The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1907-06-13
Obituary of Henson
Burgess.

son L. Burgess, was born In Mary
land, and united in marriage t.
Elizabeth Twig in the same state
and emigrated to Perry, Co., o..
in the year of 1912, carrying al
their possessions and belongings
through the wilderness on horse
back, and a temporary home was
built on arriving, of split punch.
con, until site was cleared for
the little log cabin on the forty
acres each of them had entered,
afterwards serving his country in
the war of 1912.
To this union was born eleven
children, six sons and five daugh-
ters, Of whom, Henson L. Burgess
was the eighth child in line of
birth, being born February 4th.,
1929. All these children attained
maturity except Alfred, dying
when in youth. Like the father
Orchard Burgess) all have faded
as mist before the sun, except a
son, A. jackson Burgess, who has
attained the ripe age of 80 years,
and is left to travel alone the re.
naming days of lonely pilgrim
age.
At the early age of nearly 10
years, he met, woed and won the
hand of Catharine Haynes in mar
riage, January 7th., 1871. They
moved to Adams Co., Indiana in
1916, where for twenty-one years
he wrought, working over the
candle dip by night, and found
the necessities of life in the forest
by day, part of which, found its
way into the markets as hides, and
part as delicacies for table use,
while part was reserved for home
consumption.
1t was here that the young man
was brought into life grander,
than any other. Here he
set the beginning in the consecra-
tion of body and mind for the end
ing. About the year 1846 he gave
his his heart to God, either in
private house, or Methodist log
to his maker, and it was
kept. He tells how the wolves
snarled about the log church he
attended, and how they took guns
to church for self defense. Here
he became member of the M. E.
Church, and remained such for
about % years.
Twenty. one years after locating
in Indiana, he felt the responsible |
ties of caring for old age, located
IN Gore (then Bnrgessville) and
he resolved to locate in that place
and from that time his work was
MS parents care, till they took the
wings of the morning and fed to
heir refuge eternal At their de-
oarture they left him and one
brother, Andrew Jackson, to fol-
ow alone. The remainder of his
ife, from 1867, the time of his
coming to Gore, has been spent in
his very town, except the visits
made to those dear to his heart in
Instant Indiana, where he very
'ften went, sometimes on foot,
ometimes driving, and by rail.
To this union of Henson T. Bur-
,ess and Catharine. Haynes was
'orn seven sons and three daugh-
ers, John and Richard having
'receeded his crossing. Those
urvlving, in order of birth, are
Iary Ann Burgess Hall, Gabriel
'urgess, Elizabeth Melvina Bur-
,ess Nixon, Philemon Burgess,
.ouisa Catharine Burgess Nutter,
lark V. Burgess, Emanuel Bur-
ess and George w. Burgess.
This sad day we would not be
mindful of these lonely sorrow
ng hearts far away. Mary Ann
Iall, whose husband lies now
ritically i'll, expected to slip the
able and glide away any moment,
3 withheld from her fathers bier,
o duties there. A son Gabriel, is
lso dangerously ill aud sad while
'e gather here. Richards widow
lourns grand old father-in.law,
art of her children being present,
lso "a daughter, Mrs. Louisa Nut
er, and husband. Father Bur
.ess had just returned from Wis
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