heman oviatt
Heman arrived to what became Hudson, Ohio in 1800, shortly after the land was opened up to white settlers
"The Indians inhabiting the town [Richfield] were the Wyandots and Tawas, or Ottawas; who, on retreat of Captain George after the battle of Tippecanoe, abandoned the township. After the conclusion of the War of 1812 a party of 15 or 20 returned to their former homes; but they were strangers to the land of their birth. They asked permission of those holding their former homes to erect huts to protect their families. Subdued and broken hearted, they again left for the Far West. Their homes were desolate, the deer that constituted their food destroyed, and they had to leave the graves of their fathers or starve." From the Combination Atlas / Map Summit Co. , OH, 1874
"The Indians inhabiting the town [Richfield] were the Wyandots and Tawas, or Ottawas; who, on retreat of Captain George after the battle of Tippecanoe, abandoned the township. After the conclusion of the War of 1812 a party of 15 or 20 returned to their former homes; but they were strangers to the land of their birth. They asked permission of those holding their former homes to erect huts to protect their families. Subdued and broken hearted, they again left for the Far West. Their homes were desolate, the deer that constituted their food destroyed, and they had to leave the graves of their fathers or starve." From the Combination Atlas / Map Summit Co. , OH, 1874
Heman Oviatt's deed to northwest quadrant of Richfield Township. 1811
Heman Oviatt endows Western Reserve University. 1837
Heman Oviatt employs John Brown. 1842
Heman Oviatt's mother was captured by Indians. 1768
biographical sketch - Ohio Archeological and Historical Quarterly, July 1900, page 368-371
Obituary. 1854
signor on petition requesting Thomas Jefferson to appoint an Indian agent at Cleveland. 1803 https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-40-02-0325-0002#print_view
Heman Oviatt endows Western Reserve University. 1837
Heman Oviatt employs John Brown. 1842
Heman Oviatt's mother was captured by Indians. 1768
biographical sketch - Ohio Archeological and Historical Quarterly, July 1900, page 368-371
Obituary. 1854
signor on petition requesting Thomas Jefferson to appoint an Indian agent at Cleveland. 1803 https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/01-40-02-0325-0002#print_view