The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1886-01-15
History Of West Falsles.

Elisha Wild settled on the tsrIi
now owned by John Mum, He hac
8 children. One OF bis sons settlet
on the farm below f. V. Churchill
and died there but . few years ago
One OF Elisha's daughters married
John Mum. They had four children,
three OF them still live on Wild Hill
Mrs. Mum always lived on the farm
on which she was born, and died
seven years ago III the blessed faith
Of the gospel. Randall Wild, Elisha's
brother, first settled on the farm now
owned by f. Chesley, but soon OK
changed with Judge Thayer for the
farm next south of his brother. lie
died on the same place when 80 years
old. lie had eight or nine children
one Of (which Or. H. Wildly lived on
the old farm and died one year ago
over 80 years old. He was deacon OF
the church for many years. Mrs. 4:
Mum is the only child Of Randall
I" ilu's now liv, WIN. l.. Church,
i'll settled on Tic. ia,in now owned ny
his son, f. V. Churchill who WAS born
on the farm ON which he now lives.
VIM. Church,lrs children being ak In
all, are all dead but two. or the nu-
melous descendants of E. and Il.
Wild. all are gone but Mrs. K Mum,
John Mum, Mrs. F. V. Churchill and
Mis- j. Tebbetts. The first settler on
blood brook was man by the name
OF Blood, who gave the brook its
name. He settled On the farm now
owned by M. Godfrey. Another
early settler was Josiah Southworth,
grandfather to the late deacon John
Southworth. He settled upoa the
farm now owned by M. Qulmby.
The old cellar remains TO mark the
SPOT. little south Of where Mr.
Quimby's house now stands. Asa
Southworth, his son, settled at the
head Of blood brook on the farm now
owned by Mr.. Spauldiug. He was a
deacon of the Congregational chui Oh
Tor number of years. He died from
a wound received in the head by a
scythe, leaving a widow and a large
family of small children. Asa. his
oldest son, remains on the farm and
was elected deacon in his fathers
place, and served the church for many
years in that office He brought up q
large family OF children, me of them
are still living. John P. Southworth,
Asa's youngest brother, went to live
with an uncle on middle brook, at his
fathers death, but afterwards settled
on a farm little above the head OF
the lake, whe.e he brought up fami-
" of three sons and two daughters.
He lived an upright, faithful christian
life, and died the 28th Of last May,
honored and lamentcd by all who
knew him. He served the church as
deacon for many years. His son,
John +. Southworth, living on the
old homestead was elected deacon of
the Congreg atlonaI church, being the
fourth deacon IN the family. CaRr
Asa May was the first settler on Che
farm where A. M. Childs now lives.
He built the house in which Mr..
Cbids now lives. He had two chill.
dren, George and Lucy. George
owned the farm on which Mrs. Aol-
brook now lives, and built the house
in which they now liye. Lucy mar.
ried Henry Childs, who cam, fon
Woodstock, Con-, and took him home
on to her fathers farm where they
lived the remainder Of their life. A..
NJ. Childs, their son now lives on the
farm first owned by his grandfather,
Asa May. Mr.. D. Childs settled
where Mr.. Miller now lives. He had
three sons and two daughters. Judge
VIM. Childs of Fairlee is one OF his
sons. Steven May, BROTHER to Asa
May, settled on the farm north OF bis
brother, known as the Colonel May
farm. He was very active business
man in the town for many years. he
held great many Offices Of trust IN
town. His daughter, Mrs. VIM. Kim
ball still lives on the old farm, and a
son lives at Post Mills. The Mays
are all gone from town as far as name
in concerned. Only four families OF
Southworth's, John P, Samuel,
Frank and Harp Soutlworth. Most
of the old farm on blood brook have
changed hands, and gone out OF the
hands of the first settlers.