Eliza (Gatton) Barton
Eliza Gatton was a daughter of John and Rachel (Norris) Gatton, who came to Jefferson Township in 1818, and shared in the danger and excitement of pioneer life. One time Mrs. Gatton went to Mansfield with a web of linen, and was followed on her return by a pack of wolves. The horse she rode was a fast one, and it was considerable time before they came up with her. The horse ran at a gallop, and the famished brutes would jump against his sides and legs in their attempt to fasten their teen in the animal's flesh. The noble horse kept on in his lightning journey, striking the wolves down with his fore feet when they came before him, and kicking behind until he arrived home, and the pests were driven off. Mrs. Gatton says Joe Heins shot Tom Lyons, the noted Indian on John Kanaga's farm in the southern part of Jefferson Township. This Indian carried ninety tongues of white men as the trophies of his life career in warring against the pale face. Eliza Gatton was married in 1847 to John Barton, who died in the army.
From Bellville Star: 31 August 1882