Pay for American soldiers during each major war is provided by We Are the Mighty. Their article, This is how much troops were paid in every major American war, provides the pay for a private in the major wars fought by the U.S. The then-current pay is also adjusted to an equivalent amount of money […]
Previous post took a guess at quantifying the value of King Solomon’s chariots and warhorses. Earlier post estimated the number of warhorses King Solomon owned along with the number of chariots in his kingdom. Here is another text that allows us to make estimates of some portions of his vast wealth. Kings text 1 Kings […]
Previous post estimated the number of warhorses King Solomon owned along with citing the number of chariots in his kingdom. Here are two of the texts used to make an estimate of some portions of his vast wealth: Chronicles text 2 Chronicles 1:14-17 (emphasis added for attention on specific valuations): “Solomon accumulated chariots and horses; […]
King Solomon, ruler from about 970 B.C. through 931 B.C., had both wealth and wisdom beyond compare. One source (didn’t make note of it at the time and won’t bother looking for it again) suggested his wealth was in the range of $2.2 trillion dollars in current measurement. Yes, trillion, as in 1,000 billion. His […]
In 1945 my paternal grandfather departed this vail of tears. The probate document filed for his estate the next year provides a financial glimpse of life on a South Dakota farm in the mid-1940s. This was a time of low productivity with all the members of a large family working all day every day to […]
The probate document for my paternal grandfather listed the assets in his estate. What is the total value of his estate? Let’s ponder that question. Values for some items are listed in the probate document. Prices of asset purchases and sales during the time between his death and filing of probate document can be used […]
Previous post listed the cash transactions in the estate of my paternal grandfather from the day he passed away until a probate filing was prepared for the court. The probate filing provides a glimpse into farm life in the mid-1940s. As you read the summarized income statement and cash transactions below, keep in mind this […]
The estate of my paternal grandfather went through probate in 1946 after he died in 1945. The probate filing listed the cash received and paid from the time of his death until the document was filed with the court. The filing provides a view of farm life in the mid-1940s. This series of posts uses […]
The probate filing for the estate of my grandfather, Daniel Ulvog, provides a lot of information about the farm. Let’s look at indicators of the price of farm animals. The filling provides a number of data points. Here is the listed information sorted by animal with a mean (weighted average), mode (price with largest number […]