A Voice From the Past

by W.H. Frank

Overview

Experience the firsthand account of the founding of Richwood, Ohio in 1832. W.H. Frank was just 10 years old when the very first log cabin was built in Richwood. He recounts his experiences with vivid detail of the wilderness that eventually transforms into the bustling village we have today. Rewritten from Richwood Gazette articles circa 1900.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162929765
Publisher:	Dustin Lowe Publishing
Publication date:	08/14/2020
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	460,229
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

W.H. Frank was born in Mt. Vernon, Ohio on December 20, 1817. His father died when he was 7, leaving behind him and his now widowed mother. At the age of 10 years, Frank lived with Mr. Baker Plummer, a brother of Phillip Plummer. He had a hotel in Mt. Vernon. When Frank was 11 years old, he went to live with Dr. John P. Brookins, through the recommendation of Mr. Baker Plummer. The Doctor was a physician and druggist in Mt. Vernon and set the boy to work in his drug store, where Frank learned to use the pestle and mortar. He lived with the Doctor and came with him to Richwood in 1832. After building a log cabin for his mother, he eventually left for Marysville to learn a trade in 1833. W.H. Frank then married his wife, Rachael, and they remained in Marysville for 60 years. Eventually they moved to Romeyn, Nebraska. The Richwood Gazette interviewed him when he was 83 years old. His death date is currently unknown.