Warner presents program on Gist Settlement
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On March 12, Peggy Mills Warner presented a program about the Gist Settlement. The program was sponsored by the Highland County Historical Society and held at the Presbyterian Church.
Warner is a graduate of the College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati and a retired teacher.
Warner’s program focused on her family’s roots. Samuel Gist’s slaves were freed in 1819 and resettled in Ohio. Warner is a descendant of a woman named Betty, who was one of those freed and settled in Brown County.
Warner now owns the tract that was assigned to Betty. Many of her ancestors lived in one or both of the two Gist Settlements of Brown County.
Warner is a graduate of the College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati and a retired teacher.
Warner’s program focused on her family’s roots. Samuel Gist’s slaves were freed in 1819 and resettled in Ohio. Warner is a descendant of a woman named Betty, who was one of those freed and settled in Brown County.
Warner now owns the tract that was assigned to Betty. Many of her ancestors lived in one or both of the two Gist Settlements of Brown County.