The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . er residence in Iairmount, where she isnow living. She now has in her possessiona birch cane which was cut on the Tippe-canoe battle ground May 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 luit hasrefused to part with it. The Aldridge fam-ily has long been a prominent and influentialone here and the members of the householdoccupv an envi
The past and present of Vermilion County, Illinois .. . er residence in Iairmount, where she isnow living. She now has in her possessiona birch cane which was cut on the Tippe-canoe battle ground May 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 luit hasrefused to part with it. The Aldridge fam-ily has long been a prominent and influentialone here and the members of the householdoccupv an envialile position in S(icial circles. JO FIN IM. DOUGLASS. John M. Douglass is a retired farmerand pioneer settler of \ermilion county,living in Catlin. He was born in Ripleycounty. Indiana, .August 23, 1823. His fa-ther, Thomas W. Douglass, was born onthe Tenobscot river in I\laine and emigratedto Dearbiirn county. Indiana, settling nearRising Sun. He married l^elilah Payne, anative of New York, and they became theparents of twelve children, ten of whom. J. M. DOUGLASS.
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