July 1857 Su 19 I staid at home ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Mo 20 We ploughed corn and I went to Knottsville to get some wine for Elizabeth and after dinner I cut oats for Reason McDaniel John plowed corn after night there came a fine rain ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tue 21 We commenced plowing corn and the ground was so wet we did not plow very much and after dinner I went to the shop and got my plowes sharpened and John went and got the oxen from Mr Husks to hall Willims wheet in tomorrow and when I got back we ploughed corn until 9 oclock at night ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- We 22 I halled wheet for William John plowed corn ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Thu 23 We plowed corn until dinner and I went to Williams after the oxen and sled and John went to Reason McDaniels after the sythe and cradle and then he plowed corn and I commenced cutting binding and shocking oats William helped S. W. Allen for me to get my sythe stocked ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Fri 24 William worked for me at S. W. Allens until dinner and we ploughed corn until dinner and then we cut oats William helped us ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Sa 25 We cut bound and shocked oats assisted by Wm Winkler, James Husk and George Felcher and John plowed corn until dinner and finished laying by ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- In the 1860 census George Felker is a 17 year old field hand living with William and Nancy Winkler. He is the only Felker listed. In 1850 he is 9 living with Benjamin Muffett. Two other Felkers listed , both young boys living with different families in the Mt Zion neighborhood.

July 1857 Su 26 I went to see Grandmother Douthitt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Mo 27 We cut and put up oats assisted by William and James Husk it commenced raining awhile before night we had to quit ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Tue 28 I went to Hawesville John ploughed tobacco it rained awhile in the morning ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- We 29 It rained nearly all day no work done ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Thu 30 It is still raining Wm Winkler and myself went to Knottsville to get a wheet fan we bought ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- Fri 31 The ground and oats is very wet nothing done until after dinner we finished about 2 hours by sun ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- August the 1st 1857 Sa 1 I went to Ohio county and took Marthy home Elizabeth went to stay awhile John helped William cut old timber ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------