Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-06-04

1892 The Mcdonald home is now
the home of Fred Walls, and is on
Horse Run. By sketches of these
good folks we learn that Mr.. Nc
Donald's death was sudden and un-
expected, being caused by apoplexy
They were devout members of the
Bristol church Mr.. Mcdonald died
before we can remember, but we re-
member Aunt Sarah. She was a
great aunt to cur half-brother j
NJ, and our parents taught us lo
call her aunt, and we did not know
till years after but what she was our
real true aunt; and now as the
years have flown, we are still proud
to call her Aunt Sarah They were
the parents of five daughters-An.
ma, wife of VIM. AIKEN Alice, de.
ceased wife of Philip Brown, who is
also deceased; Mary Ellen, wife oI
Cyrus Scott; Amah, wife of Elmer
C. McNutt; Rose Amanda, March 3
1S69-June 5, 1870, and one son
VIM. Irville, March 2, 1854-Sept
13, 1855. In the same lot we find
infant daughter of E. c. and Amah
McNutt, Oct. 2, 1882.
Speaking of folks belonging to
church, in reading the old scraI
book we find Aunt Matte Applegatf
was member of the Presbyterian
church 90 years. This is no doub!
a world record.
VIM. Gorrell, son of Parker C
and Lucinda Hardesty Gorrell, was
born Aug. %, 1869; died Feb. 21
1929. He was Of a family of four
the others being A. B., c. A., and
Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, and the lat.
ter being the only surviving mem
ber of the family. Mr.. Gorrell was
widely known. He was in thu
mercantile business at Rowland
Bristol and Meigs, and bought wool
so that through his dealings with
the public he made a large acquaint-
ance and was held in high esteem
by all. His wife, Mary Henderson
Gorrell. survives him. They were
the parents of the following chill
dren: Lucretia and Felicia of the
home; Harry, 1S76-1910; Harry
was cigar roller by trade; his
wife. Fannie Grandstaff, and the
following children survive: Homer
and family have been with his
grandmother and aunts for SOM
time on the old home farm near
Pleasant Hill school house; Mrs
Cleo Voightlander; Mary, wife o.
Maurice Archer. formerly Of Me
Connelsville. now of Newark. Mrs
Gorrell also resides in Newark,
A friend has called our attention
to the fact that there are some men
buried here who had record fol
long time service as elders of the
Bristol church We spent a few
hours very pleasantly at the home
Of W. G.. Henderson, clerk of the
session, where we had the pleasure
of looking up the record which we
found as follows: John Henderson
served 40 years; Wilson Scott, Al
Robert NJ Henderson, AS; JOSEPH
Mcdonald, 40 years. Wilson Scot
was elected before he was 21, ant
served until his death.
]. F. McGrath, 1S5S-191S. wa.
the son of John and CATHERINE
Huffman McGrath; his wife, Linni'
Little McGrath, 1S60-1908. Franz
/ McGrath as he was known, was o
family of four-Daniel; Minni
Peters, Cambridge; Lizzie Urban
| California. Their father was killed
during the war. He had beer
home on furlough, and it was sup
posed he was killed in Cincinnati a:
he was returning to the front The
mother and the fatherless children
then went to live with her brother
Nimrod Huffman, in Muskingun
county. Mr. McGrath was a car
penter, and dwellings. schoo
houses. barns and other buildings
are hereabouts as monuments of his
skill After their marriage. Mr.
and Mrs McGrath lived most of The
time in Bristol. Mrs. McGrath dief
we believe while the family was re-
siding on the farm now owned by
G.. A. Richey, near Cloud. After
the death of his first wife, he mar
ried Florence Rutledge. who after
Mr.. McGrath's death married Jas
Boxell. the greenhouse man Of Nc
Connelsyille. Mr.. and Mrs. McGrati
were the parents of the following
children: John, George. Leslie, Os
car, Roy. Mrs. Maggie Spillman
Mrs. Lulu Heskett, Mrs. Gladys
Henery. Mrs. Ila Drake and Mary
who was born 1900, died 1925
Paul is also deceased, and we will
tell you of him and his family in
another section.
We are sure glad we told you
early in our story that we were fol-
lowing no set rule, as so many
times we have had occasion to break
all bounds. You folks won't think
us boasting when we tell you that
we believe all the honor we have