Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-03-02

ton of Mr. Gray. For little while
we thought we were at the end of
the section. then we thought of our
friend Charles H. Roberts of McCon-
nelsville, former Bristol under
taker, and his record, so we called
him, and he is looking it up, and
we will leave space here to tell you
when he died and so on. and go on
with our story.
After talking with Charley, we
believe he gave us the wrong date,
so will finish this section later.
We often find as we go out in
search of Bristol history. something
that may not be classed as strictly
Bristol, bat knowing our readers as
we do and knowing ''the world is
all akin" we feel we should give 1t.
On the visit to the cemetery re-
ferred to, we got some names and
dates of folks-we did not know
where they had lived; but we knew
George would tell us. SO we came
back to the Roberts home. One
name, William Harman. When we
inquired, George said. "Oh he was
the big man of them all. He came
from England. He brought pair
of steelyards with him, which l
have now, that has stone for pee.
The peculiar thing about the stone
is that after all these years the
stone has not peeled or scaled in the
least" VIM. Harman lived in Tai
iytown, owning one of the best
houses in the village. His monu-
ment says died Oct. s, 1866, in his
93d year" George went on to tell
us that only few years before his
death he drove spirited horse to
gig. Here he stopped to tell us
that a gig was kind of cart with
at the pleasure of the owner or
driver This gig was a fancy af-
fair, being cushioned with fancy af-
terial. George estimated the cost of
the gig at two or three hundred
dollars. Mr.. Harman attended
church at Mt. Zion. The horse would
act very nice until they got down on
the fiat by the now Jacob Perry
home when he would start to run,
and the old gentleman could not
control him. So away he went to
Tallytown. Friends advised Mr..
him, but he would not listen to
them, and after all he died a
natural death. and now the connec-
ton. William was the father of
William and Fletcher and Eliza
beth, and Fletcher was the father Of
Ed Of McKendree neighborhood.
While we were at the Roberts
home, George remarked that he was
witness at the trial of George
CHM wherein the State of Ohio on
complaint of b. B. Parmiter was
plaintiff, which was held 65 years
ago this month February.
Thomas Weeden, son of Hanson
Weeden, was born May II, 1922,
died Sept. 28, 1900. Sarah Logan
Weeden, his wife, was born Sept
12, 1922, died March Is, 1898. 1t
seems the Weedens must have been
dlllUIlS tHe very earliest VI luc SCI
tiers, as you will remember that
Thomas had stated he was with his
father when he shot the last bear
ever killed hereabouts Thomas
and Sarah were the parents of three
sons: Frank, John and Conley, and
one daughter, Maletta, who was the
wife of w. HI. Hardesty. All are de-
ceased. John sleeps beside his par
ents at Mt. Zion. On the monu-
ment we read: John H., Feb. 27.
184SAug. IT, 1901 Frank and
family went west and bought land
while it was cheap, and it continued
to increase in value until before his
death he was rated as. wealthy. Con
died not long ago, at or near Lima
We meant to give you the dates OH
the Harman monument, so will do it