The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-08-26
Reunion of the Grisa-
more Family.

cob GrisamOre and Sarah 1rel- ,
cher had a very pleasant and
gratifying reunion at tue oid
homestead, near the Union Church
in this county, on Thursday, the
10th inst
The above named parents were
born, raised, and married III
Berks county, Penusy lvanla, and
e~mi.rated to this county Ill the
wear 1910. The father died i'll lS2SS
and the mother III 1852. They had
ten children, one of whom died
in infancy.
Eliza married James Adair, a
farmer, who died in 1872. She has
always lived Oh the homestead
farm.
John. who is a farmer, marrled
Rebecca Henley and has lived
for forty five years in end near
the town of New Washington, i'll
Clark county. He has served for
a number of years as county COM
missioner.
Mary or "Polly," married John
Lewman, "a farmer, who has al
ways lived in sight of the Old
homestead. She was killed by
lightning in her house, Oh her
fortieth birth day, in 1S4S.
David WAS Il brick-mason /;
learner his trade with the late
John uaSald, OF Utica township;
married Edith Prather, and resi-
ded in Jeffersonville until his
death, in 1912. His widow still
lives in that city.
Nathan was a blacksmith he
learned his trade with the late
James Caldwell, of C%narlestown
became a steamboat engineer, ma
king his home in st. Louis was
engineer on the first steamboat
that assembled the Missouri River
as far up as the Yellowstone, and
in twenty five years never had dn
accident with the machinery IN
his charge; married Sarah
Mckee, who died within one year
after her marriage. He died in
| 1856.
. Wilson was a brick-layer ; he
learned his trade with Mr.. Sale,
Iof Louisville emigratrd to Loui-
siana in 1889; married Mary Ado
phina Landry, who died tive
years ago /; for the last twenty
three years he has been engaged
in sugar planting.
v Elizabeth married Andrew Fry
-: a farmer, and has always lived il
view of the old Homestead.
" Sarah married John Fl. M
Campbell, a farmer, and removed
to Parke county, in this State. il
1916, where she has since resided
Silas Z. emigrated to LOuisian;
in 1916, and has been engaged il
mercantile and mechanical per
il suits. He has frequently bee
g mayor of the town of Thibodau,
and also a member Of the polic'
Jury County commissioners o
l his county.
Jacob GrisamOre and wife hay
about one hundred and fifty Chi
dren and grand. children, represe.
b ting the family in the State of !
diana, Illinois, Kentucky, Misso
ri, Mississippi, Louisiana aud Te
!" as. The oldest four children wer
IT born in PennsA lvania, aud the 1
mainder in this county.
OF The day fixed for the family L
III union was beautiful and pleasan'
A large number OF life.lon
friends of the family were preseI
the number being over one hui
. dred.
H. The venerable Wm. Crum,
lite long neighbor and friend
tt the family, presided at the tab
the six member OF the FAM
standing at his right, CONNER
= cling with the Oldest, while the
husbands and wives stood opps
site them. Every delicacy whit
love and devotion could procul
was placed upon the table, aud
n multitudeof the younger membe
ne Of the family assumed the role
walters, supplying their az,
friends with whatever they mig
Is desire.
or The numerous guests we.
IN gratitied at the pleasure enjoyt
lg in mingling with their school-bt
hs companions and playmate
be some of whom had not met Fl
ri more than they thirty years, al
" and to the members of the fami
i who stood together at the san
of table for the first time i'll thirt
70 eight years, their heads wliten'
l." with the frOsts of more than fif
to winters, and each feeling thu
re in all probability, that was t
hi last occasion at which they won
lis ever stand side by side on til
earth, the qualification and ha
go ~ 49,, r-~