Pages That Mention Richard Whitehead
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 17
October 23 1864 - November 15 1864
1864 Richd Whitehead came home this 23rd
Oct. 24th Sewed 2 Bushels Wheat this day
25th Fanned out wheat, Duged our Irish Potatoes, & cutting corn to sew wheat
27 Sewing wheat cutting down corn Halling 3 Loads wood Carried Fan home to day
Nov 4 Since 25th Oct we have good wood Sewed wheat gathered Lot corn Rained 2 days Killed 1 Beef weighing 452 lbs Davy a steer. Jorden been up here today We have lost 1 of our sheep here & 1 at plantation in the coarse[course] of one week past.
Nov 7th Finished Seeding wheat hear[here] last Saturday evening – getting out Peas to day & expect to send to the Mill sometimes Sat.
8 John Richard Whitehead started this morning Cloudy & like for rain Putting away our Greens Bybee Starts to Danville with 2 Yankee prisoners caught by T. J. Monroe.
14th The last week I went to Danville Card Bill to go to Army as Teamster or cook agreeable to call of Genl Lee. Sold Peas onions Brandy for Est. & my toll. Potatoes etc they cut Halled wood at home while we were gone.
January 10, 1865 - January 21, 1865
1865 Jany 10th. Gave Judy 8 Beef for 12 days. Raining hard Raining all day & Thundered several times. Water coarses[courses] high.
13th Jere H Graves started to the Army this morning down to clover Henry with him. Big Henry gone after Tob. blade fodder to James Roarks for Susan Roarks for which halling she is to weave 6 yds Cloth Nice, Cloudy & like for rain to night Halled oats with waggon from A J Lewis's for Mr J R Whitehead, the 12th Inst
15. Sent upwards of 40 lbs Beef to Plantation for 1 month from this day. I went court.
17 Halling wood 2 Teams Henry & Milly Ann cutting
18 Jacob has been gone ever since last Thursday to hall flour to Danville. One of my mules gone with the team 1 week to day gone 6 days come back Thursday Went to mill to day 1 Barl. Corn
21st Raining & freesing last night & to day Engaged John J Lain to live with me at Aspen Grove this year & to move as soon as it [farrs?] off.
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 8
August 3, 1850 - August 24, 1850
3rd Augt 1850 while we were gone to Lynchg Our folks finished weeding corn in Lot choped out new ground, done up some fencing & then went to cutting in new ground
-8th. This week we have been Halling Rails Hilling up our second yrs Land Tobacco & it has Rained nearly every day this week ground very wet., clear this morning weather remarkably hot. & Rains generally from North East. Thunder cloudy, — worked, cutting Halling Rails & shrubing fresh field.
12th cloudy this morning, choping in new ground Fed Toping at new ground - Henry & Jane Plowing Lot Tobacco back of Garden, –
13th worming over Tobacco clear warm weather
14th Plowed & Hilled up little second yrs Tobaccoground
16 Went to Mill 1 Bbl Corn getting up apples
17th Beeting apples for Cider & drying Lilas child a Girl Born this morning about Sun rise, nights cool, weather dry & Hot in day
18th cloudy all day & Rained a little — cool
19th. worming succoring & toping Tobacco — Mr Whiteheads machine came saturday evening broke We have not commenced getting out our yet wheat
20 Getting up apples & Baling Sewed little Hog pen in Turnips — by spring —
21 Machining wheat had David & John neal A Crews & son abram Mrs Colemans Kit & James
22. Finished my own by 12 Oclock & then got out Mr Neals & moved the machine
23rd worming new ground Tobacco & choping it over this day — — A Fine rain this evening —
24 Rained a little last night, fine weather Mr Danl Johns has been sick at Mr Lewis for some time & Died the 22nd in night —
Diary of Jeremiah White Graves, Volume 2, Book 12
May 24, 1856 - June 1, 1856
1856 May 24th Millys Calf is a week or ten days old a Heifer we have Seven Lambs etc Jacob gone to Fannies to day - Election is over votes stand for Justices in this the 7th District Miles N Tucker 50 JWGraves 46. Saml T Miller 45. Thomas T Adams 38 & Doct John H Estes 32 votes for Sheriff in this Precinct Whitehead upwards of 60. Bennett about 13 for Commonwealth attorney Treadway Forest constable Jas P. Lewis overseer of the Poor for Comm. Yates 27 Tucker 18 Shelton Vincent 14 Shelton Saml T. 1.
25. Fair windy dry day Jordan Lowry & buck Sick Wed Corn yesterday Saturday by Johns’s spring Coltering before the Homes & Harrowing
26th Cutting off Second years ground Hills Henry Plowing in Corn – cool & windy Hester & Mr Faris Jack this day
27th Doct T. has been here 13 or 14 times to see Jordan Lowry & Buck Jordan particularly sick Weeding & Plowing Corn clear & windy my Bro Jonathon here at this time,- Tobacco Plants fine & beginning to dry a little —
28th Weeding & Plowing corn in Johns field
29th Plowing & weeding corn Planted Tobacco On Johns Branch yesterday morning as we had a late shower of Rain night before
30 went to Court House this day -
30 Made Sheep Pen Hilling Potatoe Patch working & Plowing corn etc very clear & dry & windy Sandy taken Sick yesterday
31 weeding & Plowing corn Sandy in House
June 1st Doct Thompson came to see the sick Jordan Lowry Sandy & abraham all sick Doct. Thompson has been here since 1st aprl about 14 or times I think Jordan bad off
March 24, 1859 - March 31, 1859
24th March 1859 Our Friend & Bro John D Hunt Buried this evenining at 4 or 5 Oclock in evening, good many poeple -
25. went over to examine bro Hunts papers John Dew with me & Danl R. Hunt. Chumbly sick all day. Finished Sewing Oats & now Plowing for corn Jacob claiborne & Jerry Smith Cutting & malling wood & Rails - moderate weather
26 I went down to see Jas Shields about going to Lynch’g they have 5 prized Hhds at aspen Grove, 3 Lugs 2 seconds,- Lila sick & has been for about a week, moderate weather Jacob claiborne & Jerry Smith began this morning to cut down Pines down below Susan Roark Sallie Started to School went with Fannie yesterday, 25th March to Board at $4 pr month as long as she goes to school to Kate,
26th I went to aspen Grove, balance Plowing on far branch for corn -
27th I rode over to Bro Hunts place
28th Plowing on same branch 3 plows Mr Chumbly shoemaking for Sallie to daytill evening
[2]9th Raining this morning hard Cutting & malling wood & Halling wood up to day -
30th Shrubing for corn Beding for Do Cutting Post for yard, etc Sent this morning to Hodnetts Kelleys Shields & Whiteheads to see about my young Hogs but could hear a word from them all my young Hogs gone, & has been more or less for sometime
31st Plowing for Corn on Branch next to Capt Whiteheads balance stoping Gullies & washed places in Lot & Mr Chumbly worked on smoke house putting on weather boarding I went to Fannies & Mr Faris for her [illegible]