Thomas CLEMANS

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Bought 40 acres of land in Logan County, Ohio document # 3667, Feb15,
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Bought land in Fulton County, Indiana, document # 13128, April 1,1843
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In a book about the History of Miami County, Indiana, ThomasClemens is
in cluded.
"Thomas Clemans, a venerable and aged citizen of AllenTownship and pione
er of the county, was born in Champaign County, Ohio, November 10, 181 1.
He was the fifth in a family of eleven children born to Isaac and Eliza
beth (Carpenter) Clemans, who were natives of New Jersey and Virginia,
res pectively. He chose for his life work the occupation of a farmer. As
ear ly as 1835, he came to this county and settled in the woods of Allen
Towns hip, where the deer, wild turkeys and Indians were plenty. He
immediately set about clearing a farm and to do this, naturally devolved
upon h im agreat deal of hard work. His strong constitution and iron
will, howev er, proved equal to the emergency, and these coupled with an
indefatigab le pluck and energy, enabled him to convert his wilderness
home into beaut iful and welltilled fields. Unlike most of the early
settlers he did n ot stop at one conquest over the forrest, nor two, but
for a third ti me he settled down in thewoods and experienced the
hardships of the stur dy pioneers. Three of the best farms in Allen
township were placed in a st ate of cultivation through labor performed
by his own hands. He was not on ly courageous but fearless as well.
Nothing will serve better to illustra te his bravery than the following
incident which occurred one day whi le he was riding on horseback in the
vicinity of his habitation, with so me loose horses that belonged to him
in hisadvance. His attention was sud denly attracted by the yell of an
Indian, whereupon he faced about the t wo Indians armed with guns and
tomahawks were seenapproaching him some t wo or three hundred yards
distant. They ordered him to wait which he did u ntil they came up. One
of them approached a loose hoarse, adjusted a ro pe around its neck in a
manner indicating that he intended to take possess ion. An exclamation of
"Let loose that horse", from Mr. Clemans fail ed to cause the Indian to
desist, whereupon the former bounded to thegrou nd, gathered a well
seasoned club and, drawing it over the Red Skin's hea d, repeated the
command. The Indian, not yet ready for a journey to tho seHappy Hunting
Grounds, immediately obeyed and , joining his companio n, walked
peaceably away. On the 18th of January, 1836, Mr. Clemans was un ited in
marriage to Delilah Wildman. She was born in Jefferson County, th is
state, June 24, 1820, being the daughter of Joseph and Mary (Underwo od )
Wildman, who were respectively natives of Virginia and Kentucky. F or
more than a half century, Mr and Mrs Clemans have stood side by side, a
dministering to each other's wants and sharing, alike, each other's sorro
ws and pleasures. They arethe parents of twelve children   seven sons a
nd five daughters. Their namesare James, Mary, Joseph, David, Samuel,
Joh n, Elizabeth, Eliza J. and Thomas A., Catherine, Silas and Maggie, of
wh om James, Joseph, Samuel, and ElizaJ. are deceased. Our subject and
his w ife are members of the M.E. Church. Inpolitics the former is a
Republica n. They have a comfortable home where they are spending the
decline of li fe in a quiet, happy way. They are among theworthy and
honored citize ns of the township."
Logan County was originallyin Champaign County. He is buried at Plainvil
le Cemetery, Allen Township. Hehad 3 sons in the Civil War, one was
kille d.
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October 25 1901
Akron News
Fulton County, Indiana
Grandfather Thomas Clemans, Mrs. Mary Bailey's father, died very suddenly
last Sunday evening at the home of a daughterwest of Macy. He was born
in Ohio in 1811, and had he lived until November 10, he would have been
ninety Years of age.
He c