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The first Postmaster in the village was A. B. Goodwin, as stated above. He was appointed in 1838. In addition to being a United States officer, he engaged in the business of trading with the In- dians. His principal wares were such as suited that trade. The Indians came to him one day and borrowed a five-gallon keg, giv- ing a rifle in pledge for it. They then went to Nichols' store, in Jamestown, and had the keg filled with whisky, which took all their money. Soon the noble red men were hilariously drunk.
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Nichols kept them there two weeks and succeeded in getting every- thing they had.
The Indian who had pledged his gun at Fremont for the keg was finally induced to sell his squaw's pony, which she had paid for herself. This act on the part of her liege lord so aroused her in- dignation that she felt like killing some one. Soon her husband came staggering along, and she drew a knife and stabbed him to the heart. According to the rules of the Pottawatomie Nation, where one member of the tribe kills another the murderer is killed in the same manner by the nearest of kin of the murdered brave. The murderess in this case was the daughter of old Baw Beese, chief of the tribe, but he was a firm believer in equal justice to all, so made no effort to save his daughter from her impending fate.
Immediately after the crime was committed a messenger was dispatched to bring a brother of the deceased, who lived at Notta- wassippi Prairie. He arrived in a few hours and the squaw was led forth. She stood before him and bared her breast for the fatal blow. For a moment the glittering blade was held aloft, and then it descended with terrible force. Just at that instant, however, the squaw inclined her head forward and the knife struck her on the forehead, passing down through the center of her face, making a frightful wound but not killing her. She was lifted to her feet, and on a second trial the knife pierced her heart. Sheldon Havens and John D. Barnard and wife were returning from Fremont, where they had been visiting Elder Burrows. When a short distance from Jamestown they were stopped by the Indians and Mrs. Bar- nard was told to get out.
Of course she complied with the modest request. One of the Indians then told Mr. Barnard there was a squaw " much sick." He then led the way to where the dead squaw was lying, and com- manded Mr. Barnard and Mr. Havens to help put her in their wagon. They drove on a few rods and were horrified to see her husband lying dead, just where he had fallen. His body was put in the wagon and the Indians guided them to a slight elevation of ground where a grave had been already dug. The bodies were re- moved from the wagon and placed on a blanket near the open grave. Nothing was done for a few moments. Barnard and Ha- vens thought as they had assisted thus far they would remain and see the rest of the performance. Finally the Indians became rest- less and uneasy. Taking the gentlemen by the shoulders they marched them to the wagon and said: "Smokaman marchee,
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marchee, quick !" Nothing was done toward interring the bodies until the white men were well out of sight. In a few days Dr. B. F. Sheldon resurrected the bodies and used them for dissecting purposes.
About two weeks or so after the murder the Indians returned to Goodwin's at Fremont, taking back the keg he had loaned them, and wanting the gun that had been left in pawn by the Indian who was subsequently killed. Goodwin preferred the gun to the keg, and so he told them he could not deliver the gun unless they brought the Indian who had left it. They endeavored to explain that the warrior was dead, but Goodwin pretended not to under- stand, and retained the gun for several months. He had to keep it out of sight of the Indians or they would have stolen it.
Forty years ago Goodwin moved into Iowa. The country was new, but German settlements had been formed. He made his home in one of these settlements and a few years later his wife died. He then married a German Catholic girl. Goodwin had a short time before united with that church himself. He was a shrewd man and became quite a leader among the German Catholics in that part of the State where he lived.
In the early days the whites would go out among the Indians for the purpose of trading. Whisky would be traded for ponies, but quite often the Indians would steal them back in a few days. One pleasant night in 1837 three young men left Fremont for the purpose of visiting the Indian camp a few miles out. C. Havens formed one of the party. Before they left the camp in the morn- ing they had agreed to give the Indians ten gallons of whisky and $5 in money for a pony. One of the warriors came into the village with them for the purpose of securing the first five gallons of fire water.
Mr. Havens had been warned that he would have to keep a sharp look-out or his pony would be stolen. He kept it locked up every night for three weeks and then thought it would be safe, so he left it in the lot outside. In the morning it was gone.
The Indians were removed in 1838. They used to have a pow- wow once every year, at which time they would get beastly drunk. The squaws would take their fire-arms and hide them, so they could not hurt one another. When the grand jubilee time came in 1838, the Michigan militia were held in readiness, and when the Indians became helpless they formed a hollow square around the red men and in this way they were removed to the West.
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Considerable excitement was once occasioned by the finding of a woman's elothing on the bank of Lake James. A note was pinned to one of the garments written by a woman who had lived in Fre- mont for some time, saying she was going to drown herself. The lake was dragged, but no body was found. About the same time a man named J- turned up missing, leaving a wife and two or three children to shift for themselves. The woman who had written that she was about to drown herself left two daughters. A year or more passed by when it was learned that Mrs. W --- was not drowned, but was living with Mr. J- in the Wolverine State.
The first frame building in Fremont Township was a barn. It was built for Jeremiah Tillitson, by Thomas Knott. The barn afterward came into the possession of John Kaufman, who lives three miles southeast of the village of Fremont. In 1844 the frame of the first church (Methodist) was raised. There was some trouble about the title to the land, so the frame was moved to its present location. The building was not completed until 1851. At the first quarterly meeting the congregation used the sleepers for seats. The foundation was not put under the building until 1859, previous to which time it rested on blocks. The swine found a cool retreat under the building during the hot days of summer. In 1863 the roof was blown off but replaced at once. The Method- ists retained possession of the building until about 1872, when they sold it to the Evangelical Association, and commenced their present fine brick structure.
The first frame school-house in Fremont Township was built in 1845. The building was afterward moved to the main street and occupied as a meat market by Stephens & Isenhower. The house was built by subscription. In 1856 a new school-house was built, 30 x 36 feet in size, two stories high, and cost $1,400. It was de- stroyed by fire Ang. 16, 1877, and the same year witnessed the erection of the present structure, which, with the grounds, cost $6,000.
The first entry of land was made June 23, 1834; three tracts of eighty acres each, on which the south part of the village is located, being entered by G. D. Palmenter, S. A. Palmenter and John McCume.
Among the first preachers to give gospel words to the pioneers in the place was Elder Burroughs, a Baptist, from Mill Grove Township. Elder John Hall also used to visit them in early years,
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as did Elders Stealy, John Paul Jones, Smith and others. Elder Arnold was the first Methodist minister to "settle" with them and preach.
Fremont maintains lodges of both the great benevolent secret societies. Northeastern Lodge, No. 210, F. & A. M., was organ- ized at Fremont, Jan. 16, 1856, with nine charter members. The first officers were: Joseph Hutchinson, W. M .; Hawkins A. King, S. W .; Silas Darrow, J. W .; S. W. Corbin, Secretary; John W. Follett, Treasurer; E. F. Jagger, Tyler. The charter was granted May 26, 1857, and under this the first Master was W. H. H. Day. Those who have successively been Master of Northeastern Lodge are Joseph Hutchinson, W. H. H. Day, J. K. Fox, Boyden, S. L. Dunt, B. B. Holcomb, E. G. Melendy, Dr. L. Abbott. The lodge owns its own hall, which was erected at a cost of $1,000. The lot cost $250, and the whole property is valued at $2,000. The present officers are as follows : E. G. Melendy, W. M .; D. J. Tillitson, S. W .; William McKeehan, J. W .; D. M. Baum, Secretary; G. A. Dygert, Treasurer.
Stenben Lodge, No. 231, I. O. O. F., was organized at Fremont, Sept. 1, 1863, with five members. The first officers were: G. A. Milnes, N. G .; S. A. Powers, V. G .; Lyman R. Williams, Secre- tary ; Benj. F. Dawson, Per. Secretary; F. A. Briggs, Treasurer. For 1885: Elias Kinsey, N. G .; Henry Trecarten, V.G .; J. B. Holcomb, R. S .; Moses Kinsey, Treasurer ; E. G. Melendy, Per. Secretary ; John W. Van Alstine, Warden ; J. B. Milnes, Con .; J. C. Moore, I. G .; George Heller, R. S. N. G .; M. Fetterhoof, L. S. N. G .; D. J. Tillitson, R. S. V. G .; Samnel Wolf, L. S. V. G. There are now in good standing twenty-six members; and in all, 122 names have been entered on the rolls. The total funds and resources of the lodge are now $2,207.42.
Judson Kilpatrick Post, No. 45, G. A. R., was mustered on Satur- day evening, Feb. 11, 1882, with the following charter members: B. J. Goff, Burt Hubbell, M. B. Loop, Ira Reed, Charles White, J. L. Hagerty, Peter Rautz, Robert Gunn, Jerome Frost, Moses Fritz, R. H. Dygert, Moses Kinsey and D. Hutchins. The election of officers resulted in the choice of M. B. Loop for First Commander, and Moses Kinsey for First Senior Vice-Commander. The post, though yet young, has been remarkably prosperous, and is in ex- cellent working condition. The present officers are: B. J. Goff, Commander; Curtis Cassel, S. V. C .; Joel G. Shutts, J. V. C .; Andrew Caswell, Q. M .; Daniel Hiller, O. D .; Charles Allen, O.
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G .; Stephen Curwin, Chaplain; William Bloomer, Surgeon; Moses Kinsey, Adjutant; C. H. Dougherty, Q. M. S .; Robert McCuen, S. M.
The Fremont Congregational church was organized by Rev. E. Andrus and Rev. J. E. Roy, D. D., in 1874. The society flour- ished, especially when under the pastorate of Rev. John V. Hick- mott. After him came Rev. B. W. Andrew, in June, 1883. Their church was built in 1881, at a cost of $1,400. The Sunday-school prospers under charge of Moses Kinsey.
The Methodists have a brick church, commenced in 1880 and completed in 1884, at a cost of $2,500. Fremont Circuit was set off in 1872, and has had the following preachers : W. H. Daniel, J. C. Macklin, C. King, H. M. Lamport, HI. C. Kleugel, E. S. Preston, G. W. Howe, J. C. Ambrose, and A. H. Currer. The church has about fifty members. The Sunday-school is under J. C. Bisbee.
The Fremont society of the Evangelical Association was organ- ized by Rev. M. Alspach in 1856. It was connected with the De Kalb Mission, Indiana Conference, 'until September, 1864, and was served by Rev. Bartholomew in 1857, Revs. Myers and C. Uda, and some others. Services were generally held in Frederick Straw's house, until 1874, when they purchased the M. E. church, which, with the remodeling, cost $1,300. The present pastor is Rev. D. P. Rumberger. The society has thirty-two members. The Sunday-school, under J. P. Isenhower, has about forty at- tendants.
Fremont is the largest place in the county outside of Angola, and is the only incorporation besides the county seat. It is well situated, in the midst of a prosperous, intelligent farming com- munity, and has a bright future before it. Among the leading business men of the place should be mentioned Willard L. Scott, general merchandise; George Heller, general merchandise; Chad- wick & Dewey, general merchandise; Philip Michael, hardware; Moses Kinsey, hardware; B. J. Goff, groceries; James Milnes, groceries; S. L. Bricker, groceries; Peter Rantz, groceries; Jacob Isenhower, grocery and meat market; Stevens & Son, meat mar- ket; Mrs. S. J. Burdick, millinery; Miss De Lancy, millinery; A. J. Broughton, furniture; J. K. Fox, furniture; A. Caswell, Hilton Hotel; J. Y. Bevier, American Hotel; Warren Wilkinson, post- office; John Mawhood & Co., saw and grist mill; Farnham es- tate, flouring mill; James Pettit, blacksmith; Richard Dygert,
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blacksmith; Kluck & Holloway, blacksmiths; Fred Pifer, wagon shop; De Forrest Young, wagon shop; Burdick Bros., drugs; A. Paul, drugs; Havens & Son, jewelers; C. H. Dougherty, jeweler; George F. Ball, bank; Sam Wolf, boots and shoes; B. B. Hol- comb, harness; J. H. Hall, harness; Daniel Shaeffer, confection- ery; Henry Treearten, cooper; Henry Kaler, flouring and saw- mill; W. H. Piper, saw-mill; Peter Huston, saw-mill; H. F. Car- penter, saloon; G. T. Jolins, saloon; Johu Hoover, barber shop; Mrs. E. B. Bevier, dressmaker; Mrs. Edna Black, dressmaker; Mrs. Marian Gilbert, dressmaker; Mrs. Milly Rosecrans, dress- maker; Mrs. Roxie Travis, dressmaker.
The village officers are as follows: Trustees, Samuel Straw (President of the board), J. A. McIntyre, and Lyman Abbott; Clerk, Daniel Shaeffer; Treasurer, Willard L. Scott; Marshal, C. Lint; President School Board, E. G. Melendy; Secretary, J. B. Holcomb; Treasurer, S. L. Brieker.
The legal profession is represented at Fremont by E. G. Me- lendy, J. B. Langworthy and W. C. Chadwick. The resident physicians are W. S. Robinson, J. L. Hagerty, L. Abbott, T. B. McNabb, and E. B. Simmons, all of whom are "regular," and Dr. Miller, homeopathic.
The population of the village of Fremont was in 1870, 392; in 1880, 632-an increase of 240 in ten years. The citizens now claim a population of 1,000. The population of the township, exclusive of the village, was in 1870, 570, and in 1880, 626-an increase of fifty-six. This is about twenty-eight inhabitants per square mile.
The following statistics of leading crops are for the last census year-1880: Acres of wheat sown, 3,421 average yield per acre, twenty bushels; total crop, 68,420 bushels; acres of corn, 1,151; average yield per acre, fifteen bushels; total crop, 17,265; acres of oats, 447; average yield per acre, forty bushels; total crop, 17,880 bushels; acres of meadow, 665; average yield of hay per acre, one and a half tons; total crop, 982 tons; acres of potatoes, ninety- one; average yield per acre, fifty; total crop, 4,550 bushels.
In 1884 the number of acres of land assessed was 12,722.51; value of same, $219,520; value of improvements, $107,610; value of personal property, $68,710; total valuation, $395,840; number of polls, 249; number of dogs, 109; total taxation, $9,358.24. As property is assessed on a basis of one-third, the wealth of Fremont Township may be estimated at $1,187,520.
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Since the organization of the Republican party the township has uniformly given Republican pluralities. Before 1856 it was carried by the Whigs two Presidential years, by the Free-Soilers once, and lastly by the Democrats. The Liberty or Free-Soil party was for ten years very strong in this township. The small- est plurality ever cast here was in 1852-three Democratic; and the largest was in 1856-ninety-seven Republican. The vote at each Presidential election has been:
1840-William H. Harrison .. 59
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1868-Ulysses S. Grant.
141
82
Martin Van Buren.
45
Horatio Seymour.
59
1844-Henry Clay. 53
27
1872-Ulysses S. Grant.
122
20
James K. Polk ..
26
James G. Birney. 5
Charles O'Conor.
1
1848-Martin Van Buren
51
24
1876-Rutherford B. Hayes
177
Lewis Cass. 27
Zachary Tavlor. 24
1852-Franklin Pierce.
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1880-James A. Garfield.
203
Winfield Scott ..
31
John P. Hale. 26
1856-John C. Fremont. 114 97
James Buchanan ...
17
1860-Abrabam Lincoln.
136
92
Stephen A. Douglas. 34
1864-Abraham Lincoln ..
120
74
Commissioners.
Herman C. Shutts.
207
87
Adam Failing.
120
Thos. McClue ..
29
Thos. P. Rummel.
208
87
Alvah Carpenter
121
John Dygert ..
28
Jno. M. Sewell.
118 118
Sheriff.
Allen Fast.
210
98
Chas. Squires.
112
Thos. R. Moffett.
32
Treasurer.
Clay Lemmou.
210
90
Edwin Jackson.
120
Martin V. Garn
27
Surveyor.
Robert G. Morley
212
68
Moses J. Parsell.
144
Coroner.
Doak R. Best ..
211
Wm. W. Wyrick.
145
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T. Ray Morrison
205
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Edward B. Simmons.
151
Following is a list of the names of those elected to fill the vari- ous township offices since 1850, with the calendar years in which the same were chosen:
Assessors .- 1850, C. Van Horn; 1851, Orlow W. Parish; 1852,
Governor.
Wm. H. Calkins 210
90
Isaac P. Gray. 120
Robert S. Dwiggins 19
Hiram Z. Leonard ..
7
Congressman.
Theron P. Keator. 219 105
Robert Lowry .. 114
Jesse M. Gale. .
18
Geo. H. Hartsuck.
7
Prosecutor.
Henry C. Peterson.
209
81
Frank M. Powers.
128
Senator.
Nicholas Ensley.
210
Lafayette J. Miller
128
82
Representative.
66
66
Winfield S. Hancock.
137
James B. Weaver.
10
90
1884-James G. Blaine.
211
S. Grover Cleveland.
121
Benj. F. Butler.
7
Jno. P. St. John ..
17
The vote in 1884 on State and county ticket was as follows:
George B. Mcclellan .. .
46
Horace Greeley.
102
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Samuel J. Tilden.
115
Peter Cooper.
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same; 1854, same; 1856, O. A. Colvin; 1858, Willard L. Scott; 1860, same; 1862, same; 1864, G. W. Critchfield; 1866, Joshua Michael; 1868, Jacob K. Fox; 1870, F. M. Scott; 1872, Jacob K. Fox; 1874, David B. Teeters; 1878, Adam Stroh; 1880, same; 1882, Almaron R. Follett.
Justices of the Peace .- 1852, Archibald Crawford; 1854, George Sowle; 1855, Enos Michael; 1856, Jeremiah Tillotson and Eben O. Leach; 1858, Jeremiah G. W. Colburn; 1859, Joseph H. Hall and Josiah Sabin; 1860, George S. Havens; 1863, Joseph H. Hall; 1864, Melvin Tillotson and Cyrus Handy; 1865, B. F. Wade; 1868, Joseph H. Hall and Cyrus Handy; 1869, Oliver P. Dodge; 1870, Joseph H. Hall and Cyrus Handy; 1872, Joseph H. Hall and Samuel Wolf; 1874, Jacob K. Fox; 1876, John Y. Bevier and Cyrus Handy; 1880, F. W. Robinson, Elias Straw and J. K. Howell; 1884, E. G. Melendy, Elias Straw and Spencer Handy.
ยท Constables .- 1858, Melvin Tillotson and Philip Michael; 1859, Philip Michael, James Petit and Gilbert Dunham; 1860, Charles Cory and Jacob Michael; 1861, Philip Michael and O. N. Caswell; 1862, Melvin Tillotson and Joshua Caswell; 1863, Melvin Tillot- son, James Petit and I. W. Badger; 1864, Nathan G. Olmstead, R. J. Duguid and G. W. Critchfield; 1865, R. J. Duguid and Nathan G. Olmstead; 1866, Nathan G. Olmstead, Samuel Wade and John Peters; 1868, Henry E. Whaley, Oliver P. Dodge and G. A. Du- guid; 1869, Henry E. Whaley, A. M. Caswell and M. V. Garn; 1870, Henry E. Whaley and - Stuck; 1872, David W. French and Martin V. Garn; 1874, Morris B. Lemmon, L. V. Patterson and Alonzo Smiley; 1878, William Van Alstine, John Gore and George Wharton; 1880, Jolin Gore, Elon Chapin and J. E. Mc- Elhenie; 1882, John Gore; 1884, James Pettit and William Harter.
Trustees .- 1859, Daniel Shaeffer; 1860, same; 1861, same; 1862, same; 1863, same; 1864, same; 1865, same; 1866, same; 1867, same; 1868, Emory G. Melendy; 1869, same; 1870, same; 1872, Theodore MeNabb; 1874, James K. Howell; 1878, Erastus Farn- ham; 1880, same; 1882, Theodore B. McNabb; 1884, E. C. Shupp.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
J. L. Burdick, one of the pioneers of Steuben County, Ind., was born in Windham County, Vt., April 10, 1825, son of Jared and Lurancy (Franklin) Burdick, his father a native of Connecti- ticut and his mother of Massachusetts. They were married in
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1820 and settled in Vermont. In 1836 they moved to Steuben County, going from Vermont to Troy, N. Y .; thence to Buffalo, where they took a boat for Detroit. At Detroit they bought an ox team and came across the country to Indiana. They settled in the eastern part of Jamestown Township, in the oak openings, and there they made a home and lived thirty years. They afterward moved to Hillsdale, Mich., where they died. They had a family of twelve children -- Charles, of Washington County, Neb. ; Jared L., our subject; Amanda, deceased, married Charles T. Dewey; Mary, wife of Asa Waterhouse, of Coldwater, Mich .; Eunice E., widow of Dr. S. L. Dart, lives in Fremont; Harriet A., wife of Charles D. Chadwick; Melissa, wife of Charles T. Gilbert; Lydia A., wife of Jacob Michael; Frank L., of Mendon, Mich .; Freder- ick, of Nebraska, and two who died in infancy. Jared L. Burdick grew to manhood in Steuben County, receiving his education in the common schools. He was married Feb. 29, 1852, to Sarah A. Sowles, a native of Oneida County, N. Y., born April 5, 1831, daughter of A. W. A. Sowles. Soon after their marriage, March 15, 1852, they started for California, crossing the plains and arriving at Placerville the first of August. They remained in California till 1856, when they returned East by water, landing in New York, and thence to Indiana. Since his return to Steuben County he has followed agricultural pursuits, and now has a pleasant home in Fremont Township. Mr. and Mrs. Burdick have three children. Edgar was the first white child born in Placerville, Cal .; Ida is the wife of William Wells, of Angola; Arta lives with her parents. Mr. Burdick is a member of Northeastern Lodge, No. 210, F. & A. M.
William Callen, a native of Cumberland County, Pa., born June 21, 1828, is a son of James and Sarah Ann (Sprilman) Cal- len, natives of Germany, who came to America in their youth and were married in Pennsylvania. They were the parents of twelve children; one died in infancy and eleven lived till maturity- Mary, Jane, George, James, Sarah, Elizabeth, Ellen, Lucinda, Rebecca, William and Agnes. The mother died May 15, 1833, and the father in 1849. He was a soldier of the war of 1812. William Callen was reared in his native county. When twenty years of age he went to Dauphin County, Pa., where he was mar- ried Feb. 3, 1849, to Lydia Shaffer. In 1851 they moved to Steu- ben County, Ind., and the following spring settled on the farm where they now live. A few acres were cleared and there was a
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small log cabin on the land. With this exception all around them was a heavily timbered country. They came to this county in company with Jacob Fox, one of the most prominent men of Fre- mont. They were possessed of but limited means, but their young hearts were full of enthusiasm and their wills and constitutions strong, and they bravely went to work and made for themselves and children a pleasant home, where true comfort is now found and love reigns supreme. Mr. Callen has been one of the most enterprising men of the township and has served as Supervisor. In politics he is a Republican. He and his wife are members of the Evangelical church. To them have been born eight children -Daniel, born Nov. 10, 1849; Peter, Sept. 4, 1852; John, June 7, 1854; Emma, Dec. 4, 1856; Clara, April 3, 1859; Ray, Feb. 2, 1870, and two who died in infancy. Mrs. Callen's father, William Shaffer, died in May, 1831, when she was eleven months old. He was a member of the German Reform church. Her mother, Margaret (Beck) Shaffer, was a member of the Lutheran church. She died Jan. 14, 1875. They had a family of ten children- Barbara, Samuel, Jacob, John, Susannah, Margaret, Daniel, Peter, Mary, and Lydia.
A. M. Caswell, proprietor of the Hilton House, Fremont, Ind., is one of the pioneers of Steuben County. He was born in Geauga County, Ohio, Aug. 25, 1834, a son of Lorenzo D. and Eliza (Holt) Caswell, natives of Massachusetts, and early settlers of Geauga County. In 1836 his parents moved to Steuben County, Ind., and settled on the State line, on section 15, Fre- mont Township. They settled on a wild tract of land, and were obliged to live in a tent till a cabin could be built. Being late in the spring they cleared a small patch and put in a crop of corn for the next year's bread. Their meat was procured from the forests, deer, wolves, wild turkeys, bears and hogs being abundant. Their light was made by dipping a piece of cotton cloth into a saucer of coon's oil, and igniting it. To them were born five children-A. M .; Fatima, wife of M. Follett, died in Fremont; Oliver, died in 1867; Henry, of Quincy, Mich .; Julia. Mrs. Caswell died in 1848. Mr. Caswell is living in Quincy, Mich., aged seventy-four years. They were life-long members of the Methodist Episcopal church. A. M. Caswell was reared and educated in the pioneer times of Steuben County. When nine years of age, he began to help his father in the field. In 1856 he embarked in the hotel business and in 1863 went to Quincy, Mich., and for two years was
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