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Benjamin Inman came to the township in 1832, from Cortland County, N. Y. He contracted with Joseph Chase for 40 acres of land at one dollar per acre, which he subsequently paid for in work. Says Mrs. Inman: - " A spot large enough for our cabin was cleared, then was raised and covered with basswood bark. Mr. Inman was required to cut a road in from Bentley Creek, then father took his ox team and moved us in on his ox-sled. Our furniture consisted of two old chairs, a table, my great grandfather’s, and an old bedstead. With a small amount of clothing, we were ready for beginning life in the wilderness. Mr. Inman had to work out most of the time, and not unfrequently was I left alone from Monday morning till Saturday evening, without even a cat or dog to keep me company. One evening as I closed the door a bear stuck his nose in after me. We got along the best we could; I helped Mr. Inman log many trees. I would hold one end of the log while he rolled up the other. My husband would back his grist five miles to Cooper’s mill on Bentley Creek or from the Chemung Flats, near Elmira, where he worked a great deal. We did not hurt for meat as Mr. Inman took great delight in hunting, and killed many deer. We illuminated our cabin with candles made from deer’s fat or from deer’s fat and tallow. When made the later way they would last much longer.” Mr. Inman cleared up his place, and for a number of years followed the trade of gunsmith. He was a Justice of the Peace for fifteen years, and held various other offices of trust. Mr. Inman lived to celebrate his golden wedding and died in February, 1883, aged 73 years, Mrs. Inman yet surviving him. They had a family of nine children, six of whom are living. Four sons enlisted in the late rebellion, and one died at Andersonville. L. E. Inman occupies the homestead.