OHIO STATEWIDE FILES - SHELTON Manuscript - Went From Ohio to Nebraska in 1865
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Kaylynn
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January 13, 1999
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I just recieved a copy of a manuscript written my a "cousin"
of mine.  It's about my gg-grandmother who came to Nebraska
in 1865.  Here's a bit of her story.

   "Grandmother and Grandfather left for Nebraska in
1865 and settled near Shelton.  The sod house was up along
the warm slough in the trees along the small ridge.
Grandfather was ailing.  Usually the people are careful to
build the walls thick and strong of a sod house.  Shortly
after Grandfather died (in 1877) a wall caved in and all but
smothered Grandmother and Uncle James, who was a 3 month old
baby in the crib.
   Many Indians lived around there near what was called the
warm slough.  Sometimes they came to the house to buy a cup
full of sugar from Grandma.  Grandfather always warned her
not to kill an Indian or he would strike back.  She always
answered, I won't unless they hurt my children."

This was written in 1969 by a 75 year old cousin who was a
granddaughter of Mary.

The old soddie has been gone for years, but the grove of
trees is still there.  Just to the south is the farm that
Mary's oldest son bought and farmed in the 1880's.  Still
farmed by family members!!

Kaylynn


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