Aug 1856 Sun 31 We went to meeting over blackford ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- September the 1st 1856 Mo 1 We thrashed Thomas Heads and Reason Mcdaniels crops of wheat ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tues 2 We thrashed Jesse Richmonds S W Allens and my wheet assisted by Allen Gatewood R McDaniel James Richmond Wm Winkler Wm Crow JG Wilkinson ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- We 3 S W Allen and my self took the thrasher to Graves ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Thu 4 It rained all day nearly ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Fri 5 It rained apart of the day and I went to see the Kineer boys and then went to Knottsville to get my papers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sat 6 I went to Kallams tanyard to get some leather but got none and I piddled around the ballance of the day ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- the "blackford" referred to is Blackford Creek 1860 Census of Daviess Co Ky #487 Richmond, J H (Jesse) & Mary 33; A S 13; dau E A 11; Mary C 8; E W 4; Jesse R 1; Calland, P 6 (possible orphan child of Jesse's sister Frances Collard) I couldn't identify Wm Crow from the census but Joseph Crow age 32 is at the next numbered house # 488 # 489 Winkler, Wm 31 & Nancy B 24; J H B 6; D F 1; Allingsworth, Isabell 11; Felker George H 17 fh # 797 Graves, Rice E 50 Va; & Amelia 55 Va; Francis 24fh; Thos 19; Pitticus 17; Richardson 15; Houston 12; Virginia 9 this family lived near Spice Knob. Taylor Houston Graves was my gr-grandfather. Th "Kineer boy" were twins, Eli Harvey and John born 1832 sons of John Kineer and Mary Adams. Mary was the daughter of Eli Adams another very old Daviess County settler.