Early 1724-1899 journal Ames Township Athens County Ohio Indian Mound Cemetery

Description

Very difficult to describe and do justice to this unique Ohio family journal. Entries made by family members throughout the years. First page entry refers to birth of Charles Metham 1724, 1749 has first entry pertaining to a Warrener. Warrener Family members have made most entries in journal. There is a handwritten copy of Charles Metham’s Will dated 1794.Then there several pages telling how to make Hoop Nets for catching eels, snipes & partridges. There are handwritten entries pertaining to the family’s journey to America. A Physician, Charles Warrener who served in the British Royal Navy was first to bring family to Ohio in 1818. The most interesting story in this journal talks of a father’s instructions for burial to his daughter. He specifically shows the spot for burial in an Indian Mound on the family’s property. Years later a Bellefoutaine Ohio rag picker finds a paper sewn in an old shirt that had belonged to the father. It told of a treasure buried in the Indian Mound at the father’s grave. The story is long and complicated and the characters in the tale are named. I checked the names in local public records and most can be verified by the dates given in journal. There is much more to the story, the treasure is dug up secretly, individuals from Athens and Logan County suspiciously and suddenly become rich. It goes on with much more info about the Warrener family in Newspaper clippings and hand written entries up to the 1890s. Condition of journal is poor-the front cover is missing and binding is loose and exposed. Except for a few of the first pages the remaining 22 pages are in very good condition and all entries are easily read. The clippings have turned brown and there is some foxing. This is a fascinating history of the Warrener family and a rare look at  Athens County, Ohio of the 19th century. Please study illustrations and email me if you have any questions. (8” by 12”) 38 pages of information and 13 blank sheets at end of journal.