OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. 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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List January 10, 1999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 13 Today's Topics: #1 OBIT Watson,1914,Brown Co [Patti Boxerman ] ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 11:51:45 From: Patti Boxerman Subject: OBIT Watson,1914,Brown Co This was in a section of the Feb 11,1914 Georgetown Gazette, titled "Sardinia". After a painful and lingering illness of dropsy, Mr M.R.Watson passed away at his home Wednesday evening and was buried in the cemetery here Friday afternoon, after a short funeral service in the Christian Church, conducted by Rev Frank Faust. Mr Watson was past 77 years of age, an earnest, christian man, and a member of the Christian Church. A widow and four children survive him, all of whom were at the funeral. They are Mrs. Sam Fiscus, of Oakland; W.R.Watson, of Sardinia; Rev. John Watson, pastor of a church at Jamestown, Ohio, and Robert Watson, engaged in Y.M.C.A. work in Hoxie, Arkansas. ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1999 20:06:20 -0600 From: vyburke Subject: 1850 Letter, Geo. R. VAUGHN to Mary Ann ACHOR I found this letter among our family papers and thought it might be of interest to someone (although I have no idea who these people are or why we have this letter): "Miss Mary Ann Achor Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio October 20, 1850, Wellsville, Columbianna, Ohio Dear Madam, it gives me Real pleasure to sit down for the first time in my life for to let you now that I arrived at this place yesterday at 1 o'clock P.M. I think I shall stay hear until spring. I can't tell hardly what I shall do but I shall do the best I can. It looks very loansom hear, look around you can't see nothing but hills and they look dark and gloomy. I can look out on the Broad Smooth Surface of the Ohio River and see the steamboats work their way up or down with all the Ease in the world. My pen can't discribe my feelings. The evening I left Warren I left it with a heavy hart, it seemed as though I had parted with my sociats of my younger days. When I left that plase I did not leave with the intention of never coming back a gain for theirs some of my sociates in that town I would do more for than any Person that I ever got acquainted with in all my life. I never would of left if it had not been for my own benefit. If I could of done as well their as hear I would of took up with your pursuasion and staid but you must try and do the best you can and I will do the same. For I think more of you than I ever did of any of my Brothers of sisters. If I live and nothing happens, I shall come and see you in the coarse of a couple of months. The time will seem long until I do come. I wish you was hear. I want to see you now, the time will seem long until you can say you will Ever be Mine not for one day but for ever. I love you As I never loved another. I must bring my letter to a close for it is now 4 o'clock and it is quite cold. Wright soon, Direct your letter to Wellsville, Columbianna County. Ever your effectionate lover until Death, Geo. R. Vaughn to Mary Ann Achor. {Don't let evry Body see this, keep strong, give my best respects to Miss Palm and all enquiring friends." Submitted by Virginia Burke -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #13 ******************************************