Ionia-Eaton County MI Archives Biographies.....TIRRILL, Polly (INGALIS/INGALLS) 
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Author: THE SEBEWA RECOLLECTOR, August 1976, Volume 12, Number 1; submitted with written permission of Editor Grayden D. Slowins:

THE SEBEWA RECOLLECTOR, August 1976, Volume 12, Number 1; submitted with 
written permission of Editor Grayden D. Slowins:

THE DIARY OF POLLY TIRRILL (CONTINUED):

October 1, 1873.  Martin has gone to the fair.  2.  In the afternoon went to J. 
Smith’s.  21.  Visited Mrs. Smith.  26.  Still Mary & family here.  27.  Stayed 
with E. Smith last night.  28.  All day with Emy Smith.  29.  Helped Elvisa tie 
a comforter.  31.  Mrs. Buck & Lizza Falkner here today.

November 3.  Martin has gone squirrel hunting.  5.  Went to Mr. Buck’s.  
Rebecca went to Gail’s.  6.  Came home from Mr. Bradley’s.  7.  Becca went over 
to her father’s.  11.  Beck went to Still Marcy’s, I went to Wm. Kelly’s.  13.  
Dock is threshing today.  19.  Rebecca went to Wm. Kelly’s yesterday.  27.  
Thanksgiving.  Snow, snow, the week in & the week out.  It’s all right for it’s 
our Creater that doeth nothing wrong.

December 5.  Martin went to town.  7.  Brother Deree preached to our 
schoolhouse today.  10.  Went to John Smith’s.  16.  Got home from John Smith’s 
with Olive.  21.  Brother Deree did not come today; he is unwell.  24.  Came to 
George Wyman’s and visit among them until the next Wednesday.  Charles W. 
brought us to Charlotte the last day of the year of 1873.

January 1, 1874.  I find myself to John Fletcher’s in his new house.  Monday, 
Christmas Day.  A fire to town today.

February 3.  Went to Mrs. McComber’s.  7.  Went to see Mrs. Whitehorn.  
February 24.  Came back from Charlotte.  26.  Came to Martin’s.

March 3.  Rainy afternoon for the donation.  13.  Becca has gone to Falkner’s.  
15.  Elder Duree preached here today.  19.  A collision on the cars yesterday.  
21.  Good sugar weather.  24.  A fire in town Monday morning.  26.  Moore 
preached to the schoolhouse last night.  27.  Went up to Paul Gaide’s.  Bec to 
Marcy’s.  28.  Went to the Colby’s.  29.  Went to Charles Kelly’s.

April 1.  Mrs. Stirling auction today.  3.  Mrs. Howell here.  4.  B. & 
children went up to Mr. Buck’s.  I went to Mr. Kelley’s.  5.  Family have gone 
to mill.  15.  To town, got a pound of smoking.  Mrs. Hagerman died in her 
seventies.  23.  David Mulford came to work.  27.  Lee here today.  29.  Mrs. 
Buck here.

May 15.  Mrs. Buck here.  18.  Neighbors have done Martin’s planting today.  
23.  The doctor was here.

June 5.  J. F. & wife came Saturday.  8.  Got half pound of tea.  10.  John 
Fremont home today.  11.  Martin no better.

July 4.  A beautiful day for the celebration.  Went to town.  17.  It looks 
like the judgement that is a coming and that justly.  18.  Everything is 
drooping with the drought.  18.  I was up last night with sore fingers.  26.  A 
good rain.  30.  M.V. threshed Friday.  31.  Found Cherry’s calf.

August 1.  The school closed today.  2.  Elder Brown preached today.  15.  
Quarterly meeting met to our schoolhouse.  22.  Went to John Smith’s.  27.  
John Threshed.  29.  I came back to M.V.’s.  31  I have been sick the last two 
weeks.  (Sept. 18.)

My brother Jonathan died February 27, 1875.





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