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…
Diary kept by Linnie Hagerman (1852-1934), of Keokuk, Iowa. Born in Missouri in 1852, Linnie moved with her family to Keokuk at age 10, and remained there for the rest of her life.
Clara Hinton grew up in Hedrick, Iowa, where she experienced a difficult childhood. Her mother died when Clara was nine years old. Her aunt then adopted her youngest sister, while Clara helped her father take care of her two brothers and remaining…
