Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1930-12-25

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stone monuments are of his mallet
ansl c.isel On some we find the
n iteri.sg wonderful. While we
might be able to show you with our
! pencil, sample Of the work, 1t
| would be impossible for the printer
to find letters like them in his equip
ment--in fact it would be necessary
to have cut made and print from
that When you visit the cemetery,
take notice to this work.
He was both Mason and Odd
Fellow, and when able was very at
tentive. He was the father of four
children, one dying soon after birth,
| and Mary who died in young woman
hood, and the two sons mentioned
His wife, whose maiden name was
Grimes, was younger, and lived un-
til May s, 1923, being 81 years and
27 days old She was school
teacher in sher younger days, and
never lost interest in the work or
in children.
There are lot more of the name
buried here; but we will wait un-
til Amanda Smith gets home, and
get her and LATE on the witness
stand 1t might be well for you
folks to be writing your testimony
now
For our readers who are near the
age of the writer, we will give
data of the daughter Mary A., born
Sept. %, 1877, and who died JAN
21, 1896, aged Is years, three
months and % days. She was a
hard student-loved and respected
by ALL Near by in fresh made
grave rests the remains Of Catherine
whose death occurred Aug. 26,
1880, aged II years, nve months
and 10 days While a monument
has been purchased, it has not been
placed. While only SO recently she
left us, and tribute was written.
we feel that this our work would be
incomplete without mention Of this
young woman who had won place
in the hearts of all who knew her.
Somewhere we read story of \
girl-we believe the title was Dead
Yet Speaking" which might well be
written of Catherine.
In looking over the stones we
find some epitaphs that we shall
give from time to time. One, For
give those who have trespassed
against me-"
Samuel Wilson
Was born July 27, 1900. We
know nothing Of his ancestry. His
home was where E. II. Little now
lives, on Meigs creek, where he was
a large land owner. Besides the farm
mentioned which has since been
sub divided, he owned the farm
known now as the A. p Wilson
farm, also one on the east side OF
ers/farm
Mr.. Wilson was thrice married.
BY monuments we find that his first
wife Massa died March Is, 1888. |
His second wife Eliza died Aug. 81. |
1851. Sarah his third wife rests in
an unmarked grave-and the men
who dug the grave disagree as to
the location. Mr.. Wilson met his
death while moving The moving |
machines of that day had the cutter
bar behind instead Of in front as
they are now 1t was supposed he
was thrown from the seat in front
of the cutter bar, and we believe his /
legs were cut off; at any rate he had
bled to death before~,he was found.
We find two children buried here, /
who died in infancy William,
whose death occurred in the west a
few years ago, and Aaron p. whose |
death occurred April 20, 1928. OF
the daughters, Mrs. Massa Bonar,
Mrs Sarah Blackmer, Mrs. Dicie
Smiley. Betsy Ann Sheridan, Sarah |
Blackmer. Mrs Sheridan was the
first wife,s child. the rest second /
wife's, and one son by last wife.
After the death of Mr.. Wilson, his {
widow married Daniel NJ. Sprague |
and continued to live at the old |
homestead for many years. Her
death was sudden. While she had /
been indisposed, her condition was /
not thought critical. A sister who
was with her took her dinner to her
and found her dying. Her grave is
directly west of the monument of
her husband but as we have stated,
we do not know just where.
Our Soldier Dead
Soldiers of all wars in which the
United States has been engaged, are
buried here, with the exception OF
the World war-twenty in all. At
Decoration time when the flags are
new the "Silent City, has an in
fluence that makes for patriotism,
honor and loyalty, to everyone with
drop of American red blood in
his veins, who beholds the won
derful sight of 20 fags-your flag
and my flag, waving over the ashes
of men who fought our battles, won
our victories and then came back
oif Of En
best community in the world Many
of these men have been our friends
and neighbors; to many of whom
we owe much of what little good we
have in us. A few we know only by
the facts related by their comrades,
relatives and friends. Some Of these
men were so full of patriotism that
the hardships and privations of one
war was not enough to satisfy them,
but they went the second time and
fought and won with their comrades
another war.
We had hoped to write into the
records the company and regiments
with which these men were con-
nected, but we find that neither
nor flag staff gives the
except part of them.
Only one Revolutionary soldier
rests here, Hugh Osborne, who was
born Nov. 10, 1852; died May 25,
1847, aged "a years, six months and
Is days. The Osbornes lived for
many years on Mouse run, owning
the farm now owned by the children
of the late w. H. Hardesty, and
where he died. The old house was ;
razed several years ago. The fam
lily went west SO far as we know,
Mrs. c.. N. Hooper and her family
rn the only cnnnnctinnc Loft in the ,