Personal Papers - Green Berry Stephens, Clayton Co GA.


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The following information was found written on 2 - 3" x
5" sheets of paper in the same handwritting front & back.
These pages were loose & inside a small pocket notebook
that once belonged to Green Berry Stephens (1838-1920) of
Clayton Co GA.


Exact transcript:

as Holaz Stanley wente By materson Wilson at olde Home
Place on fridy Eavening late on firsd Day of September
1916 Holaz Stanly Saide thate He Saw Sum foder in the
Bugy Houze at at Mr Stephenz olde Place Thate az He wente
By Saturdy morning look at it & The foder waz gon & Holaz
ask Matterson if Sume Body Hade Stole the foder out of
the Bugy Houze it waz not in thare Eulaz Herde Holaz ask
Mate that & mat Saide naw and az Holaz wente on clozt to
the Bridge founde a Bundle of foder & tuok it on to Mrz
Tylerz & tole Her that we goteit down near the bridge and
Said when waz that Holaz waz on Sunday morning for I naw
Par wente meating that Day and that waz the Secon Day of
Sept 1916 Both Holaz & Elah Tyler waz at Mr Stanlyz House
when they tole this went to the Bugy House where the
foder waz & Saw wagin trackz fressh & naw foder thare --
And Herinton an Materson Was there at tying oufre oufre
foder that they Pulled at Tylerz an ofter finished at
Tylers they all Pull Mate Botom foder the same Day and
Holls tole me thate offtwood to & aske miss Tyler ande
the Boys that they code tell me all a Boute it & the
wagin Bisnez whate She Saw an noad all a Bout it who went
thar with a wagin & gess maid the wagin tracks at whare
He saw the foder & Wagin trackz Before Bugy House Dore
fresh Same Saturday Morning for Par wente to meeting that
day Sept 2 - 1916 The Boys Went by Matz the first of
September on fridy Eavning late an Saw the foder in Buggy
House and meet the Seconde of Septembe Holiz & Eula Tyler
Saw Both Tho wagin Track an Holaz went to Bugy House
whare Holaz whare they Saw the foder an fode ____ (too
faded) was gon Saturdy morning az Holaz wente to Tylerz
to Halpe Tylerz work with ther foder Tylerz hand? & mat &
Andrew Herington waz thare at Tylerz tying oufe foder at
Tylerz that they Both had pulled together and Holaz Said
to Mate Wilson had Sume Body Stolde the foder out of the
Bugy House fore it was gone and mate saide to him & Eular
Tiler that was not Stole & that was Saturday ___


Interpretation:


As Hollis Stanley (passed) Madison Wilson at (the) old
home place late on Friday evening on (the) 1st day of
September 1916, Hollis Stanley said that he saw some
foder in the buggy house at Mr Stephens' old place. As he
went by Saturday morning, (he) looked and the foder was
gone.  Hollis asked Madison if somebody had stolen the
foder (because) it was not there. Eula heard Hollis ask
Matt and Mat said, no. As Hollis went on closer to the
bridge (he) found a bundle of foder and took it to Mrs
Tylers and told her that he got it down near the bridge.
(I) asked "when was that, Hollis?" (He said), "(it) was
on Saturday morning. I know, (because) Paw went to
meeting that day and that was the 2nd day of Sept 1916."
Both Hollis & Ella Tyler were at Mr Stanley's house when
they told this. (They or I) went to the buggy house where
the foder was and saw fresh wagon tracks and no foder
(was) there. Herrington and Madison was there tieing off
foder that they (had) pulled the same day. Hollis told me
that afterward, too. (I) asked miss Tyler and the boys
(if) they could tell me about it and the wagon business,
what she saw and knew about it, who went there with a
wagon & just made the tracks where he saw the wagon
tracks (in front of the) buggy house. (The tracks were
made) fresh (that) same Saturday morning (be)fore Paw
went to the meeting (on) 2 Sep 1916. The boys (said that
they) went by Matt's the 1st of September late on Friday
evening and saw the foder in the buggy house. (When they
met) the 2nd of September, Hollis & Eula Tyler saw both
(of) the wagon tracks and Hollis went to (the) buggy
house where (he) saw the foder and found (that the foder)
was gone. Saturday morning as Hollis went to Tyler's to
help Tyler work with (his) foder, Tyler's hand, Matt, and
Andrew Herrington was there at Tylers tieing off foder
that they had both pulled together. Hollis said to Matt
Wilson, "(have one of you) stolen the foder out of the
buggy house, (because it's) gone?" Matt (told) him & Eula
Tyler (what they were tieing) was not stolen and that was
Saturday.


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