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Notes for John Grady
[master.FTW]
John Grady was a cooper by training and notes in his own handwriting show that he continued that profession in addition to farming and hiring out as an extra hand for farm neighbors. Some of his history can be seen on the accompanying account written for his son, Israel. His accounts are interesting on two counts. They showed that John had either minimal or no formal schooling. But he did keep accounts and his spelling was very often phonetic. That is, he spelled things just as he heard them, not the way they appeared in the dictionary.
His wife, Elizabeth, also kept records in the same book, which started out as a copy book for Elizabeth when she apparently was attending school in her early years. She used nature to advantage as she passed on several home made remedies for the various maladies that would be common to settlers in a wild and undeveloped area of Wayne County in the early 1800's.
Their farm location is in the southwest corner of Green Township. It is west of present day County Road 73 and south of County Road 23, approximately 1 mile south of Weilersville. The Pennsylvania Rail Road now runs through a portion of the property. This property purchased in 1823 from Thomas Smith was accomplished some 8 years after the marriage John and Elizabeth, and after the birth of 4 of their children. Where they lived in those 8 years is a mystery.
The Wayne County Census of 1850 shows them living in Greene Twp. with the estate valued at $3000.
They are both buried in the Portage Road Cemetery along with several of their children. The latter's grave markers are merely shown with initials that only can be identified if one actually knows the names of the children.
[leyda.FTW]
John Grady was a cooper by training and notes in his own handwriting show that he continued that profession in addition to farming and hiring out as an extra hand for farm neighbors. Some of his history can be seen on the accompanying account written for his son, Israel. His accounts are interesting on two counts. They showed that John had either minimal or no formal schooling. But he did keep accounts and his spelling was very often phonetic. That is, he spelled things just as he heard them, not the way they appeared in the dictionary.
His wife, Elizabeth, also kept records in the same book, which started out as a copy book for Elizabeth when she apparently was attending school in her early years. She used nature to advantage as she passed on several home made remedies for the various maladies that would be common to settlers in a wild and undeveloped area of Wayne County in the early 1800's.
Their farm location is in the southwest corner of Green Township. It is west of present day County Road 73 and south of County Road 23, approximately 1 mile south of Weilersville. The Pennsylvania Rail Road now runs through a portion of the property. This property purchased in 1823 from Thomas Smith was accomplished some 8 years after the marriage John and Elizabeth, and after the birth of 4 of their children. Where they lived in those 8 years is a mystery.
The Wayne County Census of 1850 shows them living in Greene Twp. with the estate valued at $3000.
They are both buried in the Portage Road Cemetery along with several of their children. The latter's grave markers are merely shown with initials that only can be identified if one actually knows the names of the children.
[leyda.FTW]
John Grady was a cooper by training and notes in his own handwriting show that he continued that profession in addition to farming and hiring out as an extra hand for farm neighbors. Some of his history can be seen on the accompanying account written for his son, Israel. His accounts are interesting on two counts. They showed that John had either minimal or no formal schooling. But he did keep accounts and his spelling was very often phonetic. That is, he spelled things just as he heard them, not the way they appeared in the dictionary.
His wife, Elizabeth, also kept records in the same book, which started out as a copy book for Elizabeth when she apparently was attending school in her early years. She used nature to advantage as she passed on several home made remedies for the various maladies that would be common to settlers in a wild and undeveloped area of Wayne County in the early 1800's.
Their farm location is in the southwest corner of Green Township. It is west of present day County Road 73 and south of County Road 23, approximately 1 mile south of Weilersville. The Pennsylvania Rail Road now runs through a portion of the property. This property purchased in 1823 from Thomas Smith was accomplished some 8 years after the marriage John and Elizabeth, and after the birth of 4 of their children. Where they lived in those 8 years is a mystery.
The Wayne County Census of 1850 shows them living in Greene Twp. with the estate valued at $3000.
They are both buried in the Portage Road Cemetery along with several of their children. The latter's grave markers are merely shown with initials that only can be identified if one actually knows the names of the children.[oldodie.FTW]
John Grady was a cooper by training and notes in his own handwriting show that he continued that profession in addition to farming and hiring out as an extra hand for farm neighbors. Some of his history can be seen on the accompanying account written for his son, Israel. His accounts are interesting on two counts. They showed that John had either minimal or no formal schooling. But he did keep accounts and his spelling was very often phonetic. That is, he spelled things just as he heard them, not the way they appeared in the dictionary.
His wife, Elizabeth, also kept records in the same book, which started out as a copy book for Elizabeth when she apparently was attending school in her early years. She used nature to advantage as she passed on several home made remedies for the various maladies that would be common to settlers in a wild and undeveloped area of Wayne County in the early 1800's.
Their farm location is in the southwest corner of Green Township. It is west of present day County Road 73 and south of County Road 23, approximately 1 mile south of Weilersville. The Pennsylvania Rail Road now runs through a portion of the property. This property purchased in 1823 from Thomas Smith was accomplished some 8 years after the marriage John and Elizabeth, and after the birth of 4 of their children. Where they lived in those 8 years is a mystery.
The Wayne County Census of 1850 shows them living in Greene Twp. with the estate valued at $3000.
They are both buried in the Portage Road Cemetery along with several of their children. The latter's grave markers are merely shown with initials that only can be identified if one actually knows the names of the children.
[leyda.FTW]
John Grady was a cooper by training and notes in his own handwriting show that he continued that profession in addition to farming and hiring out as an extra hand for farm neighbors. Some of his history can be seen on the accompanying account written for his son, Israel. His accounts are interesting on two counts. They showed that John had either minimal or no formal schooling. But he did keep accounts and his spelling was very often phonetic. That is, he spelled things just as he heard them, not the way they appeared in the dictionary.
His wife, Elizabeth, also kept records in the same book, which started out as a copy book for Elizabeth when she apparently was attending school in her early years. She used nature to advantage as she passed on several home made remedies for the various maladies that would be common to settlers in a wild and undeveloped area of Wayne County in the early 1800's.
Their farm location is in the southwest corner of Green Township. It is west of present day County Road 73 and south of County Road 23, approximately 1 mile south of Weilersville. The Pennsylvania Rail Road now runs through a portion of the property. This property purchased in 1823 from Thomas Smith was accomplished some 8 years after the marriage John and Elizabeth, and after the birth of 4 of their children. Where they lived in those 8 years is a mystery.
The Wayne County Census of 1850 shows them living in Greene Twp. with the estate valued at $3000.
They are both buried in the Portage Road Cemetery along with several of their children. The latter's grave markers are merely shown with initials that only can be identified if one actually knows the names of the children.
[leyda.FTW]
John Grady was a cooper by training and notes in his own handwriting show that he continued that profession in addition to farming and hiring out as an extra hand for farm neighbors. Some of his history can be seen on the accompanying account written for his son, Israel. His accounts are interesting on two counts. They showed that John had either minimal or no formal schooling. But he did keep accounts and his spelling was very often phonetic. That is, he spelled things just as he heard them, not the way they appeared in the dictionary.
His wife, Elizabeth, also kept records in the same book, which started out as a copy book for Elizabeth when she apparently was attending school in her early years. She used nature to advantage as she passed on several home made remedies for the various maladies that would be common to settlers in a wild and undeveloped area of Wayne County in the early 1800's.
Their farm location is in the southwest corner of Green Township. It is west of present day County Road 73 and south of County Road 23, approximately 1 mile south of Weilersville. The Pennsylvania Rail Road now runs through a portion of the property. This property purchased in 1823 from Thomas Smith was accomplished some 8 years after the marriage John and Elizabeth, and after the birth of 4 of their children. Where they lived in those 8 years is a mystery.
The Wayne County Census of 1850 shows them living in Greene Twp. with the estate valued at $3000.
They are both buried in the Portage Road Cemetery along with several of their children. The latter's grave markers are merely shown with initials that only can be identified if one actually knows the names of the children.[master2.FTW]
John Grady was a cooper by training and notes in his own handwriting show that he continued that profession in addition to farming and hiring out as an extra hand for farm neighbors. Some of his history can be seen on the accompanying account written for his son, Israel. His accounts are interesting on two counts. They showed that John had either minimal or no formal schooling. But he did keep accounts and his spelling was very often phonetic. That is, he spelled things just as he heard them, not the way they appeared in the dictionary.
His wife, Elizabeth, also kept records in the same book, which started out as a copy book for Elizabeth when she apparently was attending school in her early years. She used nature to advantage as she passed on several home made remedies for the various maladies that would be common to settlers in a wild and undeveloped area of Wayne County in the early 1800's.
Their farm location is in the southwest corner of Green Township. It is west of present day County Road 73 and south of County Road 23, approximately 1 mile south of Weilersville. The Pennsylvania Rail Road now runs through a portion of the property. This property purchased in 1823 from Thomas Smith was accomplished some 8 years after the marriage John and Elizabeth, and after the birth of 4 of their children. Where they lived in those 8 years is a mystery.
The Wayne County Census of 1850 shows them living in Greene Twp. with the estate valued at $3000.
They are both buried in the Portage Road Cemetery along with several of their children. The latter's grave markers are merely shown with initials that only can be identified if one actually knows the names of the children.
[leyda.FTW]
John Grady was a cooper by training and notes in his own handwriting show that he continued that profession in addition to farming and hiring out as an extra hand for farm neighbors. Some of his history can be seen on the accompanying account written for his son, Israel. His accounts are interesting on two counts. They showed that John had either minimal or no formal schooling. But he did keep accounts and his spelling was very often phonetic. That is, he spelled things just as he heard them, not the way they appeared in the dictionary.
His wife, Elizabeth, also kept records in the same book, which started out as a copy book for Elizabeth when she apparently was attending school in her early years. She used nature to advantage as she passed on several home made remedies for the various maladies that would be common to settlers in a wild and undeveloped area of Wayne County in the early 1800's.
Their farm location is in the southwest corner of Green Township. It is west of present day County Road 73 and south of County Road 23, approximately 1 mile south of Weilersville. The Pennsylvania Rail Road now runs through a portion of the property. This property purchased in 1823 from Thomas Smith was accomplished some 8 years after the marriage John and Elizabeth, and after the birth of 4 of their children. Where they lived in those 8 years is a mystery.
The Wayne County Census of 1850 shows them living in Greene Twp. with the estate valued at $3000.
They are both buried in the Portage Road Cemetery along with several of their children. The latter's grave markers are merely shown with initials that only can be identified if one actually knows the names of the children.
[leyda.FTW]
John Grady was a cooper by training and notes in his own handwriting show that he continued that profession in addition to farming and hiring out as an extra hand for farm neighbors. Some of his history can be seen on the accompanying account written for his son, Israel. His accounts are interesting on two counts. They showed that John had either minimal or no formal schooling. But he did keep accounts and his spelling was very often phonetic. That is, he spelled things just as he heard them, not the way they appeared in the dictionary.
His wife, Elizabeth, also kept records in the same book, which started out as a copy book for Elizabeth when she apparently was attending school in her early years. She used nature to advantage as she passed on several home made remedies for the various maladies that would be common to settlers in a wild and undeveloped area of Wayne County in the early 1800's.
Their farm location is in the southwest corner of Green Township. It is west of present day County Road 73 and south of County Road 23, approximately 1 mile south of Weilersville. The Pennsylvania Rail Road now runs through a portion of the property. This property purchased in 1823 from Thomas Smith was accomplished some 8 years after the marriage John and Elizabeth, and after the birth of 4 of their children. Where they lived in those 8 years is a mystery.
The Wayne County Census of 1850 shows them living in Greene Twp. with the estate valued at $3000.
They are both buried in the Portage Road Cemetery along with several of their children. The latter's grave markers are merely shown with initials that only can be identified if one actually knows the names of the children.
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