OBIT: Isaac Jaggers, 1904, Hart County, KY ------------------------- Submitted by Carolyn Date: 17 August 2002 ------------------------- ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization orpersons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.http://www.usgwarchives.net ************************************************************************ NOTE: Some of the edges of the obit are cut off, so this is the best I can do: From an unknown paper: CUB RUN: Death of Aged Citizen On Wednesday morning Aug 3 (1904) "Uncle" Isaac Jaggers passed into the Great Beyond. He was the oldest citizen in this section of the county being born Jan 12, 1815, four days after the historic battle of New Orleans. "Uncle Isaac, as he was familiarly called by almost every one who knew him, was a very unique character, being a kind of link between the past and present. He was born in Tenn. the home of "Old Hickory" and claimed the distinction of giving the General a "gourd" of water while on his way to Washington City to be inaugurated the first time he was elected. He carried a silver half dollar stamped during Jackson's administration for years and we presume he had it when he died. We have ____ listened to his accounts of pioneer happenings for hours at a time and must say that his stories were interesting, often being borne out by the historian of our State. He seemed to pride himself in being able to tell us of things that transpired over one half a century ago, and we are frank to admit that he always had an attentive listener in "greenie". He has lived out more than his allotted time and has lived it at a time that has shown more progress in our country than any other. He has seen our government expand from a few states under the fourth President of the United States to the greatest nation on the globe. He has lived through the inventive age, there being more important inventions during his lifetime than was ever known before. In fact, could we but bring out the history of our country in panoramic view before our eyes from the time of his birth to the time of his death we would scarcely be able to comprehend it. But such is life, some sow and others reap. Man dieth and wasteth away, yea man giveth up the ghost __________? "Uncle" Isaac was a devoted member of the M.E. church and from his walks while here we are made to feel that while we miss his familiar figure here, he is not dead but sleeps and at the final day when the trumpet shall sound the call for the sleeping, he will come forth among those hwo have a share in the first resurrection. He was buried at the old Reams' Chapel on the morning of Aug. 4. We understand that his pastor Rev. B.M. DeWitt will preach his funeral the second Sunday in August in the grove at the old church. He leaves several children and a host of friends to mourn their loss. His son, Mr. Jesse Jaggers, of Missouri, arrived here the next day after the interment.