History of Allen County, Indiana, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 80

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Publication date: 1880
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The first stock of merchandise was brought to the township in 1847, by Richard McMullen. He rented a room in Ezra May's house, and sold the goods for parties in Fort Wayne.

Dr. F. K. Cosgrove was the first physician. He located in the townsbip in 1852, and is still actively engaged in the duties of his profession.

The first. post office was established at. the village of Cuha in 1849, and continued to be kept at. that place until 1854, when it was removed to IIarlan.

In 1851, a post office was established in the northeast part of the township. under the name of " Hall's Corners." Isaac Hall was apprinted Postmaster, and held the position until the fall of 1860, when he resigned in favor of Juhn Murphy, to whose house the office was then removed. Three years later, it was removed to John Shaler's store, on the Ridge road, and, in 1878, to the bouse of Elias Billman, the present Postmaster.

CHURCHES.

Methodist Episcopal .- In the winter of 1843-44, the Methodists organized their first class at the schoolhouse on Section 28. There were twelve constituent members. viz., Mateus Brown and wife, Horace Skinner and wife, William Sweet and wife, Richard Anderson and wife, Mrs. M. Johnson, Ahira l'attec. Alphonso Pattee and wife. Rev. G. C. Metzger was the first Pastor, and remained one year. Meetings were held regularly in the schoolhouse until 1854, at which time they completed their present house of worship-Harlan Church. It is situated in the eastern part of the town of Maysville. As a church it has been prospered, and its membership has increased from year to year_ Tbe num- ber of members at present is 110.

PASTORS.

Rev. G. C. Metzger .. 1843

Rev. J. S. Sellars. 1861

Rev. B. Winans ... 1844

Rev. J S. Sellars. 1862 Rev. William Forbs, 1845

Rev. T. Coleluzer. 1863 Rev. A Bradley .. 184.

Rev. C. W. Timmons. 1864 Rev Samnel Limub

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Rev. J. H. Slade. 1866

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Rev. J. I. SJade, 1867

Rev. William Palner.

1849

Rev. Isaac Cooper. 1868

Rev. R. S. Latta. 1850

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Rev. William T. Smith .1855

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Rev. J. S. MeElwec. 1876

Rev. B. F. Armstrong. 1857

Rev. C. W. Lynch 1878

Rev. D. M. Brown .1879 Rev. C. L. MeNeal. 1860

In 1843, a Sunday school was organized in connection with the Church, under the superintemlence of Samuel Hitchcock. The original number of sebol- ars was eighteen. The school has been maintained ever since and now has an average attendance of one hundred scholars. Ensign Carrington is the present Superintendent.

Methodist Protestant,-The first class of this denomination was organized at Cuba in the winter of ISal, by Rev. R. S. Widney. There were fourteen mem- bers in the class. They held meetings in the schoolhouse until 1854, at which time they erceted at Cuba a frame church, during the pastorate of Rev. David Pattec. It was a frame building 30x40 feet, and cost $500.

In 1866, the building was removed to Maysville, and in it the congregation worshiped until 1878. In that year, they began the erection of a handsome fraque church at Maysville, which was dedicated January 19, 1879, by Rev. McKee- ver. The old building was then sold und is now occupied as a store by Samuel Euinger.

The new building is 35x55 feet, and cost $2,700 exclusive of the bell, which cost $207. The present number of nocmubers is fifty-eight. Rev. T. E. Lancas- ter is the present Pastor.

Church officers : Iloracc Herrick, J. H. Omo, George Zeimmer, L. Coomer, J. D. Stopher and D. Stewart, Trustees; L. Coomer, Class- Leader.

'The Sunday school was organized in 1872, with eighteen schoolars. L. Cooter was the first Superintendent and still occupies that position. There are now seventy scholars enrolled.

MAYSVILLE-(HARLAN POST OFFICE).

In December, 1853, Lewis Reichelderfer and wife laid out a portion of their land into town lots, and gave the name of Harlan to the prospective village. It was situated in the southwest quarter of Section 28.

In May, 1859, Ezra May laid out the town of Maysville, on the northwest quarter of' Section 33, immediately adjoining the town of Harlan, and only separated from it by a section line. The new town became the scene of business operations and the old one soon lost its identity, which is now preserved only in the name of the post office. Both towns are now known as Maysville without distinction.

The principal business men at present are as follows: Dry goods, groceries, and notions, Samuel Eninger, Lewis Reichelderfer ; hardware, W. I. Hayes; drugs, J. H. Omo, F. K. Cosgrove; millinery, Miss Swan ; confectionery. W. G. Hood & Son ; meat market, Grice & Snider ; furniture dealers and uodertakers, Kinsey & Allen, J. D Stopher ; barber, Freeman Ables : harness-makers, W. R. Derby, D. N. Osyor ; hotel, Charles A. Starr ; physicians, F. K. Cosgrove, J. H. Omo, J. W. Bilderback, C. F. Swift ; attorney, John Eckles ; wagon-makers, John Stophier, J. L. Martin ; blacksmiths, J. G. Weaver, l'age & Brown, Russell Copp ; boop factory, Stopher & Zeis ; painter, Russell N. George ; saloon, G. W. Wait.

LOCAL INDUSTRIES.

Maysville Flouring. Mill .- This mill was erected by John Hawkins in 1859, and subsequently sold by him to his son and R. Anderson. At a later date. it was sold by them to Timbrook & Ashley, by whom it was operated until 1866. In that year, it was purchased by Eckles & Mitchell, and operated under that firm nanie for a period of eighteen months. James and George Eckles then purchased the interest of Mr. Mitchell, and the firm name beenme Kekles Brothers. In 1877, James and George Kckles retired, leaving their brother, M. P. Eckles, sole proprietor. He associated with him, as pintners, John Small and Mrs. Margaret Sturm, since which time the business has been conducted under the firm name of Eckles, Small & Co. The building is 35x40 feet, three stories, with an engine room 20x35 feet. During the present year, it has been refitted and supplied with new machinery. It has three run of buhrs, aud a manufacturing capacity of thirty barrels of flour daily.

Sur- Mill .- In 1862, Seymour Coomer and Jacob Bickhart creeted at Mays- ville a building for the manufacture of shingles. Two years later. Mr. Bickhart purchased the interest of Mr. Coomer, and added the necessary machinery for making it a saw-mill. 1n 1865, Jacob Hollopeter purchased the mill, and shortly after associated with him his brother Matthias, They operated it until 1867. when it was destroyed by fire. Matthias Ilollopeter then retired, and it was rebuilt by his brother Jacob, who operated it until his decease, in 1870. In March, 1871, it was purchased by Joseph D. Stopher and Horace Herrick, wbo, six months later, associated William B. Daniels with them in the firm.

Mr. Herrick retired in 1877, and Mr. Daniels in 1878. During this time, they added a band-saw, felly saw, and other machinery. Mr. Stopher conducted the business alone until August 10, 1879, when he sold the establishment to John Small, the present proprietor.

The building is 40x60 feet, two stories, with a thirty-borse-power, engine. The amount of lumber sawed annually averages 800,000 l'eet.

Maysville Planing-Mills .- Isaae Bickhart first embarked in this enterprise at Maysville. in the spring of 1875. llis establishment was a small frame build- ing, which, in time, was succeeded by the substantial brick building in which the business is now conducted. He began the erection ol' this building in June, 1879, and finisbed it iu the latter part of July. It is 28x45 feet, twn stories and basement ; engine-room, 14x26 feet; motive power, sixteen-horse-power engine. The machinery of the old will is used here, viz .: Flouring-mill, surface planer. rip-saw, molding-machine, band-saw, shaping. machines, turning-Jathes, etc. He manufactures flooring, siding, moldings, battens, dressed Inmber, etc., giving employment to from four to sis men in the mill.

SOCIETIES.

Harlan Lodge, No. 224, A., F. d. A. M., was instituted in May. 1863, under dispensation, and received its charter May 25, 1864, signed by John B. Fravle, Grand Master. The first officers were: Peter S. Criseubury, W. M .; Ira S. Skinner, S. W .; John Townsend, J. W., all having been appointed by the. Grand Lodge. There were seven charter members, viz., Peter S. Crisenhury. Ira S. Skinner, Marvin C. Munger. Rev. David Pattee, Rev. J. S. Sellers, William

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HISTORY OF ALLEN COUNTY, INDIANA.

Herrick and George Platter. At present, the number of members is thirty. The Lodge meets on Friday evening, on or before the full moon of each month. The financial condition of the Lodge is good. It is free from deht, with a sur- plus in the treasury. The officers at present are as follows : La Fayette Coomer, W. M : Crayton Wehb, S. W .; W. I. Ilayes, J. W .; George W. Wilbur, Treasurer; John Stophier, Secretary ; David N. Osyor, S. D .; Lewis Zeis, J. D .; Sylvester Skellenger, T'iler.

Prospect Lodge, No. 331. 1. O. O. F., was organized under charter dated June 22. 1869. The following were the charter members: Arthur M. Taylor, J. S. Crites, John Ilorn, Jefferson Walter and Josialı Roller. The first meeting was held on the evening of November 4, 1869. The first officers were : A. M. Taylor, N. G .; J. S. Ciites, V. G .; Jolin Horn, R. S .; Josiah Roller, P. S .; Jefferson Walter, Treasurer. Five candidates were initiated on the first inceting night, viz., G. W. Walter, J W. Derby. John W. Dreshack and David Walter. Immediately after organizing, the Lodge purchased a building, which they repaired and remodeled, and in which they now hold meetings. The present number of members is twenty. The present officers are as follows: H. G. Hood, N. G .; Henry Knouse, V. G .; G. W. Walter, Secretary ; Samuel Eninger, Treasurer ; William Shoup and Simon Richea, Trustees.

CUBA

is a small hamlet situated in the southwest quarter of Section 32. It was laid . out in 1855, and, at one time, bnde fairly to become the principal town of the . township; but the founding of Maysville reversed its prospects, and it lapsed into comparative insignificance.

FRANKLIN K. COSGROVE, SR., M D.,

one of the leading physicians and surgeons of the northeastern part of this county, was born in New Carlisle, Clark Co., Ohio, March 18, 1827. When quite young, his parents moved to Cincinnati. His father died when he was about twelve years of age. He was then taken to Essex County, N. J., where he was cared for by relatives. Attending school here until 1842, he returned to the West to visit other relatives living at Warsaw, Ind. On his route. he tarried in Fort Wayne a few days, at the tavern then kept by John Lilly.

Fort Wayne, at that time, presented a different appearance from what it docs to-day. Nearly all the business of the town was transaeted between Barr and Calhoun streets. On Columbia street, the buildings were nearly all one and two stories in height, built mostly of wood, with occasionally a log cabin-the ;

streets unpaved, and Columbia street one continuous sea of mud. 'But there was a very large amount of business transacted in Fort Wayne even then, and, under these unfavorable eircumustanees, the strects were full of teams, at the proper season, loaded with grain, that had come, many of them, long distances. These tenms, on their return home, would be loaded with goods sold by the merchants of that eity.

At the breaking-out of the Mexican war, Dr. C., still a young man, enlisted in Company I, Fourth Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Captain Charles Brough. He served as one of the enlor guards of his regiment during his entire period of enlistment and never missed a day's duty. After the close of that war. he read medieine in the office of John Tutman, M. D., of De Kalb County, in this State. He finally graduated at the Ohio Medical College, nod commenced the practice of his professiou in Antioch, Ohio, in 1850; soon after removing to Maysville. in this county, where he has since continued to reside.

In the year 1850, he was united in marriage with Miss Malinda Phelps, a step sister of Mrs. Laura Suttonfield, Mrs. Eliza Hanna, Mrs. Elvira Dubois and of E. P., L. M. aud Horace Taylor. Their union has been blessed with seven children, four of wbom are still living. Their eldest son, Frank K. Cosgrove, Jr., is at this time and has for a number of years heen Deputy Sheriff of this eounty.

At the breaking-out of the war of the rebellion, tbe Doetor gave up his large and lucrative practice, devoting his entire time and a large amount of money to raising troops for the Union army, enlisting men particularly for the Thirtieth and Forty-fourth Reginuents of Indiana Volunteer Infantry, as well as for a number of' other regiments and hatterics, and for which he never received any remuneration from either the General Government, the State, the county or from private funds.

When the Forty-fourth Regiment Indiana Volunteers was organized, he Was wustered into the United States Service with it as Captain of Company D, and he went with it to the front. The regimeut saw hard service, and gallantly per- formed every duty assigned to it. It distinguished itself at Fort Donelson and Shiloh. On the second day of the battle last named, Capt. Cosgrove rcecived a severe wound in the left arm from a minie-ball, but he refused to leave the field until the battle was over. His wound was not dressed until the last shot was fired and the victory won. His wound proved so severe that it prevented his remaining in the field; and he was detailed for duty at Camp Chase, Ohio, where he remain d until September 3, 1862, then receiving an honorable discharge by the order of the Secretary of War.

Later in 1863, he took a trip across the Continent, visiting the Territories and the Pacific Slope and Central America, after which he returned to his old home and resumed the practice of his profession. The Doctor is a very success- ful practitioner; is in the meridian of life, and is highly esteemed by a large eirele of neighhors and of life-long friends.

SCIPIO TOWNSHIP.

BY L. H NEWTON.

SITUATION, SOIL, ETC.

Scipio is situated in the northeast corner of Allen County, and embraces an area of 13.15 square miles. It is the smallest township in the county; and from the fact that it was originally a part of Springfield, its history is. limited. It was set apart as a separate township, by the Board of County Commissioners in March, 1810.

The soil in the northern part is of black loam, intermixed with sand. In the southern part it loses its : andy nature, and is almost exclusively loam. It is rich and productive, and is sufficiently undulating to afford fine natural drainage. Mary Delarme Creek is the only stream flowing through the township.

EARLY SETTLEMENT.

Platt Squier and Jehial Parks were the first white settlers within the present limits of the township. Both purchased their land and located in 1836. Plant Squier was a native of Vermont, hut removed with his parents to Ohio, when a child. and there remained until the date of which we write. Accus- tomued frau childhood to manual labor, he was just the man for a leader in the labor of felling a forest and establishing a settlement. lle was a prominent man in the community throughout his life. and, being of a cheerful dispositina, gained many friends. He cleared and improved a fariu, upon which he resided until his decease. He was the first magistrate of the township, and served in that capacity for a number of years.

Mr. Squier's associate, Jehial Parks, was a man of great muscular power, and was as well qualified for the work which he undertook as was hiis friead Squier. Like him, he had been reared on a farm, and inured to labor, and, like hin, he battled with the trials which heset him in the wilderness, and came out conqueror. He possessed a thorough knowledge of farming, and, after clearing his land, cultivated it successfully until death elosed his labors. He was esteemed by all, and lived many years in the township, in whose improvement he expended the best years of his life.

In the following spring (1837), Lucius and Nathan Palmer, natives of New York, settled on the farm now owned by the sun of the former. They were

industrious men, and rendily adapted themselves to their positions, working early and late until their farms were cleared and in a condition to return them a compensation for their labor.

Lucius removed to one of the Western States a few years after his arrival. Nathan is now a resident of De Kalh County, Ind.

George and Robert Dorsey and Philip Shell came in March. 1838. They were all energetie men, and worked with a vigor and alacrity which produced a telling effect upon the timber surrounding them. Philip Shell lived to witness the prosperity which, in later years, erowned the labors of the pioneers. He continued to reside in the township until his decease, which occurred at a recent date. « George and Robert Dorsey still reside where they located forty-one years ago, in the northera part of the township.

William Bice, a native of Pennsylvania, came late in the year 1838. He cleared and improved a farm, upon which he still resides.

Among the early settlers were Samuel Weatworth and his brothers, John and Heury. Samuel came in 1838, and, after clearing a farm, made it his home for a number of years. He finally sold out, and removed to one of the Western States, where he died. His brothers, John and Henry, started with him from home, but purchased land on the Maumee River, and did not come to reside in the township until 1840 or 1841.

Adam Burrier eame in 1840, aud purchased the land from which he subse- quently developed a fine farmu, and upon which he now resides.

EARLY EVENTS.

La Fayette Squier was the first white child born in the township. He was horn in 1838. The first death was that of Laura Squier, in April, 1840. Her parents were boiling sugar in the grove near their home, and their daughter was playing near the fire. Her clothing catue in contact with the coals, and she was hur ed to death before assistance could be rendered. She was buried on her father's farm.

The first religious meeting was held at the house of Jehial Parks in 1840. Services were conducted by Benjamin Dorsey, of the Methodist Episcopal Church.

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The first school was taught by Nancy Palmer in 1841. It was a log build- 1 ing, and the expenses were met by private subscriptions. There are now three schools in the township, condueted on the free-school plan, with 180 scholars enrolled.

In 1842, Jehial Parks donated two acres of ground for a place of burial. Its first occupant was Mrs. Carvin, of De Kalb County, Ind. It is still used as a township cemetery.

The first saw-mill was built by Moore & Bolton in 1856, on the line dividing this township from Springfield.

Oliver Guston erected the first blacksmith forge in 1849, and worked at that trade for a number of years. It was situated on the ground previously occupied hy Letcher & Co., who manufactured potash.

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ADAM BURRIER

was born in Frederick County, Md., February 7, 1799. His father was a farmer, and young Adam remained at home assisting his father in his labors until he arrived at his majority. Hc theu started out to light the battles of life for him- self, and, for the next seven years, was engaged in working for others, some- times on a farm, and at times driving a team.

He then concluded to go West, and, after visiting Kentucky, finally settled in Greene County, Ohio. He lived there until the spring of IS43, when he moved to Miami County, in the same State, where he rented a farm on Lost Creek, near Troy. While living in Greene County, ou the th day of March, 1332, he was united in marriage with Miss Elizi Seipliers, who wis also a nvive of Maryland. Her parents were among the very first to settle where the city of Dayton is situ- ated now.

In the spring of 1849, he came to Allen County, Ind .. and purchased 240 acres of land in Scipio Township, and settled upon it. It was in a state of niture, covered with a dense growth of timber. without a road of any kind within miles . of it, and he had to make his way through an almost trackless forest for miles to get to a neighbor's house, or to Fort Wayne, to procure such articles of living as were indispensable. It took a man of iron nerve and resolution to overcome the difficulties that were before him. But he was not the ruan to fiber in anything he undertook. The forest trees soon grew less before the sturdy blows of his ax. and to-day he owus a splendid and well-tilled farm. His broad fields, in the sea-

The first road was surveyed in 1839, from Fort Wayne to Hicksville, Ohio, [ son, covered with luxuriant erops, extend over 150 acres, and now, in his drelin- and known as the Ridge road.

ing years, he can look baek over a long and well-spent life, and enjoy the fruits of his toil.

The partner of his carly struggles for fortune, and of his joya anI sorrows departed this life full of years and respected by all who knew her, on the 9th day of October, 1878, leaving her aged companion and five sons and two daughters to mourn her departure. Five of their children had gone to the spirit land before her. Onc, a son, who had enlisted in the Twenty-third Indiana Battery of Light Artillery. served his country faithfully and well for a year and a half, was taken siek, and, after being in n hospital for some time, received a furlongh and came home, but scarecly had he reached his father's house when he died. Another son was drowned a few years ago in the Maumee River.

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History of Allen County, Indiana, with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers, Part 80

Author: Publication date: 1880 Publisher: Kingman Brothers Number of Pages: 366

Author:
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Kingman Brothers
Number of Pages: 366