Cumberland - Martin
Source: Crawfordsville Weekly Journal Friday 5 November 1897
An interesting piece of ground lies just back of the Coons farm, where, in the early days, J. W. Cumberland’s father lived and died. He had come ahead of his family from Ohio to homestead a piece of land and was living in a rude tent. One morning he started on the trail of a deer and followed it to the place where New Market now stands. Darkness came on and he was unable to find his way back. After a bitter struggle against the cold, during which he vainly tried to start a fire with a flint, he was frozen to death. The settler found next morning that he had walked several miles in a circle. They buried him near his tent and the sunken grave was still visible when pointed out by Mr. Coons. - s
An interesting piece of ground lies just back of the Coons farm, where, in the early days, J. W. Cumberland’s father lived and died. He had come ahead of his family from Ohio to homestead a piece of land and was living in a rude tent. One morning he started on the trail of a deer and followed it to the place where New Market now stands. Darkness came on and he was unable to find his way back. After a bitter struggle against the cold, during which he vainly tried to start a fire with a flint, he was frozen to death. The settler found next morning that he had walked several miles in a circle. They buried him near his tent and the sunken grave was still visible when pointed out by Mr. Coons. - s