See page 25 of Roy Wilson's Footprints book for an interesting story.
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See page 25 of Roy Wilson's Footprints book for an interesting story.
BIOGRAPHY: daughter of Captain Stephen Ruddell, of Hampshire County
BIOGRAPHY: BIOGRAPHY: COLONEL BENJAMIN WILSON was first married on September 4, 1770. To MISS ANNE RUDDELL, daughter of Captain Stephen Ruddell, of Hampshire County,who was born on September 20, 1754, and whose parents subsequently removed to Kentucky, where they founded Ruddell Station. In June 1770, when a company of seven hundred British and Indians accompanied by the renegade Girty Brothers, fell upon the station with their cannon and captured three hundred men, women andchildren, and killed several, Captain Ruddell and his family were among the prisoners, but all regained their liberty, save one son, who remained captivity for seventeen years. ANNE RUDDEL WILSON had inherited a brave spirit, and her courage was worthy of her husband's steel; as the following story, taken from HughMaxwell's History of Randolph County, will verify. It was late in the autumn,1777, when the savages invaded the little settlement at Valley Head and massacred the Connolly's. COLONEL WILSON with a company of thirty six men went in pursuit, and the farmers were busy gathering their corn, not thinking an Indian attack so late in the season. The Wilson family were temporarily occupying a cabinwest of the river, while harvesting their corn; and Mrs. Wilson was alone withher three small children, and Rose, a Guines Negro, who had been out milking the cows in the evening when a young horse came dashing up in wild excitement; as he had once before when the Indians were near. Mrs. Wilson warned the girl that this meant that the foe was near, and with her usual presence of mind, Said,"Catch him quick-we must fly to the fort or we'll be massacred." While the servant was catching the horse, Mrs. Wilson, removed her petticoats and made theminto sacks, putting the two elder children into them with their heads out, andthrew them across the horse and with the baby in her arms, mounted the horse, while she gave Rose instructions to run for her life across the river by way ofthe footbridge. She then gave the reign to the horse, who was prancing and snorting, as if he scented the Indians and was eager to fly, and galloped off toward the fort at full speed. The river was flood tide with rain and melting snow,but nothing daunting, the brave woman. Heedless of danger, with her precious burdens, plundered into the angry stream and swam to the other side. When in midstream, she discovered that the child on the upstream saddle, has struggled fromthe sack and was bobbing up and down against the side of the horse, supportedby the current alone; and she caught her by the dress and brought her to the other side in safety; then replaced her in the sack and rode to the fort. Buy this time the alarm had gone forth and other families were arriving at the fort. The Indians plundered the settlement west of the river but did not disturb the fort. Shortly Rose, the faithful servant, appeared bearing the churn of cream upon her head, saying that she didn't mean for the Redskins to have her cream.
Name Age
Art Hugill 42
Nora Hugill 38
Kenneth Hugill 3
Donald Hugill 1
Name Age
Art Hugill 42
Nora Hugill 38
Kenneth Hugill 3
Donald Hugill 1
Census 1900 Blue, Jackson MO
Name Age
George W Hugill
Maggie Hugill 28
Phoeba Hugill 3
Della Hugill 6
Census 1910 Blue, Jackson, MO
Name Age
George Hugill 53
Margaret Hugill 38
Sfella Hugill 16
Thosba Hugill 12
Herbert Hugill 8
Rachel Hugill 6
Wilson, Ellsworth County, Kansas
Saturday, May 13, 1916
Obituary - Euphamy Conrad was born in West Virginia, November 7, 1845 and died in Wilson, Kansas, May 11, 1916, aged 70 years, 6 months and 4 days. Early in the sixties when but a girl she removed from West Virginia and settled in Andrew county, Missouri, and then removed to Jackson, MO., where she united with the Baptist church in which church she still retains her membership having been a member for 25 years. On November 24, 1915, she came to Wilson, Kansas, where she has since resided. On March 31, 1916, she united in marriage with Peter Conrad, but in a little over five weeks the death angel called her away. She was the mother of nine children from two former marriages. Six of the children are still living, 4 boys and 2 girls. She was a sister in a family of 10 children. She leaves her husband and six children and 4 brothers to mourn her loss of one faithful and true. "Thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. Thou shalt come to they grave in a full age. Like as a shock of corn cometh in the season. For so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.
Euphermia never married Peter Conrad, License was issued on March 3, 1916 and return to county clerk stating not used.
Wilson, Ellsworth County, Kansas
Saturday, May 13, 1916
Obituary - Euphamy Conrad was born in West Virginia, November 7, 1845 and died in Wilson, Kansas, May 11, 1916, aged 70 years, 6 months and 4 days. Early in the sixties when but a girl she removed from West Virginia and settled in Andrew county, Missouri, and then removed to Jackson, MO., where she united with the Baptist church in which church she still retains her membership having been a member for 25 years. On November 24, 1915, she came to Wilson, Kansas, where she has since resided. On March 31, 1916, she united in marriage with Peter Conrad, but in a little over five weeks the death angel called her away. She was the mother of nine children from two former marriages. Six of the children are still living, 4 boys and 2 girls. She was a sister in a family of 10 children. She leaves her husband and six children and 4 brothers to mourn her loss of one faithful and true. "Thou shalt go to thy fathers in peace; thou shalt be buried in a good old age. Thou shalt come to they grave in a full age. Like as a shock of corn cometh in the season. For so he giveth unto his beloved sleep.
Euphermia never married Peter Conrad, License was issued on March 3, 1916 and return to county clerk stating not used.