The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-08-10
AGATHERING0 OF PIONEERS.
Reunion of the Old Settlers of Marion
and Adjoining Counties.


! Inere were tlAnV there who were fast NEARING
their last milestone on this earthly pilgrimage.
there was a considerable numher who had but a
few weeks OF a few months, start on the iour-
ney. II was estimated ot the q ooo prasant at
least 500 could come under the l,ss,icatio Of
old settlers. The Tionecanoe Climb formal no
inconsiderable mart of This bodv of va,erans.
turning out sixty strong. headed bv Cantain
Isaac TAYLOR. These suests vera takep in charge
by Jacob Whltesell and others of the committee
on arran gements. and nothing left nm
done to make the occasion a most
pleasant one. Evervbody enioved them
selves, but the old man and the old ladies were
the hopored guests.
The meeting was opened with pravor nv DIR.
Ryland I. Bro WI, after which William Wallace
made a brief but In Interesting speeoh and was TO
lowed by Robert b. Duncan. who came TO this
county In 1920. Mr.. Duncan gave an interest
ing retrospect Of the early settlement Of this
county, the history of which he is more thor
oughly converssnt with than any Que in the
State. DR.. r. T. Brown then spoke, after which
a recess was takan for d,nnsr
~
An"o was d aounuance Vi eatAples. Hun
dreds OF baskets were opened and their contents
spread over tablecloths nnon the orass Af.er
o,n,nu
"'n"ei Il music ny Tue louisville corhet pahu'
speaking was resumed. The first speaker was
General Thomas Morr;s vbo oaya rho s,oru
VI 1he moving OF MS 1atners family TO THIS
county In the spring of 1921. His father came
from Carlisle. XIV. and frat stonned op tho
u,,..m---, sUofPe" Va ny
"hVer''er oiunS' "here ne rented GROUND anu
put in a crop of corn. tending it until it was
ready to Law nv wbap ba +ocL tba orr. and
wort bona ~ .ho 1o.h -, $500 90 ~
"onI nome' III ING 1zOu Vi OctoDer, 1871, MS
father, with his family, settled about two miles
south west or Tndiananolie hatwaan uh;ta ri,ar
49,, Da~le.m W
Nv Ho6iO OACOh, IL hC IA previously gu
tered a quarter section OF land with O large
amount of heavy tinhar. His father CANA rhara
-H GOV .i"o'' "t9 i"'"o 0""o' .
WIFI SIX cnlluren IN the ianllly ana seVenly-nVe
cents In his pocket. He succeeded in raising a
oood cron mr. corp and az ,hara vas hrttar ana
-, au1 ""9 0"VU' ~
MIX plenty OF deer, WIKI turkeys ana Wlld
honey in the woods, they had plenty to live
unon Tho Cenaral gold g N for no how'd ,imas
1PoN' oai" W al nc n"u 'moe
were concerned ne Defleved ne would as leave
try il again. They had to clear off The ground.
- 10y y" VI '"e siOuAu'
anu NY Ihe neA' July eVeryoouy was uo"h
with the ague, but as the neighbors had it also,
there was no lonelinesa. and n was a
teas"n " keneral vohsraVuia''on .naU tue aEue
Aeteo m Oone Po sreA. Sssnc oaua6 ,or sa,o ,o oor,d
uSEelnol / polns ealleu loI, ral1 ne couiu
nhrui5 nare 70 appear Delore hs ITlenus enere IN
Ine ehatacter OF an ola settler. he had many
n1 ~ N3nr, U u ui1sU par very agreeap ne
Dn1e, VI a oouney III M ~ une. whoh ne
mad eome mere as a young lawyer, and mad had
q rae9er adn sssusste 70 ger d ne u4Iu d nuine
aood Ill av.-,n - ~. "a - = Ia. -.
deau, ~ h1owm 70 une oauer memeeTs ~ hs ~
uience, IhaD Mere Warmly appreolaIeu' nj 1wels
S SPoT enc sTg Iabor wiISin the ina' p us% ii anertsr o of a
oaEn nu and dan nora mnrn nn .mo pass luaIter ua
TenomtJ NV a. no ~ VI /" n IL me-
IlwenUions yeC o Come 20 SGnehe manxina. me
Sovernor tnen gave a grapnl9 uesetiption o. 1me
aams.uSSee,1nSfnntTS ~ ne yosr W. wuei ms vas d nrn-
Z Wy ~ ousIonS Az quihinsS, oannus
s snsnsive chord IN me 9Tr a of the old folSs
ePOnsiFe ohoru ~ ene oreasts Vi INC ou iolAs
a. A. th a onneInsinn o. rho couorno a,oooh he
va a. oive c'n . ssries u If u a G9ver1Gr 8 sp .bsl f ne
heartiness auo good VIII could not De exceiled
any Wnero, .n,s. ,hon
omono S Pr Robarr Rarnhil o ~ho eS cams s p M
aanong 'Mem = Io5a. WI VINO came u shis
coun'y m Nat .. M AIalsun' wn y
J Iahn $3.50 ~ 90 Ennnbs ~ ~ nooh,
goan barnss' aoW OF FrahkIoTt, VINO came ia
n p1me t tu ~ 10 1ooonns NJ noo'' M9so9 nlc-
Iana u wbn cans o Tnd;sn noiiis in 1 so1 pieh'
I'D 20 artar vivian NJ RianH IN Ie13 taarv
o ontisy,a ua va, hhorn in Princa vvnliare
mnn o., IN 1zoo ~ ast EriaaU Una
W. ySas ~ vars ola He Zane to Indisno in 49,
Ma ~ "a Us War,on az " IN ioo5 iGaoh1.
ny .n.an ha ~ 1890
, ""dHe wsS sprveyad and ha,nsS hn; HdiV oe, Sne
la"e ""S ~ ~, al!
on tne GROUND where Ine new State-house IS
~ Soiu ~ NJ NIerch 7 900 fro,, p ~ oamh u
hue ~" was rem Years old mr. Dnncsn vas horn in n
~ VII Us nrahshIv ,ha nfJast
Wv ~ S ~ II Is
aos So ~ Vi " o""'' "" HFnS III Ii
00Vs hou ia ao..iou,
AInu"E u LII h wm y p,1seHD WSr
pmsI,a 7 nmcns 800. C,or5as Ip am III 49,.
aim ne, 600. 10 SUI, 80
1 npo00 ill., $3.50 CO.. "a ooeepu Neepii'
1922, au; On1 1000. ~ nioE"nneii'
1879. &c. W Esth Damson'
20, ai ,uS, : "nI nsn neuu5 .
3D. RnTan 1900. Iamss Rnwen 1904, = W.
W. ~ 1900. Me- a S"T Ei,;s roHv, r., w.
ia ~ Boo S,nng 0nnard on0 oar
o ~ $40, Do Upp"nu, gu 5eSLs
900. Susan Whitinger ovarn ,nafv :, 500. 49,,
20 u n;nh, 1ooi. Gant,,a Nfoora 30, 20, ns
u ~ mm,rr,,ss 1ra i,on oonntr1 ieSS. ohns p ~
Ioo9. Ms " EIIis - 900. "Dnnni, Co. 900,
anU-c, ga, o - 4 ~ ~ 49,
nv 1901. ~ - NJ III 90. W. Snh;Luy
iHamiiIon co,nfvi 1900. Ion1 Pr,ow, 5aao.
Rania,nin rvner 1901. lanes ParsIav ia2i ''
o1InJana E.iy;no 49, - - /, .
cSnrhio Hi w,o eama 20 Cnnn S'op Mts.
Gan,iitor oonnty In 1910 waro dan;dad a. MI
h nhaoan;on ~ sa,rla, 49, uoo "a
ina ;ha .arvmar wv 1890, nv III o" nf m ~
SaadaS cane q b%eaniifni stict and The Iatssar y
dr nsttern '"oA' II" s"o iA''ei ="