From Touring Ohio.
James Poage, 44, arrived in Ohio by flatboat in 1804 to lay claim to 1000 acres of land he received for fighting for Virginia in the American Revolution in what was known as the Virginia Military District . He came with his wife. 10 children and all of his possessions.
Poage was already a titled land owner in Kentucky as he surveyed in parts of Virginia, Kentucky and Illinois. Back then, the lead surveyors were usually paid with land. Plus, he was given the title of colonel, a title reflecting the dangers and military regimen of the surveying teams.
He was a former slave owner, but had come to abhor slavery and decided not to live in Kentucky, a slave state. He moved his family to what became Ripley, Ohio, one reason why it became so important in the Underground Railroad.
--Brock-Perry
2012 marks the 200th anniversary of America's "Forgotten War," the War of 1812 that took place over three years, 1812 to 1815.
Battle of New Orleans.
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