Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-05-06

pATiles together- They had tound the
object of their search-the lost Miss
Wakefield. The signal of firing one
gun and of blowing tin horns was then
given. and soon the echo of found,
found, was heard resounding joyfully
through these then uninhabited for
ests. She, with her horse, was taken
that afternoon, back TO Greene. After
resting there one night, she rode with
her friends the next day to Bloomfield.
The place where she was found was
near the southwest corner of this town.
ship, near the eastern outlet of the
Tsmsrack Swamp.
On the 18th day Of June, 1850, Mr..
Timothy Higgins, then about seventy
three years of age, was last seen going
towards the swamp, in the northwest
part Of this township. He had for
some time been deranged, and usually
spent his time in wandering. His sud-
den disappearance excited much inter
est. Our citizens freely turned out and
thoroughly searched the swamp and
adjacent woods. His loss was adver-
tised at the time. All these efforts
were in vain; no trace of him or of his
remains could be found. To this day
his friends can learn nothing of his
fate, or what became of him. The
general opinion is that he sank into
the mire Of the swamp, and by strug-
Cling. sank deeper and deeper until
he died. and that his remains are now
reposiug out of sight beneath that al
most impassiole morass.
EARLY DEATHS.
For over five years sfter our settle
ment began, there had been no deaths
among US. The 6rst settler buried
here was Ammi Churchill,a brother OF
the writer. He cime to this place in
February, 1922. The following June
he was taken sick while at work with
A. Merritt, in Mercer County, Pennsyl-
yania. The writer was.notified of his
sickness June 30th, and from that day
attended upon him while he lived
The bes. means then to be obtained
were used, but all appeared to be of
no avail. He died July 8, 1922, Aged
20. The people of that place, fear
ing the disorder, the dysentery, might
be contagious during the hot season,
requested that the corpse might be
buried there until the following winter.
This request was complied with
About the Goth of January, 1923, his
father and brother went and removed
his remains to this place. He was re-
buried in the North burying ground.
This was the fist grave opened in this
township-the first death of a settler.
The next death was that of Elvirs
Rice. She was daughter of Mr.
David Rice. She died December 10,
1898, Aged IA. These Icing the first
deaths among us. and both dying in
youth, excited deep interest and sin
cere mourning among the settlers.
At the death of Perez Bonney, who
died. we think in October, 1924, the
south cemetry was selected. Mr.. Bon
ney was the first person buried there.
He had been in the settlement but a
short time, was about 50 years of age,
and left wife and children.
There were two reasons then for Sc
lecting q second cemetry. One was
that the soil of the north cemetry did
not prove upon trial as favorable for
burying purposes, as it wss supposed
to be. The other was, that the road
on which it was located, had been so
altered that now no public road passed
directly by it.
The south eemetry, by reason OF op
position, was not established and used
as burying ground until the death of
Hiram Kee, who died June %, 1888.
Aged q. He had commenced life
with bright prospects of usefulness.-
We know that at his death many
besides his relatives were sincere mour
ners. The south oemetry being then
number of bodies which
had been buried in different places.
were taken up removed to this ground.
About twelve persons lie buried upon
the north side of B. ChurchilPs farm;
he having set apart, and given a piece
of ground for that purpose.
Ito Be Continusd)