september january american pioneer white ohio young child living virginia kidnapped later adopted chief lived native americans years returning white community settled near present day ohio farmer reunited birth family moved ohio short career military officer war middle school high school school district bear early life born september gloucester new_jersey family moved virginia father died year later years old sent brother david search couple horses ran away attacked small group indians ohio david saw indians tried escape chased killed later indian group captured neighbor martin young child group traveled north passing present day ohio way village north near present day ohio trip indians killed martin child found martin responded screaming grief indians threats quiet screams silent life spared appearance captors thought black hair allow pass indian group reached village learned life spared chiefs wife aging couple lost son planned adopt replacement forced run rite passage exhibited bravery trial adopted cared indian prisoner martin promised man village taken away adoption ceremony indian life years lived indians ill condition attributed indians diet children village friendly worked teach language customs traditions time fully adopted way life lived hunted fought indian old given english musket hunt mud turtles wild praised village hunting skills grew attached new life trader kentucky offered exchange prisoner refused living indian village destroyed raid accompanied indians raids kentucky steal horses white settlers died age eighty died age ninety deaths village village began indian woman named fall peak joined chief defend attacks took attack fort recovery june asked advice treaty land reservations urged indians attend signing realizing treaty importance chose attend life summer signing treaty restored peace indians settlers decided return white community married settled area miles north present day ohio built cabin took lifestyle farmer raised cows horses sold milk butter indians pork horses whites began adopting white community habits learned english white settlers living struggled integrate life gave birth children died infancy couple decided great spirit opposed marriage separated gave couple property including cabin cows seven horses silver kept horses time developed interest original family virginia companion learned taken prisoner near traveled search family initial inquiries unsuccessful series advertisements moore placed district seen surviving brother paul paul wrote inform family alive left paul house moore november moore arrived virginia sunday new year reunited biological mother siblings stayed family virginia year visiting family met fell love woman virginia couple married january august rest family returned built log cabin big creek mary children military career war summer elected captain company men formed lieutenant company ordered governor march miles north build miles north ohio protect settlements company built garrisoned weeks false alarm sounded indians attacking settlements men returned homes fort constructed foundation visible today war ended returned life farmer continued visit captives friends fall received visit share compare stories discovered common battles opposite sides met times legacy living rest days farmer died january ohio age known figure region remembered today school district high school middle school named historical marker erected ohio near buried cabin built located madison county historical society museum london
Jonathan Alder