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TENTH ANNUAL REUNION.
The intervening interval of one year soon dropped out of its place in the calendar of time, like a setting of pearl corroding in its place, and the calends of a new year took its place. That day was the one on which the Tenth Annual Reunion of the Old Settlers' Association had been designated to take place. The Committee of Arrangements, with whom the designation of the day had been left, had selected the 28th of August, and had so announced through the papers. The heart never tires of any good thing, if it recurs at sufficiently separated intervals; and so, it seems, the old pioneers never tire of their annual reunions, for their recurrence is none too often, and they are a source of the deepest enjoyment.
The day designated by the committee duly came,-and it came smiling and glad, laughing in its own beauty. Long lines of pioneers in the early day, responding to the joyous invitation of so happy a morn, might have been seen forming in the ways that converge at the place where they are yearly wont to congregate, and from the remotest corners of the county the movement is con- tinued until on the grounds of the Fair Ground are assembled about 600 of these aged pleasure-seekers, who from warm hearts grasp warm hands, and express the strength of their regard with their hearty "God-bless-yous."
After thre social season of the forenoon, and the dinner of noon, the meeting was called to order by the President, Mr. N. W. Closser, and prayer was offered by Rev. G. M. Boyd.
" The musical and intellectual part of the programme was intro- duced by the singing of 'A Hundred Years Ago'; also, 'The Sword of Bunker Hill,' by Colonel H. M. Rogers. This was followed with the singing of 'I Will Sing of My Redeemer,' by the choir.
"Short speeches were made by N. W. Closser, Mrs. Matilda Fletcher, Hon. Charles W. Cathcart and others. J. L. Evans, of Door Village, sang 'Ever Remember Me,' the choir joining in the chorus. At the conclusion of the other exercises, Rev. Mr. Mans- field, of Union Mills, sang a solo, which was well received.
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"The oficers elected for the ensuing year were N. W. Closser, for President; Benajah Stanton, for Treasurer; and A. D. Porter, for Secretary.
" In arranging for the next meeting, it was decided to hold it at Collin's Park, after which the adjournment took place."
If the heart of a man be set in the heart of another,
And he learns to admire the tone of the life which he lives, From afar does he come,-and grasping his hand as a brother, In the words of esteem his greeting of fervor he gives.
THEY THAT HAVE SEEN A VISION AND PASSED TO THE OTHER SIDE.
This life is a most wonderful thing. The line of its experience is swept along and is unfolded like the roll of canvas in displaying a panorama. Many of its visions are duplicated; but there is one that men are never permitted to see but once,-they cannot sce it and remain. It is the vision of the unseen. The invisible exhibitor of this vision appeared to many of the old pioneers, and they followed his beck. Following are the names of those who were thus spirited away,-the fallen pioneers,-as they were enrolled by the Secretary and read at the last meeting:
William H. Goodline,
James Moore,
Jane Kimball,
Edward Ransom,
Mrs. - Callison,
Mrs. - - Nation,
John Tomlinson,
John B. Niles,
Harrison Rodifer,
Charles Teeple,
Aure Spiry,
Elizabeth Miller,
Mrs. Cornelia King,
Mrs. Sarah McPherson,
John S. Jessup,
Sophia Merrill,
Otis Shipley,
Lewis Keith,
Mrs. Anna F. Reeve,
Abram Fravel,
Mrs. Julia Jones,
William Evans,
Hannah Bartlet,
William C. Nelson,
Mrs. - Austin,
Mrs. Rebecca Scarborough,
Mrs. Dwight Merrill,
Mrs. Mary A. Stilson,
Amos G. Webster,
George Lucas,
Joseph McPherson,
W. W. Cleghorn,
Betsey Mason,
Samuel F. Whitehead,
Mrs. James Jack,
Henry Teeter,
Mary Finley,
William Walton.
The various "cities of the dead " in the county and perhaps elsewhere are now peopled with these pioneers, 39 of them having fallen during the past year.
ELEVENTH ANNUAL REUNION.
The time fixed for this reunion was June 19, 1880. At the appointed time, the "old pioneers " met at Collins' Park, for
Mrs. Sarah Evans,
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another season of social intercourse and enjoyment. The day was very pleasant, and the attendance was quite large. It is said that, on the whole, it was the most enjoyable meeting which the Association has held since its organization.
After partaking of a sumptuous repast, the meeting was called to order by the President, Mr. N. W. Closser, who made a few appro- priate remarks. At the close of his remarks prayer was offered by Rev. G. M. Boyd. The afternoon was chiefly devoted to volunteer speeches, so far as the public exercises were concerned, which were good and well received. But in addition to these exercises, there was that hearty inter-communication of person with person which gives such a hearty zest to these meetings. Doubtless many of these "old pioneers " looked for the last time into each other's face ;- the " Eleventh Annual Reunion " will no doubt be the last one for them until that grand congregating of earth's pioneers, not in Collins' Park, but under the trees of life in " the better land."
The time and place of the next reunion was left with the Com- mittee of Arrangements, who will no doubt see that it equals those which we have now narrated in interest.
The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted in the selection of the following: for President, George Crawford, Esq .; for Secretary, Samuel E. Williams; and for Treasurer, B. S. Fail.
The Association now adjourned, subject to the call of the Committee of Arrangements. A happy benediction.
THEY WHO WERE SPOKEN TO AND CALLED "COME UP HIGHER."
Somehow men, like ripened apples, keep dropping into the earth; there is no stay to this process. Below we give the list of the names of those who have loosened their hold upon the tree of life, and sunk to rest in the soil at its root:
Noah Miller,
Mrs. A. Miller,
Mrs. - Vandewalker, W. G. Brink,
James Pointon,
Mrs. Mary McCarty,
Lydia C. Walton,
Mrs. Catharine Lucas,
Mrs. Mary Cameron,
Henry Weston,
Mrs. Susan Gayer,
Horace Pinney,
George Couchman,
Mrs. C. W. Cathcart,
Jacob Iseminger,
Mrs. L. Boyd,
Mark Gardener,
Thomas Hunsley,
Charles S. Winship,
Mrs. John Proud,
Thomas W. Francis,
Mrs. Eliza Clyburn,
Mrs. Justin Loomis,
John Goldsmith,
Mrs. Peter Fletcher,
Mrs. Catharine Hall,
Calvin F. Webster,
Mrs. Catharine Weed,
Mrs. Anna Harvey,
Mrs. Arsula Le Clere,
Mrs. Effie Reynolds,
Mrs. - - Harran, Mrs. Rebecca Thompson, Sophia Bryant,
Lucinda Davenport,
Mrs. L. H. Wilkinson.
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Thus we have traced this Association from its first meeting to its last. Below is given the Association itself.
THOSE WHO MAKE THE LA PORTE COUNTY OLD SETTLERS' ROLL.
The following are the names which have been enrolled in the La Porte County Old Settlers' Association, as they are found in the Secretary's book. As interesting items of information, there are given along with the names, the date and place of birth, occupation, date of settlement, and sometimes complimentary remarks. The first 108 names given are the original ones who organized the Association, an allusion to whom has already been made:
Mark Allen, born in Shenandoah Co., Va .; a farmer, and settled in April, 1835.
John P. Early, born in Campbell Co., Va .; a miller, and settled in June, 1835.
Polaski King, born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., February 25, 1823; a merchant, and settled in the spring of 1835.
Benajah Stanton, born in Union Co., Ind., December, 2, 1816; a farmer, and settled March, 1830.
Nicholas W. Closser, born in Washington Co., Penn., Jan. 13, 1812; a farmer, and settled April 23, 1834.
H. P. Holbrook, born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., Aug. 2, 1803; a merchant; and settled in June, 1836.
Reuben Munday, born in Franklin Co., Ky., December 2, 1805; a plasterer, and settled in August, 1835.
Amzi Clark, born in Bristol, Conn., Sept. 21, 1798; a merchant; settled in April, 1834, and died November 27, 1871.
John S. Holloway, born in Richmond, Ind., July 24, 1824; a farmer, and settled Sept. 21, 1832.
J. P. Teeple, born in Steuben Co., N. Y., Jan. 23, 1803; a grocer and mechanic, and settled October 16, 1833. *
Charles Fredrickson, born in Philadelphia, October 6, 1811; set- tled in May, 1835.
Irwin S. Jessup, born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, March 7, 1818; a farmer, and settled March 25, 1831.
Martin IIonseman, born in Highland Co., Ohio, February 14, 1814; a farmer, and settled March 19, 1833.
Cornelia King, born in Onondaga Co., N. Y .; sett.cd in June, 1836.
Louisa Wells, born in Saratoga Co., N. Y., Dec. 24, 1806; set- tled in October, 1836.
Peter Shopp, born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., December 18, 1814; a farmer, and settled June 4, 1836.
Rebecca A. Frye, born in Frederick Co., Va., November 26, 1817; settled May 14, 1835.
W. L. Wilson, born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., November 24, 1797; a physician, and settled May 14, 1835.
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Charlotte Nelson, born in Tompkins Co., N. Y., October 14, 1811; settled May 1, 1836.
Catherine M. Farrand, born in Brookville, Ind., April, 1821; settled in the spring of 1832.
Harriet F. Orr, born in Suffolk Co., N. Y., July 1, 1797; settled in March, 1833.
Phidelia Mclellan, born in Broome Co., N. Y., July 30, 1809; settled in March, 1833.
Cynthia C. Stanton, born in Wayne Co., Ind., March, 1817; set- tled in September, 1831.
Harrison Rodefer, born in Shenandoah Co., Va., January 7, 1814; a plasterer and mason, and settled March 27, 1835.
Joseph Orr, born in Cumberland Co., Penn., July 28, 1794; a farmer; settled in March 1833, and died March 1, 1878.
Eleanor C. Messenger, born in Dutchess Co., N. Y., November 9, 1824; settled in the spring of 1836.
Maria Holland, born in Erie, Penn., September 10, 1813; set- tled in October, 1835.
Hannah E. Teeple, born in Steuben Co., N. Y., January 23, 1803; settled October 16, 1833.
William Frye, born in Winchester, Va., March 16, 1807; a mechanic, and settled in May, 1835.
James Fraser, born in the District of Columbia, June 30, 1794; a farmer, and settled in December, 1834.
R. B. Hews, born in Lycoming, Penn., January 7, 1810; a mer- chant, and settled in October, 1834.
Daniel Meeker, born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., December 17, 1804; a physician, and settled in June, 1835.
William G. Beckner, born in Roanoke Co., Va., May 31, 1831; a farmer, and settled in the fall of 1833.
I. N. Whitehead, born in Wayne Co., Ind., January 1, 1821; a farmer, and settled Oct. 30, 1835.
B. M. Newkirk, born in Ulster Co., N. Y., August 30, 1802; a farmer, and settled in August, 1833.
Daniel P. Closser, born in Marion Co., Ind., February 24, 1834; a farmer, and settled in June, 1834.
W. C. Hannah, born in Brownsville, Penn., August 17, 1810; a lawyer, and settled in October, 1834.
Howell Huntsman, born in New Jersey, March 4, 1801; a farmer, and settled April 5, 1834.
Aquilla W. Rogers, born in Breckenridge Co., Ky., Jan. 26, 1798; a farmer, and settled in September, 1834.
James Andrew, born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, March 31, 1799; a farmer, and settled in the fall of 1831.
Sarah L. Andrew, born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, April, 1810; set- tled in 1845.
L. C. Andrew, born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, January 13, 1808; a farmer, and settled May 18, 1835.
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Samuel Downing, born in Berkeley Co., Va., August 23, 1813; a farmer, and settled January 1, 1836.
Drusilla F. Pagin, born in Preble Co., Ohio, February 20, 1825; settled in October, 1832.
Philura Brown, born in Middletown, Vermont, January 30, 1806; settled in April, 1833.
Eliza Downey, born in Fairmount, Va., March 11, 1816; settled October 27, 1835.
Henrietta E. Weir, born in La Porte, Ind., April 12, 1836; a life resident.
Harriet T. Hamilton, born in La Porte, Ind., April 12, 1836; a life resident.
William Niles, born in La Porte, Ind., September 27, 1835; a lawyer, and a life resident.
Edwin G. McCollum, born in La Porte Co., Ind., August 10, 1836; a lawyer, and a life resident.
William O'Hara, born in Morgan Co., Ohio, February 8, 1822; a farmer, and settled December 15, 1833.
Seth Way, born in Wayne Co., Ind., February 25, 1815; a farmer, and settled in March, 1833.
Charles W. Cathcart, born in Madeira Island, July 24, 1809; a farmer, and settled in May, 1831.
John Sutherland, born in Wayne Co., Ind., August 17, 1829; a farmer, and settled March 1, 1835.
Ann E. Sutherland, born in Crawford Co., Ill., October 15, 1824; settled in June, 1836.
George Seffins, born in England, January 27, 1815; a mechanic, and settled in August, 1833.
J. B. Coplin, born in Harrison Co., Va., July 1, 1816; a farmer, and settled January 20, 1835.
D. C. Mckellips, born in Orange Co., Vermont, February 6, 1806; a farmer, and settled in October, 1834.
A. L. Osborn, born in New Haven Co., Conn., May 27, 1815; a lawyer, and settled in November, 1836.
Henry A. Cathcart, born in Cadiz, Spain, May 2, 1817; a farmer, and settled May 14, 1833.
Nancy B. Cathcart, born in Giles Co., Va., February 8, 1824; set- tled in October, 1834.
A. D. Porter, born in Dummerston, Vermont, April 7,1816; a merchant, and settled in June, 1834.
Electa Porter, born in Alburg, Vermont, October 30, 1824; set- tled in October, 1836.
D. M. Leaming, born in Bristol, Conn., June 15, 1794; a farmer, and settled in June, 1834.
David Mckellips, born in Orange Co., Vermont, February 16, 1825; a farmer, and settled in October, 1834.
P. Doran, born in Ireland, March 17, 1819; express agent, and settled June 14, 1836.
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S. VanPelt, born in Warren Co., Ohio, April 7, 1806; a farmer, and settled in March, 1834.
Rachel C. VanPelt, born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, April 21, 1806; settled in May, 1835.
Jesse Bond, born in Surrey Co., N. C., February 14, 1803; a farmer, and settled May 17, 1835.
Abraham Beckner, born in Roanoke Co., Va., June 8, 1833; a farmer, and settled in the spring of 1835.
Justin Loomis, born in Clarke Co., Ohio, May 4, 1817; settled April 19, 1834.
John L. Andrew, born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, July 1, 1831; a farmer, and settled May 19, 1835.
Rebecca Closser, born in Highland Co., Ohio, November 28, 1809; settled July 8, 1834.
Mrs. Eliza Bush, born in Monongahela Co., Va., March, 1826; settled October 27, 1835.
Mary A. Treat, born in Wayne Co., Ind., September 10, 1826; settled March 1, 1835.
Amelia C. Gregory, born in Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, Jan- uary 30, 1811; settled in June, 1836.
Deborah Darling, born in Hampshire Co., Mass., August 28, 1812; settled in May, 1836.
West Darling, born in Hampshire Co., Mass., August 11, 1811; a farmer, and settled in May 1836.
Ruth C. Dicks, born in Warren Co., Ohio, August 27, 1827; set- tled in February, 1835.
Mrs. Ellen Munday, born in Utica, Clark Co., Ind., July 6, 1817; settled October 16, 1833.
Alexander H. Robinson, born in Erie Co., Pa., May 3, 1811; a farmer, and settled June 16, 1835.
Jacob Early, born in Bedford Co., Va., October 19, 1793; a mer- chant, and settled June 1, 1835; died in 1873.
J. A. Cole, born in La Porte Co., Ind., September 8, 1835; a farmer, and a life resident.
Mrs. Jane Lemon, born in Woodford Co., N. Y., May 15, 1791; settled in 1833.
Mrs. J. W. Coplin, born in La Porte Co., Ind., August 19, 1833; a life resident.
Mrs. Seth Way, born in Wayne Co., Ind., December 3, 1816; settled in 1835.
Mrs. Phebe Holloway, born in Campbell Co., Va., July, 1792; settled in the fall of 1832.
Stephen Holloway, born in Bedford Co., Va., June 13, 1789; settled in the fall of 1832.
Mrs. Mary Bond, born in York Co., Pa., February 8, 1799; set- tled in 1835.
Mrs. Mary Niles, born in Knox Co., Ind., June 13, 1811; settled in December, 1834.
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Mrs. Sarah C. Hannah, born in Erie Co., Pa., May 12, 1812; settled in 1835, and died in 1871.
Mrs. Sarah A. Rush, born in Bradford, New Hampshire, August 9, 1821; settled in 1836.
Mrs. Caroline L. Andrew, born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, February 14, 1809; settled in 1835.
Lavina Coplin, born in Green Co., Pa., May 1, 1817; settled in 1833.
Landon C. Rose, born in Campbell Co., Va., January 30, 1828; a physician, and settled July 7, 1835.
William Frow, born in Lincoln Co., England, July 21, 1801; a merchant; settled in the summer of 1836; and died November 24, 1871.
Mrs. Susan Frow, born in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Mrs. Nancy Rose, born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., February 28, 1832; settled June 21, 1836.
Talcott A. Griffin, born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., March 21, 1804; settled June 2, 1833.
Charry A. Griffin, born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., July 8, 1807; settled June 2, 1833.
Reynolds Couden, born in Trumbull Co., Ohio, June 11, 1810; a merchant, and settled June 21, 1836.
Margaret Conden, born in Trumbull Co., Ohio, March 6, 1814; set- tled in October, 1836.
William G. Brink, born in Broome Co., N. Y., October 12, 1813; a farmer, and settled June 28, 1836.
Mary Ann Brink, born in Broome Co., N. Y.,. September 25, 1808; settled June 28, 1836.
John S. Jessup, born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, October 15, 1814; a farmer, and settled November 23, 1831.
Jacob Replogle, born in Bedford Co., Pa., October 2, 1800; a farmer, and settled April 15, 1834.
Sinia Replogle, born in 1804; lived 35 years in Indiana.
Josiah Redding, born in Preble Co., Ohio, December 10, 1824; a farmer, and settled October 11, 1832.
E. W. Davis, born in Monongahela Co., Va., December 20, 1832; a farmer, and settled in September, 1833.
B. S. Fail, born in La Porte Co., Ind., Oct. 30, 1830; a farmer, and a life resident.
William T. Crane, born in Campbell Co., Va., March 9, 1815; a farmer, time of settlement not given.
J. R. Hall, born in Harrison Co., W. Va., July 19, 1807; a farmer, and settled in September, 1833.
Mrs. Catharine Hall, born in Lewis Co., W. Va., April 12, 1810; settled in September, 1833.
J. H. Wilson, born in Dayton, Ohio, September 16, 1824; a druggist, and settled May 4, 1835.
Luke Francis, born in Wethersfield, Conn., May 17, 1823; a farmer and miller, and settled in October, 1834.
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Mrs. Eliza Treat, born in Saratoga Co., N. Y., December 10, 1788; settled in October, 1836.
Salmon Tucker, born in Tolland Co., Conn., January 23, 1809; a farmer, and settled April 23, 1836.
G. W. Reynolds, born in Oneida Co., N. Y., December 14, 1814; settled May 4, 1835.
Elijah Bishop, born near Hamilton, Ohio, June 23, 1811; a farmer, and settled July 3, 1833.
John N. Fail, born in La Porte Co., Ind., December 5, 1834; 'a farmer, and a life resident.
John Clark, born in Erie Co., Penn., November 22, 1823; a farmer, and settled November 12, 1834.
Thomas Eaton, born in Giles Co., Va., November 15, 1819; a farmer, and settled in the fall of 1834.
Frances Stillman, born in Caledonia Co., Vermont, October 14, 1809; settled in May, 1833.
Schipha Foster, born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., November 22, 1814; a farmer and settled in March, 1834.
Edward Evans, born in Meigs Co., Ohio, July 25, 1817; a farmer, and settled in April, 1834.
Alden Tueker, born in Tolland Co., Conn., Angust 13, 1805; a farmer, and settled in October, 1831.
Henry Teeter, born in Columbia Co., N. Y., August 26, 1812; a farmer, and settled in May, 1834.
Caleb B. Davis, born in Monongahela Co., Va., February 24, 1809; a farmer and minister, and settled in June, 1833.
Sarah Davis, born in Monongahela Co., Va., 1812; settled in June, 1833.
Alpheus J. Wagner, born in Monongahela Co., Va., August 7, 1819; a farmer, and settled October 27, 1835.
Ellen Wagner, born in Monongahela Co., Va., May 18, 1822; settled March 30, 1830.
James Paddock, born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., April 18, 1806; a farmer, and settled Angust 17, 1836.
Daniel Stewart, born in Granville, Mass., October 22, 1796; a farmer, and settled in July, 1836.
II. F. White, born in Nantucket Island, Mass., June 19, 1812; a farmer, and settled in February, 1834.
Isaac N. Wilson, born in La Porte Co., Ind., May 12, 1835; a farmer and a life resident.
Jesse Blake, born in Livingston Co., N. Y., February 2, 1816; a farmer, and settled in November, 1833.
James Galbreath, born in Westmoreland Co., Penn., March 17, 1801; a farmer, and settled in February, 1835.
Philip Fail, born in Washington Co., Maryland, May 18, 1793; a farmer, and settled in February, 1830.
Aristarehus Griffin, born in Schoharie Co., N. Y., April 24 1818; a farmer, and settled May 11, 1835.
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Daniel Wills, born in Warren Co., Ohio, Oct. 3, 1825; a farmer, and settled in August, 1830.
Phineas Small, born in S. Carolina, November 9, 1805; a farmer, and settled in the spring of 1834.
Mrs. Huldah J. Crane, born in Marion Co., Ind., March 31, 1833; settled in 1834.
William Provolt, born in La Porte Co., Ind., May 28, 1836; a farmer and a life resident.
Augustus Ames, born in Boston, Mass., May 11, 1829; a farmer, aud settled in June, 1836.
B. Goff, Sr., born in Vermilion Co., Ind., Dec. 25, 1818; a farmer; the time of settlement is not given.
Jesse Coleman, born in Butler Co., Ohio, November 21, 1813; a farmer, and settled in September, 1836.
Minerva E. Norton, born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., May 30, 1829; settled in 1835.
David H. Norton, born in Rensselaer Co., N. Y., September 6, 1816; a farmer, and settled March 16, 1835.
William H. H. Whitehead, born in Wayne Co., Ind., May 18, 1813; a farmer, and settled in June, 1835.
Henry Crane, born in Virginia, January 15, 1819; a farmer, and settled in March, 1834.
D. C. Standiford, born near Lexington, Ky., April 24, 1826; a farmer, and settled in the spring of 1834.
John H. Armstrong, born in Hamilton Co., Ohio, April 5, 1809; a cabinet-maker and lumber dealer, and settled June 21, 1835.
Susananh L. Armstrong, born in Clark Co., Ind., May 29, 1810; settled in June, 1835.
William Eaton, born in Giles Co., Va., Jan. 12, 1822; a farmer, and settled in the fall of 1834.
Phineas Hunt, born in Ohio, December 12, 1801; a farmer; the time of settlement is not given.
Charles Ames, born in West Bridgewater, Mass., April 5, 1795; an iron smith, and settled June 23, 1836.
Leonidas Ames, born in Boston, Mass., November 9, 1831; a farmer, and settled June 23, 1836.
Mrs. Cynthia Ames, born in Amherst, New Hampshire, June 3, 1804; settled October 8, 1836.
Wesley F. Catron, born in Fountain Co., Ind., October 7, 1826; a farmer, and settled in November, 1833.
Nathaniel Steel, born in Maryland; a farmer; the date of set- tlement is not given.
Wesley E. Keith, born in La Porte Co., Ind., July 7, 1833; a farmer, and a life resident.
Wilber W. Fuller, born in Chantaugna Co., N. Y., December 10, 1830; a farmer, and settled in February, 1834.
ยท Isaac S. Evans, born in Tennessee, August 14, 1805; a farmer, and settled in the fall of 1834.
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Lucas Hixon, born in Bridgewater, Mass., June 17, 1813; a farmer, and settled April 27, 1834.
Lewis Keith, born in Huntingdon Co. Penn., March 22, 1801; a farmer, and settled July 6, 1832.
Mary Ann Keith, born in Fayette Co., Ohio, May 22, 1816; settled in October, 1834.
Willard A. Place, born in Oxford, N. Y., February 14, 1804; ; settled November 14, 1833.
Elizabeth Heath, born in Gloucester Co., New Jersey, December 1, 1804; settled in 1836.
Alexander Crane, born in Campbell Co., Va., July 15, 1822; a farmer, and settled in 1835.
L. Q. Orr, born in Greencastle, Ind., October 18, 1828; a farmer, and settled in March, 1833.
James McCord, born in Butler Co., Ohio, December 25, 1816; a farmer, and settled April 1, 1833.
M. W. Robertson, born in Clarke Co., Ind., May 5, 1827; a farmer, and settled September 21, 1834.
Thompson W. Francis; nothing but the name is given.
Amos Brown, born in Chilender, Va., 1812; a farmer, and settled August, 1836.
Mrs. M. Brown, born in Rensselaer Co., N. Y., 1832; settled in September, 1835.
Orrin Bement, born in Goffstown, New Hampshire, 1835; a farmer, and settled in the fall of 1835.
Charles Fravel, born in Woodstock, Va., October 11, 1815; a merchant, and settled October 14, 1835 ..
James Haskell, born in New Ashford, Mass., April 1, 1803; a farmer, and settled May 5, 1834.
Jacob S. Hickman, born in Preble Co., Ohio, March 25, 1829; a farmer, and settled in April, 1835.
Laura K. Hickman, born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., April 6, 1832; settled in October, 1849.
T. A. Hickman, born in Franklin Co., Va., February 14, 1820; a farmer, and settled in April, 1835.
Rebecca Cadwallader, born in Grayson Co., Va., Aug. 10, 1793; settled in August, 1833.
Isabelle Fuller, born in Lycoming Co., Penn., August 3, 1808; settled February, 1835.
Byron Cadwallader, born in Wayne Co., Ind., May 3, 1826; a blacksmith, and settled in August, 1833.
Lodueka Cadwallader, born in Randolph, Ohio, February 25, 1830; settled August 6, 1850.
Lucetta Ross, born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., January 15, 1820; settled June 7, 1837.
Elizabethi Hixon, born in Jackson Co., Va., August 4, 1823; settled in August, 1833.
Aaron Foster, born in Onondaga Co., N. Y., March 15, 1812; a farmer, and settled in October, 1837.
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