Stephen Elias Smith diary, 1895 Jan. 1-1919 Sept. 28.
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Gen. Family 920 Smith
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General Note
Indexed by Nell G. Morris.
General Note
Photocopy of transcribed entries abstracted from Smith's journal of daily activities.
Description
Entries discuss Smith's work and travels locally in southern Georgia, South Carolina, and elsewhere, including Florida; transcriptions of entries, Jan. 1895-June 1895 (pp. 231-240) and Aug. 1904-Aug. 1908 (pp. 198-230).
Description
Travel accounts commence during Aug. 1901, when Smith left Valdosta, Georgia, for employment in Florida, apparently as a migrant farm worker; entries from this period note work with eggplants, strawberries, pineapples, celery, etc., names of fellow boarders at the rooming houses where he resided, freqent interuptions of work due to rain, visits to local Baptist churches, and entry, Sunday, 29 Sept. 1901, "walk over town with Mr. Frank Risker and visit Bar Room (Lord forgive me for it)"; earlier time periods discussed include a trip to visit W. Jasper Hanna during week of 14-17 Oct. 1897 (p. 64).
Description
Genealogical information includes lists of deaths and marriages mentioned in journal entries (pp. 178-197), as wellas listed chronologically, by wife's name, and by husband's name (241-252); family names represented include Lee, Lynch, Matthews, Smith, Springs, and others.
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Stephen Elias Smith Diary, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina.
Biographical or Historical Data
Native of Georgia; buried at Bird Pond Cemetery four miles west of Andrews (Williamsburg County, S.C.)

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Smith, S. E., & Morris, N. G. Stephen Elias Smith diary .

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Smith, Stephen Elias, 1849-1921 and Nell G. Morris. Stephen Elias Smith Diary. .

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Smith, Stephen Elias, 1849-1921 and Nell G. Morris. Stephen Elias Smith Diary .

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Smith, S. E. and Morris, N. G. (n.d.). Stephen elias smith diary.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Smith, Stephen Elias, and Nell G Morris. Stephen Elias Smith Diary

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