Cross' mill on Bowman's run was far in advance of other
mills in turning out good flour. This was a water mill, dating
1839.
Joseph D. Plummer and his wife Dorothy came from New-
buryport, Massachusetts, to Rutland, Ohio, having spent sev-
eral months at Marietta, in the spring of 1817. He bought of
Eli Stedman the southwest corner of Congress Section No. 8,
where he resided until his death, October 16th, 1852, aged 81
years and 3 months.
Mrs. Dorothy Plummer died December 9th, 1854, aged 79
years 3 months.
Their children were two sons and five daughters. The
eldest son Ebenezer took the lead in business. He was influ-
ential in the building of the Presbyterian Church, the first
church of that denomination in the township of Rutland, in
1820. Mr. Eben Plummer was a singer and led the singing in
that church. After his marriage he took care of his parents for
a few years, when he sold to his brother, Herriman Plummer,
and moved to some Western State.
Herriman Plummer married Lucinda Stout, daughter of
Benjamin Stout, who died, leaving quite a family of children,
after some years. For his second wife, Mr. Plummer married
Miss Rebecca Mauck, of Gallia county, and spent a few of his
last years in that county. He was a man of great industry,
and besides farming, he engaged in building boats, and in the
salt business.
Herriman Plummer was born April 6th, 1802, and died May
31st, 1894, at the age of 92 years and 25 days.
Hannah Plummer, the oldest daughter of Joseph and
Dorothy Plummer, was married to Jacob Rice, of Marietta.
They had one son, Henry Rice, who lived on a part of the "old
Plummer farm' " and where he died in 1859, aged 36 years.
Melinda Plummer was married to John C. Bestow, of Ches-
ter, had two sons, Joseph and Henry. Mr. Bestow married for
