Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-01-23

uel, born Dec. 27, 1921, Morgan
county, moved to Iowa, died in Ohio
Jan. %, 1892, while on a visit,
buried in Millersburg, Ia. Sarah
April 21, 1904; married Chas.
Walker; buried at Emery or Stew
ems cemetery. Eleanor Jane VIII
son, born March 4, 1926, died Nov.
6, 1896, in jackson county; mar
ried Harrison Nichols, an old set
tier Of Morgan county. James
Richey, married Anne Dewitt, sister
of Robert Dewitt Of Emery, Feb. 20,
1898, and lived all his life on his
farm which adjoined the farm his
father owned, and which Joseph
Draper purchased from the other
heirs. Their children, all born in
Morgan county, are Mary r. who
married James De Witte Hooper;
died Ill Morgan county. Rebecca,
married George Russell. dead; EliZ
abeth, married Geo. Ray, died at
her home on big Meigs creek:
Thomas Benton, married Lydia
Thomas, died in Hutchinson, Kan.
John \, married Amanda Nicker-
son. died in Tennessee; Sarah Anne,
married James walker, brother Of
Chas. walker, died at her home in
Ieigsville township. James r. and
his wife Anne Dewitt are buried III
lie Emery cemetery. After Anne
died, Jas. r. married Mrs. Lucy
Layton, who survived him. Lucy
died at Roosterville; after Mr.. Will
sons death she married Levi Max
well. Joseph Draper Wilson mar
ried Salina Coburn, daughter OF
Theodore Coburn of Millgrove,
March S, 1914. Salina died Of ty-
phoid fever, Nov. %, 1S4S, leaving
two sons. Theodore Coburn and
John Solon. Theodore ran away
and joined the northern army, serv-
ed i'll the 18th Ohio, three years
and 10 months, and was not of age
for several months after the close
of the Civil war, when he was mus
tered out. He married Louise Jen-
nings of Zanesville; lived many
years in Portland, Ore, where he
followed carpentry, and where his
son. a contractor lives. Theodore
died there Sept. 8, 1927. John
but contracted tuberculosis from
exposure, and died July s, 1877, in
Meigsyille township, on the old
farm. He married Ruth Walker
daughter OF the James Walker who
later married Sarah Anne Wilson,
and they had one son Theodore Co
burn who lives on Emery ridge with
his second wife, Elizabeth Dewitt,
daughter of the late James Dewitt.
Joseph Draper Wilson lived most Of
his long life on the old farm in
Meigsyille township. As a young
man he followed school teaching
and boarded around among the
scholars, as was the custom, in
those days. | believe he was paid
SIS monthly for his instruction.
After his fathers death, his mother
lived with him until lie moved to
iowa. From that time until her
death Feb. IS, 1879, when 90 years
and six months old, she lived with
her daughter, Maria Murray. Sarah
Richey stone is buried in Emery
cemetery beside her husband John
Wilson. second. who died Aug. 16,
1848, aged 80 years and 10 months.
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Counsii. Nov. s, 1853. Her father,
Isaac Counsil, an early settler of
Meigsville township, was a carpen-
ter by trade, and his wife was An
ne Murray, sister Of George Muir
ray, who married Maria Stone
Sarah Luter Richey Stones oldest
daughter, who came with the OK
team from New Hampshire. After
fathers second marriage, he went
into partnership with his brother
in-law, Arthur Crisman, and to-
gether they built, owned and equip
ped the Tunnel mill, on Draper's
place. (Crisman at that time owned
the place adjoining Draper's, and
which he subsequently sold to Chas.
Walker.) Together they dug the
tunnel under a 40 acre field, to the
creek, and built their dam across
the creek, to the lower side Of the
Joseph Murray farm--later owned
by Sarah A. Walker. Arthur Girls
man was the miller, and my father
ran the saw mill. With it he saw
ed all the lumber which built the
house and barn on his farm, which
was bought by Fred Stebbins and is
now owned by Charlie Stokes, l be-
lieye. After operating the mill sew
eral years, the partners sold it to
Solomon Hedges. and shortly there