Big Darby Plain: The Land That Shaped the Patrick Family
The Big Darby Plain in Union County, Ohio shaped the lives of early settlers like the Patrick family. Through land, labor, and legacy, their story begins here.
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Mary Jane “Grandma Barlow” Lee – The Dalton Gang and the Sunbonnet
A newspaper clipping tells of a bullet through Mary Barlow’s sunbonnet during a Dalton Gang robbery—but the deeper story is about memory, voice, and what endures across generations.
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Gathering in Aunt Rikka
A family story reshaped by records—Rikka Hanson Schuette James traveled from Norway to America as a child and built a life through hardship, loss, and quiet resilience.
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David Patrick (1838–1864) — A Farmer, A Soldier, A Choice That Changed Everything
A young Iowa farmer leaves his family behind to enlist in the Civil War—David Patrick’s story is one of duty, risk, and the choices that shape generations.
