An ancestor of Cornelius W. Harlow, CORNELIUS WASHBURN, was known as the Indian hunter. The Indians had killed his mother and he had vowed that he would hunt the particular tribe that had perpetrated the deed, but they finally killed him. He had served in the War of 1812 and his father in the Revolution.
An ancestor of Mr Harlow, CORNELIUS WASHBURN, was a colonel and led the whites against the Indians, near Marathon, Clermont county, where the first bloodshed occurred in the first battle fought on Ohio soil between the Indians and whites.
(History of Clermont & Brown Counites, Ohio: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. by Byron Williams, 1913, pg 825)
During the War of 1812, Neil was Captain of Kentucky volunteer scouts (they called them "spys"), and as was the custom, was thereafter entitled to be addressed as "Captain Washburn".
(Charles Brinkley, a descendant, Aug 2015)
FRONTIER ADVENTURES - 41:
In 1792 the Indians again invaded Kentucky, stealing horses, burning houses and killing some of the inhabitants as they had done the spring before. Simon Kenton was called upon to head a party of thirty-seven men to follow the savages and avenge the death of those that had been slain. They crossed the Ohio River a short distance below Limestone and followed the trail in the direction of Little Miami River. When near the east fork of the river, they heard, the tinkling of a bell and the party halted to learn its meaning. Kenton in company with Cornelius Washburn, a young man of tried courage and deadly aim, advanced cautiously and saw an Indian on horseback slowly approaching. The bell upon the horse's neck was used to attract the attention of deer, for strange as it may appear, these animals will stand stock still, listening to the bell, until the horseman is almost upon them. Washburn took deliberate aim and shot the approaching horseman through the heart. Returning to the main body.
THE COUNTY OF HIGHLAND - 42:
Kenton consulted with his men in regard to their future course. Kenton felt certain that this Indian was not alone, and that the main body was not far away. Sending Washburn in advance, the party moved silently forward. Washburn soon returned with the information that about a mile in advance he had heard the sound of many bells and concluded that the horses were feeding, and the Indians encamped not very far from them. Calling a halt and arranging his men in position to defend themselves if attacked, Kenton selected Washburn and started out to locate the camp. It was getting dusk when he came in view of the camp of the enemy. They were encamped on the bank of the east fork of the Little Miami just above the present residence of Michael Stroup, and within the present limit of Highland County.
(The County of Highland, Ohio, by Klise, 1902)
Cornelius v. Washburn married Jemima Masterson, daughter of John Masterson, in 1791. His marriage bond was 50L, furnished by the bride’s father, John Masterson, bondsman. They moved to Ohio and settled in what is now Brown County. Four children were born to this union: John, Rebecca, Rachel and Jemima. John died young, leaving a wife and four small children (see Seth Washburn). Rebecca was killed by a falling tree at the age of four. Rachel married her cousin Cornelius Harlow (son of Elizabeth (Washburn) Harlow, sister of Neil), Jemima married Henry Hankins.
Neil’s wife Jemima, died in 1816, and in 1822, he married Elizabeth MARTIN. By this second marriage he had three children, a son and two daughters, the eldest being Sarah Ann Washburn, who was the grandmother of Evelyn Merrifield, compiler of these records. His son George, unmarried, died from the effects of exposure suffered in the Mexican War. One daughter went to Illinois where she died. Sarah Ann Washburn married Samuel J. Shannon about 1839. She was born May 5, 1823, in Brown County, Ohio. Samuel J. Shannon was born Jun 12, 1818, in County Clare, Ireland. Their children, all born in Ohio, were:
Reuben P/Aug 22, 1842,
Margaret E/Aug 4, 1849,
Mary Ann/Mar 20, 1844,
Nancy J/Jan 9, 1852,
William J/Mar 19, 1846,
Silas P/Nov 29, 1854,
Thomas S/Jul 7, 1857,
Benjamin F/Sep 8, 1866,
John Wesley/Jan 15, 1859,
Lydia C/Jul 18, 1871,
Abraham L/Jul 24, 1861,
Edward W/Dec 9, 1873,
Leah L/Dec 16, 1863.
Mary Ann married a Shinkle; Margaret E. married a Philips; Nancy J. married a Crampton; Leah L. married a Shaw; and Lydia C. married a Wilmoth. John Wesley was the father of Mrs. Merrifield, our correspondent, and he was married to Flora Parker, a descendant of the pioneer Webster and Parker families on Jan 3, 1893.
Children of John Wesley and Flora (Parker) Shannon: Evelyn Elois, born in IL, 1893. Charles Harold, born in MI, 1901, John Maurice, born in IL, 1898, Elmer Earl, born in MI 1903, Samuel Lester, born in MI 1899, and Donald Arthur, born in MI, 1905.
In 1832, Elizabeth (Martin) Washburn died, leaving three young children. Sarah Ann was placed in a convent, probably Ursuline, here in Brown County, which was established at St. Martin’s Parish in 1823. If her brothers and sisters were also placed there, we have no record.
In the fall of 1833, Neil Washburn was hired by a fur trading company to head a hunting and trapping expedition to the Yellowstone River. At the end of the season in Mar, 1834, the party left for home. Some of the group wanted to travel overland; but Neil and companion chose the river route. They were to meet later at a designated location. The land party reached the place of rendezvous and waited five days for Neil and his companion to arrive. Seeing some of Neil’s hunting gear and his friend’s clothes in the possession of some Indians, they broke camp and headed for home -- it being apparent that the two had been ambushed and killed by the Indians. Of this episode, Mrs. Merrifield says:
“I challenge a statement made by Jemima Washburn Hankins in 1833, to Dr. Leyman Draper, (see the Draper papers), wherein she states that Neil went from the Yellowstone River to the Columbia River, that she had received letters from him, the last being in February, 1839, wherein he stated he would be home in May, 1840. We will never be certain of the fate of Cornelius V. Washburn, all we can be sure of is that his bones lie somewhere in the West.”
(Compiled by: Evelyn Merrifield who is the great-granddaughter of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Martin) Washburn.
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF BROWN COUNTY, OHIO)
An ancestor of Mr Harlow, CORNELIUS WASHBURN, was a colonel and led the whites against the Indians, near Marathon, Clermont county, where the first bloodshed occurred in the first battle fought on Ohio soil between the Indians and whites.
(History of Clermont & Brown Counites, Ohio: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. by Byron Williams, 1913, pg 825)
During the War of 1812, Neil was Captain of Kentucky volunteer scouts (they called them "spys"), and as was the custom, was thereafter entitled to be addressed as "Captain Washburn".
(Charles Brinkley, a descendant, Aug 2015)
FRONTIER ADVENTURES - 41:
In 1792 the Indians again invaded Kentucky, stealing horses, burning houses and killing some of the inhabitants as they had done the spring before. Simon Kenton was called upon to head a party of thirty-seven men to follow the savages and avenge the death of those that had been slain. They crossed the Ohio River a short distance below Limestone and followed the trail in the direction of Little Miami River. When near the east fork of the river, they heard, the tinkling of a bell and the party halted to learn its meaning. Kenton in company with Cornelius Washburn, a young man of tried courage and deadly aim, advanced cautiously and saw an Indian on horseback slowly approaching. The bell upon the horse's neck was used to attract the attention of deer, for strange as it may appear, these animals will stand stock still, listening to the bell, until the horseman is almost upon them. Washburn took deliberate aim and shot the approaching horseman through the heart. Returning to the main body.
THE COUNTY OF HIGHLAND - 42:
Kenton consulted with his men in regard to their future course. Kenton felt certain that this Indian was not alone, and that the main body was not far away. Sending Washburn in advance, the party moved silently forward. Washburn soon returned with the information that about a mile in advance he had heard the sound of many bells and concluded that the horses were feeding, and the Indians encamped not very far from them. Calling a halt and arranging his men in position to defend themselves if attacked, Kenton selected Washburn and started out to locate the camp. It was getting dusk when he came in view of the camp of the enemy. They were encamped on the bank of the east fork of the Little Miami just above the present residence of Michael Stroup, and within the present limit of Highland County.
(The County of Highland, Ohio, by Klise, 1902)
Cornelius v. Washburn married Jemima Masterson, daughter of John Masterson, in 1791. His marriage bond was 50L, furnished by the bride’s father, John Masterson, bondsman. They moved to Ohio and settled in what is now Brown County. Four children were born to this union: John, Rebecca, Rachel and Jemima. John died young, leaving a wife and four small children (see Seth Washburn). Rebecca was killed by a falling tree at the age of four. Rachel married her cousin Cornelius Harlow (son of Elizabeth (Washburn) Harlow, sister of Neil), Jemima married Henry Hankins.
Neil’s wife Jemima, died in 1816, and in 1822, he married Elizabeth MARTIN. By this second marriage he had three children, a son and two daughters, the eldest being Sarah Ann Washburn, who was the grandmother of Evelyn Merrifield, compiler of these records. His son George, unmarried, died from the effects of exposure suffered in the Mexican War. One daughter went to Illinois where she died. Sarah Ann Washburn married Samuel J. Shannon about 1839. She was born May 5, 1823, in Brown County, Ohio. Samuel J. Shannon was born Jun 12, 1818, in County Clare, Ireland. Their children, all born in Ohio, were:
Reuben P/Aug 22, 1842,
Margaret E/Aug 4, 1849,
Mary Ann/Mar 20, 1844,
Nancy J/Jan 9, 1852,
William J/Mar 19, 1846,
Silas P/Nov 29, 1854,
Thomas S/Jul 7, 1857,
Benjamin F/Sep 8, 1866,
John Wesley/Jan 15, 1859,
Lydia C/Jul 18, 1871,
Abraham L/Jul 24, 1861,
Edward W/Dec 9, 1873,
Leah L/Dec 16, 1863.
Mary Ann married a Shinkle; Margaret E. married a Philips; Nancy J. married a Crampton; Leah L. married a Shaw; and Lydia C. married a Wilmoth. John Wesley was the father of Mrs. Merrifield, our correspondent, and he was married to Flora Parker, a descendant of the pioneer Webster and Parker families on Jan 3, 1893.
Children of John Wesley and Flora (Parker) Shannon: Evelyn Elois, born in IL, 1893. Charles Harold, born in MI, 1901, John Maurice, born in IL, 1898, Elmer Earl, born in MI 1903, Samuel Lester, born in MI 1899, and Donald Arthur, born in MI, 1905.
In 1832, Elizabeth (Martin) Washburn died, leaving three young children. Sarah Ann was placed in a convent, probably Ursuline, here in Brown County, which was established at St. Martin’s Parish in 1823. If her brothers and sisters were also placed there, we have no record.
In the fall of 1833, Neil Washburn was hired by a fur trading company to head a hunting and trapping expedition to the Yellowstone River. At the end of the season in Mar, 1834, the party left for home. Some of the group wanted to travel overland; but Neil and companion chose the river route. They were to meet later at a designated location. The land party reached the place of rendezvous and waited five days for Neil and his companion to arrive. Seeing some of Neil’s hunting gear and his friend’s clothes in the possession of some Indians, they broke camp and headed for home -- it being apparent that the two had been ambushed and killed by the Indians. Of this episode, Mrs. Merrifield says:
“I challenge a statement made by Jemima Washburn Hankins in 1833, to Dr. Leyman Draper, (see the Draper papers), wherein she states that Neil went from the Yellowstone River to the Columbia River, that she had received letters from him, the last being in February, 1839, wherein he stated he would be home in May, 1840. We will never be certain of the fate of Cornelius V. Washburn, all we can be sure of is that his bones lie somewhere in the West.”
(Compiled by: Evelyn Merrifield who is the great-granddaughter of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Martin) Washburn.
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF BROWN COUNTY, OHIO)
An ancestor of Cornelius W. Harlow, CORNELIUS WASHBURN, was known as the Indian hunter. The Indians had killed his mother and he had vowed that he would hunt the particular tribe that had perpetrated the deed, but they finally killed him. He had served in the War of 1812 and his father in the Revolution.
An ancestor of Mr Harlow, CORNELIUS WASHBURN, was a colonel and led the whites against the Indians, near Marathon, Clermont county, where the first bloodshed occurred in the first battle fought on Ohio soil between the Indians and whites.
(History of Clermont & Brown Counites, Ohio: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. by Byron Williams, 1913, pg 825)
During the War of 1812, Neil was Captain of Kentucky volunteer scouts (they called them "spys"), and as was the custom, was thereafter entitled to be addressed as "Captain Washburn".
(Charles Brinkley, a descendant, Aug 2015)
FRONTIER ADVENTURES - 41:
In 1792 the Indians again invaded Kentucky, stealing horses, burning houses and killing some of the inhabitants as they had done the spring before. Simon Kenton was called upon to head a party of thirty-seven men to follow the savages and avenge the death of those that had been slain. They crossed the Ohio River a short distance below Limestone and followed the trail in the direction of Little Miami River. When near the east fork of the river, they heard, the tinkling of a bell and the party halted to learn its meaning. Kenton in company with Cornelius Washburn, a young man of tried courage and deadly aim, advanced cautiously and saw an Indian on horseback slowly approaching. The bell upon the horse's neck was used to attract the attention of deer, for strange as it may appear, these animals will stand stock still, listening to the bell, until the horseman is almost upon them. Washburn took deliberate aim and shot the approaching horseman through the heart. Returning to the main body.
THE COUNTY OF HIGHLAND - 42:
Kenton consulted with his men in regard to their future course. Kenton felt certain that this Indian was not alone, and that the main body was not far away. Sending Washburn in advance, the party moved silently forward. Washburn soon returned with the information that about a mile in advance he had heard the sound of many bells and concluded that the horses were feeding, and the Indians encamped not very far from them. Calling a halt and arranging his men in position to defend themselves if attacked, Kenton selected Washburn and started out to locate the camp. It was getting dusk when he came in view of the camp of the enemy. They were encamped on the bank of the east fork of the Little Miami just above the present residence of Michael Stroup, and within the present limit of Highland County.
(The County of Highland, Ohio, by Klise, 1902)
Cornelius v. Washburn married Jemima Masterson, daughter of John Masterson, in 1791. His marriage bond was 50L, furnished by the bride’s father, John Masterson, bondsman. They moved to Ohio and settled in what is now Brown County. Four children were born to this union: John, Rebecca, Rachel and Jemima. John died young, leaving a wife and four small children (see Seth Washburn). Rebecca was killed by a falling tree at the age of four. Rachel married her cousin Cornelius Harlow (son of Elizabeth (Washburn) Harlow, sister of Neil), Jemima married Henry Hankins.
Neil’s wife Jemima, died in 1816, and in 1822, he married Elizabeth MARTIN. By this second marriage he had three children, a son and two daughters, the eldest being Sarah Ann Washburn, who was the grandmother of Evelyn Merrifield, compiler of these records. His son George, unmarried, died from the effects of exposure suffered in the Mexican War. One daughter went to Illinois where she died. Sarah Ann Washburn married Samuel J. Shannon about 1839. She was born May 5, 1823, in Brown County, Ohio. Samuel J. Shannon was born Jun 12, 1818, in County Clare, Ireland. Their children, all born in Ohio, were:
Reuben P/Aug 22, 1842,
Margaret E/Aug 4, 1849,
Mary Ann/Mar 20, 1844,
Nancy J/Jan 9, 1852,
William J/Mar 19, 1846,
Silas P/Nov 29, 1854,
Thomas S/Jul 7, 1857,
Benjamin F/Sep 8, 1866,
John Wesley/Jan 15, 1859,
Lydia C/Jul 18, 1871,
Abraham L/Jul 24, 1861,
Edward W/Dec 9, 1873,
Leah L/Dec 16, 1863.
Mary Ann married a Shinkle; Margaret E. married a Philips; Nancy J. married a Crampton; Leah L. married a Shaw; and Lydia C. married a Wilmoth. John Wesley was the father of Mrs. Merrifield, our correspondent, and he was married to Flora Parker, a descendant of the pioneer Webster and Parker families on Jan 3, 1893.
Children of John Wesley and Flora (Parker) Shannon: Evelyn Elois, born in IL, 1893. Charles Harold, born in MI, 1901, John Maurice, born in IL, 1898, Elmer Earl, born in MI 1903, Samuel Lester, born in MI 1899, and Donald Arthur, born in MI, 1905.
In 1832, Elizabeth (Martin) Washburn died, leaving three young children. Sarah Ann was placed in a convent, probably Ursuline, here in Brown County, which was established at St. Martin’s Parish in 1823. If her brothers and sisters were also placed there, we have no record.
In the fall of 1833, Neil Washburn was hired by a fur trading company to head a hunting and trapping expedition to the Yellowstone River. At the end of the season in Mar, 1834, the party left for home. Some of the group wanted to travel overland; but Neil and companion chose the river route. They were to meet later at a designated location. The land party reached the place of rendezvous and waited five days for Neil and his companion to arrive. Seeing some of Neil’s hunting gear and his friend’s clothes in the possession of some Indians, they broke camp and headed for home -- it being apparent that the two had been ambushed and killed by the Indians. Of this episode, Mrs. Merrifield says:
“I challenge a statement made by Jemima Washburn Hankins in 1833, to Dr. Leyman Draper, (see the Draper papers), wherein she states that Neil went from the Yellowstone River to the Columbia River, that she had received letters from him, the last being in February, 1839, wherein he stated he would be home in May, 1840. We will never be certain of the fate of Cornelius V. Washburn, all we can be sure of is that his bones lie somewhere in the West.”
(Compiled by: Evelyn Merrifield who is the great-granddaughter of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Martin) Washburn.
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF BROWN COUNTY, OHIO)
An ancestor of Mr Harlow, CORNELIUS WASHBURN, was a colonel and led the whites against the Indians, near Marathon, Clermont county, where the first bloodshed occurred in the first battle fought on Ohio soil between the Indians and whites.
(History of Clermont & Brown Counites, Ohio: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. by Byron Williams, 1913, pg 825)
During the War of 1812, Neil was Captain of Kentucky volunteer scouts (they called them "spys"), and as was the custom, was thereafter entitled to be addressed as "Captain Washburn".
(Charles Brinkley, a descendant, Aug 2015)
FRONTIER ADVENTURES - 41:
In 1792 the Indians again invaded Kentucky, stealing horses, burning houses and killing some of the inhabitants as they had done the spring before. Simon Kenton was called upon to head a party of thirty-seven men to follow the savages and avenge the death of those that had been slain. They crossed the Ohio River a short distance below Limestone and followed the trail in the direction of Little Miami River. When near the east fork of the river, they heard, the tinkling of a bell and the party halted to learn its meaning. Kenton in company with Cornelius Washburn, a young man of tried courage and deadly aim, advanced cautiously and saw an Indian on horseback slowly approaching. The bell upon the horse's neck was used to attract the attention of deer, for strange as it may appear, these animals will stand stock still, listening to the bell, until the horseman is almost upon them. Washburn took deliberate aim and shot the approaching horseman through the heart. Returning to the main body.
THE COUNTY OF HIGHLAND - 42:
Kenton consulted with his men in regard to their future course. Kenton felt certain that this Indian was not alone, and that the main body was not far away. Sending Washburn in advance, the party moved silently forward. Washburn soon returned with the information that about a mile in advance he had heard the sound of many bells and concluded that the horses were feeding, and the Indians encamped not very far from them. Calling a halt and arranging his men in position to defend themselves if attacked, Kenton selected Washburn and started out to locate the camp. It was getting dusk when he came in view of the camp of the enemy. They were encamped on the bank of the east fork of the Little Miami just above the present residence of Michael Stroup, and within the present limit of Highland County.
(The County of Highland, Ohio, by Klise, 1902)
Cornelius v. Washburn married Jemima Masterson, daughter of John Masterson, in 1791. His marriage bond was 50L, furnished by the bride’s father, John Masterson, bondsman. They moved to Ohio and settled in what is now Brown County. Four children were born to this union: John, Rebecca, Rachel and Jemima. John died young, leaving a wife and four small children (see Seth Washburn). Rebecca was killed by a falling tree at the age of four. Rachel married her cousin Cornelius Harlow (son of Elizabeth (Washburn) Harlow, sister of Neil), Jemima married Henry Hankins.
Neil’s wife Jemima, died in 1816, and in 1822, he married Elizabeth MARTIN. By this second marriage he had three children, a son and two daughters, the eldest being Sarah Ann Washburn, who was the grandmother of Evelyn Merrifield, compiler of these records. His son George, unmarried, died from the effects of exposure suffered in the Mexican War. One daughter went to Illinois where she died. Sarah Ann Washburn married Samuel J. Shannon about 1839. She was born May 5, 1823, in Brown County, Ohio. Samuel J. Shannon was born Jun 12, 1818, in County Clare, Ireland. Their children, all born in Ohio, were:
Reuben P/Aug 22, 1842,
Margaret E/Aug 4, 1849,
Mary Ann/Mar 20, 1844,
Nancy J/Jan 9, 1852,
William J/Mar 19, 1846,
Silas P/Nov 29, 1854,
Thomas S/Jul 7, 1857,
Benjamin F/Sep 8, 1866,
John Wesley/Jan 15, 1859,
Lydia C/Jul 18, 1871,
Abraham L/Jul 24, 1861,
Edward W/Dec 9, 1873,
Leah L/Dec 16, 1863.
Mary Ann married a Shinkle; Margaret E. married a Philips; Nancy J. married a Crampton; Leah L. married a Shaw; and Lydia C. married a Wilmoth. John Wesley was the father of Mrs. Merrifield, our correspondent, and he was married to Flora Parker, a descendant of the pioneer Webster and Parker families on Jan 3, 1893.
Children of John Wesley and Flora (Parker) Shannon: Evelyn Elois, born in IL, 1893. Charles Harold, born in MI, 1901, John Maurice, born in IL, 1898, Elmer Earl, born in MI 1903, Samuel Lester, born in MI 1899, and Donald Arthur, born in MI, 1905.
In 1832, Elizabeth (Martin) Washburn died, leaving three young children. Sarah Ann was placed in a convent, probably Ursuline, here in Brown County, which was established at St. Martin’s Parish in 1823. If her brothers and sisters were also placed there, we have no record.
In the fall of 1833, Neil Washburn was hired by a fur trading company to head a hunting and trapping expedition to the Yellowstone River. At the end of the season in Mar, 1834, the party left for home. Some of the group wanted to travel overland; but Neil and companion chose the river route. They were to meet later at a designated location. The land party reached the place of rendezvous and waited five days for Neil and his companion to arrive. Seeing some of Neil’s hunting gear and his friend’s clothes in the possession of some Indians, they broke camp and headed for home -- it being apparent that the two had been ambushed and killed by the Indians. Of this episode, Mrs. Merrifield says:
“I challenge a statement made by Jemima Washburn Hankins in 1833, to Dr. Leyman Draper, (see the Draper papers), wherein she states that Neil went from the Yellowstone River to the Columbia River, that she had received letters from him, the last being in February, 1839, wherein he stated he would be home in May, 1840. We will never be certain of the fate of Cornelius V. Washburn, all we can be sure of is that his bones lie somewhere in the West.”
(Compiled by: Evelyn Merrifield who is the great-granddaughter of Cornelius and Elizabeth (Martin) Washburn.
HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF BROWN COUNTY, OHIO)
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