1922 Diary
Antoinette Burkdorf, daughter of John and Gertrude (Klock) Burkdorf, was born on 28 September 1956 in Oppenheim, Fulton County, New York. Antoinette married Fayette Groff (29 January 1853 - 2 February 1935), son of Benjamin and Lany Ann (Smith) Groff on 8 September 1875 in Oppenheim, New York. Fayette was buried in Fair View Cemetery, Handy Hills Farm, St. Johnsville, New York. Antoinette and Fayette had four children, Lucinda, Floyd Benjamin, a daughter who died at birth, and Gertrude Evadean Groff. Antoinette died on 10 July 1935 in St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York. She was buried next to her husband. Antoinette has left quite a number of descendants. From two of her four children, there have been four grandchildren (all deceased), 13 great-grandchildren (2 deceased), 35 great-great-grandchildren (my generation), 33 g-g-g-grandchildren, and 12 g-g-g-g-grandchildren that I know of!
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| June | July | August | December |
Sunday, January 1, 1922, Cold
Fayette and I took Dr Fake to church, he came as far as here with his auto. We had communion. Ralph Merlon and Chauncey joined church.
Monday, January 2, 1922, 14 below zero, sunshiny
Washed Arthur, drawed the milk.
Tuesday, January 3, 1922, Cold, Snowed
Ironed. Fayette went down after Floyd, didn’t get home until 5:30. Emmett went over to Eugene’s and stayed all night.
Wednesday, January 4, 1922, Warmer, Snowed
The men commenced putting in ice. John Davis came over after dinner. Had a letter from Evadean and one from Loami. Rained all night. Eleanor had a boy.
Thursday, January 5, 1922, Warmer
Floyd and Emmett drawed a load off wood in the afternoon they went down to the foundry and brought up some lumber.
Friday, January 6, 1922, Colder
Floyd drawed two loads of wood, Floyd went down to the club meeting at Henrys.
Sunday, January 8, 1922, Pleasant
Went to church. Dr Fake came with his auto.
Monday, January 9, 1922
Washed, went down to Henrys in the afternoon and stayed until after eleven o clock the men finished cutting the ice that was on the pond.
Tuesday, January 10, 1922
Ironed. Floyd finished drawing wood. Emmett stayed all night.
Wednesday, January 11, 1922, Snowed
Went to W. A. Handys to the missionary society. Floyd ground wheat and brought up some coal.
Thursday, January 12, 1922
Heard this morning that C Brown was dead.
Friday, January 13, 1922, Pleasant
Got ready for the installation had an oyster supper. Mr Morris installed the officers nearly thirty there.
Saturday, January 14, 1922, Pleasant
Done up the work. Byron Leavitte was here after milk bottles.
Sunday, January 15, 1922, Pleasant & Stormy
Went along with F. down to Mr. C Browns and to see Eleanor & baby. Went to church.
Monday, January 16, 1922, Pleasant
Washed. The men sawed the logs in cord wood. Fayette had his hair cut.
Tuesday, January 17, 1922
Ironed. The men put in ice.
Wednesday, January 18, 1922
We went down to the village after Edith Raymond. Helped put in ice.
Friday, January 20, 1922, Pleasant
Fayette & I went to Dr Lees and then up to Vernon.
Saturday, January 21, 1922
Alta and Harry has a bad cold. Harry Pugh came after dinner.
Sunday, January 22, 1922, Cold and Windy
Just Marion went to church. The Dr came to see Harry Pugh he said he had pneumonia.
Monday, January 23, 1922, Cold
Harry put in ice. The Dr said Harry was better.
Tuesday, January 24, 1922, 23 below
Harry finished drawing ice.
Wednesday, January 25, 1922, 23 below
It was so cold Harry did not hack ice today. He had such a bad cold Harry Pugh felt worse today.
Thursday, January 26, 1922, 21 below
Fayette and I came home today. Harry Pugh was better. Franklin Bellenger brought us home. Mr Stock was drawing logs for Floyd.
Friday, January 27, 1922, Pleasant
Was a little warmer today. I did not feel well the rest went to the grange, wasant enough there to have a meeting. Cut in the six gall- jar of butter today.
Saturday, January 28, 1922, Pleasant
I washed, and hung the clothes out of doors. We all went over to G. B. Zimerman’s in the evening. Mildred was home.
Sunday, January 29, 1922, Pleasant
Fayette was sick with a cold and lame back the rest of us went to church.
Monday, January 30, 1922
It was a beautiful day today, the men cut ice.
Tuesday, January 31, 1922, Pleasant
I canned four cans of pumpkin. Edith went over to Arthur Weydes. Fayette went out doors a little while. The men finished cutting ice.
Wednesday, February 1, 1922
Edith went to the m. meeting over to Mands. Finished packing ice.
Thursday, February 2, 1922
Rained last night – pleasant this afternoon. The men went after wood didn’t get home until six o’clock. The big bull went after dinner. Mr Ganet brought him.
Friday, February 3, 1922 Stormy
The men drawed wood. Mr Stack was here to dinner. I took a bath.
Saturday, February 4, 1922 Pleasant
Fayette went along to the village.
Sunday, February 5, 1922
Went to church. Emmett took Floyd and Edith down to she estiss in the evening. Will Handy drawed the milk.
Monday, February 6, 1922 Stormy
Floyd and Edith went to Binghamton to the State Grange.
Tuesday, February 7, 1922 Pleasant
I washed.
Wednesday, February 8, 1922
Ironed.
Thursday, February 9, 1922
Daniel was down and took dinner with us. Emmett and Mr. Stock went after wood. Fayette and I went to the village.
Friday, February 10, 1922
Made mince meat to day had 13 cans and enough for 3 pies.
Saturday, February 11, 1922
Done the work.
Sunday, February 12, 1922
Fayette and I went to church. Dr. Fake took supper with us.
Monday, February 13, 1922 Stormy
I washed. Fayette fixed his rocking chair. Had a telegram from Floyd saying we should meet him at 9:30 train.
Tuesday, February 14, 1922 Pleasant
Floyd & Edith came last night. Floyd had a bad cold this morning. Edith washed.
Wednesday, February 15, 1922 Stormy
Sato Hayes was buried today.
Thursday, February 16, 1922 Cold
Emmett and Floyd went over in the woods in the afternoon. Fayette came down with a cold.
Friday, February 17, 1922 24 Below zero
I worked on Evadeans sheets. Club met over to Alberts.
Sunday, February 19, 1922 Warm
I did not go to church. I had a cold.
Monday, February 20, 1922
I washed. The men went in the woods. Mr. Stack was here.
Tuesday, February 21, 1922 Pleasant
Edith washed. The men went in the woods again. Mr. Stack took a load of logs home to take town in the morning. Will Handy brought 125 lbs of beef tonight.
Wednesday, February 22, 1922 An ice storm
Lucinda came this afternoon.
Saturday, February 25, 1922
We all went down to Henrys at night. Johns were there.
Sunday, February 26, 1922 Pleasant
We all went to church.
Monday, February 27, 1922
I washed and finished my pillowcases.
Tuesday, February 28, 1922 Stormy
Edith washed and went down to Violas. Will Handy brought his sawing outfit. Floyd & Emmett went after sawdust.
Wednesday, March 1, 1922 Cold
Viola had an operation. Cinda went home. The men sawed wood. Will was here to dinner.
Thursday, March 2, 1922
Will and John Leavis was here to dinner. They finished the wood in the afternoon. Had a new milks cow May.
Friday, March 3, 1922 Sunshiny
Edith came home before dinner. Floyd went down after the grass seed; they drawed manure in the afternoon and split wood.
Saturday, March 4, 1922 Cloudy
I baked bread. The men drawed manure.
Sunday, March 5, 1922
We all went to church except Edith. Mrs. Christman came with Dr. Fake.
Monday, March 6, 1922 Pleasant
Washed.
Tuesday, March 7, 1922 Stormy
Ironed.
Wednesday, March 8, 1922
Rained. The water came in the cellar. Opened the second silo today.
Thursday, March 9, 1922
Sold 24 dozen eggs for 27 cents a dozen.
Friday, March 10, 1922 Pleasant
Floyd brought up grain and a bag of sugar. We all went to the grange.
Saturday, March 11, 1922 Pleasant
Floyd brought up more grain. They finished shingling the corn crib and drawing the manure out of the shed.
Sunday, March 12, 1922 Pleasant
We all went to church.
Monday, March 13, 1922 Warm
Washed and ironed. One of the heifers had a calf.
Tuesday, March 14, 1922 Pleasant
Boiled sap. Canned two cans. Emmett wasn’t here today; his mother’s birthday.
Wednesday, March 15, 1922 Pleasant
The men cleaned out the hog pen and drawed it in the garden. I varnished the south room.
Thursday, March 16, 1922 Cold
G. B. Zimmermann’s was here a visiting.
Friday, March 17, 1922 10 Above Zero
I cut out two aprons. The men worked at the car. The club met over to Asa Handy’s.
Sunday, March 19, 1922 Pleasant
Went to church.
Monday, March 20, 1922
Rainy.
Wednesday, March 22, 1922 Cold
We all went down to Ft. Plain. Bought some aluminum ware and then went to Dr. Fake’s and made a visit. Went with the car.
Friday, March 24, 1922 Pleasant
Went over to G. B. Z.’s and made a visit. Had sugar wad.
Saturday, March 25, 1922
Boiled sap andbaked bread.
Sunday, March 26, 1922 Pleasant
Went to church.
Monday, March 27, 1922 Rainy
Washed. Boiled sap. Stayed up till eleven o’ clock. Had five quarts of syrup. Emmett stayed and we played dominoes.
Tuesday, March 28, 1922
Hung up the wash. They did not get dry. Went to Ft. P. to the Music League. Frank and Mary went along.
Wednesday, March 29, 1922 Windy
Papered the boys room. Henry was up a little while. Went to Ft. Plain in the evening to hear the Ranchman play. Eugene Mauds Emmett went along, it was fine.
Thursday, March 30, 1922 Snowed
The men put the top on the truck.
Friday, March 31, 1922 Cold
Ice storm. Went to the grange. Had a frankfort roast.
Sunday, April 2, 1922 Cold
Went to church with the sleigh. Dr. Fake took supper with us. Emmett left when he got the chores done.
Monday, April 3, 1922 Pleasant
Washed and boiled sap.
Tuesday, April 4, 1922
Floyd took J. Davis up to Newport and Dolgeville.
Wednesday, April 5, 1922 Pleasant
The missionary society met here. Grant Smith and Grace was here to supper and spent the evening. I felt sick. Daniel went with F to the village and Fayette.
Thursday, April 6, 1922
I was in bed most all day.
Friday, April 7, 1922
I felt better today. Cleaned all up so I could get to Utica.
Saturday, April 8, 1922
We all went to Utica today after Evadean. George & Helena went along. Evadean bought a coat. Cinda & Alta was there. Alice Kilts came home with us.
Sunday, April 9, 1922
I did not feel well enough to go to church.
Tuesday, April 11, 1922
Evadean and I went along to the village. Went to Eleanor’s. Stayed all night at Robinsons. Bought a dress at Mrs. Kettle’s.
Wednesday, April 12, 1922
Took dinner with Mrs. Christmans. Came home after dinner.
Friday, April 14, 1922
Washed and ironed.
Saturday, April 15, 1922
Played dominoes at evening time.
Sunday, April 16, 1922 Easter Sunday
Pleasant. We all went to church. Had communion. After church we took Evadean up to Little Falls so she could take the trolley car for Vernon.
Monday, April 17, 1922
Washed and ironed. Floyd and Frank B. went to Rome. Took up the carpet in Evadean’s bed room.
Wednesday, April 19, 1922
Painted some in E bedroom. Fayette went along to the village sent to L. Failing.
Thursday, April 20, 1922 Cold
Snowed so the ground was covered and froze icicles.
Friday, April 21, 1922
Packed down five hams.
Saturday, April 22, 1922
Fayette painted Evadean’s bedroom. Edith had a stiff neck. I went over to Mary’s a little while. Caught a cold.
Sunday, April 23, 1922
Froze last night. Snowed a little this morning. My throat is sore.
Monday, April 24, 1922
Washed and ironed.
Tuesday, April 25, 1922
Edith worked. Rose and the children came over. Mr. Mullford came and then four o’ clock we went to Little Falls after the varnish for the sedan.
Wednesday, April 26, 1922
$ Dollar day to the village. I went down and bought linoleum for two bedrooms. Took dinner with Lo Ami’s wife, stayed all night at Will Groff’s.
Saturday, April 29, 1922
Mr. Mullford finished varnishing the car. Went away after dinner.
Sunday, April 30, 1922
Went to church with the horses.
Monday, May 1, 1922 Pleasant
Went down to see the Dr. this morning. Washed after dinner and ironed.
Tuesday, May 2, 1922 Warm
Aired the bedding from upstairs and cleaned the two clothes -----.
Wednesday, May 3, 1922 Very Warm
Finished my room upstairs. Edd drilled in some oats for the first. Black Bobby had a nice calf tonight. It looks rainy.
Sunday, May 7, 1922
Went to church. Wrote letters to Evadean & Lucinda.
Monday, May 8, 1922 Cold & Windy
I washed, hung up part of the wash & ironed some.
Tuesday, May 9, 1922
Hung up the rest of the wash. The men helped Edith paper her room and fell short of paper. Had to send for more. At night went to Stone Arabia to the Hartwick Con. Mrs. Christman and Katie went along.
Wednesday, May 10, 1922
Edward drilled in oats. Arthur Cane & Mabel Hobbs was here for supper. We made some garden today.
Thursday, May 11, 1922
Edd drilled in oats.
Friday, May 12, 1922
Edd finished the oats and wheat – 2 ¼ acres wheat and 14 of oats. Lelia and Grant were here in the evening.
Saturday, May 13, 1922
Edith finished papering her room. Planted some potatoes.
Sunday, May 14, 1922
Went to church with the car. Went up to W Handys after church.
Monday, May 15, 1922 Pleasant
Washed and ironed.
Tuesday, May 16, 1922 Pleasant
Edith had a birthday party. 10 children and 10 Adults were here.
Wednesday, May 17, 1922 Pleasant
Cleaned the room with two beds in. The man went up to the hall and measured for the curtains. Floyd took him to the ---age.
Thursday, May 18, 1922 Rainy
Put down the linoleum in Edd’s room.
Friday, May 19, 1922
Papered the side hall. In the afternoon we went to the Falls. Bought me a coat.
Saturday, May 20, 1922
Canned pine apples.
Sunday, May 21, 1922
Rally day at Crum Creek. 175 there. The addresses were fine. John Burkdorf came after we got home from church.
Monday, May 22, 1922 Pleasant
Washed and ironed and finished painting the cupboards.
Tuesday, May 23, 1922 Pleasant
Edith washed and ironed. I washed the parlor curtains and put them up. E & F planted out the tomato plants and put in cucumber seed.
Wednesday, May 24, 1922
Cleaned the two front rooms and hall.
Thursday, May 25, 1922 Rained
Edith cleaned the bathroom and lounging room.
Friday, May 26, 1922
Edith went to see the Dr. said she should not work for a few days. Went to the grange.
Saturday, May 27, 1922
Set my house plants out and blacked the stove. Henry was here a little while. Floyd ploughed, turned the cows above the road.
Sunday, May 28, 1922
Went to church.
Monday, May 29, 1922
Washed. Edith washed and aired the things in her room.
Tuesday, May 30, 1922
Edd went away. Fayette and Floyd went a fishing in the morning.
Thursday, June 1, 1922
Edith cleaned the dining room and I cleaned the kitchen.
Friday, June 2, 1922 Rainy
We went up to Harrys. Edith had her glasses changed.
Saturday, June 3, 1922 Rained
Pearl and Bertha came in the afternoon and stayed all night.
Sunday, June 4, 1922
Went to church. Had services in Sunday School hour. Fayette & I went over to Franks in the evening.
Monday, June 5, 1922
I washed. Edd cultivated corn in the afternoon.
Tuesday, June 6, 1922
Edith washed. I planted corn, beans and cucumber seeds. Had a hailstorm. Wind, hail and rain blowed down five apple trees, the little sweet ones.
Wednesday, June 7, 1922
Floyd took us over to G. B. Z. with the truck. Nine members was there. Went with the truck. The roads was awful.
Thursday, June 8, 1922 Hot
The men went and helped shingle the grange hall.
Friday, June 9, 1922
The men finished the hall this forenoon, and this afternoon they are fixing the roof on the house. Watkins man was here. Went to the grange.
Saturday, June 10, 1922 Hot
Went to Ethels shower with the horses.
Sunday, June 11, 1922 Rained
Did not go to church. Dr. Fake came as far as here. The water ran over the tops of the dams.
Monday, June 12, 1922 Windy
I washed. We cleaned the cellar. The men cleaned out the lower dam. The wind blew like a hurricane all day.
Tuesday, June 13, 1922
Edith washed. We worked in the garden after dinner. Floyd used the tractor down on the corn field.
Wednesday, June 14, 1922
Painted the cellar steps, and varnished the dining room floor. Ediths mother came.
Friday, June 16, 1922
I went to the village to have a tooth put on my plate. Went to see Sate B.
Sunday, June 18, 1922
Went to church. Dr. Traver preached.
Monday, June 19, 1922 Rainy
Edith and her mother went to Dolgeville in the evening.
Thursday, June 22, 1922 Rain
Had a dinner in the grange hall.
Thursday, June 29, 1922
Went to Canada Lake then went around the horn. Ediths aunt Carrie and Laym went along. Alta came home with us.
Friday, June 30, 1922
Mr. Edwards brought Evadean home. They went down to the old Mill. I am to the alm----. Alta went with Ross Smith.
Saturday, July 1, 1922 Rainy
Mr. Edwards went home. Pearl was married five o clock. Alta and Evadean went.
Sunday, July 2, 1922
Went to church. Mrs. Seings came today.
Monday, July 3, 1922 Rained
Washed. Evadean went over to Mildreds.
Tuesday, July 4, 1922 Pleasant
We all went to Pine Crest and had a picnic, went to Middleville, Herkimer. Went to the pictures, got home five a clock.
Wednesday, July 5, 1922
Mr. Leyngs went home today. Evadean went to Utica to meet Grace Drake.
Thursday, July 6, 1922 Pleasant
Grace Drake was here. The girls went over to Gradys with G. B. Zimmerman in the morning.
Friday, July 7, 1922
Rev. Frank Jones and bride came. Was married Thursday twelve a clock. The girls went to the club to H Burkdorfs. We went to Dolgeville in the evening.
Saturday, July 8, 1922 Rained
Rev. Jones was here to dinner, then they went over to G. B. Z. Edith was take sick. Had a letter from Lucinda.
Sunday, July 9, 1922
Went to church had communion. Floyd & Edith did not go.
Monday, July 10, 1922 Pleasant
Washed and picked berries. The men commenced haying.
Tuesday, July 11, 1922
Edith went to Little Falls Hospital today. Had an operation for appendicitis.
Saturday, July 15, 1922
Floyd and I went up in the evening to see Edith, held her hands and kissed her for the last time, the dear girl.
Sunday, July 16, 1922
We all went up to the hospital except Evadean and myself. We all went up to Mr. Davises awhile. Mildred was down to see Edith.
Monday, July 17, 1922
Received word this morning that Edith was worse. She passed away nine a clock.
Wednesday, July 19, 1922
The funeral was today. 89 automobiles and two wagons was here. We took her to Truxton, got there about seven. Stayed all night at Mr. Beards.
Friday, July 21, 1922
Came home today took dinner with Lucindas. Got home four a clock. Marjorie and Nina kept house.
Saturday, July 22, 1922
Canned ten cans of red berries. The men mowed down on the hill.
Sunday, July 23, 1922 Rainy
We all went to church. Eliza Henning was here in the evening.
Monday, July 24, 1922
Had a big wash.
Saturday, August 12, 1922
Evadean and Marjorie went to Gladys to a shower for Mabel.
Sunday, August 13, 1922
Went up to church. Wasn’t any Sunday School. Floyd went down to Henrys.
Monday, August 14, 1922
Washed.
Tuesday, August 15, 1922 Hot
Canned nine cans of corn.
Wednesday, August 16, 1922
Drawed in then loads of oats. Emmett helped in the afternoon.
Thursday, August 17, 1922
Evadean went up to Johns to a club meeting.
Monday, December 4, 1922
Floyd & Frank Burkdorf went to Schenectady with the truck to get it fixed. Harris Richard & brother was buried today. I washed.
Tuesday, December 5, 1922
Ironed. Frank came home today. Earl Casler has the scarlet fever. Vernon is earging our milk.
Wednesday, December 6, 1922 Stormy, Cold
C. Beckman was buried today.
Thursday, December 7, 1922
Floyd hasn’t come home yet. Edd drained manure. Frank Smith stopped in today, got ten eggs.
Friday, December 8, 1922
Went to the grange with Frank Smith.
Saturday, December 9, 1922
Missionary Society met here today.
Sunday, December 10, 1922 Cold
Did not go to church. Edison phoned up that Floyd would come home tomorrow.
Monday, December 11, 1922
Floyd, Mr. and Mrs. Beard came today. I washed and ironed.
Tuesday, December 12, 1922
The men butchered over to J. Davis and then killed three for us.
Friday, December 15, 1922
We all went down to Henrys in the evening. The club met there. Mr. and Mrs. Beard went along. Canned 14 cans of sausage.
Saturday, December 16, 1922
Canned 8 cans of white meat. Went up to church. Miss Earl talked to the ladies. Mr. Cook, Bontell Austin and Mr. Morris talked to the men.
Sunday, December 17, 1922 Snowed
Went to church.
Monday, December 18, 1922
Butchered three more hogs. Frank Smith took one. Fried the lard out today.
Tuesday, December 19, 1922 Cold
Worked at the meat. Frank cut his hop up here. Sold two calves.