S.W. Eddy Autobiography Summary of Events After the Civil War
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Text about the life of Scott W. Eddy from 1864 until his death in 1930.
The first five pages are an index referring to a handwritten text.
The next 50 pages is a transcript of the handwritten text with the title "A Little History of the Life of Scott W. Eddy, An Autobiography." The text begins with Mr. Eddy's birth and life on the family farm in New York state, serving in the Civil War, trying to establish himself after the conflict and the trials of farming.
The final page is a transcript of Scott W. Eddy's obituary.
All pages are photocopies of a computer print out.
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Detailed description of a young man trying to make a living living in Allegan and on a fruit farm in Ganges. Many comments about livestock, weather, accidents, family relations, social visits, growing and marketing peaches, and the hardships of farm life.
1870 Fruit growing, farming, agricultureMilitary, wars and veterans
Winthers, Sally
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Schmiechen, James A.
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Eddy, Scott Wilmoth 1843-1930
American Civil War 1861-1865
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