▁bott le ▁and ▁the ▁p istol ▁to ter ▁become ▁a ▁thing ▁of ▁the ▁past ." ▁ ▁At ▁a ▁re union ▁he ▁said , ▁" d uring ▁my ▁life , ▁I ▁set ▁out ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁useful ▁man ▁of ▁myself , ▁and ▁take ▁such ▁position ▁in ▁life ▁that ▁would ▁make ▁life ▁worth ▁living . ▁My ▁highest ▁amb ition ▁in ▁life ▁was ▁to ▁raise ▁my ▁children ▁to ▁be ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁of ▁integrity ▁and ▁dign ity , ▁these ▁principles ▁being ▁the ▁found ations ▁of ▁all ▁great ness . ▁To ▁what ▁extent ▁I ▁have ▁inst illed ▁these ▁principles ▁into ▁the ▁minds ▁of ▁my ▁children , ▁I ▁leave ▁to ▁my ▁neighb ors ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁to ▁decide . ▁I ▁ad mon ished ▁all ▁my ▁grand children , ▁and ▁their ▁children ▁to ▁improve ▁upon ▁their ▁parents ." ▁He ▁finished ▁by ▁saying ▁that ▁this ▁day ▁was ▁a ▁happy ▁re union ▁day , ▁but ▁his ▁prayer ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁world ▁all ▁live ▁so ▁that ▁when ▁death ▁comes , ▁we ▁would ▁meet ▁again ▁for ▁a ▁happy ▁re union ▁in ▁heaven . ▁ ▁At ▁his ▁death ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 7 , ▁he ▁had ▁ 4 0 ▁grand children ▁and ▁ 4 1 ▁great ▁grand children , ▁and ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁He ard ▁County ’ s ▁leading ▁citizens . ▁This ▁home ▁recently ▁burn ed ▁to ▁the ▁ground ▁during ▁a ▁light ning ▁storm ▁and ▁nothing ▁was ▁saved . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 3 0 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 1 8 ▁death s ▁Category : Ge org ia