The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . irmount, where she isnow living. She now has in her possessiona birch cane which was cut on the Tippe-canoe battle ground ^lay 20, 1840, by herfather, William Braught. That same dayhe and a companion killed a deer anddivided the horns. A part of one of thesewas used to adorn the cane. Mrs. Aldridgehas been offered fifty dollars for this caneby the war museum of Indianapolis but hasrefused to part with it. The Aldridge fam-ily has long been a prominent and influentialone here and the members of the householdoccupy an enviable position in s
The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . irmount, where she isnow living. She now has in her possessiona birch cane which was cut on the Tippe-canoe battle ground ^lay 20, 1840, by herfather, William Braught. That same dayhe and a companion killed a deer anddivided the horns. A part of one of thesewas used to adorn the cane. Mrs. Aldridgehas been offered fifty dollars for this caneby the war museum of Indianapolis but hasrefused to part with it. The Aldridge fam-ily has long been a prominent and influentialone here and the members of the householdoccupy an enviable position in social circles. JOHN M. DOUGLASS. John ^I. Douglass is a retired farmerand pioneer settler of \ermilion county,living in Catlin. He was born in Ripleycounty, Indiana, August 21,. 1823. His fa-ther. Thomas W. Douglass, was born onthe Penobscot river in Elaine and emigratedto Dearborn county, Indiana, settling nearRising Sun. He married Delilah Payne, anative of New Vork. and they became theparents of twelve children, ten of whom ^ C- J. M. DOUGLASS.
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