Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1879-03-28
PIONP

In fsA,.-y=.. sses. ---4ghere IN the
year 1901 from Litchfeld County. Connec-
licut started Bon4el- Baldwin for the
Northwest Territory, and arrived at
the mouth Of Conn eaut Creek in August
of the same year. He stopped with Robert
Montgomery, who married his sister, and
located here the year before. Daniel Bald
win was then in his 21st year, robust and
full Of days work and Yankee glit. Be
sides, he liked the lay of the land and the
country generally. and came to the conclu-
sion that here he would make for himself
his future home. For his farm he selected
a 100 acre tract located between where now
is Harbor Street and COnneaut Greek, just
below the Rail road track, In 1902 he
made clearing and built log house, and
in 1903 was married to Mary WithrOw, of
Springfield, Pa. The Withrow family had
moved from Cumberland County, Pa, in
the year of 1902. How the rest of this
pioneers crops panned out that year, we
find no record, but we find that the house
of Baldwin was, in 1904, made glad by the
birth Of daughter, who was afterwards
christened Diana, and she is what consti-
Tutes the subject of our narrative, as she is
the oldest person in the township of Con-
HbduL, duO HAS O6til lOl d lOllS hlllcg Va
those born here. Her life has been une-
ventful and nothing very remarkable has
ever happened to her these past 70 years,
That she should be NOTICED by the public,
only that she was born in the township in
1904. and has lived here eyer since, except
= space of IS months of her first married
life she lived in Girard, Pa. She was first
married in 1880 to Il Mr.. Spur, and by
II, LII =. Al Il
here let me state that the Baird Brothers,
Of Ashtabula Rubber Foundry, are children
of this daughter, and those acquainted
with them may know that the descendants
of D. Baldwin are endowed with extraOrdi-
nary intelligence and ability.
After the death of Mr.. Spur, she reg
moved from Girard to the pateFnal roof,
and about 1886 she was remarked to Sam
uel Fox on the South Ridge in this town
ship, and has ever since lived on the same
farm, and to-day we find her, though laden
with years, healthy and intelligent old
lady, able to perform her household duties
for her family. Her mind is seemingly as
active as it was twenty years ago, and
many are the stories of frontier life in
Conneaut that she will relate; How she
went to the first school that was ever
III IOWu luOh NduCl AlhluS was
the first teacher; how the Indians used to
come to their cabin.
She well remembered the incident OF the
historical fact of the, "Indian scare" when
it was supposed cargo of ''brichis'' and
Indians were landing at the mouth of the
creek. 1t was the aforesaid Daniel Bald
win who saw old Torn Kezartee going
through the woods on horseback. and for
the fun of the thing gave an Indian war
WhOop which frightened K. so that he put
his horse through on the run, coming up
through Pumpkin Hook, warning the in
habitants of the danger and 10 flee from
the Indians The Baldwin family also
left their cabin for one night. crossed the
creek and roosted on what is called ''hug
back" Il seems that the Indians had con-
fidence and respect for father Baldwin by
their frequent visits to the cabin, and
make deposits OF venisOn in his garret with
the privilege to use for his family at pleas
ure. But he soon got sick of that job by
inspecting the grade Of their meats, he
found it was taken from the hams Of the
animal that neither divides the hoOf or
chews the cud.
At one time an old Indian, "Ka-hqn=gee'
came to the house of Baldwin in q state of
polygamY, and wanted to sell one OF his
wives to Mr.. B. as he had too much squaw.
He kept them over night hut wouldn't buy
of him as he had gone out of the Indian
trade.
Many are the hunting, fishing and trap
ping stories that Mrs. Fox told us at our
interview; how her father would be gone
all day, and lug in at night roe buck,
and make glad the household, as they had
meat again.
When girl of about eight, she remem-
bers her father and an uncle routing an
old bear with cubs. They managed to tree
one cub, then they called the family into
the forest to see them shoot the cub. She
rehembers how it wds bauled to the house