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The family remained on Briwhy Fork seven years, when the father Hold out, John remaining two years longer, and continuing to keep the public house of his father, in company with his widowed sister, -whoso huftfarocl, K»lert Wurnock. hail Ikjch kille»ii by the Indians. In 1812 lie went into the army us Orderly Sergeant of a Company, and was engaged I against the Seneca Indians, and is still receiving a pension from the government [ for his services. In 181.S3 he was married to his cousin, Llizaheth thalton. After residing cm Brnhy Fork from 1815 to 18235, when his wife died, and having married his second wife. Ann Smith, he Isold his property in frin-rnsey county, and bought Peter Li vs ngoods mill mid farm on Salt Creek, S.ucm township, this county, inBy tlu* way, us a digression, this Peter IJ veil good was the man who carried six-lecn bushels of wheat, at once,' to-wit:, one? bag 011 oncb chlt; udder, one on Ids back, and one on his breast.Mr. Bratton’s second wile’s health failing, in 18M, ho rontdd his mill,ami leasedi a tavern in Adams villi*. During this year hi: lost a son by his lir*t wife, another lv his second, a daughter hv the♦’ 1 w Vsame, and also his wife, the daughter dying oil Saturday, one of the sons on the following Sunday, and his wife on the following Wednesday* thus breaking up his family, and leaving in his charge an infant child. Tin; cause of these terrible
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Cambridge Jeffersonian
Cambridge, Ohio, US
Thu, Dec 12, 1872
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