Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-04-09

at his trade at Rural Dale, and
Museville John Millhouse, cou-
sin, and he, were partners for some
| time After he got too old to work
at his trade, he bought so acres of
land, which is now owned by Harlan
Roberts, and Scott Butler. He came
to Bristol in the year 1876, buying
| 120 acres which is now part of
| the land owned by his grandson, j.
| w. Bird. He had four children by
his first wife-Deborah Fox, who
went to Galla county, after her
marriage; Elizabeth Roberts, wife
of J. M. Roberts, and mother of
George and c. H., of McConnels~
Vile; Melissa Dye Kuntz, an aunt of
F. H. Kuntz, Malta; William, who
married Shilling-related to the
Shillings of Rural Dale. The chill
dren of the second wife were
Phoebe and Nancy, twins. Phoebe
married VIM. McMillan-resided
and died in Newark. Nancy mar
ried Jos. Howard. They lived
time on the Harley Little, the for
mer Robt. McGregor, place; Walter
who never married. By his monu-
ment we learn he was born May %,
1893; died June 1, 1895. He
sleeps in the family lot here. JOS
eph who married Lide Austin, and
moved to Nebraska; Mary j., wife
of John Jarrett, and mother of Ed
Of Newark, and Albert of GAINESVILLE
The former an employe of an oil
company the latter Of the Mus
kingum Coffin Company, and John,
whose story We know in part. He
was born at Rural Dale, March 28,
1912; died in McConnelsville, Sept.
3, 1926 He was twice married
His first wife, Eliza McGonagle
Bird, was born in Muskingum coun-
ty, Nov. is, 1912; died on the old
home farm, Dec. 27, 1904 They
were the parents of six children
four of whom are deceased. Three
are buried in the family lot Willis
died Dec. %, 1869, aged four
months. eight days; Hugh R. died
months, eight days. Mary j., wife
of A. C. Hamilton, 1874-1915.
Phoebe Smith Gill, who is buried at
Ark Springs; Nan Irwin of Nor
wich; J. w. of Bristol. His second
wife, Ella Evans Bird, survives, and
lives in McConnelsville Mr.. Bird
was veteran of the Civil war, be-
ing in Co. d, 18th Regiment, O. V.
L., serving three years and nine
moths. When We first remember,
Mr.. Bird and VIM. Jenkins were run
ming a threshing machine. He did
a lot of teaming. Even in his last
years he liked 10 pull the lines on
a team of two or four. We find four
generations of the Bird family
here: Hope E., daughter of J. W.,
Rhuhama Hamilton Bird, born
1905; died 1907, twin sister of
Howard their only living child, is
of the fourth generation.
w. p. Smith
For some time after we had read
the inscription on this monument,
we were unable to place him. Fun
ny wasn't it, that one of our boy
hood friends could get out of our
memory so soon. Plum" as we
knew him, was the son of Japheth
and Deliah Baker Smith, of whom
we told in the Meigs story. He
married Phoebe Bird, and was the
father of three daughters. He had
bought a farm, but felt he could
pay for it sooner by renting the
farm and going to Roseville to
work. He had a carbuncle, and
had come to the home of his father
in-law, John Bird, in McConnels-
vile, expecting 10 stay until able to
go to work, but he failed to i'm
prove, and instead rapidly failed,
until claimed by death. Plum saw
ed our life once, when we got in
water over our head, before we
learned to swim. AS We have told
you, his wife is buried at Ark
Springs. We believe the daughters
live in GAINESVILLE.
(To be continued