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REYNOLDS HISTORICAL GENEALOGY COLLECTION
ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 00828 6095
Records of Brown Township
Washington County, Indiana
IN-FRONT : MISCELLANEOUS SECTION
Part 1: Lists of road hands 1853-60. 15 pages, map, not indexed.
Part 2: Record of the Board of Trustees, 1853-59. 21 pages, indexed.
Part 3: Trustee records 1859-1884. 31 pages, indexed.
Part 4: Enumeration of Males over 21 living in Brown Township 1913.
Part 5: School enumeration of Campbellsburg for 1879.1880 or 1881 Names of Pupils in District 10 - no date probably 1874 Names of Pupils in District 7 for 1872-1373 and 1874 Names of Post Office Box rentors at Campbellsburg 1878-1885
Part 6: Casket List-Strattan Brothers- 1906-1910 Part 7: Sketches from Diary of William Stephen Trinkle 1904-1915
Part 8: Deaths- 1896-1933 from Coffin List from a/c of Strattan Bros. Store 1896-1901 and from Diary of William S. Trinkle (1901-1933)
Part 9: Records of Rob Morris Lodge # 282 F.& A.M. Campbellsburg 1861-1809
Part 10: Strattan Brothers Account Book 1906-1910 C.E. Cook 812 Spraque Road Indianapolis, Ind.
BROWN TOWNSHIP MISC.
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MEMORIES OF LONG AGO: THE FOST OFFICE (GRAPHIC, 1901) Letter to the Tress from Robert Denny of Westfield, Ind.
"In your No. 1 the fact that I was the first postmaster of the town is mentioned, and that calls up some recollections that nay interest some of your ratrons. First, I will tell how the town came to be called Campbellsburgh (notice the final letter 'H! as that is the way it was first spelled. When Robert A. Campbell platted the first addition to Buena Vista, and a petition was sent to Washington for a post office, it was found there was al- ready a Buena Vista office in the state, and some other name must be selected for our proposed post office. Ir. Campbell took his plat to Salem to have it recorded. Alexander Attkinson was then Recorder and when I'r. Campbell presented his slat to him, he told hin of the trouble about a name for a post office and that he, Campbell, wished to find a suitable name for his plat, different from the name of any post office in Indiana. There-upon 'Uncle Aleck' said "We'll just name it Campbellsburgh as there is no 7. 0. of that name in the state, and so it was done.
Later, when a movement was made for a P.C. at the then named town of Lancaster, it was found there was a 2.0. in Jefferson Co. of that name. The P.O. Department referred Jacob Turner to me as Postmaster at Campbellsburg, to straighten the matter out for him, as to a name. I took my 1. 0. directory and turned to the letter L and ran down the list to Leipsic and found that no 2.0. of that name appeared in the Indiana list. Thereupon I inserted the name Leipsic in the papers and the 2.0. Department adopted it. Saltillo had a similar trouble about naming its :. 0. but I cannot say who suggested adding the 'ville' to the original name as the title of that 3.0.
In conclusion, I must say that on account of my age and debility, you and your readers need not expect a contribution to your Long Ago column every week nor oftener than semi-occasionally. Day after tomorrow, January 30, if I live to see it, I will enter the 74th year of ny earthly pilgrimage."
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OID SOLDIERS (ATD SOLDIERS WIDOWS ) LIVING AT CAMPOBILSSURG: REPORTED BY N.J. TAUGIE. TO DATE, ROBADLY CIRCA 1:05 ( GRAPHIC )
William Gipson, J. P. Hubbard, C.H. fires, James Sherrow, David Sherrow, David Theat, J.T. J. Smith, Calep Blgin, William Cornett, J.W. Dogle, Thomas Jackson, Joshua Brown, Thomas Wires, T.J. Haugle, Tiran Rudder, George Teters, Abraham Stover, Silas Lawyer. Widows of Soldiers: Martha Hays, Sarah J. Rays, irs. Child, Hancy Baker, Rebecca Hays, Elizabeth Davis, Irs. Morgan, Lucinda Killer, Gemima Sterhenson, Ifrs. Stewart, Kate Sweeny, Mrs. Huff and lilla Purdieu. ******-*
ANOTHER FIRE: (GRAPHIC-UNDATED)
J. A. Evans' barn on weot Oak street was discovered on fire at about six o'clock Jednesday evening and the alarm given. In a short time hundreds of reonle were uron the scene and fought the fire demon with a vengeance but could do nothing but save the herrby residence. It took hard work to save the home of fr. Evans which was only a few yards away. The barn was full of shredded foc.cr and sorte other f'sed. A horse and con were in the barn but were rescued without nach Fiffioulty. The loss on the barn and contents Was w4CC or _500 without insurance. Cegin of fire is unkne ....
BROTT TOWNSHIP MISC.
INCOMPLETE LIST OF IUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL MET AND WOLSE INT CALLE BELLSBURG, AUGUST 1903: (GRAPHIC )
Banker --- Max Abrahams. Ministers --- J. S. Denny, Christian. I. O. Jarvis, Christian. J.H. Fierce, Baptist. A. Erickson, Methodist. Oscar Jean, Methodist. J.W. Volfe, Reg. Bantist. -
Physicians --- L. T. Paynter, G. S. Hancock, J. F.H. Duff, C. B. Paynter. Attorney-P. L. Driskell. Merchants --- J.D. Wilkins & Bros. J. I :. Hon & Co. B. F. Stephenson 7.S. Sonthey H. Howard Joe Sharashewsky. (changed name to Sharell)
Drusgists --- T. J. Lane and O. L. Hancock.
Restaurant ren: W.A. Kelso & Son. Thomas Roll Lee Paynter G. K. Evans Hardware merchants --- J. Strattan & Bro. IcCoy & Hardin
Saddler --- J.S. Stanley Jeweler --- A.H. Chamberlain Meat Market men --- J.M. Cathcart and G. I. Dalton Barbers --- G. K. Svans and G.W. Weaver Blacksmiths --- W. 2. Holaday, W. 2. Kinbrel and Samuel liller l'iller --- O.L. Brown Saw mill and Lumbermen --- John Strattan and R. C. Martin Shoemaker --- George IcDill Lillinory --- Mather & Robertson, Alice Stanley ******** ****
BROTT TOWNSHIP'S EARLY SCHOOLS : (GRAPHIC, U.DAZED)
The first school taught in Brown township was in the "Hop" settle- rent and Farson Jerkins was the first teacher. Another early school was taught by Robert L. Flering near Cavetown. Ir. Fleming was a young man of fine personal appearance. In Cam bellsburg a joint stock company was organized in 1355 and built the "old hall" which was designed for holding school, church, political meetings, de- bating societies, etc. Miss Mary Ovsanan, a sister to Ation Creemos. was the first teacher. The old hall was situated where Baker's saloon building now stands. In 1060 another building was erected where Lewis Collier now resides, and R. C. Woods was the first teacher. The present building was erected in 1372. ****
HOP SETTLEIETT: (GRAPHIC, U.DATED) Joel Caullins, a resident of York State, emigrated to this county. He heard that hops vere in great demand, and, accordingly, sold. ::: Som, taking the entire way in hors to be sold at a good profit to the county distilleries. in coriving here he Learned that he was misinformed, and he lost his farm for little or nothing. he settled on section 24 in about 1019, and, owing to the hop tratacetin (continued )
CROWE TO ... SHIT MISC.
HOP SERTLE:ETT: (COMOI. UED)
the neighborhood became Imown as the "Hop Neighborhood" and later the "Hor School District". This neighborhood is one mile north of Campbellsburg, but there is no school house at present, the same having been vacated several years ago. David Boyden, a pioneer, laid out a town on the farm now owned by Wesley Woodward, one mile farther north, in 1824 and named it Boydenville. There is no sic:
of a town now, nothing but a pasture field. ******
AT INTERESTING OLD DOCUMENT: (GRASTIC, UNDATED)
A very old and interesting document was found among some old rarers belonging to the late ". 2. father, the father of the editor of the Graphic. It is a land ratent bearing date of Sentenber 1, 1353, and bears the signature of Martin Van Buren as president of the United States, and Joseph S. Wilson as recorder of the land office. The patent conveys the -- st ( torn) half of the north west quarter of section 13, in township 3 north of range 2 east. The document is not zaper, but is printed upon genuine sheep skin, something rarely seen nowadays for documents of that kind. The above describes part of our farm, one mile north of Campbellsburg, and was entered by Robinson Hamilton.
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HISTORY OF SALTILLO: (GRAPHIC, UNDATED)
Madison Bowles, proprietor, and John I. Morrison, surveyor, laid out and platted the town of Saltillo in Sertember, 1349. It was named after a battle of the Mexican war. Madison Bowles was the first merchant, Col. S.D. Sayles the first blackenith. About the time of the building of the railroad an old fashioned "up and down" saw rill was built by Wright Stacey. Harvey and Tiran Matthew built a frist rill in about 1356, but it was burned twenty yoors later. The present nill was built by then in 1076. George A. Rosenbaum was the first post master, in 1853. A few years ago our sister town was incorporated and now is a thriving town of about 300 inhabitants. *****
HISTORY OF CAMPBELLSBURG : (GRAENIC, U .. DARSD)
Campbellsburg is now the second town in size in the county and contains menrly 1, 000 inhabitants. The founder was John Pollard, Grandfather of the editor. (1. 2. Rather) It was surveyed and ilatted by John I. Hornicon, Aurust 31, 1349, and was named Duena Vista, after the Mexican battle of that mane, and originally com- rised five lots. Avril 4, 1365, James N. Mckinney added 21 lots on the northwest. It yet retains the original name, but is more generally known as Con bellsburg, named in honor of Robert Cam bell, who had surveyed and Flatted nine lots Deceriber 1, 1351. A number of additions hove since been made. The first vote to incorporate the town was held Setember 23, 1075, resulting in 54 for ond 16 against the measure. The first election, held January 4, 1 76, resulted in the election of Christian Grow, Jacob Crimes and Samuel P. Martin ho Comotces; 2 .. . Wither, Clich; James P. Hubbard, Arcacurer; and Jobeth L. Holnes, Assessor.
BROTT TOMSKIP KISC.
MEMORIES OF THE IOIG AGC: (GRAITIC, 1901)
"AN OLD SETTLER ( SMITAMED) RELATES CONDITICES OF THE LONG AGO" "A TRUE BEAR STORY" (CONCERTS ISAAC HAMMERSLEY)
The old settler drew his chair up closer, inserted a fresh chew of tobacco in his thin and wrinkled jaw, and began: "Tines have changed, " said he, "men have changed; everything is different fron what it used to be. If the old pioneers who sleep at it. Carmel, Cavetown and Nop could come forth fron their . graves they would never once recognize the face of the country which was once their homes where they lived and labored and were happy. One by one the little, old los cabins which they built and where they dwelt are crumbling into dust. The forests in which they pursued the wild turkey or panting deer are fast fading away. We sce no such great, large oals and porlars as then grew, but were regarded, only as an incumbrance to the soil, and an obstacle to the developement of the country. Thousands and thousands of feet of the finest tinber that ever grew have I seen "iled together in Great heaps at the log rollings which were customary in those days, set on fire, and entirely consumed. What a shame and a loss it seems to us now. The present site of Campbellsburg was covered with a magnificent forest of grand and stately oak, poplar, naple and walnut, but all went down before the merciless axe of the brawny armed woodman, and the fire did the rest. Nothing remains as it was, excent some of the old springs where we used to hide to kill deer which frequented these places to drink when the snow was deep and the streams frozen. We had great marksmen in that day and time, who enjoyed a bear or deer hunt as the rarest pleasure afforded in this comparatively unbroken country. I suppose the greatest hunter that ever lived in this section of the state was Isaac
Hammersley. You have heard of him, have you? We called him "01d
Uncle Ike". He was a brother of John Hammersley, the noted pioneer millwright, whose name I have seen frequently mentioned in the "Long Ago" column of the Graphic. His fame as a rifleman was known to the settlers far and near, and many were the thrilling ex eriences which he had in hunting bear and deer, sometires coming nearly losin;
his life in encounters with these animals. old Uncle Ihe was the owner of two large dogs, (fig and Tero, as he called them), which always accompanied hin when in search of cane. His favorite rifle he named "Betsey", and the wild turley, and the large gene which is now extinct that it brought down would be a sicht to see. Once , in the autumn of 1020, (as he often related), just as the nuts
began to fall, the old hunter, with his two ferocious curs and "Betsey", started out on one of his hunting expeditions, and when near the head of Clifty creek, he discovered a big bear cosily dosing in the forks of a large chestnut tree. The dogs, as soon
as they caught sight of the game, at once set up a savage hol, when bruin began to move ureasily about as if in fear of what was about to take place. When a favorable of ortunity - resented itself Uncle Ile raised his trusty rifle to his shoulder, took quich: cis and fired, when down come the bear with a great crash right at the hunter's feet, but being only severely wounded instead of dece, the animal at once made afurious dash at Uncle T'te who stord his crohns cours toously and endeavored to beat the Grennie. beast off with the heavy barrel ci hic Die don's jeined in the fray, biti :. -- pulling at the berete wind-quarters; but with a
of the Lunter whom the ouvace borst hoy crushed to the road, it be on to look as if the last hours of old uncle Die had about coc. (continucd )
BROTT DONTSEIS MISC.
MEMORIES OF THE LONG AGO: (GRAFIIC, 1901 ) CONTINUED:
But the doss, scenins to realise with human intelligence the beat danger of their naster, became more vicious in their attacks on the bear which they finally forced to relinquish his victin and take refuse in a neighboring oal. Uncle I'te, who was not seriously kurt but somewhat reryous from his exciting experience, cot up and re- loaded his gun, and taking a more deliberate air, shot his purascious enemy Coudrely between the eyes, and carried the hide away as a trois. They were thrilling times in this country then which we shall never see again, but we enjoyed them, lived happily, and rade the best of life that we could. Yes, I lite to look back to the old days and recall some of the pleasant occurences of that period, but my mission on earth is about ended, and soon like the other old pioneers who have gone before, I, too shall be gathered home".
THE TOTAL ECLIPSE OF AUGUST 1869 (GPAZNIC, 1909)
DESCRIPTION IN LETTER FROM ROBERT DENNY DARED DIV. 4, 1909, WESTFIELD, I.E .
On August 6, 1369 I went fron Indianapolis to Camybellsburg and Saltillo to witness the eclipse, and will now offer you a copy of the memorandum I rade "on the spot", as follows : Arrived at Saltillo on time; went to Canybellsburg and heard Brother Nuff preach; stayed over night at Handys.
August 7: Reached Saltillo at 11 a.m. and heard Somund Chastain preach. Dinner with A. Baxter. 3 .n. Brother Columbus N. Richards took me to a kill on the Tucle Dilly Robertson place about a half nile south of Mount Carmel, and there we witnessed the eclipse, and noted its progress, as follows : 4:20 s.r., first contact. 4:55, Shadow reached sun's center. Grayish hue over a high Lill about ten miles north west of us, which is enveloped in blue smole, but still the trees can be distinguished. Volune of light rapidly diminishing. 5:10 ;. n., everything assuming a somber hue. Heaviest streak of light on horizon to the south east. Doves and quails still heard. 5:15 r.n., from north to north west looks as if a rain cloud was rising. 5:18, light under the sun., but to the north assuming arrearance at of a storm cloud. 5:19 daritless closing down with ainful rapidity. 5:20, now total; All is silence, excent meorle hallowing in all directions, and doge howling. 5:21, noteors shooting fear and above the colinse, large hot ligtod str us, stars visitle; streets of light visible some distance above the horizon north of us; about half as light south. 5:25 sun emerging in aw earance like scintillations moved by cuich succeeding wulcat- ions. Like a flach that hill to the north west was in a flood of sunshine; the text instant the country all round us woo in a Llase of glory, and with the next ulsation to the eastward it was uni- versal, so far as we could see. 6:15 last contact; end of echipa.
The above letter was written due to a controversy bet sen many readers of the Gra hic as to when the ecli se took place. Mitor father had stated it occurred on August 6, 1060, which Mr. Denny toch issue with as father had asked how Many of his readers agreed or dissgreco with bi ...
GROWIT TENTSHI: MISC.
PIONEER TEACHER'S KURIPUTE: GRAZNIC, 1902 (?)
THE SURVIVING ZEDAGOGUES OF FORMER YEARS ISET TOGETHER, AND I .. A MOST CARRY WAY, RECALL THE MEMORIES OF YE LONG AGO. THE MOST PLEASANT SOCIAL EVENT OF THE SEASON. (CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK)
The next subject on the program was the "Pioneer Text Books" which had been assigned to Dr. Ivy G. Hall and Benjamin A. Tegner, but ir. Wesner, who recides at Brownstown and is in quite feeble health, was unable to attend the meeting. The doctor indulged in a very interest- ing talk on the school books of the early time, and called to nenory Goodrich's Reader, Mitchell's Geography, Davy's Arithmetic and some others that were taucht in his school boy days. He referred to the "Single and Double Rule of Three" (Simple and Compound Proportion) and said that "To be able to work all the suns to that subject in arithmetic was then regarded as very strong evidence on one's ability as a metheratician. "
Mr. Hall's subject was followed by a discussion of "Early School Examinations" by John L. Williams and A. A. Cravens. fr. Williams said that in his latter years he felt very much like the old element- ary spelling book, that is to say, that he "had been laid on the shelf. " He taught his first school fifty years ago. He spent eleven years as a teacher at Leesville, and was at one time princi-al of the Orange County Seminary. He was the "County Examiner" in 1264. His predecessor in office was C. L. Faynter, and his successor was I. D. L. Frow. The modus operandi of teachers examinations was then quite simple. The applicants for license were placed in a class, and asked questions such as the examiner saw proper and their fitness to teach school was determined from the oral answers which each ang- licant gave. Six branches constituted the list upon which questions
were propounded. If the examiner found that anyone in his judgment was not qualified to teach, the patrons, nevertheless, of the school district wherein the applicant had secured a school, right petition for license to be issued anyway, which was always done, but for a Feriod no longer than the term of school pronosed to be taught. Nr. Williams was followed by A. A. Cravens, who was Washington County's first School Superintendent. With ir. Craven's induction into office the old form of oral examinations was dispensed with, and manuscript examinations substituted in their stead. This apparent repudiation of old established forms to which the teachers had become accustomed created quite a revolution in educational circles within the county. But not withstanding the vigorous Wicking" on the art of teachers and their friends, the new Superintendent did not swerve fron. the line of duty as he understood it, but held more tenaciously to the idea that the conditions of the times deranded a higher educational standard, and used his best efforts, notwithstanding murmurs of dis- approval here and there, to bring it about. fr. Cravens was of the opinion that a true education should look to the development of faculties that would rake the future man or woman an intelligent, honorable citicen, and a successful breadwinner. He found fault
with some of the features of the "course of study" of the recent day because it did not seek to imcule te into the minds of the qu'ils metical, business sense, instead of high-founded inone that would un valables. in after life. "> believed in thing bech to the old solid foundations of a good, Fectical English attention -- the old fundamental rinciles which were being practically ignored. "
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BROTT TOWNSHIP HISC.
PIONEER TEACHER'S INSTITUTE: GRAIKIC, 1902 (?) (CONTINUED)
I. B. Driskell followed I'r. Cravens on the floor and in the course of his remarks he spoke in high terms of Mr. Williams and Prof. James G. Hay ac teachers, both of whose cchools he had attended. "School Discipline", the next topic on the program, was tokter un by John S. Denny, who in a quite lengthy talk said many things that were both interesting and instructive. while the "birch" was used somewhat more freely in the earlier day than now, he was quite sure that it was seldom used amiss. He told of the old fashioned "soak in", the product of Prof. James G. May's disciplinarian skill; which consisted in giving a rebellious puril vigorous taps of a ruler, in broken doses, with just enough time intervening between the applications, to give the offender time to reflect on his pernicious conduct. It was during Ir. Denny's career as a teacher that the practice of visiting the school by the county superintendent was begun. In closing his remarks he said that "good reading, writing, spelling, mathematics and language constitute the solid foundation of a thorough practical education, and that one of the highest qualifications of a teacher was to possess a communicative talent. "
Benjamin Standish followed and told of the old practice of making and publishing "rules" for the government of the school which were almost as lengthy as the Mosaic law and as binding as the ten commandments.
Jeptha Driskell succeeded Mr. Standish on the floor and warr.ly endorsed the practical remarks made by Him. Cravens. Following ur Mr. Denny's subject he said he had taught 25 years in the public schools but never found it necessary to use the "hickory". He en- phasized the importance of teaching Good manners in the school room- -how to be courteous to fellow mu ils and to strangers.
The next subject, "Pioneer School Games and Amusements" had been assigned to Henry M. Wood, but sickness preventing his presence at the institute, it was taken up and discussed by Trustee Matthew Robertson, who in his genial, characteristic style did the subject ample justice. fr. Robertson recalled the days when it was the custon, handed down fron generation to generation, for the schools to "lock the teacher out", or anuse themselves in sore other way at the teacher's ex ence until he agreed to supply them with a potis- factory "treat" which had to be forthcoming before they would dasist. Having been a suril of Robert Denny when he taught at Saltillo, Mr. Robertson related an incident in that pioneer . edagogue's carcer as teacher at that place, and in which the latter was the central figure, which was as interesting as it was anusing. As the holidays approached the sollichsome school boys of the aforesaid school, brimful of the eririt of fun and frolic, decided that Robert must nale manifest his high a preciation of the noble and exemplary conduct of his zu ils, and especially the large boys, by furnishing them with a great "treat", proportional, of course, with their ast Good behavior, which no doubt, was above reproach. Dut Nr. Domny, seeking somewhat reluctant, (as was the fashion in those days ), to accede to their derands rust needs be coerced to do so. The forms
of coercion reported to in a matter of that kind were various, depending a great deal on the peculiar whin of the "scholars". In this instance it consisted int lacing the teacher astride o siil. tying his feet beneath, and paradin; Mit on the barbarous com through the streets of the town, occasionally stowing at the WOODS
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BROTT. ACHT SEIP I ISC.
PIONEER TEACHER'S INSTITUTE: GRAPHIC, 1902 (?) (CC:2ILUED)
and making a demand of the teacher to "call out the treat" until exhausted and subdued he at last com lied with their demands. the pupil and teacher of the recent day such tactics on the art of the school would be deemed heroic, to say the least, but in that day it was a source of great acuserent which was rarely dispensed with in any school. In concluding his remarks Ir. Robertson favored a tendency to get back to the old fundamental principles of education, but did not recommend a return to the old practice of "riding the teacher on a rail".
John S. Denny followed and recalled the old obsolete games of "shinny", "bull "en", and "three cornered cat" which still clain: a place in the pleasant recollections of the school boy of former years.
After a few talks on various subjects the "Old Pioneer's Instituter closed bine die, after which the entire group of old teachers were photographed by Wires & Batt, which will be re-produced in a later issue of the Graphic.
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100TH BIRTHDAY OF DR. S.I.C. NEYMAR: GRATHIC, MARCH 1908. DR. E.I .. C. LEYMAN CELEBRARED HIS 100TH BIRTHDAY LAST SATURDAY IT HIS HOME TOWN OF SALTILLO, INDIANA.
IT WAS A GALA DAY FOR SALPILLO AS THE FEOFLE FROM ALL THE SURROUNDING COUNTY WERE THERE.
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