Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-05-14

this great number of whom we are
writing, we would waive eXamina
tion on the good and sufficient
grounds that we find so many who
have played their part SO nobly in
the great drama, that it would be
impossible to pick the greatest. No
doubt we are unable to tell of deeds
of herOism, acts of kindness, traits
Of goodness in the lives of many of
these men and women that have
been weighed in the eternal bal
ances, that have outweighed many
which are spoken of by those who
tell of them. Of all the folks who
came from Pennsylvania who were
charter members of the Bristol
Presbyterian church and official
family, the name of Henderson has
been on the book continually from
the organization. We might tell
you that we have a complete history
of this church, in our Bristol town
ship history We find that George
and Mary Glenn Henderson were
married in Pennsylvania, and came
to Bristol township in 1884. They
were the parents of eight children
Allie Mahon, Jane Richey, Will
liam, George, Nathaniel, Robert,
John and Jacob John and Eliza
beth Tannehill Henderson. The for
mer was born 1880 died in 1915;
Mrs. Henderson born 1895. died
1910. They were the parents of
the following children-Mary Cor
rell, Bristol; Jane Scott and Wilson,
Berea; Geo. j., cleveland; VIM. g.,
Bristol; Allie Barclay, Duncan
Falls Jacob and Mary Z. Smiley
Henderson. The former was born
May 27, 1892, died July 81, 1902
The latter was born Aug. 6, 1916,
died Feb 10, 1898. They were the
parents of the following children
Elda G. Lawrence and Harry G.,
Bristol; Iva White, deceased, who
was born 1872, died 1926, and Miss
Burdella of New Concord We also
find daughter of Rev. and Mrs.
White buried here, Marjorie, 1913
1918; also Helen, infant daughter
of H. G. and Lizzette Miller Hender-
son. AS to who was the most i'm
portant man or best woman buried
here, depends on who is talking.
My mother-or your mother See?
That we believe is one thing that
has made Bristol township the best
place in the world to live in-the
and the solicitation that folks have
for the welfare of their neighbors.
Somehow we can't go on without
saying we believe that John Hender-
son had a greater influence on
folks, both old and young, than any
man of his time. Many of those who
sleep here are spoken of as good
men and women whose works do
and are living after them. You
folks won't care if we stop here 10
say that we believe it is wrong or at
least incorrect for ministers on fu-
neral occasions to say Owe have
met to pay our last tribute to our
departed brother or sister" Many
are the tributes we hear of these
folks we are telling you about, long
after the mortal remains of the
minister who officiated on the fu-
neral occasion, have gone back to
dust.
We want to tell you at this time
hot
Little for the loan of scrap book
that she has been making through
the years, which contains sketches
of the folks we are writing about.
If you don't tell us about you-
folks, please don't criticise after the
story is in print. This is your
story, You can have all the honor,
but let us leave the record as COM
plete as possible for the coming
Rufus Kenneth, son David C. and
Mary J. Farus Henderson, was born
April s, 1918, died Oct. 5, 1880.
While the circumstances connected
with this boys untimely death are
fresh in the minds of many of our
readers as the events connected
with each of those who sleep here,
we write for the future. Rufus,
full of life, with his play mates was
playing at school. While jumping
a rope he fell and broke his arm.
Gangrene set in; everything that
medical skill and loving hands
could do-was done, but to no avail.
Besides the parents, he is survived
by two brothers, James of McCOn.
nelsville, and Wilbur of Bristol, and
one sister, Lulu of the home. The
merly Leland, farm, near Lebanon
NJ E. church. Elbert c., son of
Jacob and Mary E. Henderson, died
April 4, 1870, aged nine months
and 13 days.
Alfred Cunningham
Somehow we got our copy mixed
and released the section in regard
to Mrs. Cunningham, without that
of her husband, and again we were
glad that we had reserved the right
to do this according to the wander
ings of imagination. 1t is not a
question of what shall we write, but
to decide what Of the great array of
material to write first Older men
called him Alf, and he was widely
known, as he was a stock sbuyer
and breeder of fine stock. He was
born April 27, 1925, died Sept. 8.
1898, aged 68 years, four months
and IL days. He was an ardent
Democrat. During the Civil war,
party lines were more tightly drawn
than at the present time. We re-