One Township's Yesterdays Chapter XXVII  

SOON-AFTER-THE-FIRST FAMILIES

“Dwelt in the love of God and of man. Alike were they free from Fear, that reigns with the tyrant, and envy, the vice of republics. Neither locks had they to their doors, nor bars to their windows; But their dwellings were open as day and the hearts of the owners; There the richest was poor, and the poorest lived in abundance.” …Henry W. Longfellow

IN UNION TOWNSHIP IN THE VERY EARLY DAYS there was peace, as in the idealistic Grand Pre _. There was not such a great deal of plenty, but there was enough for every one. No one went hungry. Hearts and dwellings were open, and each settler was as brother and sister to the other.

Having heard about the "first families," those who came at the beginning, let us consider briefly the soon-after-the-first families, who arrived during the two decades following the first permanent settlement.

GARN

EDWARDS

OSBORN

BUCKLEW

KALEY

CARBIENER

HOHAM

FINNEY

FLAGG

GANDY

DURR

WICKIZER

MORLOCK

PORTER

GARVER