The Bartley Journal

Written by Nancy Elizabeth (Bettie) Neill Bartley,

1906 - 1912
Transcribed from the original book by Sheryl Sutphen

For the Eager Reunion, 2005

 
Bettie Bartley’s journal was written in a record book with the name Ross J. written on the front. The
original Ross content was in ink; Bettie’s entries are written in pencil, sometimes directly over the original
entries. Notes with the original Ross entries are included in italics. The journal has been transcribed as
exactly as possible, with misspellings and grammar errors. Words that could not be read, were missing, or
were guesses were replaced or noted with a question mark.

Many of the pages are missing from the journal book, and some pages had been removed and replaced
out of order. The journal starts on page 39 of the original book, and the pages were transcribed in
chronological order.

Some of Bettie’s entries are Eureka Dots, articles she wrote for the Breckenridge newspaper about events
in Eureka, the community they lived in. She seems to have been a prolific writer, as other Eureka Dots
articles and diary notes were written on loose notepad sheets and in other small note pads that were often
found in boxes with family photos. These may be transcribed in a second volume.

Eureka is on FM 1853 between Breckenridge and Moran in Stephens County, Texas. Several family
members are buried in nearby Battle Creek Cemetery, on County Road 196.

The original journal has been archived in a document box with acid-free interleaving tissue to keep it
intact for future generations of Eagers.

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