Millard County Chronicle | 1937-01-07 | Page 4 | At 77, Man Has Resided in One House 44 Years

at 77 man has resided in one house 44 years jasper tex the ife of george glenn seventy seven year old farmer of the temple community twelve miles south of here is crowded with things he never has done he and his seventy five year old wife miranda live quietly on their farm contented with their job of rearing six children glenn like his wife is a native of newton county where they lived in one home for forty four of their fifty six years of married life glenn lives within twenty miles of the neches river but never has seen the stream he has never visited a large city A twenty five mile radius covers the extent of his trav els he has seen no towns except jasper newton burkeville Bur keville and kirbyville Kir byville he has never seen a film ne never er viewed a county fair or show of any kind he has never owned an automobile does not like them be cause they frighten his horse he has never been seriously ill glenn has ridden on only one tram train from kirbyville Kir byville to jasper to serve on a jury mrs glenn ill and with eyes fail ing is the traveled member of the family she has visited houston and beaumont five of their children two sons and three daughters live in jasper county near the couple the sixth a son lives in houston