Genealogy and History
Tuesday, September 15, 1959 (intermittent entries from Mary Frances Nichols’ Diary) – Today papa would be 106 yrs old. He was born Sept. 15, 1853. Wednesday, October 21, 1959 Helen’s Birthday Monday, November 2, 1959 Walter Piercy had hernia operation at VA Hospital, Iorna City, Tenn. (?) Read a telegram from him about 3 pm,…
Friday, July 3, 1959 (intermittent entries from Mary Frances Nichols’ Diary) – Margaret, Steve, your dad and I went fishing at Williams’ lake at Mason. We had a real nice day a the lake. Sunday, July 5, 1959 3 years ago today had left breast removed at Baptist Hospital. [Grandmother had breast cancer.] Monday, July…
Wednesday, May 20, 1959 (intermittent entries from Mary Nichols’ Diary) – Seems hard for me with lots of nurse (?) and all to write so, I am taking advantage of it all. Maybe again tomorrow night they will go again. Margaret took me to see Miss. Sallie. She is sitting up and doing fine –…
Tuesday, May 12, 1959 (M. F. Piercy Nichols Diary, cont.) Back to the year I met your dad and later married him, Oct 12, 1913 by Dr. J. L. Webber, pastor of Madison Heights Methodist Church on Claybrook St, Memphis, Tenn. in the presence of Dr. Geo. Holcomb, Miss. Maude McGregor, Mr. & Mrs. Wm…
Wednesday, May 6, 1959 (cont.) Now, back to Baptist Hospital where I met your dad the second time when he paid attention to me. He wanted to take me to a show, open air show, with seats and sky above. Everybody in that day there were practically no automobiles, most people rode in street cars,…
Monday, May 4, 1959 (cont.) After church, Richard said, so Dad is taking you out to eat, as usual he would say be careful on highway and we all will see you later on. Your dad met me, he still had on blue shirt, he was supposed to put on white shirt and be ready…
Sunday, April 26, 1959 Mary Nichols Diary (cont.) – I was night supervisor of John Gaston Hospital until I left after graduation in May. These were joys of spring time and joys of youth. I met a number of young men and several wanted me to marry them. My family sold their stock and other…
Mary F. Nichols’ Diary start from bottom of 10 Apr 1959 – Guess, the only way I can ever write this book will be to write as I feel and think, for there are so many things to think of, to do, and then all chores that come daily, too, there are the unexpected things……
Wednesday, April 1, 1959 Also his mother, Martha Nichols, she lived in your grandfather Nichols’ home most of the time until her death when she was quite old as I told you once before she smoked a clay pipe. She wore the clothes that made your grandfather Nichols first suit, could not tell it was…
Thursday, March 26, 1959 Mary Nichols’ Diary (cont.) – ? Memphis, so I’d been to many places cousin E. didn’t have any children and she and her husband were very nice to me and took me so many places, theatre, fairs or anything else when I visited them. So, we just got 4 his (?)…