The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-09-08
Law Family REUNION

The annual reunion of the Law fam.
ily was held at the old homestead neai
Erhart in Grafton township, on Aug
iO,lo2l, the 9lst anniversary 'ol
GRANDMA Laws birth, about one hun.
dred relatives and friends being pres
ent.
Dinner was enjoyed from tables ar.
ranged in the big bank barn. which
had been attractively decorated tor
the occasion. A huge birthday cake
sermounted by 81 candles on the
table at which sat the venerable guest
of h onor, was a most striking tea
ture of this part of the days pro-
gram. A business meeting followed
the dinner, after which races and 9th
er contests and sports were indulg-
ed in on the spacious lawn OF the Law
home.
Out of town guests were Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Hatchel of Lansing, Mich,
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas of Jackson,
Mich, and Mrs. Jane Krummel OF
Genoa, o.
Mrs. Agnes Law, our grandmother,
great grandmother, and great-great-
grandmother, was born in Whitten-
berg, Germany, Aug. 20. 1880.
She is the daughter of Thomas
Laundenberger, who came from Bre-
men to the United States in 1883, ar
irving in New York after lengthy
passage of 92 days.
From there he proceeded westward
to Canton, O., later coming to Liver
pool township, this county, when Ja-
cob Law met his daughter for the first
time.
Jacob Law, Grandma Laws hus-
band, was also born in Whittenberg
Germany, Nov. II, 1928. He is the
son of Matthias Law, a shepherd in the
Fatherland, and was the only child.
Deciding to seek home in the new
Western World, the family of three
In 1884 set out from Whittenberk TO,
the port of Bremen and from there
on April /, 1884, they set sail for tht
shores of America. After voyage
of about 43 days they landed at New
York, whence they proceeded west
ward by the Hudson river to Buffalo
from there to Cleveland, where Mr.
Law purchased 81 acres of unbrokei
land in Liverpool township at $4 al
acre.
He erected log house on his farm
Jacob Law, his son, spent his earl.
youth in hard work on his father
farm. At the age of 16 he worke
on canal at Coshocton, o., giving al
his earnings to his father.
] After his marriage to "Grandm
Law" his father gave him 80 acres c
land in Grafton township, where h
resided until 1868, in which year h
came to the "Old Homestead.
At this time the woods were full
wild animals, the only roads wei
those marked by notches on trees al
the nearest place to go for provisiol
was to Cleveland.
He and his wife cut the timber al
erected their log house. The tai
was couple of stumps with boa
across them and the bed was one tn
was built in the wall.
The children born to this coul
were: John, retired farmer, Medina,
William, farmer Liverpool townsh
Mary MRS. Henry Wise); Catheri
(Mrs. Louis Wise); Jacob and Jose
all of which own farms in Graft
township. The deceased are: Carr
Louisa, Henry and August the fail
of DR.. Clarence Law.
Mr.. Joseph Law and his esteem
wife were highly respected in the c.
munity in which they lived.
Mr.. Law died Sept. II, 1917.
Grandma Law" celebrated
ninety-first birthday, Aug. 20, 1921,
the annual Law Family" reun
held in her honor.
She is in perfect health both ph
ically and mentally. She visits
children regularly staying weeks a
time.
One thing interesting is her rema
able memory, she remembers thi
that happened when she was but
years old.
She often tells the story of how
father had gone to Cleveland a
food. There wasn't thing to ca
the house, the night was coming
her father hadn't returned.
mother sent her to the nearest ne
Dor to get some bread. when she
there this neighbor had but ,
little left but gave her half of
Grandma Law" started home but