Daughter: Sabina Hiatt Lambert and son-in-law Elihugh Lambert
Daughter Nancy Hiatt Stanley
Eli Hiatt was a chief promotor of the work in the anti-slavery societies which began to be formed in the area in the early 1830's. At one time a company of 12 slaves stopped at Eli's home. At the time the slaves were there the pursuers, who knew the fugitives were in the neighborhood, came to town but fortunately did not know they were taking refuge at Eli's. A man returning from Ridgeville met the search party and directed them on ahead. The slaves were on their way to Canada and freedom.
TUCKER'S HISTORY OF RANDOLPH CTY., INDIANA: P. 507---"
Eli Hiat was born near Chillicothe, Ohio in 1801; was raised in Highland County, Ohio till ten years old and then in Clinton County, Ohio. He came upon Greensfork two miles west of Lynn, near Cherry Grove in 1825, changed to Sparrow Creek in 1829 owning there 134 acres of land, moved south of Farmland on 1837 and west of New Dayton in 1863. His wife died thirty-three years ago and he lived a widower ever since. THey had eight children, seven are living and all are married. His mother died when he was a babe and he was raised by his grandfather, Dan Beals {Dainiel and Susanna /Jackson/ Beals----EDitor.}, who came to Randolph Cty., Indiana in 1826 and entered land in the region.
Daughter Nancy Hiatt Stanley
Eli Hiatt was a chief promotor of the work in the anti-slavery societies which began to be formed in the area in the early 1830's. At one time a company of 12 slaves stopped at Eli's home. At the time the slaves were there the pursuers, who knew the fugitives were in the neighborhood, came to town but fortunately did not know they were taking refuge at Eli's. A man returning from Ridgeville met the search party and directed them on ahead. The slaves were on their way to Canada and freedom.
TUCKER'S HISTORY OF RANDOLPH CTY., INDIANA: P. 507---"
Eli Hiat was born near Chillicothe, Ohio in 1801; was raised in Highland County, Ohio till ten years old and then in Clinton County, Ohio. He came upon Greensfork two miles west of Lynn, near Cherry Grove in 1825, changed to Sparrow Creek in 1829 owning there 134 acres of land, moved south of Farmland on 1837 and west of New Dayton in 1863. His wife died thirty-three years ago and he lived a widower ever since. THey had eight children, seven are living and all are married. His mother died when he was a babe and he was raised by his grandfather, Dan Beals {Dainiel and Susanna /Jackson/ Beals----EDitor.}, who came to Randolph Cty., Indiana in 1826 and entered land in the region.
Daughter: Sabina Hiatt Lambert and son-in-law Elihugh Lambert
Daughter Nancy Hiatt Stanley
Eli Hiatt was a chief promotor of the work in the anti-slavery societies which began to be formed in the area in the early 1830's. At one time a company of 12 slaves stopped at Eli's home. At the time the slaves were there the pursuers, who knew the fugitives were in the neighborhood, came to town but fortunately did not know they were taking refuge at Eli's. A man returning from Ridgeville met the search party and directed them on ahead. The slaves were on their way to Canada and freedom.
TUCKER'S HISTORY OF RANDOLPH CTY., INDIANA: P. 507---"
Eli Hiat was born near Chillicothe, Ohio in 1801; was raised in Highland County, Ohio till ten years old and then in Clinton County, Ohio. He came upon Greensfork two miles west of Lynn, near Cherry Grove in 1825, changed to Sparrow Creek in 1829 owning there 134 acres of land, moved south of Farmland on 1837 and west of New Dayton in 1863. His wife died thirty-three years ago and he lived a widower ever since. THey had eight children, seven are living and all are married. His mother died when he was a babe and he was raised by his grandfather, Dan Beals {Dainiel and Susanna /Jackson/ Beals----EDitor.}, who came to Randolph Cty., Indiana in 1826 and entered land in the region.
Daughter Nancy Hiatt Stanley
Eli Hiatt was a chief promotor of the work in the anti-slavery societies which began to be formed in the area in the early 1830's. At one time a company of 12 slaves stopped at Eli's home. At the time the slaves were there the pursuers, who knew the fugitives were in the neighborhood, came to town but fortunately did not know they were taking refuge at Eli's. A man returning from Ridgeville met the search party and directed them on ahead. The slaves were on their way to Canada and freedom.
TUCKER'S HISTORY OF RANDOLPH CTY., INDIANA: P. 507---"
Eli Hiat was born near Chillicothe, Ohio in 1801; was raised in Highland County, Ohio till ten years old and then in Clinton County, Ohio. He came upon Greensfork two miles west of Lynn, near Cherry Grove in 1825, changed to Sparrow Creek in 1829 owning there 134 acres of land, moved south of Farmland on 1837 and west of New Dayton in 1863. His wife died thirty-three years ago and he lived a widower ever since. THey had eight children, seven are living and all are married. His mother died when he was a babe and he was raised by his grandfather, Dan Beals {Dainiel and Susanna /Jackson/ Beals----EDitor.}, who came to Randolph Cty., Indiana in 1826 and entered land in the region.
