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The first Temperance Society in the township, and one of the earliest in the county, was formed about the year 1831, in a log school-house on the farm of Jonathan Shaw, now owned by Eli Petty. Among its members were Samuel Taylor, a Baptist minister, Joseph Bowen, a Methodist minister, Jonathan Platts, Jonathan Shaw, Isaac Pierce, Thomas Pierce, Andrew Pierce, Sarah Cheeseman, Joel, Jeremiah, and Wm. Bowen, Sarah and David Platts.
The first Sabbath-school in the township was taught in the same school-house. It was formed and conducted by Joseph Bowen, Jonathan Platts, Jonathan Shaw, Elizabeth Pierce, and others.
Biographical and Genealogical.
SAMUEL BALDRIDGE, from Kentucky, unmarried, settled, in January, 1814, 3 miles east of Hagerstown, now on the turn- pike to Washington; built a tent, in which he lived about two years. Hle was, if not the first settler, one of the first in the township. He married Elizabeth Rankin, and had eleven children : Mary, wife of James Bradbury, and Rankin, who married Mary Wright; Washington, who married Mary Ann Manifold, and died in Harrison-his widow lives in Jefferson ; Morrison, who married, first, Mary Ann Petty ; second, Jose- phine Buchanan ; Catharine, who married Washington Heagy, and removed to Anderson ; both are dead; Sophronia, wife of Augustus Weaver; Nelson, who died at 20, in California ; Steel, married; he and wife both dead; Elizabeth, first, and Cynthia Ann, second, married John M. Bohrer, now com- mission merchant, St. Paul. Amanda, who died in infancy.
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TIENRY BEITZELL, a native of Pennsylvania, removed from Fayette county, Indiana, to Hagerstown, in 1846. In 1851 he was elected to the office of county recorder, since which time he has resided in Centerville. His son, Marcellus, is a hardware merchant in Centerville.
JOSEPHI BOWEN was born in Delaware, March 25, 1777, and was married in Maryland to Savilla Evans. He removed in 1822 from Lebanon. O., to what is now Jefferson township, 13 miles east of Hagerstown, where he died in 1863; his wife in 1842. Their children were: 1. John, who married, first, Naney Morgan, daughter of Charles Morgan ; second, Jemima Howell; and lives 3 miles north-east of town. 2. Joel, who married Nancy Oler, and died on the homestead of his father. He was a Methodist preacher. 3. Jeremiah, who married Louisiana Cunningham, of Henry county. Both died in Delaware county. He also was a Methodist preacher. 4. Sarah, married David, son of Jonathan Platts, and died about 1835. He now resides in Virginia. His son Benjamin was captured by Rebels, and died in Libby prison. 5. Will- iam C. married Priscilla Schenck, and settled where he now resides, in the north-east part of Jefferson township. He has been for many years, and is now, a Methodist preacher. A few years since he was a representative from this county in the legislature. He has four daughters : Mary Elizabeth, who married Prof. Levi Ault, teacher, at Farmland; Sarah J., wife of George Bunch, lieutenant in the army, and served during the war; Alice C., and Martha K. B. 6. Joseph A. married, first, Rebecca, a daughter of John Peelle; second, He is now a merchant at Whitewater. 7. Jane, who married Parker Jewett, and lives in Hagerstown.
BENJAMIN BOWMAN was born in Blair county, Pa., and re- moved, at the age of 18 years, with his father to Montgom- ery county, O .; thence, in 1822, to Jackson, Wayne county, a mile and a half north of Cambridge City; and thence to Delaware county, where he died at the age of 73 years. He had been a minister of the German Baptist church 49 years. Two of his children still reside in this county ; David, near Hagerstown, and Solomon, 33 miles north of Cambridge City.
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DAVID BOWMAN, son of Benjamin Bowman, was born in Montgomery county, O., March 26, 1812; removed with his father to Jackson township at the age of 10 years. He was married December 5, 1833, to Ruth Bell, who was born July 10, 1814; removed in 1838 to Henry county, and thence to Jefferson township, near Hagerstown, where he now resides. He was for several years a justice of the peace, before his connection with the church to which he belongs; since which time he has, in conformity with the rules of that society, refused to accept a civil office. He has, however, during his residence in Henry and Wayne counties, settled many estates under the appointment of the courts. He united with the German Baptist church in Jefferson township, in 1857, and has been for nine years one of its preachers. He had eleven children : Abraham, who died in infancy ; Elias, who married and lives at Millville, Henry county; Nehemiah, who died at 19; Solomon, who died in infancy; John and Ben- jamin, married, and live in the township; David, who died in the army in Texas, November 3, 1865; Nancy, who married Lewis W. Teeter, and lives in the township; Sanford, Mary A., and Ithamar.
NEHEMIAHI CHEESEMAN, son of Richard W. Cheeseman, of Center, settled, in 1834, in the township of Dalton, then the west part of Perry ; and, in 1858, removed to Hagerstown, where he was for a number of years extensively engaged in milling. In 1868 he erected the hotel building, kept for a time by himself, and known as the " Cheeseman House." IIe is now engaged in the mercantile business. His children are Richard C., who married Sarah Thornburg, and lives in Dal- ton township ; Elizabeth, wife of Wm. Thornburg, in Perry, Iowa; David, who married Lizzie Newcomb; and Thomas, who lives in San Francisco, and works in the mint.
JOIN MASON, was born in Susquehanna county, Penn., May 9, 1786. While young, he removed with his parents to Ken- tucky ; and at the age of about 19, he went to Montgomery county, Ohio, where he was married to Barbara Crull, in 1807. About the year 1818, he removed with his family to Washing- ton township, Wayne Co., Ind. In 1822, he settled in Jeffer- son, then an almost unbroken forest, where he shared the usual hardships and privations of pioneer life. His second
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JOHN MASON.
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dwelling, a two-story hewn log house, is now owned and occu- pied by Charles Gwynn as a residence. In February, 1840, having sold his farm to Abraham Kinsey, he removed to Jackson, 23 miles north from Dublin. In March, 1854, he removed to Clay, Miami Co., Ind., where, at the age of 68, he again entered the woods with the ardor of a young man. In 1858, he had a spell of severe sickness of four weeks, during fifty-six hours of which time, he was in a kind of trance, mak- ing it difficult for even his physicians to tell whether he was dead or alive. In 1865, his children having all left him, he rented his farm, and himself and wife made their home with a daughter, Sarah Cunningham, where he died March 3, 1870, having walked about the room, a few minutes before his death. He died in his 84th year, and was buried on a bank of Deer creek, 8 miles south of Pern. About the year 1849 or 1850, he became a member of the German Baptist church, and con- tinued his connection with that organization until his death. His wife was born in Penn., Oct. 22, 1790. She has been con- nected with that denomination of Christians from her youth to the present time. For the last three years she has been almost entirely blind. Mr. Mason had fourteen children who were all married : 1. Elizabeth, who was married to Robert Felton in Jefferson, where she died. 2. Magdalene, to Gabriel Ilunt- zinger, and died in Jackson. 3. Samuel, to Sarah Roush, and died in Jefferson. 4. Hannah, to David Weaver, and resides in Miami Co. 5. David, to Mary Brumbaugh, and resides in Marion, Grant Co. 6. Catharine, to Samuel W. Farr, and died in Blackford Co. 7. Jacob, to Louisa Gwynn, and resides in Jefferson. 8. John C., to Mahala Coleman in Grant Co., and resides in Miami Co. 9. Sarah J., to Samuel Rhodes in Jackson ; and since her husband's death, she removed with her parents to Miami Co., where she was married to Andrew Cunningham, and resides there. 10. William J., to Sarah Humburd, in Jackson. 11. Michael S., to Anna Coleman, in Grant Co., and resides there. 12. Daniel W., to Matilda E. Murray ; is a lawyer in Hagerstown, and at present prosecut- ing attorney for the Wayne criminal circuit court. 13. Lucinda, to Henry Clark, in Miami Co., and resides there. 14. George W., in Miami Co., to Nancy Clymer, who died soon after mar-
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riage. He then married Mary Holden in Jackson township, and now resides at Sandwich, Canada West.
ISAAC PIERCE was born in Virginia, March 25, 1785, and was married to Elizabeth Anderson, who was born June 5, 1782. He removed thence to this county ; and after a year's residence at Economy, settled in Jefferson township, where his son Isaac A. Pierce now lives, 1} miles north of Hagerstown. His chief object in coming north was to get away from slavery; and he brought with him two slaves to emancipate them. He was carly enlisted in the temperance cause, and was perhaps the first person in the township to dispense with liquor at log roll- ings. Ilis neighbors on being informed of his intention, told him they would not come to assist him. On making known his condition to two or three friends at a distance, they advised him to adhere to his purpose, and came with their teams to his relief. ITis neighbors seeing the work going on successfully without their help, yielded, and joined the company in the afternoon. Mr. P. afterward joined the Olive Branch church. He had six children, five sons and a daughter, all of whom were married, as follows: Thomas was married to Nancy Hursh, in Missouri, whither he went in 1831; Andrew, to Fanny Brown, and lives in Henry Co .; Sarah, to Nehemiah Cheeseman, living in town; Henry, to Mary Mendenhall, and lives in Iowa ; Ezra to Sarah T. Cheeseman, and died in Kan- sas; Isaac A., to Fanny Pollard and resides on the homestead of his father.
MOSES ROBERTSON was born in Virginia, March 3, 1788. His parents died when he was quite young. After one year's serv- ice in the war of 1812, he removed to Indiana in 1813, and settled near Jacksonburg, in the present township of Harrison. IIe joined the Christian church in 1815. About 1820, he re- moved to Henry county. In 1857, he sold his farm, and removed to Ilagerstown, where his wife died July 27, 1861, aged 72 years. After the organization of the Christian church in Hagerstown, he became a member. He is said to have been "a liberal Christian, both in views and means; " exem- plary in his deportment, and faithful in the discharge of social and domestic duties. IIe died in Hagerstown, Nov. 11, 1868, in his 81st year.
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ADAM STONEBRAKER Was born in Pennsylvania in 1781, re- moved to Ohio in 1804, and settled in 1821 one mile south of Hagerstown, in the wilderness, there being but a few families in the township. He resided here until his death, in 1870. HIe had served under Gen. Harrison in the year 1813, in the last war with Great Britain; and had been for 25 years pre- vious to his death a member of the Christian Church at Mount Pleasant. IIe married Catharine Herald, and after her death, Magdelena Smith. He had nine children : 1. John, who resides at Blountsville. 2. George, who married Jane Brown, and settled, in 1830, near his father, and died in 1850, aged 45 years, leaving four sons, William, James, John, and Joseph. James resides in Huntington Co .; the other three in Hagerstown, all engaged in mercantile business. 3 James, at Smithfield. 4. Abraham, at Blountsville. 5. Isaac, Hagerstown. 6. Sarah S., wife of Wm. Felton, Blounts- ville. 7. Bettie (deceased), first, the wife of J. Burkett, after- ward, of - - Leliop. 8. Tena, wife of F. Waller, Blounts- ville. 9. Martha, wife of M. Switser, Cambridge City.
JOIN ULRICH, SEN., settled in 1823 on Nettle creek, below Test's woolen factory, having purchased a large portion of the land below to Hagerstown. His sons were Daniel, who resides in Dalton township; John, who settled on the farm now owned by Andress S. Wiggins, one mile north-west of town, and died about ten years ago; David, who succeeded to his father's farm, which he recently sold, and removed to Illinois ; Jacob, who removed to Kansas and died there. HIe had two daughters : Elizabeth, wife of Abraham Teeter; and Christina, wife of Zachariah Albaugh. John, son of John, Jun., owns the mills above town.
NEW GARDEN TOWNSHIP.
This township, originally including the present township of Franklin, was one of the six townships into which the county was divided in 1817. It is bounded on the east by Franklin township, south by Wayne and Center, west by Green, north by Randolph county. Its length, north and south, is 7 miles; its breadth, about 32 miles, containing
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about 26 square miles. Its principal stream is Noland's Fork, which enters it from the north, near its north-east corner, and leaves it near its south-west corner.
Who was the first settler in this township is uncertain. John Turner, from N. C., is supposed to have settled as early as 1809 or 1810, on the farm lately owned by his son Robert, in the south-east part of the township. Others suppose there was no earlier settler than Jonathan Marine, on the farm where his son Billy Marine now lives, 12 miles south of New- port. Jonathan Hough, from N. C., settled near where New- port now is, having bought the lands on which his sons Hiram and Moses, and Thomas Pierson reside. George Shugart, from N. C., bought at the same time, adjoining Hough's, the land on which Newport stands. He removed to Grant Co., where he died. Ilis son George resides "three-fourths of a mile north-east of town. About the same time, James Dwiggins, on the land now owned by Howell Grave and Rob- ert Preston. Joseph Dwiggins, from N. C., where Wm. Hampton lives. Benj. Thomas, in 1811, where his son Eli lives. John, brother of Benjamin, in 1811 or 1812, where Elias Baldwin now lives. Stephen Thomas, from S. C., about 1812, on land now owned by Charles Thomas. Isaac Thomas, about 1814, on land now owned by - Herrington. Thomas Knight, where Clark Benson lives. John James, early, on land afterward owned by John Huff, now by Isaac Thomas and Daniel Huff.
In the south-west part of the township, Edward and Thomas Baldwin, from N. C., and later, Edward Bond, settled on the corner section now owned by Jesse and Levi Bond, Pleasant Unthank, and Nathan Puckett. Wm. Jessup, on land now owned but not occupied by Samnel Dwiggins. Isaac Jessup, born in Va., married in N. C., removed to Ohio in 1808, to Wayne in 1812, and in 1816 to New Garden, near Dover; died in 1842, where his son Jehu lives. Mark Peelle, from N. C., on land now owned by Henry Jay. Andrew Hamp- ton, on land now owned by Isaac Votaw. John Scott, where now Addison Harris resides. John Baldwin, from N. C., on land now owned by John M. Hodson and Daniel Jarrett; afterward at other places. Daniel Crampton, probably, where
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now S. J. Crampton lives. Isaac Williams, from N. C., where Levi Peacock lives, east side of the creek; who also owns on the west side. Benj. Thomas, 2d, on the land where the widow of Wm. Fulghum resides; afterward removed to where his widow now lives. Thomas Boud, from N. C., set- tled near Dover about 1813. Thomas Bond, Jun., in 1836, settled 2 miles west from Dover, in Green, where he died in 1861, aged 61. His son Lindley now lives in Wayne. Joseph Bond, from N. C., came in 1811, and died in 1840. Levi, his son, lives in Dover.
In the south-east part, Frank Swain settled where Wm. C. Jeffries owns. Abraham Hampton on land now owned by James Weeks. Jacob Hampton, on land now owned by Na- than Hodgins. Howell Grave, where now Amasa Jenkins, son-in-law of Luke Thomas, lives. Hampton Brown, from Ohio, settled and died where Thomas J. Carlisle lately owned, now Quincy Baldwin. James Massey, from N. C., where John Turner settled, and at the same time.
South of Newport, Obadiah Harris, Sen., from N. C., in 1811; later, Cader Woodward settled where his son Luke Woodward resides. Obadiah Harris, son of Obadiah, Sen., settled south of his father, and later, where David Pegg lives. Both father and son sold out and removed to Ran- dolph county. Francis Thomas, from N. C., bought a large tract, which passed to his sons, Luke, John, Francis W., Isaac, and Clarkson, who resides on the homestead. Benj. Thomas settled where his widow and son Tommy Thomas reside. Josiah Woodward (perhaps not first), where now Cornelius J. Woodward and John Reece reside, on Franklin line. Benj. Thomas, Sen., N. C., where Eli Thomas resides.
In the north-cast part, Samuel Charles, from N. C., settled, about 1820, on the land now owned by Henry Moorman and Amos Charles. John Peelle, from N. C., on the land now owned by Abraham Brower. John Fisher, from N. C., where Eli Musser resides. Jonathan Willcutts, from S. C., on land now owned by Willis Thornton. William Peelle, on land lately owned by David Bailey. John Longfellow, about 1813 or 1814, on or near the east line of the township. Hc
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died about two years ago, at the age of nearly 100 years. Malachi Moon, about 1813 or 1814; land owned by Jehu Boren. Hiram Bailey, from Ohio, on township north line; still owns the land. John Barnes. from S. C., west of and adjoining Bailey, and still resides there.
In the north-west part, James Moorman, from S. C., bought a part of section 22, which he still owns, and other farms ; is now a banker at Winchester. Stephen Williams, on land now owned by Wm. W. Lacy. John D. Robinson (not first set- tler), on land now owned by Michael Keever. Edward Pierce, from N. C., on the land now owned by Edward Pierce, his son, and Jonathan Willeutts and John F. Cranor. Win. Laey, from S. C., where he still resides ; served in the war of 1812. John Lacy, on the quarter now owned by Jonathan Willeutts and J. Haisley. Elias Stillwell (not first), on land now owned by Lewis Jeffrey. Joel Jeffrey, from N. J., about 1820, on land now owned by Carey Farmer. Samuel M. Boyd, on land now or lately owned by Philip Venard and I. P. Woodward. Jacob Cook, from N. C., on land now owned by James Brittan Samuel Horner, from N. J., settled early where Henry Balster lives. Jediah Price, from N. C., and his brother Thomas, on the quarter now owned by Thomas Price and Wm. Hough.
Thomas Willcutts, from S. C., settled 13 miles north of Newport, on the quarter now owned by Charles Whippo. Matthew Allman, from N. C., on land now owned by Samuel Dwiggins. Elijah Thomas, from Carolina, on land lately owned by Amiel Ilunt. John and Henry Henley, where they reside, on the east line of the township, 2 miles north-east of Newport. Daniel Thomas, son of Elijah Thomas, settled where John Benson, George Shugart, and Amiel Hunt's heirs now own. Joseph Woody, from N. C., on land bought of Stephen Thomas, now owned by Robert Dwiggins.
In the west part, Job Jeffrey, from N. JJ .. bought two quar- ters ; the land now owned by his son John, on the homestead, and other heirs. - Potter, from N. J., on land now owned by his heirs. Jesse Haisley, from N. C., on land now or lately owned by I. Williams. Harmon Clark, from S. C., owned the land now owned by Christopher Williams. Sam-
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nel Pitts. Sen., on west line of township, where he still re- sides. Job Coggeshall, from N. C., settled on land now owned by his sons Melvin and Lafe. John Potter, from N. J., on the quarter now owned by John Barr and Stephen W. Teas. Caleb Cowgill, probably not a first settler, where his son Caleb lives, near town. Ira Hunt, where Eli Teagle resides. Jesse Huff, from N. C., 23 miles south-west from town, where Abraham Harris lives. Nathan Jessup, where now Elisha Parker and Jonathan Haisley own. Tristram Cogge- shall, N. C., on land now owned by his son John. Daniel Baldwin, from N. C., father of Charles, John, Daniel and Thomas, where Samuel Dwiggins lives. (?) Charles Baldwin, from N. C., where now M. K. Miller resides. Josiah Lamb, from N. C., where Jacob Williams lives.
Wm. M. Clark, a native of N. C., settled, in 1823, 2} miles north of Newport, and about three years later removed to the south part of the township on land now occupied by Sarah Harris, where he died about 1848, aged 56. George Harris, from N. C., settled in the township about 1830, and died many years ago. His son, Willis L., lives 3 miles north of Centerville.
The first Grist-mill was built by George Shugart, Sen., about the year 1815. Isaac and Jesse Reynolds and Eli Osborn, at a later date, built a steam grist-mill, which, about twenty-five years after, was destroyed by fire. About 20 to 25 years ago, Job Reynolds built a grist-mill on the site of Israel Hough's old saw-mill. Israel Hough built his sau-mill about 1815 or 1816, 1 mile from Newport. About three miles below, John Baldwin, Benj. Thomas, and others built a saw-mill. A grist-mill was added, and run by a tread mill in a dry time. All have been discontinued, and there is now a steam saw- mill, owned by Jenkins brothers. Elijah Thomas built a saw- mill half a mile above Newport, over forty years ago, where a mill has been kept running until a late date. William Hough, about twenty years ago, built his saw-mill which is still in operation. A steam saw-mill was built in 1870, near the railroad, by Elias Baldwin and his son Nathan.
Nathan Smith built a Carding Machine at Newport, turned by a horse tread mill, about the year 1822 or 1823. A card-
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ing machine and fulling-mill were built by Reynolds & Os- born at their steam grist-mill.
Jonathan Hough was the first Blacksmith in the township; Wm. Macy, probably, the next. The present are, Archibald Colby, Wm. Burkhart, Wm. Bush, Pascal Wadkins.
Daniel Jones was the first Wagon-maker. Wm. Hough, who had worked for Jones, was the next. Joel Parker, from N. C., came in 1830, and carried on the business several years. Present wagon-makers are Martin Lamb, Henry Clark, and Daniel Huff in partnership, and Wm. R. Williams. Car- riage-makers, Daniel Huff and Lindsay Osborn, in partner- ship.
Charles Gordon was probably the first Saddler and Harness- maker; and Elam Unthank, who served under him, the next. The present are John Keys and his son Charles.
Solomon Thomas was the first Cabinet-maker in Newport. Harvey Davis, an appentice or journeyman of his, succeeded him, and still occupies the same ground. John Hough worked at the business out of town about the time Thomas com- menced, and perhaps earlier. Ile afterward worked awhile in town. Naturally ingenious, he took up the business of manufacturing clocks, which he carried on for several years.
The first Tannery was established by Micajah Weesner, 2 miles south of Newport, about the year 1820. Another, some later, by Daniel Puckett, at Newport; afterward carried on by Barnabas Hunt, and for a time by Harmon Clark, and discontinued.
The first Merchant was Solomon Thomas, about 1818; the .next, -- Kelsey, who soon died. After him there was none for several years. About the year 1825, Levi Coffin and Dr. Henry H. Way commenced trade in partnership. Their early successors are not remembered. The following named per- sons are known to have traded in Newport between 1839 and 1845, inclusive, for one or more years: J. & J. Unthank, Evans & Hunt, Coffin & Parker, Joel Parker, Aquila Jones & Son, Jesse Reynolds, F. F. Needham, Levi Coffin. Joel Parker commenced trade in 1837, and has continued in the business nearly all the time, either alone, or in partnership with Levi Coffin, Dr. Nathan Stanton, Solomon Woody, Wm.
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Hill, and Elwood Parker; and, with Amos K. Hallowell, be- longs to the present firm of John Weeks & Co. Also, Robert B. Huff, Wm. Hill, and Solomon Woody-firm, Huff, Hill & Woody-are merchants in Newport.
The first Physicians were Henry H. Way and Jesse A. Pegg, who came about 1820 or 1821, perhaps a little later; pre- viously to which time the inhabitants were served by Dr. Warner, of Richmond. Among the later physicians have been Nathan Stanton, Potts Brothers, and Samuel W. Pur- viance. Drs. John Harris and Timothy W. Taylor are the present physicians.
The first School was kept in the Friends' log meeting-house. David James, son of John James, and Mary Pegg, taught in that house. Near it a log school-house was built, and Charles Baldwin was one of the first, if not the first, who taught in it. A select school, under the direction of the Friends, has been kept up from an early day, with the exception of a few brief intervals, to the present time, either near their brick meeting-house or in the town. The present principal is Allen Tyrrell.
The earliest Religious Society in the township was that of the Friends, who, in 1814 or 1815, built a log meeting-house, the first in the township, on the site of their present brick house. It was warmed in a rather novel manner. A large box was filled with dirt, on which was made a fire of char- coal. A frame house was built about the year 1820, and about 1858 the present brick house. The first meeting was established about the time the log house was built, and sub- sequently both a monthly and a quarterly meeting. Among their preachers have been the following, most of them resi- dents of the township : John Hunt, Elizabeth Bond, Daniel Puckett, Thomas Frazier, of Cherry Grove, Francis Thomas, Jeremiah Hubbard, Wm. Hobbs. Zeri Hough and his wife, Luke Woodward, Sarah B. Woodward, wife of Cornelius J. Woodward, and Eliza Hodson, are present preachers.
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