The Greeneville Herald 

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21 April 1881

NOTES FROM MOSHEIM
The Lodge of Odd-Fellows (Mosheim No. 205) at Midway, is fairly booming. Six applications for membership now on hand and are to follow. The officers are Thos. D. Russell, N.G.; Jos. L. Albright, V.G.; M. G. Price, Secretary.
The Masonic Fraternity have a lodge located at this point. W. M. Albright is worshipful master. Billie is a whole-souled fellow -- that is Odd Fellow, and deserves the promotion he has received at the hands of his brothers.
 

Jas. S. Maloney, of Midway, is happy that the "bran new baby" is like all the rest of his children -- a girl.
 

Dr. Charlie Willis, of Midway, is also glorying over the appearance of his first born. It is a girl, and David Rufus is now sitting in the easy chair with the "wee one" on his knees, proudly coginating over venerable word "grandpa!"
 

We are sorry to chronicle the death of a very estimable lady of Midway, Mrs. D.K. Self, wife of Mr. D.K. Self. She passed over the river in the great beyond, Tuesday evening the 12th inst. just at sunset.

Interview with the widow Reese

Mrs. Reese

I am the daughter of John Ottinger, who lived to be 104 years, 4 months,and
16 days, and was buried in St. James church yard in the 3rd district in
Greene County. I was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, February 7, 1786,
or 1787.

When I was two years old my father moved to Shenandoah County, Virginia,
where we remained eight years, when the family again moved and came to
this, the 3rd District, and settled on the farm now owned and occupied by
Peter Ottinger, my brother.

My great grandfather came from Germany and settled in Pennsylvania, where
my grand father was born. Their given names I do not know. My father, John
Ottinger, was also born in Pennsylvania. He had four sisters and two
brothers. My father married Margaret Detimore. They had seven sons and two
daughters, named John, George, Mary(myself), Elizabeth, Henry, Jacob,
Michael, William in Virginia, the others were born here.

We settled in the woods, as it were. There were two cabins on the place of
two hundred acres, but one was not fit for use until it was repaired. He
afterward added 600 acres to his first purchase. We children grew up,
married, and left the parental home, as most children do. I married John
Reese when I was seventeen years of age. He owned one hundred acres on Nola
Chuckey River. He added to it afterward, and now there are 195 acres. I
have lived on the farm ever since, and feel quiet at home. We had eleven
children, viz: William, John, Elizabeth, Henry, Caleb, Jacob, Peter,
Thomas, Margaret, Alfred, Johnathan E., nine boys and two girls. William,
will be 75 years old on the tenth of next April.

As my children grew up and went away from home for themselves, but mostly
settled not far from us. Four of my sons died in the late Fratricedal War,
viz: Caleb, Peter, Alfred, and Johnathan. I have had about fifty grand
children. Ten of my children married. I have a goodly number of great grand
children and some few great great grand children.

Of our neighbors when my father first came out here, I remember Nathan
Davis, John Borden, John Shaver, Thomas Love, William Hawk, Samuel McAmis,
and Thomas Potter.

Mrs Reece does not look to be more than 75 years of age. She is very
sprightly for so old.
 

Transcribed by Ray Phillips from article in his possession.
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