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This is the only township in the county which lies wholly within the new purchase of 1818. and consequently none of its territory was entered until after 1820. However within three years practically the entire town- ship had been disposed of to enterprising settlers. The complete list of land entries follows :
Township 14 North, Rauge 11 East.
Section 1-Sold in 1820 and 1821 to Hugh and William Dickey, Stephen Hull and James B. Reynolds.
Section 2-Sold in 1820, 1821 and 1824 to John Stephens, Samuel Shortridge, James B. Reynolds, Jonathan Wallace, Ananias Gifford and Harrison Baker.
Section 3-Sold in 1821 and 1823 to John Wheeler, John Smelser and Benjamin B. Isles.
Section 10-Sold in 1822, 1824, 1825 and 1828 to Jeremiah Jeffery, John Wallace, John Hair, Ira Alward, William Jeffery and Zachariah Parish.
Section II-Sold in 1820. 1829 and 1831 to Michael Brown, Hugh Dickey, Solomon Gifford and Lewis Robinson.
Section 12-Sold in 1820, 1821, 1830, 1832 and 1833 to James Smith, John Darter, Minor Meeker. Daniel Campbell, David Scott. Philip Bilby and Samuel Davis.
Section 13-Sold in 1820, 1822. 1823, 1824, 1829 and 1830 to William Smiley, John Ellis, John Bogar. John Philpott, John Smith, Andrew Moffitt and Joshua Wallace.
Section 14 -- Sold in 1820 and 1823 to Ross Smiley. Jacob Kinder, Thomas Smiley, Thomas Keaton. James Putman and Houseworth.
Section 15-Sold in 1820, 1821, 1823 and 1830 to James Smiley, Thomas McConnell. William Parker. Jacob Aspaugh, John Clifford. J. Justice and A. Sloan.
Section 22-Sold in 1822 and 1830 to Joseph Putenny, Robert McCrory, George Heizer, John Rees and Samuel Heizer.
Section 23-Sold in 1821 and 1822 to Thomas McConnell. Thomas Moffitt and John Morrison.
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Section 24-Sold in 1820, 1821. 1822 and 1831 to Jonathan Eddy, John Jake, John Rees, Jr., David Stewart, John Darter and John Rees.
Section 25-Sold in 1820 and 1827 to William F. Conaghy, John Ryburn, Alexander Russell and William Ennis.
Section 26-Sold in 1820, 1821, 1822 and 1828 to Alexander Russell, William H. Putenny. Ephraim Frazee, John Rees and William Nash.
Section 27-Sold in 1821, 1822 and 1823 to William Banks, John Morris, William Linder, Richard Nash and John McColm.
Township 15 North, Range 11 East.
Section 34-Sold in 1822 and 1823 to Ira Starr, John Gifford, John Pattison, Samuel B. Londen, John Murphy and Edward Pattison.
Section 35-Sold in 1822, 1823 and 1824 to Joseph Relfe, James Beak- ley, William Brooks. Thomas Legg, William Leer and Abraham Baker.
Section 36-Sold in 1821 and 1822 to William Dickey, Trueman Mun- ger, Edward R. Munger and William Berkley.
The period of immigration into Fairview township began about 1820 and, roughly speaking, extended over a period of nearly ten years. How- ever, it may be said that there were a few settlers prior to the date men- tioned . and among them was Charles Williams, a young man from New York. He settled in section 12 and to him is given the credit of being the first settler in the township. He was a carpenter by trade and during the pioneer days was identified with the erection of many of the early houses in this section of the country.
.Among the settlers who became permanent residents of the township in 1819 were William Nelson, William and Alexander Russell, who located in the northern part of the township, and John Ryburn. Two years later another tide of immigrants came in, among whom were Andrew Nelson, Robert McCrory, Sr., John Rees, Sr., and his son John, Robert Hastings, Matthew Hastings, Richard Nash and Ananias Gifford. Not far from the same time came Samuel Knot, Abraham Kinder, from Virginia, and Samuel and George Heizer, from New Jersey. All located southeast of the village of Fairview.
In 1825 Josiah Piper and family and Ellis D. McConnell settled in the vicinity of Falmouth and in the northern part of the township respectively. Hugh and William Dickey, emigrating from Kentucky, located in the north- ern tier of sections in 1825.
-Among other pioneers in this locality were Ross Smiley, William Lear,
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Collin Banister, Jacob Ashpaw, John Hawkins, Samuel Shortridge, James Runnels, John Rees, G. Saxon, Zachariah Parish, Thomas Keaton, John Baker, David Baker, James McConnell, the Jacks family, Andrew Moffett, P. M. Wiles, Joseph Booe, Ezekiel Parish, John Gifford, John Bates and Daniel Rhea.
There being no roads at the time of the advent of the early settlers, they were obliged to cut out the undergrowth in order to reach their respec- tive homes. The pioneers underwent hardships and endured inconveniences that seem almost unbelievable in the present day. An instance is told of how the Pipers resided for some time by the side of a large poplar tree that had fallen, or until their cabin was built and ready for occupancy. They were compelled to carry water for family use about three-fourths of a mile and the only vessel was a five-gallon keg. They were so far distant from their neighbors that weeks and even months passed without seeing anyone outside of their own family.
There were very few industries during the early period. Frank Jeffrey operated a tan-yard on the Jeffrey land. There have been very few mills and industries in this section. The pioneers and subsequent residents of the township have depended upon the mills of neighboring subdivisions for such conveniences. In about 1838 John Moffitt operated a saw-mill on Williams creek and on the Nelson land. Joshua Wallace also operated a saw-mill near the one owned by John Moffitt.
THE FIRST SCHOOL HOUSE.
The first school house in the township was erected in 1825 and stood a half mile east of Moffitt's crossing, and was then in the third district of Orange township. A vivid description given by an old pioneer follows : "It was of round logs, afterward hewed down; clap-board roof; no chim- ney, but a stone fireplace in the center of the puncheon floor; a flue, built of sticks and mortar, rested on six posts; the fire being in the center of the house, all parts of the room were heated equally. The crevices of the house were closed with mortar except those fronting the writing-desks, where they were enlarged to furnish light, which was admitted, through greased paper which was pasted to frames fitted to those apertures." Jonas Price taught the first school in this house in the fall of 1826.
The first school house in what is now Fairview township was built in about 1827 on the Jeffrey land and the first school was taught by Thomas
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Dawson. About two years later a school house was erected in the northern part of the township and John I.egg was one of the first teachers.
FAIRVIEW.
The village of Fairview is a settlement in Fairview township on the Rush county line. The hamlet was laid out on land owned by W. W. Thrasher, but the date is not known. The first house built in the village was a log structure, erected by William Powers about 1828. The first merchant to open a store was John McClure and he was succeeded by Bird- sall & Company, in 1835. William Moffitt became the successor to this firm. A man named Vanvalkenburg was probably the first blacksmith. He was followed by Brown Brothers and they by William Irwin. Fairview was made a postoffice, February 17. 1835, with Woodson W. Thrasher as post- master. The office was discontinued. August 3. 1836. A postoffice was again established here, February 7, 1840, under the name of Groves. John McClure was the postmaster and served until 1845. He was followed by Arthur Miller, who served only about a year. William Clifford was the next postmaster and served until May 14. 1847. At this time the name of the postoffice was changed to Melrose, with John Abernathy as postmaster. He held the office until June 12, 1849, when the name of the office was again given the name of Groves and William Clifford, Jr., became the postmaster. Following is a complete list of postmasters with their dates of service : William Clifford, Jr., 1849-1852: Jacob B. Power. August 7, 1852. to November 12. 1852: William B. Clifford, 1852-1853: William A. Bush, 1853-1858; Smith Fry. 1858-1850: Leander C. McConnell, 1859-1860; Thomas Moffett, 1860-1861 : Christian Wiles, 1861-1865: John McClure, 1865-1871; Joseph W. Groves, 1871-1878: Lafayette Groves, 1878-1880; John McClure, 1880-1881 ; Caroline Caldwell, 1881.
FALMOUTH.
The village of Falmouth is located in the northwestern part of Fair- view township,, on the Rush county line and is a station on the Pittsburgh, Chicago, Cincinnati and St. Louis railroad. The town-site was surveyed by Thomas Hinkson, July 24. 1832, on the land belonging to James and Elijah Patterson and Patrick McCann. Additions were made in 1838 by Edward L. McGee, Stephen Isles and Jeremiah Jeffery.
William Smith bears the distinction of building the first house on the
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Fayette county side. Among the first merchants were P. Shawhan, William Stewart and John Birdsall. An early cabinet-maker was John Carr, who had a turning-lathe and manufactured all kinds of furniture.
The village is in the center of a rich farming community and a large amount of grain and live stock is shipped each year from this place. It has one bank. A. E. Bilby, cashier, and a number of industries. Among its business enterprises may be enumerated the following: Wilbur E. Chance, general store and postmaster; Jacob Gross, grain elevator and coal: Fal- mouth Mutual Telephone Company ; E. H. Hackleman, undertaker; Shelby D. Davidson, wagon-maker and blacksmith: Charles W. Beck, general store; Lenna Benson, grocer: Alfred Collyer, general store; G. H. Cummings, cigars and pool: W. S. Thompson, blacksmith; William Higley & Son, blacksmith and implements; Falmouth Natural Gas Company: D. C. Allen is the express and telegraph agent.
HARRISON TOWNSHIP.
Harrison township, one of the five townships organized by the com- missioners in 1819, at first included all of its present territory, all of Posey township. the northern two-thirds of Fairview township and that part of Waterloo township between White Water and the range line dividing sec- tions 32, 5. 8 and 17 and sections 33, 4, 9 and 16. It was reduced in size at the time Waterloo township was organized, February 12, 1821, at which time all that part of Harrison east of White Water hecame a part of Water- loo township. Harrison was next decreased when Posey township was organized, February, 1823, the new township of Posey being given its present limits. The third and last change in the boundary of Harrison township was result of the organization of Fairview township. December, 1851.
Harrison township lies within the twelve-mile purchase with the excep- tion of about five sections along the western side of the township. It was practically all entered at the time the county was organized, all or a part of every section having been sold before 1819.
A complete list of the land entries is shown in the following schedule :
Township 15 North, Range 12 East.
Section 31-Sold in 1821 and 1822 to William Dickey, Hugh Dickey, Minor Meeker, John Dailey, Ebenezer W. Finey and Collen Smith.
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Section 32-Sold in 1814, 1821 and 1822 to William Baker, Minor Thomas, Thomas Shipley and Ira Starn.
Section 33 .- Sold in 1811 to John Tyner, Joseph Caldwell, Richard Tyner.
Section 34-Sold in 1811, 1812 and 1813 to John Phillips, Train Cald- well. Solomon Hornly and Isaac Willson.
Section 35-Sold in 1812. 1813 and 1814 to Reason Davis, Charles Davis, William Willson and John Ward.
Section 36-Sold in 1811 to Larkin Sims, Thomas Carter and Isaac Willson.
Township 15 North, Range 13 East.
Section 31-Sold in 1811 and 1812 to John Beard, John Hardin and E. Harding.
Township 14 North, Range 13 East.
Section 6-Sold in 1811, 1812 and 1816 to John Grewell, Andrew Thorp and Edward Webh.
Section 7-Sold in 1811 and 1812 to Silas Gregg, Edward Webb, Za- dock Smith.
Section 18 -- Sold in 1811 to Ebenezer Heaton and Archibald Reed.
Township 14 North, Range 12 East.
Section 1-Sold in 1811 and 1813 to George Geage, Jacob Shreller and Charles Roysdon.
Section 2-Sold in 1811 and 1815 to James Daugherty, John White and Wier Cassady.
Section 3 -- Sold in 1811, 1813 and 1814 to James Caldwell, Jesse Webb, and Isaac Hackleman.
Section 4 -- Sold in 1811, 1813 and 1814 to Alexander Dale. William Henderson, Joseph Caldwell and Joseph Dale.
Section 5-Sold in 1811 and 1820 ( fractional ) to William McCarty, John McCarty, William Jeffrey and John I. Morrison.
Section 6-Sold in 1820 and 1821 to William Birch, John I. Johnson, Hugh Dickey, David Anderson, Ira Starr and M. Meeker.
Section 7 -- Sold in 1820 and 1822 to John Hawkins, Matthew Haw- kins. William Dickey, John I. Johnson and Francis Ellinwood.
Section 8-Sold in 1813 and 1820 to William Dickey ( fractional ).
Section 9-Sold in 1812 and 1814 to James Job. Alexander Dale, John Murphy and John Linder.
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Section 10-Sold in 1814 to Isaac Seward, John Peawell, Eli Scotten, William Bell and Richard Tyner.
Section II-Sold in 1812 and 1813 to Samuel DeHaven, John Brad- burn and William Henderson.
Section 12 -- Sold in 1811, 1812 and 1813 to William Webb, James Nichols, Archibald Johnson and George Hollingsworth.
Section 13-Sold in 1811, 1812 and 1813 to John Perkins, Robert McCormick and John McCormick.
Section 14-Sold in 1811, 1812 and 1813 to Joel Dickens, Lewis John- son, Asa Stone and Forest Webb.
Section 15-Sold in 1811 and 1815 to Forest Webb, Lewis Johnson and James Smith.
Section 16-Reserved for school purposes.
Section 17-Sold in 1813 to John Orr and Matthew Hawkins (frac- tional).
Section 18-Sold in 1820, 1821 and 1829 to John Darter, John Haw- kins, William Saxon, William Philpott, Stephen Philpott and John Philpott.
Among the earliest settlers of the township were the Caldwells, who first emigrated from North Carolina to Preble county, Ohio, and in 1811 removed to what is now the present township. There were four brothers, all of whom had families. Upon the approach of the War of 1812 they all returned to Ohio, but in 1814 returned to their possessions. In order to be secure a block house was built on section 344. The block house was of the usnal style, being picketed by an outer fence.
A year after the coming of the Caldwells, came Patrick McCarty and John C. Smith. Smith was a soldier of the War of 1812. His son, Will- iam M., long identified with the history of the county, was born in a block- honse some miles west of Brookville in the fall of 1812.
John Tyner and wife, natives of North Carolina, first settled in Frank- lin county, and in 1913 relocated in what became Fayette county. Tyner became one of the first board of commissioners and died in 1822. William McCarty was one of the early settlers and was one of the chain carriers of the surveying party which in 1817 surveyed the lands of the "New Pur- chase."
Joseph and Alexander Dale, emigrating from Kentucky, settled in the township in 1813. Mrs. Eliza Florea, daughter of Joseph Dale, was born in the township in 1815. She used to relate the story of how the Indians used to come to trade with her father and that on one occasion nearly three him- dred came from the purpose, bringing with them all kinds of wild meats.
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The year 1815 marked a period of great immigration to this township and among the number were Daniel Campbell, John Savage, Jacob Nelson, Henry Welch and James, Robert and William Dickey.
From 1819 to 1822 a number of families coming from the New Eng- land states settled mostly in the "New Purchase," in the northwestern part of the township, and founded what was known as Yankeetown. Among these were Elder Minor Thomas, Joshua Wightsman, Elder Minor Meeker, Eleazer Carver, Francis Ellinwood, Collen Smith, Stephen Ellis and likely several others.
The widow of Joseph B. Shipley- and the mother of Samuel J., of this township, settled in the county in 1819, bringing with her several children from the state of Delaware. In the same year Samuel B. Ludlow, of New York, walked to the county of Fayette and entered land at the land office at Brookville. Another early settler of about the same time was William Monteith.
Among others who came into the township at various times from 1819 to 1826 were Moses Ellis, who was made the first postmaster of the Yankee- town settlement, the name of the office being Plumb Orchard, John Groen- dyke, James C. Rea, John Thomas, the Trowbridges, David Gordon, Jesse Ferguson, Capt. Robert Broaddus, Lewis Robertson, Zenas Powell, David Wolf, Jonathan Clifford and Jesse Shaw. Shaw was for a time the miller at the old Goodlander mill.
. EARLY INDUSTRIES.
The grist-mill owned by . Jacob Goodlander, located in section 7 on the west fork of White Water river, was built prior to 1823 and is supposed to have been the first in the township. Thomas Campbell was the miller for a number of years. About 1840, James Troxell built a saw and grist-mill about two miles above the Goodlander mill, both of which have long since ceased to operate.
- The first saw-mill in the township stood in section 34, on Lick creek. Minor Meeker was later one of the owners and then it passed into the hands of Lewis Florea and continued under the Florea management until its opera- tion ceased. On the same stream and about a mile below was a saw-mill built in 1839. owned and operated by Captain Broaddus.
In the early days the eastern part of the township was quite a com- mercial center. Along Williams creek alone there were six mills within an area of four miles. One factory which was rather uncommon was that for
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the manufacture of wooden bowls. This institution was under the manage- ment of Anson King and Joshua Wightsman.
The first one of the six mills referred to was on section 6 and was owned by the Kings. It was a grist-mill and ground corn only. Another one of the grist-mills which ground both wheat and corn was built by Thomas Moffett and was in the southwestern part of the township. The other four were saw-mills, the oldest of which was located in section 6 and built by Levi Trowbridge about 1830. Moses Ellis thought the community needed another mill and built one .on section 31. The mill was in later. years replaced by a larger one in which was a turning lathe and machinery for the manufacture of shingles. The plant was finally moved to Bentonville by Lewis Ellis, a son. A few years subsequent to the construction of the Ellis mill another saw-mill was built in the northern part of section 31 by John Finney. The fourth one was built by John Campbell in section 7 about 18.42. Most of these mills have long since ceased to operate.
The copper stills in this township were operated by Joseph. Dale and Tharpe & Gorden, both prior to 1839. > A' carding machine was'in exist -. ence operated by a man named Stockdale, about 1827. Minor Meeker, Jr., was the proprietor of a tan-yard on his farm about 1835.
Tile mannfacture was carried on in the northwestern part of the town- ship for many years by Ellis & Williams and later by John Payne, ex- county anditor.
EARLY INDUSTRIES OF HARRISON TOWNSHIP.
The historian is indebted to E. R. Taylor, of Harrison township, for a vivid account of the early industries of Harrison township. He ennmerates no less than twelve mills in the township, besides a number of blacksmith shops and other industries, all of which had ceased operation before the Civil War, with the possible exception of the Ellis mill.
In about 1830 there was a saw-mill owned and operated by a man of the name of Phinney on the farm of Omer Doniker. A half mile south of the Phinney mill was another built by Moses Ellis. After the death of Ellis his son, Lewis, operated the mill until about 1858 or 1859, when it was moved to Bentonville and made over into a steam mill. Prior to this time it had been operated by water power from Big Williams creek. While the saw-mill was still being run by water power. there was a tannery near by, which was owned and operated by Minor Meeker. Meeker was also a shoemaker and employed the winter months in turning out shoes and boots from the leather he tanned during the summer." Another shoemaker of the township was Louis Robinson.
About half a mile below the Ellis mill on the same creek was the grist-mill of King & Wightman. They ground only corn. In connection with their grinding this firm had
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a lathe attached to the water wheel and turned out large wooden bowls. A distance of another half mlle down the creek brought the early pioneer to the mill of a man of the name of Trowbridge, and a short distance lower down was found the saw-mill of Moffitt & Perine. This latter mill was in operation until abont 1870.
Continuing down Willians creek was to be found the mill of Joshua Wallace, and still farther down, the grist-mill of Thomas Moffitt. The saw-mill of Stephen Bilby was on a small stream tributary to Williams creek.
Ou Little Williams creek, on the farm now owned by Henry Mourer, was a woolen- mill which manufactured a large amount of yarn. About a mile west of Harrisburg was a nursery owned by Henry Sater, who also made wagons and plows for the farmers of the vicinity.
In the village of Harrisburg there were two blacksmith shops and one wagon shop. The latter was operated by Wilson T. Dale, who later moved it to Connersville and established it across the street north of the Connersville Lumber Company's office. There was even a foundry at Harrisburg early in its history.
Louis Florea had a saw-mill on Lick creek, one mile north of Harrisburg, on the farm now owned by Charles Belt. Near the present residence of F. S. Broaddus, his grandfather had a saw-mill. A blacksmith shop was run in the north central part of the township by Ira Kendall. He was known as the axe-maker. but he also made all other kinds of edge tools. He even made sausage grinders.
EARLY SCHOOLS.
The early settlers seemed to be wide-awake to the importance of an education and as early as 1818 a school was being taught by William Mc- Kemmey in a log house that stood on the land owned by John Tyner. Manlove Caldwell and a man by the name of Banks were also early teach- ers, but after the time of McKemmey.
The next school house in the township was built between 1818 and 1822 in the northwest corner of section 6. William W. Thomas was prob- ably the first teacher. In the summer of 1823 a summer school was taught here by Myriam Swisher.
As the township became more thickly populated the necessity for more schools became evident. The next log school house was built in the south- ern part of section 12, or the northern part of section 13. The first teacher is not known, but among the early ones were William Nelson, Lunsford Broaddus and a man by the name of Clark. The next house for this neigh- borhood was built one mile north.
Several years after the beginning of the Tyner school a building was erected at Harrisburg and among the first teachers were Nelson Penwell and William Thomas.
Another of the early school houses of the township was built.on the site of the Second Williams Creek Baptist church. Just when the house
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was constructed is not known ... but sometime before 1837, a man by the name of Isaac Scare was teaching here at that time: "Other teachers in the same building were Jasper Davis and Harriet Thomas.
Two more school buildings were built soon after 1838, one being about one and a half miles north of the one at the Second Williams. Creek church, and the other a mile south of the church. Among those teaching in the north house were Hiram Dale. C. M. Stone, Harriet Thomas. Ann Ellis and Edwin Trowbridge.
HARRISBURG.
Harrisburg at one time was the commercial center of Harrison town- ship. Perhaps the earliest merchants were Nathaniel McClure and Lyman Thomas, who, in 1828, were granted a license by the county commissioners to keep, a grocery and sell spirituous liquors. The firm of Lackey & Mc- Clure secured a license from the commissioners in July, 1827, to vend mer- chandise, for which they paid twelve dollars and fifty cents. In 1828 a gen- eral business was conducted under the name of McClure & Dickson, and in 1829 a similar business was conducted by Nathaniel McClure and John Murphy.
A postoffice was established at this point, March 17, 1828, with Na- thaniel McClure as postmaster. Following is a complete list of the post- masters who have held the office, along with their dates of service:
Nathaniel McClure, 1828-1846: Anthony Watt, 1846-1847; Jacob New- kirk, 1847-1848: Anthony Watt, 1848-1853: Robert McWatson, 1853-1857; Oliver Caldwell, 1857-1860; Anthony Watt, 1860-1870; Edgar F. Thomas, 1870-1873: David E. Shallsmith, 1873-1875: John W. Foster, 1875-1879; Frank T. Williams, 1879-1904, when the office was discontinued. The vil- lage is now served by a rural route from Connersville. T. W. Fisher con- ducts the only store in the village.
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