Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1935-09-05
Buckley-TrusseIl Reunion

The annual Buckley -Trussell re-
union was held Sept. l at Porters-
vile grange hall. A splendid din
ner was served at noon. Paul Trus-
sell presided at the afternoon ses-
sion which consisted of a program
and business session Talks were
given by Clyde Trussell of Akron,
and Herbert Newton of California.
A history of the Buckley and Trus-
sell families of over 100 years ago
was given by Gerald Buckley. The
following relics were on display:
A cane owned by Nancy Reed, about
100 years old; school ledger for
Deerfeld and Union township dis
trict No. 10, for years 1851 to 1859.
Morgan county,; ledger page dat
ed from Feb. Is, 1889, to June,
1841, giving account Of work done
by Sarah Buckley for Joseph Ander-
son. (Great grandfather of Harry
Anderson who lives on Poplar
ridge); ledger page dated from
July, 1889, to July, 1849, giving ac-
count Of labor done by Samuel
Aaron Buckley, for his father Sam
uel S. Buckley; family pictures,
some of which were made nearly 85
years ago; sheep skin deed to farm
located one mile west of Morgan
Vile, the deed having been given
by President John Quincy Adams tc
Samuel S. Buckley, July IL, 1926
The next reunion will be held al
Portersville grange hall, the Sunday
before Labor day, in 1886. Maurice
Buckley was elected president; /;
Gerald Buckley, sec'y-treas.
The following persons attended
the 1885 reunion: r. II. Trussell
and son Herbert drove 358 miles
from Paeonian Springs and Water
ford, beyond Blue Ridge and Allie
gheny mountains in Virginia, to at
tend; Gerald, Lena and Nita Buck
ley, Portersvllle; Mrs. J. c. Buckley
Malta route; Charles, Myrta and
Lucille Dennis, and Deda Latta,
Corning; John L., Kathleen and
George r. Buckley, John E. and
Mrs Buckley, Paul, Richard, Lester,
Elwo0d and Chris. Buckley, Adena;
Mary E. Frame, Mary Rodgers,
Corning; Myrtle Cross, Robert Den
mis-, GAINESVILLE; Alice Trussell, Me-
Luney; Irwin, Dorothy and Roberta
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Buckley and
son Robert, and Ruth Townsend, c.
A. Buckley and family, New Lex
ington; Mabel Beckwith and duagh
ters Betty and Kathleen, Earl and
Edna Buckley, Roseville; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Butin and daughter
Betty and Mrs. Louella Butin and
Mrs. Belle Kern Smith, Columbus;
Jerry Koon, White Cottage; Mr..
and Mrs Chas. Cross, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul TrusseIl, Crooksville; VIM.
Buckley and wife, Gladys and Dor
othy Buckley, Jane and Billy Buck
ley, New Lexington; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Slime, Jackie Cross. Crooks
Vile; Bernadine Crook, Portersville;
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Crook, Roy and
Vera Crook, Esther Bolner, Fred
and Russell Crook, Corning; Mr.
John Cross, Crooksville; Earl Buck
ley, Roseville; Herbert Newton,
Clara Newton and daughter, Rich
ard, CAL; Mrs. Prudence Mott, Geo.
Mott and family, Glouster; Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. A. Buckley and Gertrude
Buckley, Malta route; r. H., Ollie
and Ivan McKitrick, Pennsville; C..
L. Scott, Malta route; Mrs. Gather
inc Cross, Gene Swingle, j. Allen
Stine, Crooksville; Earl, Dora, Emil
and Francena Hamilton, Eston, AL
ice, Coline, Orville, and James Buck
ley, South GAINESVILLE; Lloyd, Ruth,
Bickfred and Theresa Kish Buckley
Short Creek; Henry McClosky and
family, Newark; Billy Curl, Billy
Stine, Crooksville; George Buckley,
Albert and Mary Pyle, Corning;
Margene and Maxine Stine, Crooks
Vile; Clifton Doty, Cleveland; d.
w. Trussell, p. j.. Kronenbitter,
Portersville; Clyde Trussell and son
Dean, Akron.
A few did not register, which
makes the total attendance over
120.-XX.