Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-01-16
OBITIIARY

DleQ. EllZaDeCn GaSche, on tuesday,
January 9th, 1914, aged 80 years, II
months and "a days.
Elizabeth Pelton was born at Ches-
ter, Meigs county, Ohio, January 18th,
1924, the daughter of David and Bet
sey Pelton, and one of large family
Of children.
In the Fall of 1912 the family moved
into what was then Lucas county and
located five miles northeast of where
Wauseon now stands, ON what is gen
orally known as the Whitaker place.
During the Fall of 1843, Jacob
Gasche, the school teacher, met Eliz-
abeth Pelton at the home of William
Dye, and on October 18th of the same
year they were married at the home
of the brides parents. Immediately
after the marriage the couple went to
housekeeping on a place which Mr..
EGasche had acquired, some three miles
Isnorth of the present town of Pettis-
willie. Five children were born to this
Iunion, Adaline, deceased; Theseus,
lswho lives at Marthaville, La; Agnes,
wife of Jacob Buehrer, living near
IStryker; Anarancy, deceased, and
Wilfred, whose home is in Topeka,
Kansas. The husband, Jacob Gasche,
died near Hartford, Kas., June 80,
1887, aged 70 years, months and IL
days, consequently the deceased has
for many years been without COM
panion.
The experience of this family was
something out of the ordinary. The
log house which the husband erected,
IL feet square, about 10 feet high,
built of unhewn logs, with the gables
"cobbed off, (built up of logs), the
roof of long clap-boards, split from
the trees of the forest, held in place
with poles placed over each layer of
boards and the poles tied down with
hickory withes, the door made of
"puncheons" (slabs split from logs),
the cross pieces pinned on with wood
en- pins, the latch made of wood, with
"the latch string always on the out
side", the floor and most of the fur
niture made of the same material as
the door, formed a strong contrast
with the modern house and its furn-
ishings. The surroundings, too, were
in keeping with the habitation. The
cabin was located on a sandy ridge in
the midst of the primeval forest for
which northwestern Ohio was noted.
Neighbors were few and far between.
The nearest mill and market was
Maumee, some rs miles away, and the
road to this place was bride path
through the woods. Many a sack of
corn did Mr.. Gasche carry before him
on horseback, through the miles of
winding forest path, to the mill on the
banks of the Maumee river, to have it
converted into meal for the family
table. This trip was not devoid of
danger, as the forest was filed with
Indians and wild beasts, the former
peaceful apparently, but treacherous,
the latter ready at any time to spring
upon any unsuspecting prey, either
biped or quadruped. 1t required years
Of time and the expenditure of much
energy on the part Of this family and
others similarly situated, to clear
away the forests, subdue the wild
animals and overcome the many other
obstacles to be encountered in new
wild country, but persistent and unit
ed effort brought it's reward, and in
course of time comfortable home
was built, where the children were
reared, educated and prepared for the
duties of life.
In early life the deceased was con-
verted to the christian religion and
Joined the Disciple church, with which
she continued to affiliate until her en-
feebled condition prevented her from
attending religious worship.
For many years the deceased has
made her home with her daughter,
Agnes, where she was at the time of
her death, the circumstances of the
home being such that her declining
years could be made as comfortable
as possible. And from this home, she
has now gone to her Eternal Home
where none of the distress incident to
an existence in this world is known.
Farewell, Mother, Farewell.