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From: jspargur <>
Subject: Re: OHHIGHLA-D Digest V04 #28
Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 17:29:23 -0400
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Sandy, Just wanted you to know I really enjoy the obits you are posting. Please keep them coming. Thanks. Jane Spargur

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> OHHIGHLA-D Digest Volume 04 : Issue 28
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> Today's Topics:
> #1 Highland County History Book ["Geo & Ann Davis" <]
> #2 McConnaughey, Burke, Williams, Tan []
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> Subject: Highland County History Book
> Date: Mon, 24 May 2004 16:31:40 -0400
> From: "Geo & Ann Davis" <>
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> I received an email from abrams asking me to share what I've learned from my query about a Highland Co History Book. There is no return address for abrams so here's a summary of the info I received, and a special thanks to all who wrote.
>
> Contacts are
>
> Highland House Museum
> 151 East Main Street
> Hillsboro, OH 45133
>
> Highland County Historical Society
> contacts: Jean Wallis
> Margaret Van Frank
>
> Phone contacts: 937-393-3392
> 937-393-2759
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> Probably is called Pictorial History of Highland County, Ohio
> due to be released in December of 2004
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> Subject: McConnaughey, Burke, Williams, Tannehill
> Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 08:14:06 EDT
> From:
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> May 26, 1916, Hillsboro Newspaper
>
> SARAH C. MCCONNAUGHERY, daughter of Jacob and Rebecca Lucas Hibbs was born
> near Portsmouth, Ohio June 26-1834, departed this life May 23rd, 1916 aged
> eighty-one years, ten months and twenty-seven days.
>
> She was one of a family of eleven children, the last to answer the Master's
> call, "come home".
>
> Mother McConnaughey united with the Bethany Baptist Church of Rushtown, Ohio
> at the age of fifteen years, under the preaching of Rev. Davis Vance. From
> that time to the close of a long, useful and happy life, she strove untiringly
> to learn her Master's will, and to meet in his strength, the opportunities for
> service with which He constantly honored her, realizing that God's call as a
> co-worker in His Vineyard was the greatest privilege that could come to her.
>
> She was married to Davis A. McConnaughey Sept 30th 1857. To this union were
> born six sons and three daughters. The husband, one son, an and one daughter,
> having preceded her in death. While we deeply mourn our dear mother, yet in
> her abundant, abiding faith and trust in God, she has left to us a priceless
> legacy of a beautiful life, and the Saviors' call at eventide, found her
> waiting and ready to go.
> - -----------------------------------
> Rev Father Burke has been invited to assist Fathers Council and Myers at the
> nuptial mast in the St. Martins Church, June 21st, which will unite Gertrude
> the beautiful daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick McConn to Joseph Leo, eldest son
> of Mr. and Mrs. James Kreshon. Father Burke will be one of the honored
> guests at the wedding breakfast. Mr. and Mrs. Keeshon will reside in Cincinnati.
> ---------------------------
> CARLTON WILLIAMS, a former resident of Centerfield, brother of Mrs. Martin
> Bryant dropped dead in Xenia, last Tuesday. Only a few minutes of faintness and
> only a few more, after he was picked up and all was over. The body was laid
> to rest near Sinking Spring.
> ----------------------
> VICTOR TANNEHILL, died at his home in Belfast Thursday, evening about 8 pm
> aged past 86 years. Funeral at the Presbyterian Church, Belfast. Rev. brooks
> officiating. Odd Fellows have charge of the funeral.
> -------------
>
> Sandy

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