. A twentieth century history of Trumbull County, Ohio; a narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests . HISTOBY OF TBUMBULL COUNTY 215 Hartford, Trumbull county. He had made a clearing and built a smalllog cabin near the line between what are now Fowler and Vienna town-ships, and in the spring of 1805 the young couple commenced housekeepingin this locality. At this time there were but four families in Fowler town-ship, the nearest being about a mile distant, all around being dense forest,unbroken except by wild beasts and savages. The succeeding seven
. A twentieth century history of Trumbull County, Ohio; a narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests . HISTOBY OF TBUMBULL COUNTY 215 Hartford, Trumbull county. He had made a clearing and built a smalllog cabin near the line between what are now Fowler and Vienna town-ships, and in the spring of 1805 the young couple commenced housekeepingin this locality. At this time there were but four families in Fowler town-ship, the nearest being about a mile distant, all around being dense forest,unbroken except by wild beasts and savages. The succeeding seven years,however, made considerable improvements in the surrounding country,and especially in the Ferkins timber farm; but, carried away by the excite-ment and patriotism caused by the war of 1812, the head of the familfjoined his neighbors and started for what was then the northwesternborder, the two chief objective points of the American forces being Sanduskyand Huron. He returned June 1, 1813, having gained a new experienceand restored health. The homestead in Fowler township remained thehome of the Perkins family until the autumn of 1818,
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