Looking for any of the decedents listed herein: > On pioneer forefathers...the house that Cecil Carter lives in belonged > to the Mound Builders, the Indians, *John N. Carter, Robert Carter, > James Carter and now to Cecil Carter. > The most vivid story we have of the Indians in Perry Twp. was told to me > by the late Mrs. A.J. *Stormont of Gallipolis, the *great granddaughter > of *John N. Carter who remembered her ancestor very well. She told that > as a little girl she would go down the hill to meet him when she would > see him coming from Patriot to Clay Lick to make her fater, John Carter, > and Family a visit, and that she would hover near him to hear his > experiences. Mrs. Stormont further said that her grandfather always wore > knee breeches and a three-cornered hat. > Second article: > Just yesterday, June , 1947, Mrs. Nelle Carter *Gills went from > Gallipolis out to Patriot with me. I slowed the wheel when we came to > the Rockfork Carter homestead. We pictured we saw her *Great great > grandfather *John N. Carter in his characteristic dress, coming and > going about his farm work, and we saw the Great great grandmother Mary, > busy about a fire in the rear dooryard. A hugh iron kettle was propped > over it. Hot water was needed in quanity. We were not quite vicarious > enough to see an Indian, but we did see a deer at the western end of the > old covered Koontz Bridge. For me, they have always been there on the > woodsy hillside and on the road I can always see John N. Carter as > plainly as if he were one of the three in The Spirit Of 1776. > Item #3-John N. Carter and Alexander Waddell are mentioned as having > lived in a house that has now vanished. :( > I love these little tidbits into the lives of our people. Hope you > enjoy...and note that the possibility exists that a Stormont or a Gills > might have some important info in an attic somewhere! Oh that I would > live long enough to write letters to all the connected families about > the information we so earnestly seek!!! > Love, > Cousin Edna > >