{"id":1641,"date":"2019-03-25T10:00:51","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/subnivean.com\/blog\/?p=1641"},"modified":"2023-02-19T11:40:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-19T17:40:01","slug":"diary-1862-the-complete-text","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/subnivean.com\/blog\/diary-1862-the-complete-text\/","title":{"rendered":"Diary 1862: The complete text"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This is the text of a diary for the year 1862 by my great-great grandmother, Catharine Sutton Siglin, who lived in Willow Creek township, Lee County, Illinois, on the traditional land of the Potawatomi people, near the current location of the Mendota Hills Wind Farm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catharine was born on 15 October 1833 in Pennsylvania and married Amos Siglin on 19 October 1851, a few days after her eighteenth birthday. She and Amos, with two small daughters, moved west to Illinois in 1855, as did many others from their area of Pennsylvania. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After her diary entry for August 18th, Catharine stops writing. I arrived at a theory<\/a> for why she might have stopped, but after working to track down all the people she names, I’ve changed my mind somewhat. Of the 22 men she mentions, seven of them joined the 75th Illinois infantry in August and marched off to war. I still think that losing her employee and friend John contributed to her loss of interest in writing. But John’s absence was just one part of a larger gap. Catharine chronicles constant interactions with neighbors and friends. They came many miles to pitch in with farm work; they held dances; they stopped by to give an impromptu flute concert. And after August, many of them were gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope you enjoy Catharine’s voice as much as I do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\nSATURDAY, JANUARY 4<\/cite>\n

brout one load of
wood from maluginsMalugin’s Grove, a wooded area on the border of Viola and Brooklyn townships <\/span>. About 8 miles from the Siglin home.<\/span><\/span>
in the after noon
went over to GoblesThere was a Goble family in Wyoming Township, the next township to the south of the Siglins:
Chas Goble 37 Farmer
Ezekiel Goble 39 Ditto
Margaret Goble 35 Servant
<\/span><\/span><\/span>
avisiting<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, JANUARY 5<\/cite>\n

all day at home
snowed in the
after noon<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, JANUARY 6<\/cite>\n

brout one loade of
wood from malugins
clear beautiful slaing [sleighing]
hitched the colts
brought the childernMary Elizabeth (b. 14 Sep 1852), Dollie (b. 13 Aug 1854) and William (b. 25 Aug 1857). A fourth child, Barbara, would be born on 05 Sep 1863.<\/span><\/span> from schoolPossibly the Vroman school mentioned in <\/span>. It would have been about 3 miles from the Siglin home.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, JANUARY 7<\/cite>\n

went to the grove with fatherWilliam Sutton, b. 20 Aug 1810 in New York, d. 10 Oct 1879 in Paw Paw, IL. His property was adjacent to the Siglin home in Willow Creek Township. He served as the township’s assessor in 1860 and 1862 <\/span>. <\/span><\/span>. brout
the childern from
school. LottyCharlotte Jackson, age 17, is listed as a servant in the 1860 census record of the Siglin household. She is also listed as the daughter of Joel Jackson, a blacksmith and a neighbor in Willow Creek township. <\/span><\/span><\/span> had the
ear ache. JohnJohn Singler[?], age 21, Farm laborer, is listed in the 1860 census record for the Siglin household. <\/span> See part 4<\/a> of the series on this diary for more about John’s identity.<\/span><\/span> went to<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8<\/cite>\n

singing.
brout aload of oats
from argravesSamuel Argrave owned property in Willow Creek and Brooklyn townships <\/span>. He was married to a Martha Miller, who may have been related to Catharine’s mother Barbara Miller <\/span>. He helped organize the Episcopal church to which Catharine’s uncle Adam Miller also belonged <\/span>.<\/span><\/span> went
to alonsProbably Allen’s Grove, a wooded area in Willow Creek township southeast of the Siglin home <\/span>. <\/span> notes, “The Indian trail from Ottawa [Illinois] north to the hunting grounds in Wisconsin ran through Allen’s Grove. The Indians were once paid their annuities by the government at this place.”<\/span><\/span> brout aload
of wood a misty thawing
day<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, JANUARY 9<\/cite>\n

went to the quarry
brout to loads
went to FeatherleesProbably the George Featherby family of Brooklyn Township listed in the 1860 census:
Geo Featherby, 30, Blacksmith
Sarah Featherby, 24
Andrew Featherby, 5
Yates Featherby, 3
<\/span><\/span><\/span>
to the Dance had
aquarl with AlfI have been unable to identify Alf.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, JANUARY 10<\/cite>\n

Avery cold blustry
morning Sawd wood
in the shop<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, JANUARY 11<\/cite>\n

amisty blustry
morning went to
malugins brout
aloade of wood<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, JANUARY 12<\/cite>\n

avery cold windy
day Meritt and
Elment MillerMerritt (b. about 1842) and Clement (b. about 1843) were the sons of Adam Miller, Catharine’s mother’s brother, who lived across the way from the Siglins.<\/span><\/span> was
here John Sick
All day at home<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, JANUARY 13<\/cite>\n

took aload of stone
to the flat brout
aload of wood
Jim Jo and MatI am unable to identify Jim, Jo and Mat. Catharine refers to Jim Vosburg as “Jim Vosburg”, making me think that this Jim, the default Jim, is someone else; but that’s as much as I can infer.<\/span><\/span>
was here<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, JANUARY 14<\/cite>\n

brout aload of
wood from alons grov
very cold and snow
alittle in the evning<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15<\/cite>\n

clear cold wind
blowing snow flying
rubed the harness
and choped wood
snowed at nite<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, JANUARY 16<\/cite>\n

went to lane“Lane” was the former name of Rochelle, Illinois <\/span>. It is about 25 miles from the Siglin home.<\/span><\/span>
clear plesent
winter day snowd
at nite<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, JANUARY 17<\/cite>\n

tended domestick
afars at home
snowed at nite<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, JANUARY 18<\/cite>\n

went to shop
sawed and choped
wood went with
Jim to old nosysI wish I knew who “old nosy” was. I don’t know if it’s a name or a characteristic.<\/span><\/span>
rained anite<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, JANUARY 19<\/cite>\n

warm and fogy
to day
went to AdrinsEvins Adrian owned the 1300-acre Glenwood Farm in Viola Township, just northeast of Malugin’s Grove <\/span>. When Viola Township was organized in 1861, Evins Adrian was appointed its first “poor master” <\/span>, with the responsibility to distribute public money to the poor <\/span>. I expect it would have been intimidating for the poor people in the township to approach such a wealthy man for help.<\/span><\/span>
to Church<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, JANUARY 20<\/cite>\n

All hands went to
the debateSee part 4<\/a> of my series on the diary for more about this series of debates.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, JANUARY 21<\/cite>\n

VanpatterYates Vanpatter owned land in Willow Creek township kitty-corner from Catharine’s uncle Adam Miller. His household appears in the 1860 census as
Yates Vanpater, 29, Farmer
Maria, 28<\/span><\/span> VausburgSardis or Sardias Vosburg or Vosburgh owned land in section 23 of Willow Creek Township <\/span>. There is also a Samuel Vosburg listed in the 1860 census for Brooklyn Township <\/span>. James and Nancy Vosburg(h), whom Catharine later mentions by name, appear in the 1860 census in Shabbona Township, DeKalb county, next door to Sardias, who was 11 years younger than James <\/span>, and, like James, was born in Pennsylvania. Maybe Sardias and James were brothers or cousins?<\/span><\/span>
was here and
wee made asled<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22<\/cite>\n

went to EarlvillEarlville, Illinois is in LaSalle County, about 24 miles southeast of the Siglin home.<\/span><\/span>
with aload of
wheat went to
JacksonsPresumably the family of hired girl Charlotte Jackson.<\/span><\/span> in the
evning oister supper<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, JANUARY 23<\/cite>\n

brout aload of
wood from malugins
grove<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, JANUARY 24<\/cite>\n

whent to the Stone
hill
Nancy vansburg[?]
came home<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, JANUARY 25<\/cite>\n

all at home Golector[?]I can’t tell if this is a name or, maybe, a reference to a bill collector.<\/span><\/span>
here Ad<\/sup>om Miller
here and settled<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, JANUARY 26<\/cite>\n

went to vousburgs
in the evning<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, JANUARY 27<\/cite>\n

the wind blows
the snow flies
in the evning it
rained<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, JANUARY 28<\/cite>\n

Still rains drawed
hay in the barn
recieved an order
of Fetherbee to pay
tax<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29<\/cite>\n

dredful cold
went down on the
flat<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, JANUARY 30<\/cite>\n

John and i went to
twinTwin Groves, a wooded area in Willow Creek Township about 10 miles southeast of the Siglin home <\/span>.<\/span><\/span> to
singing<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, JANUARY 31<\/cite>\n

went to Vanpatter
went to School
went to Vausburg
and shoveled
snow<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1<\/cite>\n

brout aload of wood
from alens grove
skined acalf
had bet shod<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2<\/cite>\n

avery pleasant
morning uncle was
here
all day at home<\/p>\n\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, FEBRUARY 3<\/cite>\n

John greeced harness
brout aload of wood
from malugins grove
went to the debate<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4<\/cite>\n

NickPossibly Nicholas Knapp, listed in the 1860 census for Willow Creek Township:
Nicholas, 26, Farmer
Elizabeth, 24
Anna, 2
Carrie, 6\/12
John Miller, 7
<\/span>. According to the census, Nicholas and Elizabeth were both born in Germany.
<\/span><\/span> helped draw
wood alens grove
Vanpatters and us
to Lanes[?] avisiting<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5<\/cite>\n

aload of wood from
malugins grove
recieved forty dolars
from the flat<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6<\/cite>\n

John went north
bought aload of
wud from malugins
started for donationi.e. a benefit. <\/span> describes a donation for “old Mr. Warriner,” a well-loved preacher. When his friends wanted to round out the amount of money raised on his behalf, they suggested raffling off a cake, “but old Mr. Warriner was opposed to anything like a lottery” so they found another way to raise the money.<\/span><\/span>
broke down<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7<\/cite>\n

brout aloade of wood
from malugins<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8<\/cite>\n

brout aload of wood
from malugins
JewettProbably the Samuel Jewett listed two households after Adam Miller in the 1860 census:
Samuel Jewett, 38, Farm laborer
\nAnn, 39
\nLydia, 11
\nJoseph, 9
\nAlmina(?), 5
\nAlvina(?) L, 5
<\/span> <\/span><\/span> spent the
evning<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 9<\/cite>\n

avery clear cold
morning A went to
millers<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, FEBRUARY 10<\/cite>\n

brought aload of wood
from malugins
went to the Debate<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11<\/cite>\n

astormy day Jim
Vausburg cleened
wheet
John came home<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12<\/cite>\n

went to pawpawPaw Paw, Illinois is in Wyoming Township, Lee County, about 15 miles from the Siglin home. It is named for the pawpaw (Asimina triloba) trees that grew there when the white settlers first arrived. Catharine Siglin’s grandson Frank Smith, my grandfather, grew up in Paw Paw, where his father was an undertaker and furniture dealer.<\/span><\/span> came
home sick with the headacheCatharine’s expression here – the headache<\/i> rather than a headache<\/i> – makes me wonder if she suffered from migraines. Of her descendants, her daughter Mary certainly had migraines; so does my mother, and my sister and I have also had them.<\/span><\/span>
Vanpatter and wife Vausburg
and wife was here<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13<\/cite>\n

dreadful cold worked
on the wood pile<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14<\/cite>\n

dreadful cold another
\ncalf work around the
\nhouse whent to school
\nin the after noon<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15<\/cite>\n

still cold as ever
worked on the
wood pile<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16<\/cite>\n

aplesent winter day
went sleying to the
ofice and all around<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, FEBRUARY 17<\/cite>\n

ablustry day worked
on the woodpile
and ablow at nig
ht and dredful cold<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18<\/cite>\n

worked on the wood
pile all day uncle
yates Fetherbee whare
here paid Fetherbee<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19<\/cite>\n

cleaned oats chaped
wood
and went to Vanpatter
at night and it snowed
like fun<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20<\/cite>\n

abeautiful morning
whent to mendotaMendota, Illinois is in LaSalle county, about 20 miles from the Siglin home.<\/span><\/span>
John whent with
Vansburg to alins
grove Mr Tomas I am unable to identify Mr Tomas. He’s the only person to whom Catharine gives the prefix “Mr” in her diary.<\/span><\/span> and
lib JonesI am unable to identify Lib Jones.<\/span><\/span> was here<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21<\/cite>\n

whent to pawpaw
had a good time<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22<\/cite>\n

misty and fogy<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23<\/cite>\n

still misty fogy<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, FEBRUARY 24<\/cite>\n

clear winter morning<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25<\/cite>\n

the last day of
school very windy
and cold<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26<\/cite>\n

whent to the grove<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27<\/cite>\n

whent to the grove
John helped Father
John huntPossibly the John A. Hunt listed in Wyoming Township in the 1860 census:\nJohn A. Hunt, 34, Farmer
\nSarah Hunt, 33
\nMary Hunt, 11
\nNancy Hunt, 6
\n<\/span> He appears in the Lee County plat book index for 1863 on section 22 in Wyoming Township <\/span>. Like other men mentioned in Catharine’s diary, he served in Company K of the 75th Illinois Infantry in the Civil War <\/span>. After the war, he and his wife Sarah moved to Allendale, Missouri and were baptized into the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints <\/span><\/span><\/span> was here
with a cumpeny<\/span> describes surprise parties in which “Someone that had a team and sled or wagon would get a few friends or perhaps a whole load of them and drive to friends without sending any notice that they were coming. If they were late in getting there, sometimes part of the young folks would be in bed before the company arrived; but they were generally so glad to see their friends that they would get up and welcome them and visit and play games or sing for a few hours.” I wonder what would happen if we tried to bring back this idea now….<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28<\/cite>\n

whent to lane
whent to sicamoreSycamore, Illinois is the county seat of DeKalb County, about 35 miles from the Siglin home.<\/span><\/span>
Charles Goble was
here with adrove[?]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, MARCH 1<\/cite>\n

come home from
Sicamore
whent to singing
it rained hailed
and blowed<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, MARCH 2<\/cite>\n

astormy morning
whent to Adrins
rained hailed
and snowed whent
to fathers paid MotherBarbara Miller Sutton (25 Dec 1812-12 Nov 1879) was one of seven children of Frederick Miller and Catherine Brown or Brong. Born in Pennsylvania, she came to Illinois with her husband in 1855 <\/span>. Her brother Adam followed in 1857 <\/span><\/span><\/span>
30<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, MARCH 3<\/cite>\n

The most dredful
day i ever saw the
wind blew the snow
flew in adredful way
Featherbee was here<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, MARCH 4<\/cite>\n

bad as ever to blow<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, MARCH 5<\/cite>\n

alittle better the
sun peeps out
now and then
whent up to Feathers<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, MARCH 6<\/cite>\n

aclear morning
drawed in hay home
drawed in for Father
whent to the donation<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, MARCH 7<\/cite>\n

aplesant morning
whent to lane
brougt lumber home
John worked for
Father<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, MARCH 8<\/cite>\n

whent to pawpaw
brought home a bell[?]
John went to alens
grove<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, MARCH 9<\/cite>\n

a wet and Slopy
AmosAmos Siglin (04 Apr 1826-22 Aug 1900) married Catharine Sutton on 19 Oct 1851 in Pennsylvania <\/span>. By 1880, he and his family had moved to Paw Paw, where he and Lester Potter built the Siglin and Potter block of office buildings.<\/span><\/span> and John went
to singing but was non<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, MARCH 10<\/cite>\n

the 4 year
butcher hog
George Featherbee John
SnoverJohn Snover of Lee Centre enlisted in the 75th Illinois Infantry in August 1862 and deserted from the hospital in Louisville in February, 1863 <\/span>. According to his military record, he was 5’10” tall, with brown hair and hazel eyes.<\/span><\/span> was here
we went up to
LamoinsProbably Eleasar Darby Lemoin and Rebecca Lemoin, who appear in the Wyoming township census for 1870 <\/span>. Darby was born in Hawley, Massachusetts in 1800 <\/span>. Rebecca was three years older.<\/span><\/span> in the evni<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, MARCH 11<\/cite>\n

drawed stone and
manure made
sausage John
went to the black
shop<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, MARCH 12<\/cite>\n

drawed straw to
the cows sheled corn
the rest of the day<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, MARCH 13<\/cite>\n

Featherbee helped
shell corn avery
nice day in the
evning thunder and
rained before
morning<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, MARCH 14<\/cite>\n

raines<\/u> and freeses
whent to Adoms<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, MARCH 15<\/cite>\n

modrate again
took home the sausage
stufer and agut
Father was down in
evning for his mail<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, MARCH 16<\/cite>\n

aplesant day whent
to singing school
Vanpater and wife
came home with us
we took them home<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, MARCH 17<\/cite>\n

beautiful morning
Father brout saw
Nick was here
John work at stable
fix the porch<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, MARCH 18<\/cite>\n

beautiful morning
went to lane with
Father yates help John
shell corn<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, MARCH 19<\/cite>\n

John and Amos helped
KimplerPossibly the Peter Kimpler household listed in the 1870 census for Willow Creek township:
\nPeter Kimpler, 46, Farmer, born in Prussia
\nTheresia Kimpler, 35, Keeping house, born in Prussia
\nJacob Kimpler, 19
\nTheresia Kimpler, 17
\nMary Kimpler, 15
\nCatherine Kimpler, 13
\nPeter Kimpler, 12
\nHenry Kimpler, 9
\nElizabeth Kimpler, 7
\nJoseph Kimpler, 5
\nChristina Kimpler, 3
\nAll the children are listed as having been born in Illinois, so the Kimpler family was certainly in the state at the time Catharine was writing.<\/span><\/span> husk corn
rained hailed and
frose Jewitt stoped
fluted for us<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, MARCH 20<\/cite>\n

still rains and frees
made a dragA harrow or a sledge. <\/span> describes a tool called a “split-log drag” used for road maintenance, which was typically the responsibility of local residents at this time.<\/span><\/span> for
nick uncle Adom
here snows like
fun<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, MARCH 21<\/cite>\n

whent up to Adoms
brout home the ham
cleard off nice warm
built apig pen got
young hors<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, MARCH 22<\/cite>\n

tied up the bull
Joseph MillerMost likely the Joseph Miller listed in the William Miller household in the 1860 census in Brooklyn Township:
\nWm Miller (45) Farmer born Pa
\nEliza (44) born Pa
\nJacob (21) Farm Laborer born Pa
\nJoseph (20) ditto born Pa
\nSamuel (18) born Pa
\nPermilla? (16) born Pa
\nWm H (10) born Pa
\nGeorge (7) born Pa
\nEmma (4) born Ill
\n<\/span> A Joseph Miller of Willow Creek township joined the 75th Illinois Infantry on August 11, 1862 and was killed at the battle of Perryville three months later <\/span>; he is the right age for the Joseph Miller of the census, but with such a common name, it’s impossible to be sure. The Joseph Miller Catharine mentions may have been a relation of hers through her mother Barbara Miller Sutton.\n<\/span><\/span> here
Judson BeemerThe 1860 census for Brooklyn township lists
\nAlexander Beemer, 50, Farmer, born Pa
\nAsenath, 50, born Pa
\nJudson, 24, born Pa
\nLevi, 23, born Pa
\nAsenath, 17, born Pa
\nFranklin, 9, born Il
\n<\/span>\n<\/span><\/span> here
Silas LazresThe 1860 census for Brooklyn township lists this household one entry down from the Beemers:
\nSilas Lazarus, 32, Farmer, born Pa
\nMary, 30, born Pa
\nLenora, 8, born Pa
\nMarcella, 6, born Pa
\nJohn, 4, born Ill
\nAndrew Fuller, 20, Farm laborer, born Pa
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, MARCH 23<\/cite>\n

Father ClementThough this looks like a reference to a priest named Father Clement, I believe it refers to two people, “Father” (William Sutton) and Clement (Clement Miller).<\/span><\/span> here
whent to singing
whent up to Vaus
burgs got turkeys<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, MARCH 24<\/cite>\n

whent to Adoms
ground ax got out
timber JeromeI assume this is the same person as the Jerome Benett mentioned below. Jerome Bennet, age 25, Farm laborer, born in Pa, is listed in the 1860 census for Wyoming township as part of the Abraham Rosencrance household <\/span><\/span><\/span> got
sled pattern Jim got
barly<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, MARCH 25<\/cite>\n

John whent to lane
Adom was here<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, MARCH 26<\/cite>\n

worked at the little hous
John chaped wood Jim
was here made astomper
built bee house John
helped Father half day<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, MARCH 27<\/cite>\n

worked at the porch
John helped Father
split posts all day<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, MARCH 28<\/cite>\n

sheled corn all day
Jim helped<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, MARCH 29<\/cite>\n

Sawed posts in for
noon whent to school
meting in after noon
John whent off<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, MARCH 30<\/cite>\n

whent to the school
house no singing
whind blew a storm<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, MARCH 31<\/cite>\n

whent up to vanpatter
whent to the corn husk
to kimplers and dance<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, APRIL 1<\/cite>\n

whent to lection<\/span> mentions “town elections” scheduled for April 1st. “As that is ‘All Fools’ Day’,” they drily remark, “any body can run and be elected or defeated without being considered ‘more fooler’ than his neighbor.” It interests me that Catharine went to the election even though she wouldn’t have been able to vote.<\/span><\/span>
rained in the evnin<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, APRIL 2<\/cite>\n

still rains fix wire
fence<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, APRIL 3<\/cite>\n

fix wire fence in
the fornoon John helped
sick with toth ache
father here in evning<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, APRIL 4<\/cite>\n

whent to paw paw
had toth drawn out<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, APRIL 5<\/cite>\n

helped John sow wheat
all day with horse<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, APRIL 6<\/cite>\n

whent to singing
HowlittHoratio Howlett lived near Allen’s Grove in Willow Creek Township <\/span>. <\/span> credits him with having made the first successful arrest of a horse thief in Lee County.<\/span><\/span> came home
with us uncle came
down in the evning<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, APRIL 7<\/cite>\n

Kimpler and Vanpatter
came and got some grain
it rained all day and
they staid and played
marissMy best guess here is the card game mari\u00e1\u0161 <\/span>, though I don’t know how a Czech\/Slovak card game came to be played in a community that, so far as I know, lacked people of Czech or Slovak descent.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, APRIL 8<\/cite>\n

still rains Amos chaped
baswood Jim Vausburg
com down and played
checkers snowed in the
evning<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, APRIL 9<\/cite>\n

cloud and cold
i took some sowing
to Featherbees
Amos and John built
the Schoolhouse fence<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, APRIL 10<\/cite>\n

helped John sow wheat
with one horse all day
cloud wether<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, APRIL 11<\/cite>\n

helped John sow wheat
half day with team<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, APRIL 12<\/cite>\n

rained all day<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, APRIL 13<\/cite>\n

dredful mudy
no singing<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, APRIL 14<\/cite>\n

abutiful clear morning
built the little hous
Sarah MillerProbably Adam Miller’s daughter, and therefore Catharine’s cousin, who was born about 1847.<\/span><\/span> was
here John bought
tom colt<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, APRIL 15<\/cite>\n

rain of courseOf course.<\/span><\/span> hitch
nell Jacob SmockJacob Smuck, age 34, born in Pa, appears in the 1860 census of Wyoming township as a Farm Laborer in the household of Hiram and Sarah Terry. There were two Jacob Smucks from this area who served in the Civil War. Jacob B. Smuck of Willow Creek township, who served with the 3rd Illinois Cavalry, was the right age to be the Jacob Smuck of this census record.<\/span><\/span>
was here<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, APRIL 16<\/cite>\n

plowed for Jim
John went to lane<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, APRIL 17<\/cite>\n

Harvey HowardI am unable to identify Harvey Howard.<\/span><\/span> was
here comenced farming
and plowing
rained all afternoon<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, APRIL 18<\/cite>\n

Henry LewisHenry Lewis lived on section 21 of Willow Creek township <\/span>. Based on <\/span>, he was born in about 1830.<\/span><\/span> was here
whent to Jess Koonse<\/span> shows this household in Willow Creek Township:
\nJesse Koons, 41, Farmer, born Pa
\nEliza A Koons, 40, born Mass
\nAmanda Koons, 18
\nEllen Stubbs, 18
\nOscar Stubbs, 16
\nEmma Stubbs, 14
\nRebecca Koons, 13
\nChristina Koons, 11
\nLydia A Koons, 9
\nWm H Dow, 28
\nAdeline Dow, 20
\nElla E Dow, 8\/12
\nRichard Dow, 7
Eliza A. Stubbs’ birth name was Stubbs <\/span>, so the Stubbses in the household are presumably her family.<\/span><\/span>
and got the colt
John plowed after
noon<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, APRIL 19<\/cite>\n

commenced sowing
John draged
the two Smocks
was here for diner<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, APRIL 20<\/cite>\n

avery nice day whent
to singing Lamoin
and wife was here
Samuel PierceThe 1860 census for Brooklyn Township lists
\nSamuel Pierce, 24, Farmer, born Pa
\nSarah Pierce, 20, born Pa
\nElla Pierce, 1
\nJacob Rosencrans, 27
\nAllen Cole, 18
<\/span><\/span><\/span> was
here<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, APRIL 21<\/cite>\n

sowed som wheat in
the morning and then
it rained Speelmon<\/span>, 1863 plat book, lists a John Spielman on section 34 of Sublette township.<\/span><\/span>
was here<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, APRIL 22<\/cite>\n

draged in wheat
John drove the colts
to the burg[?]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, APRIL 23<\/cite>\n

soured oats John
draged all day<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, APRIL 24<\/cite>\n

draged in wheat
SharlotPresumably Charlotte Jackson, the hired girl.<\/span><\/span> was here
Smock was here
for diner<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, APRIL 25<\/cite>\n

draging in grain
Sharlot went to
Jims mother came
down once more<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, APRIL 26<\/cite>\n

soured wheat
John draged
planted som potatos<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, APRIL 27<\/cite>\n

whent to singing
yates and wife
com down<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, APRIL 28<\/cite>\n

whent to lane
comenced making
garden Jim and wife
came down<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, APRIL 29<\/cite>\n

plowed for barly<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, APRIL 30<\/cite>\n

sowing barly
Jerome Benett was
here Samuel Pierce
got potatoes the
DutchmanI am unable to identify the Dutchman, though note that Nick Knapp and John Spielman were both born in Germany and so likely would count as “Dutchmen” (i.e. Deutschmen) in Catharine’s scheme of things.<\/span><\/span> got barly<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, MAY 1<\/cite>\n

raining once more
whent to the nursy[?]Possibly the Willow Creek Nursery on Section 12 of the township. <\/span><\/span><\/span>
Adom whent along<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, MAY 3<\/cite>\n

planted appel trees<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, MAY 4<\/cite>\n

whent to sining
whent to Adrins
to meting<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, MAY 5<\/cite>\n

set out willow<\/span> mentions Willow Creek residents using willow hedges as fences. Judging from the following two entries, that’s what Catharine and John were working on here.<\/span><\/span>
John helped
whent to the
black Smith Shop<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, MAY 6<\/cite>\n

whent to lane
Jerome set out willow<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, MAY 7<\/cite>\n

spaded in the garden
helped Jerome set
out fence<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, MAY 8<\/cite>\n

draged and marked
corn ground<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, MAY 9<\/cite>\n

Jim SiscoI interpret Jim, Sisco, and Featherbee as three separate people. “Sisco” may belong to this household from the 1860 census:
\nWm Sisco, 41
\nEliza Sisco, 40
\nOrin Sisco, 16
\nHiram Sisco, 14
\nMartin V Sisco, 12
\nAlmeda Sisco, 10
\nMary J Sisco, 2
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span> Fetherbee
will Miller helped
plant corn half day<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, MAY 16<\/cite>\n

whent to Mendota
Jerome worked
Father whent to
Sicamore<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, MAY 10<\/cite>\n

helped Adom plant
in fornoon plowed
for Jim in afternoon<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, MAY 11<\/cite>\n

whent to singing
Howlett came
home with us
whent up to
Beemers<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, MAY 12<\/cite>\n

built the coal
house at the schoolhouse<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, MAY 13<\/cite>\n

cleaned out the siler
he<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, MAY 14<\/cite>\n

helped father build
fence from 10 oclock
till four<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, MAY 15<\/cite>\n

4 oclock comenced
working at the house<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, MAY 17<\/cite>\n

worked at the
house 2 day<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, MAY 18<\/cite>\n

whent to singing
Jims [one word scratched out] and Yates
came home with us<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, MAY 19<\/cite>\n

drawed hay
whent to ElickSee part 4<\/a> of this series for more on Alex Smith.<\/span><\/span>
Smith funerl
ploured the garden
1 2\/\/2 days work<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, MAY 20<\/cite>\n

whent to Mendota
Jerome worked<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, MAY 21<\/cite>\n

heavy rain worked
in the shop at
the garden fence<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, MAY 22<\/cite>\n

worked at the house
2 days
i whent afoot up
to Jims<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, MAY 23<\/cite>\n

worked at the house
1 3\/\/4 days
had a horse back
ride to old bromens[?]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, MAY 24<\/cite>\n

whent to Mendota
Jerome worked<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, MAY 25<\/cite>\n

whent to singing
then to yates<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, MAY 26<\/cite>\n

worked at the house
2 days
spent the afternoon
at Fathers<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, MAY 27<\/cite>\n

Jerome whent to mendot
it rained
the reper
agent<\/span> describes a McCormick reaper sales agent’s pitch, complete with a demonstration of the machine.<\/span><\/span> was here<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, MAY 28<\/cite>\n

worked at the house
x 1 2\/\/2 day<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, MAY 29<\/cite>\n

1 days work
whent to howlltt
howlett
and Jim and wife<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, MAY 30<\/cite>\n

whent to Earl for
adom miller
1 days work
dredful hard rain<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, MAY 31<\/cite>\n

2 days work
windy and rainy
Jacob SiglinsJacob Siglin (19 Jul 1810-24 Jun 1902) was Amos Siglin’s brother, older by 16 years. He lived in Sycamore. According to his obituary <\/span>, he and his wife had ten children. He appears in the featured photo for part 2<\/a> of this series.<\/span><\/span> was
here<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, JUNE 1<\/cite>\n

rainy and stormy
John took mary
and me to malugin<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, JUNE 2<\/cite>\n

rainy Jacobs whent
home<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n[6 days blank]<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nSUNDAY, JUNE 8<\/cite>\n

whent to singing
whent to Alens grove
to singing<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, JUNE 9<\/cite>\n

broke prarie<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, JUNE 10<\/cite>\n

broke prarie<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, JUNE 11<\/cite>\n

sheled corn
afishing party in
the after noon<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, JUNE 12<\/cite>\n

whent to lane
had adredful wind
and rain<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, JUNE 13<\/cite>\n

braking Yates helped
Jerome left<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, JUNE 14<\/cite>\n

broke in the fornoon
whent to pawpaw
got the horses shod<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, JUNE 15<\/cite>\n

whent to singing
whent to Jacksons
Sharlot came home
with us<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, JUNE 16<\/cite>\n

howed corn in fornoon
whent to twin<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, JUNE 17<\/cite>\n

rained in the morn
broke in the after
noon<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, JUNE 18<\/cite>\n

Yates and Jewit
helped brake<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, JUNE 19<\/cite>\n

Yates and Jewitt
helped brake<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, JUNE 20<\/cite>\n

whent to lane<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, JUNE 21<\/cite>\n

worked at the
sistern it rained
most of the day<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, JUNE 22<\/cite>\n

whent to sing
teacher dident come
SwortwoodThere are a number of Swartwood\/Swartout families in the 1860 census for the area, and I am unable to identify this person precisely.<\/span><\/span> came
home with us
Beemers were here<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n[6 days blank]<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nSUNDAY, JUNE 29<\/cite>\n

whent to singing
it rained not meny
out broke the wagon
tongue<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, JUNE 30<\/cite>\n

helped Father clean
wheat<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, JULY 1<\/cite>\n

[3 lines heavily crossed out]
whent to mendota
sharlotte whent with us<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n[2 days blank]<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nFRIDAY, JULY 4<\/cite>\n

whent to malugin with
the childern and then
the four hors load
whent to malugin
and then to pawpaw<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n[1 day blank]<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nSUNDAY, JULY 6<\/cite>\n

Bees swormed
whent to singing
and to harvey
howads<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, JULY 7<\/cite>\n

John plowed corn
worked in the garden
Father came down
John whent pawpaw
plowed corn self<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, JULY 8<\/cite>\n

John plowed corn
dresed out hedge forenoon
whent up to Jacksons<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n[1 day blank]<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nTHURSDAY, JULY 10<\/cite>\n

plowed on the
braken<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, JULY 11<\/cite>\n

whent to mendota
for Father
i whent up to see
mother<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSATURDAY, JULY 12<\/cite>\n

drawed aload of
hay<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, JULY 13<\/cite>\n

wanted to go to woods
meting rained and
could not go<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, JULY 14<\/cite>\n

cut hay and raked
it. mother is @ sick
spent the day with
her<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTUESDAY, JULY 15<\/cite>\n

whent to mendota
for Father
i spent the day with
mother<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nWEDNESDAY, JULY 16<\/cite>\n

whent to lane
brout ElizabethI am unable to identify Elizabeth.<\/span><\/span> hom<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nTHURSDAY, JULY 17<\/cite>\n

Jim whent to lane
and fetched henry
and the boys<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nFRIDAY, JULY 18<\/cite>\n

John brout Rebeca
BrittenRebecca Britton or Brittain appears in this household in the 1860 census for Brooklyn township:
\nWm Britton, 60
\nElizabeth Britton, 50
\nHannah Britton, 30
\nSarah Britton, 28
\nAmelia Britton, 23
\nMary E Britton, 21
\nRebecca J Britton, 17
\nJohn Britton, 15
\nGeorge Britton, 11
\nWesley Britton, 9
\nOman Britton, 4
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span> here
adredful rain<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n[10 days blank]<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nMONDAY, JULY 28<\/cite>\n

comenced cutting the
barley<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n[8 days blank]<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nWEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6<\/cite>\n

rain<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n[10 days blank]<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n
\nSATURDAY, AUGUST 16<\/cite>\n

[entry lightly x’ed out]
whent to pawpaw with John
and wife Yates and<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nSUNDAY, AUGUST 17<\/cite>\n

[lightly x’ed out]
spent the day with
mother John and his
wife stade here<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\nMONDAY, AUGUST 18<\/cite>\n

[lightly x’ed out]
i whent to pawpaw
saw the solders start
for dixon Amos and
yates whent with
adud<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n[remainder of diary blank]<\/cite>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n
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