Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-09-05
The Birthplace of Some Ohio
Celebrities.
Delaware Ohio Letter to the Philadelphia
Times.

Delaware (Ohio) Letter TO the Philadelphia
Times.
An old and esteemed resident o.
this town said: DO you know thai
our little town and the country sur,
rounding ii has produced many greaI
men2" 10 a wild, picturesque spot il
Oak Grove Cemetery, half hidden by
a luxuriant grove Of wild orange, is q
moss>covertd slab,about two feet high
The slab marks the resting place Of
Rutherford and Sophia Burchard
Hayes. the father and mother Of ex
President Hayes. In an old brick
house on Winter street, which is now
occupied by a noisy crowd Of coll e
students, is where the ex.P President
was born. In the southeastern psrl
Kingston township, on the line Of the
old trail that led north, three-quarteri
of a centuary sgo, to the Indian towns
on the banks OF the Sandusky river, il
located a small log cabin, fast decay
ing, which Is the old homestead Of the
Resecranses, a Dutch family, who
came from Wyoming Valley, Penn.
sylvania, in 1909. In this cabin, in
the year 1919, General William Sail
Rosecrans Was born. He was the old.
est son Of Orandall Rosecrans and his
mother was a niece OF Stephen Hop
kins, one Of the original signers Of the
Declaration Of independence. He
early gave indications OF that thirst
for knowledge which prompted Gen
eral Mcclellan TO declare that Rose
Grams was the most 6nished scholar in
the American army. He learned the
rudiments Of knowledge by studying
at night, lying on his back, with his
head toward the blazing logs in the
fireplace. He had a younger brother,
Sylvester, to whom he vas devoted
attached. Sylvester graduated, lik
his brother, at West Point, joined the
Catholic church, went to Rome and
pursued a course Of study at the Vati
can He was ordained BisL op Of Co
lumbus, and died four years ago 10 the
midst of his labors.
Three miles from the home OF the
Rosecrans family ia 1893 stood the
cabin Of Dutch farmer named james
Carney He had a son named Tom,
who grew up q strong, tall, energetic
fellow, fond Of going fishing and
making horse trades on Sunday. He
was %iovial. ingenious, and liked by all.
He had a boon companion and friend
named Plumb, q little runt OF a fel.
low, whose father owned a small farm
about four miles away through
the woods. Plumb was a freckled
faced, awkward boy, perfectly willing
to 30 to school when it was too wet 70
80 hunting or fishing with young
Uaroey. lie was as full Of life and
sunshine aud as bright as his compan-
ion. What thoughts possessed those
rugged, wild. untutored lads no one
can tell. They both "hitched theil
horses 10 the stars" Carney left the
farm and went to Cincinnati. From
there he wandered westward aHd flu
ally located at LeAvenworth, Kansas.
aud sOOn after bec.sSs s.A3.. 80 The
War Governor Of that State. Young
Plumb also became dissatisfied with
tn farm, and gathering together a few
effects walked to Springfield a distance
Of seventy miles. There he secured
employment as devil in a printing
office After remaining there a shor
lime he went to Xenia, where HI
finished his trade For several year
he led a nomadic life, out at last, lul
OF hope that never deserted him, b
turned his face westward He landeI
at Leavenworth aud was given a roys
welcome by his old friend Carney II
succeeded, and instead Of the ireckl
faced farmers boy and printers devi
he is now United States Senate
Plumb.