The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1879-03-01
DEATHS DOINGS.
DeCease of Two Former Citizens
of Cecil county.

Mr.. Thomas Roach. at Washington.

sunday afternoon, at :; o'clock T.. NJ. 4
larger assemblage OF symparhizing friends
and acquaintance has seldom been wit.
Messed IN Elkton on funeral occasion.
The universal esteem III which Mr. Ben.
nett WAS held personally. and his wide bust
ness acquaintance, drew together nearly
every citizen of our town and vicinity.
The Rev. II. \. Skinner, Rector Of Trim,
Ity i. T.. Church. conducted the services
while Hiram Mccullough. Esq, DR.. r
{. Mackall, James +. Mccullough, E>u
Joseph Wells, Esq, Arthur W. Mitchell
Esq, and Nicholas +. Johnson, Esq acted
az bearears. \ sudden gust OF wind and
rain al the very moment the funeral cor
tsge had reached the cemetery iutsrfered
very materially with the celebration of the
service, compelling very many of those in
attendance to seek the friendly shelter of
adjacent houses and porches. and prevent
ing many from leaving their carriages.
Scarcely, however, had the body of Mr..
Bennett been deposited in its last earthly
resting place. ere the telegraph announced
the death of his half brother, Mr.. Thomas
Roach. formerly highly respected citizen
OF Elkion, but of recent years resident in
Washington City. lie had been in i'm
paired health for number of years past
his memory particularly having failed him.
lie WAS. for many years, a consistent and
exemplary member of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church, IN full communion and mem
bershIp with which he died. 4 brief roie
lying before us announces the manner Of
his death: "lt, like his life. was peaceful
and quiet. He lieved near TO his God. aud
when the last hour came, he pilowed his
weary head upon his Redeemer's breast
and calmly brearhed his life out there. -
His Iutermsnt took place at Washington.
on Wednesday last.
Mr. Roach was, rs we have stated, a halt
brother of the late Rudulph Bennett, Esq
Captain Henry Bennett, the father of the
latter, having married Margaret Roach, the
widow of Thomas Roach, Sr., the fai her OF
the subject Of our present sketch. The
part of the last and the early part Of Tie
present century at Little Elk, and accumu-
lated during his life a very considerable
estate. DR.. John Groome, father Of the
late Col. John c. Grosme and grandfat heI
Of the present Senator, and Iebulon Beas
ton were the appraisers of his personal
estate at the time Of his death. their an
thorIty As such being signed by John Stump
then Chief Judge of the Orphans Court
aud David Smith. Register of Wills This
was in June, 1873, Thr.nas Roach. ST.
having died intestate on the 20h of May
preceding, leaving a widow Margaret and
four chidren-James, Thomas, Sarah and
Margaret. The inventory returned by the
appraisers show his personal estate to have
been very comfortable and considerable IN
those days. 1t being returned at nearly 81,
600 IN dollars and cents, besides number
of slaves. His landed estate also embraced
the most of the present Little Elk. as well
as large tract of land lying between the
old Elk Neck and Bacon Hill. Thomas.
us SECOND son, Was raised IN t.lkton, anu
married Miss Helen Willis, Of Christiaua
Del, an own cousin of Mrs. Vim. Torbert
of this town, and a lady OF unusual anna
bilrty Of disposition and purity of charac.
ter. by whom he had two sous Edwin and
Thomas +. Roach. the for mer being in the
postal service aud the latter a very efficient
clerk in the General Post Office Department
At Washington. to which he was originally
appointed by Mr.. CGeswell while Postmas-
tel GENERAL
Earlier in his life Thomas Roach, Jr
was 4 merchan, in Elkton, DONG business
at what, III those days was know as Sharp
less conner the store honss ROW occupied
10y Roger Witworth. Mr.. Roach was not
particularly successful a. a merchant. and
subsequently opened a chair aud furniture
factory in the Hollow, where John Stock
lem now has a saloon. He afterwards II.
moved from Elkton To Wilmington, where
lie resided many years, removing late in
he, when IN health. held a position in the
Post Office Department. Sarah, the third
child Of Thomas Roach, Sr., married Ru
dulph Bennett at Elk Landing, uncle Of
Livlng.ton T. Bennett, generally known
AS - Budd = Bennett, Mrs. Amelia Crow.
wife of Vim. c. Crow, and Charles II. Ben
nett. Mrs. Beunstt's death occurred but
lii her har
Roach, having been lady of amiable char
acter and christian integrity.
The Roach family was. at one time, quite
a numerous Que in Cecil county, Homard
Roach, whom many Of our older citizens
still distinctly remember, and who died III
1927, having been a considerable owner of
real estate in Elk Neck, with fishing prop
critics. He left at his decease 4 widow and
six children. William Grace afterwards
married Jane Roach, the widow of HON
ard. the father of EI.hraIm Grace and other
sons, some still resident in Cecil, and at
least one other now a grain and commits
sion merchant in Baltimore. We believe
there are at this time several male descend
ants of the elder Reaches bearing the name.
now resident III Elk Neck, Cecil county.
We have 10 record the death of an
other former resident of Cecil county, that Of
Aauila Pritchard, who died on Wednesday.
Feb. 18th, 1879. AT Is o'clock T.. N, at HE
resdence. No. 1910 Washington street, VII
mington. Del. Mr. Pritchard was sitting
III his chair, where he commenced cough
ing and raising blood. lie arose from his
seat for the purpose Of taking some salt.
and, upon being reseated. died instantly.
Mr. Pritchard was born near North East
in this county. in 1914. aud at his death
was in the Goth year of his age. His grand
father was married in - Mary's Episcopal
Church at North East, more than a cen
fury ago.
The subject Of this notice was very widely
and favorably known and highly respected
by the citizens Of Wilmington, in whose
midst he resided for nearly or quite a half
century, aud held the position of Superin-