In the publication "Our Wilcoxson Family", 1970 compiled by Elizabeth S
Payne (Mrs.M. Arthur Payne) G.R.S., chairman Genealogical Records, Plankeshaw
Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution, New Albany, Indiana, the following
is printed on pp. 38-39:
"An Atlas of Washington County, Indiana, D.J. Lake, 1878, shows a map of
Jackson Township on page 47 with a cave, "Wilcox Cave" on southeast corner of
Section 14. There is an interesting hand written booklet in the Washington
County Historical Society, Salem, Indiana, on Caves in Jackson Township. The
Wilcox Cave, or as it is now called, the Goss Cave, is interesting because it
connects two counties, Washington and Floyd, by tunnel. It has two passages,
a "wet" and "dry", the wet being under the dry and both passages can
be
traversed its entire length, which is about one half mile. It has been visited by
hundreds of people and not much difficulty is encountered in either passage,
except that the wet passage required high rubber boots. It is in Section 14
of Jackson Township and is near an improved highway."
A thesis, Harrison County, Indians, 1808-1826, by Stella J. Hisey,
1936, in Harrison County Historical Society, Corydon Public Library, page 24:
"March 10, 1809 in setting up the organization of Harrison County, Aaron
Wilcoxen on committee for adjusting the costs for Washington Township."
Page 441: "On November 9, 1809, John Beck (this is son of Major George
Beck) and aaron Wilcoxen, two of the viewers of the road from Richland Creek to
Beck's Mill, made their report. They had commenced at Beck's Mill, proceeded
for 5 files to where they had crossed Mutton Fork of Blue River; from there
they proceeded to Aaron Wilcocksons, a distance of about five miles and from
there some four miles into the state road. They had blasted the way for the
proposed road and believed that the situation was a good one. Although a
petition had been filed to stop this road at Beck's Mill, no objector appeared at
this time and the court proceeded to order the road cut thirty-five feet
wide. Aaron Willcoxen became the supervisor of that part from the state road to
Mutton's Fork and George Beck had charge from there to Becks Mill."
p. 40: "At the time of the Pigeon Roost Massacre, September 3 and 4, 1812,
in Monroe Township, Clark County, people in the vicinity were thrown into
panic, causing forts and blockhouses to be built. Many families fled to Kentucky
until this War with the Delaware Indians was over but there is no indication
that the family of Aaron Wilcoxson made any such move."
p. 41: "October 17, 1853, Thomas Allen appeared before a Justice of Peace of
Clark Co., KY and swears he was present at the marriage of Aaron Wilcoxon and
Catherine Allen in 1810 or 1811 and that he knew them both before and after
the marriage. Catherine Wilcoxon made her declaration to receive Bounty Land
under act passed September 28, 1850."
(MY QUESTION IS: HOW WAS THIS CATHERINE ALLEN RELATED TO OTHER ALLEN
FAMILIES OF NEAR SALEM, INDIANA?)
p. 42: "An item of interest in JOHN TIPTON'S PAPERS, Vol. 1, 1809-1827,
contained in Indiana Historical Collection, Vo. XXIV, p. 97, "Journal of
Expedition to Frontiers June 2, 1812". (note spelling of some words) "Thursday
21st
the morning cloudy we moved at daylight on to Wilcoxes to breakfast and some
whisky moved again got to shooting one of our horses run off an throw the
rider broke his gun and hurt him verry much came stopt where one of our men took
dinner moved on Shieldes one of our men and myself left the Company and Came
hom at dark after being out 20 days and doing no good after Indians. July
22, 1812." The transformation of Indiana from a Territory of Indian lands into
a productive agricultural state from the Great Lakes to the Ohio is
mentioned in John Tipton's journal.
Nell Beck Truitt, descendant of "Major" George Beck and wife, Betsy Claver
Beck of Beck's Mill
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