Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-05-04

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Maryem Ginn. Was born at Elkton,
July 26, 1919. She was married to
Frank Patterson of Malta O. Their
family was three daughters. Sarah,
who married Orlin Stillwell, and
had one daughter Matte. Matte
lived in Missouri and died there.
Carolyne, who married Samuel
Park,-we believe her second hus-
bands name was Flynn. Susan,
who married Ben Parmiter. James
CHM. Born in Washington county,
/, Pennsylvania, March 4, 1922. He
died about 1874, aged 20.
We now turn to the recording of
Edward Ginn's children, and we find
they were born at Sharpsburg, o.,
in Athens county Some Of them
were quite young when the family
! moved off Fderal creek and came to
/ Meigs in 1866.
George CHM. The Oldest child.
was born May 81, 1848. He died
July IS, 1880, and is buried in the
Salem Baptist church yard, east OF
route 81, near West Newton. West
moreland county. Pennsylvania. His
wife was Anna Ritchie, whose folks
were from Washington county,
Pennsylvania. They were married
| in Kansas, and had one daughter,
Edna, who resides in Tucson, Ari-
zona, at 22S West Second street.
Maryem CHM. Was born Sept.
16, 1851. She was married to John
D. Parmiter, Dec. 20, 1870, at
Meigs, O.
John D. Parmiter was born at
Meigs, O., Dec. "a, 1S47. He was
the son of Joseph Parmiter, who
was born in Maine in 1918, and who
died at the age of 81 i'll McKees-
port, Pa, and whose father was
John D. Parmiter of French extrac-
ton. Joseph's wife was Elizabeth
Shuster of Dutch descent. who was
!
Adamsburg, Westmoreland county
Pa. This place we believe is still
farmed by Shusters: one may see
the original building from the Lin
coin highway, some 80 miles east OF
Pittsburgh. The other children ol
Joseph were-Susan Parmiter, born
Sept. 2, 1841, and who was married
to Gregory Matson; Elizabeth Par
miter, born June 7, 1914, married
to Henry Gray; Manly Parmiter
born July Z, 1851, who married
Elizabeth Custer John D. Parmitel
married Maryem CHM, at the Ginr
place, and went to housekeeping il
Meigs. John and his father follow
ed the carpenter trade. They built
the Christian church at Meigs il
1866, where later John and his wife
worshiped and where he was deacon
for many years. They built many OF
the houses in that vicinity. He also
worked at Malta for the Brown
: Manly plow works, travelling horse
back. In McKeesport, he worked
| for the National Planning Mill 50
: years, handling theA 4 finest work
While in their employ he built the
first telephones used in that city
He was an artist in the working OF
wood-a genius in the application
of machinery to this industry anC
it's connected crafts. He was promi
Dent in, and enjoyed membership il
various secret and fraternal orders
: They moved to McKeesport, Pa, il
1890. Mr. Parmiter died Jan. 2
1881, a few days after their 6Otf
wedding anniversary. He was aged
i84. Their family: Matte Robins
Parmiter born at Meigs, June %
1885, died March %, 1905. She wa!
a teacher. Owen Kyle Parmiter
born at Meigs, Sept. II, 1889. HI
is metallurgist. Owen married
Edith Krause of McKeesport, June
IS, 1913, at that place. Their fam
lily is James, born March 10, 1914
and Herbert, born Oct. 81, 1918
and who died Oct. 2, 1921. Mr.. Par
miter, his daguhter Matte ant
grandson Herbert are buried al
Richland cemetery at Dravosburg
4 Pa. Mrs. Parmiter, who enjoys ex
cellent health, resides with her sor
at 27O9 Walnut street, McKeesport
Pa.
Amanda Robina CHM. Born July
%. 1854, lives with her sister Eliza
Jane Brown, in Monrovia, Cal. Late.
ly she hasn't been very we'll, and
spends much of her time in he1
wheel chair.
Eliza Jane CHM. Born Sept. IA
1856. She was married to Isaac
Hubbard Brown of Center Bend
O., Sept. 6, 1881. Mrs. Brown lives
at 316 Wildrose avenue, Monrovia
Cal. Their son Harry Brown was
born at Meigs, o., Aug. 16, 1882
and died Jan. Is, 1910, at Rich
mond, Va. Their son Roy was
born at Bellevue, O., March rs,
1885, and died June IL, 1914, at
| Monrovia, Cal. Their daughter Dor
othy was born at Covington, KY,
Dec. 27, 1894, and was married
June "a, 1922, to Arthur Banning