Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-14
Request.
FAMILY REUNION.
The collars Family Noted for Their
Longevity.

/ AO"SChASy'
On the 9th of this month there was q
family reunion at the residence of
Frederick collars, at Macon, which, in
some respects, was extraordinary. 1t
was in its primary object reunion Of
the brothers and sisters of Mr.. collars.
They were all present, besides about
forty of their descendants and relatives,
among whom were Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Horn, of Canton, Ohio; and Allen Zol-
lars, of Ft. Wayne, Ind.
| Frederick collars, the oldest brother,
has been resident of Macon since 1868,
and is we'll and favorably known. He
is now eighty-five years old.
Daniel collars, the next brother, is
seventy-eight years old. He has resided
at Ottumwa, Iowa, for many years.
Enoch collars, the third brother, is
seventy-six years old. He is resident
of Creston, Iowa.
John collars, the next brother, is
seventy-two years old. He is q resident
of Napoleon, Ohio.
Cyrus collars, the next brother, is
seventy years old. During the most of
his life he has resided near Canton,
Ohio.
The next living member of the family
is a sister, Mrs. Agnes Beathers who is
sixty years old. She is widow and
lives at Holden, Mo.
The next brother, and the youngest
of the family, is David collars, who is
fifty-eight years old, and is wholesale
and retail dry goods merchant at Can
ton, Ohio.
It will be seen that the sum total of
the lives of these seven people is 499
years, and that the average age is sew
enty-one years, three months, and
thirteen days. Another remarkable
thing is that with the exception of John
who has second wife, ali of the broth
ers are living with their first wlves.-
The ages of the wives are respectively
eighty-one, seventy-five, seventy, sixty,
fifty-two and fifty years, making total
of 3S9 years, and an average Of sixty
four years and ten months.
The oldest brother, Frederick, will
have been married sixty-three years on
the 9th day of the coming November.
These people are residents of four
different states, and the probability is,
that in none of those states could there
be found another family whose average
would be so high, and of which so many
brothers of their age still live with the
wives of their youth.
They are all people of excellent char
acter, and quite we'll off-some of them
quite wealthy. Most Of them have re-
tired from active business. The broth
ers and sisters are children of John Zol-
lars, who was born in Pennsylvania in
1881, and emigrated to Ohio in 1S13.-
The mother was the daughter of an
officer who served through the war of
the revolution.
The descendants of that couple now
living, number 1893. If all were living,
there would be 27S. Many of the busi-
ness avocations, and professions, have
had, and now have, representatives
among these descendants. Of the Off
cial positions now held by them, or any
of them, we have no means of knowing
at present, except that Hon. Allen Zol-
lars, a son of Frederick, is now one of
the judges of the supreme court Of In
diana. We know, too, that quite a
number of them did honorable service
in the late war and that quite a num-
Der there gave their lives in defense of
the institutions which their ancestors
helped to found and establish.
We can scarcely realize the length of
the lives of these people, without ret
respect, the events amid which they
were born, and the changes that have
come to the world since. We take the
oldest, Frederick, who was born in 1901.
He was born but two years after the
death of Washington, and in the year
that Jefferson was elected president.
At that time there were but sixteen
States in the union, with population
of but five and one-half millions. At
the time of his birth most of the early
movers in American Independence, the
trainers of the constitution, the great
commanders, and the patriotic soldiers
of the Revolution were still living. In
his boyhood, he heard from the survi
vors the story of the trials, privations,
and sacrifices of the heroic and,patriotic
soldiers of the Revolution. He was
born one year before life boats were
known; one year before the first impor-
tation of Marino sheep into this coun-
try; two years before the United States
purchased from France Louisiana,
which comprised nearly all the vast
territory west of the Mississippi three
years before Bonapart was crowned
Emperor, four years before the historic
battles of Austerlitz and Trafalgar.
He was six years old when Robert
Fulton launched the first steamboat on
the Hudson. He was eight years old
when Madison was elected President.
He was ten years old when Gen. Harri-
son fought in the battle of Tippecanoe.
He was eleven years old when United
States declared war against Great
Britain. He was the same age when
the French evacuated Moscow and be-
gan the disastrous retreat which was
the precursor of the overthrow of Ma
poleon. He was twelve years old when
the great chief Tecumseh was killed.
He was thirteen years old when the
British burned the government build
ings at Washington. He was fourteen
years old when Jackson fought the bat
tie of New Orleans and when Napoleon
fought and lost the battle of Waterloo.
He was sixteen years old when the
first deaf and dumb asylum was estab-
lished In this country. He was seven
teen years old when Illinois was admit
ted into the union. He was eighteen
years old when the first steamer sailed
for Europe. He was nineteen years
old when George III died. He was
twenty-four years old when General
Lafayette laid the corner stone of Bum
4 y II 49, 49,,