Henry County GaArchives Photo Document.....Knowles Diary-Journal Of James B., 1852-1858 c1983
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THE JOURNAL OF JAMES B. KNOWLES, 1852-1858     (page 29 of 137)

August 17-26, 1853

The 18th: “I came to the acdy.-next was Mariah H.(Hilsman)-we had a chat about 
G. W. W.”.

The 20th: “came to the A. wrote this-then went to house-put on my close with my 
mind undecided where I would go to meeting-whether to the Island Shoals or to 
Sharon(?)- but finally started to I .S. with C. D. H.(Hooks)-when I got to Mr. 
O.s(O’Dell’s)we met Mr. A. J. A.(Ammons)goin to town-I asked him if he was 
going by him self-he said yes if I would not go with him-I told him I would if 
he had no objection-so we went-enjoyed ourselves very well-Calahan & Tombs 
spoke-a good many there-came home all gon-went to S. O.s (all night?)’’

The 21st: “I went to A. J. A.s-got a mule for to go to Sha(ron ?)myself & 
Coldman-came to the store & so many had past(ed) during the morning going to 
see W. Hester beried-I went to his funerel-was preached at the S. S.(Snapping 
Shoals?)by I.(J.?)Michal(?)-he was beried under the form of the mason(s)-he was 
the first I ever saw beried in the form-I recon there was 300(500?)people there-
about 90 masons-I then went home with J. Gray* as M. S. sliled(?-code)-& came 
to meeting I. S.- I. M. preached bab(tized?)some(?)others immersed-then came 
back to Mr. A.s-lodged at night-I will write some more about this day-M. 
preached at s. s. as I stated-text 9C. 2tV. of Hebrews….(?)…it is once appointed
(?) for man to die.”

The 25th: “I wrote two letters-one to Lee Bates-the other to Uncle Joe”.

The 26th: “…I saw a comit in the west-it was the first I ever saw-in the eve 
received a letter from sister E.(Elizabeth)and Abner(Knowles-likely a cousin)-
all was well-I went..”.
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* J. Gray might have been James Nelson Gray, son of Allen & Peletiah(O’Neal)
Gray, who lived near Island Shoals.


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