Valleys Crockett Comments Te

He's "One Who Stayed Put"

MIpDLETOWNThere were the roaming Crockettslike Davy. t.
And there were his father, John, and his three uncles, William
Joseph and James. ' Ai
And there is the Crockett that stayed putChester D. Crockett
of RR1, Franklin. He's a great-grandson of William Crockett. ' OX
Until the youngsters got busy, not fi
Chester had a peaceful time of it. eral companions to the Mexicans. Quak'
Then the word got out. Now his captor, a Mexican officer Dri .
phone is kept busy all hours of Castrillon, took them to air <
the day and night, with little Santa Anna. Worl
,folks calling for information, and^oSLr' Am?rfe oft
rpu ,j. . , " otner American prisoners
mere werent too many tales were killed by swords, bringing to catio
passed down in the Crockett fam- an end a tale which even Davy versi
Sly about the Davy who suddenly adinitted was "half true Tt
has become legendary. fiction." tead
. Chester says his father, Charles , Crockett settled avia
(who was the son of Marmaduke foj" ^wo years to represent und
Crockett, the. son of William). S. congress "it scho
was one of 11 children, whose common." says his relative. 22.
father died at. an early age. So "They were all roamers," says
there wasn't much time for story- Chester.- "I'm the only Crockett
telling with a large family to rear, ^^^at stayed put." beei
So most ..of the data Chester He's a lifelong resident of the
Crockett has been able to acquire site on which he was born. "
on Davy .came from the hand of ^ ^ ^ are
the frontiersman hiniself. fror
He has Davy's autobiography, /MjrfTTlT trtf/\/'
Life of;,Dayy. Cxx>ckett," X^OUflty
?^hldh jWas paSSed'^^TiroUgh the ^
f^Uly. The book, published in ^ ^
.1860, IS -Davy's own story, except I'SCPIt) Ut/ S
Wilmington Man
Leaves On Long
River Junket
;1860, is -Davy's own story, except tSlPlt) H t/6S
for the last chapter which deals . '. U. !
with his death, and was written /TT fi T - 12.2
Wafriend. LaX tUndS I
The autobiography straightens - f6r.
, - out what Chester Crockett feels -rpnv r,-*-u a- ' the
IS a misconception about Davy's ono Distribution of $65,- caji
death. 308.20 .of local government fund sta
-Davy, &;colonel at the time of reported here by Ruth tor
the Alamo, surrendered with sev- Graham, county auditor. thi
^ The county auditor also distrib- tor
xrrm-s "mm $800-to each of the 12 Mi-
Wilmington Man tl^ U
Leaves OnLong jbeen made to toivnships.
^ Distribution of local govern- ^
. River Junket !
nerha^l^f^^'^ir'l^T^/ tJotiSLYsS^^ ol'
Journey that WiIl carry him 190 inj
miles down the Yuma and Colo- S 845 92 p.v,,.? co
rado rivers. 97fl ?n ' t $14 041.56, Laura
XT Mu- 1 .u- n, . ^276.50. Ludlow Falls $680.44
$60.11, West Milton
In-law, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cot- $5,318.48, Pleasant Hill $2 120 fifi
ner, and their daughter, Jean, of Covington $1,925.91, Bradford
Ada, and three others in the com- $1,307.98. ze
rubber float Townships received $6 530 82
follows: Bethel $1,425.91, Elizabeth
UiP PfUaSfl ""^_then $1,159.01, Lostcreek $75o!23,Brown ^
^ rivers to Lees Ferry, none, Springcreek $339.04, Staun- P'
"f" . ton $464.08. Monroe $550.65, Con- ^
They will paddle the boats, also none, Washington $492.94 . '
equipped with motors in case of Union $901.71, , Newton $447 25' ^
trouble. They will take three dewberry none. ' ' W
boats. Two persons will travel in ^^^,
each of two of the boats and three't . . -
mthe third boat. Paiutings Volued 1
, Cotner said his brother and one
of the others of the party are en- At Otior' ^tfl OOfi 4
gmeers. They have figured river- ipW^UUU |
currents, water depths, gasoline /-t M/T*' tt ^
needed: according to the currents trlVen Miami U i
the technical lore that (i
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his Busy arid bei^at5r.__
IJn the memory'bf ajr-w^^i
j and claimed him asafFiej3d/ri..-v'.,-^;
{ (.irieved though we
-i [epioval, by the grimR^^ri-oF^i-
- & i we have the eonsol^cm^^hS^^
he died as he lived-.the noblest
' ot ood an honest man. , >-
"The graves grow thickerAnd K^sVflf'
more bare - '
As years onyears gobyi
Nay, lljoi. hast more green gardensri^
thy care ,,
And more stars in thy sky.' r
"Bchind. hopes turned togrieis and Ws
to memories, ili.
Are fading out of sight} -- r-
Before, pains changed to peace" Md-
dreams to certainties '
Are glowing in Oqd's sight." '
J. P C /:
daoghter of km'
eon and Sarah Pine, was born'near
ipringboro. Ohio. OctobBr 21, 1830
Died December 25, 1918. aged 88.
2 months and 4 days - "
She was married to James Shee
han. September 21, 1854 To this
union were born live sons and one
daughter There are fourteen grand
children 'iving great grand
The husband died May 28. Ifi75'
(saving his wife with a'young family
dLX'^ responsfbiliry
On ivJayil, 1883. the only daugh
ter. Sarah mher eighteenth y^ar
to the Great Beyond
Her death. left another void which
She?s'
HJllf ^'"'-'^^^/oi'owing the husband's
death were full of work and care "for
the widow, who toiled oh bravely
, ;.and patiently, showing great fore
pi^ght and clear judgment in order-
jngher business affairs, securing for '
;her children the best education pos- "
sibie under thecircumstances- But
more precious and more ensuring
-than anything thev could iearafrom
the example of
steadfast and courageous effort^and
fiheenul sacrifice which their mother !
constantly held up to her children ip
her daily hfe. Awoman of broad^
parity and kindly feeling, heririfih. i
^ce extended far beyond herfamily-
-In her long and useful life, the !
^^eater part of which was spent in "i
^13 vicinity, 3he made many 'frienda
^^ho wul miss her happy influence. "
. I 5birthright and consistent
-M^i^ber of the Society of Friends
"She hath doneyvh^t
xir,* i'
W' ~ ' -
P CARD OF THANKS' . -
^'5 friends^
geir kindness at the time: of; '
^ath of our mothec, and esp^^:
lumbers of the Friends' Bc^i^
Home during her last sickn^H^s? j
The Sheehaip