Items of Genealogical Interest
| McDonough County, Illinois | |
| 1881 | |
| May 24> | Raining. Went to burying of Mose Ferres Wife. |
| Jul 3 | [Essies Note: we do know that Dana Selwin Logan and Hattie Mariah Bentley were married July 3, 1881.] |
| 1882 | |
| Feb 17 | Staked and ridered fence in morning. Went town and come home by Will’s. A. H. Dewit married yesterday. |
| Mar 14 | My Birthday. Willie & Leona here. Hauled rails. Corded wood. Hattie gave me a pair of mittens and baked me a queen pudding. |
| April 10 | Sunday. Went to town to James Hayes funeral burying to meeting and to mothers for dinner. |
| April 16 | Sunday. Mother went home. Effie came and told us Geo. Fosters baby was dead. |
| 1883 | |
| Feb 10 | Took meat to grandpas to smoke. Then to town to Nices Seybold funeral. |
| April 3 | Grandpa died at 20 min. of 1 oclock. This was grandpa Jones with whom Hattie had lived since she was 16 months old. |
| Dec 17 | Hattie sick all day. Estilla was born at 8 P. M. Coldest nite yet. |
| 1884 | |
| Jan 22 | Went to Mr. Locks funeral. Hattie went to Hies. Cold wind. |
| Jan 26 | I and Jim went to timber sawed wood. Mr. Alexander buried. Roads muddy. |
| Jun 11 | Mr. Adams shot himself. I plowed. Jake, Harlie & Mrs. J. here. Nice day. |
| Jun 15 | Sunday went to Mr. Adams funeral. Cloudy dull. |
| Walker County, Kansas | |
| 1885 | |
| Aug 8 | Put up millet. John Radford helped. Grant Burried. |
| Aug 30 | Our boy (Roy) is born at 1 P. M. this afternoon Nice day. |
| 1886 | |
| Jan 3 | Sunday snowing most all day. Mr. Clay died. Terrible time. |
| Jan 6 | Worked on shed. Clear & cold. Mr. Clay was buried. |
| 1888 | |
| Nov 21 | Took butter to Vic. Went to Cloe Fagons wedding. |
| 1890 | |
| Mar 2 | Sun. went to F. Hopkins to funeral. Nice day. |
| Decatur County, Kansas | |
| 1890 | |
| Oct 29 | Went to see Mr. Chenoweths sick child it died in evening. |
| Nov 9 | Sunday Baby boy was born at 6 oclock. (This Huey) Cold last night. Clear & bright today. Took Mrs. Smith home. |
| Dec 7 | Sunday went to Mr. Chenoweths childs funeral. Cold. |
| 1891 | |
| Feb 1 | Sunday cold. Went to Mr. Rices burying. Coldest day yet. |
| McDonough County, Illinois | |
| 1892 | |
| Jan 28 | Cut & hauled 2 loads wood. Went to Mrs. Darethys funeral. |
| Feb 28 | Sunday misting. Josie Curtis died. I went in eve. |
| Mar 1 | Went to Josies funeral and burying. Very muddy. |
| Mar 25 | Went to Aunt Betsys burying. John Emera & Roaches all here. |
| Apr 5 | Terrible windy & cold. I walked to town to uncle C. Hungates funeral. |
| Jun 5 | Sunday all went to town meeting, then I and Hattie walked to Childs burying. |
| Decatur County, Kansas | |
| 1894 | |
| Jan 27 | All went to Mr. Wheelocks funeral. Nice day. |
| Nov 12 | Monday Elsie Logan was born. Terrible wind. Plowed some with new plow. |
| Dec 22 | I and men dug Mr. Chenoweths grave. Tied trees. |
| Dec 23 | Sunday all went Mr. Steels & to burying. |
| 1896 | |
| Apr 10 | Hauled rock on dam. Went burying Mr. Steeles baby. Finished by mill dam. |
| Dec 21 | Went to Jennings. I and children to Mrs. Kers. Funeral. Chenoweth paid me $50.00 |
| Feb 8 | I and Hattie went to Munson Bros. funeral. [These boys drowned at Jennings]. |
| Feb 14 | Sunday all went to social meeting. Snow from south. Walter Steele came at night and said Aunt Leona [Fathers sister] died. I went and stayed till morning. |
| Feb 15 | We went to Sister Leonas funeral and burying. Nice day. |
| Apr. 5, 1899 | Mother died about 6 oclock in the evening] |
| 1900 | |
| Jan 1 | [Minnie Dochou & father were married Jan 1st 1900. Father was 44 yrs old and Minnie 20. They drove to Oberlin & was married by a minister |
| 1902 | |
| Mar 14 | Rossie Selwin Logan was born at 1 oclock. |
| 1903 | |
| Apr 6 | Minnies father died from leakage of the heart. We went to his funeral the next day at the Methodist Church in Jennings & he was buried in Jennings Cemetery. |
| May 23 | Clarence Cover died in Riverside Calif. Fathers nephew. |
| Nov 4 | My (Essies) 16th birthday. |
| 1904 | |
| Feb 11 | Went to Mr. Gardeners to a big birthday dinner. Cold. |
| Mar 14 | My birthday. 48 yrs. old. |
| Apr 18 | Mr. John Standfast died today and left wife and 6 small children. |
| Sep 26 | Made cattle trough. Mrs. Dochow here. Went to Mr. Steeles funeral. |
| 1905 | |
| Feb 3 | Sun shined some. Hauled hay and corn. Divided out 56 hogs to take to Jennings. Mrs. C. died. |
| Feb 5 | Sunday home. Went to Mrs. C. funeral. |
| Norton Co., Kansas | |
| May 10 | Roy and Huey got home from other place with 94 pigs. Big wind storm. Mr. Swisher and boy got killed north of town. |
| Dec 17 | Aunt Viola Cover died at her home in Calif. (Riverside). |
| 1906 | |
| Mar 14 | My Birthday. 50 yrs. old. Snowy. Got flour. |
| Mar 28 | Mr. Boyd killed himself. Sold Prince and Colos colt for $300.00 |
| Mar 29 | Mr. Boyd to be buried. Rained some. |
| May 12 | Sat in early morning. I, Minnie, Huey, Kent, Elsie & Rossie started to Jennings in carriage. We stayed all night with Mrs. Dochows & Sunday to Mr. Lines funeral, then came home. |
| Dec 13 | I, Minnie, Roy & Essie went to Frank Grooms place near Jennings. Ate dinner and from there we went with funeral procession to Glen Valley School house with Uncle Will Mackeys body. Funeral & then to Allison School grave yard where his funeral was preached and he was burried beside Aunt Leona. His death was caused by blood poisoning from a gun shot wound. He was 40 yrs old and left 5 children. |
| Dec 25 | Estella came home from Logan yesterday where she has been helping Dans sister Alpha make her wedding clothes. At home all day. |
| 1907 | |
| Feb 19 | Stella & Dan Larrick were married in the forenoon. Dan was 38 yrs. old and Estella was 23 yrs. old. They drove out to Rev. Mulkeys home & he married them. Estella had a beautiful trousseau but was married in a simple white dress. They went to house keeping that afternoon in their new house. It was a nice day & we had a nice wedding dinner for them. |
| Mar 25 | Monday. Dana Roy Logan and Chella May Gardner were married in Grand Junction Colo. Roy was 21 yrs. old and Chella was 17 yrs. old. I and Huey went up to Gardner place and met Roy & Chella. Came home with them and staid all night with us and next morning. Went with load sows & pigs back to Gardner place to begin house keeping. |
| 1908 | |
| Feb 11 | Roy & Chellas first baby girl Hazel born. |
| Various locations, Kansas | |
| 1909 | |
| Jun 8 | Got telegram. Mother died this A. M. |
| Aug 27, 1909 | Glen was born at 7:30 A. M. Nice day.[Pauline, Shawnee Co., Kansas] |
| 1910 | |
| Nov 9 | Hueys birthday. Essie & Edward Fitzgerald were married in Topeka by Probate Judge at Court house. Essie was 23 yrs. old & Edward 28. Edward was working in Santa Fe Offices and Essie was working at Central Topeka Paper Co. |
| Dec 24 | Mamie Logan was born in Lenora Ks. |