Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-09-21
By c. B. RAY

Worley tells us that George New
Lon lived on Bear Run, up about
where the John Anderson (Mousley)
farm was. Newton was Mr. Greer's
grandfather. His wife was Polly
Coleman. They lived in a log house
that stood near where the road from
the Jacob Perry (Argo) farm en-
ters the Zion-Carmel road. They
had three sons, Washington, JEFF
ferson and Lewis, and one daughter,
Elizabeth. who married and died
soon afterward Mr.. Greer could
not recall her husbands name.
Some day soon we are to go to Mr..
Greer's and pet the history of some
more Bristol folk.
And now comes our good friend
John Henry knight with the fol
lowing most interesting history:
Cumberland Ohio,
September 3, 1893.
Friend Byron: You asked me to
furnish you sketch of the Need
hams. They were of Welsh descent,
and the family of which I write
located in Pennsylvania; then all
the family except one son I do not
know his name) started for Ono.
hut were overtaken by the Indians
and killed. Then this son who had
been bound out to chair maker
came to Ohio and settled near
Reinersville, on what is known as
~
were four sons. James who lived in
Cambridge; Isacher who died
young: John who went to Oska-
loosa, Iowa. and was editor of pa
per; Isaac. and his parents came to
Bristol township and located near
the Grove NJ. p church. about 1S45.
Isaac married Jane McClintock,
sister Of Joseph McClintoch, who
lived near the Pisgah church. They
were the parents of three sons
George. Henry and John and. four
Elizabeth, Miriam, Nan
cy Anne, and Ruth. George mar
ried Susan Morris and they were
the parents of eight children
Isaac who was killed at a saw mill
on. the John Mcdonald place; Mar
tha Jane. who married John Burr
and lived in GAINESVILLE; Lizzie Lou,
wife of Benz. Mautz, GAINESVILLE;
Martin H, preacher, was twice
married, and died in the west;
Charles N. married Miss G1lesnie.
and at one time owned restaurant
in McConrelsville William, and Al
ice. marr ed and live in Zanesvilie
Marshall, the youngest, married III
Illinois. Henry died soon after
coming home from the Civil war.
John married Amanda Haney. One
foster daughter, Jessie Morris, wlfe
of Louis Buchanan. Elizabeth, Wife
OF Presley G.. Dye, one son and one
daughter. Rev. VIM. H. Dye mar
ried Ella Sears; was pastor of the
NJ. F.. church at TcConnefsvilte
some years ago. Melissa, wife of
Jav Tilden. Marian married Rob-
ert Garrett, three boys and one
daughter. Samuel owned the "home
place" and married Flora Bay. DR.:
Hugh r. Garrett married LaHna-
Chambers. Frank H. married Jol-
Hette Whitney. Burton died at about
eight years of age Carrie 0. mar
ried John c. Reed. Nancy x. mar
ried George Knight who built and
owned the store at Oak Grove, two
hovs and two girls. John H. mar
ried Lizzie Sims. Florence A. who
lives in Los Angeles, Cal. Willard
married Cora McKibben. Bette D.,
wife Of Logan Combs. Ruth mar
red James Simons, two boys and
five girls. Flora and Charles, de
Hughes married Minta
Alice, wife Of Edgar
Crune. Lizzie Of Cumberland, o.;
wife Of Otis Prouty; Eta,
wife of--Neson.
The Needhams like many other
large families in this northeast cor
ner of Bristol, have passed on. The
Fulton. Sears, Miller, McCarty, Roy,
Mcdonald. Mccoy, Trimble, Morris,
Stebbins, Coulter, Rose,
Grub, Reynolds, Moore, Bay and
Gibbs families are all gone. | have
been much interested in your writ
ings of "The Sycamore" as it calls
to memory many that l knew You
missed about 90 teachers in this
corner: but you surely have had a
lot of work getting SO much data.
J am interested to know why you
chose that twisty interlocked to-
bacco box wood as your subject.
You may be able to get what you
want from this, but "boil' it down
to suit YOURSELF. H. Knight.
We never write or reWrite any