Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-02-05

Herald, was a teacher He taught
No. /, Lawrence school, when 72 pu-
pills attended the school He served
the county as clerk of courts, 1880
After this he engaged in the
mercantile business, in the county
seat He was also the father of Mrs.
Geo w. Lowell, also of McConnels-
vile.
George was the owner of a
nursery while a resident of Bristol
first we believe on the farm now
owned by Mrs. Cassie Whitehouse.
His first wife was Elvira Adams, a
daughter of Samuel Adams who
owned the farm now owned by Mrs
Whitehouse, and whom we will tell
you about later
Jas. @. was known to more of our
readers in Bristol township than
any of the other members of the
family. For many years he lived on
the farm where the writer and fam
lily are trying to live. His death oc-
Cured though on the farm now own
ed by j. D. Brothers, southwest OF
the village Susan Royce, Arvada,
Colo, whose first husband was
Charles Lawrence. A son ID. W.
Lawrence is the only member of the
family now living.
The Matson monument which is
one of the many imposing monu-
ments in the MeigS cemetery. bears
the following record: B. F. Matson
died Oct Z, 1880, aged Sc years.
Elizabeth M. died May 20, 1886,
aged 66 years. VIM. E. died at U.
s. hospital, n. Y, Oct. 9, 1864, aged
II years. John w. died in Monroe
county, O., June 80, 1912, aged l
year Ada R. died Aug. 2, 1880,
aged II years Morris X died Feb.
6, 1888, aged % years. Ollie l..
died May 90, 1885, aged 23 years.
JAS. o. whose death occurred,
is buried at Mt Zion. He was also
a teacher in his younger days. He
was j. p. of Bristol, when we
thought we had to have such an
official. He was thrice married and
the father of FIVE children Everett,
Leota who was the wife of w f.
Lawrence, and Fred, deceased Ell
mer who resides in Colorado | be-
lieve, and Mrs. Mary---of McCon
nelsville.
Many incidents Of the events Of
the church and community are re-
lated by the older set III the com
munity. OF these folks who played
such an important part in the af-
fairs OF their time. When We get
TO talking over the days OF our
childhood, we might tell you that
we remember of one time when with
our father we were coming home
from town, OF seeing them tanning
Mr. Matson who was critically i'll at
that time with heart trouble, and
whose death occurred soon after.
Wm. Martin and his wife Mary
Lindimore Martin lie in unmarked
Graves. but We have been able TO
get the record. William was born
In Bristol township March 81. 1892
and died just over the line in Meigs
willie. Sept. 23, 1911. Mary was also
born in Bristol, on the farm now
owned by Fred Kalb, Aug. $. 1928.
and died June >, 1908. They were
married September, 1879.
Ii was told that when Bill Went
to get the marriage license the pro
bate Judge asked him if his intended
was Of age. when he replied She
ought to be, | have been courtine
her tor 80 years. - They We're old
folks who always seemed pleased to
have folks visit them We noticed
in the sketch written for the paper
after the formers death. that a
broher Robert OF Walnut, Kan. was
mentioned. This was the same Bob
Martin we mentioned as gOine to
ed them Uncle Bill and Aunt Mate.
James Greer was born in county
Downs. Ireland, in 1898, and died
on the farm which his granddaugh-
ter Mrs. S. w. Sheridan and hlrs-
band now own, Jam ], 1878. His
wife Jemima Brown Greer was prob
ably born in Morgan county. After
the death Of her husband she made
her home with her daughter Mrs. G.
=. Lindimore, on an adjoining farm
to her old home, where her death
occurred Nov. 13, 1898, aged 81
years They were the parents OF
five daughters and one son-Mary
Jenkins, Martha Richey, Jane
Barker. Isabel Lindimore and Will
liam Arminta's first husband was
S Sheridan, and they were the
parents of Mary Sheridan who was
drowned in Bear Run on the farm
now owned by l.. r. Jenkins. Their
house stood near the spring close By
the sheep barn now on said farm.
Mrs. Lindimore and William and the
parents are the only members of the
family buried here. VIM. Greer was
born in Bloom township, March %,
1885, and died on the farm that had
been his home so many years, Dec.
!. 1927, He came to Meigs with