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rcscntauives arm menus oi me iriarsufamily, met on the Boston fair grounds, for the purpose of holding a family reunion- At an early hour the gates wer e thrown open and the streams of human beings began pouring in. United the croud numbered fully two hundred persons, and nearly all of them closely related.The forenoon was spent in social conversation, each determined toto outdo all the others in rendering the day enjoyable. :About noon dinner was announced and on repairing to the floral hall, our eyes were gladdened by such a sight as is rarely beheld in this life. At the table which extended across the east end of the hall, sat the six aged brothers with their wives and sister, and at the other table sat their lineal descendants with a few invited guests to the number of one hundred and forty eight. Rev. W. T. McMullen invoked the divine blessing, af-.keen appreciation of the efforts of their sisters, their cousins, and their aunts.After Mr. Joseph Marsh, one* of the brothers, assumed command, called the meeting to order and in aneat little speech explained the ob jects of the meeting, and stated the order of exercises. He then introduced Wm. P. Marsh, one of the younger members, who gave a short history of the family, beginning with the birth of his great-grand-father Richard Marsh in 1782. In 1802 hewas married to Mary Patterson, and in 1809 came to Clermont county and settled in the green woods on land purchased from Gen. Jas. Ta}' lor, through his agent Richard Tolliver. . -. Y •It is now known a6 the old home place, and is occupied by D. D. Marsh; the cabin into which they moved, was thoroughly characteristic of the times—one room 18 by 20 feet, puncheon floor, clapboard door, loft and roof, the latter fastened on by means of weight poles—one window with greasfed paper lights, and fireplace large enough for the chil. dren to stand inside of the jams whenthey wanted to warm. Window glass, nails and iron hinges had not yet come into use.Of a family of nine all are livingbut two, and a most remarkable fact is that there has been no deaths in the family since 1827, a period of lif. tv two years.The ages of those of the children1
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The Clermont Courier
Batavia, Ohio, US
Wed, Oct 15, 1879
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