Grandma Pfaltzgraff's Journal beginning January 31, 2106

31st - I finished reading "A Diary of the Ministers Wife."  Fred stayed home today he pressed his clothing.  He is too good for me.  I some times wish I had never been born to even hurt a dear like him.  I love and trust him with all my heart.  I am proud of him.  I wish i could be halfway worthy of him.  I am not worthy too unlace his shoes.

FEBRUARY 1916

1st - I started to read "The Wide, Wide World."  I am still in bed with my bible and other reading time passes very quickly to me.  Fred went calling.  He only made one call at Gus Tuesters (sp?).  Gus subscribed for the Ev. Herald.

2nd - Fred went to Taylor Co. with the car.  Mrs. Rudig called on me.

3rd - Fred went calling.  He made seven calls.  Baby is very good she tries to say a good many things.  There was to have been a Y.P.A. business meeting but there were not quite enough there so cold not have it.  Laura & Della & Frank Knoke & O.D. Funke came in afterward and I started Laura out with the cradle roll when they were ready to go I woke the baby & she never cried but made such big eyes 7 looked so they had to laugh so. ha!  Mother Miller gave us a doz. heads of cabbage & some meat today & Mrs C Sunderman a jar of mince meat & F. W. Schuler a sack of bran. (Found Fred W. Schuler in the 1910 census.  He was a farmer.)

4th - Fred called at Emery Eshelmans. (Found Emery Eshelman in 1910 census living in Noble, Cass, Iowa and the family enumerated next was Charles Sunderman  whose wife is mentioned in the entry directly above.  Both men were farmers.  Is should be noted that the  transcriber (of the 1910 census) believes Charles to be "Chas Glanderman."  The enumerator's handwriting is at fault.  I could easily see how the transcriber made the error.)

5th - Fred cleaned the church & called at Ed Millers.

6th - Fred and Elda went to church.  Mrs. Knoke & Mrs. Wm Eppelsheimer & Mrs. U. G. Weaver came in to see me after church.  Laura Knoke & Beulah stayed all afternoon.  Little Ellen Heady came in to see me after church.  They all went to church in the evening. (Found William Eppelsheimer in 1910 census.  He was a farmer with 3 children and his wife, Elizabeth, who visited my grandmother.  Found Ulysses G. Weaver in 1910 census with his 5 children, including Beulah who may be the Beulah mentioned above.  His wife's name was Kate and he was a farmer.  Laura Knoke was the daughter of a farmer and lived at home with her parents, Frank and Lizzie, 2 siblings and 2 nieces.  Ellen C. Heady was found in 1910 census and at that time she was 2 years old.  Naturally she lived at home with her parents and 5 siblings.  This journal was written in 1916 so she would have been around 8 years old.)