Watson, Margaret V.
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Margaret V. Watson Diary
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3671
Overview
Diary of Margaret V. "Jennie" Watson, a resident of northern West Virginia, with most entries dating from 1877 to 1879 during the period of her single life. These entries provide a glimpse of the day-to-day life of the author, including giving music lessons, sewing, entertaining, traveling by horse-drawn carriages and trains, and her courtship with Clarence Smith, whom she married on 21 May 1879. A 26 June 1877 entry mentions the "Mystics" having a "Grand Meeting" at Governor Pierpont's. On...
Dates:
1877-1882; Majority of material found in 1877-1879