Genealogy
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Clerk and Recorder, Recorded Documents
Unprocessed Material
Identifier: 2012-001
Dates:
circa 1862-1921
Found in:
Jefferson County Archives
Pruden and Moore Family Papers, 1891-1985
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Series-175
Scope and Contents
Jennie Pruden's daily diaries were kept from 1891 until her death in 1945. She and her husband Charlie came from Iowa and homesteaded 160 acres in Jefferson County near Plainview in the early 1900s. They also owned and operated the Post Office and store on the Plainview stop of the Moffat Line starting in 1909. Her diaries recount daily pioneer life. Background research and photographs included. Transcript of oral history recordings with Charles Moore recorded between 1975 and...
Dates:
1891-1985