Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-21
UNCLE BOB Heath
Patriarch Of The O'pOSsua Ridge
Vicinity Celebrated His Ninety.
Third Birthday Mayl5.

the O'possum Ridge vicinity, cele-
brated his ninetv-third birthday FRI
day, May Is. Young and old turned
out to pay their respect to the below
ed old gentleman, who greeted them
them with genuine Old Keptuck y
hospitality.
A fue dinner was served, and ev-
erybody ate until they could eat no
more. Excellent music was furnish
ed both, in the forenoon and after
noon by members Of the Heath choir.
The following persons were pres
ent:--Mesdsmes Molly Heath, Sallie
Cain, Carrie Woford. Nancy Rankin
Misses Dorothy Truitt, Matte
Hughes, May Holemsn, Elma
Heath, Maude Woford, Ina Holeman,
Edna Heath. Billy Heath, aud the
REcoRD.pREss correspondent; Mas
ter George WoHord, Orlean Holeman,
Tommie Holeman, JOHNNIE Heath
aud Robert Cain.
The Record Press Correspondent
talked with Uncle Bob long while
and learned many things from him
Of the pioneer days. All, those pio-
neer days should live in the hearts Of
our counirymcn as long as American
history is dead We give below a
few Of the things which Uncle Bob
told your correspondent.
Uncle Bot vas born May 10, 1918.
The battle Of New Orleans was
fought in January Of the same year,
while James Madison was president
Of the United States. This was
long before the days Of locomotives
and steam boats. Henry Clay and
Daniel Webster we're young men
then. Daniel Boone was still living.
Indians and Illinois we're yet terri
tories. The country beyond the
Mississippi was an unmAped track
less wilderness. Florida was a for
eigu territory snd belonged to Spain.
Mexico held dominion over the great
southwest, while Grea, Britain claim
ed the Pacific Northwest. A, that
time the United States had only q
population Of only 5000, 900, while
the colossal city Of Modern Chicago
was then not half so large as the
present town Of Marion.
Uncle Bob's father, Rylap Heath,
was a native OF North Carolina.
About the year 1900 young Rylap
made a trip down south. While in
Georgia he became acquainted with
with a young lady named Anna Gil
bert with whom he soon fell in love
with and married. In 1909 Rylan
Heath migrated to Kentucky and
settled in about three miles OF the
present site Of Marion. A few years
later he removed to what is now
the Mt, Zion vicinity. HIS nearest
peighbors, Tom Wilson and Thomas
Hughes we're two or three miles
away.
Uncle Bob remembers that when
he was himself about twenty-five
years Of age, he killed five 6ne deers
in a single day out toward Weston.
He has the horns of the last deel
killed in Crittenden county. The
deer will killed about thirty years
ago by Marion Clement Of Weston
VIM. Fowler, the saw mill man, wa,
boy then. Young Fowler discov
ed the deer floating down the river
At first he imagined the deer horn
were brush aud that his body wa,
drift wood however he was not Ions
in finding out that he had made 1
mistake. The incident was made
joke Of, and Fowler was glad wher
he had heard the last of it.
When Uncle Bob was boy J.,
played with the children OF Messrs
Hughes, Lucas aod Davenport. II,
says that che youngsters hack then
1had very mcagcr educational adyau
\ tagos.
Ia Vnoic Bob,s young mauhoo.
y Cril,endcn ccuaty was regula