OBIT: Walter Bourne, 1873, Montgomery Co. & Missouri - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Submitted by Betty Brooks, Email Registry ID# Date: 4 Jan 2003 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ************************************* USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. ************************************* Montgomery County, Kentucky 1873 BOURNE, At his residence in this county, on Thursday, Feb 6 1873, Walker Bourne aged 83 years 9 months and 1 day. Squire Bourne was born on the Rapidan river, in Culpeper County on the 6th of May 1790. He came to Kentucky when he was twelve years old, and settled on Spencer Creek in this county. He moved to the farm on which he died in 1818. he was a soldier in the War of 1812 and his father was a soldier of the revolution. For many years he was a teacher of reputation, and among his many pupils were the Hon. Richard H. Memefee; Rev. W.W. Hill ; Hon. Henry W. Lame; Hon. Jameson and Hon, Albert G. Harrison. Squire Bourne was High Seriff of this county and for a long time one of it's Magistrates. He was married three times-first to Kitty Berkley, next to Clarissa Payen and his wife who survies him was Willey B.Jameson, sister of the late Milton Jameson, Esq. Squire Bourne has seventeen children, but six of whm survive him, all of them grown and married but one. During his long and usefull life of more than fourscore years, he enjoyed remarkable health, mot more the result of a good constitution than the most temprate and regualr habits of life. An even when death came to summon him hom, "his eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated". For forty or more years he has been a consistant member of the Church, and by his Christian walk and conversation had proved an honor too his Church and State. It were idle to pronounce any eulogy on his life and character. He needed none. The simple narrative of his fourscore and three years of honor and usefullness is a eulogium such as is pronounced upon by few of his race. His words of wisadom and moderation, his deeds of kindness and charity, his pure friendship and untarnished name, these are the enduring momuments he erected to his memory, more lasting that brass or marble. They are a rich legacy to his children, who for generations will rise up and call him blessed. Full of years and honors, he has gone to his reward. Like a golden harvest of ripe sheaves, he has been "Gathered to his fathers" and if we meet him again, we must seek him where "The wicked cease from troubling and the weary are at rest". end ********************************************************************************* My note- this came from an old record of the Missouri State Society- Daughters of the War of 1812 and a notation at the bottom said: Walter Bourne was the father of Mrs. Gossett and this appeared in paper in Montgomery County, Ky. Betty