![]() The small remnant of these weather-beaten woodsmen who are still among us, are generally poor and treated with neglect by their more polished and fortunate successors." All these difficulties and privations were cheerfully met by a set of men who thought but little of wealth their whole object appeared to be either prompted by patriotism or love of danger. "How little do the men of present age, who live sumptuously every day, sympathize with the sufferings of the war-worn, weather beaten pioneers, who braved death and misery in every form that can be imagine - want, fatigue, starvation, exposure in the night, exposure to heat and cold add to these, the exposure to the wily Indian by day and by night. The following lines were written more than half a century ago. McDonald, himself was a pioneer and knew whereof he wrote. I will take the privilege of copying a few lines from McDonalds sketches, where he speaks of the hardships of the pioneer. ![]() My imagination would fall far short, if I should attempt to draw a picture of the adventurer in his wild, romantic home, surrounded by circumstances that called forth deeds of daring on almost every hand, while attempting to establish a home for himself and the generations that have followed after him. The present generation cannot conceive of the hardships endured and the privations suffered by the daring adventurers who made the first inroads in this, the country of the savage red men. Adventure, daring, suffering and the sacrificing of the lives of many brave men and women, wrought from that great wilderness the finest country and grandest homes that white man's foot e're trod upon. Many of the inhabitants of that part of Ross and Pickaway counties, through which Deer Creek passes, are direct descendants of the frontiersmen who left their homes in the settlements between ninety and one hundred years ago and took their march for this then unbroken wilderness. No doubt many of the readers of the CLARKSBURG TELEGRAPH will be interested in reading a history of early approach to and settlement of the Deer Creek Valley and country adjacent. RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE DEER CREEK SETTLEMENT Summary, Contrast, Comparison, Conclusion 77Ĭlarksburg, Ohio, Thursday, June 13, 1889 Oldest Towns on Deer Creek and its Tributaries 68 Madison Township's Founding (Fayette County) 62īaptist Church at Pancoastburg, and the Founding of the Perry Township's Founding (Pickaway County) 62 White Brown's Part in Pioneering and Methodism 36ĭeer Creek Township's Founding (Pickaway County) 58 Pioneer Farmer's Description of his Early Struggles 25ĭr. Nathaniel Massie and his Large Undertakings 12Ĭhillicothe Founded by Nathaniel Massie 13Ĭol. ![]() Surveying Parties: Organization, Dangers Involved 11 Townships and Farms Why Irregularly Shaped 11 David Jones and Others 2Ĭhief Logan: His Famous Speech Beneath the Logan Elm 3 TRANSCRIPTION Added notes are links open in a new window Īnd Deercreek used in the book has been replaced with Deer Creek.Įarly Explorers: Rev. ![]() I have taken the liberty of correcting obvious errors to improve accuracy and readability.ĪLUMNI ASSOCIATION OF CLARKSBURG HIGH SCHOOL The book was a joint project of Alumni Association of Clarksburg High School and Ross County Genealogical Society, 1984, retyped by Virginia Stout, and indexed by Tacy Arledge, R.C.G.S. ![]() This webpage includes a transcription of The Rise and Progress of the Deer Creek Settlement by J. The Rise and Progress of the Deer Creek Settlementįamily Genealogy Home Page / Contact Information ![]()
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