Memento's of Libby Yount
Harley
Elizabeth Yount
Harley was my greatgrandmother and the wife of Laban Becker Harley.
From her life
I have several memento's dating from the late 1800's.
A "Hairbook"
is a small
notebook with bits of hair
from her siblings and parents sewn onto pages with the names neatly penned
above.
Enos Yount, father of Libby Yount Harley
Esther Smith Yount, mother of Libby
There is also
a journal spanning several years in the 1880's. Although scant in detail,
it is enlightening as to the daily and weekly rythmn of life. The Yount family
lived on the West side of the Stillwater River on a farm near a little town
called "PigEye". Although Libby did the expected washing, quilting,
gardening, canning and sewing; it is interesting to note how much "visiting"
went on. The rural setting and the amount of time it took to go by wagon or
buggy between towns and farms didn't seem to keep people from spending time
together.
A few pages
from Libby's journal:
Wednesday,
March 21, 1887-put in my flying star quilt this forenoon. Had the headache
in afternoon, didn't do much of anything.
Thursday,
March 22 - quilted all day
Friday,
March 23 - quilted in forenoon. Estella Sinks here in afternoon. It snowed
about 5 inches today.
Satureday,
March 24 - done Saturday's work.
Sunday,
March 25 - at home all day. Rained all day. a dreary, cold, gloomy day at
home in the eve.
Monday,
March 26- washed in forenoon.
Tuesday,
March 27 - done a little of everything.
Wednesday,
March 28 - done a little of everything.
Thursday,
March 29 - Ironed in forenoon. Ida Michael here in afternnon.
Friday,
March 30 - fixed to go to market.
Saturday,
March 31 - Pop and I went to market.
Sunday,
April 1 - Easter Sunday. At home till evening. Went to Harrisburg church.
WB had protracted meeting in the hall with SBH. (The
initials SBH and WB appear frequently thoughout in parenthesis. 'editor's
note')
Monday April
2 - Washed in the forenoon. Took the German measles.
Tuesday
April 3 - had the measels.
Wednesday
April 4 - had the measels.
Thursday
April 5 - had the measels.
Friday April
6 - Ironed in forenoon made garden.
Saturday
April 7- done Satuday's work.
Sunday April
8- at home in forenoon went up to _____? in P.M.
Monday April
9- washed in forenoon, went to Micheals to stamp my pillow slips.
Tuesday
April 10 - cleaned yard in the morning.
Wednesday
11 - took Willy as far as Harrisburg. he went to Georges to work.
Thursday
April 12 - put course sod in the yard in the forenoon.
Friday April
13 - went to Union to see about gettin my teeth filled.
Saturday
April 14 - done Saturday work. I set out strawberries and raspberries. Esta
went to the examinations.
A memento book
from school; in which her friends offered little rhymns and sayings expressing
friendship:
Click the
Cover of the Book to see a page from within:
Friend Libby,
True friendship is a golden knot,
Which Angels hands have tied,
Oh break it not, lest all the gold,
Should scatter and divide.
E.G. Pickering
West Milton, Feb. 29, 1884
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