The Crittenden record. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1904-1907, 1906-03-16

LincOln's second house was rough,
rough log one. The timbers were not
bowed, and until after the arrival Of
Sally Bush in 1919 It had neither door.
door nor window. II stood about forty
yards from what Dennis Hanks called
that "darned little half faced camp"
which waF now the dwelling OF the
sparrows It was right in the bush"
IN the heart OF virgin wilderness.
There were only seven or eight older
settlers in the ncighborhood Of the two
Pigeon creeks.
The nearest town was Troy. situated
on the Ohio. about half mile from the
mouth OF Anderson creek. Gentryville
had as yet no existence. Travelling was
on horseback or on foot. and the only
resort Of commerce was to the pack
horse or the canoe. But n prodigious
Immigration was now sweeping into
this inviting country. Harrisons Veto.
ries over the Indians had opened IL up
TO the peaceful settler. and Indiana was
admitted into the Union IN 1916 with
a population Of GJ,OOO. The county IN
which Thomas Lincoln settled was
Perry. with the county seat at Troy.
but he soon found himself in the new
county OF Spencer. with the courthouse
AZ Rockpori. twenty miles south OF
him. and the thriving village OF Gentry.
Vile within mile and half Of his
door.
Abraham as a Iiunier.
A postoiicc sas established at Gen.
tryville In 1874 or ISL. Dennis Hanks
helped 10 hew the logs used TO build
The hrIt storeroom. The following let.
ter from Mr.. David Turnham presents
some interesting and perfectly authen.
tic Information regarding the village
aud the settlements around Il In those
early times.
When my father came here IN the
Hpring of 49,. b. settled In Suancsr cour.
~ within one mile u rhou s lincoln
then a N.lovar The chance Tor srhoolirr
vas poor b1. sagh as % was. Abraham
and myFaf .i...tti the Same lri ools
We hrst IiH to 30 seven miles 20 mill
rrd thc= % =47 haad miii That would
gtlnd from ten 10 Uf.u,n bushels Of corn
in a dsl There wrr hu' Ht'ia wheat
lrown 90 i.. u'ac and e1cu We I'D
have wheat had Go grind DO oa. tic
mn dscgitsl aud us, % w.tuout boiling
o. there wNs no bolts In the country.
are ana I had 20 do the Milling on morse
hnek' frequently going twice 10 set one
SIT
Tho country Wa yery rough. esp,ci,Ily
IN The lowlands. 10 thick with bush thai
"a rAn could scarcely get through on foot
All abounded In game AZ that line
there wee = great many deer ticks. and
Ate and myself would 80 20 those icks
somstimcs and watch u nights 10 KIN
dccr, though Abe W.. Tot ~ fond Of a
Gun a. ] Wu. The p.opir iu tn FIRST
at'iliug " tf'H county were yry so
ciahle. kiH4 ara accom- oiitirv but
thcfv was mr'r drunkeansss aud stealing
o. smHN eiio. more il.mofalIli less
religion. 10 Vsu placed conhsrug,
For two years Lincoln continued to
live alglg in the Old way lie did not
ike 10 farm, ami he never ROT iluch %
bis .aud under cultivation. His prlnc.
pal crop was 'lu and this. with tie
game which q r'fCman 80 expert would
easily tHhr fr.m he woods around
him, NuppI,t hia table. II dpcs not ap.
pear that De- employed any II hIs me.
chanical sg'll iu completing aud fur.
nlshng bis own cabin 10 has already
bryn stated That the latter bad un win.
dow. door ul nuN,. HUT ~, furniture
" Il may h. cellsi furniture was even
worse than the house. Tlr,c lrr.,,l
stools served fog chairs \ hcylslrid
was made n pplcs stuck iu o.. crar.s
OF the l1g' IN one corner 81 ilc cabin.
while tie uibvr vui RESTED m tie ,ruirh
OF foTkvj stick sunk m the rarthvn
roor. On these vrfr hii some boards