Tom Lyons -The Indian Among the Amish
Tom Lyons -The Indian Among the Amish
Wayne R. Miller
About the Author:
Wayne is a retired businessman who serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center as well as being the Archivist of the Ohio Amish Library at Behalt, here in Holmes County, Ohio.
80 pages. Softcover.
Tom Lyons -The Indian Among the Amish
-Wayne R. Miller
When the first Amish settlers moved into the Sugarcreek and Walnut Creek valleys of Tuscarawas and Holmes Counties, Ohio, they soon had a knock on their remote cabin doors. Upon opening the door, they found an old Native American greeting them looking to trade venison for corn meal.
His name was Tom Lyons and he had preceded his neighbors from Pennsylvania to this area by 25 years. He was a common old warrior, never a Chief, and yet to the Amish, an infamous person whose life and deeds forever changed them.
He is infamous among the Amish for his participation in the Jacob Hochstetler cabin attack of 1757. Now the author has newly discovered evidence that refutes that claim, and adds to the growing list of legends attached to the name Tom Lyons.