Mary Griffith diary, 1880
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Mary Griffith diary, 1880
Description
Born in Bridgeport, Ohio, Mary Griffith had seven siblings: four sisters and three bothers. When her older brother graduated from high school, he moved farther west to Harlan, Iowa, where he worked in a general store. The rest of Mary's family soon joined him in Harlan.
Mary's father was a contractor and builder who helped construct many buildings in Wheeling, West Virginia, and several bridges across the Ohio River. When the Griffiths moved to Harlan, Mary's father worked as a builder for two years. He then became ill with what was likely scarlet fever.
Mary probably caught scarlet fever not long after her father. She died at age 17, about one year after she completed her diary.
Mary's father was a contractor and builder who helped construct many buildings in Wheeling, West Virginia, and several bridges across the Ohio River. When the Griffiths moved to Harlan, Mary's father worked as a builder for two years. He then became ill with what was likely scarlet fever.
Mary probably caught scarlet fever not long after her father. She died at age 17, about one year after she completed her diary.
Creator
Griffith, Mary, d. 1881?
Publisher
State Historical Society of Iowa
Date
1880
2006-11
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Relation
Historic Iowa Children's Diaries
http://www.uiowa.edu/~oldcap/discovery.shtml
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jpeg
Language
English
Type
Text
Diaries
Identifier
166351812
https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/