Ruth Campbell Smith 1925-27 Diaries

My grandmother, Ruth Campbell Smith (1892 - 1972) kept a diary for many years. I am posting her entries from 1925 - 1927 in this blog. Her family included sons Dale (1916 - 2004), Dick (1918 - 1971), Albert (1920 - 1979), and Ned (1923 - 1976), and later daughters Marjorie (1925 - 2010) and Eleanor (1929 - 2011). Her husband was Gilbert (1889 - 1937) and they lived in Indianapolis. I hope you enjoy this glimpse of what it was like to be a housewife and mother in the 1920's.

Wednesday, February 06, 2008

Sunday, February 6, 1927

Sunday, February 6, 1927
Warm

Albert’s birthday. Guy, Ella and their two boys took dinner with us. The boys had a big time. Guy was not feeling well – looks awfully bad and I believed is so worried he can’t stand it long.

(Aunt Marjorie wrote, "I wonder what Uncle Guy was so worried about? He did have heart problems when he was caught having an affair with Vangie, but I'm sure that was after Eleanor was born (1929). He had angina until he died at about age 85.)

1 comment:

Anonymous1:09 PM, February 06, 2008
Would that have been the time when Vangie started working for him? She managed to split up the family & finally married Uncle Guy. Did his kids ever forgive him for that?
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