The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1891-03-20
Death of a Remarkable old Lady.

the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Higgs. at Hickory Valley, Harde-
man County, Tenn, on the 4th of
March, 1891. She was eightY-four
years and four hours old and died
at the time she pre- dicted, and was
in the full posse ssion of her mental
faculties until the very last. Mrs.
Cheairs' maiden name was Cash.
She was born at WadesborO, S. O.,
received d superior education and
graduated OF the famous old Mo-
ravian school, at Salem, N. q. She
came OF revolutionary stock, being
a near relative of Patrick Henry,
and grand daughter of Col. Pat
rick Boggan, of revolutionary fame.
She was related to Gen. Zachary
Taylor; and was cousin to Capt.
May, who so distinguished himself
under Taylor at the head OF troop
of dragons at the battle of Resaca
de la Palma. She was also rela-
ted to the Ashes, Hamptnns, Wades,
Picketts, Hammonds, Howzes and
other prominent old families of
North Carolina.
Early in lie she was thrown in
contact with the leaders in politics
and social life in her native state
and acquired an interest in public
affairs that remained with her as
long as she lived. She had most
remarkable remedy and could re-
cite whole pages from the Latin,
Greek and English classics, and
could relate mlnutely many inci>
dents that happened over sixty
years ago.
She married Mr.. John Cheairs i'm
North Carolina and moved to Har-
deman County, where the greater
part of her lite was spent. The
husba md died many years ago, long
before the war. Alter that she
lived with her children and relatives
in different parts of The South. 1t
is not long since she visited "a sou in
Texas, and only few months ago
she visited relatives in Memphis,
coming and gong alone. Her vi
vacity was somewhat wonderful.
She played on the piano, sang little
scatch songs, told stories and walk
ed and talked with oil the glee of a
girl. But she livel out more than
the allotted span of ife and at last
laid down to fall asleep in death.
Within the present year she was
able to write letters and to make
affidavit TO testimony relating to
an estate supposed to be coming to
the Cash family from a distant part
of the country. She furnished the
facts, dates, circumstances, names
and particulars as clearly as if speak
ing of events not a year old.
CO.. George wilson Began of
this county, her double cousin, is
the last of her sch0ulmates and
contemporaries, and he is nearly as
old as she was. She was sister of
the late Col. Benjamin Cash, of
Forest Hill. in this county, aud
therefore all aunt OF his children,
MIR. Robert j. Cash, OF German
town, and Mrs. Drake, Mrs. Bled-
soc and Mrs. j. Harvey Mathes. of
this city. Few such old people as
she remain in our midst to remind
US of past generations. Such land
marks are rapidly disappearing and
will soon be gone.
Mrs. Cheairs delighted TO talk of
away back literary and political
matters, and was a most enter
tanning old lady. She was a de-
vout christian, relied implicitly
in the promises of the creator
made to the faithful, and was not
only ready for the great change,
but cheerfuily obeYed the summons
when it came, TO transfer her from
the pains and infirmities of life to
eternal rest an6 peace.-Appeal-
Avalanche, March 10th.
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