Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1936-01-23
EMERY CHURCH
(Bv c.. B. Ray)

toy ~ - A~N"S
Sometimes when we are search
ting for the story of the lives of
those who lived, labored and went
on, we often come to the place
where we think it is forgotten
chen in some unthought of place or
rather from some one we never
shought of knowing, comes the in
4ormation. Such has been the case
already in this writing, and then we
stopped to say hello to our good
friend Mrs. Amanda Spencer. We
may not be permitted to attend her
funeral. and if we do we shall take
no flowers. She is a wonderful
woman. She was our mothers
griend from eir,hood on till mother
went or She has been not only
our friend, bot instructor. a Woin-
an with a mind not only stored
with knowledge Of events past and
present. but with ability TO dis
pense the knowledge 70 those who
stop to listen. NO one ever sDent
an hour with this woman that was
not visor and better WITTY, TO Us
her expressions far excel the sayings
Of many who have gained fame as
humorists. Through the coming
weeks much Of what we shall write
will come from her storehouse Of
memory. Flowers on her casket,
not I,-bUt honor, love, hats eff, to
Mandy Spencer living.
AS noted in our Meigs section
some weeks ago, we have most
wonderful history Of the Wilson's
written by Dr. Grace Wilson, Sc
attic, Washington, who has been
away long enough that she thinks
not enough of those she knew are
left here to pay her to take the old
home paper Of course she has not
been aware that the Morgan Coun-
Ty Democrat has been printing much
of the early history Of places and
of folks she knew. We are thank
full for folks like Miss Wilson. Are
NOT only interested in the history
of their forefathers. If she can do
as good a job rebuilding or re-what-
ever you call it cripples, as she is
writing of pioneers, she sure could
snake a cripple put away crutches
or cane Here's the letter, read it
yourself. Thanks DR.. Wilson.
John wilson second, emigrated
from Acw0rth, N. f., to Guernsey
county. Ohio. by ox-team. in 1915.
He was accompanied by q few Of
ais children by his deceased wife,
and by his new wife-a young wild
ow by the name of MIS- Sarah Sutor
Richey stone ana her two little
ssaushters Maria and Anne Stone.
The Wilson family are Of Scotch
irish lineage. They were Cove
lanters or Scotch Presbyterians,
and We're hunted by the soldiers and
at least two (slid to be Scotiand's
last martyrs} were murdered by
Tying them to stakes in the mouth
of the creek at Wigtown in south
west Scotland where the tide could
sweep in. and since they would not
-ecant their faith, they were left to
drown After this episode many
went TO Londonderry, ireland, to
Awe. Later they emigrated to New
Hampshire and named their settle
ment Londonderry after the city
of their adoption in Ireland. John
Wilson'S grandfather Benjamin
was one Of this party In VIM. Cul-
len Bryants history there is an ac-
count of this emigration, and the
mention Of their introducing the
irish potato to that part of New
England.
John Wilson remained in Guern-
sey county until 1918, when he
came to Morgan county. settled on
lands on little Meigs creek in Meigs-
vile township. Later he obtained
land patents for these lands, which
were signed by James Madison and
Andrew Jackson. He was a wheel
wright by trade, making spinning
wheels and chairs and other arti-
cles of furniture; and some of his
descendants still possess some of
Ghose articles. His last family con-
sisted Of three sons and three
daughters as follows: James Richey
Wilson, born in Guernsey county,
Aug. 4, 1916. died March Is, 1897,
on his farm in Meigsville township.
Joseph Draper Wilson, born in
Guernsey county, Dec. %, 1917,
died Feb. T, 1901, in Unionyille,
Mo, where he is buried. Eliza Will
son, born in Morgan county, Jan. 2,
1919, died June 81, 1904, married
Arthur Crisman, probably buried
in Bristol or Stevens cemetery. Sam