Aaron Hastings was born the 2d of 5th mo 1808, a son of William and Sarah (Evans) Hastings. He married first on the 16th of 8th mo 1827 at West Grove Friends Meeting, Wayne Co., IN, Margaret Baldwin (1801-1828), a daughter of Uriah and Hannah (Hunt) Baldwin. After the marriage, they lived for a short time near the Duck Creek Friends Meeting (present day Greensboro) in Henry County, IN, where Margaret died a year after their wedding while giving birth to their only son, Solomon. Aaron married secondly in 1830 to Christianna Reece (1813-1887) and moved his and Solomon's membership to Milford Friends Meeting, Wayne Co., IN.
From Contributor #48251190
Richmond (IN) Palladium, April 24, 1915
Tells Bear Story.
One day Aaron Hastings, a half-grown boy, was sent to Thomas Hatfield's mill at Washington (Greens Fork), four miles away. He had a grist of corn and wheat in their two horse farm wagon. He was riding one of the horses for that was the way they handled a two horse team. Suddenly a man he knew cam out of the woods and stood waiting for him. The man had just killed a large and vicious bear. By his courage and skill he had watched his opportunity while the bear had grappled his dog and was hugging it to death, he killed the beast with his knife and Aaron hauled it for the hunter to his home in Washington (Greens Fork).
From Contributor #48251190
Richmond (IN) Palladium, April 24, 1915
Tells Bear Story.
One day Aaron Hastings, a half-grown boy, was sent to Thomas Hatfield's mill at Washington (Greens Fork), four miles away. He had a grist of corn and wheat in their two horse farm wagon. He was riding one of the horses for that was the way they handled a two horse team. Suddenly a man he knew cam out of the woods and stood waiting for him. The man had just killed a large and vicious bear. By his courage and skill he had watched his opportunity while the bear had grappled his dog and was hugging it to death, he killed the beast with his knife and Aaron hauled it for the hunter to his home in Washington (Greens Fork).
Aaron Hastings was born the 2d of 5th mo 1808, a son of William and Sarah (Evans) Hastings. He married first on the 16th of 8th mo 1827 at West Grove Friends Meeting, Wayne Co., IN, Margaret Baldwin (1801-1828), a daughter of Uriah and Hannah (Hunt) Baldwin. After the marriage, they lived for a short time near the Duck Creek Friends Meeting (present day Greensboro) in Henry County, IN, where Margaret died a year after their wedding while giving birth to their only son, Solomon. Aaron married secondly in 1830 to Christianna Reece (1813-1887) and moved his and Solomon's membership to Milford Friends Meeting, Wayne Co., IN.
From Contributor #48251190
Richmond (IN) Palladium, April 24, 1915
Tells Bear Story.
One day Aaron Hastings, a half-grown boy, was sent to Thomas Hatfield's mill at Washington (Greens Fork), four miles away. He had a grist of corn and wheat in their two horse farm wagon. He was riding one of the horses for that was the way they handled a two horse team. Suddenly a man he knew cam out of the woods and stood waiting for him. The man had just killed a large and vicious bear. By his courage and skill he had watched his opportunity while the bear had grappled his dog and was hugging it to death, he killed the beast with his knife and Aaron hauled it for the hunter to his home in Washington (Greens Fork).
From Contributor #48251190
Richmond (IN) Palladium, April 24, 1915
Tells Bear Story.
One day Aaron Hastings, a half-grown boy, was sent to Thomas Hatfield's mill at Washington (Greens Fork), four miles away. He had a grist of corn and wheat in their two horse farm wagon. He was riding one of the horses for that was the way they handled a two horse team. Suddenly a man he knew cam out of the woods and stood waiting for him. The man had just killed a large and vicious bear. By his courage and skill he had watched his opportunity while the bear had grappled his dog and was hugging it to death, he killed the beast with his knife and Aaron hauled it for the hunter to his home in Washington (Greens Fork).
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