Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-05-21


before we have read the rest, and as
you can't do this with our story
while it is running in the paper,
we might do well to tell you that
there will be somewhere close to
44O graves or rather persons told
about There are lot more un-
marked graves than appears to
casual observer Are you folks no
ticing the great number of these
folks who are related? We also note
a great number related to the folks
of whom we told you at Meigs.
George Garrett was born in
Loudoun county, Virginia. His wife,
Sarah Morev. was born in Maine.
They are buried at Mt. Carmel.
They were the parents of five chill
dren-John, JOS R., George. Hattie
and Ella, all now deceased except
Joseph. Our friend Joe has been
blind since four years of age. Rev
J. l.. Nuzum. a former popular
preacher of Morgan county, was
credited with the remark that some
folks can see more with their eyes
shut than with them open, but we
want to say that Joe can see more
than lot of folks with good eyes.
He not only did work that blind
men do. but many things that look
like impossibilities, as walking over
the hills from his home to the stores
with baskets of eggs. hoeing and
/ cutting corn, chopping wood, build
ing fence. Joe remembers your
voice. Yesterday when we called on
him, he called us Herman. We new
er let on, and it wasn't long until
he said, "Why it is Byron. |
thought at first it was Herman
Reed" Ella was twice married.
leaving several children by the first
marriage, which was to Lee Dickln-
son. Hattie once told our father
that she had enough marriage Ii
censes to paper one room. AS we
remember, she had been married
five times. George who was called
"Stepper." we suppose to dis
tinguish him from the other
Georges. was twice married. His
first wife. Margaret Keyes, was
born 1849, died 1876. His second
wife, Maletta Little Garrett, born
1854. died 1908. One daughter was
born to each marriage. Sarah, wife
of Finley Elliott, Manchester town
ship, and Linnie Moore whose hus-
band is deceased Mrs. Moore lives
with her uncle, JOS. X. Garrett
George Garrett was hard worker.
always in for fun. always wanting
to see young folks enjoy them
selves. John Garrett, 1847-1929.
Prudence f. Mahon Garrett, his
wife, 1S44-1914. While We knew
them all, we knew John best. 1t
was always a treat for us when our
work called US to spend an hour or
two in his home. He was not only
we'll posted on the events OF the
day. but was interested and posted
on the events OF the early life of the
township, and many of the things
of that nature that have appeared
in the Mcigs section Of the Morgan
County Democrat were inspired by
things he had told us. Their chill
dren all survive: Mrs. Allie Down
ing. Mrs Emma Wilson, Mrs. Mary
Lawrence. George and Sadie, all of
Bristol, George and Sadie living in
the old home and holding up the
reputation of their parents as great
hosts. They remember much of the
early history as related by their par
ents and kin folks, and have been a
real source of information to us in
our work.
Let us stop here to rest our head
and blow our horn-and tell yotl
that we have started on the second
Fast Mail tablet. We find that the
column paper, % inches to the col
umn, averaging 40 words to the
inch. When you have finished read
ing thus far, you have read 3l2
inches, something over IA columns
more than two full pages of the pa
per, and there are still lot OF
good folks to tell of yet.
In telling of the Glenns, we said
Charles Glenn who died Aug. %,
1853, aged rs years, was a brother
of George, when we should have
said uncle. The brother Charles
died years later. The uncle was
never married, and lived with the
Hendersons on the farm now owned
by Hamer Richey. J. F. McGregor
tells us that Mr. Glenn spent much
time fishing, and would not allow
the children to accompany him. We
are sure that being a bachelor was
not responsible for this, as on:
friend Jimmy would want all the
children in the neighborhood along
if he had candy and gum enough to
go round. We believe it was in the
Meigs story we told you of the
woman who had been a member of
the M. f. church 60 years, and ask
ed that you give us the names OF
any who held like record, and we
heard of none; but in reading the
old church record of which we have
told you in former sections, we find
the record says: Mamie S. McDon-
aid was received into the Bristol
Presbyterian church Nov. 25, 1868,
making 63 years last Nov. 25, if our
pencil figured right. What wonder
full changes have taken place is no
doubt more noticeable by her than
by US who are a mite younger. We
wonder if there is anyone else who
time. Perhaps you are like Aunt
Nan, so busy living that you have