Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1929-08-22
Elizabeth Ann Patterson-smitb

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Elizabeth Ann Morris, daughter
of Thomas and Anna (Vincent)
Morris, was born near Waterford
Washington county, Ohio, Dec. To-
1843. Her father, native of Mar
ion township, had removed with his
parents to Washington county
where he married, but soon after
the birth of his daughter, returned
to his native township settling first
on what is now the Newburn farm
and later purchasing the farm
about two miles west of Chester
hill that became the family home,
/ that has since been known as the
Morris place, and the title to which
remains in his family, now being
held by his granddaughter. In ad-
dition to farming, he taught school
during the winter months, was
widely known as a good teacher
with progressive ideas for the
times, and as strict disciplinarian.
| Her mother was a woman of posi-
| tive convictions. She was an ardent
Methodist and was one of the group
of women who in the '40's organ
ized an M. E. church in their local
q.
church of Chesterhill.
Elizabeth Ann Morris attended
the Hopkins district school and
then prepared for teaching. For
several years she was a teacher in
the schools of Morgan county. In
1866, she was married to Charles
Patterson, a furniture maker ana
dealer at Chesterhill. They began
housekeeping in a part of the Amy
John house that stood where the
bank building now stands, and the
next year built the house on Mariet-
Ia street, which with additions
later made, was her home until af
ter her husbands death, and which
with the exception Of few weeks
remained her home until her death
They had two children, Blanche
who died of diphtheria in 1871, at
the age of three years, and Carl
who for nearly 80 years has been
Her husband died in 1894, and
since then her home was with her
son and his family. In 1912, she
was married to William Hodgin
Smith of Denver, formerly of this
locality, and an acquaintance and
friend since childhood. He died
within a few weeks, and she return
ed to Chesterhill, making her home
with her son and his family. After
a short illness, she died Aug. 10
1929, at the age of 85 years and
eight months She left written di-
rections for the conduct of her fu-
neral, all of which were carried out.
She was buried at the side of her
former husband and their little
daughter in the Marion cemetery at
Chesterhill. She leaves her son
Carl and two grandsons, her broth
er John T. Morris and her sister
Mary Morris Boyles preceded her
in death
Betty Ann" as she was known to
all her acquaintances, joined the NJ
E. church in her youth, and there
after remained consistent mem t
Der. In more than 25 years she was
a teacher in the Sunday school here. I
Her regularity and punctuality in /
became proverbial. The /
writer remembers hearing residents
say: Sunday school must not have I.
commenced, for Betty Ann has not
gone yet The mutual devotion o.
her and her son and of her and her
law and her grandsons
has often been a subject of remark
among their friends; undoubtedly,
she lived a hapy, cont 2nted life.
She was the fist person. outside Of
his relatives, of whom the writer
has distinct recol. .ectlon, and her
passing seems like the passing of
he old Cheste~ nill and its meIao1-
es and traditions. Always she was
pleased to see al ,aln Win forme:
'esidents returning for visit, and
t was p-laou. 10 ie4r e. talk
If the old time. Many there are
who will miss her quict presence
and the toles at her quiet, well
voice, as she would re-
;alI events Of the past. During her
active life, she useu her influence
or the churcL, ne schools aao the
temperance caaae, ard il has bcel
'elt by the community and N The
ives OF her de@condants.-W William
4. Hiatt, Chesterhill, o. II
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