Geauga record. [volume] (Chardon, Geauga County, Ohio) 1952-1962, 1958-07-26

at one end, with a plank across
the open end for a seat and bed
He lived on boiled potatoes and
rice. He had a rifle to kill game
and a Bible, and could repeat a
good deal of it.
The first Sunday after we
came he took part in the devo-
tional exercises We had. He was
a good reader and was evidently
a man of some education. He
attended the meetings regular
ly after that.
After so years had passed I visi-
ted the site of his hut and
found only a few apple trees
and pile of ashes, where he
had his fire for cooking.
Our horses were turned out
in the bottom land in the woods.
and they kept fat all winter
Our cows lived on browse, so
we kept our stock all winter
Withouthay or grain.
Paul Clapp took a lot of land
east of fathers. When We came
to town he was putting up his
house. His family were in Mid
delfield at James Walden'S He
moved his family into his house
about six weeks after we came.
Mr.. Clapp, in following a lot
line, slipped on some logs and
broke his arm. For want of a
Skillful physician to set it his
arm always troubled him
Elnathan Wilcox took up land
east of Paul Clapp's and moved
in at about the same time. In
1903 we had three families in
town: Fathers family with six
children; Paul Clapp's with five
children, and Elnathan Wilcox,
with two children.
In 1910 two families came in
by the name of Harley and Her
riman. They left next year.
Young men who came that year
were John BigeloW, Guy Carl
ton Moses TOWnley TheodOrus
Miller, John Carlton and Daniel
ToWnsley. In 1911 Charles Sweet
came and built a mill on Find
ley Greek. The mill proved to
be a failure and he returned
to New York State. Guy Carl
tons father also came this year
with a family of six children. He
and his wife died about two
years after with consumption.
In the year 1912 war broke
out with England. The Indians
all left, went west and never
returned. Gen. Harrison was
Governor of all the Western
Territories. He made a treaty
with the Indians and persuaded
all he could to join the Ameri-
can forces. But the Indian chief
TecumSeh, and the British Gen
eral Proctor, by presents of
guns and blankets drew off a
great number who fought ag-
ainSt us; SO we expected trouble
with the Indians. After Gen.
Hull surrendered at Maiden, we
expected the Indians would
come back and drive the whites
off. The news of Hull's Surrend-
er cast a gloom over this sec
ton of the country, and caused
many to leave, But all in this
town determined to stay and
fight it out. All of the able bo-
died men were called to go to
Cleveland. Three towns here
made out a company - Park
man, Middlefield and HuntSburg.
The company numbered Is men,
with James Thompson as cap
tain. Those who went down
from this town were my father,
E. Wilcox, John Findley, John
ToWnsley, Theodorus Miller,
Guy Carlton and John Carlton.
After being at Cleveland two or
three weeks, all those who had
families were permitted to re-
turn home, and the rest were
were sent on to Gen. Harrison.
John Cartons wife went to live
with her parents in Euclid John
Carlton was shot by an Indian
little west of Cleveland and
died of the wound about one
year after. The night we got
the news Of HulI'S surrender