Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-07-21 | Page 31 | Five Generations Observe Birthday of Nation and Great-Great-Grandpa

J I FIVE GENERA GENERATIONS OBSERVE BIRTHDAY Y I i OF NATION AND GREAT GRANDPA t 4 f j v t 1 I 1 i i I j jt t i 1 J I Ii a i kI 4 t old J. J H. H Stanley his sixty eight old William Stanley great grandfather ninety eight years ears son years W. W M. M Stanley grandson seven forty years old Mrs Eva Harris daughter of W. W II tI nineteen years old and Her Herbert bert Harris her son SOD three months old I Greensboro N. N C C. Jul July 20 William O William Stanley a farmer of ot Caswell county count this state celebrated his birthday ay and tho tine anniversary of ot the In independence of or his country simultaneously simultaneous He Ho was born In the tine s rame ame mc nel neighborhood In which he now lives JIves on the Fourth of Jul July ninety-eight ninety years ears a ago o. o Surrounded Surrounded Surrounded Sur Sur- rounded b by descendents to the fifth generation he celebrated the anniversary sar sary this year This aged ell man Is one of tIne the most Interesting characters in North orth Caro Caro- lina him In spite of his advanced age e he personally managed his large arge firm farm near until a year car ago when hen the infirmities of ot an ann unusually long lito began lIean seriously serious to tell tell upon his strength nn and activity He lIe still sUll retains nominal charge charse Stanley has a brother Alfred who Is an even cven hundred Their sister Mrs Irs Luc Lucy Pettigrew died several years ears ago ao at the tho ale age of or William Stanley Stanle has hat eight children twenty three two forty two I great grandchildren and four tour great reat A number of his children and many of his childrens children's children were with him on tho the Fourth of July this year ear Among them was wnM the youngest of his great great- grent three months old The elder Stanley has bias followed farmIng farming farming farm farm- ing all his days das In his youth he was as asan an overseer and managed slave labor on the southern plantations prior to I the thc war var between n tho the states At the tho outbreak outbreak outbreak out out- break of oC th thO Civil war ho cast his for for- tunes with the tine young Confederacy an followed Lee and Jackson Ho lie has fot rot foH low ow present war with ith Interest and Intelligence A number of uC the i Sian ley lay boys bos and 1 of or other name nam I Ithe la lathe are arc now fighting with 11 the trenches In France Stanley Is still hale and hearty an ant capable of enjoying life He does rnO no credit his lt to anything he hai ha hai done In his life liCe He Ho has lived ll normally and well doing all those things linings s that tho the average man Is Jg likely to do but bu refraining from rom excesses He ha has neTer neT ner- er cr dieted Ho Ha still eats practically practicablY anything that his appetite craves He Indulges s in tobacco moderately but hal hai used Intoxicants only onh to a very limited extent His wife wiCe died many years eus as ago but he ho never no married again 2