Person:Barbara Mickley (2)

Barbara was killed by Indians while chestnutting with her brothers, Peter and Henry.

The Indians approached by wading across the river, a short distance above Siegfried's Bridge, to this day known as the "Indian Fall" or Rapids. The approach of the Indians was observed by Ulrich Showalter. It is not known if the Indians were seen by anyone but Showalter until they reached the farm of John Jacob Mickley where they encountered three of his children, two boys and a girl, in a field under a chestnut tree gathering chestnuts.

Upon seeing the Indians the children began to run away. Barbara was overtaken not far from the tree by an Indian, who knocked her down with a tomahawk. Henry had reached the fence, and, while in the act of climbing it, an Indian threw a tomahawk at his back, which, it is supposed, instantly killed him. Both of these children were scalped. Barbara, in an insensible state, lived until the following morning.