Tennessee Wildcat: On the Trail of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Mr. Edwards by Robynne Elizabeth Miller & J.D. Rushmore

Author:Robynne Elizabeth Miller & J.D. Rushmore [Miller, Robynne Elizabeth & Rushmore, J.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Practical Pioneer Press
Published: 2023-08-21T00:00:00+00:00

Figure 34 - Townships and Sections (shaded) within 2 miles of the Ingalls cabin in section 36

Two creeks (Walnut Creek and another small tributary of Onion Creek) ran through Mason's section 36 land (though the original survey from 1871 showed just one). And whether he lived on the "other side" of either of these waterways was another matter. Later atlases of Montgomery County show his dwelling as being on the Ingallses’ side of the creeks, but, of course, he hadn't yet built his house when he first secured the land. So, it’s plausible he could have started with a shanty or a camp in one location and built a proper home later in another, like the Ingallses did when they arrived at Plum Creek. They lived first in the dugout for a year and then built their frame house later in another location on their property.

According to The 1881 Atlas, there was a third creek that passed into the area of the Ingalls land (the SW quarter of section 36) but it didn't need to be crossed when heading to Mason’s, and was probably a very small creek anyway. The largest creek in the area was Onion Creek, which both Mason and the Ingallses would have needed to cross to reach Independence. However, it wasn’t between the Ingallses’ land and Ed Mason’s.

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