Mary Emma Bailey kept a few diaries.
Week At A Glance, 1962
This is a daily dairy that my grandmother, Mary Bailey Adair maintained. I am amazed on how many family members she and my grandfather, Earl Adair, visited that year. There were many miles put on the VW bus that year.
Highlights: Milwaukee, Chicago, home (Redding), Centerville, Omaha, Grand Island, Bird City, Denver
Jan 1, in Milwaukee with daughter Alice Adair Johnson. Other daughter’s family (Margaret Adair & Marvin Kruse) drove up from Chicago area
Jan 4, Supper at Vernice’s (probably Vernice Bailey Wood, her first cousin) in Chicago area
Jan 8, N.R. Miller funeral (should be family, but I cannot find)
Jan 12, Steffen Adair (grandson) started to walk
Jan 16, Called at Bert Defenbaugh (he married Dora May Miller, daughter of Alexander Tardy Miller, nephew of H.T. Miller)
Jan 23, Went to Centerville to see Uncle Billy (son of H.T. Miller)
Feb 2-3, Went to Denver to see Sam & Jessie Adair (Sam is brother of Earl)
Feb 3, Maurice, June & Edwin for dinner (Maurice is nephew of Earl)
Highlights: Denver, Raton, Albuquerque, Truth or Consequences, Willcox, La Mesa, San Diego
Feb 26, Called on Etheldean (daughter of Arthur Cartland Bailey, brother of Mary) in California, probably San Diego
Feb 27, Followed Stuart & Helen Hoover to Escondido (more relatives)
Mar 2, Overnight with Denhart’s (maybe John & Vada, she is daughter of Vergie Adair, Earl’s first cousin)
Mar 3, Evening at Bettys (daughter of Arthur Bailey)
Highlights: Vista, Oceanside, Ramona, Los Angeles, Whittier, San Diego, Vista, La Mesa, Tijuana, National City, Borrego Springs, Salton Sea, Coachella, Palm Springs, Desert Hot Springs, Anaheim
Mar 10, Met Marian (probably Marian Cartland, Mary’s first cousin) at hotel in Los Angeles
Mar 26, Supper with Ed & Jo Mosher. The Mosher family married into cousin Kenoyer family
Highlights: San Juan Capistrano , Mount Palomar, Oceanside, Vista, Escondido, Banning, Needles, Amboy, Kingman, Ashfork, Albuquerque, Clovis, Friona, Omaha
Apr 5, Back to Vista, California and brother Arthur Bailey and his wife
Apr 13-20, In Friona, Texas with Earl’s uncle/aunt, Arthur Drake/Bessie Miller and their family
Apr 28, Cousin Charlie Hoover died yesterday
Highlights: home
May 7, Called on Elbert Drake (brother-in-law of Earl’s aunt Bessie)
May 9, Called on Jim/Myrtle Miller (Earl’s 2nd cousin)
May 20, Went to Quicks (another cousin)
Highlights: Chicago, home
Jul 1, Marvin/Margaret Kruse left children and went to Mexico
Highlights: home
Jul 3, Dewey/Margaret (brother of Earl) went to Arkansas
Jul 10, Saw New Jersey caravan http://historylink.org/File/10130 in Creston
Highlights: home, Lincoln
Aug 6, Visit from Oakland Adair (Earl’s cousin) & Jim Mahoney
Aug 9, Jennette Bailey (Mary’s sister) & Chris Drescher left by bus
Aug 9, Bessie (Earl’s aunt Bessie Dot Miller, who married Arthur Drake)
Aug 12, Miller reunion (Lee Saville is Earl’s cousin. BTW Lee’s sister Ruth is alive in Mt. Ayr, Iowa at age 90. Another sibling is Clyde. Their father is Bernard Saville)
Aug 14, The Warden family married into Miller family. The Arneal family married into Hoover family
Aug 17, Floyd Adair is 1st cousin of Earl
Highlights: Lincoln, home, Smithville, Carthage, Cassville, Bentonville, Eureka Springs, Lampe, Branson, Springfield, Brookfield, home
Sep 3, Pioneer Park (probably Pioneers Park Nature Center near Lincoln)
Sep 5, Wayne Miller is another 1st cousin of Earl
Sep 14, daughter Alice Johnson and family came
Sep 15, left for Ozarks
Highlights: home, Des Moines, Maryville, Omaha, Nebraska City, Centerville, Muscatine, Melrose Park
Oct 4, Elbert Drake funeral
Oct 12, visited son John and family
Highlights: Melrose Park, Milwaukee, Muscatine, Centerville, home
Nov 7, Grace is neighbor of daughter Margaret
Nov 25, Johnsons, Kruses and Grace for dinner
Nov 29, Breakfast with Uncle Billy
Highlights: home, Ozarks
Dec 4, Laurence and Wilda Cartland (1st cousin)
Dec 31, Jennette & Chris Drescher
Week At A Glance, 1963
This is the 1963 daily dairy that my grandmother, Mary Bailey Adair maintained. The year started in their ‘snowbird’ place in/near Eureka Springs, Arkansas in the Ozarks. Played games like Somerset, Pinochle, Chinese Checkers, Canasta, Bridge.
Highlights: Ozarks
Year started with 60 degrees temperatures, but by third week in January the temperature was below zero. See temperature log on the 28th.
Jan 1, Dinner with Jennette (Mary’s sister) & Chris Drescher (J. & C.)
Highlights: Ozarks, Redding home
Feb 4, Warm and sunny
Feb 5, At the park, played Somerset with no coats on.
Feb 24, Took Kruse’s to Springfield & 2 Mountain Home (?)
Feb 25, Back to Eureka Springs
Feb 28, Left Arkansas for home
Mar 2, John, Rosemarie, Steffen came for visit
Highlights: Des Moines, Chicago, Milwaukee, Chicago
Mar 11, Took J. & C. home to Des Moines
Mar 24, Played pinochle with Kruse’s in Des Moines, probably my grandparents, Pops & Grammy.
Highlights: Chicago, Milwaukee, Chicago, Des Moines, home, Des Moines, Centerville, home
Family illnesses with cold, sore throat, ear drum, ulcer, and X-Rays
Apr 5, Played “Mary, Mary” with Dewey & Margaret Does someone know this?
Apr 18, Visits by Guy & Clara and Dewey & Margaret
Apr 25-26, Des Moines for J. & C. visit
Apr 28, Played canasta with Billy & Hazel Miller
Highlights: home
May 8, Earl & Nellie Hoover
May 14, Ward & Ernest Pagel (no relationship)
May 26, John, Rosemarie, Steffen
Highlights: home, Omaha
Jun 20, Ralph & Alice & Helen came with Kruse neighbor Grace
Jun 22, Marve & Marge Kruse came with kids
Jun 29, Left for Omaha and drove home next day
Highlights: home, Omaha
Newspaper obituary for Joseph A. Gouin who was married to Ethel B. Bailey
Jul 3, Alice took kids swimming
Jul 4, Alice, Richard, Nancy & Helen helped ring the church bell
Jul 9, Got the Whittier Cartland book
Jul 21, To Omaha
Jul 27, Creston train for Alice & Helen
Highlights: home, Des Moines, Lamoni
Newspaper article about Iowa Moon-Rock Hunt
Aug 11, Miller Reunion with 42 attendees.
Aug 22, Went to Des Moines
Aug 25, Left Des Moines and stopped at Lamoni
Aug 29, Ralph/Alice/Helen came with an aunt
Aug 31, Grant City Centennial with bar-b-que
Sep 1, Kids left for Omaha
Highlights: home, Mountain Home
Sep 7, Listened to Gov. Hughes in Mt. Ayr
Sep 19, Sam & Jessie came. Sam is brother of Earl
Sep 21, John & Rosemarie and Stephen came
Sep 29, Called on Defenbaugh’s. Albert married Dora Miller
Oct 1, Ready for Ozarks. Decided to go in VW!
Highlights: home, Melrose Park, Milwaukee
Oct 7, home
Oct 23, Left for Chicago
Oct 27, Went to Milwaukee
Oct 31, Back to Chicago
Nov 1, Met John C. at O’hare. This is probably John Chalmers Adair.
Highlights: Melrose Park, Des Moines, home
Nov 5, Left Chicago
Nov 14, Left for Omaha
Nov 22, Pres. Kennedy shot in Dallas
Dec 1, Finished packing for Arkansas
Highlights: home, Ozarks
Dec 2, Left at 1 AM. Breakfast in Lowry City, MO
Dec 25, Kruse family arrived at midnight. Merry Christmas!
Dec 30, Dewey & Margaret came