The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-11-23
WILLIAM GREENIEAF, OF BRIDGE
PORT, THIS COUNTY, MEETS REL
ATIvES AFTER LONG SEP
ARATIoN.
CHILDREN MEETING IN SUNDAY
SCHOOL CAUSE THE REUNION.
JUST LEARNS OF GRAND
PARENTS DEATH.
Interesting and Novel Narration of the
Experiences of the Greenleaf Family
and Reunion is Notable.-others
Will Be Looked Up.


Through the recent removal of Mrs.
Emma Grcenlcaf, widow OF the late Wal.
ter Grecnleaf, from Uniontown to Pitts.
burg, says the Uniontown, Pa, News
Standard, was brought about reunion
with relatives who had not seen each
other for years, and Mrs. Grcenleaf met
a cousin of her late husband, William
s. Greenleaf, who learned through the
meeting the first news Of the death OF
his grandparents, who have been deeeas.
ed about eight and ten years respect
lively.
The story is a most unusual one OF
relatives meeting after years of separa.
tion. After Mrs. Walter Greenleaf NOV
ed to the East End, Pittsburg, severa!
weeks ago her children attended the Sun.
day school at the IIomewood avenue
NJ. L. church and her daughter, Mary.
aged nine years, met in the Sunday
school class girl of the same age nam.
ed Nlaioric Greenleaf.
When AIaiorie Greenleaf returned home
she told her father, William S. Green.
leaf, of her meeting with another Green
leaf girl, and Mr.. Greenleaf, having for
some time been separated from his rel
atives, went from his home on Bennett
street, to the home of Mrs. Walter
Grecnleaf, on Kelley street and Lang av
enue, only a short distance, to lear
more about the family,
Mr.. Greenleaf then learned for the ilrs
time of the relatives whom he had NOT
seen for years, including Mrs. L. X
South, of Uniontown, his aunt and ais,
his foster mother for the first six year
of his life. Mr.. Greenleaf was born il
Independence, w. Va, and his fathe,
died when he was but seven weeks 0
age and he was then taken by his aunt
Mrs. L, X. South, who lived in Harri
son county, w. Va, and remained wit
her until he was six years of age, ant
then with his mother, who married again
and whom ow lives in Bridgeport, Har
rison county, w. Va, her name bein;
Mrs. AIolie +. Sandusky.
Mr.. Grecnlcaf started in the scrvic,
as postal mail clerk l2 or Is year
ago and moi keeping mp a correspondence
he failed to keep track of the where
abonts of the South family, who move,
to Saline county, Mo-, and later to I'm
iontown When the news of Mr.. Green
leaf being found was told to Mrs. Soutl
she went to Pittsbudg and had mos
pleasant reunion with her nephew, wh
had held clearly in his memory all TIN
early training given him by Mrs. Soutt
and all the incidents of his early child
hood, Mrs. South having been to him a
a mother.
lie remembered well his grandparents
Nlr, and Mrs. Il. Greenlenf, and learned
from Mrs. South that both had been dead
for years, and he did not know it. Hi-
grandfather q. Greenlea.f, was a vel
known citizen of 'Taylortown, Greene
county, and lived on the same farm for
40 years. lie died about ten years age
and his wife about eight years ago in
Uniontown.
And one of the most touching Incl
dents of the meeting was that Mr.. Green.
leaf learned that on the day that his
cousin, Walter Greenleaf, lay cold in
death few months ago he tWm. S
Greenlcafl passed through Uniontown on
his way to visit his mother in West yir.
ginia and as he passed through the town
he wondered if any of his relatives lived
there. He knew of their having moved
here, but in the lapse OF years thought
they may have changed their residence.
William S. Greenleaf now holds a re-
sponsible position in the postoffice build
ing at Pittsburg. He married a lady
from Cincinnati a number Of years ago,
and has a family of several children
The story Of his separation from the rel.
atives who had been so near to him in
childhood and of the remarkable circum.
stances connected with his finding them
recently is one of particular interest,
Mr.. Greenleaf expects to visit Mrs. South
in Uniontown in a few weeks and will
meet many who are interested in the
story above related.