Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1907-01-09
4 fAAILl REUNION III TEXAS.
ABBorrs AND rHElR CONNECTIONS MEer
IN ANNUAL aeUHIoN--LARGE CROWD.
[Daily Herald, Weatherford. Texas, De-
cember oath, 1908.

[Daily Herald, Weatherford. Texas, De-
cember oath, 1905.
On December 22d, 1885, Mrs. Sarah
Abbott, the mother of J. Ben, Mrs.
Fannie Barton, Geo. W., Il. p. and w. IT.
Abbott, held a family reunion, and gath
cred around the festive board were the
above named children together with their
families. There was nothing unusual
about this first reunion, but as the years
rolled on and grandsons and grand.
daughters married the family circle at
these annual gatherings grew. larger with
each recurring occasion until now one
SoKpuld think the gathing q community
cnic, 80 large has it grown. With few
exceptions these annual reunions. have
been held since 1885. Although the
mother, at whose bidding the reunions
were begun, has gone to her reward, the
occasions are looked forward to and the
memory of that sainted one thus revered
and honored.
The reunion Saturday was had at the
home of j. Ben Abbott, near Pleasant
Point There were present fifty-two of
the family connection, perhaps the larg.
est number ever gathered on a similar
occasion.
The editor of The Herald Is proud to
number this family among his friends,
80 when he received an invitation come
and bring the wife aud daughter, he
readily accepted. Arriving at the home
of Mr.. Abbott, just at noon, we were
ushered into the dining room, where
were sented the oldor members of the
families. We were told to eat, drink
and be merry, and we certainly obsyed
the command; we might say. every COM
mand, for we did our best to sample all
OF the good things which Mrs. Abbott
had prepared for the occasion. We are
afraid to even attempt to describe that
dinner, hut imagine table sufficiently
long, at which eighteen were seated, and
every inch of available space filled with
such things that would whet the appe-
tite of king.
Dinner being over, couple of hours
were spent in pleasant conversation.
singing, etc. All too soon came the hour
for separation, when w. T. Abbott read
chapter from his mothers Bible and
offered prayer.
Those present by families were as fol.
lows: j. Ben Abbott and wife, A. G. Alb
bott, of Texaline; Mrs. Kate Shaw,
James, George aud Katie Lou Shaw
Mrs. Fannie Barton, j. r. Lilies and wife,
Joe Hamilton and wife, baby Grace Ham
ilton, p. M. Bacons and wife, Nettie,
Mary, George and John b.. Baccus, l.. j.
Peveller, wife and baby. , &
K. p. Abbott and wife, Ethel, Myrtle,
Bert, Pearl, Chester and Frank Abbott.
w. T. Abbott and wife, Frankie, Wad-
die, Edwina, Merlin and Armour Abbott.
j. l.. Snyder and wife, Lorine, Simon,
Lucy May and Mona Lee Snyder.
j. Q. Barton and wife, Francis, Willie
and Dovie Barton.
L. J. Landers and wife; A. G. Abbott
and wife.
The reunion next year will be with
Geo. w. Abbott.
Nearly all of the foregoing Abbotts
and their descendants are natives of
this (Oconee) county, and are among the
most sterling and prominent of its citi-
zens. They have many relatives and
friends here who will be delighted to
read of the recent Texas Abbott reunion.
Editors Keowee Courier