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John Eubank and the Historic Adair County Courthouse  John Eubank (photo from Mike Watson collection from 1903 Adair County News) was a Christian, active in the church, and a Mason. He was a pious man. He served on the Fiscal Court when the Historic
Adair County Courthouse was constructed, was one of the committee
appointed by the Court to superintend the work. He was still on the
Court when the basket on the clock tower was repaired, circa 1900, by
Lewis/Louis Hall and J.F. Patteson. - MIKE WATSONBy Mike Watson Adair County, KY historian John Eubank served as Magistrate in Adair County for 38 years, representing Columbia, was a blacksmith by trade, and a pious man. In a February 1903 Adair County News article, it was stated, "...his head is white his vision is clear...a good citizen of our town and an important member of the Fiscal Court. He enjoys the longest official record of any living man in Adair County and so far as we know there has never been any grumbling concerning his official acts. He has served as magistrate twenty-four years, and no one has taken more pains to look after the welfare of this county more closely than he...During his whole life this town has been his abiding place...and by occupation he is a mechanic, whose genius has served the people here for many years...served his country in the War with Mexico.." [Adair County News, 25 February 1903, page 1] A mechanic, in the terminology of the 1800s and early 1900s, was a blacksmith. Men who worked with metal were called mechanics because they were generally the only people who had the tools and knowledge to work on machinery of any type. Some blacksmiths were early auto mechanics and the term mechanic was then applied to one who worked on automobiles. Mr. John Eubank, who served on the Fiscal Court when the Historic Adair County Courthouse was constructed, was one of the committee appointed by the Court to superintend the work. He was still on the Court when the basket on the clock tower was repaired, circa 1900, by Lewis/Louis Hall and J.F. Patteson. Being a blacksmith and metal worker, he would have been well aware of the metal work done on the basket both when it was first put up and also when it was repaired. John Eubank was a Christian, active in the church, and a Mason. If he had suspected there was a hint of a harmful attribute in the scroll-work, he would have objected and moved that it not be completed in such manner as it evidently was. John Eubank was born and reared in Columbia, Adair County, born 25 April 1831, died 7 March 1915 at his home in Columbia. He served in the Mexican War under Captain Jack Squires. He was a mechanical genius and after the war, opened a shop in this town and was an active and industrious man until old age...elected (as magistrate) and served 38 years. In building the present courthouse, he was a member of the Committee appointed by the Court to superintend and pass upon the work to see that is was build according to specifications...He had been a Master Mason for about 62 years. He often served Columbia Lodge, No. 96, as Master...Many years ago he made a profession of faith in Christ, united with the Methodist Church, and lived consistently until the end came....burial in Columbia Cemetery. [Obituary, Adair County News, 10 March 1915, page 1] Compiled by Mike Watson, September 2012 This story was posted on 2012-10-10 14:45:53
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