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
Brankas [?] - page 15, left
Campbell, Will - page 12, right. Pall bearer for Tish Lecky.
Campbell, William - page 15, left. Might be father of Will? Executor of Aunt Jane's will?
Eckles, Mr. - page 9, right
Edmundson, Jane - page 14, left
Evanshire Pharmacy - diary cover
Fickes, Ed - page 13 right. Pall bearer for Tish Lecky.
Fickes, Lil - page 14, left. Wife of Ed. Fickes
Florence - page 10, right. Might be Mary's sister.
Flora - page 11, left (probably Flora Lytle)Lytle?)
Fortner, William - page 3, right
Huston, Flora - page 15, left - eloped with Tom Ramsey
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, Jesse - page 13, right. Pall bearer for Tish Lecky
Lecky, Robert - page 4, right
Lecky, Tish - page 13, right. Mary's aunt. Died at 83. Pall bearers were A. Patton, Ed Fickes, R.B. McKinney, Will Campbell, Jesse Lecky, Dean [?] Weise
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, James [?] - page 15 left. Same as J.P. Lytle?
Lytle, Joseph - page 10, right. IsLives thisin theMonongahela
Lytle, asMary J.P.- Lytle?page 14, right. Dressed Jane King after she died.
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.C 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, rightright. note: Mary uses an unusal looking capital "C' when she writes. It can look like "le". So note that this name is McClure and not "McLelure"
McleluresMcClure [?], Samuel - page 10, left
McClure, Squire F.S. - page 12, left
McKinney, John - page 9, right
McKinney, R.B. - page 8, rightright. Pall bearer for Tish Lecky.
McKnight & Co. - page 4, right
Mr. H. (see Samuel Hindman) - page 8, right. Is Mary's husband.
Neish [?] and Company - page 5, right
Osborn, Mrs. - page 12, left. - bought produce from Mary.
Patton, A. - page 13, right. pall bearer for Tish Lecky.
Pierce, Charles - page 10, left. Neighbor, a murder happened on his property.
Pierce, Florence - page 15, left
Pierce, Frank - page 11, right. "Turned 24"
Pierce, Hanna - page 14, right
Pierce, Sarah - page 15, left
Poher, Frant [?] - page 9, left. "of Monessen". Bought Aunt Jane King
Ramsey, Tom - page 15 left. Eloped with Flora Huston
Sayer, Herschel - page 10, right. Might be a friend of William Hindman.
Spadasini - page 12, left. Person who was murdered.
Shep - page 10, right
Van Allen
Wall, Annie - page 15, left. Daughter of John McKinney
Weise, Dean [?] - page 13, right. Pall bearer for Tish Lecky.
Wise, Letitia Jane Lecky - Mary's sister