The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-26
Especial to The rImcs-Dispatch.l

Especial TO The Times Dispatchl
Hoiiadhy, Spotsylvanin County, Va,
February 25.-Thc death OF Mrs. Jane
Hoard Slranghan, aged ninety eight
years. has called attention TO other
nscd people In the same neighborhood
und within radius of a few mil rs. OF
this place the number of persons whc
have lived to very great age ~ amaz
Ing. The oldest is Eliza White. col
urcd, los possibly 1857 years old, and
In fairly good health and mental con.
dition. She was once slave of tht
Goodwin family, and was given &c
Miss Nicy Goodwin when she married
Boxley She gave this woman to he,
daughter when she married DR.. Charlcs
Grandson Powell, the father of II. X.
Powell. of Hichmond. and h has the
data to show that this woman. Eliza
White. is AT least loo. and her brother.
Spencer, more than ninety years old,
Spencer was foreman for DR.. Powell TN
after tho war. Spencer Coleman now
lvss In Washington, d. c.
Buck Taylor, who lived Gar forty
years about two miles from DIR. Pow
tlrs end the Stranshans Is now ninety
three years old. He Is strong and we'll
and looss LEGS than seventy. Captain
William L. Dlscoe, another neiBhbor,
livcd to be about ninety. Jordan Dun
away lived TO be eighty five. and UP
take long walks to sec his grandchil-
dren. Granville Brooks, another near
neighbor. lived TO be ninety-th three years
old. and William Wren to be ninety
Richard Lumsdon also lived 10 bt
ninety. and his widow. who Is stil'
alive, is ninety years old. T. 7. Dbl.
lard f. eighty-onc and In good health
Ills mother lived to be eighty four. his
grandmother eighty eight; his sister
Miss a y. billiard. 10 he e!ghty-two,
brother John. to eighty; a sister. Mary
10 be seventy eight, and brother,
Thomas. Is seventy Aight; his aunt
Miss Polly Tr*ymsn, lived 10 be eighty
The Mansfield family lived az FOL
lows Edward s, So years; John c., 81,
brought, so; Louise CIIrs. Baker), SO,
and Mrs Lima Dickinson is eighty and
in good health Her aunt, Mrs. Anna
Jenkins. lived TO be eighty-four; her
son. John r. jenkins. lived 10 be
eighty and was strong and active to
the day of his death. Albert lived to
be over e!ghty-hve.
william Baker. who married Mans
feld. lived TO be more than ninety
years old. and his son, Joseph NJ. Ba-
lcar. lived 10 De over eighty-fv Al
fred lived TO be eighty, md Robert.
who is still alive, Is over eighty
Colonel Garrett g. NcGchee lived TO
be cighty, and Lewis c. McGehee, his
son. is eighty-s seven and in hno health.
Alec, another son. is eighty-s!x and
also in good health. Walker HeFter,
John Hester. Robert Hester and James
aIcGehee all lived to be above eighty
years OF uge.
Waller fioladsy and Huldnh Lewis
his wife. lived TO be eighty-four nnt
were physically and mentally strong
up to their last sickness. Mary w.
a daughter. lived TO be eighty-two
Henry T. Holiday, a grandson, Over
eighty, anu other children all lived &c
good old age. but no; over seventy
five
TIL, father of George a. PoIndexter,
who resides here, lived 10 be eighty
seven; his grandfather, i04; grand
mother. sc. his uncle. Dabney PoindeN-
ter to be So, and an aunt TO be So
cousin, Alexander, to BE- so; Miss
Patsy ouarles. 81. Patsy Poindexter.
her niece married Alexander X. fol-
laday and lived 10 be cightyfvc. Harry
ouarles lived to be ciGhtyfour.
Mrs. Victoria Harris now owns
cherry Grove farm once the home of
the Quurleses and PoindeMters one
mile from this place. Her mother
(Mary Ann Tyler), widow Of william
o. Harris. ST.. lived TO he ninety and
was lively up TO her last sickness. Her
mother lived 10 be c.Ghty-four. Col