Never Married
One family story says that one of these two brothers at one time considered getting married and brought his prospective bride to meet his brother and see the house. While he was walking the lady home, his brother got to figuring and calculated how much it would cost to support a third person in the household. When the courting brother got home he discovered that his brother had set the table for 3 and divided the food three ways. The courting brother concluded that he didn't have enough to eat and gave up his plans to marry.
These two brothers buried here on their farm land: Landreth and Silas, were confirmed bachelors known to the community as Bachelors Ward. It is said that they were afraid of women and would run and hide if one approached the house.
Source: New River Notes
One family story says that one of these two brothers at one time considered getting married and brought his prospective bride to meet his brother and see the house. While he was walking the lady home, his brother got to figuring and calculated how much it would cost to support a third person in the household. When the courting brother got home he discovered that his brother had set the table for 3 and divided the food three ways. The courting brother concluded that he didn't have enough to eat and gave up his plans to marry.
These two brothers buried here on their farm land: Landreth and Silas, were confirmed bachelors known to the community as Bachelors Ward. It is said that they were afraid of women and would run and hide if one approached the house.
Source: New River Notes
Never Married
One family story says that one of these two brothers at one time considered getting married and brought his prospective bride to meet his brother and see the house. While he was walking the lady home, his brother got to figuring and calculated how much it would cost to support a third person in the household. When the courting brother got home he discovered that his brother had set the table for 3 and divided the food three ways. The courting brother concluded that he didn't have enough to eat and gave up his plans to marry.
These two brothers buried here on their farm land: Landreth and Silas, were confirmed bachelors known to the community as Bachelors Ward. It is said that they were afraid of women and would run and hide if one approached the house.
Source: New River Notes
One family story says that one of these two brothers at one time considered getting married and brought his prospective bride to meet his brother and see the house. While he was walking the lady home, his brother got to figuring and calculated how much it would cost to support a third person in the household. When the courting brother got home he discovered that his brother had set the table for 3 and divided the food three ways. The courting brother concluded that he didn't have enough to eat and gave up his plans to marry.
These two brothers buried here on their farm land: Landreth and Silas, were confirmed bachelors known to the community as Bachelors Ward. It is said that they were afraid of women and would run and hide if one approached the house.
Source: New River Notes
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