Newspapers: JENNEY, Amanda, Donegal Twp. WASHINGTON CO, PA Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Patty Clark, File submitted Aug 13, 2004 Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/washington/ _______________________________________________ CLAYSVILLE, P.A., FRIDAY Mrs. Amanda JENNEY celebrates 100th birthday. 1913, Milo Porter's scrapbook, paper unknown The 100th birthday of Mrs. Amanda JENNEY was fittingly celebrated in the grove by Camp Creek, near Dallas City, IL on June 11th. The Review of that city gives an account of the event. About 300 persons participated including some of the 5th and 6th generations since the birth of Mrs. JENNEY. At noon a table was fixed for the older attendants at dinner with Mrs. JENNEY at the head and Mrs. M.J. HARRIS, aged 91, at her side. These ladies have been friends and neighbors for more than 80 years. The invocation was offered by Rev. J. KING. The others were provided for at picnic tables. Of three persons in attendance, it was the 100th birthday of one, the 50th of another, and a third was just one year old on the day. Mrs. Jenney walked the 100 yards or more from the house to the picnic grounds unaided. She was presented with many souvenirs, among them a birthday cake inscribed "1813-1913" and her initials, baked by Mrs. Ralph WIDNEY, of La Harpe. A large photograph was taken by Mrs. JENNEY. Postcards bearing a picture of Mrs. JENNEY and her autograph in her own handwriting were sold. It was one of the most memorable picnics ever given in Hancock County. Mrs. JENNEY journeyed to Illinois in 1853. The trip was made down the Ohio river by boat changing to a Mississippi steamer at St. Louis and up from there to Quincy. The trip took about three weeks. Mrs. JENNEY is one of the pioneer families of Donegal township, a granddaughter of John SUPLER, who was born in 1758 in or near Philadelphia a soldier of the Revolutionary war and well acquainted with Gen. Geo. WASHINGTON, who used frequently to stop the SUPLER family when in Philadelphia. He married Rachel KIRK and together with another brother and sister Margaret, and one or two of his wife's brothers, set out for the western part of the state and settled on what is now known as the Jas. H. SUPLER farm, three miles east of West Alexander, Pa. Unto John SUPLER and wife were born eight children, the second of whom was Rachael SUPLER, born Feb. 18, 1785, and who was married in 1810 to John POTTER, a carpenter, who also came from the eastern part of the state, or possibly from the state of New Jersey. After remaining in Washington country for a time, Mr. POTTER purchased a 600-acre tract of land near Cameron, W. Va., and moved thereto, devoting his time to farming and milling. Unto them were born thirteen children, the second of whom is Amanda POTTER, the account of whose centenary celebration is given above. Mrs. JENNEY has hundreds of relatives scattered throughout Washington and Green counties, W. Va., and we believe every state of the union. The nearer relatives in this section are William POTTER, Washington, Pa., a brother and youngest member of the family, who is a well preserved man for one of his age, and this summer has been applying his hands to his old trade, carpentering. He will celebrate his eighty-third birthday August 22nd. Mrs. John MARTIN, of Moundsville W. Va., is a daughter. R. G. (Robert Giles) POTTER (PORTER), Allegheny, Pa.; I. K. (Isaac KIRK) PORTER, Coon Island; J. A. (John Alvin) PORTER, Claysville; Chas MARTIN, Bellevue, Pa.; John and William G. POTTER, Washington, Pa., the latter real estate and insurance agent, nephews. Mrs. Cora BONAR, Moundsville, W. Va.; Mrs. J. A. CRISWELL, Pittsburgh; Mrs. (Violet) L. C. McCLEARY and Mrs. Horace KNOX, Claysville, are nieces.