Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-02-11
The Sycamore
A Story of Bristol Township Folk
By c. RAY
III E@t ON V
By C. B RAY

was engaged to marry j. c. Muir
duck, whom we have told you about
in the Meigs cemetery story.
1t seems that Mrs. Mcdowell had
higher appreciation of married
life than of acres of land, as we
find she married Samuel Paxton
and to this union three sons, Frank,
James and Perley were born. Co
ing back to the John McDow-
ell family, they were the parents Of
eight children, four sons, George,
Jos. w, Samuel, and John all de-
ceased except Joseph. OF the four
daughters. Annie, Eva, Cora and
Mary T., all are deceased except the
latter, who is the wife of John w
Parmiter and resides on the ol3
home farm. They are the parents
of one daughter, Mrs. Ella Knox, Of
route two; two sons, Clarence OF
route two, both in Bristol, and Fred
who lives in East Bloom. AS we
have told you Joseph lives on part
of the home farm, Mrs, Mcdowell
before marriage was Lizzie Fowler
daughter of the late John and Re-
becca Conn Fowler. They are the
parents of one daughter Ethel,
wife Of Everett Greer, who resides
on the former Thomas Weeden
farm near the Mt. Zion NJ. E.
church.
We feel our story would be far
from complete did we not tell you
more about the deceased members
of this family We remember the
father as an invalid, and we also
remember that everything that
medical skill could do and suggest
was done to relieve him. While We
remember but little of what was
done, we remember distinctly an
electric battery they had and how
we used to catch hands and one on
the end would take hold of the
handle on the instrument, and how
the current would shoot through us.
Someone has said trouble never
comes singly. At any rate that was
more than true in the case of this
er, Samuel, Eva and Annie all died
inside Of thirteen months. Then a
few years later George was caught
underneath a falling tree and his
leg was so badly crushed that it
had to be amputated. Then he lost
the sight Of both eyes. We will
give the dates of these deaths lat
er. John, the youngest son, was
never very rugged; only few years
ago he met his death by drowning.
Many of our readers will remem-
ber that he had gone to the creek
to water the horses. There had
been heavy rain and the creek
was up. 1t will never be known for
sure, but it was supposed at the
time that when he started, the
horse which he was riding down
the bank on seeing the rising
water, bolted and stopped sud
denly, and John went over its
head into the racing current. Even
had he been strong and good
swimmer. it would have been diff
cult to save himself, dressed as he
was with his clothing and rubbe"
boots on. and taken by surprise as
he no doubt was, it would have
been a real task. Soon a large
number OF neighbors gathered. w.
NJ Newton. then sheriff Of Morgan
county. with several more from Nc
Connelsville. came out with boets
and graphing hooks and the creek
was drasged as far down as the
Murray. now the Glenn bridge. but
the body could not Ae located. aad
the search was given up after sey-
eral hours, until day light. On 60
ing back early in the morning, the
body was soon found, only few
yards below where he had fallen in.
1t was found that the body bad
| been held down by a log. The 9TH
or member deceased, Cora, who
was the wife of Clarence Allen, who
lived on the former George Wilson
place, which was a part of the late
William Chambers farm near the
eight square house. And now the
dates of the deaths of the mem
bers of this family: John, ST., No
vember IA, 1886, aged so years;
Harriet, March 21. 1905, aged 81
years: Annie, February %, 1887,
aged 26 years; Eva Darinda, May 9,
1886, aged II years; George L.,
January Is, 1918; John, August 18
1926, so years; Cora Allen, October
81, 1928, As years.
We learn the accident which We
spoke Of which caused George to
lose his leg occurred in the spring
Of 1883. on our visit at Joseph Nc
Dowell home today We found both
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdowell enjoying
good health. Mrs. Parmiter who
was injured many years ago in a
runaway, (and we would have you
note this change in rural life), and
only recently by a fall, is quite
lame, and while we did not get to
see Mr.. Parmiter, we are glad to
tell you he is we'll. Later we want
to tell more about him when we
come to the section where he be-
longs.
VIM. Mcdowell Family
William Mcdowell ! was never