THE FAMILY HISTORY OF BILLY BLAIR: 2014

Saturday, December 13, 2014

History of "The Belton Car Mart", Belton, Texas (Digby Family)

THE HISTORY OF
"THE BELTON CAR MART" AND THE DIGBY FAMILY

Summary of the Digby automobile business

from the website of Digby Auto Sales while at the Sparta Road location.

(www.digbyautosales.com):

"Digby Auto Sales - Home of Quality Autos"

Martin Digby sold his first car in Belton, Texas in 1921. In 1946 he and his brother opened Digby Brothers Auto Sales on the corner of 2nd and Penelope street in Belton. In 1953 Martin Digby then opened The Belton Car Mart on East street in Belton. His son Dwayne entered into the car business with his dad after high school.
After the death of Martin Digby in 1966, Dwayne stayed in the car business for a year and then became a partner in the Ford dealership in Belton. After selling the Ford dealership, he later started Digby Auto Sales in 1993. His son Craig, who also grew up in the car business, became a partner with his dad and soon after Digby Auto Sales was started".

During a conversation with Dwayne Digby on July 11, 2015, he told me the following:
"In the early 1930's, Mart Digby sold his first used car in Belton. He and Odell Hyer had a service station at the intersection of First street & East street. There was an empty lot that was part of the service station. Sam Street was a Pontiac dealer in Temple. He asked Mart if he could put some of his cars on the empty lot and sell them. I'm not sure how long this lasted. In the early 1940's, Mart Digby was a security guard at Camp Hood (later Fort Hood). Following this, he had a service station on North Main in Belton (where the "Mufflers & More" shop is now in 2015).

(Note from Gale Cosper: Dwayne was working for the phone company before the following jobs).

(1946 - 1953) DIGBY BROS. AUTO SALES:

Location: Penelope & 2nd Streets. Belton, Texas

In 1946, Mart Digby and Emmitt Digby opened Digby Brothers Auto as a used car lot; it was just south of where Pittman's Cleaners is now (2015). They were together here until 1953, when they split.

Digby Bros. Auto Sales office (View is SW to NE).

In the above picture, Mack Digby is the one sitting on the car on the left. The man next to him with the tie is Dr. Julian Sewell (In fact, that may be Dr. Sewell's car). Mart Digby is standing in the middle with his 8-year old son, Dwayne and Lynn Moore is standing on the right with his hands on his hips (Another source thinks this person is Emmitt Digby). Dwayne Digby later told me that William Seaborn Digby is inside the screen door and if the light hits the picture just right, you can see him.

Osie (Cearley) and Janie _________ (Mart Digby behind them).
Digby Auto Sales & The Tiger Den
(Source: Kay (Cearley) Thornton)

1950s: Mart Digby and Windy Wallace sold cars at the vacant lot where the Digby and Blair families sold watermelons. Emmitt Digby ran the "Tiger Den" Lunch Room in the Digby Bros. Auto Sales building. The Lunch Room was a burger place and many students would eat dinner in the large back room before their prom.... Gale (Digby) Cosper said it was a good place for groups or parties. This is the lot where Glenn Blair eventually built the new First National Bank building. The watermelon stand was in the same block at Digby Bros. Auto Sales in the above picture.

Glenn Blair said that he and his future wife, Jeannine Digby, did some of their dating on the same block where Digby Auto Sales was located. Glenn and his father, H.O. Blair, hauled fruit out of the Rio Grande Valley for A & P Food Stores. They made a deal with the Digby family to sell watermelons at their lot. They would haul in a truckload of watermelons and park it on the lot. Long tables with attached benches were set up for people to eat and they would sell the watermelon by the slice, half a watermelon.... Years later, when Glenn worked at the First National Bank in Belton, he wanted to build a new bank on this location and eventually did so.

(1953 - early 1960s) THE BELTON CAR MART:

Location: at North East & First street in Belton, Texas

(Immediately south of the Minimax grocery store and across the street from The Bargain Barn).

Mart Digby in his office at "The Car Mart" on North East street
in Belton, Texas. (The door was to the right; there was a
waist-high brass cigarette stand next to the door).

Mart Digby inside the covered car
area of "The Car Mart". Odell Hyer's
gas station would be located to the left
of this picture. (View is east to west).

Mart Digby outside his office at "The
Car Mart" on North East street. This is the last
picture taken of Mart before his death (note
the hospital bracelet on his arm).

After Mart and Emmitt split up in 1953, Mart and Sam Street began "The Belton Car Mart" at East & 1st street. The Mauler family owned the property and rented the building to Mart & Sam for $ 50.00 a month. The building on the property looked the same when both the Maulers and Mart & Sam had it. The building was originally a trucking terminal for Brown Express. Mart Digby's office was the old Brown Express office. Originally, there was a wooden loading dock under the shed, but this was torn out for the car lot. Mart and Sam worked together for two years, then Mart bought Sam out.

From the 1950s to 1966, Mart Digby ran "The Cart Mart" on North East street in Belton, Texas (across from "The Bargain Barn" where his wife Pearl worked later; there was no "Bargain Barn" the first time Mart worked in this location, according to Gale Digby Cosper). Mart moved to the East street location when Emmitt Digby put the ice cream shop in at the watermelon lot.

The Car Mart (when it was located just south of Minimax grocery store and just west (across the street) from The Bargain Barn. The Minimax store was adjoined to The Car Mart on the north side.
Dwayne said that when the Minimax store was later being torn down, two tombstones were found in the space between Minimax and The Car Mart. They found out that they were not graves, but tombstones from a company that sold tombstones. Dwayne Digby summarized the transition to this new location: - "Sam Smart had a Pontiac business in Temple, Texas. Mart Digby and Odell Hyer owned the gas station together. Sam wanted Mart to sell some cars for him on the vacant lot they had next (immediately north) of the gas station, which he did. Sam and Mart went into business together, thus "The Car Mart". Sam put up the money for it. Sam had the second office (the one attached to and just west of Mart's office). Sam wanted to go into business in Temple, so Windy Wallace went into business with Mart and used the second office. Windy ran for constable. In 1962, Dwayne worked for Mart and used the second office Dwayne shared the following story: "I graduated high school in 1957. I went to Temple Junior College for one semester, then got the Asian flu. I was home recovering for about a week. When I was feeling better, I went to the car lot. Mart asked me, 'Are you going back to school'. I replied, 'Not if I have to'. He replied, 'Well, you better start working then' and that's when I went to work at the car lot". Mart wanted to start a wrecker company, so Dwayne went out there with Joe Cosper to run it. Dwayne shared the following story: "One day Mart came back from Peoples National Bank. He said, 'Mr. Kelly wants to talk to you'. It turned out that he wanted to talk with me about being a teller at the bank. I worked there for nine months. I was working here when Mart asked me to go run Highway Auto Parts (Everyone called it "the wrecking yard") with Joe Cosper". Mart Digby went to The Car Mart the day before he died. He died when he was 59 years old. Dwayne kept running The Belton Car Mart until August, 1967.

Info. from Gale (Digby) Cosper: "The Car Mart" and the "Hi-way Wrecking Company" both existed at the same time, but the "Hi-way Wrecking Company" was built later.

HI - WAY WRECKING CO. (built after June, 1960)

Location: East side of IH-35 just north and across the highway from Hill Top Courts)

Hi-Way Wrecking Company (East side of IH-35 just NE of Hill Top Courts).
(Notice that IH-35 is just one lane of traffic each direction at this time)

Mart Digby owned the Hi-way Auto Parts. He bought the bare land. He bought 2-3 old World War I Mess Hall buildings from Fort Hood and put them together. Mart asked Dwayne Digby and Joe Cosper to run it. Jack Killingsworth and Billy Ed Wilson were always hanging around there. The company didn't do enough business. Dwayne was in the National Guard and was called to active duty in October, 1961, so he left. Billy Ed Wilson bought the company and turned it into a heavy equipment company (Billy Ed was Mart Digby's nephew). Mart sold the wrecking yard to in late 1961 or early 1962 when Dwayne was af Fort Polk, but leased the property. Archie Guyer bought the property. Later, he sold the property pretty quickly. Billy Ed Wilson bought it later from the person he sold it to. Pearl Digby worked here for Billy Ed Wilson scheduling things and dispatching calls to the wrecker. This was a great blessing to Pearl because it helped her transition to the work force after Mart died.

Mattie (Digby) Wesson told me that Mart Digby would buy cars at the auction in Austin and then have his kids drive them back. Rita (Digby) Locklin and Dwayne Digby relayed the following story:
"Mart and Pearl's family were visiting relatives in New Mexico. We stopped in Eastland, Texas on the way back and bought a car. New tires on their car threw the speedometer off. Mart told Rita to drive the new car back and to 'keep up' with him. Mart was driving too fast and didn't know it, but Rita knew it. She had just gotten her driver's license. The highway patrol pulled them both over and gave them tickets. Mart was later eating at the R & M Cafe on Main street in Belton, Texas with two other men from the wrecking yard. Mart saw a friend of his also eating lunch, so he decided to buy the friend's lunch as well as the two men sitting with him. His friend later said to Mart: 'I appreciate you buying my lunch, but I was surprised you bought the other guy's lunch since he was the one who gave you those two tickets in Eastland'".

(Late 1962 - early 1963) THE BELTON CAR MART:

Location: Central Avenue in Belton, Texas.

1963 - "The Belton Car Mart" office on Central Avenue in Belton, Texas.
(Office faced south towards Central Avenue. View is SW to NE).

1960's - Cars & Sign in front of office.
(View is NE to SW).

SE to NW view of office.
(Note the machine shop in back).

Machine Shop behind (north) of the office. (View is south to north).
(Pic. taken in 1963; Mart Digby walking in front of the shop).

Late 1962 - early 1963: Mart Digby ran "The Belton Car Mart" on Central Avenue in Belton, Texas (It was west of Butch's restaurant at the time on the same side of the street. It's where a convenience store and Taco Bell are now). Rita did not think that Dwayne was involved in it at that point, but Dwayne came in later. When Mart Digby died of stomach cancer in 1966, Dwayne ran the car lot briefly, then he went to work at the Ford Dealership just outside the south city limits of Belton right on Interstate highway 35. Eventually, Dwayne and Johnny Boren owned that dealership (which everyone called "the Ford house").

THE CAR MART (2nd time at this location)

(Location: North East street in Belton, Texas)

The Bargain Barn. Belton, Texas
Image by Billy Blair on March 12, 2007

Gale (Digby) Cosper was pregnant with her son Johnny Ray when "The Bargain Barn" was opened.
Mart Digby died of stomach cancer in 1966. Dwayne Digby still worked at The Car Mart.

(1967 - 1993) FORD DEALERSHIP IN BELTON

(OFF OF I.H. 35 AT SOUTH END OF TOWN)

(Note: The dealership was located less than a quarter of mile north of the current Belton Expo. Center and was on the west side of I.H. 35, just off the access road).

Dwayne Digby worked for Mr. Kelly Albritton at the Albritton/ Boren Ford House on the west side of IH-35 about 1/5 mile south of Hill Top Courts in Belton, Texas. Dwayne began working here in August, 1967. In 1969, Dwayne bought 5% of "the Ford House", which is what people called the dealership. Between 1969 and 1975, Dwayne increased his percentage to 10%. When Mr. Albritton retired in 1975, Dwayne's percentage became 25 % and he and Johnny Boren purchased the Ford House. They changed the name to "Boren/ Digby Ford".

They sold the Ford House to Glenn Gantenbeim in May, 1979. Dwayne and Johnny went to work for him as commission salesmen (Brookshire worked with them). Dwayne worked here as a salesman until June 3, 1988.

Gale (Digby) Cosper made the following comment in Facebook in April 2020: "Mart's car lot was on East street next door to the old Minimax Grocery...There was a Sinclair Gas Station on the corner...My brother Dwayne and Johnny Boren were partners of the Ford House buying Mr. Albriton out when he retired...That was right after my dad died in 1966...but it was on IH-35, not Hwy. 190...The Chevy dealership I remember was on Penelope street...next door to what is The Belton Journal now. There was a car dealership on Hwy. 190 and Connell street, but I don't remember which one. I do remember Grady Tindle was there...."

Johnson Brothers Ford in Temple, Texas

Dwayne worked for Johnson Brothers Ford after he left Gantenbeim (the "Ford house) on June 3, 1988. This was a satellite site used car lot. Dwayne worked here for three months; he left in August, 1988.

Ron Ringles Chevrolet in Temple, Texas.

Dwayne began working here as a Used Car Manager in August, 1988.

Sonny Wooley property on Holland Road in Belton, Texas

Dwayne opens "Digby Auto Sales" on March 1, 1993. At this location, Dwayne Digby goes out on his own to sell cars. He shared a lot with Longhorn Auto. (Longhorn Motors is still located at this location as of 2015).

(ca. October, 1994) Place between Ford House on IH-35 and Hill Top Courts in Belton, Texas

Dwayne built a place to sell cars which was north of the old Albritton/ Boren Ford House and south of Hill Top Courts next to IH-35 (west side of the highway). This is when Craig Digby, Dwayne's son, joined him.

(Feb. 1993 - ?) DIGBY AUTO SALES, BELTON, TEXAS

(Location: Just north of the Main street and 24th Avenue intersection on the west side of Main street).

Source: The Belton Journal newspaper. Belton, Texas

Digby Auto Sales:
2206 Holland Road. Belton, Texas
(Intersection of Loop 121 and FM 436). 939-7535

This is the same location as Sparta Road and Main street in Belton. Dwayne said in 2015 that he moved to this location on January 2, 2005. Dwayne owned this property for a couple of years before building on it; it contained three acres (It contained the land which is now the Big Red Drive In). When they owned the land, Sparta road didn't connect with Main street. Gale Cosper said that Dwayne owned a place at this location, but that he also still owned the place between the Ford House and Hill Top Courts on IH-35. The Sparta Road & Main Street location was where Dwayne's son Craig Digby was in business with him. After he sold the lot (but not the business) at Sparta Road and Main street about July, 2006, Dwayne went back to the location between the Ford House and Hill Top Courts (He still owned and leased out this lot while at the Sparta road location). Dwayne sold this lot in July, 2008 to the same people who bought the Sparta Road location. This is the location that he retired from. The final chapter of Digby Auto Sales ended on December 31, 2008.

Sources:

1. Dwayne Digby conversation with Billy Blair on April 22, 2012.
2. Digby Auto Sales website.
3. Dwayne & JoAnn Digby photos.
4. The Belton Journal newspaper. Belton, Texas (Digby Auto grand opening photo).
5. Gale (Digby) Cosper & Jeannine (Digby) Blair conversation with Billy Blair on December 26, 2014.
6. Kay (Cearley) Thornton.
7. Dwayne Digby conversation with Billy Blair on January 5, 2015.
8. Dwayne Digby and Gale (Cosper) Digby conversation with Billy Blair on July 11, 2015.
9. Gale (Digby) Cosper conversataion with Billy Blair on October 6, 2005.
10. Dwayne Digby: July, 2006.
11. Rita (Digby) Locklin & Dwayne Digby, July 31, 2006.
12. Mattie (Digby) Wesson, July 31, 2006.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

PEARL (GRIFFIN) DIGBY: Recollections of childhood and Family's History

PEARL (GRIFFIN) DIGBY
Recollections of childhood and Family History

Pearl and Billy Blair were driving through the area where she grew up (east of Salado, Texas in Bell county). This is a transcription from a cassette tape I had recording in the car at the time). 1979.

(We began the journey driving east from Stagecoach Inn in Salado, taking the back, country roads).

(Side 1 of the cassette tape):

(Still needs to be transcribed).

(Side 2 of the cassette tape):

"John House was a farmer. They lived over at Little River/ Academy. One time, a long time ago, they lived down at Val Verde, but that was beyond my (Pearl Digby) memory.

When I was a child, in the Fall they would have the fields plowed. The Griffins planted corn and cotton and they had bigger furrows than now. On one side of the Griffin place, there was a family with four girls. On the other side of us was a family who had several boys (I think there were two girls, but the boys were our age). They would all come over to our house and we would play 'Hide & Seek' at night out in the plowed field. My daddy played with us. We really had some good times - no money, no picture shows, no parties. It was a good, clean fun.

Daddy (G.W. Griffin) liked to hunt - squirrels, rabbits. He used to let us go with him to the river bottom when he was hunting. I remember in Spring time he would take his shotgun and push away the leaves to show us the first violets coming up. Some kids don't remember little things like that, but I think they mean a lot.

G.W. Griffin had sandy red hair. Bettie Griffin's hair was black; at her death, it still had a lot of black.

My older sister Rena had beautiful auburn hair (like Arla Herrington's hair, except darker). I always admired people with distinct color in their hair; mine was always 'mousey'.
(Note: On the tape, we discuss directions going toward Holland on the way to Belton).

"My grandmother told me that Joseph Griffin came home from the Civil War with corn shucks tied to his feet for shoes. His feet were bleeding.
(Talk to Elsie Coles ... was Elsie McQueen. The aunt that Pearl lived with daughter). (The landscape has changed).

An old couple used to live in this area that bought cars from Mart Digby for years and years. They came to his funeral. I was bothered because at the cemetery they stood way off from the crowd by themselves. They were a black couple. They were as good a friends as grandaddy ever had - I wish they hadn't segregated like that.
(We are now in Holland, Texas).

Mart and I married in December and then I taught school until the school term was out. This was the muddiest, black road you ever saw in your life. He had an old Chevrolet roadster that hugged the ground then. Every time he came down here, he would get that thing stuck and couldn't get it out. One time, he just had to leave it and get our old Model T to come back home. He would come down on Friday and I'd go to Belton on the weekend. There were a few times when the weather was so bad, that if he got down here, he stayed. These roads were really something!

There used to be a country school right there - Cybert.
They had to have schools close together you know, because kids had to walk. Roads were impassable - sometimes it wasn't even easy to walk".
(Note: We saw 4 deer during the trip).

Note: This is the end of the cassette tape).

Monday, April 21, 2014

Hilry Swan's Record Book, Part 2

HILRY SWAN RECORD BOOK, PART 2

(NOTE:The first part of Hilry Swan's Record Book can be found under the September, 2013 posts).

Page 167:

Book for 1899

May 31 Sold to Dr Payne 119 1/2

bu corn at 30 cts per Bu

$ 35.87 1/2 X

Aug 30 Due Clant Mcqueen for

work 4 days at 75 cts $ 3.00 X Paid

Sep 16 Sold 2 Bales Cotton at 5 3/4 cts

1057 lbs . . . . $ 60.77 X

Sep 16 Payed to Pony & Sam Mcq

for picking 1053 lbs cotton $ 4.21 X

By Jennings 562 lbs X 2.25

Sep 27 Rec out of Clant

Mcqueens Cotton $ 8.35 X

Oct 4 Payed to John Jennings

for picking Cotton $ 5.20 X

Oct 7 Payed to Ellin Jackson

for Cotton Picking $ 2.05 X

Oct 7 Loaned to

Clant Mcqueen X$ 3.90 X Paid

Oct 7 Rec out of Pony Mcqueens

Cotton crop $ 8.90 X

Page 168:

Book for 1899

Oct 14 Payed to John Jennings

For Picking Cotton $ 0.80 X

Oct 20 Sold 3 Bales Cotton at 7 cts

1631 lbs $ 114.17 X

Oct 20 Payed to Ernest Caldwell

For Picking Cotton $ 5.17 X

Oct 24 Rec. out of Clant’s Cotton

Crop $ 46.52 X

Oct 26 Rec . out of John Jennings

Cotton $ 36.40 X

Nov 2 Rec out of ______ (Hiser; Kiser) Cotton

Crop $ 76.16 X

.. 3 Sold 4 Bales Cotton

at 6.85 2204 lbs $ 150.97 X

.. 3 Rec out of John Jennings

Cotton $ 99.35 X

Nov 3 Rec out of Ponys

Cotton $ 9.25 X

.. 4 Rec out of Clants

Cotton $ 18.10 X

Nov 4 Payed to

Ernest Caldwell for

Cotton Picking $ 2.60 X

Page 169:

Book for 1899

Nov 2 Sold one Bale of Cotton at 6.80

545 lbs $ 37.06 X

Nov 8 Rec out of John Jennings

Cotton crop $ 10.15 X

Nov 10 Loaned to Clant

Mcqueen $ 40.00 X

Nov 19 Settled with _____ (Hiser; Kiser) to

the 16^th Bale for Jinning

and Seed

Nov 19 Payed to Dennis Roberts

For Picking Cotton $ 2.58 X

Nov 23 Payed to Ernest for

picking Cotton $ 6.85 X

Nov 23 Sold 3 Bales Cotton at 6.85

1558 lbs $ 106.72 X

Nov 28 Rec out of John Jennings

Cotton Crop $ 27.65 X

Mo 28 Rec out of Ponys Cotton

Crop $ 08.90 X

Nov 28 Rec out of Clants

Cotton Crop $ 141.45 X

Nov 28 Rec out of _____ (Hisers; Kisers)

Cotton Crop $ 26.45 X

Page 170:

Book for 1899

Nov 29 Rec out of _____ (Hisers; Kisers)

Cotton crop $ 71.40 X

Nov 29 Rec out of John Jennings

Cotton Crop $ 9.15 X

Dec 2 Sold one Bale Cotton

At 6.90 518 lbs $ 35.75 X

Dec 6 Bought 15 lbs Tobacco

at 42 ½ cts. per lb $ 6.40 X

Dec 13 Rec out of John Jennings

Cotton Crop $ 4.65 X

Dec 15 Rec out of _____ (Hisers; Kisers) Cotton

Crop $ 7.15 X

Dec 15 Settled with _____ (Hisers; Kisers) in

Full to date on Cotton Crop

Dec 17 Rec out of Clants

Mcqueens Cotton $ 14.00 X

Dec 17 Settled with Clant

On Cotton crop to date

Dec 19 Bought Shugar 347 lbs

at 5.31 ¼ $ 18.40 X

.. .. Coffee 133 lbs at

9 ¾ cts $ 12.97 X

Page 171:

Book for 1899

Amount of Money rec for cotton in 1899

Hill Swans Crop $ 505.15 X

Clant Mcqueens Crop $ 246.42 X

John Jennings Crop $ 200.91 X

Jes ___ (Hisers/ Kisers) Crop $ 189.91 X

Pony Mcqueens Crop $ 47.35 X

Total amount for Cotton $ 1189.74

1900

Jan 16 Rec out of Pony Mcqueens

Cotton crop $ 20.30 X

Jan 22 Rec out of Clants

Cotton crop $ 18.00 X

Jan 27 Rec out of ____ (Hisers/ Kisers)

Cotton Crop $ 8.75 X

Feb 12 Rec out of John Jennings

Cotton Crop $ 11.00 X

Page 172:

Book for 1900

Jan 3 Bought 26 gal molasses

.. .. at 45 cts per gal $ 11.70 X

Jan 22 Bought Black

Smith tools $ 55.00 X

Feb 19 Rec of Bob Low $ 20.00 X

Mar 20 Bought Molasses 54 gal

at 43 8/9 per gal $ 23.70 X

(Misc. Math calculations)

Page 173:

Book for 1900

Oct the 1th Rec out of Sam

Mcqueens Cotton $ 27.05 X

Oct 2 Payed to Dr. Roach 12.20 X

Oct 7 Payed to Dr Roach 2.15 X

Oct 17 Payed for one

Wagon $ 50.00 X

Nov 1 Payed to M__le Armstrong

… for goods .. $ 29.05 X

Nov 1 Borrowed of

_____ Hagler $ 100. Dollars

Due Jan the 1th 1901 Paid X

Nov 4 Rec out of Clant Mcqueens

Cotton Crop … $ 11.55 X

Nov 11 Rec out of Sam Mcqueens

.. .. Cotton Crop $ 11.25 X

Nov 10 Rec out of John Jennings

Cotton Crop $ 21.30 X

Nov 22 Rec out of John Jennings

Cotton Crop $ 12.90 X

Nov 23 Rec out of Robinsons

Cotton Crop $ 48.70 X

Page 174:

Book for 1900

Nov 28 Rec out of Sam Mcqueens

.. … Cotton Crop $ 24.15 X

Dec 2 Rec out of Robinsons

.. … Cotton Crop $ 11.55 X

Dec 4 Rec out of Clants

Cotton Crop $ 24.00 X

Dec 5 Rec out of Pony Mcqueens

Cotton Crop $ 13.00 X

Dec 7 Rec out of Sam Mcqueens

Cotton Crop $ 13.15 X

Dec 7 Rec out of Clant Mcqueens

Cotton Crop $ 11.93 X

Dec 19 Bought of Clant Mcqueen

3 pigs at 1.50 per head $ 4.50 X

Dec 21 Rec out of Pony Mcqueens

.. .. Cotton crop $ 5.35 X

Dec 22 Rec out of John Jennings

Cotton Crop $ 19.14 ½ X

Jan 9 1901 Rec out of Pony

Mcqueens Cotton $ 10.60 X

Page 175:

1900

Jan 6 Rec out of Dennis

Roberts Cotton $ 22.65 X

Jan 9 Rec out of Sam Mcqueens

.. … Cotton Crop $ 11.15 X

Jan 18 Rec out of John Jennings

.. .. Cotton crop $ 12.55 X

Jan 21 Rec out of Robinsons

Cotton Crop $ 7.00 X

Page 176:

Book for 1901

Jan 4 Clant Mcqueen Due

.. .. Hill Swan $ 7.17 X

Jan 22 Borrowed of George Hagler X

.. .. $ 300. Dollars due X

X Dec the 25^th 1901 Paid X

Jan 29 Sold 3 head of

.. .. yearlings $ 26.00 X

Feb 8 Sold one Cow $ 20. X

__ 17 Rec of Clant Mcqueen

for $ 5.00 X

Balance Due Paid $ 2.17 X

Nov 22 Paid to Clant Mcqueen

For well diging $ 5.00 X

Page 177:

Book for 1901

.. .. George Wilkerson commenced

Work Jan the 3th after noon

.. .. at $ 16 Dollars for month

Jan 5 Bought for Wilkerson

.. .. Tobacco $ 025. X

Jan 12 Payed to Wilkerson X $ 100

Losttime No. of Days ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ 1 ½

Jan 18 Bought for Wilkerson

.. .. Tobacco $ .25 X

Feb 2 Payed to Wilkerson $ 3.50 X

Feb 7 Payed to Wilkerson $ 1.25 X

Feb 16 Tobacco $ 35. X

.. 23 40 X

Mar 2 Payed to Wilkerson 10.00 X

Mar 23 Payed to Wilkerson $ 2.50 X

Mar 30 Payed to Wilkerson $ .25 X

Apr 6 Payed to Wilkerson $ .35 X

Apr 12 Payed to Wilkerson $ 20.00 X

Apri18 Payed to Wilkerson 00.15 X

Apr 20 Payed to Wilkerson 00.50 X

Page 178:

Book for 1901

Ernest Caldwell Commenced

work Feb the 21th at $ 14 Dollars

per month

Mar22 Payed to

Ernest Caldwell $ 4.50 X

Lost time No of days 1

Apr 7 Payed to Ernest $ 1.00 X

Apr 20 Payed to Ernest $ 10.00 X

May 2 Payed to Ernest 2.50 X

Balance due on first mo 10.00 X

Ernest Commenced work May the 2th

At $ 15. Dollars per mo

Losttime No of days 1 ½ 11111 1

Oct 9 Settled with Ernest Caldwell

In full for work

Page 179:

Book for 1901

Apri 23 Sold to Wilkerson

.. .. one pair gloves to $ 0.75 X

Apr 27 Payed to Wilkerson $ 5.10 X

May 2 Payed to Wilkerson 10.75 X

Wilkerson quit work May

the 1th 1901

Total amt Payed to Wilkerson 59.35 X

Aug 27 Due Clant Mcqueen

on Cotton Paid $ 4.55 X

Sep 14 Rec of Nunly

for Corn $ 5.00 X

Sep 14 Payed to Nunly

for Well digging $ 12.00 X

Sept 21 Payed for

Cotton picking $ 6.60 X

Oct 18 Payed to Mounce

For well digging $ 9.75 X

Nov 22 Rec out of Clant Mcqueens

Cotton Crop $ 17.22 X

Dec 1 Rec out Nunlys

Cotton Crop $ 11.45 X

Page 180:

Book for 1901

Aug 27 Rec out of Clant Mcqueens

Cotton crop $ 35.45 X

Sep 14 Rec out of

Nunlys Cotton $ 20.00 X

Sep 28 Rec out of Clant Mcqueens

Cotton Crop $ 96.70 X

Oct 9 Rec out of Mounces

Cotton Crop $ 30.45 X

Oct 10 Rec out of Mounces

Cotton Crop $ 10.95 X

Oct 10 Rec out of Roberts

Cotton Crop $ 20.10 X

Oct 11 Rec out of Nunlys

Cotton Crop $ 93.70 X

Oct 18 Rec out of Mounces

Cotton Crop $ 22.35 X

Oct 21 Rec out of Nunlys

Cotton Crop $ 12.15 X

Nov 6 Loaned to Mounce $ 6.00 X

Nov 5 Sold 23 ½ Bu of Corn to

D.V. Roberts at .65 cts per Bu $X 15.27

Page 181:

Book for 1901

Aug 28 Sold 2 Bales Cotton at $ 8.45

Per hun 1086 lbs $ 91.75 X

Aug 28 Due Texanna

On Cotton $ 66.55 X

Oct 8 Sold 9 Bales Cotton at 7.70

per hun 4857 lbs $ 373.95 X

Oct 10 Sold 1 Bale of Cotton

At 7.80 538 lbs $ 41.95 X

Oct 23 Sold 1400 lbs seed

Cotton at 2.70 per hun $ 37.80 X

Nov 9 Rec out Dennis Roberts

Cotton Crop $ 18.50 X

Nov 19 Rec out of Mounces

.. .. Cotton Crop $ 10.20 X

.. ..

.. .. Rec out of Nunlys

.. Cotton Crop $ 26.50 X

Nov 22 Sold one Bale Cotton

at 685 523 lbs $ 35.82 X

Dec 10 Rec out of Nunlys

Cotton Crop $ 10.25 X

Page 182:

Book for 1901

Ernest Caldwell Commenced work

Nov 26 at $ 12.50 Twelve dollars and fifty cts per

Month $ 12.50 X

Paid X 250 X

Dec 24 Payed to Ernest $ 10.00 X

Dec 10 Bought Shugar 343 lbs

.. .. at 5.38 ½ per hun $ 18.47 X

Dec 10 Sold Corn 291 Bu

At 65 cts per Bu $ 189.15 X

Dec 12 Rec out of Mounces

Cotton Crop $ 20.90 X

Sold to D.V. Roberts

One Bridal . . $ 1.50 X

One Halter . . $ 1.00 X

Due D.V. Roberts X

for well digging X . X S 6.70 X

Mar 1 Sold Cotton seed

To D.V. Roberts X

Sold to Sam Howard

10 Bu Corn at 75 cts $ 7.50 X

Page 183:

Book for 1902

Ernest Caldwell Commenced work X

Jan 2 1902 at $ 12.50 Twelve Dollars X

and fifty cts per month Paid X

March 1 Loaned to Clant Mcqueen $ 10.00 X

May 1 Loaned to Sam Howard X $ 5.00 X

May 8 Sold to D.V. Roberts 20 Bu

Corn at 75 cts per Bu $ 15.00 X

May 8 Bought of D.V. Roberts one

Bull yearling at $ 12.00 X

May 16 Sold to Charly Henderson

10 Bu Corn at 75 cts per Bu $ X7.50

Rec of Henderson on Corn 7.00 X

May 19 Loaned to Nunily $ 5.00 X

June 12 Due Sam Howard

for Halling Oats $ 1.50 X

Aug 23 Rec out of Nunilys

Cotton Crop $ 9.65 X

Aug 26 Rec out of Clant Mcqueens

Cotton Crop $ 10.65 X

Aug 30 Rec out of Mounces

Cotton Crop $ 10.25 X

Page 184:

Book for 1902

Sept 3 Sold 1 Bale of Cotton for

Texanna 530 lbs at 8 ¼ cts 43.70 X

Sep 9 Rec out D.V. Roberts

Cotton Crop 9.75 X

Sep 20 Rec out of Clants

Cotton Crop $ 1030 X

Sep 20 Sold one Bale Cotton

for Texanna 540 lbs

at 8.10 per hun $ 4374 X

Sept 20 Rec out of Nunleys Cotton

Crop $ 4171 X

Sep 22 Rec out of Mounces

Cotton Crop $ 20.75 X

Sep 24 Rec out of D.V. Roberts

Cotton Crop $ 66.20 X

Sep 26 Rec out of Clant

Mcqueens Cotton $ X 10.65 X

Oct 3 Loaned to D.V. Roberts $ 12.50 X

Oct 8 Rec out of D.V. Roberts

Cotton Crop $ 32.95 X

Oct 11 Rec out of ______

Cotton Crop $ 21.00 X

Page 185:

Book for 1902

Oct 14 Rec out of Mounces

Cotton crop $ 20.00 X

Oct 18 Rec out of Nunnielys

Cotton crop $ 30.33 X

Oct 18 Payed to Nuniely on

Cotton jinning $ 5.00 X

Oct 19 Rec out of Mounces

Cotton crop 21.00 X

Oct 23 Rec out of Cants (Clants?)

Cotton Crop $ 10.00 X

Oct 24 Sold 2 bales Cotton at 7.62 ½ per

Hun weight 510

522 $ 78.69 X

Oct 24 one bale at 7.80 ~~37.44~~ X

Oct 29 Rec out of Nunnilys

Cotton Crop $ 10.35 X

Oct 31 Loaned to

Dennis Roberts $ 20.00 X

Nov 1 Rec out of Nunnielys

Cotton Crop $ 10.75 X

Nov 1 Loaned to

Mrs Mounce $ .50 X

Nov 6 Loaned to Mounce $ 5.00 X

Page 186:

Book for 1902

Ernest Caldwell Commenced

Work Oct the 14^th at 14. Dollars

per month

Oct 14 Lost time No of days ½ ½

Oct 24 Bought for Ernest

One pair shoes $ 2.50 X

Oct 31 Payed to Ernest $ 4.00 X

Nov 6 Payed to Ernest $ 1.00 X

Nov 11 Payed to Ernest $ 5.00 X

Dec 16 Payed to Ernest $ 15.00 X

Settled in full X

Dec 20 Sold to Calahan 10 Bu __ 48 lbs

Wheat at .75 cts per Bu $ 8.00 X

Dec 20 Sold to Nunniely 3 ½ bu

Wheat at 75 cts per Bu $ 2.60 X

Jan 10 Settled with Munnely

for Jinning Cotton X

Page 187:

Book for 1902

Nov 27 Rec out of Nunnielys

Cotton Crop $ 3.30 X

Nov 9 Rec out of Mounces

Cotton Crop $ 9.50 X

Nov 10 Rec out of Roberts

Cotton Crop $ 39.30 X

Dec 13 Rec out of Nunnielys

Cotton Crop $ 3.75 X

Dec 13 Sold Cotton $ 11.75 X

Dec 15 Sold one Bale Cotton

at 6.65 per hun $ 39.03 X

Dec 20 Rec out of Mounces

Cotton Crop $ 21.05 X

Dec 20 Rec out of Clants

Cotton Crop $ 5.00 X

Dec 23 Rec out of Nunnielys

Cotton Crop $ 2.79 X

Dec 24 Loaned to Mounce $ 9.00 X

Jan 9 Rec out of Mounces

Cotton Crop $ 19.06 X

Jan 10 Rec out of Mounces

Cotton Crop $ 9.80 X

Page 188:

Jan 11 Payed to W.M. Copeland

for Picking Cotton for

Mounce . . . $ 1075 X

Jan 11 Payed to Sam Smith for

picking Cotton for

Mounce . . $ 3.10 X

Jan 11 Payed to Charly Swan

for Mounce $ 4.00 X

Jan 21 Payed for picking Cotton

For Mounce $ 6.00 X

Jan 24 Rec out of Mounces

Cotton Crop $ 9.80 X

Jan 31 Rec out Nunileys

Cotton Crop $ 2.00 X

Amount of money rec out of Cotton

crop of 1902

Texana Crop $ 87.44

Hill “ “ 129.47

Roberts “ “ 148.20

Mounce “ “ 162.20

Nunniely “ “ 114.60

Clant Mcq “ “ 46.60

Total Amt Rec $ 687.51

Page 189:

Book for 1903

Ernest Caldwell Commenced work

Jan 1 at $ 14.50 per month

Lost time No of days ½ lll ½ lllll

Jan 5 Payed to Ernest $ 2.25 X

.. 30 Payed to … 1.00 X

Feb 7 Payed to Ernest $ 5.00 X

Feb 20 Bought 1 Pr Boots $ 3.00 X

Feb 23 Payed to Ernest 5.00 X

Mch 8 Payed to Ernest 3.50 X

Mch 26 Payed to Ernest $ 1.25 X

Apri 11 Payed to Ernest $ 1.00 X

Apri 19: Payed to Ernest $ 20.00 X

Ernest Caldwell quit work

June 17^th 1903

Aug 1 Due Ernest Caldwell

for work $ 34.85 X

Oct 23 Payed - 25.70 X

Balance Due $ 9.25 Paid

Settled in full

Page 190:

Book for 1903

Sep 6 Borrowed of J.Y. Caldwell

$ 3.00 X

Sep 13 Borrowed of

J.Y. Caldwell $ 10.00 X

Sep 27 Rec out of Nunnalys

Cotton Crop $ 22 70 X

Bought for Calahan

Tonic quinine 0.75 X

Oct 13 Sold 2 Bales Cotton at 8.80 per hun

1123 lbs $ 98.82 X

Oct 17 Rec out of Nunnalee

Cotton Crop $ 25.70 X

Oct 19 Rec out of Clants

Cotton Crop $ 11.70 X

Oct 22 Sold too bales Cotton

at 9.35 1075 lbs $ 100.51 X

Oct 22 Payed to Sellers

for Ernest Caldwell 15.70 X

Oct 23 Payed to Wilkerson

of Ernest Caldwell $ 10.00 X

Oct 30 Sold 2 Bales Cotton

At 9.65 per hun $ 102.20 X

(Page 191 and page 192 are missing from the bound copy)

Page 193: (Note: page 193 is on the back of page 190).

Book for 1903

Oct 31 Loaned to

.. .. J.Y. Caldwell . $ 10.00 X

Nov 3 Rec out of Nunnalees

Cotton Crop. $ 25.15 X

Nov 11 Rec out of Dennis Roberts

.. .. Cotton Crop $ 42.50 X

Nov 14 Rec out of Nunnalee

.. .. Cotton Crop $ 27.60 X

Nov 28 Rec out of Calahans

.. .. Cotton Crop $ 12.80 X

Dec 5 Rec out of Nunnalees

.. .. Cotton Crop $ 10.90 X

Dec 5 Loaned to J.Y. Caldwell X$ 10.00 X

Dec 5 Rec out of Clants

Cotton Crop $ 14.60 X

Dec 13 Rec out of Nunnalees

Cotton Crop $ 15.00 X

Dec 14 Sold 2 Bales Cotton

at 11.35 per hun

497

500

997 lbs $ 113.15 X

Page 194:

Book for 1903

Dec 16 Rec out of Nunnalees

.. .. Cotton Crop $ 14.50 X

Dec 20 Rec out Dennis

Roberts Cotton $ 7.10 X

Dec 20 Rec out of Calahans

Cotton crop $ 16.55 X

Dec 24 Rec out of Nunnalees lll (Note: could just be marks on the paper)

.. .. Cotton Crop $ 10.40 X

Dec. 24 Sold 1610 lbs Cotton

in seed at 4.10 per hun $ 66.01 X

Jan 2 Rec out of Nunnalees

.. .. Cotton crop $ 10.15 X

Jan 7 Rec out of Roberts

.. .. Cotton crop $ 6.50 X

Jan 7 Rec out of Calahans

.. .. Cotton crop $ 2.50 X

Page 195: (Note: The last number of this page has been cut off, but I think it's page 195. This page is on the back of page 194).

Book for 1904

Amount of Cotton Received for

Cotton in 1903

Hill Swans Crop $ 480.65 X

Nunnalees Crop … 162.10 X

Calahans Crop … 31.85 X

Dennis Roberts .. .. 56.10 X

Clants Mcqueen . . . 26.30 X

Total amt Rec in 1903 $ 757.00 X

Book for 1904

Feb 6 Sold 50 Bu of Corn to

Ben Clark at 50 cts

Per Bushel $ 25. X

May 27 Sold 528 Bu

corn at 51 cts per bu X$ 271

Jul 30 Sold 199 Bu of wheat at

80. cts per Bu $ 159.33 X

Page 196:

Book for 1904

Ernest Caldwell commenced work

January the 4^th at $ 15. Dollars

Per month

Losttime No of Days l ½ ½ l ½

Apr 6 Payed to Ernest $ 20.00 X

May 31 Payed to Ernest $ 50.00 X

Aug 1 Payed to Murrah for

.. .. Ernest Caldwell $ 20.00 X

Settled in full

Aug 8 Loaned to

Nunnalee $ 2.00 X

Sep 1 Rec out of Johnny

Caldwells Cotton $ 15.15 X

Sep 1 Rec of Johnny

Caldwell on corn $ 20. X

Sep 10 Rec out of Dennis

Roberts Cotton $ 14.75 X

Sep 24 Rec out of Roberts

Cotton crop $ 14.00 X

(Page 197 and page 198 are missing from the bound copy)

Page 199: (Note: The last number of this page has been cut off. This page is the back of page 196 and I believe it is page 199).

Book for 1904

Sep 28 Rec out of Nunnalee

Cotton crop $ 66.40 X

Oct 12 Rec out of Johnny

Caldwells Cotton $ 37.35 X

Oct 29 Rec out Nunnalees

Cotton Crop $ 68.70 X

Nov 16 Rec out of John

Caldwells cotton $ 24.60 X

Nov 16 Rec out of Nunalees

Cotton Crop $ 48.65 X

Nov 25 Rec out of Nunnalees

Cotton Crop $ 44.10 X

Dec 13 Payed to Bob Lowe

for Sam Howard $ 0.50 X

Dec 17 Due John Caldwell

.. .. for work X$ 3.85 X

.. ..

Due Ernest

Caldwell for work $X 6.50 X

Dec 22 Sold to John & Ernest Cald

45 Bu oats at 36 cts $ 16.20 X

Feb 24 Paye in halling $ 3.00 X

Mch 4 Payed in hawling

Brick $ 1.50 XX

Page 200:

Book for 1904

Dec 26 Sold 466 ½ Bu of Corn

at 40 cts per Bu $ 186.60 X

1905

Jan 17^th 1905 Rec out of

Nunnalees Cotton $ 8.75 X

Feb 24 Sold 15 Bales Cotton

At 7.15 per hun $ 577.00 X

Mch 2 Rec out of Roberts

Cotton Crop $ 36 75 X

May 4 Sold 10 head of

Cattle to Gibbins $ 140.00 X

June 14 Johnny & Ernest Caldwell Payed

On Oats in thrashing 8.00 X

Jn 17 Payed on Oats in

H_______________ $ 2.60 X

July 5 Loaned to

.. .. Ernest Caldwell $ 1.00 X

July 6 Loaned to

.. .. John Caldwell $X 1.00 X

Page 201: (Note: The last number of this page has been cut off, but I believe it to be page 201).

Book for 1905 1905

Jim Drake commenced work

January the 9^th at $ 16.50 per month.

Lost time No of Days l ½ lllll lllll ½ ½ lllll lllll

½ ll

Jan 14 Payed to Drake $ 2.00 X

Feb 6 Payed to Drake $ 3.00 X

Feb 18 Payed to Drake $ 10.00 X

April 1 Payed to Drake $ 10.00 X

Apri 10 Bought for Drake

Tobacco 1 lb $ 0.50 X

April 15 Payed to Drake $ 5.00 X

Apri 24 Payed to Drake $ 11.00 X

Drake quit work

Apri 24 Settled in full

Page 202:

Book for 1905

Bayed for Cutting

Wheat 33.75 X

Payed for twine 10.65 X

June 14 Payed for thrashing 46.00 X

June 17 Payed for halling wheat 5.25 X

Total amt Payed out $ 95.65 X

June 17 Sold 492 bu 5 lbs

Wheat at 85 cts Bu $ 418.27 X

Rec out of Cotton Crop 1905

Aug 28 Rec out of Nunnalees

… Cotton Crop $ 13.55 X

Sept 1 Sold one Bale Cotton

.. .. 1022 ½ per hun

525 lbs $ 53.68 X

Sept 2 Rec out of Johnny

Caldwells Cotton 13 68 X

Sept 6 Rec out of Nunnalees

Cotton Crop $ 13.80 X

Sept 6 Rec out Ernest

Caldwells Cotton $ 13.00 X

Sept 7 Sold one Bale Cotton

at 5.88 per hun 490 $ 118.26 X

lbs

Page 203: (Note: The last number of this page has been cut off, but I believe it to be page 203).

Book for 1905

Sep 8 Rec out of John

Caldwells Cotton $ 12.68 X

Sep 8 Loaned to John

Caldwell $ 1.00 X

Sept 23 Rec out of Nunnalees

Cotton Crop $ 26.65 X

Oct 11 Rec out Johnny

Caldwells Cotton $ 28.85 X

Oct 23 Rec out of nunnalees

Cotton crop $ 63.70 X

Oct 25 Rec out of Ernest

Cotton crop $ 39.85 X

Oct 26 Sold 4 bales Cotton

.. .. at 10.07 ½ per hun

.. .. 2047 lbs $ 206.25 X

Nov 17 Loaned to

.. .. J.Y. Caldwell $ 10.00 X

Nov 22 Rec out of Nunnalees

.. .. Cotton Crop $ 27.90 X

Nov 27 Rec out of Nunnalees

Cotton crop $ 13.05 X

Page 204:

Book for 1905

Ross Lay commenced work

Nov 8 1905 at $ 15.00 per month

Lost Time no. of days ½ ½ lllll ll X

Dec 9 Payed to Ross Lay $ 10.00 X

.. 14 Payed to Ross .. 5.00 X

Dec 31 Payed to Ross Lay 5.00 X

Settled in full

Book for 1906

Ross Lay commenced work

Jan 2 1906 at $ 15.00 per month

Lost time No of days ½ ½ ½ ½ lllll lllll ½ ½ ½

½ lll ½

Jan 11 Sold to Ross

One pistol $ 15.00 X

Jan 27 Payed to Ross $ 5.00 X

Mar 4 Payed to Ross $ 5.00 X

Mar 13 Payed to Ross 2.00 X

Mch 24 Payed to Ross 5.00 X

Apr. 4 Payed to Ross 2.00 X

Apr 20 Payed to Ross 2.00 X

May 5 Payed to Ross 10.00 X

May 13 Payed to Ross 2.00 X

May 19 Payed to Ross 5.00 X

June 2 Payed to Ross 2.00 X

June 8 Payed to Ross 1.00 X

Settled in full

Page 205:

Book for 1905

Dec 16 Rec out of Nunnalees

Cotton crop $ 3.10 X

Book for 1906

Jan 1 Loaned to Clant

Mcqeen $ 10.00 X

Jan 18 Sold one Bale Cotton

At 10 ½ cts 558 lbs $ 58.60 X

Jan 20 Sold Seed Cotton $ 13.55 X

Jan 20 Rec out of John Caldwells

Cotton crop $ 7.93 X

Jan 27 Rec out Ernest

Cotton crop $ 9._5 X

Feb 2 Rec out of Nunnalees

Cotton Crop $ 19.45 X

Mch 28 Loaned to

Clant Mcqueen $X 15.00 Paid 10.00

Bal Due X 5.00 X

Apr 7 Loaned to

X Joe Stone X 2.00 X

June 7 Sold Corn to Clant

X 5 Bu 64 lbs at 50 cts X

per Bu

Page 206:

Book for 1906

July X7 Sold to Dr. Godard

.. X.. 27 Bu corn at 50 cts per Bu S 13.50 X

July 12 sold to Godard 34 Bu corn 22 lbs

..X .. at 50 cts per Bu $ 17.00 X

Sep 28 Rec out of Clants

Cotton crop $ 34._0 X

Oct 3 Sold 4 Bales Cotton

at 9.90 Per hun $ 208.40 X

Oct 6 Sold 4 Bales Cotton

at 10 cts $ 210.00 X

Oct 11 Rec out of Johns

Caldwells Cotton 12.60 X

Oct 11 Payed to Moore

on Jin Act 23.90 X

Oct 12 Sold one Bale Cotton

at 10 ½ cts $ 58 25 X

Oct 12 Rec out of Clants

Cotton crop $ 25.65 X

Nov 18 Rec out of Clant

Mcqueens Cotton $ 19.95 X

Nov 19 Rec for Cotton

10 cts per lb $ 163.20 X

Page 207:

Dec 4 Sold 1 Bale Cotton

At 10 ¼ 520 lbs 53.30 X

Dec 10 Loaned to J.Y. Caldwell

$ 125.00

Mch 3 Paid 25.00 X

Bal Due $ 100.00

Mch 25 Paid 25.00 X

Bal Due 75.00 X

May 14 Paid 50.00 X

Bal Due X 25.00 Paid

Sold Corn to Dr Goddard

net 1895 lbs

net 1908 “ X

net 1690 “ X

net 1935 “ X

net 1885 “ X

net 1940 156 478.00

Total 11233 lbs

Apr 17 Sold Corn to Byers X

X 20 Bu at 50 cts 10. X

Page 208:

Book for 1907

Oct 5 Rec out of Asberrys

Cotton crop $ 30.__ X

Nov 26 Sold 2 Bales Cotton

At 10.43 $ 115.33 X

Dec 10 Rec out Asberrys

Cotton $ 25.60 X

Dec 16 Sold 1 Bale

cotton at 11 cts $ 60.72 X

Dec 18 Rec out of Will

Blairs Cotton $ 95.05 X

Jan 15 1908 Rec out of

Asberrys Cotton $X 46.65

Jan 19 Sold Rent out of June

Corn to Will Blair SX 5.00

Feb 25 Sold 6 Bales Cotton

At 10.92 ½ 3255 lbs X $ 355.60 X

Mar 4 Sold corn 581 Bu

at 55 cts per bu $ 319.00 X

(Misc. Math computations)

Page 209:

Book for 1908

Jan 27 Sold 82 Bu corn to

Sterrett at 60 cts

Per Bu X $ 49.20 X

Deposited in Bank 600.00 Mar

Mar 28 Drew out of Bank 50.00 X

May 7 Drew out of Bank 10.00 X

May 27 Drew out of Bank $ 60.00 X

June 26 Drew out of Bank X$ 50.00

July 19 check to Whatley X$ 10.00

July 27 Drew out of Bank X$ 40.00

Aug 10 Drew out of Bank X$ 50.00

Sep 18 Drew out of Bank X$ 100.00

Oct 17 Drew out Bank X$ 100.00

(Misc. Math computations)

Page 210: (Note: The back side of page 210 is labled page 219).

Watermelons Beginning at

North side 6 first Roes mamats Tryumph

7 & 8 girdans Tryumph

9 & 10 Black Dimond

11 & 12 Duke Sones

13, 14 & 15 Halbert Honey

16, 17, & 18 Branches Rattlesnake

19, 20, 21, & 22 Alabama Sweet

Dec. 12 Payed for Lumber

______ _______ __ $

Lumber 68.85

Roofing 72.35

$ 191. 0

Page 211 through page 218: (pages do not exist in bound copy).

Page 219:

1905

Young Mare Bred to Jack Apr 25

Mule Colt folded April the 17^th 1905

1905

June 17 Deposited in Reed

Bro Bank at Holland $ 500.00

Drewout of Bank 250.00 X

Balance 250.00 X

Oct. 23 Deposited 50.00 X

Oct 26 Deposited in Bank 200.00 X

Nov 3 Drew out of Bank $ 100.00 X

Dec 19 Drew out of Bank 100.00 X

Jan 12 Drew out of Bank 100.00 X

Apr 7 Drew out of Bank 100.00 X

Oct 9 Deposited in Reed Bro

Bank at Holland $ 91.15 X

Church money

May 21 Drew out of

Bank $ 100.00 X

____ ____ __ _______

Mar 28^th 1907

Mule Colt folded March the __ 1907

Page 220: (Note: Left hand edge was cut off on copy; may have cut off 1-2 numbers or letters on lines).

Bought of Wilkerson

Bill of Lumber $ 475.00 X

Nails 34 lbs at 2 cts .. 1.02 X

Extra to Bill

____ 2 X 8 = 4 ft X

window stops 288 running ft X

___ 5 2 X 6 = 14 ft X

___ 4 2 X 6 = 18 ft X

___ 1 2 X 6 = 16 ft X

___ 7 1 X 6 = 16 .. X

___ 10 2 X 4 = 16 X

2 lbs nails 3 cts 0.36 X

Scantling X

2 X 4 = 16 ft X

2 X 4 = 12 .. X

2 X 6 = 14 .. X

_0 ft 2 ½ brown mould X

Scantling 2 X 4 = 16 ft X

“ 2 X 4 = 10 “ X

“ 2 X 4 = 20 “ X

Lb nails X

6 ft moulding X

“ “ Bound ¼ mould X

_ ft ______ X

_00 ft Scantling X

Bunches Shingles X

_ lbs nails X

Page 221:

Bought of Wilkerson

extra to Bill

14 window stops X

1 X ½ in & 14 ft long

300 ft ¼ Bound mold X

Windows & Lumber 9.30 X

Returned to Wilkerson

_____ ________

49 1 X 6 X 16 ft X

15 1 X 6 X 14 ft X

20 pieces 1 X __ 12X Bought X

20 lbs nails X X

Oct 5 Payed to Wilkerson

On Lumber $ 75.00 X

Amt Payed to Wilkerson

$ 599.30 X

Page 222: (Note: The first number of this page number has been cut off).

Bill of Lumber $ 47.00 X

Lime $ 1.50 X

Cement 3.50 X

Lime 0.75 X

Building pillars 12.00 X

extra Lumber 03.60 X

Nails 7.50 X

Paint & Brush 3.10 X

nails .40 X

Paint & Oil 6.35 X

tin for windows 2.00 X

weights & pulleys 18.00 X

gallery post 13.50 X

nails 1.50 X

screws 0.60 X

sprigs 2.05 X

Brick $ 22.50 X

nails 1.00 X

____ 4.50 X

Brick 8.70 X

ventilator 0.50 X

Bilding – Chimneys 22.50 X

Nails 03.00 X

Door Locks 06.50 X

Paint & Oil 04.60 X

hinges 09.25 X

Paint wall paper 32.05 X

Paint & Oil 11.65 X

Canvass 7.00 X

Hanging paper 5.00 X

Page 223:

Halling Lumber

Will Burns No. of Loads ll X

John Jennings No. of Loads lll X

Clant Mcqueen No. of Loads lllll lllll l

J.Y. Caldwell No. of Loads ll X

Hill Swan No. of Loads lllll lllll ll X

Oct 21 Payed for Building House

Powers $ 127.50 X

Smith 52.50 X

(Misc. Math computations)

Page 224: (Note: The first number of this page number has been cut off).

1905

Larrence Caldwell Due

Hill Swan on Farrell note

$ 55.80

Attorney fee .. 8.35

Widdle Caldwell Due

Hill Swan for barn

$ 54.20

Collected for Sparks Church

$ 388.20 X

Page 225:

Receipt for making Chili
to make half galon Chili
Boil 15 cts worth chili meat until
dun in a Separate vessel boil
2 cups Chili Beans –til well dun
In another vessel 12 Chili pepers
broken in halvs mix with them
a tea spoon full of Commenus which
must finely pulverized.  ad 3 cups
of water more if necessary let boil
2 hours cool and Strain through
fine thin cloth when the meat is done
remove it from the vessal in
which it was boiled.  chop fine
and ad to it the substance obtained
from the peper and Commenus
take one large garlic one onion
chop fine. fry with this mixture
and ad to Chili Soop  Serve beans
and Soop together  Salt to Suit
the taste

Page 226:

1908

Oct 3 Payed on jinning $ 10.00

Settled to 18^th Balls

Bought Beef of ______

Beard 19 lbs X

1_ X

2.0 X

51 X

Phone put in Nov the 18^th 1908

Payed on phone $ 9.00 X

Mare Bred to Reeds

Horse May the 11^th 1909

May 13 Sold to Ernest Caldwell

20 Bu X 30 lbs Corn at .60 cts

Per Bu X Paid $ 12.00 X

May 15 Payed for Cotton Seed X

For Jim Taylor X $X 4.00 X

June 19 Sold 6 Bu Corn to

Jim Taylor .60 $X 3.60 Paid

July 17 Loaned to Jim

Taylor X$ 1.50 Paid

Page 227:
for reding Stock of Ticks mix

Salt and Sulphur ¼ sulphur

¾ Salt keep in trough so stock

will have free access to it

Receipt for Bed Bugs and

Agna amnonia 2 ozs

glycerine .. ½ oz

Soalt peter ½ oz

Sulpha either ½ oz

Toilet soap white

Apr 28 Sold Beef

X Abe Mare X $ 1.10 X

H Odam X .40 X

E Smith .50

R.T. Blair X X .65 X

~~Tetty~~

Phone put in Nov the 18^th 1908

X Paid X $ 9.00

X Paid X $ 10.00

Payed to March 1th 1910

Page 228:

E.B. Swan was Born Jan.

the 12^th 1821. Died April the

4^th 1879 Aged 58 yrs 2 mo 22 days.

Mary L. Swan Died march the

28^th 1869 Aged 47 yrs 2 mo 17 days

Sold Corn to Will Caldwell

gross Tare Net

2770 . 1225 . 1645

2800 . 1225 . 1575

2820 . 1225 . 1595

2810 . 1226 . 1585

2840 . 1225 . 1615

Net 1583

Due Widdle for following 6.00 X

Cutting wheat & Oats 20.62 ½ X

_alling Corn 2.90 X

___se of mule 2.25 X

Amt Paid $ 31.77 X

Bal. Due 54.20

(Note: The back of this page is blank, except for the pre-printed, upside-down form from Holland, Texas shown below).

Page 229:
Aug the 2 1892 Deed made to

School House tract of Land By

Hill Swan & wife Beginning 50 yd

From the NW Cor of School House

At Rock for cor at the _ South W

Cor of Hill Swans pasture in west

Line of Hill Swans tract Being the

West line of tract No 2 in the sub

Division of the land in the estate

of Mrs Caldwell deceased from

which a postoak marked X Brs South

east 14 yds Thence south 19 ½ west

with said line 66 yds to Rock for cor

from which a live oak marked X brs

N 19 ½ east 9 yds Thence in a easterly

Direction 50 yds to rock for cor

From which live Oak marked X

Brs east 4 yds Thence N 19 ½ east

64 yds to rock for cor from

which an elm marked X Bares

east 13 yds Thence in a westerly

direction 50 yds to place of

Beginning

Page 230:

1889 Lenard Marr 1889

Apr 16 Payed out ~~for~~ on

Estate for Lenard Marr $ 39.65

Mar 11 1890 Received of

J.L. Wallace for

Lenard Marr $ 13.84 X

1890

Oct 11 Rec for Lenard Marr

out of rent Cotton $ 12.30 X

E.B. Swan Born Jan 12 1821

Died Apr the 4 1879 Aged

58 yrs 2 mo 22 days

Mary L Swan Died March

the 28 1869 Aged 47 yrs

1 mo 17 Days

Sparks Texas Hill Swan

Page 231:
For putting up beef put 100 lbs

Beef cool and clear on bone in a

clean Barrel put enough water and

fire to cover Beef ad to the water 10

lbs Salt 12 lbs brown Shugar ¼ lb of

Salt peter ¼ lb ground Spice bring to

a boil poor on the Beef hat weight

it down under the pickle and let

it remain until used up

Receipt for Colic in Horses rub the

Jugular vein on the wright side

and back of the jaw after minutes

with flannel rag wet in Turpentine

Mule colt folded

Apr the 21th1896

Mare colt folded

May the 2th 1896

Mare colt folded

April the 6^th 1897

Mule colt folded Apr 20^th 1897

Mare colt folded April 1th 1898

Mule colt folded Apr. 22th 1898

Mule colt folded Apr 23.. 1899

Page 232:
Oil of rhodium 12 drops

Oil of musk 6 drops

Angle worm Oil

eaqual parts of Lemberger chees & beeswax & tallow

(Note: This was Hill Swan’s catfish bait recipe)

Division of Land belonging to

Mrs. Caldwells estate

Tract No 1 belonging to H. Swan 87 ½

Tract No 2 belonging to J.L. Caldwell 77 ½

Tract No 3 Belonging to Minors 87 ½

Tract No 4 Belonging to J.L. Caldwell 77 ½

Tract No 5 Belonging to J.W. Caldwell 80 Acres

Load for Ball Shooting

4 Drams Powder 1 ¾ oz shot

With Ten gague gun

Page 233 and page 234: (Note: These pages were missing from my bound copy)

Page 235:
Remedy for Smallpox

One-half gal Whiskey Too Ounces

Gum Camphor Too Ounces

Asafaetida desolve together wash

the nitire Boddy and take internally

too or three times a day ½ wine

glass at a Time.

___ folded Apr. 2, 18__

Net pony bred to Armstrongs

Horse Apr the 5^th 1895

Apr 22^nd June 7^th

Old mare Bred to Marrs Jack

Apr 8^th 1895

Apr 22th

May 13^th

Old Mare bred to Jack

Apr the 27^th 1896

Black mare bred to Horse

May the 8^th 1896

Page 236 (Note: the bottom half of page 236 looks just like the bottom half of page 232, but the top half of the pages and page numbers are different. Was this somehow messed up when the copy was made?)

Page 237 and page 238: (Note: These pages were missing from my bound copy)

Page 239:

One horse Colt folded

May the 12 1877

One Mule Colt folded June 1 1879

One Mule Colt folded May 20 1879

One Mare Colt folded June 12 1882

One Mule Colt folded Mar 5 1884

One Mule colt folded Mar 7 1885

One Mule Colt folded Apr 23 1885

Net pony bred to Armstrongs

Horse Apr the 5^th 1895

Apr 22th June 7^th

Old mare Bred to Horse Jack

Apr 8^th 1855

Apr 22th

May 13^th

Old Mare bred to Jack

Apr the 27 1896

Black mare bred to Horse

May the 8^th 1896

(Note: Following page 239 are the following two pages of math computations. These are the final entries in Hilry Swan's Record Book).

Page (not numbered):

Cotton Picking

By Hill By Sam

(Note: The whole page is misc. Math computations).

Page (not numbered):

(Note: The whole page is misc. Math computations).

(Note: This is the end of Hilry Swan’s Record Book).