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Lewis Stealy, one of the pioneers of Steuben County, was born in Marion County, Ohio, Nov. 2, 1825, a son of Rev. John and Susannah (Seitze) Stealy. He came with his parents to Steuben County in February, 1836, and has since made it his home. The first school he attended in the county was in a part of his father's house, afterward finished for living rooms. The first teacher was Hortense Miner, who was paid by subscription. When they settled in the county there were no mills and Mr. Stealy has many times grated corn into meal to make their johnny cakes. He has lived through all the varied scenes of pioneer life, experiencing both the hardships and pleasures incident to a life in a new coun- try. He has assisted in the development of the county, both in clearing the timber and cultivating the soil, and in aiding with his infinence and money all public enterprises. His own efforts have been crowned with success and he is one of the most prosperous men of Pleasant Township.
Francis Stevens, a son of Peirson and Abigail (Cook) Stevens, was born in Piermont, Grafton Co., N. H., Jan. 30, 1820. His father died in 1826 and his mother about 1834. Francis was the youngest of a large family of children. In settling his father's es- tate, complications arose which resulted in its entire loss as far as
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the children were concerned. He made his home with his brother- in-law, John Chandler, of Piermont, till nineteen years of age, when he came to Steuben County, Ind., and lived with another brother-in-law, Samuel Leonard, then of Richland Township, about two years. In 1841 he returned to New Hampshire, walking all the way, and remained a year. While there he worked for farmers and saved enough to make a payment on land he had bought of Abram Beecher, in Richland Township. He cleared twelve acres and built a small log-cabin. He worked by the month till 1845 when he was married to Melinda F. Aldrich and went to housekeeping on his land. His first crop of wheat was burned, but instead of being discouraged he only worked the harder and ere long had his land paid for. In early life he united with the Congregational church in New Hampshire, but later transferred his membership to the United Brethren church. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens had a family of nine children-Asa, Sabina J., Abraham B., Sarah A., Hattie M., Bertha D., Fremont C., Francis P. and Leslie O. Asa and Sabina are deceased. Mr. Stevens died Dec. 14, 1874. He was a promi- nent man of the county and one of its most worthy citizens. Mrs. Stevens's father, Asa Aldrich, came to Steuben County in 1837. He died in 1855 and his wife in 1860. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal church
John S. Voorhees, of Steuben County, Ind., was born in Mont- gomery County, N. Y., near Canajoharie, Dec. 21, 1827. He was a son of Henry and Mary (Steves) Voorhees, natives of the same county. They had three sons and five daughters. John S. came to Steuben County in 1861 and settled on his farm of 160 acres, then entirely unimproved. He has since purchased eighty acres more, and erected a dwelling and all necessary farm build- ings, including a windmill. He makes a specialty of sheep-rais- ing, having mostly graded merinos. He has no family.
Ancil Ward has been a resident of Steuben County, Ind., since June, 1836, coming here with his parents, Alexander and Rebecca (Gray) Ward. His father was a native of Canada and his mother of Pennsylvania. They were married in Ashtabula County, Ohio, where three children were born to them. In June, 1836, they moved to Steuben County, Ind., and settled in Mill Grove Township, north of Orland, on what is now known as the Kidder place. In 1838 they bought a farm in Jackson Township, where the father died in October, 1842. The mother died at the home of our subject May 2, 1881. They were members of the Methodist Episcopal church and among
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its most liberal supporters. Ancil Ward was born in Ashtabula County. Ohio, March 22, 1829. He was but thirteen years old when his father died, and being the eldest son, the main depend- ence of his mother. Without a murmur he assumed control of the farm, and although so young, his mother soon found that her son was eqnal to the emergency and leaned on him in all her hours of despondency. He remained with his mother till his marriage, May 16, 1855, to Susan E. Yockey, a native of Franklin County, Pa., born March 15, 1837, daughter of Frederic Yockey. After his marriage he moved to Pleasant Township and settled on the farm where he now lives. Mr. and Mrs. Ward have a family of seven children-Charles B., a farmer of Branch County, Mich .; Emma, wife of Jacob Mountz; Alice, wife of Ira A. Thomas, of Ohio; Frederick K., David A., Walter H. and Etta Dell. Mr. and Mrs. Ward and their daughter Emma and her husband are members of the United Brethren church.
J. Edward Waugh, dental surgeon, Angola, Ind., was born in Blackford County, Ind., Nov. 30, 1858, a son of Orrin and Rox- anna (Brown) Waugh, early settlers of Blackford County, where the father died in 1861, and the mother is still living. In 1869 our subject went to Fort Wayne, Ind., where he received a liberal education in the High School and in 1877 went into the office of Dr. George W. Loag and began the study of dentistry. In the winter of 1880-'81 he attended the Indiana Dental College at Indianapo- lis, graduating in March, 1881. He practiced with Dr. Loag a short time and then came to Angola and opened an office. He is meeting with good success, his work giving satisfaction at all times. He is a young man of good address, unimpeachable character and is highly respected by all who know him. He is a member of the State Dental Association. Dr. Waugh was married Aug. 10, 1882. to Rosalba Poole, a native of Wheeling, W. Va., daughter of Ja- son Poole. They have one son-Bertrand Edward. Dr. Waugh is a member of the Odd Fellows' order.
Rawson Welch was born in Franklin County, Ohio, Jan. 19, 1819, a son of Joseph and Mary (Cutler) Welch, early settlers of Ohio. His father died when lic was a child and he was bound to Captain L. Lee to learn the woolen-weaver's trade, remaining with him till twenty-one years of age, and soon after embarked in busi. ness for himself at Marysville, Ohio, where he was successful and accumulated a property valued at $10,000, which was totally de- stroyed by fire in 1864 with no insurance. He then bought an in-
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terest in a mill at Mechanicsburg, and while en route to the place learned that it was burned. He helped rebuild the mill at Me- chaniesburg, and continued in business there two years. He then returned to Marysville and in 1868 moved to Angola, where he has built up a good business. Mr. Welch was married in April, 1846, in Berkshire, Delaware Co., Ohio, to Almira Thrall, a native of Berkshire, born March 29, 1829. They have had ten children. seven of whom are living-Frances, wife of George Hamden; Sarah A., wife of J. C. Gale; Willis F., Stella, Arthur A., Thomas F. and Emma. Artemus, Howard and an infant are deceased. Mrs. Welch is a member of the Disciples church.
Endress Wiggins is a native of Steuben County, born Jan. 27, 1848, a son of John and Lena Wiggins, early settlers of the county. He was reared to the life of a farmer, receiving his education in the district schools. Dec. 9, 1863, he enlisted in the Twelfth Indiana Cavalry, and participated in several raids, mostly in Alabama. Soon after his enlistment he was taken sick and was in the hospi- tal at Huntsville, Ala., several weeks. He served till the close of the war and was mustered out at Louisville, Ky. He returned to the scenes of his nativity and exchanged his implements of war for those of agriculture. He has a good farm of eighty aeres, forty- five of which are under cultivation, valued at $50 an acre. Mr. Wiggins was married in May, 1877, to Estella Tabor, daughter of Washington and Esther Ann Tabor, early settlers of Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. Wiggins have two sons-Edwin M. and Allen.
Nathan Wiggins was born in Steuben County, Ind., Oct. 10, 1840, a son of John and Lena Wiggins. He remained on the farm with his parents till the breaking out of the Rebellion, when he en- listed in the One Hundredth Indiana Infantry, and served till the close of the war. He participated in the battles of Vicksburg, Mission Ridge, Atlanta, the march to the sea and through the Car- olinas, thence to Washington, where he was in the line at the grand review of the army. After his return home he engaged in agricultural pursuits till his death, March 3, 1875. He was mar- ried in Lagrange County, Ind., to Nettie Newacker, who lived but a short time and he then married Marietta Outkelt. He left a widow and two children and many friends to mourn his untimely death. He was a man of unexceptional character, a kind husband and father and a most worthy citizen of the county.
Lyman R. Williams, Treasurer of Steuben County, Ind., is a native of Onondaga County, N. Y., born Aug. 1, 1834, a son of He-
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man B. and Laura A. (Ketchum) Williams. In 1844 his parents moved to Steuben County, Ind., and a short time later to Branch County, Mich. They had a family of five children. Two sons were in the war of the Rebellion-Harvey M. and Henry C. The former died at Coldwater, Mich., from the effects of disease contracted in the service. When eleven years of age Lyman R. Williams was bound to John Campbell, remainingwith him till twenty-one years of age. He never attended school till sixteen years of age, and is prin- cipally a self-educated man. After he was twenty-one years of age he went to Hillsdale, Mich., and worked for his board and tu- ition and in that way prepared to enter college. In 1857 he en- tered the sophomore class of Hillsdale College, and remained till about to enter the junior class. He then went to Ann Arbor and entered the law department from which he graduated in March. 1861. When he left school he was in debt for his education and soon after began teaching in the Bronson graded school. In the Spring of 1862 he took charge of the school at Fremont, Ind. While teaching in Fremont he was appointed County Examiner of teach- ers. In 1868 he took charge of the Northwestern Institute at Or- land and remained there two years when his health failed and he returned to Hillsdale. In 1871 he came to Angola and had charge of the school ten years. In the fall of 1880 he was elected County Treasurer, entering on the discharge of his duties in 1881, and in 1882 was re-elected. Mr. Williams has always taken an interest in education and has done all in his power to raise the standard of teachers. He held the first teachers' institute in Steuben County in 1864, assisted by Prof. R. Patch, of Ontario Institute. He has filled various local positions in the town and county and has al- ways discharged his duties in a satisfactory manner, and has won the respect of his opponents by his exemplary and efficient service. He is a member of the Odd Fellows' order and has passed all the chairs of both lodge and encampment. He is also a member of the Knights of Honor. Mr. Williams was married in 1863 in Noble, Branch Co., Mich., to Alma, daughter of John McClurg. To them have been born three children; but two are living- Ethel and Nellie.
CHAPTER XIX.
JACKSON TOWNSHIP
GEOGRAPHY. - DESCRIPTION .- LAKES .- OLDEST SETTLED TOWNSHIP IN COUNTY .- FIRST COMERS AND LAND ENTRIES .- NAMING OF TOWNSHIP .- FIRST BIRTH, DEATH AND MARRIAGE .- FIRST SCHOOLS. -OTHER EARLY ITEMS .- FIRST MILLS .- PIONEERS FROM 1831 TO 1840 .- FLINT .- POPULATION OF TOWNSHIP .- AGRICULTURAL STA- TISTICS .-- PROPERTY AND TAXATION .- POLITICS. - PRESIDENTIAL VOTE, 1840 -- '84 .- BIOGRAPHICAL.
Jackson Township is congressional township 37 north, range 12 east, and lies in the western tier of the county. It is bounded on the north by Mill Grove, on the east by Pleasant, on the south by Salem, and on the west by the county of Lagrange. The town- ship is six miles north and south by about six miles east and west, and has nearly thirty-six sections, or 23,000 acres of land, about 1,000 of which are covered by water. Lake Gage, on the northern border, covers part of section 2, and Crooked Lake touches section 1, the main body being in Pleasant Township; Grass Lake, a narrow lake nearly two miles long, extends from section 12, across 13, into 24. On sections 24 and 25 is Howard Lake, connecting with Bass Lake on 25; Hog Back Lake, the largest in the township, lies mostly on 36; Otter Lake is on 20 and 29; Green Lake touches section 19, on the county line; and there are a dozen more smaller lakes in various parts of the town- ship. Pigeon Creek flows irregularly west and north through Jackson, expanding into a pond a mile long east of Flint.
Jackson Township has the honor of being the oldest settled portion of Steuben County, Gideon Langdon having located on the southwest quarter of section 5 in the spring of 1831. On the 16th of May, that year, John and Jacob Stayner, with their fami- lies, twelve persons in all, arrived from Ohio, and there is some dispute as to whether they or Gideon Langdon settled first, as they all came in at about the same time. Gideon Langdon made the first entry of land on the 17th of September, 1831, locating (698)
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the east half of the southwest quarter of section 5. Ten days later John Stayner entered the west half of the southwest quarter of the same section.
Both John and Jacob Stayner served in the war of 1812, and the former lived upon the land entered by him until his death in 1870. He was a great admirer of the old military chieftain, An- drew Jackson, and at Mr. Stayner's suggestion the township was christened "Jackson." Jackson Prairie, which properly includes about 2,000 acres, became well known throughout this region.
The first white child born in the township, as well as the county, was Zephaniah Stayner, whose birth occurred April 27, 1832. He afterward became a resident of Fremont. The wife of Gideon Langdon was the first person who died in the township, her death occurring in 1832. She was buried in the cemetery on the prairie on land which has since passed into the possession of D. H. Rob- erts. In 1832 James Huntsman and Hannah Davis were married, being the first couple in Steuben County who took upon themselves the responsibilities of that position.
.The first school-house was situated on the north side of Jackson Prairie, being constructed of tam rack poles at a cost of $50. John Stayner and Adolphus Town were the builders. Hannah Davis, who was the first bride, was also the first teacher. Eliza Eaton was the second teacher, and received $2 for each pupil attending the school.
The first Postmaster was Adolphus Town. The first store was kept by Jacob S. Van Epps on the banks of the Beaver Dam run. It was built in 1833. The first blacksmith shop in the county was built near the tamarack school-house. Previous to that time the people were obliged to go to Lima to get their work done. The first Justice of the Peace was Israel Stoddard. His opponent at the election was Adolphus Town. John Stayner's door-yard was the polling-place, and David Sams and John Kiles were the Judges. The first saw-mill built in the county was at Flint, as was also the first grist-mill, which latter was built in connection with the saw-mill. Both were owned by a man named Gillette. The stones of the grist-mill were home-made, and the bolting- cloth was run by hand.
Owing to the favorable location of Jackson Township it was set- tled very rapidly. Besides those already mentioned, a large num- ber settled here before 1840, among whom should be mentioned Levi Mack, John Merrill, Justus Butler, Alonzo P. Clark, George
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Hendry, Adolphus Town, Israel Stoddard, W. Huntsman, Daniel Bennett, Harvey Brown and wife, J. Van Epps, J. G. Burnside, William Enoch, David Sams, A. Harkins, Peter Huntsman, Samuel Bowyer, Benjamin Twichell, W. Stoddard, James Mc- Duffie, Robert Jackson, Benjamin Clark, Jonas Twichell, Daniel Roberts, Benjamin Foos, Edward Griswold, William Parmalee, Philo Clark, David and A. Cleveland, Daniel Phelps, Jonathan Lee, John Cheesebrough, James Warner, O. Goodrich, Seth Par- malee, Fred Brown, Benjamin Cromwell, J. Caldwell, A. Murphy, Sterling Seeley, Asher Benedict, Madison Marsh, Lewis E. and William Carver, Joseph Hardy, James Hardy, Mr. Greenough, Sr., Samuel Greenough, E. M. Haskins, Samuel Alcott, Abner Davis, Henry Williams and Deacon Swift.
The pioneers yet surviving are: Jonas Twichell, Lewis E. Carver, William Carver, George Hendry, Mrs. David Sams, Harvey Brown and wife, Mrs. Justus Butler and James M. Rodgers.
FLINT.
A saw-mill was built at what afterward became the village of Flint, in 1834, by Edward Griswold; this was the first saw-mill erected in Steuben County. Mr. Griswold operated this mill for about four years; when he sold the property to Dr. Alonzo Clark. Mr. Griswold removed to Iowa. Dr. Clark owned the property for about two years, when he sold to John Thompson, who came here from Canada in 1838. Mr. Thompson improved the water- power, built the present race, removed the old saw-mill and erected a grist-mill. This mill, after changing hands a number of times, was purchased by Spencer I. Cleveland, in the spring of 1856. The mill was burned in December, 1858. Mr. Cleveland, who still owned the mill at the time it was burned, sustained a loss of not less than $6,000 on mill and stock.
In 1861 the mill was rebuilt by Wallace Clark and Philo Clark. Several years later the Clark's sold out to Aaron and George Smith, who, in 1865, sold to Murray Marklie, J. Dover, O. Cleve- land and George Cleveland. Wallace Clark, the present owner, became sole proprietor in 1878.
The present business of Flint is represented as follows: W. J. Huffman, general merchant; John B. Richer, general merchant; John Crandall, merchant and Postmaster; George Cleveland, black- smith; Wallace Clark, grist-mill. Physicians, Fred Sherman and John Lewis.
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A lodge of F. &. A. M. was organized by dispensation at Salem Center in 1862 and received the name of Farmers' Lodge, No. 285. This was granted a charter May 26, 1863, under the name of Co- rinthian Lodge, No. 285. The first officers, which included the most of the charter members, were: A. R. Crandall, W. M .; E. T. Hammond, S. W .; C. K. Conger, J. W .; Silas Conger, Sec .; Will- iam Meek, S. D. ; J. J. Johnson, J. D .; David Van Pelt, Tyler. The lodge was burned Oct. 13, 1871, and the charter destroyed; another was issued and the lodge was continued for a while longer at Salem Center, and was then removed to Flint, better to accommodate the majority of the members who came from that direction. The of- ficers for 1885 are: Philo Ward, W. M .; Fred Munn, S. W .; William Miller, J. W .; James Mann, Treas. ; John W. Osterhout, Sec .; T. F. Miller, S. D .; Stephen Horn, J. D .; J. B. Richner, Tyler. The regular communications of the lodge are on Tuesday preceding the full moon in each month.
UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH OF JACKSON TOWNSHIP.
The first services of this denomination were held in May, 1855, at the residence of Levi Doudt, on section 11. Services were con- ducted by Rev. Fletcher Thomas, at which time a society was or- ganized with five members, namely: Levi Doudt and his wife, Ann Dondt, Levi Bolin and wife, and John Beigh. Services were held each Sunday at the house of Mr. Doudt, till the build- ing of the school-house in District No. 6, on section 13, in 1858.
In the winter of 1873-'4 services began to be held in the school- house in District No. 10, on section 15, where they were held till the building of the present church on section 11 in 1877. This is a frame church painted white; cost about $2,000. Rev. Fletcher Thomas, who organized the society, continued as Pastor for about three months and was succeeded by Rev. E. Johnson, who remained one year. Then came Rev. H. W. Cherry, for one year, then Rev. M. Morthland for one year. Other Pastors of the church have been: Revs. John Johnson, Richard Martin, J. K. Swihart, J. K. Alwood, W. O. Dinous, James Martin, J. Brown, Sam- nel Redmond, Joseph S. Tedrow and A. E. Gaff, who is its pres- ent Pastor. There are in 1885 100 members in the society. They have a Sunday-school of about seventy-five members. This church is known as Pleasant View church. It was dedicated Dec. 2, 1877, Bishop Milton Wright, of Dayton, Ohio, officiating.
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The population of Jackson Township in 1870 was 1,122; and in 1880, 1,167, an increase of 45, indicating a present density of population equal to 33 to the square mile.
The following leading crop statistics are for the last census year -1880: Acres of wheat sown, 4,517; average yield per acre, 15 bushels; total crop, 67,775 bushels; acres of corn, 2,361; average yield per acre, 40 bushels; total crop. 94,460; acres of oats, 506; average yield per acre, 25 bushels; total crop, 12,550 bushels; acres in meadow, 729; average yield per acre, a ton and a half of hay; total crop, 1,093 tons; acres of potatoes, 65; average yield per acre, 100 bushels; total crop, 6,500 bushels.
In 1884 the number of acres assessed was 22,134.48; value of same, $222,850; value of improvements, $44,800; value of personal property, $47,305; total valuation, $314,955; number of polls, 186; number of dogs, 72; total taxes levied, $6,810.19. As property is assessed on a basis of one-third, the valuation given above indicates a wealth of $944,865.
In politics, Jackson has given Republican majorities since the organization of that party; before 1856, when the two parties before the people were the Democratic and the Whig, the town- ship gave its vote uniformly for the former organization. The smallest plurality ever given was in 1840, seventeen for Van Buren; the largest was in 1872, 118 for Grant.
The growth of the population, represented by the number of voters, as well as the political complexion of the township at each election, can be seen in the following statement of the Presidential vote since 1840 .
1840-Martin Van Buren. 43
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1864-Abraham Lincoln. 153 101
William H. Harrison .. . 26
George B. McClellan ... 52
1868-Ulysses S. Grant. 175 103
Henry Clay. . 13
Horatio Seymour. 72
James G. Birney 3
1872-Ulysses S. Grant. 162 118
1848-Lewis Cass .. 49 24
Horace Greeley 44
Zachary Taylor. 25
1876-Rutherford B. Hayes. 182
Martin Van Buren 7 1852-Franklin Pierce. 59 23
94 Samuel J. Tilden 88
Peter Cooper. 35
Winfield Scott. 36 1880-James A. Garfield .. John P. Hale. 2 163 68 Winfield S. Hancock 95
1856-John C. Fremont. 106 59
James B. Weaver. 16
James Buchanan. 47
57 Millard Fillmore. 4
1860-Abraham Lincoln. 146 100
Stephen A. Douglas 46
John Bell. 1
1884-James G. Blaine. 157 Grover Cleveland. 100 Benjamin F. Butler 16 John P. St. John. 1
1844-James K. Polk. 47 34
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BIOGRAPHICAL.
Charles L. Alcott resides on section 6, Jackson Township, where his father, Michael Alcott, settled in 1839. Michael Alcott was born in New Jersey about 1795, and removed thence to Marion County, Ohio, where he married Elizabeth Collins, a native of the State of Delaware. In 1837 they moved to Steuben County, and settled in Pleasant Township, about a mile west of Angola. The following spring they moved to Jackson Township, where the father died in 1845. The mother afterward married Henry Spangle and died in 1873. Charles L. Alcott was an only son. He was born in Ohio Jan. 29, 1833. He was married Jan. 5, 1860, to Ellen Powers, a native of Steuben County, born in 1841, daughter of Stephen A. Powers. They have two children-Frank and Emma. Mr. Alcott is one of the prominent and successful farmers of Jack- son Township.
Luke Barr resides on section 16, Jackson Township, where his father, Jared Barr, settled in 1845. Jared Barr was born in Mas- sachusetts in September, 1784, and after attaining manhood went to the State of New York, where he was married to Lucretia Ha- zen, a native of Connecticut a cousin of the father of General Hazen. After his marriage he settled in Dover, Ohio, and later moved to Elyria, where they lived till 1845, when they came to Steuben County and bought a tract of unimproved land of Lyman Clark. This land he improved and made his home till his death in April, 1869. The mother died in September, 1879. Their twelve children, four sons and eight daughters, were all living at the time of the father's death. Five are now living. Jared Barr was a man of considerable ability, a great reader and possessed of a remarkable memory. He was a member of the Disciples church and for several years was a preacher of that denomination. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, hold- ing a Captain's commission. Luke Barr was born in Elyria, Ohio, Sept. 22, 1830, and has been a resident of Jackson Township since 1845. He married Mary Williams, who was born in Onondaga County, N. Y., in 1840, a daughter of Carpenter Williams. Her parents moved to. Michigan where her father died when she was seven years old. Her mother then returned to New York, where she was educated, graduating from Phipp's Union Seminary at Albion, in 1859. She then engaged in teaching, and in 1863 re- turned to Michigan, and subsequently was employed as Principal of Newville Academy two years. Mr. and Mrs. Barr have five
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