Evening journal., 1908-12-22
MR.. HUKILL WRITES ABOUT
INCIDENTS OF THE LEVELS


son came and l told him how tho bird
had been carrying on, 10 which he said
he's a great bird When | hrst got him
he used to have his own fun with the
dogs He soon learned that when
whisted the dogs came running. and lie
concluded he could make the dogs run,
too. but after nc fooled them few times.
the dogs got up to his trick, and when he
would whistle the dogs would look 10 sec
where l was before they ran"
The Wilson Family.
Mr.. Wilson had two sons, William and
John both dead. and one daughter. who
married James +. Rothwen She is also
dead Mr.. Wilson married Miss Anna
Naudain for a second wife and had chill
dren, but know but little Of them. With
that exception his family name has gone
almost entirely but and his large posses
sions Of land have fallen into other hands.
OF the Hansons there were Joseph, VIII
liam. Benjamin Richard and others. but
the name has dwindlod in numbers till /
know but lille of them.
John NJ. McCrovn was large able man
and left sons James kancley was one OF
the leading men Of his day IN that section
and owned a fine farm where he lived. He
had three sons, all Of whom are dead.
believe and the name has about gone out
Squire Reeding had one son. Henry who is
also dead There were two Of the Gibbs ,
BENJAMIN and Isaac Isaac had one son
Benjamin was very prominent in the
community and had several sons, but I
am not sufficiently informed to say much
about them.
The Crawfords were a prominent fam
lily IN that section at one time. but have
scattered til there is not one in the negh-
borhood that | can recall. The Davis fam
iy OF which Henry Davis was the head
was very prominent. lie was among the
leaders H. Church and county. a Meth
odist by profession and lived to the un-
usual age Of ninety-scven: had three sons
Lawrence r.. George. and Harry. but
they have all left the levels. lie had two
daughters. one OF who married Joseph
Roberts and think the other married
Augustus Hendrckson, Of Maryland, and
/ think both are dead.
Now we come to the Roberts family
part Of which have some knowledge The
first recollection l have OF James Roberts,
he used to drive from his home on the
Levels to Ola Drawers Church in 1876
lie was large man and had three sons.
think the oldest was named James. but
I never knew him. Samuel was the sec
ond and married Miss Wilson. Nging for
a long time on a fine farm near Clayton,
in this county. and died I'm Smyrna, leav-
ing two sons. The youngest son, Joseph
Roberts for me 20 undertake to tell the
public anything about him might be con-
sldered presumption on my part for he has
been too we'll known in the county and
community in which he has always lived.
Levels, near MNletown) for me TO i'm
prove on the facts as they exist. being a
civil engineer and having held many
prominent positions that brought him in
public contact
Mr. James Roberts had daughters. one
Of whom died recently but l never knew
them with this little sketch Of what 1
recolect about the Levels 1 will close by
saying that don't suppose there is a Sec
tion OF country OF its size that could turn
out as many large and able-bodied men
sixty-fve years ago as the Levels. Yam
/ keedom and Old Kentucky not excepted.
why to line up % or 80 OF those fellows of
the Levels would make little fellow like
me stand and look ON with kind Of ad-
miraton.
We giants six feet or more
why need We stand and gaze,
a thing small men need not dcplorc.
or any objections raise.
In this we find our pride.
In this our glory take.
While We small men might brush aside
No such demonstrations make.
William Andrew Hukill