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A NARRATIVEOf the Sufferings of Mrs- Jane Adeline Wilson, During her Capitivity among the Camaitche Indians,It was announced a short time ago that an American woman had been rescued from the Camanche Indians. The following is her narrative of her captivity andsufferings :I was born in Alton, Illinois, on the J2ih day of June, 1837, and am, therefore, in the seventeenth year of ray age. My father's name was Wm. Smith ; my mother's name was Jane Cox. I had five brothers and four sisters. I think it was in 184G that ire moved to Missouri,and settled at a boat landing or ferry called Jamestown, on the North Grand River. My father kept the ferry.About eight years ago we moved from this place to Texas, and settled near Paris, in Ltimnr County. Here my fatherand mother died within one day of each other, leaving six orphan children behind them. Three of my brothers died before the death of my parents. My eldest brotherwho was in arranging company, now came lo settle my father’s affairs and make provisions for our support. He secured homes for us with di fie rent neighbors, but took the youngest sister, our pel, with him to place her with one of our aunts.*One day's journey from the place wherehe left us, he was attacked by the winter leverrand died in one week. I lived with I several neighbors until ihe first of lastO : :February, when I was married to Mr. James Wilson, a young farmer just bo-. ginning life with a little proper }\ consisting in horses and entile. He was but nineteen when we wore married. We knew little of life for I was not yet sixteen. 1 fear we were crazy in getting married while we were so young.iir
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Clarksburg Coopers Clarksburg Register
Clarksburg, West Virginia, US
Wed, Mar 08, 1854
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