"A very remarkabie family reunion occured at tha home of Jonathan Van Winchell in the town of Olive Saturday, September 24, 1910. The seven surviving sons and daughters of Jacob Winchell were the center of interest. The oldest is Jonathan Winchell aged 89 years. Then Rebecca Perry, Charlotte Markle, Delilah Bush, Phebe Everett, William Winchell and Azarias Winchell. The combined sum of their ages is 533 years, and their average age is 76-77 years. Twenty-three members of the Jacob Winchell family were present and the Rev. and Mrs. C.G. Gorse of Shokan especially invited guests. A very substantial dinner, a fair sample of Winchell cookery, consisting of roast beef, chicken, vegetables, pie, ice cream, and cake were served and received due justice from all. The brothers and sisters had their pictures taken in a group by Mrs. Gorse, as did also the whole company. The affair was a most delightful one. No one enjoyed it more than did Jonathan Winchell, the eldest brother in this remarkable family, who is well preserved for a man of his years. [1]
Obituary
From the Kingston Daily Freeman:
Mrs. Delilah Bush, a native of the town of Olive, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. H.B. Eckert in Dunellen, N.J., June 17. She had been in ill health for some time and confined to her bed for the past three weeks. Kidney and heart trouble were the prevailing causes. She was remarkable for one of her years, remembering things of her girlhood days and keeping her mind until almost the last. She was in her 87th year and the last one of a family of eleven children of Elder Jacob and Sally Winchell. Her husband died a number of years ago. She is survived by two daughters, Delia, with whom she made her home, and Flora B. Wright of Schenectady, N.Y., and seven grandchildren. The funeral will be held from the home of her daughter, 520 Washington avenue, Saturday evening, June 18, and the remains taken to Cold Brook cemetery on Sunday for burial. She will be greatly missed by her friends and loved ones.[2]
Death
Death:
Date: 17 JUN 1921
Place: New Jersey?
Source: Details: Footnote: Records of the Old School Baptist Church, Olive, New York Footnote: Records of the Old School Baptist Church, Olive, New York
FOOT Records of the Old School Baptist Church, Olive, New York
Event
Event:
Type: Baptised
Date: 01 NOV 1868
Place: Olive
Source: Details: Footnote: Records of the Old School Baptist Church, Olive, New York Footnote: Records of the Old School Baptist Church, Olive, New York
FOOT Records of the Old School Baptist Church, Olive, New York
↑Kingston Daily Freeman. Kingston, NY: June 28, 1921
Acknowledgments
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