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

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the summer time, with the church
house windows up. folks at their
homes two miles away could hear
him distinctly.
Uncle Seth had wonderful biog-
raphy and memorandum of events,
that we understand was given the
son Martin after the death OF his
father.
We spoke Of Uncle Seth as an ell
der-he was also an ordained min.
lister of the Christian church. At
ter the death of his wife he came
back to Ohio and married Mrs. An
ma Beard. They then bought the
property where Cassie Whitehouse
and son Vernon now live. At that
time the nearest preacher was in
the county seat, and young men as
we'll as old who had the matrimon-
ial fever, could get the license with
out their intended having to appear
in open court and declare on oath
that she was her, and so on The
groom would procure the documents
and return, and the happy pair
would HE themselves to the home
of Uncle Seth where he would fin
ish the job that made them one. He
always willingly accepted whatever
the groom offered, as fee. Only re-
Gently we heard man tell of drop
ping 81 in his hat, which was on a
stand, without asking what he
charged.
He always seemed much older
than he really was. Wearing a full
beard which with his hair was near
ly snow white, he looked like one Of
the patriarchs of old, when the truth
he wasn't so old. Born June Z.
1918, he died in 1894. The monu-
ment does not give month and day,
but he couldn't have been rs. Per-
haps it was on account of the white
whiskers.
While we have told you some
things of Jared Andrews, the sol
died, who was the father of Seth
his mothers monument bears the
name Polly, wife of Jared Andrews.
The former died in 1S47, the latter
in 1850.
L. T. Jenkins tells us of an Incl
dent related by his father, the late
David l.. Jenkins. Mr.. Jenkins and
some other men were working for
Mr. Andrews, when they noticed an
old lady coming along the road
When Mr.. Andrews noticed her, he
said Il will break that old woman's
back" When she came up he gave
her sack of -four and big piece
of meat-all the old lady could car
ry. "And their works shall follow
them
Since writing the above, we have
talked with Miss Mamie Campbell,
deputy county recorder, who is Of
the lineage. We found that she has
the biography referred to-a Won
derful writing. From this we learn
that besides the two sons mentioned,
he had four daughters-Laura A..
Mary c., Anna c., and Harriet F..
The writing is biographical, histor-
ical, witty. besides being a gem of
pure English, correct grammar, as
we'll as fine penmanship. We are
hoping later to give extracts from
this writing. We can't go on with
out telling you in substance what he
said about his second hunt for a
wife: Friends recommended at
least 20 different women, but none
suited me until l met Anna Beard,
a widow 43.'
Richard and Sarah Jenkins came
from Wales. In the year 1914 Mr.
Jenkins bought the quarter of land
on Bear run, part of which has
been in the name ever since, and
now owned by two grandsons-L. T.
and D. L. Jenkins. They were in
deed pioneers. At that time only I
few cabins were in McConnelsville
Bear run had the bears, the roads
were not marked with signs 1915
and so on, but they found their way
by the blazed trees; only very few
trees had been cut. After hundred
and sixteen years have rolled by,
and at least the fourth generation
has followed them, with all the
changes, we can't help wondering
what they would think Of the coun-
try could they see it now
They were the parents OF one son.
David L., and three daughters
Mrs. J. A. c.. Leland, Mrs. Oliver
Lowell and Mrs. Edward Merwin.
The son d. l.. came in possession of
the land which by that time had
been added to until the farm con-
sisted of lands now owned by George
Fox, Carnes brothers, Mrs. G. p.
Carnes and Stanley Ray.
ID. l.. Jenkins was born in 1917,
md lived his entire life here, dying