The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1877-01-08

Az Tue following letter Of DR.. NJ
Dent We copy from tho Winono, Iii
nois, Isdez. It will no doubt be rsot
With interest by the many friends ant
relatives of tho Doctor residing in ,th;
community. May tho Doctor live t.
cnjey many more Christmas days:
About Ons year ago. Hon. John 0
Dent, and wife, celebrated the 25tt
anniversary Of their married life
Among other invitations sent, was one
to the writer of tho following letter
lie has just past his 18th year, is still
hale aud hearty, and is prncticins med
icinc. Our readers will DC much in.
terestcd 10 the statements made BY Dr..
Dent.
GRANVILLE, MoxoSGAuELA Co.,
". Va, Feb. %, 1876.
Dear John O:-Not having heard
from you, or any OF tho connections.
for many months, thought l would
drop you line in response to your
invitation to tho celebration Of your
silver wedding, Sorry | was not Of
the number that attended md oonsra.-
ulaied you uud your lady for success
through life For do think that a
visit TO the west seeing and mixing
umons my connections would DO more
gratifying to me than any other earthly
enjoyment. To SEQ yOur dear old
mother, and enjoy her dcscenlent soci-
city. The association Of brother james,
sister Margsret's, aud Geo. SCOTS
families would DO pleasure to me be.
yopa comprehension, and ono ! fJ"r |
sh4ll never live 10 enjoy.
Toll aunt Juiicth on last Friday. l
put my dinner in my pocket. mounted
my horse aud went to our old residence
on Dents rnu. (now falling down, aud
went into mother's room where ten OF
tue dozen children raised there were
born, got down on my bcuisd knees
and petitionod the throne Of Mercy to
lei bis blessing rest upon all the des-
cendants Of the twelve children raised
by my parents in that old house
Then and there I ate my seventy.6fth
birthday dinner. Ny father and mother
lived together sixty yesrs. My
mother lived eleven years and two
months widow, and neither OF the
parents ever saw the corpse Of one Of
their children. And no death in tho
house but our parents until the prop
erty passed into strangers hands.
One Of my brothers George died Mt
New Orleans in 1905. My oldest sis
ter Elizabeth in indiana, Sister
Nancy, (Geogc Scott's mother in
Missouri, in 1880. Brothers Dudley
aud NimrOdi in Yves. Virginia Broth.
ers John, Enoch. James. and sister
Margaret in Illinois, making nine
dead, and three living. The average
age Of tho dead G4 years and thEec
months. The average Of tho three
living is sCvcn.y.ouo years. Tho four
last deaths were just Us they were
born. Tho oldest Nimrod, Margaret,
Enoch and James. My father cauO
to this country in March 1776 one
hundred years ago. wus twCnty.one
years old tho next May. Nv moth.
er's father, (CoI. Evaus,) in 1913,
mother was then thirteen years old.
My grandfather (Evans) was 6rst
clerk Of the county and my father drst
sheriff. Ny father was delegate to the
Legislature and served at Is, Cd,
about $1.75 per day. Our family's
families are all enjoying their usual
good health exccp. brother Evans
wife, who is very low at present. Your
uncle Dan Gapen has not as yet fur
nished mc the address Of your aunt
Nancy Gapen. Please let US hear
from all the connections. SlargarOt's
family, james. Geo. SCOTS, Johns
son George and daughters GilIey,
zilpha, Margaret, and Susan's families.
Remember me kindly to all the con-
ucctious, particularly to your mother,
II it was possible | would like to see
hOr very much before passing over
tho River You must excuse the
writing. my hand and fingers are very
much affected this winter.
Very respectfully, your uncle,