The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-11-20
WHEELING DAILY INTELIGENcER TUESDAY NOVEMBER 90 1854

her earlier years. It took some time TO
get her 10 understand our questions,
bat when she did 50 her answers we're
always sensible. The words she 90 often
used, II don't remember; it has been so
long ago" express volumes.
The history OF her life, from the time
she was bora. I've score and nineteen
years ago, until the present time, were
romance. The following is Q sketch OF
her life as cleaned from her narrative:
Mrs. Conrad was born on the fourth
day Of August, l7T5, in xhat
Is now Pendleton county. West
Virginia, Her maiden name was
Eanics Mace her father be-
ing farmer by the name OF John Mace
and her mother las she expressed ~ "a
Scotch lassie by the name OF Mollie."
Her father removed TO Balltowa, in
Braxton county, when Eunice wac q
little girl, but she remembers distinctly
how the Indians had to DO driven
away from the town before the
white settlers could make their
clearings and erect their cabins.
The settlers - John Mace among
them-took possession Of the town aud
the cleared zelda on the day after the
Indians were driven away. Eunice's
mother used for o milkhouse a large
sycamore stump, in which tho Indians
had stored their deer and meat, and
which also showed signs OF having at
times been occupied az sleeping quar-
ters. Her father lived at Bulltown for
four years and then removed to what is
now Randolph county. There Misc
Eunice met, loved and married Jacob
Conrad, who at the time was much
younger than she. The newly married
couple turned their faces to the wilder.
ness to find them home, and soon she
was once again living at historic Bull
town. Her husband came through the
war OF 1872 unscathed, aud as his widow
she Is to-day receiving pen.
sion from the government for.
the life and permanency OF
which her husband 80 bsavely fought.
After living at Builsown some time,
where several children were born to
them. they moved TO DUSK Camp, in
Gilmer county, where they dwelt happy
and contented for many years. During
these years some children were born,
some died and some were married, But
the greatest trial came to Aunt Eunice
In 1870, when her husband passed away
and left her to stand alone amid new
generation. Since the death of her hus.
band abe has lived with her youngest
son, Henry. and they have moved quite
often to different places in the county.
During this time she has seen all her
children die, one by one, until now, out
OF family Of fourteen. there Is but
one remaining, and that Is the youngest
Of the family, the son with whom she
lives. This son Ia now old and gray
haired, and to see him one would not
think it possible for him to have q
parent living. He is kind and good TO
his aged mother. and with great pride
exhibited to us an old-fashioned pair OF
socks which she knitted for him in her
one hundred and sixth year. These, he
said, he had never worn and would not
until he was carried to his last resting
place.
Aunt Eunice ia now and always has
boon in excellent health, and her eye
sight Ia good.
Aa we rode away, the old lady was
still sitting in the sunshine that came
sitting through the roof Of the old
porch, and her eyes were fixed upon
the hills. A slender cord to be broken,
little thread to be snapped, and Aunt
Eunice Conrad will drift across the si-
lent river to the home where her loved
ones are waiting.
Don CYR.