The 4th reunion of the family of Mr. and Mrs. Asa Borton, of Franklin township, this County, was held at the family residence, October 15, 1886.
The day was clear, cold and chilly, but the forenoon was pleasantly spent in hand shaking and chatting with old friends and relatives - some from Indiana, Michigan, Williams and Trumbull Counties, Ohio. Dinner was served at 12 o’clock and the table was heavily laden with all the luxuries of life - roasted turkey and chicken, a roasted pig, etc. of which all partook of with a relish. A count was taken while at the table and there were found to be present 78 in all; 7 of the ten children were present; 20 grandchildren and 12 great grand children.
It was the 60th anniversary of the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Asa Borton and both are still hale and hearty. But few people are permitted to thus share life's joys and sorrows so long together, with a prospect of yet living to see many more great grandchildren yet unborn. Mr. Borton is 80 and Mrs. Borton is 82 and probably the oldest couple now living in the County. They were among the first settlers, having lived in Fulton County 39 years, and are therefore in the list of old pioneers.
After dinner the chairman called the assembled throng to order, where the minutes of the last meeting were read, followed by Bible reading and prayer, by Mr. Conaway, of Spring Hill; essay on the “Ways of Life” read by William Shaffer; also one by Alfred F. Shaffer, on “The Affections of a Mother”. The Secretary followed by the reading of letters from relatives in New Mexico, Indiana and Michigan, who could not be present. Uncle Nathan Borton, the Quaker preacher, delivered a grand sermon and though brief, was good and squarely to the point. The occasion was one of pleasure to all.

Secretary.
- from The Fulton County Tribune; Wauseon, Ohio; October 23, 1886.