Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-13

1 AClcAo ~ with SiSFS ~"'N' iiOoo -
heart, manifesting still ;ho loag-cher-
| ished affection no be ara for tho moth
or who gave him birth, caro- and
n0urishmcn'.
Mr. Lnmpkin developed and grow
up TO manhood and continued to re-
side in tho county Of his birth until
ho rssrhad hl7 81 h yoar; then resid-
Ell in Carolina county some I6 years.
about II years in the county of Rock
bridge, 2 years u G.los county, and
IL years in W..Ao county. In tho
tho tail oi 1913 no removed with his
| family to the N nth west, spending
his first winter in tho city OF Galona,
Illinois, end in the spring OF l849
| settled in Grant county, Wisconsin, o
little north Of CassV,lie, where he
now residos with his son, Mr. George
Lumpkin, and his youngest child.
La the neighborho0d where MIR.
Lumpkin's youthful days were spent,
there resided gentleman by the
name Of Hutchinson, - whom a
daughter was born up n tho day
that Mr. Lumpkin reached the age
of 20 years, one month and Z days,
and whom Mr. Hutchinson named
Sarah Il. A few summers rcllod
away aud SaIah L. from infancy de>
volopcd into Il bright and ao4ivo little
lass. at which time she began 20 al
tract tho attention and move upon
the affections OF Mr.. Lumpkin, who
now informs "a that he is wholly un-
able to remember the time when he
| did not love her Circumstances
combined in such manner as to often
bring thom together; and as Miss
Sarah l.. grew in stature she also
crew in bis affections, until she
reached the age of - years and 8
months. at which timo Mr. Lumpkin
and She became husband and wife.
In this 4acted relation and faithful to
| their covenant VOWS, they ware com
nanions in III for tho full period OF
| G5 years, z months and % days
Mrs. Sarah H. L1mpkla departing
this life on tho 1st day cf October,
1875. During this long period OF
happy conranionship, there were
born to them fourteen chill lren, clcv-
on OF whom they we're permitted TO
roach mature lie, but Of whom
orly five now snryivc
|; is perhaps worthy OF note, that
shortly after Mr.. Isaac Lumpkin set
tied in Virginia, ard prior 10 the
birth ot our guest, he had the mis-,
fortune 20 have his house with eli it's
comforts consumed By fire. In his
vicinity there resided n planter by
tho namo of Beverly, who, jointly
with OK President Monroe, in thoir
generosity rcpairo his loss and fitted
up home for his family; for which
kindness Mr.. Lumpkin's gratitude
novor seemed TO die ont. While no
good opportunity was ever presented
to return the generous act to Mr..
Beverly, such did open, 10 time, to
return tho evidence of appreciation
in case OF Mr. Monroe. For before
the death of Isaac Lumpkin, Prosi-
don't Monroe became indebted to him
in about the sum Of $1,000, which
thus stood at tho date of MI. Lump
kins doath, and which he cancelled
by a provision Of his last will and
testament. in which he dcbarrcd his
heirs from over collecting tho Same.
Mr.. Robert Lumpkin was o soldier
Of tho war Of 1912 and gives US sub
stantially the following history OF his
connection herewith, 10 wit : He
volunteered in the Virginia Militia
in Novomb Dor, 1913, and was first dis
charged and sent homo 10 April.
| 1911; but was recalled 10 the service
in August of the same year, being of
this time absent about three months
aud during which time the British
attacked aud burned the city Of
Washington He and his company
being on tho way to its rescue, only
reached tho opposite shore OF the Pc
tomac in time 10 see the city in ;
blaze and witness its destruction
{ Not long after This no and his com
panions were again discharged am
sent home, whore they reached II
time 10 spend ono night with thoi
families, before they ware recalled 4
, service and ordered 10 the defense o
Tappahannock against other British
! crusaders for plunder and dcstruc'
ton; and after reaching Tappahan
mock but few days, peace was pro
claimed, and the army disbanded
Typhus fever, at this last point, ha
been alarmingly fatal among the Red
coats, and Che Jonathan boys caugh
the contagion and carried IT wit
> them to their homes where abou
thirty OF his companions disi Of th
! disease, Mr. Llmpkin, himself, TAX
ing the disease and was the frs