Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1932-07-07
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about and no doubt before they
have been written in many more
will appear. If you folks don't get
in you will be to blame, as we are
still waiting anxiously for copy.
In the early days and until the
advent Of autos and trucks, horse
trading was an accomplishments
at any rate the traders tried to ac-
complish the best of trade. Excuse
US we came nigh forgetting Els
worth butcher" Cunningham who
switched from horses to watches,
ana now resides in McConneisville
with his mother Eliza Cunningham
and brothers Charley and William.
In 1905 the first settler located
in nearly the southeast corner OF
the township. In 1920 Absalom
and Nancy Hedges Fouts settled on
an so acre tract of land which bor-
ders the Bristol-Bloom township
line in Section IS. They were the
parents of ten children-fve girls
and five boys. The sons were Isaac,
Silas, Ely, Franklin and Israel.
The daughters were Sarah McCon-
nell Mary White, Katherine Hen
derson, Emma Biggs and Electa
Border. When Absalom and Nancy
Fouts came to Bristol from Brook
county. Virginia, the wild beasts
made the nights hideous with their
howls and screams This land IS
now owned by Everett Greer, but it
was here these pioneers died and
were buried close by house where
they had lived. Monuments were
erected at the graves. After the
farm had gone into other hands,
the lot was left open and the live
stock which pastured in the field
could tramp over the graves. But
few years before the death of Israel,
he and his son Hon. c. Fl. Fouts
had lime rock hauled and built up
over the graves, the stones being
laid in cement, then the monument
was set in cement on top of this.
We will at this time tell of one
of the sons, Israel, and his family.
Israel and Margaret Glenn Fouts
were married May q, 1857, by Rev.
.~Aikan. then pastor of the Presbyte-
rian church. To this union were
born one daughter, Mamie, wife of
John w Cunningham, and one son,
Hon Chas. H. Fouts, deceased,
whom we want to tell more of later
Mrs. Fouts died on Christmas eve,
1909. Some years later he married
Mary Benjamin, whose death occur
red Nov. %, 1917. Mr.. Fouts died
Jan. l. 1926, and sleeps in the Nc
Connelsville cemetery. He was
born on the old home place, as we
have described For many years
he owned and lived on the now S.
w. Scott farm, on Bear Run. He
was a veteran of the Civil war, serv-
ing three years, being a member of
Co. c, 122nd Regiment, o. V. I. He
Libby prison. Mr.. Fouts was
man who retained his mental facul-
ties to a wonderful degree through
his long life Mrs. Fouts, as we
have said was Margaret Glenn, a
sister Of George, Charles, and that
family.
Somewhere in the story, in tell
ing of Bert Anderson, We spoke of
his having one brother, Frank, and
We thought that was all the family.
Our historian G.. p. informs us there
We're five children of the family
Wesley, "Nin," Florx, and the two
mentioned. Mr.. Roberts thinks Wes-
i OF iyyin
that they reside at Coolville. Isaac !
Fouts never married He was a |
carpenter, and George says ga good |
one" After his sister Electa (Bet) !
who married Lew Border went to
Iowa, Mr.. Fouts lived with them,
and it was there he died and was
buried Ed Fouts married Miss
Hammond whose parents owned and
resided on the Z. T. Lawrence farm
in East Bloom. Frank married |
Miss Cuddington. Frank was a
blacksmith at Muttonburg Silas,
we understand, married after going
west and we are unable at this
time to give his wife's name. Cath
crime married Captain Geo. J. Hen
derson whom we will tell of later.
Frank was a Civil war veteran Of
end Virginia cavalry.
Joseph Stevens whose father Dan
iel Stevens owned and lived on the
McCracken Wilson, now Ed Rich
ardson place, was also a member Of
2nd Virginia cavalry. He was a
dispatch carrier When he got out
Of tile service, he had a suit made
out Of gunny sacks which he wore
into washington where he found an
uncle who gave him SIS to get 4
new outfit. When he got to Ma
rietta he went to his fathers who
had sold the farm in Bristol, and
bought down there. Getting one Of
his fathers horses he started for
the Ephraim Roberts home where
he had worked before the war. AS
he came across from the Barnes
Vile road he came to the home of
Mrs. Anderson, widow of Wash An
derson. 1t being dark he stopped
to inquire the way to the Roberts
home. When Mrs. Anderson found
out he was a soldier, she insisted
that he stay over night with them,
but he declined and went on TO
Roberts Mr.. Stevens, when asked |
in regard to the danger of dispatch +;
said it was not as danger
Gus as one would suppose, when
the carrier kept his horse on lope
he was hard to hit, but Joe got a
buck shot in the forehead, which he
the rest of his life IT was |