Following is the set of footnotes associated with research of the transcription of the December 1856 diary entries by Lorette Shepard & John Hamilton. These footnotes are also interspersed and embedded within the transcription.
- Nelson & Dan Shepard ♢ Nelson Hawley 45 married to John Shepard’s sister, Sally Shepard; Daniel Shepard 21 son of James and Amanda Shepard.
- Mrs. Getten & Mrs. Lyman Brown ♢ Mary Elizabeth Churchill, 28, a daughter of Ara Churchill and Sarah Hyde, married Henry Getten when she was 18.They had two children, Oscar 7, Helen 6. Philothetta Prescott, 34, married Lyman Brown when she was 18. They had six children: Adelide, Ellen Rosalinda, Carlos, Cecelia and Minnie.
- Clark Shaw’s ♢ Clark Shaw (1829-1912) age 27, married Fannie Shepard, daughter of John Shepard Sr and Catherine Wilson Shaw and lived in Dover, Ohio before moving to Aurora, Erie County in 1852. They had one son, Arthur about 6 months old.
- Oscar Lord ♢ Oscar Lord (1825-1879) was a dealer of hats, caps and furs in Batavia. His ad appeared every week in the Republican Advocate . In 1870 he married Lenora Valencia Wait (1839-1904), daughter of Ira Waite and Phoebe (Hotchkiss) Rumsey (1808-1884). Oscar and Lenora had two children, Fannie Minerva Lord born in 1871, and Oscar Lord Jr. born in 1872. Oscar died of apoplexy (paralysis due to a stroke) in 1879 and was buried in the Old Batavia Cemetery, where Lenora was also buried in 1904.
- five dollars ♢ Five dollars in 1856 is about $153 in 2010.
- Phebe ♢ Phebe Shepard, 27, was the first of twelve children born to James Shepard and Amanda Shepard. In 1848 she attended Varysburg Seminary, and was now enrolling at the Genesee and Wyoming Seminary in Alexander, NY.
- Martins folks ♢ Martin and twin Marvin Shepard lived in a large two-family house in Wethersfield. Martin and Elvira had three children Eugene 15, Malvina 12, and Marvin 2.
- Farmersville ♢ Farmersville is located directly south of Batavia in Cattaraugus County, just south of Arcade.
- the children ♢ Marvin’s children at Pike Seminary Cornelia 13, and Martin’s children there Eugene 15 and Malvina 12.
- Marvin Chafee & wife ♢ Levi and his wife Rosina Campbell 32 lived in Pike and had two children Ezra and Albert.
- Ira Leonard & Mariah ♢ Ira 24, and Maria 23, Leonard had recently married in December 1855 right after he graduated from Albany Law School.
- Mr. Wesley Sweetland & wife ♢ Rev. Lewis Sweetland lived on Ellicott St Rd near Shepard Rd and next to Seneca Short, with his wife Lucilla Palmer and their five children. Their son John Wesley Sweetland and wife Malvina Short were married in 1854. Sylvester and Clarissa Calkins were neighbors of the Shorts.
- Nancy ♢ Nancy Stewart Denton (1832-1857) sister of William H Stewart
- poles ♢ The poles are made from cedar trees found in the swamp across from Lorette’s parents house. They are naturally resistant to rot, decay, and insect damage so they last a long time with little maintenance.
- Mr. & Mrs. Hatch ♢ Dwight Hatch 26 and his wife Lucia Levings 24 lived in Gainsville, Wyoming County, New York.
- Mr Denton and wife ♢ Edward M Denton married Nancy E Stewart, sister of William Stewart, about 1852. They had a son David 5, and daughter Ida 1.
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Read the December 1856 transcription.
