To the Jennings County People
Who have wandered from the fold
Some in search of fame and glory
Others for the pot of gold
I recall to your attention
Wheresoever you may roam
That the soil of Jennings County
Still remains your native home
Where your feet once loved to stray
Ere you packed your goods and vanished
At the time you went away
Still retain their old time beauty
As it was in days of yore
Don't forget them but remember
They are safe in Natures store
And the rustic country lanes
Still are blooming in those places
Nourished by the sun and rain
Just as when you drove to market
As you often used to do
With a load of corn or pumpkins
That in Jennings County Grew
Where the drooping willows grow
Past the clifts that cast their shadows
On the waters down below
Still flow in unceasing currents
On their journey to the sea
As they did before you left us
Source of joy to you and me
On along its winding way
Sand Creek joins the Wyalusing
As it did in elder days
Graham beautifies the landscape,
As above its waters clear
On the bank you sat delighted
In the days when you were here
Where you often spent your time
Hickory nuts grow in abundance
On the trees you used to climb
And the pawpaws golden yellow
And the grapes of purple hue
Still grow in shaded valleys
As they always used to do
Sycamore and Dogwood trees
Still adorn the woodland pathways
Swaying in the autumn breeze
Other choice spots in the landscape
Where you loitered many a day
Still are waiting for a visit
From the folks who moved away
Where you spent your childhood days
Don't forget its hills and valleys
And its flower bordered ways
As on lifes path you journey
Growing older year by year
Don't forget your native county
And the friends remaining here
by Frank E.
Little FRANK E. LITTLE-City attorney of
North Vernon, was born in the traditional "log cabin" within two miles of
this city June 3, 1854. He obtained his education in the district schools
and high school of North Vernon. In 1870 at the age of 16 he removed to
Camden Co., Missouri, where he engaged in farming. Returning in 1871 to this
county, he worked by the month during summer seasons on farms, in
Bartholomew and Shelby counties. He also took a course in Fable's brick
yard, Greer's stone quarry and on the O & M construction train. In 1874
he went to Indianapolis and entered the service of the father of William
Forsythe the artist. In 1876 he returned to Jennings Co., and obtained a two
year license to teach in the common schools. In 1882, 1883, 1884 he was
employed in the high school of this city. He read law in the office of the
Hon. John Overmyer, and in 1885 entered into a partnership. He married Ella
Welsome on November 18, 1880.
From Prominent Citizens of Jennings County.
1. Montgomery was all that part south of the line which divides townships 5 and 6. This takes in all of the present Montgomery Township, all of the present Marion Township which was set off in Feb. 1843 and most of Lovett Township formed from Montgomery and Vernon in Sep. 1871.
2. Vernon was all that part north of the line divided townships 5 and 6, or most of the rest of the county.
3. Franklin Township was all that part that went to Ripley County.
Back to Top
You may use this material for your own personal research, however it may not be used for commercial publications without express written consent of the contributor, INGenWeb, and