Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1933-03-23


the farm where he was born, and
where he continued 80 live up until
only few years before his death,
when he sold this farm and bought
another on the Center road, where
his death occurred. He was the son
of John and Sarah Jane Hammond
Strong His death occurred May 16,
1881, he being a, little less than 70
years of age. He was the father of
two children, Jessie, wife of Ed
Harmon, Meigsville, and Chester S.
Morgan township While the fore
going is always a necessary part Of
every obituary or sketch, it only
starts to tell the life story of L. B.
Strong. A man who taught school,
played ball, conducted and took part
in religious services, with the same
fervor, yea with the same religion.
Through the years he was sowing
the seed that will grow through the
years. bringing forth fruit no doubt
many times in the lives of folks who
will never know who the sOwer was.
We will tell more Of the John
Strong family later.
Through our years as correspond
ent we have tried to gather up the
things that we felt would interest
our readers, and in so doing have
had wide field Never, though,
have we written of spiritual rap
pings. In order to avoid any argu-
ment, we wish to say right here that
we believe in these things, also
want to add that we haven't time to
tell why. What we started to tell
you-the spirits have been making
themselves heard in the neighbor-
hood. We haven't been present at
any of the demonstrations but want
to be present at next appearance.
Keep your seats my friends. You
don't believe in it, and you can't
tell why, so you should keep still so
they won't ask you why. And that
brings us to statement we made
some time ago, that when anyone
died here a preacher of the church
to which the deceased or their family
belonged was called to conduct the
religious services at the funeral
Only a short time ago we attended
the funeral Of a friend. with four
ministers present, representing three
denominations, which led us to
wonder if this might not be a move
toward disarmament. Grandmother
Gordon used to say tYou can't be
hanged for what you think" But
it is hard for us with few thoughts
to let any of them go unwritten and
thus upread
Joseph Hayes and his wife Mar
garet Logue Hayes lived On what is
the j. w Bird farm. Mr.. Hayes
died, and is buried at Bristol They
were the parents of Nancy who was
the wife of William Greer, whose
story was told in the Meigs ceme-
terry story: Susan Shank. Mt. Ster-
ling, ILL.,; Amanda Ryan, who was
the wife of Mercer Ryan, and Me-
lissa who was the wife of VIM. Fin
ney, both of whom or perhaps we
should say all four of whom lived in
the Blue Rock neighborhood, and
all of whom are dead three sons,
Hiram, Joseph and Samuel, all of
whom enlisted in the Civil war. Sam
uel, the youngest son, was sent by
his mother to hoe corn. He was
only II. From the corn field he
went to war, enlisting as drummer
boy. Soon after going to war he
contracted typhoid fever and died.
Mrs Margaret Sheridan, a niece,
thinks the body was brought back,
but is not able to tell where he was
buried. After the death of Mr..
Hayes, Mrs. Hayes married Samuel
Meade, and they moved to Quincy,
Ill. AS we stated, Susan lives at
Mt. Sterling Ill Hiram is still liv-
ing at Central City, Neb. Two of
Hiram's sons are professors in the
university at Omaha, Neb
Enos Dingey was of Maryland
stock. Our informant thinks he was
born in Maryland, before the family
came to near Lytlesburg, Mus
kingum county. He was marred to
Anna Golden, and they were the
parents of two daughters. Belle,
wife of VIM. Scott, McConnelsville,
and Ada, wife of Clarence Wilkins,
GAINESVILLE; and two sons, William,
deceased, whose wife was Della
Greer, who at present Is with her
sister, Mrs. Margaret Sheridan, on
the old Greer farm near Meigs; and
Hills, who married Elizabeth,
daughter Of John and Matilda
Campbell.
The Dingey home was on Mouse
run, and is now the home of Sum-
ner Little, wife and daughter Miss
frankie. After Mr.. Dingey's death,
Mrs. Dingey went to GAINESVILLE to
live with her daughter Ada and
family, where her death occurred.
The parents are buried at Young
Hickory, and the SON William in the
McConnelsville cemetery, with two
of their children, Jessie and Her
schel. An infant daughter sleeps
In Meigs cemetery. Their only sur
viving child, a son Harry, Is married