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James Price deserves special mention, because be is the father of a large family of children who are identified with the history of Leesville. He first saw the light of day at Lexington, Kentucky, November 17, 1799, and is now in his ninety-second year. He came up the river with his father when about two years old, in a row-boat. When they stopped for dinner he was left on the bank, and was not missed until they were several miles up the stream. He aided in clearing the land when a boy, and afterward learned the trade of cabinet-maker, of which he was master. On June 14, 1821, he married Mary Holmes, daughter of Isaac and Elizabeth Holmes, and their married life was of an affectionate character. She died October 2, 1865, and a few years later he married Mrs. Gartrell. This marriage, like the former, resulted happily. Mrs. Price is still living, but is an invalid requiring constant attention. His life has been a long one. He has seen cities established where forests stood, and the few friendly Indians gradually disappear in the face of modem civilization. He is older than the State of Ohio, and has seen State after State added to the cluster that forms the greatest Republic of the world. He has seen the comforts of those whom he was interested in increase, and pianos and organs take the place of spinning wheels. He is a grand old man, with a life as good as it has been long. Ninety-two years is not a small space of time, but in all these years be never broke a law of his country. Well may his children feel proud of such an ancestor, and Leesville honor him whose doily life added to the dignity of private citizenship. He is not a man of big pretensions and great ideas of his own importance, but a modest, intellectual man who has reached his ideal and embodied the truths of Christianity in his life without its form. His children are Clun, Sarah, Elizabeth, John, Susan, Samuel E., Bazaleel, Isaac T., Rezin and James C., of whom we give sketches.

James Price deserves special mention, because be is the father of a large family of children who are identified with the history of Leesville. He first saw the light of day at Lexington, Kentucky, November 17, 1799, and is now in his ninety-second year. He came up the river with his father when about two years old, in a row-boat. When they stopped for dinner he was left on the bank, and was not missed until they were several miles up the stream. He aided in clearing the land when a boy, and afterward learned the trade of cabinet-maker, of which he was master. On June 14, 1821, he married Mary Holmes, daughter of Isaac Holmes and Elizabeth McNabb, and their married life was of an affectionate character. She died October 2, 1865, and a few years later he married Elizabeth Glass. This marriage, like the former, resulted happily. Mrs. Price is still living, but is an invalid requiring constant attention. His life has been a long one. He has seen cities established where forests stood, and the few friendly Indians gradually disappear in the face of modem civilization. He is older than the State of Ohio, and has seen State after State added to the cluster that forms the greatest Republic of the world. He has seen the comforts of those whom he was interested in increase, and pianos and organs take the place of spinning wheels. He is a grand old man, with a life as good as it has been long. Ninety-two years is not a small space of time, but in all these years be never broke a law of his country. Well may his children feel proud of such an ancestor, and Leesville honor him whose doily life added to the dignity of private citizenship. He is not a man of big pretensions and great ideas of his own importance, but a modest, intellectual man who has reached his ideal and embodied the truths of Christianity in his life without its form. His children are Clun Price, Sarah Price, Elizabeth Price, John Price, Susan Price, Samuel E. Price, Bazaleel Price, Isaac T. Price, Rezin Millings Price and James Clinton Price, of whom we give sketches.

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