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The Richwood Gazette (
Richwood
,
Ohio
)
September 5, 1907
Rush
Creek
The
Temple
reunion will be held in the grove of the old
Temple
homestead west of here on next Saturday, Sept. 7. Everybody come with
well filled baskets and enjoy a day with them.
September 5, 1907
Don’t forget the
Temple
reunion in Mrs. Elnora Temple’s grove next Saturday, Sept. 7.
Everybody invited to attend. Bring your dinner, come early, stay late
and enjoy a day of music, speaking and renewing old acquaintances. There
will be
Temples
present from
Denver
,
Colo.
,
Mahaska
,
Kan.
,
Nebraska
,
Iowa
,
Minnesota
,
Illinois
and Prospect,
Marion
,
Dayton
,
Columbus
, West Mansfield,
Dublin
, Amlin,
Raymond
,
Delaware
, Marysville, Byhalia and
Richwood
,
Ohio
. They expect to have the Polks orchestra and the largest gramophone in
the county to furnish music and will have four speakers, Rev. B. F.
McKinnon, Rev. Clere of Prospect, and Pioneer Granville Robertson, who
will talk on pioneer days. Refreshments will be served on the grounds by
A. C. Temple and a per cent of the proceeds will be given him to help
pay the expenses of the reunion and for establishing the
Temple
Reunion
association permanently. One or more photographers will be on the
grounds prepared to take family groups or single photographs. Have your
photos taken and have a souvenir to remember the day. The
Temple
family will be represented by five generations.
September 12, 1907
TEMPLE
REUNION
Held in the Grove of the
Old
Temple
Homestead
West of
Essex
, Saturday, Sept. 7
Everything seemed propitious for a good
time – ideal weather enhanced the enjoyment of the people present. The
busy season of the year just being passed permitted many the privilege
of attending that otherwise would have been denied. The
Temples
from a distance began to arrive early in the week and others came even
on Saturday. Seven states,
Colorado
, Dakota,
Iowa
,
Kansas
,
Illinois
,
Nebraska
and
Ohio
were represented.
The forenoon was spent in registering and
getting acquainted and incidentally in preparing a bountiful dinner
which was spread upon seven large tables under a tent twenty-five by
fifty feet square. If anyone went away hungry it was their own fault for
the tables were piled up with everything good to eat and to everybody on
the grounds was extended a cordial invitation to eat with them.
Wilbert
Temple
, secretary of the
Temple
association with W. C. Temple as assistant, took the names, addresses
and ages of all the
Temples
present. Two hundred and twelve
Temples
registered during the day. A list of one hundred and fourteen visitors
was also taken but it was not a complete list of all present. After
dinner the pictures of the crowd, the
Temples
and five generations of
Temples
were taken by three photographers who were present for that purpose.
Anyone wishing one or more of the pictures can see the proofs and leave
their orders with W. C. Temple at his residence.
After the pictures were taken the crowd was
entertained by Pioneer Granville Robertson and Rev. B. F. McKinnon and
many others. Pioneer Robertson gave a very interesting talk on the
hardships, privations and some of the pleasures of boyhood days in
pioneer times. He told of hunting wild cats, wolf fights and a sparkling
expedition by himself and one of the
Temple
boys, in which he played a joke on young
Temple
by taking his choice of the girls and leaving the one that was deaf for
Temple
to entertain. He also told of an expedition to
Fort
Defiance
to buy government land at sixty-two cents an acre.
Rev. McKinnon followed with an interesting
talk to and about the
Temples
and he was followed by several of the
Temples
who gave short addresses. A unanimous vote was taken to have the
reunions annually. The next one to be held at the same place the first
Saturday of September 1908. The following officers were elected: D. A.
Temple, pres., John M. Temple, Vice Pres.;
Wilbert
Temple
, secy.; W. C. Temple, asst. secy.; and Leander Bosart, treas. A fund of
about sixteen dollars was raised to pay expenses.
The refreshment stand did a flourishing
business, but the proceeds have not been learned by the writer. Family
reunions were held Sunday at the residences of David and Marion Temple
and an enjoyable time is reported.
October 3, 1907
Mrs. Margaret Merritt and grandson Joseph
Merritt, of
Mahaska
,
Kansas
, started home last Saturday after a months visit with relatives in this
vicinity. Mrs. Merritt was the guest of honor at the
Temple
reunion, she being the oldest of the family living.
August 27, 1908
The
Temple
reunion will be held in
Temple
’s grove, Saturday, Sept. 5.
September 3, 1908
The
Temple
reunion will be held Saturday, Sept. 5, about one mile east of
Arbela
. A big crowd of
Temples
and relatives from different states is looked for.
September 2, 1909
TEMPLE
REUNION
Will be Held in the Lenora Temple
Grove East of Arbela,
Saturday, Sept. 4, 1909
.
The
Temples
will hold their third annual reunion in Lenora Temple’s grove one-half
mile east of
Arbela
next Saturday, Sept. 4. Although this is a reunion of the
Temple
family every one, who wishes to meet old friends and enjoy a day’s
pleasure is invited to fill their basket and come and spend one whole
day in the year visiting friends and old acquaintances and listen to
able speakers.
We hope to have with us Rev. McKinnon, Rev.
Chas. Cadwallader, and others who will speak. The committee on program
has not reported at this writing (Tuesday a.m.) but we hope for an hour
or two of addresses, and we are sure the rest of the day can be
pleasantly spent in conversation, renewing old acquaintances and forming
new ones.
The
Temple
family, as far back as we have been able to trace, dates back to Thomas
Temple, who was born in
Harrison
county in 1776. To him were born eleven children, James I., Col. ,Jacob
I., Mark, Abraham, Joseph I., Geo. I., Lewis, Sarah (Kaner), Polly (Cowgill)
and Jane (Peasley.) Of these children we have been able to trace only
six and their descendants number about six hundred.
In Joseph Temple’s family we have found
three hundred and ninety-nine descendants from his twelve children. We
have learned that Col. Temple was the father of twenty-one children, but
we have been unable to find any of them, thus far.
If any of the children or grandchildren of
Col.
, Jacob, Mark, Jane or Lewis read this article please make yourself
known to the secretary at the reunion that we may complete the
Temple
genealogy as much as possible.
We will have, besides the dinner for all, a
refreshment stand where you may treat your best girl to ice cream, or
buy your children candy or bananas. There will be a tent on the grounds
twenty by seventy feet square, so that should the weather be inclement a
good share of the crowd can be in the dry.
Come one and all and make the day one long
to be remembered on account of the good cheer enjoyed and pleasant
acquaintances renewed.
W. C. Temple, Sec’y.
September 9, 1909
TEMPLE
Reunion
Held Last Saturday, Sept. 4.
LARGELY ATTENDED
Threatening Weather Marred the
Pleasures to Some Extent - One Hundred and Ninety Members of the Family
Present - Interesting Addresses Made.
The third annual reunion of the
Temple
family was held in the grove of Mrs. Lenora Temple, widow of Joseph
Temple II,
Saturday, Sept. 4, 1909
.
Though the clouds threatened rain, the
people began to arrive early in the morning and presented themselves to
the secretary for registration and by the time dinner hour had arrived
172 had registered. In the whole day 195 members of the family had
registered.
A sumptuous dinner was spread on two long
tables extending the full length of the seventy foot tent but they were
not sufficient to seat the crowd of about 300 that ate dinner, so
several people ate at the second table, but the food was sufficient for
all and still there was a quantity left to take home.
After everyone had partaken of the many
good things to eat the crowd was called to order by Rev. McKinnon at the
speaker’s stand and they proceeded to elect officers for the coming
year which resulted as follows: President, D. A. Temple; vice president,
Geo. Hall; secretary, W. C. Temple; assistant secretary, Harry Temple;
treasurer, Leander Bosart; historian, W. C. Temple. The following
trustees were elected at a previous business meeting: D. A. Temple, Geo.
Hall and L. J. Temple.
The oldest man present was Granville
Robertson, who when introduced by the president said he was not a Taft,
Harmon or a Bryan but a broken down old man, who had lived among us all
his life having come here soon after the Indians had been driven out and
the forests were still inhabited by the wild cats, wolves, panthers and
other wild animals. He was a neighbor to Thomas Temple and a playmate of
the
Temple
boys. He has outlived all the people of his generation as he said there
was only one face in the crowd that he saw in those early days that of
“Aunt Sally” Burnside, widow of Nathan Burnside and the oldest woman
in the township.
He spoke of the reunions held here and then
spoke feelingly of reunions that we shall have in Heaven when there
shall be no separation and sadness of leaving our loved ones to go to
our homes perhaps in distant places with slight hopes of ever seeing
them again.
Rev. B. F. McKinnon of
Middletown
,
Ohio
, followed Brother Robertson and eulogized our old pioneer friend who
preceded him. He then spoke of the benefits of family reunions and
communities together in the bonds of brotherly love and of this union of
people extending to larger communities and even to the nation. He then
spoke of the immigration question and spoke of the million of people
coming to our shores each year and how we will have to Americanize them
or they will heathenize us. Above all we are to be true men and women,
true to ourselves, our church, our state and our politics all of which
begins in our being true to our home. There should be a union of the
people and churches from which the most good can come.
James Moore of Richwood, was then called to
the stand by the president and said he was like an old brother in a
certain church. This old brother was of the noisy kind and was in the
habit of making considerable noise in their meetings, in order to stop
him one of the men told him if he would keep still that he would give
him a pair of boots, to which he agreed, but in the first meetings he
got so full that he could not keep still, boots or no boots. He also
spoke of the reunions on earth and the heavenly reunion, where there
will be no separations.
The next reunion of the
Temples
will be held where it was this year on the first Saturday of September,
1910.
The historian has now traced the family of
Thomas Temple and found 506 descendants and there are still four of the
original family to be heard from.
W. C. Temple, Secy.
September 11, 1913
TEMPLE
REUNION
Is Held at the Old
Homestead
Saturday
200 RELATIVES ATTEND
Day Is Ideal and is Very Happily
Spent by Both Old and Young, Many Meeting for the First Time in Years -
Temples Pioneer Family.
The
Temple
family reunion was held Saturday in the grove on the
Temple
homestead, near Arbela, which has been owned by
Temples
since about 1840, when it was purchased by Thomas Temple, who moved here
from
Franklin
county, in 1839. The weather being excellent the crowd began to collect
at an early hour and at dinner time, the grounds seemed alive with
Temples
. The two long tables were spread under the tent and they were soon
surrounded by a happy, hungry crowd that did ample justice to the feast
spread thereon.
After dinner the crowd was called to the
speakers’ stand by the music of the piano and a male quartette from
Byhalia, composed of Messrs. J. E. Cahill, Chester Moody, and John and
McKinley Haines. This was followed by a solo by Wallace Rogers and after
prayer by Rev. Woodworth,, the reorganization was effected by the
election of D. A. Temple president, Geo. Hall, vice president; Garner
Eastman, treasurer; W. C. Temple secretary and historian; L. L. Temple,
Benj. Matteson, N. M. Temple, trustees. This was followed by a solo and
chorus by Wallace Rogers and Messrs. Hunt, Debolt and
Rogers
, and a solo by McKinley Haines. A song by the Mattison family was
followed by a recitation by Willard McCrary, of Dupot.
This was followed by a solo by Chester
Moody and a piano duet by Cleatus and Lelah Baker, of
Mt.
Victory
. Mrs. Molly Tooley, of
Findlay
, gave a recitation and this was followed by a vocal duet by Joyce Gay
and Chester Moody. Then followed a solo by Wallace Rogers and a
recitation by Mrs. W. C. Temple. Mrs. Gay and Mr. Moody then sang
another duet and this was followed by a recitation by Mrs. Fred Donahoe,
of Marysville. Mr. Benj. Mattison, sr., of
Michigan
, then gave a short address which was followed by a solo by John Haines
and an address by Rev. Watkins. After another song by the Byhalia
quartette and a solo by Mr. Hunt, Rev. Woodworth of
Essex
gave a short address and the program was complete by a piano duet by
Cleatus Baker and his sister, Leah.
Those present from a distance were Mrs.
Charlotte Grover,
Casey
,
Ill.
;
Benj.
Temple
and wife,
Terre Haute
,
Ind.
; Wilber Temple, Pataskia; Susan Temple and granddaughter, Henrietta,
Linder; Charles Temple and family, Columbus; Mrs. Fred Donahue and
daughters, of Marysville; A. P. Temple and wife, Jacob Eastman and wife,
of Columbus; Mrs. Rose Lingrel, Clarence Price and wife, of Marion;
Pearl Bridge and family, of Huntsville; Thomas McCrary, wife and son, of
Pierpont; Pearl Hanawalt and wife, of West Mansfield; Oliver Eastman and
family, of Pharisburg; Eathen Temple and mother, of Magnetic Springs;
Walter Tooly and wife, of Findlay; John Wooley and family and Bart Hough
and family, of Green Camp; Joseph Temple and family, of Prospect; Fred
Buerkel and wife, of Lima.
The next reunion will be held at the same
place on the first Saturday in September 1914. Over 200
Temples
were present at Saturday’s meeting.
September 10, 1914
ANNUAL
TEMPLE
REUNION
Held in Temple Grove Near
Arbela
Last Saturday - Over One Hundred and Seventy-Five Present.
The annual
Temple
reunion was held in
Temple
’s grove near
Arbela
last Saturday, September 5. Over one hundred and seventy-five members of
the
Temple
family and guests of the family were present. Although the day was
rather chilly a good time was enjoyed by all present, and a splendid
dinner was served at the
noon
hour. Just preceding dinner the company sang a verse of “Blest Be the
Tie That Binds” and Rev. Hawes asked grace.
In the afternoon a short program was
rendered. Rev. N. J. Kinney, of Marysville, Rev. R. E. Brooks, of Essex,
and Rev. F. E. Hawes of LaRue, each gave a short address. Mrs. Hawes
gave a delightful reading and Mrs. Owen Cheney and Mr. Gomer Prichard
sang several duets. Crogan Bailey sang a solo and Paul E.
Hutchinson
, of Richwood, played a piano solo. Among the oldest people present were
Thomas Dysert, who is eighty-four years old, Mrs. Caroline Bridge, who
is seventy-four and Mrs. Fanny Matteson, who is about the same age. The
older members of the family were given seats of honor on the speakers’
platform.
After the program a business session was
held when Leonard Temple was elected president; George Hall, vice
president; W. C. Temple, sec’y; and Henry Temple, asst. sec’y. It
was decided to hold the next reunion at the same place the first
Saturday in September, 1915.
September 2, 1915
The eighth annual reunion of the
Temple
family will be held in the
Temple
grove, near
Arbela
, next Saturday, Sept. 4.
September 7, 1916
TEMPLE
FAMILY
Held Their
Reunion
at the Joseph Temple Farm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2
Over Two Hundred Members of This
Well Known Family Attend and Spend a Most Enjoyable Day. Officers
Elected.
Last Saturday the
Temple
family gathered again to spend an enjoyable day together at their family
reunion which is an annual affair. The reunion was held at the home of
Joseph Temple and wife. At an early hour the
Temples
began to gather with well filled baskets. At
noon
two long tables were spread with good things to eat. One hundred and
ninety-nine people sat down to the first table and it is not known how
many ate at the second table.
After dinner the crowd repaired to the
stand prepared for the entertainment. A splendid program consisting of
songs by Messrs. John and Mac Haines, Gail Spain, G. Prichard, Mrs. Ben
McCrary and others was given. Recitations were given by several of the
young
Temple
generation and a very interesting talk was given by Rev. Hawes, of LaRue.
The officers elected were: President, D. A.
Temple; vice-president, L. L. Temple; secretary, W. C. Temple; ass’t
secy., Grace Temple; treasurer, George Hall; historian, W. C. Temple;
trustees, N. M. Temple, George Hall and J. M. Temple. The next reunion
is to be held at the same place the first Saturday of September, 1917.
The following were present from a distance:
Mrs. Tillie Converse, of
Columbus
; Mrs. Ella Donahue and children, Mrs. Irene Lachenmaier and daughter,
Mrs. Alta McMahon and children and Mrs. Tillie Singer, of Marysville;
Noah Groves and family and Mrs. Rebeccah Temple, of Dublin; Archie
Temple and family, of Akron; Mr. and Mrs. Zebbie Baker, Zur Holland and
family, Clarence Price, of Marion; John Tooley and family, of Arlington;
Hiram Temple and family, of Harpster; Mrs. Dora Baldwin and daughters,
of Radnor; Rufus Santameir, of Bradner, and Mr. Bailey of Hilliards.
August 30, 1917
The annual
Temple
reunion will be held Saturday, September 1, in the
Temple
grove near
Arbela
. The afternoon speakers will be Rev. Hawes, of LaRue, Rev. Reed, of
Columbus, and Edna Brooks. Everybody invited.
September 12, 1918
The
Temple
reunion was held at the
Garfield
park,
Marion
, last Saturday. It was voted back to the
Temple
grove for next year.
September 26, 1918
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE
TEMPLE
FAMILY
Many Scions of Robert of
Temple
, Whence the Name Came, Serve Their Country.
The
Temples
get their name from Robert of Temple Hall,
county
of
Leicester
,
Eng.
, who came into possession of the hall of the Knights Templar and used
it for a residence. The first known of the property, it was, as far as
the records show, in possession of Henry de
Temple
in 1279.
This Henry de
Temple
is said by tradition to have been a descendant of Leofric, Earl of
Mercia before the days of William the Conqueror.
The consort of Leofric was Lady Godiva of
Coventry
, celebrated in Tennyson’s poem bearing her name, and the Temples of
Temple Hall have therefore a doubly famous origin.
This Temple Hall was in the possession of
Sir Peter Temple at time of Cromwell. Sir Peter was one of the judges
who condemned to death King Charles I, and James Temple was another of
the name.
The death warrant, bearing their
signatures, may be soon hanging in one of the towers on the walls of
Chester
.
When Charles II came to the throne in 1860,
Sir Peter Temple paid the penalty of his hardihood and love of liberty
by life imprisonment and confiscation of Temple Hall, which has never
since then been in possession of the family.
The house still stands some five miles from
Atherstone and not far from the scene of the battle of Bosworth. A
Robert Temple (born in
Ireland
in 1694, died in
Mass.
, 1754) descended from Robert of Temple Hall 1421, an officer of the
British army formed the brilliant plan of settling an Irish colony at
Bath
,
Maine
. A grandson of his, also named Robert and he had a son, William
Grenville, who became Rear Admiral in the
United States
navy.
Abraham, of
Concord
,
Mass.
, 1652, is mentioned in a warrant as an able bodied soldier,
March 10, 1675
. He served as a soldier in King Phillip’s war. He was one of the
thousand men who mustered on
Dedham
plain
December 9, 1675
, and marched for Narragansett Fort, the stronghold of King Phillip,
situated on an island in a swamp in what is now
South Kingston
, R. I.
Abraham was wounded in this attack. In
1736, he, among others received a grant of land known as the
Narragansett grant, as a recognition of their services in the King
Phillip war.
Christopher Temple, born 1660 at
Concord
, Mass, was murdered by the Indians,
September 28, 1691
.
There is a rock in the channel of the
Nashua river about thirty rods above the upper mill of the Nashua
Manufacturing company, called Temple’s Rock, supposed to be the place
of his murder. Tradition says he, with others killed at the same time,
was buried in this spot.
Abraham Temple, son of the Abraham, before
mentioned, enlisted
July 7, 1777
and served five months and twenty-eight days in the Revolutionary war.
March 6, 1779
, he is in the navy and is one of the officers and crew of the frigate
Boston
, commanded by Samuel Tucker. On the last mentioned date he is reported
sick at
Philadelphia
. He died about May 1786, leaving quite an estate, as Benjamin Temple
gave a bond of fifty thousand dollars as administrator of his estate.
Isaac Temple and Isaac, Jr., were Revolution soldiers from
Shrewsbury
. Isaac, Jr., was a
Shrewsbury
private, in October, 1775 and agreed to serve until
December 31, 1776
. He marched to
Bennington
, enlisted
July 27, 1777
, under Colonel Job Cushing, and was discharged
October 18, 1777
.
Ebenezer
Temple
was one of Capt. Timothy Walker’s company, of
Wilmington
,
Mass.
, which marched on the alarm,
April 19, 1775
. He enlisted again
September 15, 1779
.
A Benjamin Temple enlisted
February 1, 1777
, and served till March 5, the same year, and was at Nantasket and
Boston
. His application for gun and blanket is on record. His son, Abraham, is
mentioned as being in the naval service, September 26, 1789, and is upon
brig Adventure, commanded in the war records as “twenty years of age;
complexion light; brown hair.”
Stephen Temple enlisted in April, 1775, as
a private from Northbridge, and
September 26, 1775
, he is a sergeant. In June, 1776, he received compensation for losses
sustained at the battles of
Lexington
and
Bunker Hill
. In March, 1777, he was corporal. In January, 1780, he again went into
the service from
Westford
,
Mass.
Stephen’s son, William, is said to have
served in the war of 1812, being taken prisoner by the British and
confined at
Dartmore
,
England
.
Joseph Temple was seriously wounded in the
historic fight,
March 13, 1775
, at
Westminster
,
Vermont
. He served as a private in Joseph Fish’s company, Col. Fletcher’s
battalion, from the beginning of the campaign of 1781, to June 30, and
received about twenty-five dollars for his services. He also served from
July 1, to
November 18, 1781
, under the same command, and received fifty-three dollars for that
time.
Parmenas
Temple
served in the Revolution as a private from September 24 to
October 21, 1777
, in Capt. William William’s regiment of militia on an expedition to
Bennington
. He received about twelve dollars for his services.
Aaron Temple was in the Continental army
April 19, 1775
, when he marched to
Cambridge
August 21, 1777
, when he marched to Hadley, on the
Bennington
alarm as a corporal. He enlisted
September 27, 1777
, as of the same year, and served until October 17, of the same year; he
served again from August 28 to
November 28, 1781
, and went to
West Point
.
Levi
Temple served as corporal in Timothy Underwood’s company, Col. William
Prescott’s regiment, at the Battle of Concord. He also fought at
Bunker Hill
. His autograph signature is preserved upon a military document in the
Massachusetts
archives, Vol., 35, P 151.
Uryah
Temple
was a corporal, promoted to sergeant in Major Whitcomb’s Rangers. He
was corporal and sergeant in the ninth company, second regiment, under
Col. George Reid. His services extended from
December 16, 1776
to 1780. He was again in the service in 1793. He was fifer in Capt.
William Humphrey’s company. He died
September 14, 1809
.
George
Washington
Temple
enlisted in the Civil war
September 25, 1862
, in Co. H, 42nd Infantry, Massachusetts Volunteers, Gen.
Banks’ Division. He served at
New Orleans
and was honorably discharged
August 20, 1863
.
George Temple, of Byhalia, who died
December, 1913, and was buried
Jan. 1, 1914
, at
Essex
was a soldier of the Civil war, but I have no record of the dates of
service.
James Temple, brother of George B. Temple,
enlisted January 1864, Co. A. 60th regiment, O. V. I., and
was killed at the battle of
Cold Harbor
,
Va.
, June, 1864.
Jonathan Temple, of
Troy
,
Ohio
, practiced medicine at
Belchertown
,
Mass.
His health failing he removed to
Limertine
,
Wis.
, where he enlisted in the 12th
Wisconsin
regiment. He was later made army surgeon and was killed at the battle of
Antietam
,
September 17, 1862
.
James W. Temple served 3 years in the Civil
war and was captain at its close. He is the author of the poem “A
Sheaf of Grain.”
I do not know how many of the Temples
served in the Spanish-American war, but there are several now serving in
the World War in France among whom are John M. Temple, Jr., son of J. M.
Temple, of Richwood, and Harold, son of D. A. Temple, of W. Ottawa
street, Richwood.
W. C. Temple, Historian.
September 26, 1918
TEMPLE
REUNION
The
Temples
held their twelfth annual reunion at
Garfield
Park
,
Marion
, Saturday, September 7.
The weather was fine and at an early hour
there were about one hundred and sixty
Temples
ready to partake of the bountiful dinner spread on three long tables.
After dinner, a short program was rendered
and the officers elected for the ensuing year.
Frank M. Temple and daughter of Urichsville,
sang a duet and Harvey Ream, of
Columbus
, offered prayer. Mr. Ream and Charles Sparks gave short talks.
The following officers were elected:
President, D. A. Temple, vice, L. L. Temple; secretary, J. S. Mattison;
treasurer, Geo. Hall, historian, W. C. Temple; trustees, J. M. Temple,
Geo. Hall, M. M. Temple.
The next reunion will be held at the
Temple
grove, near
Arbela
, on the first Saturday in September, 1919.
September 11, 1919
TEMPLE
FAMILY
REUNION
The thirteenth annual reunion of the
Temple
family was held in the
Temple
grove about a mile east of
Arbela
, last Saturday, September 6. The weather was ideal and at an early hour
the people began to gather in the grove and renew old acquaintances or
to form new ones with the
Temples
that had never been to the reunion.
At high noon the people sat down to tables
loaded with all kinds of food that might tempt the most fastidious
appetite, and after thanks had been given to God for such a bounty of
food, and His care and blessings by Rev. Gillespie of the Baptist
church, of Richwood, we proceeded to replenish (or punish) the inner
man, as the case might be. After an hour or two spent in eating and
visiting the crowd was called to the speaker’s stand, where the
following program was rendered: The first on the program was music by
the quartette followed by prayer by Rev. Gillespie, after another song
by the quartette the minutes of the last reunion were read and approved.
After the reading of the minutes, the annual election of officers was
held and resulted as follows: President, J. M. Temple; vice president,
George Hall; secretary and historian, W. C. Temple; treasurer, George
Hall; trustees, L. J. Temple, D. A. Temple and N. M. Temple. The
Temple
grove was elected as the place for the next reunion, to be held on the
first Saturday of September, 1920. After the election the quartette sang
another song that was followed by recitations by Arthur Kale, of LaRue,
Ohio, Mary Temple, of Richwood, and Mrs. Ella Donahoe, of Marysville,
Ohio. These were followed by the song “Be Kind to Old Grannie,” by
the quartette, and recitations by Beulah Kale, of LaRue, and Mrs. Grace
Temple, Richwood. Rev. Gillespie then gave an entertaining and
instructive talk in which he mingled sense and nonsense in the
delightful way of which he is master. He spoke at some length on the
signs of the times, and the benefits derived from family reunions in
fostering family and community spirit, and gave the good illustration of
“The Seven Sons,” given in one of our school readers, as the secret
of a successful family, or community. This was followed by music by the
quartette, which was encored. Mildred Miller, of
Arbela
, then gave a recitation and was followed by the recitation, “The Old
Gray Horse,” by Mrs. Doris Kale, of LaRue. Rev. Newton Fields was then
called to the stand and he responded by telling reminiscences of his
boyhood days, when he and
Temple
boys of David and Jake’s generation, played together. He also
eulogized the life of Deacon Joseph Temple, who at one time lived on the
farm where we held our reunion. He was followed by a short talk by our
new president, after which the quartette led in the singing of “God Be
With You Till We Meet Again, “and we were dismissed by the benediction
by Rev. Fields, W. C. Temple, secretary.
September 9, 1920
TEMPLE
REUNION
The
Temples
held their fourteenth annual reunion in the Temple Grove, east of
Arbela
, and as usual had a lovely day for the event. The crowd began to gather
at
nine o’clock
and by the dinner hour quite a number had collected from
Battle Creek
,
Michigan
to
Memphis
,
Tennessee
, and from
Cleveland
,
Ohio
, to
Washington
,
Kansas
.
The tent had been put up in preparation for
a rainy day, but as the sun was shining and the weather was cool, the
tables were spread under the trees where there was plenty of room for
expansion. About two hundred people partook of the bountiful basket
dinner which had been brought.
After an hour or two spent in social chat
by the people in general and the registering of the
Temples
by the secretary, the Pres., J. M. Temple, called the people to the
platform where the following program was rendered:
Bong
,
America
, by all; prayer, Rev. Gillespie, of Richwood Baptist church;
recitation, Revised version of: “The Inventor’s Wife,” by Mrs. W.
C. Temple; song, G. Prichard and Mrs. Cheney; talk, D. H. Santamyer;
reading, Ella Donahoe. This was followed by the reading of the minutes
and election of officers which resulted as follows: President, J. M.
Temple; vice president, L. J. Temple; secretary and historian, W. C.
Temple; treasurer, George Hall; trustees, L. J. Temple, D. A. Temple and
N. M. Temple. The time and place for the next reunion was decided to be
on the first Saturday in September, 1921, at
Garfield
park,
Marion
,
Ohio
. After the election of officers the secretary read a letter from Hila
Clevenger describing her trip to
Pasadena
,
Cal.
by auto. This was followed by a recitation by Mrs. Elmer Miller. Gomer
Prichard then read a poem he had written in praise and otherwise of the
Temples
. He made several apt hits on some of their traits, as he knows how to
do in his jocular way. Rev. Wilcoxon then gave a splendid talk, and was
followed by a recitation by Mary Francis Temple. This was followed by E.
R. Eastman, of
Ottawa
, O., and Rev. Gillespie, of Richwood. A song was then sung and the
benediction pronounced by Rev. Wilcoxon.
One hundred and sixty-one
Temples
registered. The ones from other states were Harry Bell and family, of
Battle Creek
,
Mich.
; Mrs. Lucy Buerkel,
Washington
,
Kan.
, and Mrs. M. C. Marks, of
Memphis
,
Tenn.
September 11, 1924
The eighteenth annual reunion of the
Massachusetts
branch of the
Temple
family was held on the farm of Joseph Temple I, who was the pioneer
temple of northern Union county, having moved to this county in 1837.
His home was called the “Preachers’ Home,” owing to his
entertaining ministers who preached in the Union Baptist church in those
early days. The day, Sept. 6, was the coldest and most disagreeable in
18 years, for this time of year, and although in the early forenoon it
seemed that there would not be many in attendance, about 150 ate dinner
and many others came in the afternoon. There were
Temples
from
Battle Creek
,
Mich.
; Kendalville and
Huntington
,
Ind.
; Columbus, Hilliards, Marysville, London, Westerville, Marion, North
Lewisburg, Agosta and Green Camp, Ohio, besides those from the vicinity
of Richwood. After dinner the association reorganized, with L. J.
Temple, president; Garner Eastman, vice president; W. C. Temple,
secretary-treasurer, and J. S. Matteson and N. M. Temple, trustees. It
was voted to have the next reunion at the same place on the first
Saturday in September, 1925. After the organization Revs. Campbell and
Cosby gave interesting and instructive addresses, after which a
photographer from
Columbus
took a panoramic photograph of the crowd.
September 3, 1925
The
Temple
reunion will be held next Saturday, September 5, in the
Temple
grove, east of
Arbela
.
The Marion Star (
Marion
,
Ohio
)
September 7, 1928
TEMPLE
The
Temple
reunion was held Saturday at the Marysville fairgrounds with about 175
in attendance. A picnic dinner was served. All the officers were
reelected for the coming year. The next reunion will be held at the same
place the first Saturday in September.
The Richwood Gazette
September 12, 1929
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Temple attended the
Temple
reunion at the Marysville fairgrounds, Saturday.
Hamilton
Daily News Journal (
Poasttown
,
Ohio
)
September 7, 1934
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Temple attended
the
Temple
reunion at the Chantanqua grounds Sunday.
The Richwood Gazette
September 6, 1934
Mrs. Sarah Stump and daughter, Myrtle,
Robert Stump of
Columbus
, attended the
Temple
reunion Saturday at Prospect.
September 7, 1937
Randall Bailey, of
Martinsville
,
Ill.
, returned to his home after spending two weeks with P. B. Clevenger and
other relatives attending the
Temple
reunion last Saturday at Prospect.
September 9, 1937
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. McCrary and son and T.
A. McCrary, of Pierpont, were guests over the week end at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Clevenger and Mr. and Mrs. O. K. Eastman and attended
the
Temple
reunion.
September 8, 1938
Mrs. C. L. Fields, Mrs. Florence Monson,
Mrs. Orpha Haughn and son, Paul, Mrs. John Rockhold and family and Mr.
and Mrs. D. A. Temple attended the
Temple
reunion Saturday at Prospect.
September 10, 1942
The
Temple
reunion held at
Prospect
Park
Saturday was not as largely attended as usual but all had a good time.
Mrs. P. B. Clevenger and Mrs. Laura Eastman, the former’s great
nephews, Harold and Donald Clevenger, Clair Norris and Donald Lee
Robinson of Marysville, also attended the reunion.
Marysville Journal-Tribune (
Marysville
,
Ohio
)
September 1, 1955
Temple
Reunion
Attracts 52 to
Community
Park
Forty-ninth
Temple
reunion was held Saturday at the Prospect Community park with 52 persons
attending from
Cleveland
,
Norwalk
, West Mansfield, Edison, Bucyrus,
Westerville
, Marengo and Marysville. Officers elected for the year were Mr. Grover
Bosart, president; Mr. Garner Eastman, vice president; and Elmer Temple,
secretary.
Those attending from Marysville and
vicinity were Mr. George Eastman, Miss Thelma Eastman, Mrs. Laura
Eastman, Mr. and Mrs. Blain Clevenger, Mrs. Neva Hill and daughter and
granddaughter, Mrs. Doris Bader and Bonnie, from
Columbus
.
September 11, 1959
Temple
Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. Garner Eastman and daughter,
Ethel, Mrs. Frankie Eastman and children, Mrs. Betty Eastman and
children, Mrs. Ellen Eastman and daughter, and Mrs. Linda Martin all
attended the 53rd annual
Temple
family reunion held Sept. 5 at
Prospect
Park
.
The Richwood Gazette
September 13, 1983
TEMPLE
REUNION
SET SATURDAY
The
Temple
Reunion
will be held Saturday, Sept. 17 in the
Richwood
Civic
Center
rooms, Richwood Community Apartments,
235 Grove St
.
The reunion convenes at
2 p.m.
and dinner is scheduled for
6 p.m.
Submitted by Ida Maack Recu
Sinift Reunions
The Richwood Gazette
September 14, 1922
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sinift and son, Metellus,
attended the first reunion of the Sinift family at the Marysville fair
ground Sunday. A most enjoyable time was had.
August 21, 1924
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sinift and son, Metellus, spent
Sunday and Monday in
Fairfield
and Perry counties, the Sinift reunion being held ay the grandfather’s
homestead near Rushville. The Sinifts were joined at Byhalia by
relatives from
Lima
,
Ada
, McGuffy and Kenton.
August 20, 1925
The fourth annual reunion of the Sinift family was
held at the Marysville fairground Sunday, August 16. A fine dinner was
spread at the
noon
hour after which a program of hymns and good readings was given. Several
good talks wee given by the elder members of the family, which were
greatly enjoyed by all. A large number of relatives were present from
Detroit
and
Battle Creek
,
Mich.
;
Ft. Wayne
,
Ind.
; Bellevue, Lima, Ada, Kenton, Marysville, Richwood, Columbus, Rushville
and Newark. The next reunion will be held at
Lafayette
park, near
Lima
.
September 9, 1926
The fifth annual reunion of the Sinift family was
held Sunday, September 5, at
LaFayette
park, near
Lima
. Nearly 100 were present from
Detroit
,
Battle Creek
,
Medina
, Paulding,
Lima
, Kenton,
Ada
, Marysville,
Columbus
,
Jacksonville
,
Fla.
, and Richwood. A fine dinner was spread, after which a nice program was
rendered including:
Reading
and song, Ruby Carmen; piano duet, Mrs. Ruby Hunsiker and Metellus
Sinift; vocal solo, Peter Sinift. A very interesting talk on “The
Sabbath School and the Home,” was given by the president, C. L. Sinift.
The following officers were re-elected: C. L. Sinift, McGuffey,
president; Austin King, Columbus, vice president; Metellus Sinift,
secretary and treasurer; program committee, Mrs. F. E. Bretz, of
Columbus, Mrs. John Carmen, of Alger, and Elmer Kershner, of Battle
Creek. A closing hymn, “God Be With You Till We Meet Again,” with
Mrs. Charles Sinift at the piano. Benediction by the president.
September 6, 1928
The seventh annual reunion of the Sinift family was
held Sunday at
Lafayette
park, with 125 present from
Detroit
,
Battle Creek
,
Ft.
Wayne
,
Cleveland
,
Lima
,
Columbus
, Kenton,
Bellevue
,
Texas
, Richwood and other places. A bounteous dinner was served ay the
noon
hour, after which a fine program of music, readings and talks was given.
Officers for the ensuing year are: Charles L. Sinift, of Columbus,
president; D. H. Snyder, of Line, vice president; Metellus Sinift,
secretary-treasurer. The reunion will be held at the same place and time
nest year.
September 11, 1930
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sinift, J. H. Lilley and
Metellus Sinift attended the ninth annual reunion of the Sinift family,
wchich was held Sunday at
Lafayette
Park
, near
Lima
. There was a large attendance from the following places:
Columbus
,
Lancaster
,
Ft.
Wayne
,
Lima
,
Ada
, Kenton, McGuffey, Alger,
Detroit
and Richwood.
September 6, 1934
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sinift and Metellus Sinift
attended the 13th annual Sinift reunion Sunday at
LaFayette
Park
, near
Lima
.
September 12, 1942
C. L. Sinift of
Columbus
was a Sunday dinner guest of is cousin, J, W. Sinift and family. He also
accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Sinift, Metellus Sinift and Mrs. Rogers to the
Sinift reunion in the afternoon, which was held at
Lafayette
Park
, near
Lima
.
(submitted by Ida Maack Recu)
The Richwood Gazette (
Richwood
,
Ohio
)
June 2, 1932
The Dysert reunion was held Memorial Day at the J. W. Dysert
home. Forty-five members of the family were present from Grove Coty,
Marion
,
Mansfield
, Bellefontaine,
Zanesville
, East Liberty, Richwood,
Essex
and Claiborne.
September 7, 1933
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Morrison and children attended the
Dysert reunion at Richwood, Sunday.
June 4, 1936
ATTEND DYSERT
REUNION
Mr. and Mrs. Fred J. Isles and Mr. and Mrs. Russell Tinkey and
three children, of
Mansfield
, were in Richwood, Sunday, in attendance ay the Dysert reunion at the
home of Mrs. Ola Cameron, on
South Clinton street
. Mr. Isles and family lived in the property now owned by Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Harger. Mrs. Isles is a sister of Mrs. Ola Cameron.
June 6, 1940
The Dysert reunion was held at the residence of Mrs. Ola Cameron,
Thursday. Those present were Mrs. Ethel Reams and daughter, of
Pickereltown; Mrs. Mary Sivey, of
East Liberty
; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Holmes, of
Grove City
; Mr. and Mrs. Russell Finky [Finkey] and children and Mrs. Anna Isles,
of Mansfield; Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Dysert and son and Florence Dysert, of
Arbela
; Mr. and Mrs. James Gamble and daughter, of Mt. Victory and Miss Betty
Shirk, of LaRue. Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dysert, of
Richwoood; Mrs. Leo Morrison and daughter, of Green Camp and Mrs. James
Huffman and son, of
Essex
. A very nice program was enjoyed in the afternoon after which Mrs. Ola
Cameron returned home with Mrs. Mary Sivey.
(submitted by Ida Maack Recu)
Reeley Reunion
The Marion Star (
Marion
,
Ohio
)
August 21, 1930
Green Camp – The ninth annual reunion of the
Reeley family was held at the H. E. Reeley home west of Green camp
Sunday with 40 present. A cafeteria dinner was served.
W. E. Reeley of
Akron
was elected president. Wilda Reichardt, secretary and treasurer. The
next meeting will be held at the G. C. Reichardt home west of Green Camp
next year at the same time. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Reeley, Mrs. Frank Reeley, Mrs. Dora Almendinger of Waldo, John Reeley
of
Westfield
, Mrs. Alice Brown of Marion, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Porter and daughter
and Miss Ruth Murray of
Mansfield
; Arless Walters of
Marion
; Daymond Almendinger of Waldo; Mr. and Mrs. Ray Reeley of Cardington;
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Dysert and Mr. and Mrs. Watt Treese of Richwood; Mr.
and Mrs. John Reeley and children, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Reeley of Marshall,
Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Edison Reeley and daughters of Akron and Carl
Reichardt, Wilda Reichardt, G. E. Reichardt, B. F. Reeley, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Haberman and daughters, Dorothy and Betty, Chester Graham.
(submitted by Ida Maack Recu)
Honabarger Reunions
The Coshocton Tribune (
Coshocton
,
Ohio
)
May 17, 1934
HOLD
REUNION
The 12th annual reunion of the Honabarger family was
held Sunday at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Honabarger, Church st.
Dinner was served at
noon
to Mr. and Mrs. Ernest DeCamp,
Canton
; Mr. and Mrs. William Ott, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ott, Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Ott, William Ott, Jr., all of Stone Creek; Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Trocndly,
Fresno
; Mr. and Mrs. Edward Honabarger, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Bahmer, Miss Nora
Bahmer, Miss Irene Honabarger, Miss Florence Honabarger, Edward and
Ernest Honabarger, all of Bakersville; Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Honabarger,
John, Paul and Harold Honabarger.
The Coshocton Tribune (
Coshocton
,
Ohio
)
June 14, 1939
FAMILY
REUNION
A family reunion was held Sunday at the home of Dr. and Mrs. J.
A. Honabarger, Church st.
A dinner was enjoyed at
noon
by Mr. and Mrs. William Ott, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ott, Mr. and Mrs. Otto
Ott, Betty, William and Ward Ott and George Presler, all of Stonecreek;
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Treondtly, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Karling, Mr. and Mrs.
Loren Treondtly, all of Fresno; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Honabarger, Mrs.
Elizabeth Honabarger, Irene and Jacob Edward Honabarger, all of
Bakersville; Florence Honabarger, Cleveland; Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ott,
Janice, Joan and Adrian Ott, all of Baltic; Mr. and Mrs. Ernest DeCamp,
Canton; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Honabarger, Waynesburg; Dr. and Mrs.
Honabarger and sons, John, Paul and Harold.
The Coshocton Tribune (
Coshocton
,
Ohio
)
June 28, 1963
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Honabarger were hosts when the third annual
Honabarger reunion was held on Sunday in the social room at
St. Paul
’s Renner’s United Church of Christ..
Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer F. Ott, Mr. and Mrs.
Adrian Ott, Sharon and Tommy Ott, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Celuch, Paul Jr.,
Timmy, Susie and Cathy Celuch, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Honabarger, Jim and
Bonnie Honabarger, John Mills, Mrs. Edward Riedesel, Linda, Brenda,
Sonda, Mark and Marsha Riesdesel, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Honabarger, Mary and
Martha Honabarger, Mr. and Mrs. Ed Honabarger Jr., Stephanie and Andrea
Honabarger, Mrs. John Mullett, Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Sherer and Sandra
Sherer, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Honabarger and Neal Honabarger.
The Coshocton Tribune (
Coshocton
,
Ohio
)
August 17, 1967
The descendants of Edward and Elizabeth Bock Honabarger, held
their seventh annual reunion at
Bakersville
Park
, Sunday with 49 in attendance.
Mrs. Melvin (Irene Hanabarger) Scherer was hostess for the day.
Games and a social time were enjoyed following the basket dinner at
noon
.
Attending from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Ted Lehman of
East Sparta
, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Honabarger, Mr. and Mrs. John Mills, Mr. and Mrs.
James Honabarger and Tracie, all of Waynesburg.
Plans were made to hold the 1968 reunion the first Sunday in
August at the
Bakersville
Park
. Mrs. John (Florence Honabarger) Mullet, will be the hostess.
(submitted by Ida Maack Recu)
The Richwood Gazette
September 3, 1914
CAMERON FAMILY
REUNION
Held at Marysville on Tuesday, August 25 –
Sixty-Two Members Present.
W. D. Cameron and wife, C. C. Cameron and wife, B. H. Mattison,
C. A. White and wife, Ellsworth Reed and wife and J. M. White, wife and
baby, of Richwood, were in Marysville, Tuesday, August 25, in attendance
at the Cameron family reunion. The reunion was held at the F. M. Cameron
home and sixty-two members of the family were present.
The Cameron family is one of the pioneer families of Union
county, the first family, Joseph and Sarah Cameron, having moved to the
state in its earliest days. When dinner time came two long tables were
spread on the lawn at which places for more than fifty guests were
fixed. Nearby a large family dining table was prepared for the older
members of the family, Mrs. E. A. Millikin, J. L. Cameron, Mrs. Carrie
Blake, Mrs. Mary Cameron, W. D. Cameron and wife and F. M. Cameron and
wife. Later in the afternoon ice cream, cake, and melon and lemonade
were served to the company.
It had been twenty-five years since the Cameron family had held a
reunion so many of the members had died and many new ones added. A group
picture of the company was taken. The officers elected were: Pres., J.
L. Cameron; sec’y, W. D. Cameron. The 1915 reunion will be held at the
W. D. Cameron home in Richwood.
August 19, 1915
THE
CAMERON
HOME
On
East Bomford Street
is the Scene of a Delightful Gathering Last Tuesday.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Cameron, on
east Bomford street
was the scene of a most delightful family gathering last Tuesday, when
the second annual reunion of the Cameron family was enjoyed by
seventy-six members of that well known family.
The guests began to arrive early in the morning and all spent a
most delightful day together. At the
noon
hour a delicious dinner was served which was heartily enjoyed by all
present. The Cameron family is one of the pioneer families of this
section and the following relatives were present from a distance: Robert
Blake, and wife, Mrs. J. Allen Price, Sr., C. G. Cameron, of
Indianapolis
,
Ind.
, Charles Millikan, wife and son, of
Athens
, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Johnson and William Millikan, of Cleveland; Frank
Millikan and wife, of Columbus; Mrs. E. A. Millikan, Edward Millikan,
and sons, and Miss Mae Millikan, of Bellefontaine; Jesse Warrick, son
and daughter, A. E. Reed and wife, and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Reece, of
Marion, William Warrick and family, Jay Holloway, wife and son, and Mrs.
Sarah Warrick, of Lunda; F. M. Cameron, wife and son, Virgil, J. L.
Cameron, Mrs. Mabel Thrall and children, and Mrs. Josephine Dolbear and
daughter, of Marysville; Merrill Cameron, wife and son, and Mrs. Carrie
Blake, of Urbana; D. L. Foster wife and children, of Marion, Indiana.
The reunion next year will be held at the home of Mrs. Carrie
Blake, at
Urbana
, August 17. At an organization meeting held in the afternoon, J. L.
Cameron, was elected president and W. D. Cameron, secretary.
September 1, 1938
REUNION
HELD AT M. M. CAMERON HOME SUNDAY
Sunday, August 28, will be a day to be remembered by the
Johnson-Cameron clan, when one-hundred and twenty-eight relatives and
friends gathered to spend the day and renew old acquaintances at the
country home of Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Cameron, southwest of Richwood. The
day being ideal for the occasion the long tables were spread on the
beautiful lawn. After grace was extended by Rev. P. L. Lafferty,
everyone present did justice to the bountiful dinner that adorned the
tables.
In the afternoon a fine program of music, recitations and talks
were given by Orson Smith, of
Plain
City
; W.
W. Moehn
, of Pharisburg and M. M. Cameron. The program was presented through a
loud speaker from the front porch. Later in the afternoon ice cream was
served and everyone thought they had spent a day long to be remembered.
Guests were present from Forest,
Warren
,
Cleveland
,
Middletown
, Green camp, LaRue, Marysville,
Plain
City
,
Peoria
,
Marion
, W. Mansfield, Broadway, Pharisburg, Byhalia and
York
.
(submitted by Ida Maack Recu) |
