confidence to her home in heaven. She knew in whom she had believed, and was not afraid to die, nor anxious to dictate the time of her departure. She died as the Christian dies, and has entered upon the Christians rest.”

They had a family of five children -- Mary Ann, Susan, John and William (twins) and Margaret; these children were all converted before the age of twenty and united with the Baptist church.

MARY ANN WILLIAMS was born at Marietta. O., Feb. 27, 1820, died at Marietta, Apr. 14, 1905. Her early childhood was spent on her father’s farm and attended the district school: later she was a pupil in the Marietta schools, finishing her education in the Marietta Ladies’ Seminary. She was one of the pioneer teachers in her county (Washington). Faithful in the discharge of her duties and service as teacher, she spent seven years teaching in Marietta, Newport, Grandview and Salem townships. May 8, 1845, she married Richard Haistead Rood. After a wedding breakfast accompanied, by nine couples of the wedding party in buggies, they went to Marietta. There they took a down river boat for Washington. Ripley Co., Ind., where they boarded for nine months until Mr. Road finished a contract begun previous to his marriage. From there they went to McConnelsville, Morgan Co., O., and began housekeeping. Mr. Rood being manager of a cabinet-shop. After three years they came to Marietta, where Mr. Rood acepted a similar position in a larger concern.

Richard H. Rood was born near Beverly, Washington Co., Nov. 2. 1817, and died at Marietta. O., Apr. 7, 1873. His parents David Rood and Cyrena Halstead. were married in the state of N. Y., came to Ohio. locating near Beverly, 1817, and from thence to Marietta, They were of English origin. His father, David Rood, served in the war of 1812, and his grandfather, Elijah Rood, a farmer in Connecticut. served in the Revolutionary War as teamster. Also his grandfather on the maternal side, Richard Halstead, served in the war of the Revolution the entire seven years and was wounded in the battle of Bunker Hill.

Richard H. Rood was a skilled cabinet-maker, serving an apprenticeship of three years; also a builder and contractor.

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