The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-03-10

lively early age for one of that family, he
was well advanced in years. Mrs. Mosely
had seven brothers, two of whom served in
the Colonial army during the war of the
revolution. One of them, David BaIlou,
served seven years, and was captain and
aide-de-csmp to General Washington. When
the patriot army was disbanded he started
home, but never reached there, having con-
tracted smallpox. of which he died. The
pay due him for his services was never re-
ceived by the family, circumstance which
still worries the mind of Mrs. Mosely.
Mrs. Mosely's father was driven from North
Carolina by the Tories and settled in Vir-
ginia. After the revolutionary war the fam.
lily emigrated TO Kentucky, where while
only in her thirteenth year, she Married
In speaking of this early marriage, her
daughter, Mrs Bare, said: when she mar
RED she was playing with dolls. and two
years after with a child of her OVID" She
resredia family of 10 children, one of whom
was born after the death of her husband, six
of them being alive and living in this vicin-
ity; three are known 20 be dead, and of enc
all trace has been lost for some years. The
children living are Mrs Jane Rsnfrew. aged
So, who resides at New Albany: Mrs. Sarah
Price, aged 20; Mrs Melinda Holmes, aged
Sc; Mrs Naomi Bare. aged 81; Mrs. Ann
Cheatham, aged 50. and Mrs. America Tread
way, aged 90, all of whom reside in or about
this city. The one not heard from for some
years is Omstead Mosely, who when last
heard from, resided In Illinois.
One of her brothers was with General
Jackson at the battle OF New Orleans. In
her childhood she witnessed some of the
stirring scenes of the revolution besides en-
countering the privatIons aud dangers Of
frontier life a hundred years ago. Many are
the stories she tells of spes from be ars and
wolves, and to write on paper the incidents
of her life and her Tecollections of the years
through which she has passed would, to use
her own language, take all the paper in
town-a whole store full" All OF her
brothers lived to advanced ages, the last one
dying about 10 years ago. Her father has
been dead nearly 100 years, having died be-
fore she had growth.
Until five years ago she was very active
and with the aid of her cane would take
long walks at pace which many young
ladies would find difficulty IN accomplish
ing, and often took horseback rides At that
time, being JOG years old, she fell down
three steps and injured her thigh so badly
that ii was feared she would not live,
and in anticipation of her death she gave
minute directions in regard TO her burial,
going into the slightest details She recov
cred, but since has been unable to walk, al
though she sits up and smokes her pipe with
the greatest enjoyment She has smoked
ever since she was girl, and regards smok-
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inauguration.
Her appearance does not indicate her great
age, for her form is but slightly bent, while
her limbs are esstrajght as are her long, fiexi-
BILE fingers In her youth she must have
been q remarkably handsome woman, and
mas not forgotten the time when she was the
belle of the section of Kentucky in which
she lived. Her hair and eyes were dark IN
her youth, and the latter still snap and
twinkle as she relates incidents of her past
life. Two years ego her hair, which was
whitened with age, turned to its original
color-black. The circumstance created
considerable excitement among the friends
OF the family, aud so many were the requests
for locks OF her hair that 1t is probable she
would have had none LETT had il not again
commenced to turn white. at present il
is of an iron gray appearance, there being
little streaks of dark and white all over her
head
About the time of her accident she cut a
new tooth, ana for awhile it looked as If she
would have a full new set without calling
upon dentist for them but the hope has
not been fully realized, although at times
her gums swell and the edges of the teeth
caa be felt with the finger. Her hearisg is
but eighty impaired, her eyesight is good,
and although her voice has lost its former
tones she speaks aIdibly, distinctly, and al
times with great animation.