THE GRIM REAPER
"Leaves have their time to fall, and flowers to wither
at the north wind's
breath;; and stars to set---but all, Thou hast all season for
thine, O
Death!"
Since our last report three prominent personages of our county
have answered the last roll call and have gone hence into the
unknown eternity.
Died on Nov. 25, 1806, at the house of his son, Allen Ledbetter
near Peters
Creek. Doctor Jackson Ledbetter, aged 81 years and 15 days after
a brief
illness with pneumonia fever. "Uncle Doc" as he was
familiarly known, was
one of the pioneer settlers of this county, haven been born and
raised here,
and his face was familiar to most of the people of the county.
He was a
most worthy citizen, and a model Christian. He was twice married
and the
father of eight children, only four of which survived him, one
of them, John
T.died within less than 48 hours after his death, and now only
three are
living, Allen, Mrs John Thornton and Mrs. J. A. Oxford. He was
a grand
father, a great grand father and a great great grand father, having
had 50
grand children, 57 great grand children and 1 great great grand
child.
Interment in Peters Creek cemetery, Nov. 20; burial services
and short
talks by the Revs. John Thornton, B.L. Ledbetter, Elihu Oxford
and W. H.
Blackman. "In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord"
Psalm. 1xxv1 2.
"I have the newspaper obituary but don't know what paper
it came from.
This is my Great Grandfather."
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