Wichita eagle., 1889-08-18
MATILDA VOSE.
PHEBE NENNCM
WILLIAM ROACH.
ESTHER RHODES,

VI.
A little investigation will show quite a num-
Der of people now dwelling in the United
States who have lived a century, and some
have gone far beyond their hundredth birth
day.
A specimen Of extreme age is living at
Washington Mills, on the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna and Western railroad, not far from
Utica, New York. His name is Ephraim
Elmer, aid he is said to be l25 years Old. The
proof Of his age is largely in the statement of
his sons, who are old men, for one of his chill
dren went west some years ago with the
family Bible in which the record of his birth
was kept, and has probably passed away, as
letters sent to him have been returned.
Mr.. Elmer says that he wss born in Warren
Herkimer county, n. Y, Jan. GO, 1164 His
father was farmer, who came from the old
country. MIR. Elmer has been a shoemaker
all his life, and says that he worked at his
trade till year ago, when his eyes gave out.
At "a he married a girl of ii and had eleven
children born to him, all of whom are living,
so far as he knows, except two girls, and two
sons killed Ia the civil war His wife died in
1866, and the old man has not seen or heard
of brother or sister in fifty years, except a
sister who died about twenty-five years ago
Elmer joined Gen. Herkimer's army as
waiter and chore boy when he was thirteen,
and was with him at the time Of the battle Of
Oriskany, though having been sent away for
something, he was not in the battle He was
in the breastworks ut Sackett's Harbor in
1872 An hveterate user of tobacco, he says
that the nearest approach TO the blues he has
is when he gets out of supply
Then there is Aunt Elsie Williams, col
ored woman living in Missouri, who is sup
posed to have reached the age of 115 She
was born IL Wlliamsport, Nd AT the time
OF Washingtons death she was in Jail in
Washington with other slaves preparatory to
being sent south On leaving Washington
she went to Augusta, Ga, where she was
bought by slave trader, who took her to
his plantation on the Tonbiobee, in Alabama
She was sold again at Memphis. Tenn. She
moved north near the close Of the war with
the Eighth Missouri regiment, and has ever
since made her home in S.. Louis city and
county.
Piclaway county, O., boasts of woman
112 years old She was born ca tho 4th of
July, III, being the first anniversary Of
American independence. Her name is Mar
garet Arnold. Her father, Mr. Robert XII
ser, had twelve children, four of whom are
hvlng-three daughters and one son. Mar
garet was married to Mr.. Frederick Arnold
when quite young. Her husband died over
seventy years ago and she has remained in
widowhood ever since. She removed from
her native state 10 Chillicothe, O., where
she remained but one winter From Chilli
Gothic she removed to a farm in Fayette
county and followed the occupation of
tailoreSS. She made her home, after this, in
Illinois for twerty-seyen years and ultimate
ly returned to Ohio, where she has since been
living with her son. No physician has ever
been called to attend her, as she has never
been sick a day in her lie. Although
smoker of tobacco for seventy years she has
at last laid the pipe aside, finding no further
comfort in it.
She comes of remarkably long lived fam
lily. Here is showing of the ages attained
by herself, two sisters and one brother:
Ages
Mrs Elizabeth billiard. ..-..................l ia
Mrs Margaret Arnold. Observation-Disclosures l2
Mrs John Bailey ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1cq
"1iIA<11i hisef 14
1t is rot likely that any other family in the
United States can produce such record.
Another person besides Ephraim Elmer.