Ishi's (1770-1837) Parmalee Hall was for sale in early 2012 with an asking price $169,000. The 3,014-square-foot home contained four bedrooms, three baths, a library, four fireplaces and a parlor. The original woodwork, wide-plank floors and foyer were intact. The home sat on a 3-acre parcel on U.S. 20.

"Grandfather Hamilton told his girls, my mother Violetta [1805-1861; who married the Rev. Alvin Oliver Parmalee, 1802-1869] and her sister Sally, if they would ring the bell for services for six months, he would give them enough money to buy some silver spoons for their mother [Jerusha (Parmalee) Hamilton, 1781-1851], sister to Ishi. They did and I have one of the spoons."