Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-02-18
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icling the births, and or the lives
and deaths of our locality. And as
we reminisce we can think OF only
a few homes here about where
death has not laid its icy finger;
where we think of one home that
has not been visited by the unWel-
come guests for that guest no lock
has ever been invented that VIII
keep him out, we think Of scores
that have been visited more than
once. With SO much sadness III
the world one should not write OF
it. and call attention TO events OF
a sorrowful nature, without just
reason. This is our reason: No
man or woman ever shed honest
tears but whose heart was cleans
ed, and for a time at least his ma
ture was refined
Did YOU ever stop to think OF
how the human family multiplies?
We want to sop here long enough
TO Say that we have read quite a
bit; have heard men Of all creeds
preach; but as yet we have never
heard one give an explanation
that Would hold water Of the differ
ent nationalities. color of skin,
languages and so on. While the
inhabitants Of Bristol have been OF
different nationalities, the Irish
predominated And some were
whittier than others, but we believe
We are correct when we say that
no colored man has ever owned
real estate in the township. We
are not discussing the inhabitants
as to personal appearance, but their
doings and sayings. But we do
want to say here while we are on
the subject, that the colored fam
lies who have lived here never
remained long; and 10 two families
ever lived in the same house-or
rented to the second colored fam
lily. and as they are great for COM
pany, they did not stay Ions.
In telling Of the John McDoWel.
family we believe we did not tell
you that they lost their home by
fire. Sunday. July 4 1880. Their
house now occupied by the Par
miters was built in the fall of the
same year
Some wears ago we wrote of Tai
lytown. much of which information
was given us by G. p. Roberts. BY
referring TO the county atlas you
will find this village was located IN
both Bristol and Bloom townships.
In our reading OF inscriptions IL
the cemetery of the Mt. Zion church
We find names of the people who no
doubt lived and died in that vii
lace. A little later we will deal
with these folks. Some months ago
our friend T. ]. Osborn told us he
would help us if we would write the
story as told by the tombstones IN
the Mt Zion cemetery, and Whne
this writing will contain much
more, we know he will give us the
information for this story, OF not
only the dead, but the living. And
again we want to say that we are
thankful to the folks who are
sending us the history, and Woulf
say word is coming from folks we
never thought Of having any con
nection with the life of the town
ship. Let the good work go on
tell of your folks and anything you
may know of others, please.
The Lindimores
Some two years ago. following the
Lindimore reunion held at the
Morgan county fair grounds, we
gave history of the Lindimore
family as given by folks there. AS
we remember, some of the family
who live in Kansas,-we believe
Mrs. Ashton, gave little different
version. AS we remember the
story, two brothers, John and ....
Lindimore left their home IN
Germany, and came TO the Unltec
States. Here, as we remember, was
the difference in the stories. One
saying they parted in New YORK,
and the other in Baltimore, and
never met again or heard anything
of each other. SO our story VIII
only be of the descendants OF John
and Sarah Osler Lindimore. They
we're the parents Of the following
children: Edward, Jackson, Lewis.
William, Charles, Perley, Mary,
It nry and Elizabeth. Through
the kindness Of Mrs. Josie, Don
myrr of New Cambria, Kan. We
have the finest outline We have
ever seen. And if there is any mis-
take in this it won't be her fault.
In fact we think it will need very
little from our pencil to make *
comnlete. We might do well to tell
YOU that Mrs Donmyer is a grand
daughter of William and Amanda
Whitney Lindimore. Some time
when money is plentiful, we hope
10 have the pleasure of a face to
face conversation with Mrs. Don
myer. who is a real family his
torian.
Now to the tale OF this branch OF
the family tree. William was kill
ed as we have related, by falling
tree. April, 1857, and is buried in
the Meigs cemetery. Mrs Lindi-
more died April 25, 1907, and was
buried in Highland cemetery, New
Cambria, Kan After the death of
her first husband, Mrs. Lindimore
was married to Hugh Osborn, who
is buried in Gypsum cemetery, Sa~
lima, Kan. Of their children, Sarah
Delaney, who died Feb. 23, 1881,
and her husband, Geo. w. Delaney.
who died June 6, 1927, are both
buried in Highland cemetery New
Cambria, Kan. To them were born
the following children: Ada, who