climate would be beneficial, but be died the eighth day after they landed. They came to Marittta just twenty-nine years after the first settlers landed there, 1788. Marietta was but a village, and it was spoken of as coming to the great west or wilderness. Michael Henry Needham. the only son who lived to be grown, married Amelia Crandell, who was born Oct. 13. 1822, and died at Marietta. O., 1885. They lived at Newport, Ohio, several years coming to Marietta in 1851. Mr. Needham was a man of superior intelligence, standing high in his profession, architect, which lie followed until his death. They had ten children, five are living at this writing: Mrs. Mary Ann Caywood, of West Marietta. Miss Harriet. Elias C.. of Athens, O., (married and has a family of several children), W. H.. of Brooklyn, N. Y., (married and has one grown son). Chas. F., of Columbus, O., married and has one child, a son, I believe.

After the death of Mr. Needham, his widow. Mrs. Mary Hearne Needham, married Robert Williams, a native of North Wales. He was born, 1761, died at his home just east of Marietta, Apr. 26. 1843. He came to this country in 1793, was converted in early life and united with a Baptist church in his native country. At the time of his death he was a member of the Marietta Baptist church.

From his obituary I copy the following:

“During his last illness, which was protracted for several months, and may be considered as the decay of age, and wearing out of the machinery of life, rather than a special disease, his mind was calm and happy. He was sensible of his approaching death, and often spoke with rapture of the prospect that he should soon ‘depart and be with Christ, which is far better.’ His end was peaceful and happy.”

They were married in Marietta. O., where they lived a part of the time, but most of their life was spent on their farm two miles east of Marietta. After the death of her second husband, Mrs. Williams was for the last fourteen years of her life a widow. From her obituary I copy:

“In the changes and reverses of a long life, fortitude, stability, prudence, Ohristian patience. and hope have been marked traits of ‘her character. Her disease was protracted and painful, but she bore it without murmuring, looking forward with

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