Clarke County Democrat

Pugh treasures










 

 

 

 

Descendants of Elijah Pugh shared family treasures during the Revolutionary War Symposium and Pugh Reunion Saturday. Jimmy Chapman of Grove Hill (top photo) holds a classic long rifle made by Stephen Pugh in the early 1800s. John David Pugh, a Birmingham attorney, and Clarke County Museum Curator Kerry Reid (left photo), look at a justice of the peace book that Revolutionary War veteran Elijah Pugh brought with him to Clarke County in 1812. Despite the broken handle, the Blue Willow teapot (right) that belonged to Elijah’s wife, Ruth, also likely made the trip to Clarke County in 1812. It belongs to Steve and Annell Gordon. The weekend event ended with a Pugh marker dedication Sunday and a visit to the family cemetery. There was a little excitement on the cemetery tour as one of the buses got stuck! See a story and more photos on Page 2B.

Descendants of Elijah Pugh shared family treasures during the Revolutionary War Symposium and Pugh Reunion Saturday. Jimmy Chapman of Grove Hill (top photo) holds a classic long rifle made by Stephen Pugh in the early 1800s. John David Pugh, a Birmingham attorney, and Clarke County Museum Curator Kerry Reid (left photo), look at a justice of the peace book that Revolutionary War veteran Elijah Pugh brought with him to Clarke County in 1812. Despite the broken handle, the Blue Willow teapot (right) that belonged to Elijah’s wife, Ruth, also likely made the trip to Clarke County in 1812. It belongs to Steve and Annell Gordon. The weekend event ended with a Pugh marker dedication Sunday and a visit to the family cemetery. There was a little excitement on the cemetery tour as one of the buses got stuck! See a story and more photos on Page 2B.

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