The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11


Moves to Indiana.
When Lorenda Watson was So
years of age, she was united in mar
risge to John Nyfong, a resident OF
Marion county. Ohio. Her husband
was thirteen years her Junior. The
couple lived in Ohio, for three years.
Their occupation was farming a small
tract which they rented from land
loN. At the end of this time the
litrle farm was sold, and the couple
with two children, found themselves
without home Upon the advice OF
an uncle, they determined to come
TO Indiana. Accordingly a man with
4 wagon and team was employed, and
the young couple set out for their
Western" home After eight days oil
over roads good and bad,
and some roads uhat were mot roads,
they arrived in Marshall county, and
settled on tract FIVE miles east OF
Plymouth. This farm, consisting of
eighty acres. they bought OF the OWL
er whose name was Dodge He had
secured it as Government
Nyfongs into Marshall county Ind;-
ana was 1s4s. only twelve years after
the county was organized. The farm
wh;ch the~ originally purchased still
belongs to the descendants, and is
now occupied by her son James Ny
fong and his family
The Early County
As Grandma Nyfong describes
Marshall county when she moved
here, it consisted largely OF woods,
and unsettled districts. By far the
bulk of residences and store buildings
wyre built of logs. The Indians were
plentiful, and roads poor and hard to
pass. Ali of the remaining years OF
her life, she spent on the farm asst
OF this city, until a few wees ago,
since when she has been visiting with
her other relatives. The first ride
which she ever took on "a railroad
train was made during tfe campaign
nj 1860, during the time of the famous
debates between Douglas and Lin
coin were being held. In this year,
with her husband, Mrs. Nyfong went
to Ft Wayne, to hear Douglas speak
Her Descendants.
Mrs. Lorenda Nyfomg now has 49
direct desc endants living These are
composed ofJthree children, 16 grand
children, and 80 great grapdchiidren
The children are, Martha L. Weissert
3 miles west OF Bourbon, James Ny
fong, miles east of Plymouth, and
Joel Nyfong, who resides in north
Plymouth.
Mrs. Weissert has seven children
who with their children and residence.
are as follows: Lorenda Riddle, Wal
nut township, Marshall county, II
children, Minnie Payne 1-2 mile:
north of Inwood children, William
resides with his parents miles west
Of Bourbon children, George, Ham
let, Ind, child, and Edward, Ham
,et. no children.
James Nyfong has two children
they are, Lorenda Mann, miles cas-
OF Plymouth she has no children
John Nyfong, 5 miles east OF Ply
mouth, 4 children.
Joel Nyfong has seven children
their residences and children are a
follows: Lorenda J. Wolferth, souti
Plymouth children Dollie B. Drake
miles east OF Plymouth, children
Israel A. Nyfong, south Plymouth. n,
children, Martha A Barber, For
Wayne children, Merle Nyfong no
married, and Pearl Mitchell, ar,
twins, the latter resides at Syracuse
Ind, and has one child. and Mar,
Jane Nyxong, aged IS, who reside
with her parents in north Plymouth
This completes the long line of de
scendants to date There are 40 from
this centenarian alone. If her sever
brothers and sisters did as well, ther
would be total of 392 descendant
from the John Watson. who cam
from Connecticut to Ohio, sometim
about the time of the War OF 1912
History of Her Brothers.
The history of Mrs. Nyfong'
brothers and sisters is best told b.
the following clipping from the Ply
mouth Republican. The following
account was published &c years ag
and was written by Mrs. NyfoBg'
brother Perry G. Watson, after
family reunion, which was held a
the home of another brother Cyru
Watson near InwooC, on Feb 2Stl
1882. All of the borthers and sister
who were then living have departe
this life since, the only one remainin
being Lorenda Nyfong, who celebrat
ed her centennial with her relative
from all parts of tie country abou
her Monday. The al icie whic
appeared in the predecessor of thi
paper twenty-six years ago, is as 10
lows:
A Family Reunion.
The 2sth day of February was re
union day for the Watson family q
the residence of Cyrus Watson, nea
Inwood Marshall county, Indian;
Cyrus is the youngest member OF tn
family, is over sixty -one years o
and this is the first time within hi
recollection that all the family hav
been together. The father of til
family, VIM. Watson was the son {
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