Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-10-06
OBITUARY.

HESEY BURSETT, son Of Robert and Susan
Burnett, was born In Pendlcton County, yir.
glnla on the 2Oth day Of January, l7gj. In The
year 1873 he enlisted In the army and served
a. private soldier In the interest Of hi,
Country siX months. After his term Of Ser.
/ vice expired he remained in Virginia Until
the Fail Of 1916 when he made u trip 10 tho
State Of Ohio. ON coming to OhiO he maze
Il stop where, or very near where his family
/ lives, Remaining here short tlme,-say a
/ few m0nths-he returned 10 Virginia to bring
I his aged parents 10 the new country Of Ohio,
which he had selected for home for them
and for himself This he did in the gear OF
1878
After returning to ohio with his parents.
the same year he was Joined in marriage with
Miss Magdalin Bush. Henry Burnett aud his
companion were the first settled family be-.
teen Rattlesnake and Sugar Greek streams,
that flow proXimate To each other in Fayette
County.
This was then indeed new country. In
proved farms were few. Levi Arnold and
VIM. Thompson. who had settled in this
county little earlier than Burnett, were his
nearest neighbors. Uncle Henry, as he is ia
military called Of late years, and his com
panion,-to use his own words, were "poor
but ambitious, !" when they set up for them
selves, but thy were industrious and econo-
mizing and were not long getting a compe-
tency.
Henry Burnett was possessed Of good
mind. lie was not, perhaps, as extensively
cultivated in the sciences as many of the
younger class of men yet for the time in
which he liyed-considering the disadyan-
tages-hc would be considered to have had
more than ordinary capacities
As neighbor he was kind and obliging in
every way. He told the writer "he had
lived in this neighborhood "a years and had
never had jower, jangle or quarrel with a
single man"
The account that might be made of Uncle
Henry Burnett as Christian, would be
worthy much larger space than would be
prudent to occupy in your columns. We will
submit, however, few of his own words up
on this point noted by the writer few days
before his decease.
~ thought joined the Church understand
Ingly On our way home from meeting, be-
tween Father DObbin's house and our own,
said to my wife, we have made start, now
we must never disgrace the cause When
we got home we erected family tltar, and |
nave kept it up ever since.
Sometime after our connection with the |
church, we were called, in the providence of |
Sod, to give up one of our little boys. While |
he child lay sick, and after it was evident it
must die, there was a great struggle within |
ne. 1t seemed l could not give him up, so
retired behind the house and prayed for grace |
% be resigned. There the Lord met me and |
knew was accepted. l have lost other chill
lren since, but have had no will of my own in |
he matter"
Father Burnett was member of the Metoh-
list Protestant Church. lie was one of the
lrst organization of that Church in Fayette
county. His widow is the only surviving |
member of the first organization. Rev. Rob
,rt Dobbin and wife, Peter Fnlts, Geo Hen
ile and wife, and Henry Burnett are all gone
% their reward.
Father Burnett lived to see several fine
)hurches built for the Church of his choice,
md many hundred members succeed to him
n Fayette County, and like David. "After he
lad served his own generation, fell on sleep"
"sleep in Jesus blessed sleep" &c.
May the berelt family follow his christian
Xample, that when Christ, who is our life,
hall appear, they, with their sainted father,
md husband may appear with him in Glory
Henry Burnett deceased goth of September
$40, aged rs years and eight months.