Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1942-02-19

some kind of doctor. He lives IN
Cincinnati. Jefferson Gray at one
time was one of the larger land
owners, and was stock buyer
One son, while no doubt his name
was Richard, we never heard hia
called that. Dick he was to old
and young. He with his wife
Frances McGrath, lived on the farm
now the home Of C.. d. Nichols and
family, just east OF Meigs. We can
count only seven children. They
sold out and went to Tennessee,
where Dick died. Mrs. Gray is
with her daughter Callie some
where in the northern part OF the
state (Ohio. Agnes, wife of Al
bert Duff, who reside in the S. e..
Bone house near the Cotton bridge
is the only member of the family
here.
In thinking of names the thought
of the blacksmiths who have piled
the trade in the township came TO
mind. Lum Brill and family lived
in the shop at the Bristol shop.
While we think of it, we never
knew why they called it the "cor-
ner house." as it never seemed
much of a corner there. Whether
there had been a family by that
named lived there, We know not.
] The Brills sold the property to W.
! H. Hardesty and moved to place,
where a postoffice named Brill was
established. Mr.. Brill contracted
were taken to the l. o. O. F. home.
Mrs. Brill was employed there and
stayed until the children were dis
missed, when she was again mar
ried The children were educated
and learned trades. Scott Brill, a
/ brother of Lum, whose wife was
Anna Mcconnell, lived at Meigs for
] some time and worked at the shop
They moved from here to Reiners-
vile where Mrs. Brill died, and
that is another name gone out.
Joe Simmons, the blacksmith and
wagon maker, worked at Bristol
I and we believe also at Cloud.
Where they took the name we
a blacksmith at every store
Meigs, Bristol, Cloud and Rowland
With the advent of trucks and
tractors horse shoeing has become
, nearly thing Of the past Many
farmers DO their shoeing. Some
smiths go out to the farms and
| drive the shoes. There are several
J horses in the township that have
never been off the home farm.
John Coleman, the harness and
saddle maker, of Rowland, another
trade that is about gone. So far as
we can think, j. b. Robinson, Of
the county seat. is the only man in
the county working at the trade,
to keep busy. The Coleman name
is gone
Blackburn is another name that
is out. At this time We can not
think of their story. Alex Dewitt
and family at one time lived on the
G. c. Wilson farm. (Mr Dewitt, I'M
Gle of Clarence and Carl, can. e
from Meigsville. He lived in the
log house which stood on the hill
which has long since been razed.
Mr.. Dewitt. with his family, went
west Della, sister of Clarence and
Carl Dewitt, who had exchanged
VOWS with j. r. Dunkle, whose
mother was Scott, sister of the
late James and William Scott, Nan
cy Irwin and Mary Scott, who were
prominent and highly respected
citizens of the township. The Dun
kles have a son, Dee, and q daugh-
ter, Josephine.
Dingey is another name that has
gone. Enos Dingey and his wife,
Annie, came to Bristol from Mus
kingum county. Their home is now
the home of Mrs. Ella Little and
daughter Miss frankie. They were
w r. Scott, Mrs. Clarence Wilkins,
William and Hills. Will, as he
was known, is deceased. He was
superintendent of the county home
for some time. Mrs. Scott, we be-
lieve, lives near Coshocton. Mrs
Wilkins, GAINESVILLE. We hesitate
to guess where Hills lives. Mr..
Dingey was a good farmer. We BE-
lieye Mr.. Dingey and wife sleep in
the Lytlesburg cemetery, and that
recalls to our memory the name