Ouachita Parish History Tidbits

Tag: Martha Frances Surghnor Diary

  • Uncle Tom of The Old South

    Another local author I found was a woman I was very familiar with: Martha Frances Surghnor. She was a contemporary of Sidney and Annie Saunders and wrote about Sidney’s tomb…

  • The Diary of Martha Frances Surghnor Part III

    September 10, 1889:  “Yesterday Mrs. McFee’ last son George was so badly scalded that he died last night and has just been buried.  He was the victim of a railroad…

  • The Diary of Martha Frances Surghnor Part II

    March 6th, 1887:  “Since last writing, John McFee, the twin brother of Frank who was killed August 23, has died.  It was just six months after Franks death,.  He died…

  • The Diary of Martha Frances Surghnor 1886 – 1899 Part I

    Long ago, someone typed a transcript of the diary of Martha F. Surghnor.  She lived in Monroe and was buried in the Old City Cemetery.  She details the comings and…