Saturday I fell heir to a family treasure -- my great-grandmother's "daybooks," a series of several ledgers in which she had written little notes about the weather and other daily happenings. This great-grandmother was Lucy Vickers, wife of Henry E. Vickers; they lived in the Oenaville/Seaton area from about 1876 until the late 1920s. The books cover a period from 1922 until her death in 1931; I haven't had time to read many of the entries, but have noticed that she notes things like which farmer had the first bale of cotton for the area, going into Temple to Cheeves' to "do some trading," etc. Many of the entries deal with the weather, and most are family-oriented, but there are some mentions of neighbors, deaths and funerals, etc. As I come across names that may be of interest to others on this list, I'll be glad to post them if y'all would like. Nancy Harwood

Dear Dorothy, This E-mail reminded me of what the "journal" of Levina Jones might have been like. You recall that I came across an entry typed out ( about her sorrow about loosing so many of her family to early and untimely deaths) and you told me that you had typed it but did now know where the journal now was or what it might have contained. I do hope that it shows up again some day. I am now in the midst of my multi-day radioactive gallium scan. Full results perhaps the middle of next week. RON ( read on below - - I keep check on Bell County, TX because Hardy used to live there) ----- Original Message ----- From: Nancy Harwood To: TXBELL-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 5:01 AM Subject: [TXBELL-L] Great-grandmother's daybooks Saturday I fell heir to a family treasure -- my great-grandmother's "daybooks," a series of several ledgers in which she had written little notes about the weather and other daily happenings. This great-grandmother was Lucy Vickers, wife of Henry E. Vickers; they lived in the Oenaville/Seaton area from about 1876 until the late 1920s. The books cover a period from 1922 until her death in 1931; I haven't had time to read many of the entries, but have noticed that she notes things like which farmer had the first bale of cotton for the area, going into Temple to Cheeves' to "do some trading," etc. Many of the entries deal with the weather, and most are family-oriented, but there are some mentions of neighbors, deaths and funerals, etc. As I come across names that may be of interest to others on this list, I'll be glad to post them if y'all would like. Nancy Harwood ==== TXBELL Mailing List ==== Boards Are Available At The Bell County Page To Post Bible Records, Wills, Pensions, Obituaries, And Biographies, And For Surname Queries.