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Rose Hillis bounded on the north by Kingsville and Madison townships, on the east by Chilhowee township, on the south by Henry county, and on the west by Cass county. This township contains parts of three con- gressional townships, and contains about seventy-two square miles. On account of the variation of the government survey, part of the township is divided into lots.
The physical features of Rose Hill municipal township, are quite varied. In the northwest the soil is deep and fertile, and along the creek where the land overflows, it is swampy. In the northern and eastern part, the surface consists of beautiful rolling prairie. On the borders of the forest of Bear creek, the land is diversified.
In the southern part, along Big Creek, the bottoms are low and over- flowed several times per year. It is traversed on the eastern side by Bear Creek, and on the western side by Big Creek. Considerable of this township is fine prairie land, but a large portion in the eastern part is tim- ber land. Although the soil is generally very fertile, there is considerable land in the township which has never been turned by a plow. The bot tom lands of Big Creek afford good pasturage for stock. Water in the
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creeks is plentiful the whole year, and stock never suffers for good pas- tures of wild grasses along the swamp bottoms of Big Creek. Lost Creek loses itself before it reaches the main channel of Big Creek, in the swamp lands. The creeks have a deep bed and the banks are somewhat precipitous. Most excellent timber grows on all the creeks. Walnut, hickory, ash, pecan, oak, soft maple, sycamore, hackberry and cotton- wood are the varieties of trees of the forests. This is a township that is well wooded. In many places coal is found in abundance, but since tim ber is quite plentiful, it is not needed only for mechanical purposes. The water of the wells and springs is generally termed "hard." Plenty of water is found by sinking wells from ten to twenty feet. Lime stone abounds in many parts, and occasionally a few sand stones are found. This township is rich in alluvial deposits. In fact, the soil everywhere is first-class for all agricultural purposes. It may be denominated in this respect the "gem" of the county. The lands, many of them now in use, produce as well as they did when first cultivated.' On the northern half are to be found handsome and well improved farms, owned by a class of intelligent and industrious farmers. Although the beauty of a surround- ing country is not so pleasant to drive over, yet one will no where find as fine farms as those along the bluffs of Big Creek. The stranger is at once attracted by the diversified beauty of the physical features of the rich productive lands of Rose Hill township No part of the county will surpass this section in the quality of the soil. To own a small farm here would undoubtedly be a small fortune to any family who loved the beau- ties of a handsome country residence. The water courses of this township all flow south and empty into Big Creek on the north, and on the south of Big Creek they flow north into the same stream. Between the creeks the surface is very undulating, and is naturally well drained. The crests of the ridges are generally covered with scrubby oak or hazel, and are almost useless lands at present. Once, the pioneers considered the vast, productive open prairies as useless, and would make their settlements fre- quently in the woods near some stream. Then the fires annually visited the prairies, and not only consumed the grasses but destroyed many young trees in the forests. There is some difference in the prairie and timber soils; the former is a dark limestone loam mixed with the debris of various rocks, and is suitable for cereals, while the latter is of a gray and reddish brown, and is well adapted to sorghum and tobacco culture. Corn grows much taller on timber land than on the prairie land, but there is but little difference in the yield. Blue grass takes well all over the township. Fruit growing is attracting some attention of late. There is no part of the county better adapted to vineyards, small fruits, apples and peaches than here. The following creeks drain the township: Big Creek, Bear, Lost, Elm Branch, Panther, South Walnut, Butcher, Scaly Bark, Doe
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Creek, North Walnut, Jones Creek, Camp Branch, and Stillhouse Creek. " Terrapin Neck " is a peninsula on the west side of Big Creek south of Rose Hill. Here the land enclosed by the creek is very fertile and pro- duces fine grasses. The old settlers say that stock could almost winter in these bottoms forty years ago. Along the north side of Big Creek the inhabitants suffer some from malarial diseases, which rise from the swamp lands. As the bottoms are drained the miasmatic vapors disappear, and it is believed that very soon these bottoms will be as healthful as the sur- rounding uplands.
Early Settlers. -- The first settlers of this township erected their cabins close to the creeks about the years 1832-3. There were two main set- tlements, Rose Hill and Bear Creek settlements. The first houses put up were roughly hewn log buildings that usually had two doors and a chim- ney. Henry Pemberton is among some of the old settlers, although he did not come here till 1843. He came from the State of Virginia. Religiously he was a Baptist, in politics a Democrat, and belonged to no secret society. His family were: Jerome B. Pemberton, L. W. Pember- ton: Wm. A. Pemberton, Thomas H. Pemberton, and John H. Pember- ton: James Bones among the first blacksmiths of this vicinity. James Harris came here at an early day from Tennessee. Isaac Hines and Manuel P. Fisher were also here at an early day. In 1838 Richard Scott came here from North Carolina. He was born in 1791, of Scotch par- ents, who came from Scotland. He married Miss Jane Beaty, who was born 1796 of Irish stock, and settled here with his young wife when there were no associations of any kind. He was in politics a democrat, and in faith a Baptist. The result of their martial life was nine children, six of whom are living; three were killed while "wearing the gray." Neighbors to Mr. Scott were: Thomas Anderson, Mrs. Scaggs, Mr. Gilliland. These men owned only claims till the government land came into market. Mrs. Scott is still alive and states that she remembers seeing plenty of deer, panthers, and elk. She says that she has seen the pioneers work elk to drays. Then the Indians camped on the hill sides about Big Creek and fished and hunted.
The first mill was an old horse mill owed by Enoch Fedit on Scaly Bark. It is said that if a farmer wanted his grist that he must rise before day and go to mill. A few old settlers beat their corn in a mortar. James Bones beat his corn, and said it ought to be called mealy because it was so dear. Welcome Scot built the first water mill in the western part of the county. He sold his mill to John Baker about 1849, and went to the State of Cal- ifornia. The mill stood near the old bridge on Big Creek, one mile west of Rose Hill, and was burnt during the civil war by the Militia. The bridge was also burnt. John Newton, an esteemed citizen was one of the old settlers. Arch. H. Gilkeson run a carding machine here at an
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early day. John Tygart kept a distillery and furnished the old settlers with whiskey, which now-a-days is only used for " medical purposes." Maj. J. W. Smith may be reckoned among the worthy old settlers.
In 1854 C. L. Farnsworth came from Tennessee. He was born May 1, 1829, of German-English ancestry, and was united in wedlock May 2, 1854, and brought his young wife west. Mrs. Nancy Farnsworth, his wife, was of German-English extraction, born in Tennessee February 23, 1831. Mr. L. L. W. Baston is among the prominent old citizens now living in the township. The following comprises all those who were here prior to 1850: They were Nicholas Turner, Col. Henry McCarty and sons, Hiram Helm, Jonas Turner, Daniel Quick, Mr. Brumfield, Chesley Quin- lan, John, George, and James Bradshaw, Watson Linch, Obadiah, James, and O. W. Strange, Frank and Richard Jackson, Aikin, William, Nicho- las, and John Doak, J. G. Cocke, George Burnett, Isaac A. Hanna, Wm. Bigham, Samuel Reeds, Arch. Beard, Richard Anderson, John S. Ander- son, James Dolan, John Scaggs, Daniel Scaggs, and Joseph Scaggs, their father, Albert Hall, Wm. Hill, Moses, William, and Morris Hodges, John Hunt, Samuel Hunt, George Hamner, Ike Dunaway, James Ross, John Oldham, James Oldham, Henry Gray, Smith and Wm. Phroffit, William Horner, Thos. Anderson, R. Scott, Judge Unstadt, Garret J. Wood, Letch Brooks, Sidney and Leonard Scott, Daniel Fisher, Benjamin Derrit, Ike Hines, Squire Thompson, Berry Summers, Hansel Green, Wm. Crattic, Jesse Dixon, Martin Foster, Perry Foster, James Cox, Squire John Baker, Peter and Wilson A. Campbell, Coleman F. Shamlin, John and Watson Ham, Wm. Payne, Squire Ashby, George Gilliland, Sloan, Jones, and Kavanaugh Gilliland, Berry Strange, Maj. Wm. Wood, Alfred White, Benjamin McVey, Eld. Abram Stout, Wm. T. Hulse, John and Martin Orr, Julius, David, James, Garret, and Wilson Davenport, Z. Moore, Dan- iel Ramey, John Priestly, Marion, Hanna, and John Bailey, Harry and Nat Baker, and Elijah Gates. In a few of these proper names we have failed to get the initials and the correct orthography.
Many of these pioneers still live to recount their tales of early peril and hardship. About the bluffs of Big Creek and in the valleys of the smaller streams the Indians often camped. These were their famous hunting grounds, and wonderful stories are told of the buffalo, antelope, elk, and deer that roamed in vast herds over the hills and prairies, besides smaller game found in the forests that skirted the streams. The first settlers caught an abundance of excellent fish from the waters of Big Creek. A few old settlers can tell the story of seining, trapping, netting, and hook- ing fish. Sometimes of favorable seasons wagon loads of fish have been caught in one day from the lakes along the creek. Buffalo, gar, suckers, bass, drum, black and white perch, blue and yellow cat, were the princi- pal varieties of fish.
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Trapping vermin for their skins was, at one time, quite profitable. The demand for furs stimulated the pioneer to trap the cunning vermin which searched in the night time for food. Traps of various sorts were used At that time not many of the pioneers were able to buy a large number of steel traps, so they learned to make traps of wood. At that time there were plenty of wolves, panthers, wild cats, catamounts, skunks, pole cats, weasels, minks, badgers, gophers, jackass rabbits, common hare or rabbit, black, gray, fox, ground, prairie and flying squirrels, woodchucks, moles, muskrats, otter, raccoons and opossum. Some of the early settlers hunted and trapped these wild animals, either for their flesh, which they used as food, or their skins, which they sold for furs or dressed for clothing. With a few, a raccoon skin cap with the tails hanging behind was a hunter's pride. Some wore whole suits made of deer skins.
In regard to the living, dress and customs of the early settlers, the his- torian has but little to say but what is common in all new colonies or pioneer settlements. Here the frontiersman had no time to waste in row- dyism. There were but few dramshops, and but few old settlers drank to excess. The dress of the pioneer was comfortable, and suitable for the time and place. The housewife was often taken from her home and rela- tives to live with her chosen companion in the new, wild west. She had no place to go to display dress or engage in frivolous conversation with neighbors. She was always too glad to welcome a human being to her house; therefore she engaged herself with the business part of life, and left family gossip, so common now-a-days, entirely out of her mind. The cooking, although before a fireplace, was exquisitely good. There are but few cooks in this enlighted age that can come up to the standard of the culinary duties of the blessed old pioneer mothers. They were valiant, courageous, and, above all, willing to submit to circumstances and bear the toils and hardships of a pioneer mother's life. Here much depended upon these noble women. They were not only the guardian angels of the home and religious circles of those days, but they quite frequently held the plow, tended the garden, used the hatchel or the swingling knife, milked the cows, churned the butter, and sometimes grated the corn when the meal bin was empty. These, and many other duties, were imposed upon the dear old mothers, who pledged themselves in the ties of wedlock to be true in the marital relations before they left their comfor- table homes and pleasant associations in the older states. It may be that the duty of true woman so belonged to their natures that they thought more of the future than of the past. Such brave and pious women as these could be esteemed as citizens, and capable of standing by the side of their husbands at the ballot box. Although toil pressed upon them and sometimes starvation, like a gaunt wolf, stared them in the face, yet, against all this, they successfully struggled without losing one gem from their
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laurel, knit by nature, and placed upon the heads of noble, valorous char- acters. They were always modest, pleasant in argument, noble and wise in decision, strong in firmness, valorous in deeds of kindness, affectionate wives and consistent Christians. Their memories of Carolina, Virginia, Kentucky told the story in their mind which they could never express:
" Take the bright shell from its home on the lea, And wherever it goes it will sing of the sea; So take the fond heart from its home and hearth, 'Twill sing of the loved ones to the end of the earth."
At a special election held in the town of Rose Hill (then Madison town- ship), on the 17th day of June, 1861, for the purpose of electing a county clerk to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Marsh Foster, we find that there were three candidates, who received votes as follows: E. S. Foster, 69; R. H. Prewitt, 48; and L. Hutchinson, 1. The judges were, D. Dunham, Daniel Ramey, L. W. Pemberton. The clerks were, H. L. Barksdale and Wm. W. Dunham. Watson W. Ham, J. P., administered the oath of office to judges and clerks. The following is a list of the voters at this election, as they appear upon the poll-book: " M. Baker, Wm. W. Scott, D. B. Washington, F. C. Cowerdon, Wm. Stout, John A. Doak, W. A. Reed, H. D. Gilliland, W. H. Baker, T. J. Watton, Wm. N. Pemberton, W. L. Wood, A. O. Tannihill, Wm. Feland, R. G. Ramey, I. B. Scott, J. M. Reed, B. Mann, S. Scott, W. W. Ham, C. Gates, M. Orr, J. Ham, D. B. Glazebrooks, Thos. Coleman, S. Bates, A. J. Hall, S. T. Thistle, Wm. Hill, M. Munday, Emery White, J. B. Cluck, J. Coats, E. Hocker, S. Vincent, P. Hall, H. H. Hall, Y. Hammer, W. F. Fulton, J. M. Neal, W . C. Neal, J. Cecil, O. P. Smith, J. V. McCarty, J. McCarty, W. M. Bruse, S. Smith, D. L. W. Baston, James Hone, C. Lusby, James Savage, G. W. Vowell, F. M. Scott, M. P. Fisher, J. G. Hudson, James Stout, Wm. Majors, B. E. McCoy, C. D. Brooks, B. F. Fisher, N. Baker, B. E. Woolridge, Wm. Canada, A. White, J. Burnett, Jos. Brison, B. W. Greene, W. H. Frances, J. A. Bones, G. A. Flowers, F. M. Green, J. W. Barksdale, R. T. Woodridge, John Baker, H. H. Dobyns, S. Reed, E. Depp, Wm. Tutt, J. Smith, H. L. Barksdale, Wm. Donham, S. L. Hunt, R. M. Anderson, J. B. Anderson, P. Campbell, Wm. A. Scott, William Stephens, J. Langley, J. Orr, A. G. Beard, E. M. Sellers, M. W. Fulton, D. J. Fulton, A. J. Fulton, J. B. Pemberton, T. M. Nichols, James Furgu- son, John Umstadt, M. Hodges, R. S. Gilliland, G. W. Gloid, Jas. Busin- bark, Wm. Hodges, M. Bradshaw, W. H. Gilbert, A. Bradshaw, E. D)or- man, J. M. Moon, A. G. Fulton, C. Plowman, J. W. Anderson, C. S. Fur- guson, W. J. Majors, L. W. Pemberton, Joseph Tacket, D. Ramey, D. Donham, and B. F. Umstadt. No doubt many of the above names will be remembered by those living who voted at this election in 1861, when the fires of the late civil struggle were breaking out.
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In early days there were no bridges. Now and then an old trapper or settler would sometimes keep a " dug out " canoe, dug out of a walnut . log, which was used to set travelers across the streams. The first bridge was erected across Big creek, near the old village of Rose Hill, prior to 1850. Now there are two good iron bridges on Big creek, and the old wooden bridge near Rose Hill will be torn away this fall (1881), and a new iron bridge put in its place by the order of the county court at a cost of $2.700. In 1872 the Osage Division of the Missouri, Kansas and Texas railroad was build through the northwestern part of this township and a little town was started in section 35, near the northern line of the townshp called Benton City and the post office Mc Clurg in honor [of ex- governor Mc Clurg 'At first a few little stores and shops were erected but in a few years it was abandoned and now it is nothing more than a rural scene on the R. R. Roads are generally good except in the creek bottoms close to the many lakes.
The town of Rose Hill was laid out by Garret J. Wood, one of the first business men of the place, and named for the sweet, fragrant wild roses that attracted his notice in the vicinity, in 1842. Henry F. Baker and N Baker were prominent merchants. The little town grew and prospered till the war which was the death knell of the " City of Roses." Before the war farmers for many miles came here to mill, also to do their shop- ping. The railroad with the thriving town of Holden twelve miles away, did much in the work of retrogression which the war had inaugurated.
The following persons are doing business in Rose Hill: J.D.Plum,mer- chant; Henry Fort, blacksmith; J. A. Haller, physician; and the following teachers: Miss Hattie Sheller, Miss Lydia Metzler, Miss Mattie Metzler.
The original town of Rose Hill was divided into six blocks. The town plat bears date of May 5, 1842, signed by G. J. Wood and recorded by Z. T. Davis, Co. recorder, May 12 1842.
The first postoffice of the vicinity was established about 1840, and was called " Big Creek " till 1860, when the name was changed to Rose Hill. The office was first kept on Scaly Bark creek. The postmasters are as follows: Garret J. Wood, Henry F. Baker, N. Baker, E. R. Ashby, Dr. Chas. Thornton, Geo. Hodges, Lon. Hunt, W. M. Shepherd, James O. George, and Mrs. Etta Plum. At present, much of the mail matter that belongs to this township is taken out of the Holden postoffice.
We give the following statistics of the township: The population for 1880, as taken by L. Cruce, U. S. enumerator for the township is 1,653 inhabitants. The population and statistics according to the state census was as follows: Voters, 293; white population, 1,432; colored, 23; horses, 858; mules, 355; cattle, 2,233; sheep, 1,596; hogs, 3,709; bushels of wheat, 49,789; corn, 271,450; oats, 9,838; rye, 292; pounds of tobacco. 3,051;
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wool, 2,403; tons of hay, 1,352; gallons of wine, 44; sorghum molasses, 1,966.
The following assessments were made for the year 1881: 788 horses valued at $31,305; 3 asses at $150; 258 mules $12,145; 3,219 cattle $35,- 960; 1887 sheep $3,774; 4,815 swine $7,770; other live stock $31; money, notes, bonds and other credits, $41,245; other personal property, $57,252; total valuation, $187,745. This is a low estimate of the value of the per- sonal property of this township.
The average assessments of land is about $8.50 per acre which is con- siderable less than one-half the value per acre. The grass products of this township are immense. The bottoms furnish a greater growth of vegetation than any other part of the county. This year (1881) the corn- fields are quite small owing to the drought and the chinch bug pest; how- ever, in a few places, a fair crop is realized.
The following comprises a list of the justices of the peace: W. D. Hall, John A. Doak, Dennis Dunham, James Doak, Squire McClellan, J. O. George, L. F. Brown.
The cause of religion was not neglected by the early settlers. Wher- ever a Christian heart is, there will be rays of affection thrown out from it. The light of a Christian is not hid under a bushel. God blessed the pio- neers with honest hearts, and wherever they go the light of a noble and true life shines forth. With them, whoever took hold of the plow never turned back. Although many of them owned large tracts of land and were engaged considerable in physical labor in order to support their large families, yet there were but few that lightly regarded the religion of Christ. Their family devotions were to them sacred institutions, whose fruits we see in truly pious sons and daughters who have become dutiful wives and loving husbands. In those days covetousness was subdued. The pioneers realized the brittle thread of human life and were not so anxious as many of this age to sell their souls for shining gold. The fol- owing stanzas from different poets illustrate their principles:
".Man wants but little, nor that little long; How soon must he resign his dust, Which frugal nature lent him for an hour."-YOUNG.
" Man wants but little here below, Nor wants that little long."-GOLDSMITH.
At first the pioneer Christians held their meeting " from house to house." The Methodists were the most prominent among them, and the first cir- cuit riders had no easy time in traveling to their " appointments." Some of them were constantly in the saddle except during their meetings. The circuit rider was known by his gait and equippage. Invariably he car- ried his saddle-bags, containing a bible and hymn book, and his pack of clothes .. The Cumberland Presbyterians, Baptists, and Church of
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Christ or Campbellites, the latter a vulgar sobriquet applied to this denomination by their enemies.
Among the early ministers we give the following:
Daniel Capell, Wm. Horn, Rev. Parker, Eld. A. H. Stout, A. A. Moore, who now resides in Wellington; David Hogan, who is living in Vernon county; A. Van Ausdol, B. F. Thomas, J. B. Morrow, J. Whitsett, and Rev. Hults. Camp meetings were held in early days on Bear Creek, near where there is a church building conjointly owned by Cumberland Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist Episcopal (south) and Christian churches. Prior to the war a union log house served the people as a church.
We give the following in addition to what has already been said con- cerning churches:
The Methodists had "classes" at several of the residences and held regular meetings the first year of the settlement. The residence of Isaac Hanna was one of the most important meeting places. Other denomina- tions held services at the various residences until "Old Bethel " church was erected, a log house put up in 1838. Preaching was held in the Scaly Bark school house till 1840. Among the early preachers of the Cumberland Presbyterians were John Whitsett, John Marr, Thos. John- son, Robert King, Frank Moore and Benj. Thomas. The early Metho- dist ministers were Revs. Wallace, Leaper, and Burgess.
The Bear Creek M. E. Church, (south), is prominent among the denominations. This organization was effected in the year 1837, in the house of Obadiah Strange, with the following charter members: Sarah Strange, W. Strange, E. C. Strange, Mary Strange, Polly Strange, Mrs. D. S. Profitt, Sarah Profitt, Mr. Homer, Mrs. Homer. Services are held at the Union Bear Creek church. This building was erected in 1859, and cost $1,300. Judge A. G. Beard, James Strange, Mahala Strange, A. A. Doak, Mary Doak, Geo. Barnett, Mary F. Barnett, Geo. Strange, and Winnie Strange, are among the prominent members. The present mem- bership of the church is: males, 13; females, 23; total, 36. The Union Sunday-school is superintended by Mr. T. D. Smith, and Samuel Baker is secretary. This is now called Chilhowee circuit.
The Bear Creek Cumberland Presbyterians organized here at an early . day, and worshiped at the Union church, and participated in the Union Sun- day-school. J. G. Cocke, S. V. Turner, J. G. Adkins, and families, were some of the early members. Dr. R. Z. R. Wall is a devoted member of this church. It is said that Rev. David Hogan, one of the pioneer minis- ters, preached one year for $2.50, and rode ten miles to his appointments.
The Bear Creek Christian Church was a reorganization of Old Lost Creek congregation in 1860. Samuel Reed, Abram Stout, B. F. Smith, 36
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Richard Anderson, John S. Graves, and Judge Umstadt, are some of the prominent Diciples of Christ.
Bear Creek Baptists were organized prior to the war. Rev. William Owsley, Sally Owsley, and Anthony Owsley were of the faithful few. We learn that Mrs. Owsley, a lay member of this church gives the inter- est on the sales of 109 acres of land towards supporting the gospel. The Baptists do not meet regularly any more, but have changed their place of meeting to Borthick school house in Chilhowee township.
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