. A twentieth century history and biographical record of Elkhart County, Indiana . -ne county, andin 1829 emigrated to Elkhart county, and settled on the homesteadwhere bis honorable son now resides. He pre-empted, at the south endof the famous Elkhart prairie, a quarter section, and. obtaining the pre-emption of a friend, increased his holding to three hundred and twentyacres. On this truly magnificent estate there was a grove of six hun-dred sugar trees, justly famed for its produce during former years,and some of these old trees are still standing. At this place, then adense forest and doma
. A twentieth century history and biographical record of Elkhart County, Indiana . -ne county, andin 1829 emigrated to Elkhart county, and settled on the homesteadwhere bis honorable son now resides. He pre-empted, at the south endof the famous Elkhart prairie, a quarter section, and. obtaining the pre-emption of a friend, increased his holding to three hundred and twentyacres. On this truly magnificent estate there was a grove of six hun-dred sugar trees, justly famed for its produce during former years,and some of these old trees are still standing. At this place, then adense forest and domain of nature, the family arrived on the 5th ofApril, 1829, and until a log house could be constructed a provisionalshelter was made of rails, which the head of the household split fromthe HISTORY OF ELKHART COUNTY 56!» Only a pioneer such as Mr. Thompson can picture in his mind thetrue circumstances of hfe at that time and the picturesque surroundingsin which the first-comers hved. The Pottawottomie Indians hved inneighborly and peaceable juxtaposition to the whites, and one day thechild John and his two sisters, their mother being away from home,A\ere talcen by some squaws down to the camp, where the daughtersof the forest endeavored to entertain the little folks. On her returnthe mother at once missed her children, and we can imagine the sus-pense and anxiety endured by her until she found her children happyand contented among the pappooses of her red neighbors. Mark was one of the leaders among the early settlers of the county,held an influential place by reason of his strength of character, his suc-cess in affairs and general popularity among his neighbors. He wasone of the stanch Whigs in this portion of the state, voting and takingpart in the famous l
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