William Jex, pioneer and patriarch . is reunion each year, but they want to do it, and myhusband desires it, and so I am willing and grateful tothem. I love everybody and if anybody has any feelingsagainst me I do not know it. I desire in my heart that we may all live the Gospelthat we have received, for we will receive our rewardand reign with Gods children a thousand years upon theearth. May this be our happy lot, I ask in the name ofJesus: Amen. This is what she said upon another occasion:We have eleven children and reared them all. Theyeach married and had large families. That was a goodst
William Jex, pioneer and patriarch . is reunion each year, but they want to do it, and myhusband desires it, and so I am willing and grateful tothem. I love everybody and if anybody has any feelingsagainst me I do not know it. I desire in my heart that we may all live the Gospelthat we have received, for we will receive our rewardand reign with Gods children a thousand years upon theearth. May this be our happy lot, I ask in the name ofJesus: Amen. This is what she said upon another occasion:We have eleven children and reared them all. Theyeach married and had large families. That was a goodstart toward the present number of 218. In all, thirty-nine deaths have occurred in the family. Dont thinkthat we count numbers everything, but I believe that alarge family is better than a small one if reared should be educated and should be taught to be indus-trious. I have worked hard all my life, and am happierfor it. So many young couples have small families or nochildren at all these days that I am made to wonder 56. WILLIAM JEX - Pioneer and Patriarch whose descendants the Americans of ninety years hencewill be. *0f course, father and I are prond of all our child-ren. There never has been a cripple among them. Theyinvariably have good health to a remarkable degree. Alsothey all show us such respect and care for us in such away that we could not be otherwise than happy. Under date of September 5th, 1919, Mr. Jex makesthe following comment: This is my birthday. I will record what happenedon this day. My wife and I arose seemingly in goodhealth. Eliza suggested that we get our sons and daugh-ters who live in town, to come to our house for asked me to get a roast of beef, which she said shewould prepare herself. I secured the roast, and havingthe dinner well under way, she sat down to rest. About11:30 oclock a. m. she had a fainting spell, and an hourlater she passed away without so much as a struggle. Ihad just been to town on some business, and on my
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