The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-03-05
Obituary,


Mrs. Lena Justison, wife Of George
w. Justison, OF East Palestine, Column
biana county, in the State of Ohio, de-
parted this life February 18th, 1892.
Mrs. Jnetison's name before her mar
riage was Lena Pierce. She was born
In Brandywine hundred, New Castle
county, In the State OF Delaware, Sep
TENDER Goth. 1928. She was daughter
Of Joseph Pierce. and q sister Of Mrs.
Robert Casey, and also OF Mrs. Chris
tine Perkins. both of Brandywlne hun
dred, end also OF j. Wesley Pierce of
Wilmington, Delaware, all of whom
are deceased. Mr.. George W. Justison,
the husband of Mrs. Lena Justison, ia
a son OF George Justison. deceased,
who was native OF Brandywine hun
dred. =
He and his wife emigrated from
Brandywine Hundred to Columbiana
County, Ohio, shortly after their mar
riage, over sixty years ago. At that
time, there were no railroads in this
country, and Mr.. Justison and his wife
travelled to what was then the Far
West, in a farm wagon, to seek a new
home. The journey was long, dreary
and tiresome one, and after many
days travel, and after passing westerly
over so miles beyond Pittsburgh, a
short distance over the boundary line
between Pennsylvania and Ohio, Mr..
Justison, on account of the fertile ap-
pearance of the soil at the point above
mentioned, concluded to take up a
email claim OF land there, and make it
| their future homo.
This portion Of Ohio was then al
mosta wilderness. and there were but
few settlers lii that vicinity. He set to
work on his arrival, and erected a
small cabin house OF logs, roof and
ali, in the woods. With his axe he
girdled the trees on a few acres of
| woodland. which caused tho trees TO
| die, and he planted his first years
corn and wheat between tho standing
timber. Other settlers soon followed,
and the dead trees were cut down and
rolled together in great piles on the
| stumps OF tho trees and the whole
were then consumed by fire. This was
only o little over 60 years ago.
To-day this section is one of the
most productive in the State of Ohio.
The Fittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chi
cago railroad runs close to Mr.. JUST.
ions farm, and extensive mines of
bituminous coal have been opened for
sever a years past adjoining his farm,
and the farms owned by himself and
his sons are all underlaid with vast
veins cf coal of immense value. MIR.
Justison, the elder,as also his son Geo.
| W.. have long been engaged IN wool
growing, which they found to be
more profitable than growing grain
At the place where Mr.. Justison first
built his cabin home is now the pretty
active business town of Palestine, on
| the Pittsburg, Western, Fort Wayne x
Chicago Railroad.
MIR. Justison, tile elder, died veal
| ago. He was the brother of Mrs. Mar
tin Miller. of Brandwlne hundred. Mrs
Miller died at the age of 81 years ii
January, 1892. She was the youngest
of large family. All OF her brothers
died at an advanced age, and one sis
ter, Hannah Lozier OF Indiana, still
| survives, aged nearly ninety years
Mrs. Lena Justison was kind, good
woman, and many friends mourn her
death in her adopted homo and the
home of her birth. Her husband, Geo.
W. Justlson, and one son. Vernon Jus.
tison, OF East Palestine, Ohio, survive
her.