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Line 1: − History of Wayne County, Ohio − from the days of the − Pioneers and First Settlers − to the − Present Time − by − Benjamin Douglass − 1878 − Table of Contents − − (Compiled by Michael L. Franks) − − Introduction --------------------------------------------------------------- 5 − Chapter 1 (why the book was written) ----------------------------- 13 − Chapter 2 - The North-western Territory -------------------------- 15 − Ordinance of 1787 ------------------------------------------------ 18 − Organization of the Ohio Land Company ----------------- 25 − The First Settlement under the Ordinance of 1787 --- 28 − Treaties mad with the Indians ------------------------------- 32 − First Officers of the Territory --------------------------------- 33 − The Second Grade of Territorial Government ----------- 34 − Early Laws of the Territory ------------------------------------- 34 − Local Courts and Court Officers ------------------------------ 35 − Organization of Counties --------------------------------------- 36 − Territorial Officers ----------------------------------------------- 39 − Hostility of the Indian Tribes ---------------------------------- 40 − Members of Territorial Legislature 1799-1800 --------- 43 − First Council and House of Representatives -------------- 44 − Chapter 3 - Original and Present Wayne County -------------- 48 − The Mouth of the Cuyahoga River ------------------------- 49 − The Old Greenville Treaty Line ------------------------------ 50 − Boundries of Wayne County in 1808 ---------------------- 53 − Formation of Ashland County ------------------------------- 54 − Organization of Wayne County in 1812 ------------------- 54 − Organization of Townships ----------------------------------- 55 − Chapter 4 - Why Called Wayne County --------------------------- 60 − Chapter 5 - Topography of the County --------------------------- 66 − The Surface of the County ------------------------------------ 73 − The Soil ------------------------------------------------------------ 74 − The Prairies ------------------------------------------------------- 75 − Physical Aspect -------------------------------------------------- 76 − The Lakes --------------------------------------------------------- 79 − Fox Lake ---------------------------------------------------- 80 − Patton's Lake ---------------------------------------------- 81 − Doner's Lake ---------------------------------------------- 82 − Brown's Lake ---------------------------------------------- 82 − Manley's Lake --------------------------------------------- 82 − Remains of Lakes ---------------------------------------- 83 − Newman's Creek Swamp ------------------------------------- 83 − Killbuck Swamp ------------------------------------------------- 85 − Chapter 6 - A Synopsis of the Geology of Ohio ----------------- 93 − Lower Silurian --------------------------------------------------- 101 − Potsdam Sandstone -------------------------------------------- 101 − Calciferous Sand Rock ----------------------------------------- 101 − Trenton Group -------------------------------------------------- 101 − Upper Silurian --------------------------------------------------- 102 − Oneida Conglomerate ----------------------------------------- 102 − Medina Sandstone --------------------------------------------- 102 − Clinton Group --------------------------------------------------- 102 − Niagara Group -------------------------------------------------- 103 − Salina Group ----------------------------------------------------- 103 − Heldererg Group ----------------------------------------------- 103 − Devonian System ---------------------------------------------- 104 − Oriskany Sandstone ------------------------------------------- 104 − Corniferous Limestone --------------------------------------- 105 − Hamilton Group ----------------------------------------------- 105 − Portage and Chemung Group ------------------------------ 106 − Erie Shale --------------------------------------------------------- 106 − Carboniferous System ---------------------------------------- 107 − Bedford Shale --------------------------------------------------- 107 − Berea Grit -------------------------------------------------------- 107 − Cuyahoga Shale ------------------------------------------- ----- 108 − The Coal Measure ---------------------------------------------- 108 − Quaternary System -------------------------------------------- 110 − Chapter 7 – Geological Structure of the County --------------- 111 − Carboniferous System ---------------------------------------- 111 − The Strata of the Coal Measure ---------------------------- 112 − Chippewa Township Coal Mines --------------------------- 114 − Milton Township Coal Mines -------------------------------- 116 − Greene Township Coal Mines ------------------------------- 116 − Coal Mines of Baughman Township ----------------------- 117 − East Union Township Coal Measure ----------------------- 119 − Coal Mines of Paint Township ------------------------------ 121 − Coal Mines of Sugar Creek Township --------------------- 122 − Coal Mines of Salt Creek Township ------------------------ 124 − The Coal Mines of Franklin Township --------------------- 125 − Clinton, Canaan and Wooster Township − Coal Measure --------------------------------------------------- 127 − The Rocks -------------------------------------------------------- 127 − Coal Measure Sandstone ------------------------------------ 129 − Shales ------------------------------------------------------------ 131 − Limestones ------------------------------------------------------ 131 − Sandstone Rocks ----------------------------------------------- 132 − Chapter 8 – Archaology – Defensive and Sacred Enclosures; − The Builders ---------------------------------------------------- 135 − Implements ---------------------------------------------------- 135 − Pottery ---------------------------------------------------------- 137 − Ornaments ----------------------------------------------------- 138 − Earthworks ----------------------------------------------------- 139 − Tumuli of Wayne County ----------------------------------- 148 − The Mound Builders ------------------------------------------ 155 − Chapter 9 – Indian History and Ethnology ---------------------- 161 − The Wyandots ------------------------------------------------- 163 − The Shawanese ------------------------------------------------ 164 − Indians of Wayne County ------------------------------------ 165 − Indian Trails ----------------------------------------------------- 166 − A Surprise and Massacre-Captain Fulkes Disposes − of Sixteen Red Butchers ------------------------------------- 168 − Powder Explosion Caused by Indians -------------------- 170 − Origin of the North American Indian --------------------- 172 − Chapter 10 – The First Four Settlements in the County ----- 176 − Chapter 11 – Early Settlers ----------------------------------------- 178 − Chapter 12 – Early Agriculture–Refuse Lands-Markets ----- 191 − Chapter 13 – Johnny Appleseed ----------------------------------- 196 − Chapter 14 – Crawford's Campaign thru Wayne County ---- 208 − Chapter 15 – Beall's Campaign ------------------------------------ 223 − Reminiscences of One of Beall's Soldiers ---------------- 225 − The Battle of Cow Pens. -------------------------------------- 226 − Chapter 16 – Indian Chief Killbuck -------------------------------- 228 − Boating on Killbuck -------------------------------------------- 231 − Navigating the Killbuck and Salt Creek ------------------- 233 − The Old Salt Works on Killbuck ----------------------------- 233 − Chapter 17 – Saint Clair's Defeat – November 4, 1791 ------ 236 − Hull's Surrender – August 16, 1791 ----------------------- 238 − General Winchester-Fort Meigs-The Siege -------------- 241 − Chapter 18 – Wayne County-It's Organizations-Elections- − Institutions, etc. ------------------------------------------------ 244 − Members of Congress ---------------------------------------- 244 − Our State Senetors -------------------------------------------- 244 − Members of House of Representatives ------------------ 245 − Members of Constitutional Convention ----------------- 246 − President Judges of Common Pleas Court --------------- 247 − Associate Judges ----------------------------------------------- 247 − Probate Judges ------------------------------------------------- 247 − Sheriffs ----------------------------------------------------------- 247 − Clerks of Common Pleas Court ----------------------------- 248 − County Treasurers --------------------------------------------- 248 − County Auditors ------------------------------------------------ 248 − County Surveyors ---------------------------------------------- 249 − County Recorders ---------------------------------------------- 249 − Prosecuting Attorneys ---------------------------------------- 250 − County Commissioners --------------------------------------- 250 − Infirmary Directors --------------------------------------------- 251 − Wayne County Judiciary -------------------------------------- 252 − Extracts from Official Records ------------------------------- 252 − First Execution Issued on Record --------------------------- 253 − First Place for Holding Court --------------------------------- 253 − The First Court House ------------------------------------------ 254 − The Second Court House -------------------------------------- 254 − Third Court House Projected --------------------------------- 255 − The First Jail ------------------------------------------------------ 256 − The First Jail-Bird in the County ----------------------------- 257 − The Second, or “Stone” Jail ---------------------------------- 257 − The Third Jail ---------------------------------------------------- 258 − Old County Buildings ------------------------------------------ 258 − New County Buildings ----------------------------------------- 259 − County Infirmary ----------------------------------------------- 259 − Agricultural Society of Wayne County -------------------- 260 − Old Turnpike Road --------------------------------------------- 261 − Ohio Canal -------------------------------------------------------- 261 − A Transition Period --------------------------------------------- 262 − Wayne County Bible Society --------------------------------- 262 − How Great a Matter a Spark Kindleth --------------------- 263 − Marriage Statistics --------------------------------------------- 263 − Pittsburgh, Chicago & Fort Wayne Railroad ------------- 263 − Other Railroads ------------------------------------------------- 272 − Revolutionary Pensioners in Wayne County 1840 ----- 272 − Population by Decades --------------------------------------- 273 − Names of Heads of Families --------------------------------- 273 − Valuation of Real and Personal Property ----------------- 274 − School Statistics of the County ------------------------------ 275 − The Public School System ------------------------------------- 275 − The Primitive School House and Primitive Schools ----- 277 − Chapter 19 – Wooster ------------------------------------------------- 281 − Sketch of General Wooster ----------------------------------- 281 − Vacation of the Town of Madison --------------------------- 284 − Incorporation of Wooster ------------------------------------- 289 − First Election after Incorporation ---------------------------- 290 − The Second Election -------------------------------------------- 291 − List of Candidates at the Election Held in Wooster ----- 291 − Extracts from Public Records --------------------------------- 291 − Officers from the Town of Wooster ------------------------ 292 − City of Wooster Officers --------------------------------------- 295 − Wooster Postmasters ------------------------------------------ 296 − First Fire Company of Wooster ------------------------------ 296 − The First White Man to Die in Wayne County ----------- 297 − John Bever -------------------------------------------------------- 298 − William Henry ---------------------------------------------------- 300 − John Larwill ------------------------------------------------------- 303 − Robert McClarran ----------------------------------------------- 309 − Andrew McMonigal and Family ----------------------------- 310 − John McClellan, Sen. ------------------------------------------- 311 − Joseph Stibbs ---------------------------------------------------- 311 − Joseph S. Lake --------------------------------------------------- 314 − Reminiscences of Wooster, by Mrs. Joseph Lake, of − New York City -------------------------------------------- 316 − John Patton ------------------------------------------------------ 321 − General Resin Beall -------------------------------------------- 322 − History of the First Schools of Wooster ------------------ 325 − Dr. John Cunningham ------------------------------------------ 331 − General Cyrus Spink -------------------------------------------- 332 − Thomas Townsend, M.D. -------------------------------------- 335 − Daniel McPhail, M.D. ------------------------------------------- 336 − Thomas Robison ------------------------------------------------- 336 − Bishop Edward Thompson ------------------------------------ 337 − “Priest Jones” ---------------------------------------------------- 340 − Samuel Quinby --------------------------------------------------- 344 − Levi Cox ------------------------------------------------------------ 349 − David McConahay ----------------------------------------------- 351 − Lindol Sprague --------------------------------------------------- 351 − John Christmas -------------------------------------------------- 352 − Edward Avery ---------------------------------------------------- 353 − James Jacobs, Sr. ------------------------------------------------ 354 − Newspaper Press ------------------------------------------------ 356 − Horace Howard -------------------------------------------------- 360 − Joseph Clingan ---------------------------------------------------- 361 − Reminiscences of Rev. M.E. Strieby ------------------------- 364 − Ezra Dean ---------------------------------------------------------- 365 − Shephen F. Day, M.D. ------------------------------------------- 367 − The Wooster Churches ----------------------------------------- 371 − Baptist Church -------------------------------------------- 372 − First Presbyterian Church ------------------------------ 379 − The Wooster Reformed Church ---------------------- 392 − Evangelical Lutheran Christ Church ----------------- 396 − First Methodist Episcopal Church -------------------- 397 − Zion's Evangelical Lutheran Church ------------------ 399 − Church of Christ ------------------------------------------- 402 − Church of God --------------------------------------------- 404 − St. Mary's Church (Catholic) --------------------------- 407 − St. James Episcopal Church ---------------------------- 407 − Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church ----------------- 409 − Thomas Woodland ---------------------------------------------- 410 − Samuel Norton Bissell, M.D. ---------------------------------- 412 − Samuel Hemphill ------------------------------------------------ 419 − Wooster Cemetery --------------------------------------------- 419 − R.R. Donnelly ----------------------------------------------------- 421 − Isaac Newton Jones --------------------------------------------- 421 − John K. McBride -------------------------------------------------- 423 − Michael Totten --------------------------------------------------- 425 − Michael Totten Challenged by a Bear --------------- 428 − A Terrible Night in the Woods ------------------------ 428 − Packing Salt on Horseback ----------------------------- 429 − A Lost Boy in the Olden Time ------------------------- 429 − Saves a Boy's Life ---------------------------------------- 429 − General William Given ----------------------------------------- 430 − Constant Lake, Sr. ----------------------------------------------- 436 − The Wooster Gas Light Company --------------------------- 438 − Jacob Frick -------------------------------------------------------- 439 − William Stitt ------------------------------------------------------ 440 − Market House Destroyed by a Mob ------------------------ 441 − The Fuller Sisters ------------------------------------------------ 442 − Joseph H. Downing --------------------------------------------- 444 − John Brinkerhoff ------------------------------------------------ 448 − John P. Jeffries --------------------------------------------------- 451 − C.C. Parsons ------------------------------------------------------ 457 − Kimball Porter --------------------------------------------------- 460 − Hon. George Rex ------------------------------------------------ 460 − Ephraim Quinby, Jr. -------------------------------------------- 465 − John McSweeney ----------------------------------------------- 475 − Benjamin Eason -------------------------------------------------- 484 − David Robison, Jr. ----------------------------------------------- 490 − Angus McDonald ------------------------------------------------ 492 − Wooster Water Works ----------------------------------------- 497 − Ohio F. Jones ----------------------------------------------------- 499 − W.C. Moore, M.D. ---------------------------------------------- 500 − S.R. Bonowitz ---------------------------------------------------- 502 − Alf. Howard, the American “Ole Bull” --------------------- 503 − The University of Wooster ----------------------------------- 504 − Rev. A.A.E. Taylor, D.D. --------------------------------------- 519 − Leander Firestone, M.D. ------------------------------------- 521 − W.W. Firestone, M.D. ----------------------------------------- 523 − Martin Welker -------------------------------------------------- 528 − James D. Robison, M.D. --------------------------------------- 532 − Public Schools of Wooster ------------------------------------ 536 − John Zimmerman ----------------------------------------------- 538 − Rev. Benjamin Pope -------------------------------------------- 539 − Captain George U. Harn --------------------------------------- 540 − Woodhull and Clafin ------------------------------------------- 543 − Major Enoch Totten -------------------------------------------- 545 − James C. Jacobs -------------------------------------------------- 547 − Colonel Joseph H. Carr ----------------------------------------- 550 − Captain A.S. McClure ------------------------------------------- 551 − Colonel E.P. Bates ----------------------------------------------- 556 − Ira H. Bates -------------------------------------------------------- 560 − The Quinby Opera House ------------------------------------- 562 − Archadome Hall, The Baumgardners ----------------------- 563 − John F. Barrett --------------------------------------------------- 565 − Matthew Johnston, Sr. ----------------------------------------- 565 − A Catholic Bishop Dies in Wooster ------------------------- 566 − William Spear ---------------------------------------------------- 567 − John Wilhelm ---------------------------------------------------- 568 − James Curry ------------------------------------------------------- 569 − Old German Bank ----------------------------------------------- 571 − Wayne County Branch of the State Bank of Ohio ------- 571 − The Wayne County National Bank -------------------------- 571 − Exchange Bank --------------------------------------------------- 571 − National Bank of Wooster ------------------------------------ 571 − Johnson's Bank -------------------------------------------------- 572 − Samuel Routson ------------------------------------------------- 573 − D.C. Curry & Company ----------------------------------------- 573 − Jacob Eberhardt ------------------------------------------------- 575 − Secret Societies -------------------------------------------------- 576 − Masonic ---------------------------------------------------- 576 − I.O.O.F. ------------------------------------------------------ 577 − Knights of Pythias (English) ----------------------------- 577 − Knights of Pythias (German) --------------------------- 577 − Improved Order of Red Men -------------------------- 578 − The Royal Arcanum -------------------------------------- 578 − Temperance Societies ----------------------------------- 578 − Chapter 20 --------------------------------------------------------------- 579 − Paint Township -------------------------------------------------- 579 − The First Settler ------------------------------------------ 579 − Officers of Paint Township, 1877 -------------------- 580 − The Martyred Lovers of the Forest ------------------ 580 − The Most Singular Man -------------------------------- 581 Soloman Fisher ------------------------------------------ 581 − David Houmard ------------------------------------------ 582 − Mt. Eaton -------------------------------------------------- 584 − Churches --------------------------------------------------- 590 − West Lebanon -------------------------------------------- 593 − Chapter 21 --------------------------------------------------------------- 594 − Franklin Township ---------------------------------------------- 594 − Moreland -------------------------------------------------- 599 − First Settlements and Settlers ------------------------ 599 − James Morgan ------------------------------------ 599 − Thomas Butler ------------------------------------- 600 − Jonothan Butler ----------------------------------- 600 − Samuel Mitchel ------------------------------------ 600 − Samuel Mitchel ------------------------------------ 602 − John Hughes --------------------------------------- 602 − Hugh Morgan, Sr. --------------------------------- 603 − Hugh Morgan -------------------------------------- 603 − Moses Lockhart, Sr. ------------------------------ 603 − The Munson Family ------------------------------ 604 − Henry Munson's Lime Kiln ---------------------- 605 − Churches of Franklin Township --------------- 605 − Jacob Harmon ------------------------------------- 606 − Stephen M. Henry --------------------------------- 606 − Thomas Dowty ------------------------------------ 606 − John McIntire -------------------------------------- 607 − Cornelious McIntire ------------------------------ 607 − Ephraim Cutter ------------------------------------ 608 − John Cutter ----------------------------------------- 608 − Samuel Cutter ------------------------------------- 608 − Aaron Franks --------------------------------------- 608 − John Harrison -------------------------------------- 609 − Recollections -------------------------------- 609 − Thomas L. Smith ---------------------------------- 610 − William P. Force ----------------------------------- 610 − Moses McCammon ------------------------------- 610 − Reminiscences of John Butler, a Justice of the − Peace of Franklin Township --------------------------- 613 − The Indians Burn Thomas Butler's Cabin --- 613 − The Morgan Block House ----------------------- 613 − Old Chief Lyon Delivers his “Checks” -------- 613 − Chapter 22 --------------------------------------------------------------- 614 − East Union Township ------------------------------------------- 614 − Towns in East Union Township ----------------------- 616 − Edinburg -------------------------------------------- 616 − Apple Creek Station ------------------------------ 616 − Recollections of Simon Chafin, Sr. ------------------- 616 − Simon Chafin, Sr. ----------------------------------------- 617 − Simon Chafin, Jr. ----------------------------------------- 617 − Franklin Brown ------------------------------------------- 617 − John J. Brown --------------------------------------------- 618 − Josiah Milbourn ------------------------------------------ 619 − David Hunter ---------------------------------------------- 619 − Rodney Carr's Family ------------------------------------ 619 − George Firestone ---------------------------------------- 620 − John Moore ----------------------------------------------- 620 − Charles Boydston ---------------------------------------- 620 − Emanual Brown ------------------------------------------ 620 − Reminiscences of Noah Brown ----------------------- 621 − Churches ---------------------------------------------------------- 621 − Apple Creek Presbyterian ----------------------------- 621 − Reformed Church --------------------------------------- 622 − Leonard Langell ----------------------------------------- 622 − Daniel Langell, Sr. --------------------------------------- 623 − Daniel Langell -------------------------------------------- 623 − Herr Driesbach, the Lion Tamer --------------------- 623 − Joshua Jameson ------------------------------------------ 624 − Isaac K. Jameson ----------------------------------------- 624 − John Cheyney --------------------------------------------- 624 − Richard Cheyney ----------------------------------------- 625 − Hibben Cheyney ----------------------------------------- 626 − Chapter 23 --------------------------------------------------------------- 627 − Milton Township ----------------------------------------------- 627 − First Settlers and First Things -------------------------- 629 − Mason Fritz ------------------------------------------------ 630 − Phillip Fritz ------------------------------------------------ 631 − Reminiscences of Phillip Fritz ------------------------ 631 − Christopher Lance --------------------------------------- 632 − John Lance ------------------------------------------------ 632 − William Lance -------------------------------------------- 632 − Henry Lance ---------------------------------------------- 632 − Henry Lance ---------------------------------------------- 633 − James Lance ---------------------------------------------- 633 − Towns in Milton Township ----------------------------------- 633 − Johnson's Corners --------------------------------------- 633 − Russell ------------------------------------------------------ 633 − Milton Station -------------------------------------------- 633 − Shinersburg ----------------------------------------------- 634 − Andrew Waggoner -------------------------------------- 634 − Thomas Dawson ----------------------------------------- 634 − Abner Johnson ------------------------------------------- 635 − Fatal Boiler Explosion ----------------------------------- 635 − Samuel Slemmons --------------------------------------- 635 − The Elliots -------------------------------------------------- 635 − Churches ---------------------------------------------------------- 636 − German Reformed Church ---------------------------- 636 − Union Church --------------------------------------------- 636 − Other Churches ------------------------------------------ 637 − Benjamin Cotton ----------------------------------------- 637 − Isaac Bessey ----------------------------------------------- 637 − William Keeling ------------------------------------------- 638 − Edward F. Keeling ---------------------------------------- 638 − Chapter 24 --------------------------------------------------------------- 639 − Plain Township -------------------------------------------------- 640 − First Settlers ---------------------------------------------- 642 − William Blachley, M.D. --------------------------------- 643 − Philip Arnold ---------------------------------------------- 643 − William Sidle ---------------------------------------------- 643 − William Goodfellow ------------------------------------- 644 − Benedict Mellinger, Sr. --------------------------------- 644 − Aaron Baird ----------------------------------------------- 645 − Cyrus Baird ------------------------------------------------ 645 − John Tryon ------------------------------------------------ 646 − Robert Eason --------------------------------------------- 646 − John Folgate ---------------------------------------------- 646 − William and Henry Rouch ----------------------------- 646 − Towns in Plain Township ------------------------------ 647 − Millbrook ------------------------------------------- 647 − Blachleyville --------------------------------------- 647 − Jefferson ------------------------------------------- 647 − Reedsburg ----------------------------------------- 647 − Springville ----------------------------------------- 647 − Remains of Buffalo and Cedar Trees ---------------- 647 − Jacob Kister ----------------------------------------------- 648 − Joseph G. Yocum ---------------------------------------- 648 − Jacob Smyser --------------------------------------------- 649 − A.B. Ebright ----------------------------------------------- 649 − Dewitt C. Kean ------------------------------------------- 649 − Churches of Plain Township --------------------------------- 650 − Reformed Church of Reedsburg --------------------- 650 − Lutheran Church ----------------------------------------- 650 − Baptist Church of Millbrook -------------------------- 650 − Maple Grove Church ----------------------------------- 650 − Plain Church (Lutheran) ------------------------------- 651 − Evangelical Church -------------------------------------- 651 − Desciple Church ------------------------------------------ 651 − Christ's Lutheran Church ------------------------------ 651 − Oak Chapel (Methodist) ------------------------------- 651 − Nathan Warner ------------------------------------------ 651 − Rev. Joshua Warner ------------------------------------ 653 − Eli Zaring -------------------------------------------------- 653 − General Thomas McMillen --------------------------- 653 − John Nimmon ------------------------------------------- 654 − James Douglass ----------------------------------------- 654 − Chapter 25 -------------------------------------------------------------- 657 − Bird's Eye Agricultural Survey of Wayne County ------- 657 − Occupation of the People ---------------------------- 657 − Fertilizers ------------------------------------------------ 659 − Primative Plows and Plowing ----------------------- 661 − Rotation in Crops --------------------------------------- 662 − Agriculture and Building ------------------------------ 663 − Our School Houses ------------------------------------- 664 − Number of Acres in the County, Size of Farms -- 664 − Fences and Timber ------------------------------------- 665 − Our Forests ----------------------------------------------- 667 − Grains ------------------------------------------------------------- 668 − Wheat ----------------------------------------------------- 668 − Oats -------------------------------------------------------- 670 − Rye --------------------------------------------------------- 670 − Barley ------------------------------------------------------ 670 − Buckwheat ----------------------------------------------- 671 − Flax --------------------------------------------------------- 671 − Meadow and Clover Lands --------------------------- 671 − Timothy --------------------------------------------------- 671 − Fruits -------------------------------------------------------------- 672 − The Apple ------------------------------------------------- 672 − The Peach ------------------------------------------------- 672 − The Pear -------------------------------------------------- 672 − The Quince ----------------------------------------------- 673 − Plums, Apricots and Nectarines --------------------- 673 − Cherries --------------------------------------------------- 673 − The Grape ------------------------------------------------ 673 − Butter, Cheese, Sorghum and Maple Sugar ------ 675 − Cultivated, Pasture, Wood and Waste Lands ---- 675 − Potatoes and Tobacco --------------------------------- 675 − Tobacco --------------------------------------------------- 675 − Domestic Animals ---------------------------------------------- 676 − Poultry ----------------------------------------------------- 676 − Chapter 26 --------------------------------------------------------------- 677 − Greene Township ----------------------------------------------- 677 − First Settlers and First Things -------------------------- 677 − Smithville ------------------------------------------- 681 − Churches of Greene Township ----------------------- 682 − John S. Paul ----------------------------------------------- 682 − Thomas Boydston --------------------------------------- 683 − John Winkler --------------------------------------------- 683 − Thomas Smith -------------------------------------------- 683 − John Jacob Kieffer --------------------------------------- 684 − D.L. Kieffer ------------------------------------------------- 684 − John B. Eberly -------------------------------------------- 684 − Orrville ------------------------------------------------------------ 686 − Judge Smith Orr ----------------------------------------- 688 − Orrville Manufacturies and Enterprises ----------- 692 − The Central Ohio Fair ---------------------------------- 692 − The First Fire Company -------------------------------- 692 − Exchange Bank ------------------------------------------- 692 − Secret Societies ------------------------------------------ 693 − I.O.O.F ---------------------------------------------- 693 − Orr Lodge Knights of Honor ------------------- 693 − D.L. Moncrief, M.D. ----------------------------- 693 − Hon. William M. Orr ----------------------------- 693 − Churches of Orrville -------------------------------------------- 694 − A Methodist Society ------------------------------------ 694 − English Lutheran Mission Church -------------------- 694 − Presbyterian Church ------------------------------------ 695 − David G. Horst -------------------------------------------- 695 − J.H. Stoll, M.D. -------------------------------------------- 695 − Adam Brenneman --------------------------------------- 696 − The Graded Schools of Orrville ---------------------- 696 − The Orrville Crescent ----------------------------------- 696 − Evening at Home and Words of Cheer ------------- 697 − Daniel Schriber ------------------------------------------ 697 − Baughman Township ------------------------------------------ 698 − Reminiscences of John Baughman, by his son, − Soloman, of Dalton ------------------------------------- 701 − Reminiscences of Andrew Ault ---------------------- 701 − David Foreman ------------------------------------------ 702 − Enos Foreman ------------------------------------------- 703 − Hugh Harkins -------------------------------------------- 703 − Robert Taggert ------------------------------------------ 704 − Samuel Taggert ----------------------------------------- 704 − Lewis McKean, Sr. -------------------------------------- 704 − John Campbell ------------------------------------------ 704 − Valentine W. Ault -------------------------------------- 705 − John Sickman -------------------------------------------- 705 − John Wilson ---------------------------------------------- 705 − Benjamin Westheffer ---------------------------------- 705 − Benjamin Weygandt ----------------------------------- 705 − John Douglas -------------------------------------------- 706 − Marshallville ---------------------------------------------------- 706 − A.A. McIntyre ------------------------------------------- 707 − W.B. Hyatt, M.D. --------------------------------------- 707 − Wehe & Company, carriage manufacturies ----- 707 − John Ault ------------------------------------------------- 707 − David Gensener ----------------------------------------- 708 − Henry Winger ------------------------------------------- 708 − John Weimer -------------------------------------------- 708 − S.S. Strayer, M.D. --------------------------------------- 708 − Fairview ---------------------------------------------------------- 709 − Burton City Flouring Mills ---------------------------- 709 − Burton City Woolen Mills ---------------------------- 709 − Churches of Baughman Township ------------------------- 709 − Presbyterian Church ---------------------------------- 709 − St. Michael's Catholic --------------------------------- 709 − Evangelical Association ------------------------------- 709 − Reformed Church -------------------------------------- 710 − − John Ault ------------------------------------------------- 710 − Chapter 27 -------------------------------------------------------------- 712 − Wayne Township ----------------------------------------------- 712 − First Settlers --------------------------------------------- 714 − Jacob Ihrig ---------------------------------------- 715 − James Glass -------------------------------------- 715 − Churches ------------------------------------------------- 716 − Salem's Church ---------------------------------- 716 − Geyer's Chapel ---------------------------------- 717 − Wayne Presbyterian ---------------------------- 717 − − Joseph Wasson, Sr. ------------------------------------- 717 − Joseph Wasson ------------------------------------------ 717 − William Elliott -------------------------------------------- 717 − Thomas Barton, Sr. -------------------------------------- 718 − William Barton ------------------------------------------- 718 − Josiah Barton --------------------------------------------- 718 − George Troutman --------------------------------------- 718 − James McCoy --------------------------------------------- 719 − Neal McCoy ----------------------------------------------- 719 − Thomas A. McCoy --------------------------------------- 719 − John Lehman --------------------------------------------- 719 − Captain George P. Emrich ----------------------------- 720 − The Driskels and Brawdys ----------------------------- 722 − Chapter 28 --------------------------------------------------------------- 726 − Wooster Township --------------------------------------------- 726 − David Robison, Sr. --------------------------------------- 730 − Benjamin Jones ------------------------------------------ 731 − Joseph Eichar --------------------------------------------- 736 − Hugh Culbertson ----------------------------------------- 737 − Stephen Henry, Sr. -------------------------------------- 738 − Jacob B. Epsy --------------------------------------------- 739 − Christian Lawence --------------------------------------- 739 − John A. Lawrence ---------------------------------------- 739 − William Taggart ----------------------------------------- 741 − John Walter ---------------------------------------------- 741 − Philip Troutman ----------------------------------------- 742 − John Reider ----------------------------------------------- 742 − Alexander McBride ------------------------------------- 742 − Nathan Warner, Sr. ------------------------------------- 745 − Joshua Warner ------------------------------------------- 746 − Chapter 29 --------------------------------------------------------------- 749 − Wayne County Soldiers in the Civil War ------------------- 749 − Names of the First Volunteers ------------------------ 750 − The 4th Ohio ---------------------------------------------- 751 − The 16th Ohio -------------------------------------------- 752 − The 41st Ohio --------------------------------------------- 754 − The 120th Ohio ------------------------------------------- 755 − The 102nd Ohio ------------------------------------------ 756 − The 107th Ohio ------------------------------------------ 757 − Mexican War Soldiers from Wayne County -------------- 759 − Soldiers of 1812 ------------------------------------------------- 760 − Description of a Blockhouse --------------------------------- 760 − Chapter 30 -------------------------------------------------------------- 762 − Salt Creek Township ------------------------------------------- 762 − William Searight ----------------------------------------- 763 − Fredericksburg ------------------------------------------- 764 Recollections of Joseph Miller ----------------------- 764 − W.T. Barnes, M.D. --------------------------------------- 765 − Daniel Rieder, Jr. ----------------------------------------- 765 − Thomas Armstrong -------------------------------------- 765 − John Mackey ---------------------------------------------- 766 − Parmenas Appleman ------------------------------------ 766 − Rev. Samuel Irvine, D.D. -------------------------------- 766 − The United Presbyterian Church --------------------- 767 − The First Methodist Church --------------------------- 767 − B.C. Smith -------------------------------------------------- 767 − Fredericksburg High School --------------------------- 768 − Peter Franks ---------------------------------------------- 768 − The Fredericksburg Cemetery Association -------- 768 − Fredericksburg Lodge #391, I.O.O.F. --------------- 769 − James Martin, M.D. ------------------------------------- 769 − Sinclair Johnson ------------------------------------------ 769 − William Peppard ----------------------------------------- 770 − William S. Peppard -------------------------------------- 770 − Henry Barnes --------------------------------------------- 770 − Reminiscences of His Son, Peter Barnes ----------- 771 − Chapter 31 --------------------------------------------------------------- 772 − Canaan Township ----------------------------------------------- 772 − Reminiscences of Isaac Notestine ------------------- 773 − George Sommers ---------------------------------------- 774 − John Hough ------------------------------------------------ 774 − John D. Heckert ------------------------------------------ 774 − Joseph Stratton ------------------------------------------ 775 − Simon Kenney -------------------------------------------- 775 − Canaan Academy ---------------------------------------- 775 − Churches --------------------------------------------------- 776 − Bend Church --------------------------------------- 776 − The Canaan, or Kopp's Meeting House ----- 776 − Bethel Church ------------------------------------- 776 − Reformed Church -------------------------------- 776 − Methodist Episcopal Church ------------------ 776 − Evangelical Lutheran Church ------------------ 776 − Rev. Thomas Barr ---------------------------------------- 776 − Rev. Thomas H. Barr, D.D. ----------------------------- 777 − John Naftzger --------------------------------------------- 779 − Daniel Blocher -------------------------------------------- 779 − Thomas Armstrong -------------------------------------- 779 − Jonas Notestine ------------------------------------------ 779 − William Ewing -------------------------------------------- 780 − Isaac Notestine ------------------------------------------ 781 − Burbank ----------------------------------------------------------- 782 − Chapter 32 --------------------------------------------------------------- 783 − Clinton Township ----------------------------------------------- 783 − Reminiscences of Hon. Lorenzo D. Odell ---------- 785 − Abner Eddy, Sr. ------------------------------------------ 787 − Thomas McConkey ------------------------------------- 788 − William H. Brown --------------------------------------- 788 − Thomas Shreve ------------------------------------------ 789 − Ira H. Aylesworth, Sr. ---------------------------------- 789 − James Aylesworth -------------------------------------- 790 − Philip Aylesworth --------------------------------------- 790 − John Aylesworth ---------------------------------------- 791 − Joseph W. Kean ----------------------------------------- 791 − William Kean --------------------------------------------- 792 − The Leyda Family --------------------------------------- 792 − Elijah Pocock --------------------------------------------- 793 − John Newkirk --------------------------------------------- 794 − Henry Newkirk ------------------------------------------- 795 − Isaac Newkirk -------------------------------------------- 796 − Newkirk Cemetery Association -------------- 796 − Lorenzo D. Odell ---------------------------------------- 796 − Reuben Newkirk ---------------------------------------- 798 − John W. Newkirk ---------------------------------------- 798 − John Rainey ----------------------------------------------- 799 − Isaac Lake ------------------------------------------------- 799 − Shreve ------------------------------------------------------------- 800 − Shreve School -------------------------------------------- 801 − Shreve Journal ------------------------------------------ 802 − D.K. Jones ------------------------------------------------ 802 − William S. Battles, M.D. ------------------------------- 802 − J.H. Todd, M.D. ------------------------------------------ 806 − David Yarnell --------------------------------------------- 808 − Chapter 33 --------------------------------------------------------------- 809 − Congress Township -------------------------------------------- 809 − Reminiscences of Congress Township by Hon. − Michael Totton and James Carlin ------------------- 811 − Daniel Chasey -------------------------------------------- 812 − Thomas McKee ------------------------------------------ 812 − Jacob Leatherman -------------------------------------- 813 − John Dulin ------------------------------------------------ 813 − John Keeler ---------------------------------------------- 814 − Congress --------------------------------------------------------- 814 − David Carlin ---------------------------------------------- 816 − Reminiscences of Royce Summerton -------------- 816 − Royce Summerton ------------------------------------- 817 − Taber Summerton -------------------------------------- 817 − Reminiscences of Royce Summerton -------------- 818 − Charles J. Warner, M.D. ------------------------------- 818 − Solomon Warner ---------------------------------------- 823 − Philip J. Brown ------------------------------------------- 823 − West Salem ------------------------------------------------------ 824 − Reminiscences of Mrs. Peter Rickel ---------------- 824 − Orrin G. Franks ------------------------------------------ 825 − Mahlon Moyers ----------------------------------------- 825 − The West Salem Press --------------------------------- 826 − Reminiscences of J.R. Henney ------------------------ 826 − Abraham Plank ------------------------------------------ 827 − Silver Lodge Knights of Honor, #123 --------------- 828 − West Salem Masonic Lodge, #398 ------------------ 828 − West Salem I.O.O.F., #442 --------------------------- 828 − Agricultural Society of West Salem ---------------- 828 − Rev. John Hazzard -------------------------------------- 828 − West Salem School Building ------------------------- 829 − Justin Georget, M.D. ---------------------------------- 829 − J.S. Cole, M.D. ------------------------------------------- 830 − Adam Poe, Indian Fighter ---------------------------- 830 − David Williamson Poe --------------------------------- 831 − Sarah Poe ------------------------------------------------ 831 − Mrs. Kuffel's Statement of Adam and Andrew − Poe's Celebrated Fight with Bigfoot --------------- 832 − He Has a Terrible Fight with Five Indians, and − Whips Them --------------------------------------------- 834 − Chapter 34 ------------------------------------------------------------- 835 − Chester Township --------------------------------------------- 835 − Earliest Settlers ----------------------------------------- 836 − Villages of Chester Township ------------------------ 836 − Thomas Pittenger -------------------------------------- 836 − Mathias Camp ------------------------------------------- 837 − John Camp ----------------------------------------------- 837 − Adam Rumbaugh --------------------------------------- 838 − Phillip Hefflefinger ------------------------------------- 838 − Robert Rathbun ----------------------------------------- 838 − Peter Stair ------------------------------------------------ 839 − John Piper ------------------------------------------------ 839 − William Piper -------------------------------------------- 839 − John Moyers --------------------------------------------- 839 − Benjamin Norton --------------------------------------- 840 − David Thomas ------------------------------------------- 840 − Jacob Garver ------------------------------------------- 840 − W.C. Baker ----------------------------------------------- 840 − Henry Allspaugh, M.D. -------------------------------- 841 − James Robison ------------------------------------------ 841 − Frederick Rice ------------------------------------------ 842 − Chapter 35 ------------------------------------------------------------- 843 − Sugarcreek Township ---------------------------------------- 843 − John Goudy ---------------------------------------------- 845 − Reminiscences of Jacob Cox ------------------------- 845 − Jacob Cox ------------------------------------------------ 845 − Samuel Cook -------------------------------------------- 846 − Rev. Archibald Hanna --------------------------------- 846 − Dalton ------------------------------------------------------------ 847 − Moscow ---------------------------------------------------------- 847 − Postmasters of Dalton --------------------------------- 847 − Presbyterian Church ----------------------------------- 847 − M.E. Church of Dalton --------------------------------- 847 − United Presbyterian Congregation of Dalton ---- 848 − Jesse Otis -------------------------------------------------- 848 − E.D. Otis --------------------------------------------------- 848 − T.M. Taggert, M.D. -------------------------------------- 848 − Dalton Gazette--------------------------------------------- 848 − William Homan ------------------------------------------- 848 − L.G. Harley, M.D. ----------------------------------------- 849 − Sonneberg -------------------------------------------------------- 849 − Christian Wahle ----------------------------------------- 849 − Chapter 36 --------------------------------------------------------------- 850 − Chippewa Township ------------------------------------------- 850 − First Settlers ---------------------------------------------- 851 − Henry Franks --------------------------------------------- 851 − George Wellhouse -------------------------------------- 852 − Benjamin Herschey ------------------------------------- 852 − Frederick Galehouse ------------------------------------ 852 − John Elliott ------------------------------------------------- 853 − William R. Wilson----------------------------------------- 853 − Doylestown ------------------------------------------------------- 853 − Doylestown Press ---------------------------------------- 854 − Doylestown Beacon Lodge, I.O.O.F., #258 ------- 854 − Postmasters of Doylestown -------------------------- 854 − Thomas Frederick ---------------------------------------- 854 − William Hatfield ----------------------------------------- 855 − Abraham Franks ----------------------------------------- 855 − Abraham Franks ----------------------------------------- 855 − Elias Galehouse ------------------------------------------ 855 − Christian Shondal ---------------------------------------- 856 − Slanker Family -------------------------------------------- 856 − Chippewa --------------------------------------------------- 856 − Slankerville ------------------------------------------------ 856 − Thomas W. Peckinpaugh ------------------------------ 856 − James Adams --------------------------------------------- 857 − Cline, Seiberling & Co. --------------------------------- 857 − John F. Seiberling --------------------------------------- 858 − James Seiberling ---------------------------------------- 858 − Peter Cline ------------------------------------------------ 858 − Samual H. Miller ----------------------------------------- 858 − Additional Sketches -------------------------------------------- 859 − Weird Weather over the Years ----------------------- 859 − Old John Baker ------------------------------------------- 860 − His Bear Fights ------------------------------------ 860 − Another Encounter with Bruin ---------------- 860 − Further Hunting Incidents ---------------------- 860 − Christian Silvers ------------------------------------------ 861 − John H. Silvers -------------------------------------------- 861 − General David Moore ----------------------------------- 861 − Major General David Sloane Stanley ---------------- 862
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