Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1918-12-26
NEARLY 100 YEARS
OLD AND Votes
NEsChs,tA flhM SAWS He HAS
BEEN At 1T 20 YEARS AND
EXPECTS TO KEEP CIV
BATTiED WITH Iy.IIiES II 1885
Wife, Cousin of nanlel roonc, Taught
Him to Write When he Was IS.


Lincoln, Neb.- Nnety.nine years or
ghlaer. pepper, spryness, or what you
will, is crowded into Jacob c. March.
the oldest voter in this city, If not in
the state.
No one suspected that man 50
years of age would want to vote at
the primaries, even if he did live here.
City Clerk Eorg was astounded when
tie registration came to his attention.
What in the world do you want TO
b. voting for?' he asked of the ven
elable old chap.
why that's. Il right expect to ey.
ercise some time yet-what's the use
of quitting when you reach, my age?
I've been at it for 7S years and I'm
going TO keep it up,' replied the old
man.
"Ah, you must be republican"
insisted a bystander, who thought
that man of such years must neces.
sarily have gained them through con-
tact with the teachings of the G. o.
F.
Wrong" said the near centenarian,
as his eye twinkled and he turned
toward the Quostioner I'm a DEM
ncrat and mighty proud of it. And Pm
=, woman suffragist too.'
And then ne proceeded to give the
listening crowd of city officials and
Tiers an interesting talk on the
WHY'S and wherefores of politics as be
viewed it.
March was born in "Old Kaintucls"
along in July 1917. The Blue Grass
State was then frontier, but Marchs
parents were anxious to push even
further into the interior to take up
their home. They removed to Mis-
souri, when Jacob was a STRIPPING of
l. years. There he lived through some
of the most rigorous experiences any
settler ever had.
In 1910 as a young man ready to
combat with the world and make his
way even as his father had in his
Younger days, March went to Iowa.
His neighbors were the Sac and Fox
Indians and he learned their ways
quickly because of his Indian war ex-
periences four or five years before
that time.
March is the only survivor of that
war now alive. He is drawing pen
sion from the United States Go, ern-
ment for his part in it. That occurred
IN 1898, though not long in duration.
was bitterly fought as far as several
battles were concerned. battles in
which March participated
When the civil war came on this
nan was over the age limit and he did
not enter He sent along contriDu-
tion, however, in the form of two sons,
who had all the old mans patriotism
and all of his enorgy too.
His wife who died IL years ago was
a cousin of Daniel Boone and a de-
scendant of one of the oldest houses
OF England. 1t was she who taught her
husband to write.
This old man remembers everything
from his youth up-even his 600 mile
wall, from Kentucliy-to Missouri. Bu.,
strange to say, there is no storehousc
in his memory apparently for advcr-
sity or trouble. He cannot remember
that he ever had any trouble. OF
course he recalls multitude of things
other people would call trouble, but
not so with him.
He attributes his extreme age to TIE
fact that for twenty one years he obey
ed his parents strictly and never saw
any real misfortune, and because he
never worried.
He has five living children. They
have 36 children, and they in turn
have SO children and among those
his great randchildren-there are
several couples who have children.