In the flood of 1870, the worse known to many persons then living, when many horses and mills were washed away, the river had been bank full for several days. Then one morning after an all night rain, as the Cullers were getting breakfast, a wave from the rising river splashed up against the door. Jacob opened the door to see the cause of this splash, and a larger wave came through the door, sweeping the skillet and breakfast off the stove, and hurling the family to the back of the kitchen.
They went out a back window up the hill to safety. The house stood, but was badly flooded. The large waves were caused by the Mill Darns upstream breaking and releasing a large wall of water, which in turn broke other dams causing other large waves. The only mill not destroyed was the Hazzard Mill. The buildings of this old Cullers place were torn down years ago, and the land now (1969) belongs to a larger tract. Also, the old road has been abandoned for a different route.
In the flood of 1870, the worse known to many persons then living, when many horses and mills were washed away, the river had been bank full for several days. Then one morning after an all night rain, as the Cullers were getting breakfast, a wave from the rising river splashed up against the door. Jacob opened the door to see the cause of this splash, and a larger wave came through the door, sweeping the skillet and breakfast off the stove, and hurling the family to the back of the kitchen.
They went out a back window up the hill to safety. The house stood, but was badly flooded. The large waves were caused by the Mill Darns upstream breaking and releasing a large wall of water, which in turn broke other dams causing other large waves. The only mill not destroyed was the Hazzard Mill. The buildings of this old Cullers place were torn down years ago, and the land now (1969) belongs to a larger tract. Also, the old road has been abandoned for a different route.
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Aged 76 years, 2 months and 25 days.
Family Members
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Isaac Cullers
1823–1907
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Henry Ross Cullers
1825–1891
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Noah Ross Cullers
1827–1888
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Elder Eli Edward Cullers
1828–1895
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Mary Magdalene Cullers O'Flaherty
1830–1898
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Anna Rebecca Cullers Munch
1834–1860
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Elizabeth Cullers Rickard
1836 – unknown
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Sarah Cullers Knicely
1838–1898
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Isabella Francis Cullers Ritenour
1839–1884
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Daniel Ross Cullers
1842–1861
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Robert Faublin Cullers
1844–1921
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Anne McInturff "Annie" Cullers Baker
1845–1915
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Seattie Summerville "Seatta" Cullers Hockman
1847–1896
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Thomas William Cullers
1850–1925
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Mary Catherine "Kate" Cullers Wood
1852–1901
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Isabell Frances Cullers Rosenberger
1854–1918
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Daniel Frederick Cullers
1856–1943
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Amanda Virginia Cullers McInturff
1859–1921
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John Newton Cullers
1864–1953
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