The children included oldest daughter Hannah who did not want to move to the country and youngest daughter Martha who loved the novelty of change.  Daughter Arabella McCullough and her daughter Elizabeth who was visiting them at the time, was excited for her parent’s new venture.  Eight year old son Donn and Abram at six years old were the two youngest in the family. The servant girl, Patsey Jackson also traveled with them.  The oldest son, Wykoff was already established as a lawyer in Cincinnati. 
 
Benjamin was a court circuit Judge which required him travelling a lot. He also built a saw mill on his farm property and had an orchard which he took great care of. Elizabeth set up house for the family, making durable rugs that lasted for many years.  She also worked on the landscaping, with walks, planted hedges, fish pond, flowers beds and borders of roses, Lilacs and wax-berries.  

The family moved temporarily to Cincinnati so the younger boys could get the proper schooling.  The farm was rented to Mr. Seig with the understanding that Benjamin and his family would live with him during the summer months.  Benjamin practiced law with his son, Wykoff while in Cincinnati.     
 
Three years later the family returned to the farm for good.   They discussed building a new home but too many memories of the cabin won and a compromise was made to update the outside by adding weather board and plaster to the inside. 
 
At this time Benjamin built a mill for flour making, a huge barn, tenant houses and other buildings.  Near the front gate was Benjamin’s law office, where Donn studied law from his father.  The home had many visitors over the years and the family enjoyed picnics at “Bald Knob” and “Squaw Rock”. They had driving and riding parties with their ponies; Blue, Dick and Fidget and fun with the pet dog, Fuz. 
 
Benjamin and Elizabeth also took care of Abram’s children after the death of his wife during his service in the Civil war.  Over the years, besides their children and grandchildren who lived with them they also adopted orphans or took others children into their home for a total of seventeen. 
 
Benjamin passed away on April 28th, 1863 when he was eighty four years of age after a carbuncle developed.  Three years to the day Elizabeth passed away at eighty six in 1866 from natural causes.  As family passed away into death the little cabin sat empty of the life that made it a cherished, loving home. 
 
Then in 1975 the property was bought by Dave and Jane Younkman who were planning on building a home nearby.  They discovered the house, falling apart, covered in brush and brambles, barely recognizable as it once was and discussed what they should do with it.   After researching the property and finding out the history of the cabin in the woods the Younkman’s restored the home and opened an antique gift shop called, “The Pioneer House.”  They shared the cabin’s history with their customers. 
 
Jane’s health declined so the cabin property was sold on February 20th, 2004 to Matthew Jones.  It was thought he would keep the gift shop business going but sold it instead.   Michael Kuntz and family purchased the property on December 29, 2008 and were the first to live in the house after many years.  They added the full bath and updated the kitchen in the home.