Statement of William P. Ellis

              Statement of William P. Ellis
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During the winter of 1859, everybody lived in the fort which
extended up and down whet is now Center Street from Main Street to
Third West.
Those who wintered here that winter were: Joel Kicks, whose
cabin was where Thatcher Benk now stands; Barney Stanford; D. W.
Davisj Reuben Gates, who lived with Dsvis; Ate Caldwell; John E.
Jones; Benjamin Williams; Janes Ellis; Tabitha Ricks and her brother
Josish Hendricks; John Leishman; I. J. Clark; John E. Thatcher;
William B, Preston; Ralph Smith; Lemuel Mallory; George Watson;
Edward, George, and Thomas Smith end their mother; William Partington;
Charles Cowley; James Myler; William Steel; George L. Fsrrell;
James Denning; Big Morgan dvans in Enoch Lewis' house; Thomas MoMlel)
John Jldson; Thomas X. Smith.  (All on the south side of the street)
On the north side were: Thomas Rowland; Henry Ballard; Morgan
S. gvans; then the school house; Ebenezer Landers; John Wright;
George Peacock; John Blanchard; Jesse Pierson; Griffith Charles;
David Reese; Lish and Mephl Rodgersj Joseph Aldridge; and David Dilley.
Sidney BiblxLe end Thomas Weir had cabins on the east side of
Main Street.
This statement was made to Joel Ricks at the time he wrote up
the published statement about 1927.
The fallowing names were written by hand on the bottom of the page;
John Edwards Thoraa3 Lockyer
Father Ballard Wood Birdneau
Aaron Davit Sam Whitney
fidw. Kelson Thomas McNiel