Thursday, April 7, 2011

Abbie Gardener


Abbie Gardener a local resident of Sleepy Eye,
was captured at Spirit Lake Iowa in 1857 by Indians
 just before the breakout of the Indain Uprising in 1862.

1 comment:

  1. What happened to her then? She obviously survived the capture. When and how did she come to Sleepy Eye?

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