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94 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY baby had worn. The marks of my first teeth are on them yet, as I was the only child, mother said, who bit the beads. We went to "singing schools," "spelling schools," on winter evenings, driving often many miles. We were not annoyed by wolves or wild ani- mals. There were no Indians in our vicinity. In 1853, thirteen years after, I went back alone, attending the Great Fair at New York city, which was a very celebrated fair at that time. Uncle Frederick, who was five years older than father, had married Miss Lydia McLintock, of a Scottish family. They lived at Jefferson on a farm. They iised ' ' Helmershausen ' ' in full. Rev. Edwin Helmershausen, William and Charles were my three cousins, each Uncle Frederick's son; and the four girls were Maria, Nancy, Eleanor, and Jane. One son, Robert, was dead. Maria, who married Captain Eber Montgomery, was a large, intelligent woman of strong and ready mind, and my father esteemed her highly. Jane never married but lived with Charles, her brother. She kept the data and traditions of our family. She had a pair of silver knee-buckles which General Washington gave our father's father in the Revolutionary war ; and a pair of cuff-links he used to wear marked "C." She kept the knee-buckles and gave me the cuff-links, thus dividing the two pieces of silver which grandfather cherished between his two sons' sons. There was grandfather's crest and coat-of-arms, but not used in our country. I visited my mother's mother. She was "Grandmother Peaselee" by name, for after Grandfather Hilton's death she married Mr. Jonathan Peaselee. She had two sons, Jacob and Riley, whom I saw. She also had Reuel. They were my mother's half-brothers, both Baptists, and she lived with Jacob. She was dark, lean, tall, and although nearly ninety years of age, was vivacious and sensible to converse with. She sat up firm and straight and walked one-half mile from Jacob's home to the Baptist church and back on each Sabbath day unless very inclement weather prevented. She had had Jane, John, Samuel, Enoch and James and Hannah Hilton, Jacob, Reuel and Riley Peaselee. I think she was differ- ent from mother, and that mother favored her father, the Hiltons, and that my uncle John Hilton favored his mother, for Uncle John was tall, dark and handsome. Grandmother lived at the forks of the road near Jefferson, Riley lived a half mile farther on. Her daughter Jane, my mother, married Charles Helmershausen. James Hilton was lost at sea and deeply mourned. John Hilton lived in Augusta. His wife was Aunt Catherine Hilton, for whom my sister, Catherine Twombly, was named. They had fire children.
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 13 high state
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 15 war. About
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 17 In 1903 Mr
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 19 To Mr. aud
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24 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY an ideal m
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26 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY provements
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28 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY of lUiuois
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 31 throughout
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 33 afterward
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38 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY A native o
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 'l4S •churc
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 145 ion towns
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 147 associati
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 153 meiit of
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 155 acres on
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 157 He supple
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162 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY in 1865.
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164 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY the direc
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 167 and both
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 169 perhaps a
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 171 an eighte
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JOHN M. AUKLL
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176 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY M. Hope,
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178 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY governmen
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180 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY On the 18
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 183 Richardso
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 185 compares
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190 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY ciples of
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192 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY has been
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194 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY Fred D. D
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 197 guests to
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 199 boyhood i
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 201 man he ha
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 203 ouglily f
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GEUR(il-: HEXERT AND F.\.\lll.\
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208 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY tlie fron
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210 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY reposed i
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212 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY sistory a
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214 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY education
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 217 During th
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 219 born four
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 221 ferred by
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CHARLES W. EOSS
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226 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY public-sp
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228 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY on the 2d
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 231 Lee B. Sw
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 233 are membe
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 235 opened an
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HARRY EDWARIJS
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240 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY His succe
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242 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY gaged in
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244 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY is identi
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 247 Whitney '
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 249 Asliton.
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JAJIES E. H. TIIUKXTOX
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254 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY The fatli
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256 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY passed aw
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258 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY Henry Sch
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 261 Benton P.
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY In his frater
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 265 versitv o
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CLYDE SMITH
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270 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY the lOtli
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272 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY attention
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 275 success p
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 277 each equi
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 27!) of milk
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MAKK C. KKLl.Ki;
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284 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY where he
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286 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY on sectio
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288 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY of the so
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292 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY class of
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294 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY The commu
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 297 promote i
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 299 which is
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 3Ui On the 8t
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DK. TTARKIKT K. CAKIUSON o^.,- ^5^^
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306 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY Americau
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 313 June 4, 1
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 315 farm of t
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322 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY in 19U1,
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ELE\'ATOR OF HAKTMAN M. KKRSTEN
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33i HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY specialty
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 337 gained a
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY New Hampton,
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DA^'ID GEOR(!I':
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 351 Following
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY a daughter of
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY hard work, an
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WILLIAM HiaXZLKiiril
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360 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY Camp, No.
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 365 bought a
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY Viola townshi
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY ary, 185G, hi
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DE. WALTER ¥. AYDELOTTE
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380 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY While he
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WALTER L. PRESTON
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386 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY clerk unt
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388 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY pies. It
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890 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY He then r
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392 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY mile from
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 395 Frank C.
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 397 years rol
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY ests for a nu
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HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 40i farm of f
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HENRY EWALn. JR., AND FAMILY
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406 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY voted his
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408 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY assisting
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410 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY county fr
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412 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY attention
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416 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 1899. Fol
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418 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY engaged c
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420 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY township
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422 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY and well
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426 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY They liad
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428 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY sections
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430 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY 1856, and
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432 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY Iii May t
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436 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY verbial,
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438 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY thousand
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442 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY aid in va
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446 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY School As
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448 HISTORY OF LEE COUNTY He held t
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