Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-08-18


Williams and Hall, all lived in Nut
tonburg during the memory of the
writer, DR.. Hall only staying in the
village few months, when he pur-
chased the lot known to old timers
as the VIM. Adams lot, now the
home of Earl Wilson. He moved
into the building now used by Viii
son as stable, living there until
the present residence was buil.
This house was for time the home
of another doctor, a real Bristol
township boy, j. NJ Pedicord.
We feel we should stop here to
tell you of story they tell on Doc.
Soon after he began the practice of
medicine, he was called to see a
lady who had been i'll for some
time and had been under the care
of several doctors who failed TO
help her, but soon after ]. M. be-
gan doctoring her she began to i'm
prove. When some of the neigh
bors said to him you must be a
wonderful doctor, and he asked
why, they said "Why this lady has
been doctoring with all the doctors
in the country, and they have all
failed to help her, but right away
after you took the case she began
to improve" when j. NJ. replied, 81
always was a good guesser." Right
here we want to quit telling about
NJ. DIS, and write into the story
letter received from Mrs. Josie
Donmyer, New Cambria, Kan. We
will tell you about the rest of pam
relieyers later. We are giving yoa
the letter just as she wrote it;
Sunday, June 5, 1882.
Mr.. Ray, Friend: Just read the
Sycamore and must speak out in
meetin. The Isaiah Kennison l
mentioned is the one that served as
county treasurer of Morgan coun-
ty, Ohio. His first wife was an Ad-
ans. The children were Samuel,
Frank, Charles, Reverdy. Mrs. Dor
india Gillespie, and sister Nancy
MetcaIf; all gone | think. His seq
ond wife was a Hedges | believe,
and they came to Kansas in the
early SOS by rail, and they lived in
the southeast part of Saline coun-
ty. Mrs. Kennison died several
years before Mr.. kennison died.
Their two children Mrs. Kate Jones
and Seth also lived near them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Kennison are
both buried in Gypsum Hill ceme-
terry near Salina. Mrs. Kate Jones
is also buried there. Seth is in
Washington. One of Mr.. Ken
nison's grandsons, son of Reverdy,
Cambria A granddaughter of
Isaiah kennison was my seat mate
at school, and my dearest friend.
She has made several visits to lis
from her home in San Bernardino,
Cal, in the last five years. | be-
lieve the Kennison you are think
ing of was a younger brother. He,
Asa, came out west as far as Iowa.
My step grandfather went from
Salina and helped move him to
Saline county, Kansas. When they
crossed the Saline river just west
of New Cambria, Mrs. Kennison
saw a pretty patch of ground. She
said Il want to stop there" They
homesteaded that place. Asa Ken
nison's granddaughter is my sis
ter-in-law Mrs. Jennette Muir De-
laney. Asa Kennison's wife was
Cynthia Carpenter. Her family
home was in the neighborhood of
my grandmother Delaney's. Some oI
the Delaneys came from Athens
county, Ohio. Among them was
Thirza Kennison Osborn. I did not
read the "Story of the Meigs Gem
etery," l am sorry to say, but if
there is mention of an Isaiah it is
not the ex-county treasurer, for he
is buried in Kansas. We lived
within mile Of his daughter Mrs.
Gillespie and knew them we'll. Her
daughter was my seat mate, ana
Mrs. Gillespie's mother was an Ad-
ans. | have seen and spoken to the
Mr.. Kennison. Mother told us he
had gone to California in his young
days, and the report was he had
found wealth there. However he
was like the rest of the Kansas
folks in wealth, after being in Kan
sas few years. He was a school
teacher before marriage, / have
heard mother say, and some OF
our relatives attended his school.
No Mr. Ray, | am not mistaken
about the Kennison who was coun-
ty treasurer, for both of my par
ents knew him we'll. Want to men
tion that son Of Asa Kennison
lives three miles north of New Cam
bria. He is almost 80 years old. l
visited his home year ago. Hop
ing this will set the matter right re-
garding the Mr. Kennison, ex-county
treasurer, I remain with good
wishes to the Sycamore" Josie B.
Donmyer.
If all of our readers had con-
tributed to our work as has Mrs.
Donmyer, we would have written
much better story.
A pumpkin fight our friend G. T.
Roberts tells Of one time when
Johnny MCGOWAN and Mr.. Salt
kill were husking corn for his
father, the late Ephraim Roberts.
On very cold day, after they got
very cold, they started to throw and
catch small pumpkins, thinking in
this way to get warm. After lit
tie while they got to throwing
them harder and harder and getting
madder and madder, and had a
real battle with the pumpkins rs