Hi Michael, The SierraHome site I found through a Cyndi's List link, I think. I was clicking links all over the place trying to find something that would give me what you found in the OHS library. That is a wonderful historical account. My Agler family tradition does have something similar, but I am trying to verify it. Maybe the OHS has something like yours, I hope. I just logged onto the OHS website and found the Adjutant General's Roster of the War of 1812 Soldiers for Ohio and found my William Agler in Capt. Latta's company and his term of service. Now, I shall have to followup on some possible historical account. The SierraHome military link, by the way, has only the name and units and is from the NARA index, same as Ancestry.com where I originally found my William Agler. Many thanks for your suggestion. Colleen > [Original Message] > From: Michael R. Swigart <swigart@onemain.com> > To: Colleen Eagan <cme332@earthlink.net> > Date: 10/31/2000 9:13:03 PM > Subject: RE: [OHSTARK] War of 1812 > > I missed the Sierra Home suggestion you referred to what was it? > > Here is an account of war experience by my gg grandfather who enlisted in > the War from Stark in 1813 or 1814: > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Account of John Swigart's life which was printed in the Ohio Liberal. > > "I was born in Franklin County, Pennsylvania in 1793. In the year 1806 > my father moved to Stark County, Ohio, then a perfect wilderness. There as > only one cabin in Canton and that was a tavern. I was then about 13 years > old and remember well the hardships and privations which attended our life > int he woods. Wild beasts and wild men roamed the forest in all directions. > I helped my father to clear out two farms of about fifty acres on each. > I had many encounters with bears and wolves, the howls of the latter being > kept up nightly the year round. I have also killed many deer and wild > turkeys. Rattlesnakes were abundant, thousands being scattered over the > woods. > In the spring of (1813 or) 1814, I joined the army under Col. Cotgrove, > at Cleveland, and then marched to Detroit through mud and swamp. At night, > in many places, we had to build brush heaps for our beds to keep us out of > mud and water. At Detroit we got in open boats and rowed up the river, to > the mouth at Huron Lake and there helped to build a small fort. > On the 13th of July, we entered on board a fleet commanded by Commodore > St. Clair, and sailed on Lake Huron till the 4th of August, when we were > landed on the Island of Mackinaw, where we had a battle with the British and > Indians. The battle was obstinate and bloody and we were forced to retreat > with the loss of sixty-seven men killed and wounded. Among the killed were > Major Holmes, Capt. Sanborn and Lieut.Jackson, three brave and fearless > soldiers, who bared their bosoms to the storm of battle with a gallantry > worthy of being held in perpetual remembrance. Poor Fellows! They died > covered with martial honors. > The next day after the battle we sailed down through the lakes and > landed at Shargrin River and from thence were marched to Painesville on > Grand River, where we were discharged. On receiving my discharge, I > immediately set out for home, which I reached in safety. > In the year 1815, I came to Richland County, and taught the first school > in Orange township. My wife and myself were the first couple married in > this township, which took place in the spring of 1816. We then commenced > our life in the woods, surrounded with a dark and interminable wilderness. > But, although our home was solitary and alone, yet joy and happiness reigned > in our midst. > In a few years I had cleared twenty-five acres, when I sold it, and in > the spring of 1821 moved into Monroe township, near the mouth of the Rocky > Fork and settling down once more cleared forty acres more, besides killing > any number of rattlesnakes, as there was a den of them on my farm. I > counted at one time twenty of these reptiles lying in the shelving rocks; > but I could not get at them to kill them. It was in the spring, and warm > sun was shining over head, and the reptiles were leaving their rocky den to > bask in its warm > rays. I suppose there were hundreds and probably a thousand of these > reptiles lying in this den at that time. > In the spring of 1832 I moved into the woods again, on Citizens Run, > near Hastings Post Office and cleared 125 acres more, and erected a Saw > Mill. In 1852 I sold again and moved to an improved farm one mile further > north, and lived there until the spring of 1857, when I moved to my present > location ad-joing the village of Lucas. I have raised a family of five sons > and four daughters, all married but one daughter. I have thirty-five > grandchildren and three great-grand children." > > This account was found among other clippings pasted in a book that appeared > to have been some sort of insurance journal. It is in the Ohio Historical > Library at Columbus, Ohio, the numbers on it were R 977, 1280OH-3. > > When John and Barbara first came to Monroe township, they settled on the > Southwest corner of Sect. 11. He moved in the morning in the woods without > any shelter but the trees and in the evening he had a cabin 16 x 16 feet > erected and one half of the roof on: He moved his family into this cabin > the same evening. Again in 1832 he moved into the woods, on the farm later > occupied by his son, George (in 1977 it was occupied by George's grandson, > Walter) it being a part of Sect. 20. Later he moved to Lucas where he died > in 1870. > > Regards, > Michael > Swigart@intelligencia.com > > Alternate locations for gedcom 'Swigart' at > > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=swigart > > or > > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/s/w/i/Michael-R-Swigart/index.html > > or > > http://www.my-ged.com/swigart/ > > -----Original Message----- > From: Colleen Eagan [mailto:cme332@earthlink.net] > Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 5:45 PM > To: OHSTARK-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [OHSTARK] War of 1812 > > Well, thanks to Luke for the SierraHome suggestion. I stumbled on to that > one in my search, too, but it gives me the same information, Name and > regiment. So what I am looking for is some historical information on the > following War of 1812 militia unit: > > 1st Regiment (Andrew's) Ohio militia. My ancestor who served in that unit > is WILLIAM AGLER. His wife was MARY FOX and I noticed there was an ABRAHAM > FOX who also was in the same unit. Any help will be appreciated. Surely > someone has done a history of those militia units? > Will appreciate some suggestions on where to look. Meanwhile, I'll check > with the Stark Co. Genalogy Library online. > Colleen > Colleen > > > ==== OHSTARK