Union Diary - BINGO - Diarist Identified!

After finding that 1880 census record, I did a little more root digging and believe I can now confirm our diarist was a farmer from Williamstown, New Jersey, by the name of JAMES McMASTER TWEED.

James McMaster Tweed (Sept 1852, NJ - 1938), a farmer in Camden and Gloucester counties in New Jersey, was the son of Irish immigrants Samuel and Rosanna (McMaster) Tweed. He married 7 January 1880 in Camden County, NJ, to Priscilla C. Godfrey (b July 1858, NJ). Their children were:

1. Stewart Leroy Tweed (21 Oct 1880 - 2 Aug 1963, NJ).

2. George Godfrey Tweed (b 26 Dec 1881), a mold maker by trade.

3. J. Richards Tweed (b June 1883 - evidently died soon after the last diary entries mention he was ill).

4. Samuel Finley Tweed (24 July 1884, NJ - Jan 1965, SC). Note the diary entries skip for several days following his birth.

5. Florence Anna Tweed (1886-1887).

7. Emma G. Tweed (1890), a public school teacher.

8. Rose Anna Tweed (26 Aug 1893, NJ - Aug 1986), a stenographer

7. William Godfrey Tweed (31 May 1895, Williamstown, NJ - 29 March 1964, SC).

References:

• 1860 Census, Camden Co, NJ, p 365.
• 1870 Census, Camden Co, NJ, p 226B.
• 1880 Census, Gloucester Co, NJ p 475A.
• 1900 Census, Gloucester Co, NJ p 206A.
• 1910 Census, Gloucester Co, NJ.
• 1920 Census, Gloucester Co, NJ, p 28B.
• International Genealogical Index, www.familysearch.com .