General Notes

From---A HISTORY OF CRAWFORD COUNTY, INDIANA----Hazen Hayes Pleasant, A.M.  Professor in Central Normal College Danville, Indiana

Daniel Weathers and his brother Richard were born in Wales.  They moved to Virginia and from there to Tennessee.  Daniel Weathers, who lived in Tennessee in 1800, cast his vote for Adams.  Richard Weathers lived in Knoxville, Tennessee, and voted for Adams too.  While living in knoxville Richard Weathers married a southern girl.  Neither one of the brothers liked slavery, so they decided to move north.  They crossed the Ohio River near Tobacco Landing, on a raft which they pushed by a long pole.  Richard settled just east of Milltown, in Harrison County, on what is now known as the McCutcheon farm. Here he lived in a three-sided log cabin. 

While hunting one day he crossed the Big Blue River near where Milltown now stands and came over into Crawford County.  The scenery charmed him so much that he decided to locate in Crawford County.  So he moved to where Marengo now is and squatted on what is now (1919), Lyman Jones' farm.  Here he worked for 25 cents a day until he had saved $75, most of which was continental paper money.  One night his old cow found the purse and chewed the money till it was damaged  So Mr. weathers did not buy the farm, but sold out his claim, and squatted on what is now Dave Apple's farm.  Meanwhile Daniel Weathers had been more fortunate, and had bought the farm mentioned above (1817).  Richard Weathers, who was hard-working man, did not buy till 1825. 

After the law was enacted providing for Crawford County, Governor Jennings selected Daniel Weathers to be the first sheriff.  The commission was issured September 8, 1818.  The bod of Sheriff Weathers is here given: 

"Know all men by these presents; that we, Daniel Weathers, James Barker, John Smith, Robert Yates, Thomas Roberts, Riggs Pennington, and Richard Weathers are held bound to Governor Jennings and his successors in office for the sum of $5000, for which payment we jointly and severally probise to pay Governor Jennings and his successors in office, provided, however, that if Daniel Weathers discharges his duties according to law, the above obligation is null and void.        Signed for the State
                            James Barker and
                            William Samuels
                            Recorder for C. C.
                                                        Signed for Weathers
                                                                  Daniel Weathers
                                                                  Richard Weathers
                                                                  Riggs Pennington
                                                                  Thomas Roberts
                                                                  Robert Yates
                                                                  John Smith
                                                                  James Barker

Daniel Weathers performed his duties faithfully till he was relieved from duty about 1822.  These two Weathers reared large families, several of who sons served their country well in the Civil War.