SHORT STORIES
By: Thomas A. Walton

Jas. Dick lived on John’s Creek in S. 7th where Dalton since lived, he was a noted hunter. He killed many panthers, wolves and bears. He killed a panther which was over ten feet in length from the end of his nose to the end of its tail.
Lawrence Delawder married Mary Laithliter and settled near Powellsville then on Johns Creek in Sec. 7. His wife died and he went back to Shenandoah, Va. and married Mary Sivers; brought her back and lived on John’s creek until he lost his mare and other property. He then went back to Hardy county, Va., where he died.
His son Lawrence married Ester, daughter of Jacob Halterman, and settled at French Grant and then entered a half section where Clinton Furnace now stands. There he had so much sickness he would not stay. He sold out and bought in S. 16, T. 4, R. 17, on Aaron’s Creek and moved onto it in 1823 where his son John now lives, and is dead.
His child Elizabeth, married Michael, son of Mitcheal Bowen, and is dead. Of his children, Anna married Geo. Monk. Wm. Polly married a daughter of Jno. Wallace, Ison, son of Russell Garrett.
Ester married Wm. Monk. They parted and she lives on Cranesnest.
Jno married Mary, daughter of Jno. Neal.

Lawrence Jr’s child married Jason, son of John Rose, and is dead.
Godfrey married Manerva, daugher of Wilson ______ married Elizabeth, daughter of Wm. Burke, and is dead. His child Jane married Isaac, son of Lewis Massie, and lives on Storms creek. He owns a part of the Pancake farm.
Mary married Wm. Fields.

Lawrence, jr’s child, James Madison, married Barbara, daughter of Isaac Delawder, and lived and died in S. 17, on Aaron’s creek. Of his children Margaret married Henderson, son of John Whit, Eliza married Jno. Migner, Nancy married Lewis Jennicks. Jno. Madison married Sarah Ann, daughter of Enoch Loper. Genetta married James Loper. They separated and she married Squire Walters and lives in S. 18 at the head of Storm’s and Aaron’s creek. Alfred married Melissa, daughter of Wm. Lambert. Archibald married Tiny, daughter of Mt. Calvery Aldredge. James Burcham married Martha, daughter of Leonard Gibson.

Lawrence’s child, John, married Nancy, daughter of Geo. W. Davis and lives in Sec. 16. His child James Madison, married Mary, daughter of Jos. Belote and lives in Sec. 15. Mary Ann, married Robt. Weaver and is dead. Caroline married Madison Kidwell. Henry Randolph married Arminta, daughter of David Burnes. Barbara married Jacob, son of Andrew Kiser. He is dead. John married Mary, daughter of Leander Gibson.

Lawrence Jr’s child, Nancy married Beryl Stephens and moved to White river, Ark., and was killed by the Indians. Mary married Marqus Chainy and is dead. Her child, Thos. married Martha Reed.

Lawrence’s child, David married Mary, daughter of Jno. McCarthy. She is dead and he lives with his brother Jno.

Wm. Pence married Margaret Wheeler and settled where Jas. Bradshaw now lives. In 1818 he was a farmer and a house carpenter. He died on his farm, and had no children.

Jas. Baldwin married Susan Delawder whom Pence raised and Bradshaw became owner of the premises.
Reuben, son of Richard Lembert(sic may be Lambert) married Cintha, daughter of Sarah Ann Hall, and settled in S. 14 in Feb. 1828, when the peach trees were in full bloom. He sold out here and moved to near New Albany, Kan.
Of his children, Wm. married Rosina, daughter of Jno. Andre, and lives near Ft. Achisson, Kan. Amos married Romain, daughter of M. Litch, and lives in Kansas. Mary Ellen married Jas., son of David Greenlee. James Henry, who was deaf and dumb, married Sarah Bear and is dead.

Cornelius, son of Samuel Clark married Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan Lambert, Sr. and in 1823, exchanged his land on Crane’s nest for a piece of land on Symmes in S. 14. Of his children, Wilson married Margaret Harford. She died and he went west. Abigail married David, son of Jno. Nida, moved west and is dead. Emalin married Zalmon, son of Patrick Wilson and lives on Zalmon’s branch of Long Creek. Elias married Susan, daughter of Jas. Collier, and moved to Wis. Asa married Armanda, daughter of Patrick Wilson. Amos married Elizabeth, daughter of Jas. Engle lives in Sec. 24. Margaret married Uriah, son of William Payne. Cornelius, jr., married Susan, daughter of Patrick Wilson, and lives on Little Ice. Levi married Jane, daughter of Lewis Rose, and lives in Sec. 24. Leander married John, son of Wm. Nelson, and lives on Elkin’s creek. Mr. Clark is dead. His widow lives with Levi.

John Cannon married Ruth Cumpston and lives in Sec. 16, T. 2, R. 12, on a creek which was named for him, Cannon’s Creek, and in March, 1815 he moved to the point near where Jas. Bradshaw now lives and in 1830 moved to Hardin county, O. His daughter Mary Ann, married Joseph, son of Henry Cumpston, lived in S. 2, and in 1852 moved to South Point, Ill. Of her children, Jno., married Sarah Jane, daughter of Robert Day, and lived in Decatur township. Julia Ann married Eliza son of Wm. McCartney and lives in Symmes township.

John Cannon’s child, Isarel, married Martha Hisey and lives in Shelby county, Ohio.