People and businesses mentioned in the diary
Below is a list of individuals and businesses referenced in the diary. Names in italics signify maiden names. Each person's name is accompanied by the page number of their first mention in the diary.
If you'd like, you can read an article by Mary that was published in The Daily Herald. In the article, she reminisces about friends and family members, and shares details about the neighborhood where she grew up.
Index
Allen, Mrs. - page 9, left
Allen, Van - page 9, left
Auntie (see Jane King below)
Bailie, Bertie, page 9, left.
Bailie, Robert, page 11, right
Banker, Mr. - page 9, right
Eckles, Mr. - page 9, right
Evanshire Pharmacy - diary cover
Florence - page 10, right. Might be Mary's sister.
Flora - page 11, left (probably Flora Lytle)
Fortner, William - page 3, right
King, Mary Jane Lecky - page 8 right. aka Auntie or Aunt Jane. Sister is Laetitia.
Kinkead, Mrs. - page 9, right. Buried in Carson City, Nevada
Laetitia -page 8 right. Aunt Jane King's sister
Lecky, Robert - page 4, right
Lytle, Flora - page 12, left (probably same Flora mentioned on page 11, left.)
Lytle, James - page 11, right
Lytle, J.P. - page 8, right. Son of Mrs. S.C. Lytle.
Lytle, Joseph - page 10, right. Is this the same as J.P. Lytle?
Lytle, Mrs. S. C. - page 8, right. J.P. Lytle is her son
Lytle, Mrs. Sarah C. - page 11, left - might be the same as Mrs. S.ClC Lytle above
Hazzard's Bookstore - page 1, left
Hindman, Mary - page 1, right. Diary author.
Hindman, Samuel - page 8, right. aka "Mr. H." - Mary's husband.
Hindman, William - page 10, right. William is Mary's son.
Kinkead, Mrs. - buried in Carson City, Nevada
Martin, Abram - page 4, right
Mayhnghs [?] - page 9, right
McClintock, Mrs. - page 12, left
McClintock, H. - page 12, left.
McClure, Mrs. Robert - page 9, right
Mclelures [?], Samuel - page 10, left
McKinney, John - page 9, right
McKinney, R.B. - page 8, right
McKnight & Co. - page 4, right
Mr. H. (see Samuel Hindman) - page 8, rightright. Is Mary's husband.
Neish [?] and Company - page 5, right
Pierce, Charles - page 10, left. Neighbor, a murder happened on his property.
Pierce, Frank - page 11, right. "Turned 24"
Poher, Frant [?] - page 9, left. "of Monessen". Bought Aunt Jane King
Sayer, Herschel - page 10, right. Might be a friend of William Hindman.
Shep - page 10, right
Van Allen
Wise, Letitia Jane Lecky - Mary's sister