Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1931-06-11

should take him to get to the house,
she looked out and saw the team
standing on the bank of the stream
nearest the house, but could not see
her husband. She still waited
thinking he was somewhere near the
team attending to something that
had demanded his attention. But
when the team continued to stand
she went to where it was and dis
| covered her husband under the sled
with the lines wrapped about him
and one runner Of the sled across
| his PROSTATE form She could not
release him, but ran TO the house
and by telephone summoned the
! neighbors. Samuel Downing was
| the first to arrive. He cut the lines
| and unhitched the team As 9TH
| ers had then arrived, they had to
| unload the sled to get Mr. Hender-
| son from under it. He was then
i dead and had been for some little
| time doubtless, before his wife
! found him. 1t was supposed he
had the lines around his neck when
the sled went down, and was thrown
in front of it, and was dragged up
| the opposite bank, and few feet
farther where the tightening of the
lines stopped and held the team.
He lived on the same farm with
his father, his home being across
the creek from his fathers home
His wife, Jennie Secrest, since mar
ried Mr. Finley. and they and the
one daughter Miss Glenna Hender.
| son reside at Byesyille. George
/ taught school and farmed. He too
was church man. member Of the
! Bristol church. We have always re-
membered statement he made; II
was on the occasion OF the funeral
| Of our cousin Mrs Bertie Ray Ham
mond. We had gone 10 the home
early: George and the writer We're
in the yard of our uncle's home
from which the funeral was held
He looked up the road and saw the
hearse, a horsedraWn vehicle. COM
ing over the grade between the Nc
+ Gonagle and Ray homes. when he
said ct is always sad day when
! the glass wagon comes to our
+ house
] The other deceased member Of
/ this family, Mary H.. wife of Gar
ner Dickinson, 1S76-1923, is buried
i here. She like her loreparents was
! a woman full of truth and right
eousness. While her pilgrimage was
Of short duration, she made many,
many friends by her acts of kind
ness, her deeds of mercy. After the
+. death of Mrs Dickinson. Mr. Dick
inson married Grace McGonagle,
i and they reside just over the line in
! Manchester township. on route TO-
] John Henderson married Mary F.
j Ray, cousin Of the writer. They are
/ the parents OF one son, Robert. Mr.
4 and Mrs. Reed have two children
Mary and Raymond Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson have no children, but took
! Garfield Dye into their home, and
i strangers could not tell but what he
is their son, and we are glad to say
/ that this expression is mutual be-
! tween all concerned. Mrs. Dickin-
son had no children. SO it is left to
/ Robert to carry on the good works
/ and name Of his elders.
John w. McGOnagle
Son of Hugh and Isabel McGon-
agile was born in Rich Hill, Mus
kingum county, Ohio, Dec. Is.
/ 1916; died at his home near Cloud,
/ Jan. 10. 1925. When about 10
years of age he came to Bristol
I township and made his home with
/ his brother-in-law and sister, John
/ and Eliza Bird, working on the
/ farm and at odd jobs, making his
own way. At the time of his death
he had accumulated a goodly share
Of riches. having fine home and
some 400 acres Of land. He enlist
ed in the Civil war when but a bov.
serving in Co. +, 43d O. V. /. At
ter the war, he went TO Missouri
where he lived for few years He
would likely have staid there, but
was called back on account Of the
death Of his father Oct. II. 1871,
he was married to Nancy S. Nc
Donald of Bristol, where they con-
tinued to live until his death, and
where Mrs. McGonagle still lives.
They were the parents of five chill
dren-Att'y George O. McGonagle.
who has been for many years states
attorney for Morgan county: Mrs.
Maude Harris. whose monument
reads Mary Belle, wife OF Charley
l.. Harris. Sept. %, 1S74-March 2,
1904 Adella, wife Of Chas. Spratt,
Meigsville township; Grace, wife OF
Garner Dickinson, Manchester; Har-
old McGonagle. The last named and
his wife Willette Swallow McGon-
agile reside with Mrs. McGonagle on
the home farm, the former JOS Nc
Donald farm. John McGonagle was
the youngest and last of a family Of