hew down Barn but Did not finish, He is gone to mill this day to Millers 1 Bbl wheat for meal 3 Bushels of Do for chop & 1 Bbl Corn for mean – Turned very cold last night, & is so to day
30th Halling wood waggon & Cart alse & Kitty stacking wood. Fed & Sandy Cutting, Jacob getting shingles – clear pretty weather – –
Feby 3rd Burnt& sewed Plant On mountain & Covered it, Snowed a little
4th Halling wood waggon & Cart,- Turned quite Cold, went to Mrs Hunts to day
= 8 Rained nearly all day striping Tobacco nearly done prize Barn, finished yesterday Hewing down Barn nearly Burnt & sewed yesterday & the day before plant Bed in the Stash —
14 Since the 8th had sale & Division of Land & negroes at Mrs McCullock Paid E D Johns for his Int. in Jer. Eliza [?] & Elizabeth McCullock Jr Est. as refereed by Jno F. Patrick for me & Colo V. Dickinson for Mr Johns, Mr James M Fitzgerald attended to it for me Plowing for Corn malling in new ground This day striping Tobacco in prize Barn & trying to finish Raining to day 8 Lambs to this day - etc etc
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12
May 3, 1856 - May 10, 1856
3 May 1856 Sent to Mill 3 Turns Corn for meal Henry Halling wood & halling out manure Hilling in new ground, Lowry very sick
3rd Clem & Pal & Fanny & Jerry Smith getting better Fine weather for every thing – — Sent Sallie to Mr Moseley - got an answer from Post Master in Georgia about ED Johns Teller for money Sent him, but no Recd yet Last 3 or 4 shoats from spaying & another Black Sow missing 2 days may be she is Dead Too, – – – – – Doct Thompson came again to see Lowry very sick making 9 or 10 times in all this time or spring
4 My wife & Jerry went to Mr Jno Hunts Jacob went to Greenfield Rained a little
5. Planted Cotton Irish Potatoes etc & then halled Out manure Doct Thompson came this morning - to see Lowry - who is getting better Striped Tobacco in morning
6th Raining this morning striping Tobacco from middle Barn – – –
7th Rained last night Striping Tobacco this morning Turned Steers & Fillmore in Pasture Fed making Jacob a pair of shoes Jordan Complaining balance getting better
8th Finished striping old prize House & done Striping all but House back of Garden & fresh ground barn & mountain Spring Barn - quite Cool Halling Out manure Hilling & want to plant cabbage plants this evening or tomorrow
9th Halled out manure halled wood & Hilled in new ground, changeable weath I went to Miss S. McCullocks & Mr Faris but done nothing
10 Will Finish Halling new ground this evening & then will Plant Collard Plants in Garden