Hide Article Text (OCR)
now living amon n t tn 463 average of over 66 years, the oldest i being 7o years old and the .youngest i58.All these are Jiving! in ftlerniont county except Edward, who resides near North Vernon, Indiana, They have ail raised families ranging fromone to twelve in number,°ami the number of Richard Marsh’s grand I children today is forty seven-—the number of great grand children could not be ascertained, but certain it is that there are a goodly number of us in old Clermont.After the history was concluded Rev. W. T. McMullen and Rev.#YV. Mahon addressed the meeting and refered to the character of the family in general, and drew lessons therefrom for the benefit of the vOumrnr members. Col. Win. Roudehush was then called upon and favored us with quite a speech, in which ho spoke ofthe condition of the county and people, generally when lie first knew it.At the close of his speech, the Colcalled Mr. E Marsh, of North Vernon,to the front, and presented him witha most beautiful cake which hadbeen prepared for the occasion byMiss Ollie Patterson of Boston. Thenthe company joined in singing that good old hymn:“Blest bo the tie that Wmla*” •Rev. McMullen offered andafter the doxology. Rev. Mahon dis missed with the benediction.Thus ended ended the first reunion of one of the oldest and most respected families of the county. May each and every one of them live to enjoy many meetings of the same kind in the future, is the prayer, of a greatgrandson.Wm. P. Marsh.
Newspaper Details
The Clermont Courier
Batavia, Ohio, US
Wed, Oct 15, 1879
Page 2
Full Page
Clipped by
Cincinnati A.
OH, USA 24 Mar 2023
Other Publications Near Batavia, Ohio
The Clermont Courier
The Clermont Sun
