Wife of Peter Campbell. "My mother died the next year, 1866, and my father took an old wagon box and constructed a rude coffin. She now lies buried on the old farm in the valley."
After her death, an incident occurred to her family that would cause them to move from their settlement in Hall county. This is an account of one of her children:
"In the spring of 1867 my father journeyed to Nebraska City where the government land office was stationed and here he took out naturalization papers and registered for a homestead.
"July came and with it the harvest. On July 24 the harvest was begun on a farm six miles from home and all the available hands were needed to follow the new reaper that one of the farmers owned. The reaper cut the grain, the men coming behind and binding it into bundles by hand. The man who owned such wonderful machine could have all his grain put up just for cutting the grain of his neighbors. My oldest brother, John, and my father went away to help, leaving us children under the care of my older sisters.
"We were playing, as I remember, in the afternoon and suddenly the Indians were upon us. Four of us were picked up or dragged along with the party of eight. One of my sisters, about nine years old, had presence of mind enough to run and hide when she saw the redmen coming and fortunately they did not find her. We were hurried along on foot for some distance up into some small hills where another Indian was waiting with some ponies. We were tied upon these and then began a long, long ride.
"We traveled all the afternoon and all the night, stopping only for a short time at creeks in order that the Indians might water their horses. Morning came and still we did not pause, going on and on southwest all the day. At night we paused for a few hours, but soon resumed our journey, finally coming into the main camp of the Sioux late in the afternoon of the following day. here we were sent to different families to live in the camp. They would not let us be together for fear we might, somehow, I don't know how, escape. Yes, probably, one of us went to the mayor, the other to one of the councilmen, and maybe they sent me to live with the city treasurer. We were allowed to play together in the daytime, that is, my twin brother, Daniel, and I were, but we seldom saw our sisters and when we did, an old squaw was always near to keep us from talking confidentially. My brother and I had great times playing with the little bucks. They were crack shots with the bow and arrow and I have seen the shoot and kill - and they were little fellows, too- blackbirds, high up in trees. Then they would give us the bow and arrow and ask us to shoot. We tried and I remember I wept many tears over the fact I could never Kill a thing with the weapons.
"The Indians were fairly good to us. The big buck or father of the family with whom I stayed whipped me twice with a regular willow switch because I took something his little daughter was playing with away from her. I was always careful after that not to bother her or anyone else.
"We lived with the Indians three months. Finally one day about twenty-five soldiers came riding into camp and after some quarreling and bickering money was exchanged and my brother and sisters and myself became virtually the property of the government." Peter, Agnes' widower, removed his family after this to Saunders county, Nebraska. there were 7 children - Christina, Jessie, Peter & Daniel (twins), John, Agnes and Elizabeth.
After her death, an incident occurred to her family that would cause them to move from their settlement in Hall county. This is an account of one of her children:
"In the spring of 1867 my father journeyed to Nebraska City where the government land office was stationed and here he took out naturalization papers and registered for a homestead.
"July came and with it the harvest. On July 24 the harvest was begun on a farm six miles from home and all the available hands were needed to follow the new reaper that one of the farmers owned. The reaper cut the grain, the men coming behind and binding it into bundles by hand. The man who owned such wonderful machine could have all his grain put up just for cutting the grain of his neighbors. My oldest brother, John, and my father went away to help, leaving us children under the care of my older sisters.
"We were playing, as I remember, in the afternoon and suddenly the Indians were upon us. Four of us were picked up or dragged along with the party of eight. One of my sisters, about nine years old, had presence of mind enough to run and hide when she saw the redmen coming and fortunately they did not find her. We were hurried along on foot for some distance up into some small hills where another Indian was waiting with some ponies. We were tied upon these and then began a long, long ride.
"We traveled all the afternoon and all the night, stopping only for a short time at creeks in order that the Indians might water their horses. Morning came and still we did not pause, going on and on southwest all the day. At night we paused for a few hours, but soon resumed our journey, finally coming into the main camp of the Sioux late in the afternoon of the following day. here we were sent to different families to live in the camp. They would not let us be together for fear we might, somehow, I don't know how, escape. Yes, probably, one of us went to the mayor, the other to one of the councilmen, and maybe they sent me to live with the city treasurer. We were allowed to play together in the daytime, that is, my twin brother, Daniel, and I were, but we seldom saw our sisters and when we did, an old squaw was always near to keep us from talking confidentially. My brother and I had great times playing with the little bucks. They were crack shots with the bow and arrow and I have seen the shoot and kill - and they were little fellows, too- blackbirds, high up in trees. Then they would give us the bow and arrow and ask us to shoot. We tried and I remember I wept many tears over the fact I could never Kill a thing with the weapons.
"The Indians were fairly good to us. The big buck or father of the family with whom I stayed whipped me twice with a regular willow switch because I took something his little daughter was playing with away from her. I was always careful after that not to bother her or anyone else.
"We lived with the Indians three months. Finally one day about twenty-five soldiers came riding into camp and after some quarreling and bickering money was exchanged and my brother and sisters and myself became virtually the property of the government." Peter, Agnes' widower, removed his family after this to Saunders county, Nebraska. there were 7 children - Christina, Jessie, Peter & Daniel (twins), John, Agnes and Elizabeth.
Wife of Peter Campbell. "My mother died the next year, 1866, and my father took an old wagon box and constructed a rude coffin. She now lies buried on the old farm in the valley."
After her death, an incident occurred to her family that would cause them to move from their settlement in Hall county. This is an account of one of her children:
"In the spring of 1867 my father journeyed to Nebraska City where the government land office was stationed and here he took out naturalization papers and registered for a homestead.
"July came and with it the harvest. On July 24 the harvest was begun on a farm six miles from home and all the available hands were needed to follow the new reaper that one of the farmers owned. The reaper cut the grain, the men coming behind and binding it into bundles by hand. The man who owned such wonderful machine could have all his grain put up just for cutting the grain of his neighbors. My oldest brother, John, and my father went away to help, leaving us children under the care of my older sisters.
"We were playing, as I remember, in the afternoon and suddenly the Indians were upon us. Four of us were picked up or dragged along with the party of eight. One of my sisters, about nine years old, had presence of mind enough to run and hide when she saw the redmen coming and fortunately they did not find her. We were hurried along on foot for some distance up into some small hills where another Indian was waiting with some ponies. We were tied upon these and then began a long, long ride.
"We traveled all the afternoon and all the night, stopping only for a short time at creeks in order that the Indians might water their horses. Morning came and still we did not pause, going on and on southwest all the day. At night we paused for a few hours, but soon resumed our journey, finally coming into the main camp of the Sioux late in the afternoon of the following day. here we were sent to different families to live in the camp. They would not let us be together for fear we might, somehow, I don't know how, escape. Yes, probably, one of us went to the mayor, the other to one of the councilmen, and maybe they sent me to live with the city treasurer. We were allowed to play together in the daytime, that is, my twin brother, Daniel, and I were, but we seldom saw our sisters and when we did, an old squaw was always near to keep us from talking confidentially. My brother and I had great times playing with the little bucks. They were crack shots with the bow and arrow and I have seen the shoot and kill - and they were little fellows, too- blackbirds, high up in trees. Then they would give us the bow and arrow and ask us to shoot. We tried and I remember I wept many tears over the fact I could never Kill a thing with the weapons.
"The Indians were fairly good to us. The big buck or father of the family with whom I stayed whipped me twice with a regular willow switch because I took something his little daughter was playing with away from her. I was always careful after that not to bother her or anyone else.
"We lived with the Indians three months. Finally one day about twenty-five soldiers came riding into camp and after some quarreling and bickering money was exchanged and my brother and sisters and myself became virtually the property of the government." Peter, Agnes' widower, removed his family after this to Saunders county, Nebraska. there were 7 children - Christina, Jessie, Peter & Daniel (twins), John, Agnes and Elizabeth.
After her death, an incident occurred to her family that would cause them to move from their settlement in Hall county. This is an account of one of her children:
"In the spring of 1867 my father journeyed to Nebraska City where the government land office was stationed and here he took out naturalization papers and registered for a homestead.
"July came and with it the harvest. On July 24 the harvest was begun on a farm six miles from home and all the available hands were needed to follow the new reaper that one of the farmers owned. The reaper cut the grain, the men coming behind and binding it into bundles by hand. The man who owned such wonderful machine could have all his grain put up just for cutting the grain of his neighbors. My oldest brother, John, and my father went away to help, leaving us children under the care of my older sisters.
"We were playing, as I remember, in the afternoon and suddenly the Indians were upon us. Four of us were picked up or dragged along with the party of eight. One of my sisters, about nine years old, had presence of mind enough to run and hide when she saw the redmen coming and fortunately they did not find her. We were hurried along on foot for some distance up into some small hills where another Indian was waiting with some ponies. We were tied upon these and then began a long, long ride.
"We traveled all the afternoon and all the night, stopping only for a short time at creeks in order that the Indians might water their horses. Morning came and still we did not pause, going on and on southwest all the day. At night we paused for a few hours, but soon resumed our journey, finally coming into the main camp of the Sioux late in the afternoon of the following day. here we were sent to different families to live in the camp. They would not let us be together for fear we might, somehow, I don't know how, escape. Yes, probably, one of us went to the mayor, the other to one of the councilmen, and maybe they sent me to live with the city treasurer. We were allowed to play together in the daytime, that is, my twin brother, Daniel, and I were, but we seldom saw our sisters and when we did, an old squaw was always near to keep us from talking confidentially. My brother and I had great times playing with the little bucks. They were crack shots with the bow and arrow and I have seen the shoot and kill - and they were little fellows, too- blackbirds, high up in trees. Then they would give us the bow and arrow and ask us to shoot. We tried and I remember I wept many tears over the fact I could never Kill a thing with the weapons.
"The Indians were fairly good to us. The big buck or father of the family with whom I stayed whipped me twice with a regular willow switch because I took something his little daughter was playing with away from her. I was always careful after that not to bother her or anyone else.
"We lived with the Indians three months. Finally one day about twenty-five soldiers came riding into camp and after some quarreling and bickering money was exchanged and my brother and sisters and myself became virtually the property of the government." Peter, Agnes' widower, removed his family after this to Saunders county, Nebraska. there were 7 children - Christina, Jessie, Peter & Daniel (twins), John, Agnes and Elizabeth.
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