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

grandfather of j. b. Merwin; (you
NAV talk about the heritage of
kings, but it just dawned on US that
our friend Bert couldn't help being
a soldier;) Isaac Whitehouse, grand
father OF Israel. John and the Isaac
we knew as Ike" all deceased, but
who have left lot of descendants
This man with his family first set
tied on Bear run. on the farm now
owned by S. w. Scott, but we be-
lieve his death occurred at the home
of his son Robert on Meigs creek
The old house which has since burn
ed, was on land now owned by Stan
ley (Dock) Ray.
Mexican War
OF these above mentioned. Simon
Merwin whose home was on the
farm owned by J. w. Bird. Isaac
Morrey again took up arms in this
war.
An Error
John Lindimore, the forefather Of
all the Lindimores in Morgan coun-
ty, who settled on the farm now
owned by Fred Kalb, has been
marked with flag staff as veter-
an of the Civil war, when in fact he
died July "a, 1S47, having been
born Aug. s, 1885, which would
make him fit for the war of 1912
While the mistake was made. it was
made by d man who not only had
the keeping of the records and rest
ing places OF these, his comrades,
more at heart than any Of us He
has done we'll He told us he was
soldier, and now the correction will
be made.
Edward Hempfield who served in
the Civil war, or rather enlisted for
service, died at Martins Ferry. He
was a son of VIM Hempfield whom
we have mentioned as the man who
cleared the cemetery. His monu-
ment here is over a cenotaph which
our authority says is an empty tomb.
The body was not brought back, and
his parents had the monument erect
ed simply as memorial. Perhaps
a majority of our readers here are
like the writer was before we start
ed to gather our notes--unaware Of
these facts.
VIM. f. Matson, son of the late
Bennie Matson, whose home Is now
owned by Mrs. j. w. Lyle, just or
the western outskirts of our village.
This soldier died at Washington, as
the result of measles, and he was
buried in Arlington national ceme-
terry. From our earliest school days
we have noticed the inscription on
the family monument, but never un-
til we began gathering data did we
know that this too was only me
mortal His father visited him
while in the hospital, but at that
time embalming had not reached
the high standard of the present,
and transportation was not so rapid
as now.
VIM. j. Shook, Co. r, 122nd Reg
iment, O. v. L., was born on the
farm now owned by III. G. Hender-
son, near the Campbell bridge, and
where he lived until some II years
ago, when he moved to McConnels-
Vile, where his death occurred.
Billie" Shook was real neighbor.
In the war he drove an ambulance
In this way he came in contact with
all the diseases that overlook the
soldiers. Knowing the symptoms,
he was a valuable man in the neigh
oOrhood When we mays caught
anything he was always one OF the
first to come, and when he had
diagnosed our case we knew just
how sick we were-always ready |
with a story of someone who had
he measles, mumps, or whatever
we had, and whom he had hauled to
he hospital He always saw the
funny side. He and our father al.
ways exchanged ork,--bOth being
great takers, they spent many hap
,y hours together.
Justus B. Merwin, as we have
said. was of patriotic stock. We be-
ieve that with the exception OF the
time spent in the service OF his
his life was lived in Bris-
,ol township. 1t seemed the older
ne got, the more correctly he gave
lates and incidents OF the conflict,
always historical. he never boasted !
il any deed OF mis-. Being the last