Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-14

10 the MuSK1nSum river.
Mr. Mendel tells us the farm
where they landed after travelling
for two weeks over roads that were
axle deep to the wagon on which
they brought their personal effects,
is the farm now owned by Ode Til
den. The Tildens have added to
this acreage, and the house occupied
by the Mendels has been replaced
by new one. Mr.. Mendel (Alva)
goes on to say that with seven long
haired husky boys they went to
work clearing UP the farm. A lot of
logging was done with a yoke of
oxen. The family of ten children
We're raised to manhood and wom-
anhood on this farm, which then
contained sc acres and was well
supplied with large springs, and
Meigs creek runs through or along
the farm. Mr. Mendel got the idea
that they should have school
house, so with the help of Dave
Richey. Carl Wilson, VIM. Wilson,
the Rowlands, Hardestys, Howards,
Colemans, Logans, Kings, Robert
NJ. Henderson and others, whom
Mr.. Mendel could not remember,
went to work getting out the tim
Der and irving elapboards, and soon
had the building ready for school.
He goes on to say that he thinks
the same building still stands and
has never missed a term of school.
The first statement is correct, but
the building was not used the past
school year. The pupils were trans
ported to Cloud where a two-room
school was held. Then he goes on
! to relate the fact that smart men
and women who got their education
4 there are scattered to all parts Of
! the universe. He lays the fact Of
/ his high standing to the fact that
( he was born in February. with Lin
| coin and Washington. Mr.. Mendel
/ proves the statement that we have
made that only a few teachers or
preachers are remembered by any
! one person. AS he gives the names
/ of teachers as he remembers, Syl-
i Il.
Then he names George Williams,
| who we believe was a brother of
Mrs. A. j. Gorrell; Jas. Hutchinson;
Jennie Davis, who was a sister 'of
our fellow townsman w. f. Davis,
and Mrs. Ella Roberts, wife of c. TT.
Roberts of McConnelsyille; James
Scotland he stops here to say of
Mr.. Scott ''as fine a man and teach
er as the schools ever put OUT a
statement we should have had for
the Story the Tombstones Tell in
Bristol Cemetery. You will remem-
Der Mr.. Scott sleeps there. He then
goes on to suggest that we have
Walt Blackledge furnish names of
other teachers, and we want to add
/ anyone else that can help. The
children were as follows: Irene, who
=, married Jonathan Parker, and load
ed up their belongings and with a
| couple of ponies drove to Kansas,
/ locating at Ft. Scott. Mr.. Parker
| passed away several years ago, and
| Mrs Parker is now at the point Of
death, at the age of SO years. John
married Arrilla Carnes and they
located at F't. Scott, Kan; Anna
married w H. (Tope) Lawrence,
| both now deceased. Charley also
, located at Ft. Scott. Elroy left
with the James Williams family, To-
eating at Ontario, Wis. After be-
ing there several years, he was
married TO Kate Roberts "a Bristol
gir4 and sister of Mrs. Williams.
Leaving Wisconsin they located at
Winifred, Mont, where they rent
ed large tract of land, and where
the widow and boys now reside. If
we remember, four of these boys
were in the World war We had
the second letter from Mr.. Mendel,
saying he had failed to give us a
sketch of his brother Will, and that
it should follow sister Anna, and
we were sure we would get it right,
but the manuscript read SO nicely
we did not notice our omission un-
til too late. The Democrat of the
date of this writing gives the no.
tice of the death of Mrs. Parker
which occurred April 13
When quite young William left
his old associates Dan Coulter and
the Dewitt boys, and went to the
northern part of the state, where he
finished his schooling and taught
several terms, and then learned
telegraphy, and went to work for
the Nickel Plate railroad. His first
work was at McComb, but he was
soon transferred to Bnrket, Ind,
where he continued until old age
rendered his work too slow for the
rapid Advancement His wife who
was May Jones OF Elida, O., passed
away at Burket. He went to live
with his daughter Zella and her
husband, who were both ministers
in Washington. ID. G. After they
We're sent by the church to Canada,
Mr. Mendel returned to Anderson,
Ind, where he passed away two
years ago in an indianapolis hos
pital.
We want to say here that while
we have always been interested in
the history of the township, we had
never had any idea that there could
be so many folks connected by
blood and association with our
folks, as we have found in gather
ing and receiving data for this
writing. Everywhere we go we find
someone who has lived here Or
whose folks were here, While we
are at it, we have always been care
full of what we have written-care-
ful not to write anything that
would hurt the feelings of any read