Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-05-28

lines. HOWARD, whose WlIe was
Daisy Harper. who with one daugh-
ter Babe a isn't that funny-we
can't think"of her right name, bur
she never hears it anyway, who is
the wife of Fred Bozman of McCon-
| nelsville, survive him. The former
has since married, and with heI,
husband lives in Florida. Everett
whose wife was an Illinois lady has
| one daughter, Helene. Jas. C.-sav
| we can write it Jim so much easier,
and it sounds more natural, more
| Muttonburg like, has been married
twice. Both wives We're born up
where Jim has been located for
many years; two children, Dan and
Doris. E. R. whose wife Rae
! Sure Babe Bozman's name is
Carrie. E. R. and wife have three
| daughters and one SON Christine,
Maurine, Lois and John. Herbert
and wife Anna Bonar have no chill
| dren yet. One time the writer re-
marked to Herbert that we supposed
there never was another bunch Of
boys like the Olgevees, and he re.
plied-eXcept the Rays, and that is
| that. But jim was the best one OF
the bunch and he got to be Judge.
Two punches.
James Rowland. April %, 1896
January "a, 1891. Sarah | Wilson
Rowland, Aug. Z, 1837-March 13,
| CT
OF these folks, and stranger pass
ing by would see nothing more-but
we who have known and are hunting
out the records find buried here one
of BristoPs magistrates in the per-
son of James Rowland, justice of
the peace, in time when much
litigation was on the docket. We
are informed that Mr.. Rowland
was nominated the first time as a
joke, but he proved to be a real
justice, and was reelected several
times in appreciation of his ability.
AS we have told you, Mrs Rowland
was wilson, They never had any
children, but raised Rena, wife OF
Ferguson Scott.
Mathew Scott died Dec. 8, 1867,
aged So years. Sarah his wife
died March IT, 1S4S, aged AZ years,
months, "a days. They too were
from Washington county, Pennsyl-
vania; we do not have the date
when they came to Bristol, but it
was prior to 1914, as that was the
year William whom everyone knew
as Billie, was born. They settled on
the farm now owned by a grandson,
]. r. Dunkle at Cloud
We find the following members Of
| the family buried here: Mary S.
Scott, July 8, 1S33-March 13, 1910;
| Nancy Irwin, Sept 3, 1843-Feb. 13,
| 1906; William, 1S44-1913; James
Dec. 13, 182S-May 4, 1900; John.
| Nov. 25, 1912, aged one year and
four days; Joseph, Feb. 2, 1864,
aged 33 years, Il months, 16 days;
Sarah, Dec. 27, 1870, aged 23 years,
one month; also Kessiah Wilson of
whom we have told you.
The Scots first lived in a house
that stood between the present one
and the Bristol grange hall. They
were long noted for their hospital
lty Somewhere in the story we
told you that Sam Hale held the
distinction of having helped dig
more graves in the cemetery than
any other living man. Jas. Scott
dug and helped dig more graves
than any man living or dead The
Scots We're members of the Bristol
church and of the Bristol grange,
and very ardent members. The
grange building is on land donated
by the Scots and John Henderson.
1t used to be told that when the
grange ceased to function the prop
erty went back to the donors, but
the Scots did not want it, as at one
time the grange was very weak and
they were always present in order
to help hold the charter
Jessie T., daughter of T. A. and
Nancy Scott Irwin, Dec 81, 1870 |
Dec. It, 1892.
Chas. L. McGrath, 1S55-191S: /
Susan McGrath, 1S50-1913. Mrs. /
McGrath's maiden name was Morris, /
Mrs. McGrath's funeral was the first !
one held in the present Bristol
church building. The family was
then living at Cloud where Mr.. Nc
Grath conducted a blacksmith shop.
He later moved to Reinersville
where he married Ida Mousley
Morrison who survives him. Of
his children by the first marriage,
they are all out of the county ex-
cept Leslie of Reinersville, who is
the village blacksmith, and who
has the contract Of carrying the Nc
sville-Reinersville Star Route
beginning July 1st
Any of our readers who note
any mistakes, please get us the cor
rect date or statement at once, and