The Earle family : Ralph Earle and his descendants

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Gen.] GENEALOGY. 315
Extract of a letterfrom Jonathan W. Earle.
" My son Radnor was killed within four rods of me, by the Indians
in the Minnesota massacre in 1862, while he stopped behind me with
his gun, to keep the Indians from killing me, as they were close upon
me, and had fired more than 30 shots at me, at short ranges, from 10
rods down to three or four. My wife and both daughters were captured
by the Indians, and kept in captivity six weeks, together with
about 90 other white women and children. That is the occasion of
my resuming teaching again, after having practised law 12 years in
Wisconsin. I had just removed to Minnesota, and had been appointed
District Attorney for the county, before the outbreak."
He lost all of his property in this raid of the Indians, but was
enabled, by the aid of friends, to return to Wisconsin, where he
taught school during the winter of 1862-63 ;
and having received the
offer of the Principalship of the Academy at Arcade, N. Y., he
removed to that place in 1863. After four years of teaching in the
State of New York, he went, in 1867, to Sioux City, Iowa, where he
was elected Principal of the public schools, which position he
resigned at the close of the year. In 1868 he was Principal of the
Academy at Olean, N. Y. ;
but not long afterward he again went to
Iowa, and resumed the practice of his profession at Lemars. Here
he remained until the time of his death, which was the result of a
gun-shot wound received while hunting.
The children of Jonathan W. and Amanda M. (Macomber)
Earle were
2849-1.
2850-2.
2851-3.
Chalon A. Earle, b. July 10, 1843 ; m. Ella M. Beadell.
Ezmon W. Earle> b. June 16, 1845 ; m. Hannah Hughes.
Radnor C. Earle, b. Feb. 17, 1847 ; killed by the Indians
in Minnesota, Aug. 18, 1862, while saving the lives of
his father and brother.
2852-4. Julia A. Earle, b. April 21, 1849; m. Oct. 17, 1869,
George W. Young, and lives in Sioux City, Iowa ; 1
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2854-6.
ch., Earle D., b. April 4, 1873.
Herman E. Earle, b. June 20, 1853.
Elmira H. Earle, b. Nov. 29, 1855 ;
Andrews.
m. Milton A.
[1556—5]. Silas 8 Earle (Calving Tkaddeus, 6 Davids
William,* Ralph,* William? Ralph 1
), son of Calvin and
Eunice (Whipple) Earle, b. April 30, 1819, in Westford,
Vt. ; m. Dec. 11, 1844, Mary Ann Hall {b. July 16,