Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-11-07


elusive Of all other Iacharys/in the
State, we now have record here
showing that Col. John A. Zachary,
the original Of all the zacharys in
this section Of the State, had IA chill
dren, and over 1870 grand children !;
and when it gets down to the great
grandchildren and the great-great-
grandchildren, their name Is legion.
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If you should ask for one charac-
teristic descriptive Of the whole Zach
ary generation, should answer,
"Mediocrity," or, as Samantha at
Saratoga said OF Josiah, "mejum," or
more properly speaking, perhaps, y6u
would say they belonged to the mid
die class. So far as have been able
to learn, they belonged to the same
class in England, or to the landed
class as 1t was styled there, meaning
the same thing. AS exemplified by
our family, they are not given to ex-
tremes, in either church or State, and
but little inclined to professional life.
Of the original Ia and their 100 de-
scendants, I believe, there has only
been one doctor, one lawyer and one
dentist. And whilst they have not
played high politics, nor adorned
professional life, am proud to say
they have not supported the court
houses, jails and lawyers. or the
original descendants, | have never
known of one in Jail or prosecuted
for a, crime.
or the six sons living after the
war, when politics took the definite
shape Of Republican and Democrat,
there were three Republcans-Un Un-
Gle Alfred, Uncle Andy and Uncle
Mock; and three Democrats Uncle
Jimmie, Uncle Wood and my father,
Jonathan. or the twelve boys raised
by the three Republicans, there were
only one or two Democrats, and of
the Is boys raised by the three Dem
ocrats, there was only one Republi-
Passing from the theoretical to the
practical, let us look at some of the
actual experiences of this family, and
see if there Is any valuable lesson to
be learned, or worthy inspiration to
be obtained.
Our grandfather lived in surry
county, North Carolina, in mis- own
nome, which was at least a compe-
tent one. I have seen the home sur
rounded by large family of healthy
and intelligent children, ranging in
age from five years up to manhood
and womanhood. He lived in a COM
munity abounding in churches,
schools, and social advantages equal,
perhaps, to almost any in the State,
But by an unfortunate coincidence,
emenating from the goodness of his
heart, ready to help his fellow-man
IN trouble. he lost his property and
his home.
In his depleted condition he was
unable to purchase another at the
prices In that community; and rather
than subvert the independence OF his
spirit, which rebelled at the idea of
becoming tenant, he preferred to
seek place where he could build a
home of his own, however humble,
even though 1t be in a foreign land.
And while on his return from a long
pursuit Of the man who had reduced
MIN to penury, he happened to pass
through Cashiers Valley, and being
attracted by It's promises and possi-
Dflities, me decided to make it his fu-
ture home. SO, subsequent to that
time--1 don't know how long-he re-
turned here with some Of the boys
| don't know which ones, except I'm
Gle Andy-and by their own labor
they built two log cabins for a home,
and with their own hands they felled
the trees and cleared the land, split
the rails and fenced the fields, and
raised crop of corn and potatoes.
Then In the fall he went back and
moved his family here.
Think, II you can, OF the indomit-
able courage and fortitude 1t must
nave taken for him and grandma to
face such move! The very thought
OF tearing UP and leaving the home
OF their childhood. their youth and
the birthplace Of their children, and
such thought intensified by the appal-
ing fart that 1t had gone from them
Tor nothing And tearing them
selyes awov fro,, l,;nd,od -,