The Diary of Mary Johnson Link Hester (b
The Diary of Mary Johnson Link Hester
(b. 1872 d. 1953)

Part Eleven - January 1926 - December 1926

1926

Aunt Sis White died January 1st 1926 died at Gallatin Tenn.
Chester Link died Jan 1, 1926. Died in Detroit Mich.
Clarence Edwin Groves died Jan. 1, 1926. Son of Buford Jones Groves killed in Nashville Tenn by an Auto.
Bud Reeds daughter died Jan. 1, 1926 died at Fountain Head, Tenn.
Mrs. Fitzgerald daughter of Esq. George Brinkley died Jan. 1. 1926. Died at White House Tenn.
Chester Link's body arrived at Gallatin Tenn. Tuesday night at 7:30 and buried at Walnut Grove at 11 o'clock Wed.
Mrs. Lizzie Briley came home from the hospital Jan. 11, 1926.
Raymon Riggsby and Anna May Searcy married Jan. 11, 1926.
Uncle Jim Link died Jan. 24, 1926. Age 86 years 9 mo and 19 days (Uncle Batch Jim).
Lee Short died Feb 4, 1926
Tom Moore died Monday Feb 8, 1926.
Sadie Mr. Hester's Black horse died Feb 10, 1926, broke her leg Feb 9, 1926.
Sale at Uncle Batch Jim Links Feb. 10, 1926.
Raymon Riggsby moved to Blonnie Linsons Feb. 10, 1926 and got out March 15, 1926.
Mr. and Mrs. Ollie Ford moved to Mr. Bill Goodman's Feb. 8, 1926.
Inda Hester died Feb. 12, 1926 died at Gallatin Tenn.
Frank Martin died Feb 1926 died in Detroit Mich.
Mr. France Legge moved at Blonnie Linsons Wednesday Feb. 17, 1926.
Frank Burton died Feb. 19, 1926 died in Nashville Tenn Dora Shans Husband.
Ollie Kirby moved to T. W. Briley's place Feb. 26, 1926.
Bought Dollie from Mr. Clarence Wright Feb. 11, 1926. Dollie is a horse.
Hall Armstrong and Lula Linch married Feb. 26, 1926.
Johnnie Summers twins Girls born March 1, 1926, names Birtha May and Virgie May.
George Martins Mother died March 1926.
Carlis Thompson's little Girl died Feb 6 1926 died in Nashville Tenn.
Rusell May's moved to Blonnie Linson's March 18, 1926.
Icy Kemp Ray died March 19, 1926.
Mrs. Reed Henry Pitts Mother died March 23, 1926.
Mrs. Tatom, Dr. J. W. Smarts Mother died March 24, 1926.
Mrs. Sina Short died March 19, 1926.
Bud McCrary died March 27, 1926.
Mr. Babe Kelly died March 27, 1926.
Mrs. Hugh Harris little Girl born March 30, 1926.
Joe Bradley died March 30, 1926 died in Acklin Ohio buried at Portland Tennessee.
Put Uncle Batch Jim Link's Tombstone up April 6, 1926.
Sale at Uncle Andy Briley April 10, 1926 Sold farming tools.
Miss Maude Walker died April 10, 1926.
Miss Nora Walker Sister of John Armstrong's wife died April 2, 1926.
Mrs. R. D. Link died April 23, 1926.
Mrs. Sallie Estis Woodall died April 28, 1926.
Uncle Boon Johnson died May 14, 1926.
Annie Lou Link and Lold Lamberth married May 15, 1926.
Elmore Cole and Pearl Arterburn married May 22nd 1926.
The mason funeral march of Uncle Batch Jim Link was June 20, 1926 was to be May the 30 on the account of rain was put off.
Aunt Clarindie Link went to Nashville June 1926.
John Moore died June 12, 1926. He married Phebe Pitt.
Mr. Shim Walker died June 11, 1926.
Lizzie Atchinson and Jim Freeland married June 22, 1926.
Clarence Short and Estell Booker married June 23, 1926.
Ward Benton Bradley and Jessie Biggs married July 31, 1926.
Taylor Shannon died July 2, 1926.
Dean Lamberth died July 22, 1926.
Bobbie Gant and Arnie Armstrong married Aug 18, 1926.
Mr. John Summer's house burnted down Aug 9, 1926.
Granville Link came Home on a visit Aug 1 and went back to Detroit Aug 13, 1926.
Uncle Porter Johnson spent the night with us Aug 1, 1926.
Mr. John Summers moved in Mrs. Lady Clubbs house Aug 16, 1926.
We got our Pig's Oct. 19, 1926.
Sold old Kate mule Oct 18 to Tom Searcy 1926.
Mrs. Sallie Pitt died Oct 13, 1926.
Bobbie Pleasant died Oct 27, 1926.
Bob Lanier died Oct 28, 1926 Age 76 Years.
Mary and Irby Hester went Home with Mrs. Eliza Willmarth Oct 21 and came Home Oct 24 1926.
Roger Emma and Baby and Granville went Home Oct 4, 1926.
Hendersonville Wreck on the Land N Rail Road November the 16, 1926. Pan American train ran into a auto killing Luther Payne and Frankie Frakes.
Bill Johnson went to the Protestant Hospital Nov 22, 1926.
Virgie May Summers died Nov 30, 1926 a twin child of Johnnie and Rosie Summers.
Mrs. Ben Woodard died Nov 17, 1926.
Mrs. Bettie Cole died Sept 7, 1926.
Sold Uncle Jim Links land in 4 tracks Sept 8, 1926.
Harry Link and Belle Glover married Sept 12, 1926.
Roger and Emma came Home Sept 21, 1926 on the account of Mr. Hester being sick.
Mr. James W. Hester died Sept 29, 1926 Age 72 Years, 7 months, 7 days.
Mrs. Jim Scearcy died Sept 1926.
Note: Mary's husband Jim died on Sept 29th. She stops her diary and does not write again until 1927.


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