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OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest                    Volume 99 : Issue 203

Today's Topics:
  #1 WILLIAM HART - STARK COUNTY          [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE]
  #2 STARK COUNTY - PART 2                [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE]
  #3 ATLEE WISE - STARK COUNTY            [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE]

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X-Message: #1
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 17:54:56, -0500
From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER)
Subject: WILLIAM HART - STARK COUNTY


BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL RECORD OF JAY AND BLACKFORD COUNTIES, INDIANA
The Lewis Publishing Company, 1887
Page 886

        WILLIAM HART is one of the early settlers of Harrison Township. He
was born in Stark County, Ohio, June 23, 1837, a son of John W. and
Margaret (Blythe) Hart, natives of Pennsylvania, who in their youth went to
Ohio, where they were married. They lived in Stark County until 1850, when
with a family of ten children they moved to Blackford County, Indiana,
making the trip with wagons. They first settled on section 5, Harrison
Township, where the father lived until 1885, when he went to Wells County,
where he now lives at the age of eighty-five years. The mother died about
1863. William was a boy thirteen years old when his parents moved to
Blackford County, and here he was reared, remaining at home until
twenty-two years old. He was married November 22, 1860, to Jane Kirk, who
died in 1865, leaving three children -Melville, Orland and Cora I. December
24, 1868, he married Rose Ann Mussetter, a native of Green County, Ohio,
daughter of Christopher and Mary (Smith) Mussetter. To them have been born
six children, four of whom are living -Mary Amy, Arthur Marion, Rufus
Preston and Sarah Elizabeth. Ambrose C. and an infant unnamed are deceased.
Mr Hart located on the farm where he now lives in 1870. It contains 280
acres of land, 180 acres of which are cleared and improved. In politics Mr.
Hart is a firm adherent to the principles of the Republican party. During
the war of the Rebellion he enlisted in Company G, One Hundred and
Fifty-third Indiana Infantry, and served seven months. He is a member of
the grand Army of the Republican, Montpelier Post. He is a public spirited,
enterprising man, taking an active interest in all matters pertaining to
religion and education.

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X-Message: #2
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 17:55:12, -0500
From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER)
Subject: STARK COUNTY - PART 2


HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF OHIO, By Henry Howe, LL.D., 1888

                        A RUNNING FIGHT

        The following account of the only fight between the whites and
Indians known to have occurred within the present limits of Stark county
has been furnished us by Dr. Lew Slusser, of Canton.
        Before the settlement of whites in this part of Ohio, the general
government authorized the formation of scouting parties, known as "scouts"
or "spies" whose duty it was to reconnoiter the country beyond the Ohio.

        These scouting parties were made up of men accustomed to the
privations and exposure incident to border life. Many of them had
encountered Indians before, and knew something by experience, of their
habits and mode of warfare. They received from the Government monthly pay
and ammunition, furnishing their own arms. It was their duty on the
discovery of any sign of Indians, to return immediately and give the alarm,
that the frontier settlers might adopt measures for their own protection.
        There was a company of five, all of whom afterward became citizens
of Stark County -James Downing, Sr., John Cuppy, Isaac Miller, George Foulk
and Thomas Dillon. Dillon and Foulk had both been captured by the Indians
when young, lived with them many years and knew their habits and customs.
Downing was captain of the company.
        The party left their place of rendezvous for a scout, in April,
1793. They crossed the Ohio river at the mouth of Yellow Creek, followed up
the north branch to near its source, then directed their course west to the
head waters of Sandy. After reconnoitering for miles around without
discovering any sign of Indians, they came to the conclusion there were
none about. Up to this time, they had not discharged a gun, from fear of
being discovered. The rations with which they had supplied themselves on
starting, were nearly exhausted, and they concluded it would be safe to
kill some game. Downing shot a deer and another of the party a turkey. This
was on the morning of the fourth day out, between Little Sandy and Indian
Run. As they had not yet taken breakfast, they concluded to prepare the meal.
        A party of Indians numbering eighteen or twenty of the Ottaway and
Wyandot tribes, heard the firing and detected the locality of the scouts.
They divided their force into two parties, with the purpose of approaching
them from a different course, one of which was from a direction the scouts
would be most likely to take in an effort to escape.
        While Cuppy was engaged examining his gun he happened to look up,
and saw at a distance an Indian moving about peering through the
underbrush. He immediately sprang to his feet and gave the alarm. As soon
as the Indian saw he was discovered, he turned and ran, and as he did so,
Cuppy fired at him, but without effect. Miller and Foulk snatched up their
guns and gave chase. The ground was sparsely timbered. Miller was in the
advance, when Foulk called to him to halt, as he knew just as soon as the
Indian reached a more heavily timbered piece of ground he would stop behind
a tree and shoot Miller as he approached. Thereupon Miller turned about and
he and Foulk started for the place they had left. Meanwhile the other party
of Indians,numbering six or eight, made their appearance in another
direction. They were bold and demonstrative.
        Downing said to Cuppy and Dillon: "Let us stand together and defend
ourselves to the last." "No," replied Dillon, "each one for himself" -and
suiting his action to the sentiment, started on a run. Downing and Cuppy
kept together and moved cautiously along the higher ground or upper bench
towards the forks of Sandy. As the Indians pressed upon them too closely,
they would turn, raise their guns as though they intended to shoot. Then
the Indians would jump around, throw up their hands, and run upon the hands
and knees, evidently for the purpose of diverting the aim of the whites.
        By degrees they became bolder and advanced closer, when Downing,
taking advantage of a good opportunity, shot the nearest, which had the
effect of keeping the others at a greater distance. Soon after, Downing and
Cuppy caught up with Dillon, who appeared much exhausted as though about to
fall. Dillon begged "for God's sake" that they would help him, and as
Downing turned and saw his face, he discovered that he was choking on his
necktie. Dillon in his haste to loosen it and assist his breathing, pulled
the wrong end and made it tighter. Downing cut the neckerchief with his
belt knife, thereby releasing him, when Dillon immediately took a fresh
start and was soon out of sight. Downing and Cuppy were both past middle
age and somewhat fleshy. They had both run until nearly exhausted, and knew
they could not hold out much longer. Downing said to Cuppy, "I can't go any
farther -I'll stand and fight under this thorn bush if I die," and stand he
did. At the same time Cuppy got behind a tree, and both awaited the
approach of the savages, determined to make the best resistance they were able.
        They had not long to wait, for soon the Indians were seen
approaching. Downing reserved his fire until the foremost Indian came
within close range, then taking deliberate aim, fired and brought him down.
The others returned a volley which cut the bushes around Downing and Cuppy,
but did not strike either. Miller and Foulk hearing the firing, hastened in
the direction from whence it came, and before aware of it were among the
Indians. Miller espied one of unusual size, with a silver half-moon hanging
on his breast. He was in the act of loading his gun, and just as Miller was
drawing a bead upon him, the chief saw him, gave a yell and sprang behind a
tree. Miller soon discovered that he was so surrounded that it would be
impossible to protect himself behind a tree, thereupon he determined upon
flight as the only hope of safety for his scalp. Quick as though he sprang
from the upper bank and ran across the bottom or swamp toward the north
branch of the stream.
        The Indians left Downing and Cuppy, threw down their guns, drew
their tomahawks, gave a scalp yell and gave chase after Miller. At one time
they were so near he recognized a tall warrior known among the whites as
Tom Jilleway. After Miller crossed Little Sandy, and was in an open plain,
he thought as he afterwards expressed it, "now legs for it." He always
considered himself swift on foot, and put in his best efforts for about a
mile and a half until he reached the highlands or ridge, when he stopped to
look back and listen. He could neither hear nor see anything of the
Indians. After resting a short time, he concluded to return to the place
where they were first surprised in the hope of finding the rest of his company.
        As they were not there, and the day was far advanced, he decided
upon making for the company's place of rendezvous on the east side of the
Ohio river. He continued to travel as long as he could see his way until he
reached Yellow creek. Here, under a fallen tree that lay up from the
ground, he made a bed of leaves,upon which he slept soundly amid the
howling of wolves and the screeching of wild cats. Next day he crossed the
Ohio at the mouth of Yellow creek and reached the place of of rendezvous
where he found Downing, Cuppy and Dillon safe and unhurt, except that
Downing's face was much swollen and his eyes bloodshot from exertion.
        In the evening of the next day Foulk made his appearance, and
reported that when the Indians started after Miller, he hid himself in the
brush. When they were out of sight he crossed over a branch of the Sandy,
the same that is now called Indian Run from this identical fight, and
secreted himself on a hill where he could overlook the plains south without
being observed. He could see the Indians in camp not a mile distant, and
was satisfied, from his knowledge of their ceremonies, that two of their
number had been killed. In discussing the matter, the company were of the
opinion that they had the best of the fight and that they made a fortunate
escape.
        The next day Gen. Wayne and his staff in a barge, with his troops
in 95 flatboats, came down the river on their way to camp Washington,
afterward Cincinnati. As they came in sight, the scouts discharged their
guns as a salute. Gen. Wayne had his barge run ashore, and, on learning
they were Government scouts signalled a boat containing sharp-shooters to
land. He had a target set up, and a trial of skill between his
sharp-shooters came out second best. General Wayne complimented the scouts,
saying; "My brave fellows, you are d_d fine shots," and treated them to
brandy.

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X-Message: #3
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 1999 17:55:15, -0500
From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER)
Subject: ATLEE WISE - STARK COUNTY


HISTORY OF OHIO
The American Historical Society, Inc., 1925
Volume III, page 330-331

        CAPT. ATLEE WISE.  A World war veteran and since prominently
connected with the national defense organization and the Ohio National
Guard, Captain Wise is a native son of Akron, and is an executive of one of
the city's well established industries, the Wise Furnace Company, which was
founded by his father.
        His father is Wilbert G. Wise, who was born at Greentown in Stark
County, Ohio. After finishing his education at Mount Union College he
became a school teacher, and then went to work for J.F. Seiberling, of
Akron, spending six years with that industrial leader. For two years he was
in the brick business at Catskill, New York and returning to Akron was with
the Werner Company and the Twentieth Century Heating & Ventilating Company.
In January, 1904, he organized the Wise Furnace Company, and has since been
vice president and general manager. This company manufactures the widely
known and distributed Wise Furnaces. Wilbert G. Wise married Emma Filbey, a
native of Wayne County, Ohio.
        Capt. Atlee Wise, the son was born at Akron, July 25, 1894, and
from high school entered Kenyon College, where he spent three years as a
student. While at Kenyon he was a Phi Upsilon. His military career began
with his enlistment on June 21, 1916, as a private in Battery B of the
First Ohio Artillery. He was on duty on the Mexican border and was advanced
to corporal August 25, 1917. At that time he was in training in the
National Army for service in the World war, and on June 28, 1918, went to
France he was put in the Artillery Officers' Training School at Samur, was
commissioned in the Field Artillery Reserve Corps and was assigned to duty
with headquarters Company of the 134th Field Artillery. He saw active
service in sectors, one at Marbach. Captain Wise returned to the United
States March 24, 1919, and after receiving his honorable discharge became
associated with his father's business, at first in the sales department,
but since 1923 as secretary of the Wise Furnace Company.
        In the meantime, on December 11, 1921, he was commissioned second
lieutenant of field artillery with Battery B of the 135th Field Artillery,
and was promoted to captain and transferred to the ammunition train of the
135th, serving in that position from April 24, 1922, until November 1, 1922
since which date he has been captain and commanding officer of Troop E of
the 107th Cavalry, Ohio National Guard. This military service has been in
the mature of a hobby with Captain Wise, Another diversion from business is
horses. He is a member of the University Club and Rotary Club.
        Capt. Wise married Miss Marjorie Cole, whose father is Dr. Harry W.
Cole, a well known Akron dentist. They have one daughter, Barbara Jane.

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