Coverage Dates: 1926 to 1927
County: Brant
Township: South Dumfries
Lot: 38
Concession: 1
Gender: Male
Year of Birth: 1906
Year of Death: 1976
Ethnicity: German
Religion: Presbyterian
Occupation: Milkman, Farm Labourer
Relationships: Girlfriend then wife: diarist Jean Barker
Archive: Archival and Special Collections, University of Guelph
Posted on Rural Diary Archive: Yes
Age During Diary: 20
Coverage: 2 years
Biography:
Sweethearts Ernest and Jean (Barker) both keep diaries of their courtship. Ernest works as a farm labourer and delivers milk in his horse-drawn buggy to customers in the town of Paris. After work he courts Jean. They go to dances, masquerades, concerts, debates and spelling bees. One debate that Ernest chairs is tackling the question “Should Girls Milk with Boys.” Ernest saves his money for their upcoming marriage and includes his business accounts at the back of his 1927 diary.
