▁and ▁sett lers ▁lived ▁separately , ▁and ▁usually ▁peace fully , ▁in ▁the ▁Black ▁F ork ▁valley ▁but ▁the ▁War ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 2 ▁increased ▁t ensions ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁groups . ▁Some ▁sett lers ▁fe ared ▁that ▁the ▁local ▁Native ▁Americans ▁would ▁be ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁pro - B rit ish ▁Shaw ne e ▁chief , ▁T ec um seh . ▁These ▁t ensions ▁were ▁height ened ▁by ▁the ▁forced ▁removal ▁of ▁the ▁Native ▁Americans ▁from ▁their ▁homes ▁in ▁Gre ent own ▁( near ▁Perry sv ille ), ▁and ▁the ▁subsequent ▁burning ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁by ▁soldiers . ▁ ▁The ▁Z immer ▁family ▁Note : ▁In ▁some ▁sources , ▁the ▁name ▁Z immer ▁is ▁given ▁as ▁Ze imer ▁or ▁Se ym our . ▁It ▁is ▁sp elled ▁Z immer ▁on ▁the ▁family ▁grav estone . ▁ ▁The ▁Z immer ' s ▁were ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁sett ler ▁families ▁in ▁M if fl in ▁Township ; ▁they ▁are ▁listed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁tax ▁records , ▁and ▁settled ▁about ▁ ▁north ▁of ▁Gre ent own . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁M if fl in ▁Township ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Rich land ▁County , ▁but ▁became ▁part ▁of ▁Ash land ▁County ▁upon ▁its ▁formation ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁The ▁family ▁consisted ▁of ▁Frederick ▁Z immer , ▁his ▁wife , ▁and ▁their ▁children , ▁Philip ▁( 1 7 ) ▁and ▁Kate . ▁ ▁Martin ▁R uff ner ▁Like ▁the ▁Z immer ' s , ▁Martin ▁R uff