Journal of Nell C. Tozier Contributed by Jo Castleberry Branch 1900 E. Maple St. Winnfield, LA 71483-9603 bjcb@iamerica.net 12 Aug 1998 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This is a true and exact copy of the "Diary and Daily Reminder" of Nell Cronkite Tozier, who was a nurse in the Smyrna Mills - Houlton, Maine area in the early 1900's . Typed by Barbara Jo Branch, great-granddaughter of Nellie May Cronkite Tozier. This revised version has two corrections that were given to me by cousins when I had mailed copies of the actual journal pages to them in Maine.) Front cover page: Lorrraine Shirley Mitchell - Jan 10 '36 Thaila Diridra Inside cover page: Evelyn Nessie Swallow born Oakfield age 80 Raymond Arthur Nickerson age 34 Born Hersey, Farmer Baby born* 6-15 4th alive 1937 First Page: Nellie M. Tozier DIARY AND DAILY REMINDER - A DIARY OF TWO HUNDRED PAGES WITH CONVENIENT RECORDS AND USEFUL INFORMATION Inside Page: Ernest Wilbur Tozier March 25 1875 Nellie May Tozier Dec 11, 1876 Vera Evelyn Tozier Dec 1, 1897 Leah Kathleen Tozier Feb 5 1901 Ruby Justine Tozier June 10, 1903 Pearl Ernestine June 23, 1905 Carrie Zilpha March 6, 1907 Roger Edward Nov 23, 1909 (the '9' is written over an '8') Edwina Regina Nov 23, 1909 (the '9' is written over an '8') Erdine Edna June 14, 1910 Frank Ernest April 29 19,13, Elson Cedric Nov 28, 1914 The following are the names, etc., listed in the diary . The dates are taken from above each listed entry. January 2: Alma E Montieth - **32 Sat January 8: Owen C. Little - 33 Sunday 3-33-oclock Lorraine Shirley Mitchell -** 36 January 10: 1928 Ardis Norine Robbins Tuesday January 13: Noreen May Curlene, Friday. January 17: Dana Frank Deering - 1940 Wed 10 am oclock January 19: William Dewitte Mc Gary, 1933 January 20: Kenneth Bustard, 1929 January 26: Martha Elizabeth Palmer 1930 Monday (She was actually born in 1931, so Gram Tozier wrote the incorrect year in the journal.) January 27: Corris Ann Scott 1925 Carrol Lindley Bustard-1925 February 3: Janet Illene McKee 1933 Warner Fred Kennedy-**39 Friday *6-58 February 4: William James Lawlor - 7 oclock Tuesday **36 February 7: Vinal Reginald Hardy 1931 February 12: Herbert Lincoln Hardy 1933 February 14: Tues-39 Shirley Marie Russell February 15: 1940 Thurs *10-55 Maurice Lewis Fitzgerald February 16: Gilbert Brown Sewell 1931 February 21: Marian Roach 1922 February 22: Vinal Orrin White-1935 February 25: Mary Rebecca Chute 1930 Robert Charles Palmer Mon-7-20 oclock 1935 February 28: Perley Goodall 1932 March 2: Robert Norman Barton Mon 11.49pm Reed 36 (this is written in small numbers just on the line between these two names) March 3: 1934 Sat *11-35 Irene Olive Underwood March 8: George Nixon Clark 1931 (on line above is written 1932) March 11: Erland Elson Morrison 1920 March 12: 43 Delia Evelyn Babcock 32 Vern Ripley 1935 Mc Kee *6-20 March 17: 1938 thurs 2-30 pm Sonja Avril Mitchell March 19: -36 Gaylene Elizabeth Haskel Thurs *840 March 20: 1922 Thomas William Lee Gale Edna Porter 36 March 21: -34 Leila Erdine Jones Wed 8-20pm March 23: 36 Kent Luellewn Michaied 7-35 Mon March 26: Regina Maretta Tozier Sun 1933 March 27: Erlon Carl Peters - 1930 April 1: Thomas McKee 1928 April 2: -31 Ruth Lucile Stephens April 7: -27 Blanch Dale Haskell 2. April 9: Mabel Geneva Scott Sunday 1922 April 10: 1934 Tuesday Nina Ann. Arnold. April 13: Paul Andrew Arnold 1933 Thursday April 16: Laurel Clark Mitchell Sunday 1922 April 17: James Tozier Roach 1926 April 18: Palmer Rodney Thompson . 1928 April 19: Joyce, Gloria, White , 1930 April 21: 1934 Francis Chase Cou (or n) don time 6- 48 April 22: Betty Anita Mc Kee 1931. April 23: Fredrick Albert Shollar 1933 April 24: Betty Lou Tarr 1938.pm Sun 12-10 April 28: Frank Arnold Daggett 8-40 1936 April 30: Eloise Shirley Gardine Sunday 1922 May 2: Charles Chipman Goodall 1925 May 4: Colleen Marie Stewart, 1927 Harold Dale Furrow,- 33 May 11: Marion Corneil 1924 Sandra Helen Clark 1937 May 17: Delma Elaine Noyes - 1923 Thursday May 23: Janet Lee Shollar -83 or +83 May 25: John Henry Gardiner - 1923 Leah Kathleen Mitchell 1930 Helen Blanch Babcock 1932 May 27: 1921 (Eugene Madison Roach) Fri (Isabell Margaret Roach) Thresa Bustard 1924 Zella Elizabeth Clark 8-45pm Fri -29 May 30: Olive Virginia Montieth, 1930 Loyed Little 1937 June 1: Mildred Evelyn Jones 1927 June 3: Fielena May Loyed Fri am 8-20-1928 June 4: Mildred Arlene Allard - 31 June 5: George Taylor June 9: Janet Louise Drew 1930 June 10: Thomas Graham 1931 June 12: (Beryl Violet Rockwell) 1931 (Pearl Olive Rockwell) 11 31 June 15: 1938 Frank Leonard Mitchell June 16: Constance Ann Peters June 19: Avis, Mabel, Shaw, 1922 Margaret, Elizabeth, Mitchell . 1924 June 20: - 36 Joan Adelaide Clark June 21: 1937 Mon 8-40 oclock Ronald Clyde Palmer June 23: Doris Mary Plued 1930 June 25: Helen Blanch Babcock 1932 June 26: 43 Sat 5pm Virginia Dare Mitchell June 27: Carlene, Linda Grant, 5 oclock am Friday June 28: 1936 Hazel June Tidd 5-50 oclock June 29: June Myrtle Mitchell 1928 July 6: 1940 Brenda Jane Bell July 9: - 41 am oclock 12-40 Katherin Joy, Hersey July 11: 1927 Sharon Ruth Bell. Sun 3-35 am July 12: Edith Leavitt Babcock 1930 York, 10-30 pm 1936 July 15: -38 Wed - 5 35 am 1938 Frank Leonard Mitchell July 17: Avis Isabell Mitchell 1919 (43 is written above the year) July 18: (Merle Andrew Scott) 1928 (year is written on the line between the names) (Earl Hanford Scott) July 23: 1937 Elson Edward Tozier Born 1.15 pm Friday July 26: -38 Alvertine Ella McCarville - 38 July 29: -41 Constance Ann Mac Kenzie Tuesday pm 1.27 July 31: Preston Bera?ham Lawlis 1926 Priscilla Brennan 1930 Thelma Pearl Tidd 1931 August 2: Gerald Leed Drew 1933 August 3: 1934 Raymond Frank Hardy August 4: Dale Coleman Clark August 7: Nadine White - 82 August 8: Joyce Almeda Lillie - 1931 August 10: Gertrude Ann Haskell - 32 (this is scratched through) Lowell John Nickerson 1929 August 11: Gertrude Ann Haskell 1932 August 14: Mon.10pm Joseph William Fitzgerald 1983 August 15: Phyllis May Collier 1931 Fay Arlene Fitzgerald -41 Frid 8-30am August 19: Lydia Cecil BrownLow 1928 August 22: Ralph Kilgore 1930 Jeaninne Mur (? penciled in) Fitzgerald 1929 Judith Bell 1938 August 23: Keith Bertal Friel 1924 Sfronia Martha Gardiner 1919 Yvonne Althea Mitchell 1921 Evelyn Jean Mitchell 1931 August 28: Lillian May Clark, 10-45am Mon 1933 August 29: Maxine Lois Clark 1920 August 30: William L Shaw, 1927 Roger Leland Mc Gary 1931 Phyllis Kathleen Benn Tues 1932 September 1: 5-50 oclock Richard Carpenter Sat. September 2: Marion Eleanor Mitchell Sat 9-55 oclock 1933 September 3: Frank Clayton Carpenter 1932 Wilmont Emery Mitchell 1935 Tues Helen Deann Fitzgerald 1937 Fri 10 oclock am September 4: Donald Ernest Mitchell - Mon 1922 Rodney Cecil Chute - 1931 September 7: Flora Alice Gardiner 1920 Philip A Allard 19 September 8: Fred Ewings 1933 September 9: Nadine Lawlis 1928 43 (penciled in above year) September 11: Nellie Arline Scott 1923 September 12: Richard Loyed Hardy 1932 September 13: Joseph ireland - 1933 September 14: Roger Edward Mitchell 1925 September 16: Thurs 12-8 PM 1937 Carroll Arthur Brownlow September 17: Albert George Sharp 1927 September 19: -40 9-39PM Philipe Aubery Mitchell (last is separated from first name and penciled in) September 24: Franklin James Underwood 1932 John Lyford, McGary, Mon 3 AM 1934 September 26: 1936 Sat 9-45 oclock Gail Maureen Bustard September 27: Kathleen Edna Daggett Wed 8-45 am - 1933 September 29: Victor Herbert Brannen Wed. *8-35 September 30: Kilgore 1930 Cecil Currie October 1: Avis Ann Collier 1935 Tues October 4: Ada Mae Jones 1929 Mary Janet Splan 1933 October 6: Barbara A Ackley 1931 October 8: Mon. Born - 33 Charles. Peter, Haskell October 10: Born, Wed, 1-43 oclock, 1934. Eugene Albert Tidd October 11: Mabel Olive Fitzgerald 1933 October 14: Mattie Pierson Gardiner 1924 Patricia Ann McCarty 1935 Mon October 16: Roger Erwin Grigsby 1929 October 22: Harold Chester Corneil 1921 October 24: Violet Mildred Braglon 1924 October 25: Elouise Lawles 1924 (43 is penciled in above date) October 26: Dorothy May Rockwell October 30: -34 Stanley Rufus Clark November 5: Thur-10-5min oclock Bowers November 9: Hazel Boutilier 1928 Cherrilyn May Botting Wed 1PM .1935 November 11: Fleetwood William Palmer 1928 November 12: Annie Splan 1924 November 13: Carlene Elaine Tarbell 1924 November 15: Josephine Bragdon 1920 November 17: -38 *3-20 38 Idella May Sharp Thursday. November 21: Lois Katherine Palmer - 32 November 22: Reginald Edward Mitchell 1937 November 23: Leah Erdine Scott 1924 William Kenneth Fitzgerald 1931 November 26: Ellen McKee 1931 November 27: George Herbert Rockwell 1928 November 28: Neil Carrol Mitchell 1928 Florence Ellen Brownlow - 38 November 29: Dorothy Jean Brownlow Wed 1933 12-35am December 2: Lance Darwin Morrison Sunday 1922 Aubery Grant Splan Friday *5-15 - 38 December 6: Darrel Eugene York 12-12AM Wed 1933 December 7: -31 Arlene Ena Montieth Gilbert Keith Haskell December 8: Dean Fitzgerald 1935 1-17pm Sunday December 9: Dale Lowell Noyes 1922 Gloria Ena Noyes 1929 Perley Edwin York 1931 Darell E Porter 1930 December 12: Jean Colleen Goodall - 1931 December 13: Doreen Gertrude Russel 1928 Frank Splan 1930 December 15: -36 Tues - 6-30 oclock Shirley Virginia McKee December 16: Shirley McLaughlin Sunday 1923 Nellie R Roach 1923- December 18: Wilma Bustard 1925 December 19: Sat- 8-30 oclock 1937 Arthur Collier December 21: Erwin Donald Nickerson Tues 1937 *6-15 December 23: -1934 Reginald Ervin Lawles December 24: -35 Cecelia Diane Splan Tuesday 12 10 am December 25: Vaughn Ara Morrison December 26: Thurs 1935 Stanley Robert Osnoe December 28: Cecelia Hazel Cairns - 31 December 30: 1936 Wed 1-50 oclock Clarence Botting December 31: 1934 Lealand Rufus Stephens Stanley Dean Plued 1936 Mc Carty Gale Morene Bustard (line drawn through name) List of names in area marked "INSURANCE EXPIRATION" by printers Joyce Lorraine Hall Pauline Cookson Iris Gardiner Joyce Elain Gardiner Clark Ora Haskell Lenorma Mitchell Olin Frank McLaughlin Marjory Ella Earl Verian McKee Lowel Nickerson (name scratched through) Lester Sewell Wanda Ireland List in area marked "ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS' by printers Earache drops no 14456 Alice gertrude Brownlow 22 years, Born Smyrna children 2 living Mahlon Horatio Collier age 33, born Smyrna Farmer Baby born Sat Dec 19 *8-35 Wanda Laquita page marked "IDENTIFICATION" Name: Nellie Tozier Residence Address: Smyrna Mills My Weight is: 187 Height: 5-8 Color of Hair: Brown Color of Eyes: Blue In case of emergency please notify: Frank Tozier Lodges or clubs: Regina Rebecca penciled note: Twins Sharland Sharon Back inside page: Miles Kenneth age 36 Born Smyrrna Farmer Jessie Olive Curren Born Patten Age 2 6 Baby born Sept 3rd 10-? (torn, cannot read) Female Nance (?penciled and is hard to read) Helen Deanna Constance Ann MacKenzie Tuesday 29 July 41 1-27 oclock, Back Cover Inside: Stocton Springs Route 3 Box 33 Hersey 41 Wed July 9 *12-40 Note: *From the way this was written, these numbers are probably times of the day/night. All notes in parenthesis are my additions to identify what was difficult to read, etc. or to identify exactly how or where something was written.