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Minnie Schler Kohler
A TWENTIETH CENTURY HISTORY OF
HARDIN COUNTY OHIO
A NARRATIVE ACCOUNT OF ITS HISTORICAL PROGRESS ITS PEOPLE AND ITS PRINCIPAL INTERESTS
By MINNIE ICHLER KOHLER OF KENTON
ILLUSTRATED
VOL. I
THE LEWIS PUBLISHING COMPANY CHICAGO 1910
972144
PREFACE
The author sincerely desires to thank all who contributed in any way to the success of this volume, especially those who cheerfully and promptly complied with her request for information. Hardin county is peculiarly unfortunate in that the courthouse, with all the records of pioneer days, was destroyed some years ago by fire, and the leading newspapers of the county seat are without complete files owing to loss by fire and other causes. In view of these facts many of the dates had to be obtained from the oldest living citizens of the county, and while every effort was made to verify them, in some instances this was impossible. It is to be regretted that a few organizations and families were not prompt enough in sending in their data and the book had to go to press without some valuable material, but in every such instance due notice was given. However the majority of persons to whom appeals were made readily responded to the call, and if the book meets the expectations of those who have patronized the venture it will be largely due to this fact. MINNIE ICHLER KOHLER.
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CONTENTS
PART ONE-THE FORMATIVE PERIOD
I. HARDIN COUNTY BEFORE ORGANIZATION 3
II. FIRST FEEBLE SETTLEMENTS IN HARDIN COUNTY 12
III. ORGANIZATION OF HARDIN COUNTY 16 I
IV. PIONEERS AND THEIR TROUBLES 1 1 50
V. DAWN OF PROSPERITY- PRIMITIVE COMMERCE 55 1 I
VI. SOCIAL LIFE OF PIONEERS 62 1
VII. NOTABLE PIONEERS 66 1 I I
PART TWO-FROM INFANCY TO YOUTH
I. RAILROADS OF HARDIN COUNTY 73
II. BANISHING PLAGUES AND DEVELOPING AGRICULTURE 76
III. HARDIN COUNTY MILITARY HISTORY 80
IV. SUCCESSORS TO THE PIONEERS 1 I
161
1 I V. HISTORIES OF HARDIN COUNTY TOWNS 165 1
VI. HISTORY OF ADA AND THE UNIVERSITY 196
PART TIIREE-THE PRESENT ERA OF PROSPERITY
I. THE BAR OF HARDIN COUNTY 221
II. MEDICAL PROFESSION OF IIARDIN COUNTY 235
III. HARDIN COUNTY BANKS 247
1 IV. KENTON, THE COUNTY SEAT 256
V. LODGES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS 1
313
1 VI. AGRICULTURAL WEALTII AND INDUSTRIAL LIFE I 350 1 1 1
1 VII. HARDIN COUNTY NEWSPAPER HISTORY 1 364 I
VIII. NOTABLE PEOPLE OF HARDIN COUNTY 1 393 1
IX. SOCIAL, RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL STATUS 1
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412
I X. POLITICAL HISTORY OF HARDIN COUNTY 431
XI. A GLANCE BACKWARD 441 1 1
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INDEX
Abbott. Charles F., 491
Absence of Good Mills in Early Times, 52
Ada, Town of, 196; Railroad Park and Soldiers Monument, 196; Early Settlers, 197; Normal School, 198; Ada Record, 198; Ohio Northern University, 198; Main and Buckeye Streets, 199; Churches, 199; University Her- ald, 200; Societies, 201; Sehools, 202; High School, 203; Banks, 253.
Ada's Institution of Learning, 205. Ada Record, 198, 385.
Ada Savings Bank, 253.
A Glance Backward 441. Agriculture, Developing, 76.
Agricultural Wealth, 354.
Ahlefeld, Albert G., 447.
Allefeld, Nathan, 583.
Alger, Village of, 182; Business Firms in, 182; Churches, 183; Societies, 183; Alger Gazette, 183; Banks, 254. Alger Gazette, 183, 385.
Alger Savings Bank, 254.
Allen, James H., 664.
Ames Chapel M. E. Church, 424. Ansley, George W., 490.
Antonio Hospital, 275.
Asbury Church, Methodist, 420. Associate Judges, 434.
Associate Reformed Church, Ken- ton, 297. Ankerman, Lewis C., 536.
Anstine, John, 705. Axline, Sammel P., 893.
Bad Roads, 52. Bailey, Naney, 858. Baird, John A., 668. Baldwin, James M., 753. Bales, John C., 719. Ballinger, Azel F., 816. Ballinger, Zell HI., 509
Banks, 247.
Bank of Ada, 253. Bank of Exchange and Deposit, 248. Banishing Plagues, 36.
Banning, Jacob N., 496.
Baptist Church, 61; Ada, 199; Col- ored, Kenton, 311; Foraker, 193; Forest, 169; Kenton, 300.
Bar of Hardin County, 221.
Basket Ball, 348.
Banmunk, Mollie Johnson, 841.
Beckman, William M., 559.
Belt, Leroy A., 401.
Belt, William A., 788.
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, 335. Benton, Guy P., 397.
Big Four Railroad, 74.
Binckley, George S., 768.
Black, Mrs. Effie Squire, 402.
Blanchard Christian Church, 412.
Blanchard River Church of Christ, 412.
Blanchard Township, 32; First Schools, 33; First Churches, 33; Pioneers of, 34; Industries, 350; Schools, 412; Churches, 412.
Blanchard, Village of, 193.
Blocktown, Village of, 195.
Bloom, Henry J., 741.
Boehm, Peter, 689.
Boehm, Philip, 689.
Boehm, Philip J., 689.
Boroff, H. M., 824.
Bounties on Destructive Animals, 78. Bowdle, James B., 681.
Bowdle, William T., 681.
Bowen, James W., 683. Bowers, Willis W., 738.
Bowman, William P., 720.
Bradley, II. N., 712.
Breedlove, Thomas L., 679. Breece, William, 677. Breitenstin, Andrew, 832.
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Bridge Building, 77. Brielmaier, Philip A., 870.
Briggs, Samuel, 697.
Brown, Adam, 566. Brown, R. Dolph, 606.
Brown, Ella, 483.
Brown, Peter, 482.
Bryant, George W., 575.
Brungard, John, 841.
Brungard, Otis D., 833.
Buck Township, 27; Early Church- es, 30; Pioneers, 30; Industries, 350; Schools, 413; Churches, 414. Buckminster, Harvey, 14, 28, 35, 885.
Buckminster Tavern, 28, 35. Burning of Hardin County Court- house, 20. Burnison, James R., 800.
Butler, Ora O., 466. Butler, William G., 464.
Caine, J. W., 661. Caldwell Press, 384.
Calvin, Susanna, 492.
Camp Meetings, 65. Campbell, C. W., 793.
Carey, Elmer J., 535.
Carey, William, 747. Carney, Thomas, 393. Carr. Thaddeus, 628.
Carter, George J., 656.
Casper, Jacob G., 507.
Catholic Church, 61; . Ada, 199; Kenton, 306.
Catholic Church and Parsonage, Kenton, 275.
Catholic Parochial School, 274.
Cessna, Benjamin F., 897. Cessna, Charles, 21, 415. Cessna, Clarence M., 657.
Cessna, W. T., 658. Cessna Township, 21; First School of, 22; First Religious Services, 22; First Church, 22; Pioneers of, 23; Industries, 351; Schools, 415; Churches, 416. Chapman, Frank S., 867. Charles, Albert B., 828. Charles, Eugene, 829. Chicago & Atlantic Railroad, 75. Christian Science Society, Kenton, 311.
Church of Christ, 304.
Church of God, Mt. Victory, 178; Hale Township, 422.
Churches of Kenton, 291.
Circuit Rider, 31, 60.
Citizens Bank, 248.
City Buildings of Kenton, 256.
Civil War, 81. Clark, C. C., 533.
Clark, H. G., 533.
Clark, John L., 578.
Clark, Lloyd H., 532.
Clerks of Court, 437.
Coal Dock, Dola, 188.
Cole, Clara, 724.
Cole, Wilson S., 722.
Coleman Asbury Post, G. A. R., 179. Collins, John L., 894.
Combs, W. Delano, 715.
Commercial Bank of Kenton, 250.
Commissioned Officers of County, 88.
Complete Individual Roster of Sol- diers, 88 and Fol.
Congress Lands, 17.
Conklin, Henry, 879.
Conklin, L. A., 701.
Cook, Albert W., 807.
Cook, Solomon H., 577.
Copp, Ferdinand, 605.
Coroners, 439.
Corwin, Charles, 593.
Corwin, Philip J., 604.
County Auditors, 435.
County Before Organization, 3.
County Commissioners, 435.
County in the War of 1812, 8.
County Military History, 80.
County Seat, 256.
County Surveyors, 438. Cox, Leonard S., 603.
Crane, George E., 221, 569.
Crow, Phil M., 704. Crozier, Alice, 615.
Crozier, Samuel A., 615.
Crum, Charles R., 809. Culp, John H., 880. Cutler, Dr. Manasseh, 58.
Daily Democrat, 384. Daily Republican, 383. Damon, Frank L., 660.
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Darst, George W., 741.
Date Organization County, 16.
Daughters of the American Revo- lution, 325. Dawn of Prosperity, 55.
Dean, Albert, 748. Deerwester, Manley A., 895.
Democratic Expositor, 374.
Dempster, Alexander, 667.
Dempster, Rachel S., 667.
Dempster, Robert A., 592.
Dempster, William P., 516.
Deppeller, Jacob, 648.
Deppeller, John, 647.
Deppeller, Matilda, 647. Depot and Dunlap's Elevator,
McGuffey, 184.
Derr, Asher H., 554.
Destructive Animals, 51.
Detroit Road, The, 29.
Developing Agriculture, 76.
Dible, William, 855.
Dickens, Charles, Visit, 30.
Diekelman, J. L., 599.
Dickerson, Leroy S., 813.
Dickinson, Henry E., 686.
Diekinson, T. J., 566.
Dille, Joseph M., 850.
Dille, John, 458. Dillon, John, 783.
Disciples Church, 22, 39, 45, 61; Ada, 199; Kenton, 303; McGuf- fey, 183; Ridgeway, 185.
Doctors, 235. Dodds, Thomas C., 826.
Dola, Village of, 187; First Called North Washington, 187; Coal Dock, 188; Business Firms, 189; Schools, 189; Churches, 189.
Dome, D. H. & Son, 692.
Dome, D. H., 692.
Dome, U. J., 692.
Dowd. Bernard, 773.
Draining of Marshes, 79.
Draper, Isaac R., 707.
Drumm, Charles, 699.
Drumm, C. B., 699.
Drunm, L. L., 690.
Dudley, Moses, 23.
Dudley Township, 23; Early Rem- iniscences of, 24; Early Schools, 26; Early Churches, 27; Pio- neers of, 27; Industries, 352; Schools, 417; Churches, 417.
Duff, Peter M., 651. Dulin, Sanfred HI., 573.
Dunkirk, Town of, 169; Dunkirk Standard, 170; First Brick
Building in, 170; Business Firms in, 171; Churches, 172; Societies, 174. Dunkirk Pike, 77.
Dunkirk Standard, 170, 385.
Dunlap, James R., 460.
Dunlap, Jane E., 663.
Dunlap, Marvin, 663.
Dunlap, Thomas R., 521.
Dunson, John O., 500.
Dunson, William M., 636.
Durbin, Loretta E., 654.
Durbin, John P., 653.
Durbin, William W., 649.
Early Adventures, 5.
Early Churches, 60.
Early History of Townships, 17.
Early Industries, 55.
Eastern Star, 176, 201.
Eberhart, Joseph, 564.
Edgar Post, (. A. R., 175.
Edwards, Allen, 520.
Eibling, Henry W., 892.
Elks, 335. Elliott, Nancy, 484.
Elliott, Robert A., 523.
Elliott, Walter, 843.
Elsasser, George, 508.
Elsasser, William, 622.
Episcopal Church, Kenton, 302.
Epley, Samuel, 634.
Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church, Kenton, 309.
Erie Road, 75.
Espy, Sallie Johnson, 564.
Espy, Thomas, 563.
Eureka Methodist Episcopal Church, 423.
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Washington Township, 430.
Ewing, Demoin, 582.
Ewing, John A., 572.
Exchange Bank, Ada, 253.
Fair View Methodist Episcopal Church, 416.
Farmers and Mechanics Bank, 248. Faltner, Samuel H., 831.
Female Temperance Society, 314.
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Ferguson, Thomas C., 886. Fink, Benedict, 476.
Fink, Charles B., 470.
First Baptist Church, Kenton, 300.
First County Election, 17.
First County Election in Round- head Township, 17. First Feeble Settlements, 12.
First Methodist Church, Kenton, 291.
First Methodist Episcopal Church, Kenton, 292.
First National Bank of Ada, 253. First National Bank of Dunkirk, 252.
First National Bank of Forest, 251. First National Bank of Kenton, 249.
First Newspaper of Hardin Coun- ty, 364.
First Presbyterian Church, Ada, 200.
First Presbyterian Church, Ken- ton, 294.
First Reformed Church, Kenton, 308.
First Resident Attorney, 221.
First Temperance Society Organ- ized in County, 36.
First Universalist Church, Kenton, 311.
First White Child Born in Coun- ty, 14.
Fisher, John M., 861. .
Fitzpatrick, George W., 633.
Fitzpatrick, John D., 632.
Flanagan, Daniel, 821.
Flat Branch Church, 39. Flat Branch Church of Christ, 425. Fletcher, J. B., 611.
Foraker, Village of, 192; Business Firms, 192; Churches, 193; Schools, 193.
Forest, Town of, 165; City Hall, 165; High School Building, 166; Business Firms, 166; Churches. 168; Schools, 166. Forest Advertiser, 386. Forest Review. 385. Fort McArthur, 8. Free Lance, 384. Free Will Baptists, Dudley Town- ship, 27.
Friendship Club, 347, 415.
Fryer, D. L., 889. Fuel, James B., 812.
Fullilove, William A., 684. Fur Buyers, 58.
Fur Traders and Trappers, 12. Furney, Luther, 669.
Gage, Delano M., 721. Garmon, A. J., 837.
Garrett, William L., 735.
Gasson, James E., 688.
Geiger, George E., 642.
Gelhaus, William J., 662.
Gerlach, John, 736.
German Lutheran Church, 61, 424.
German Lutheran Church, Wash- ington Township, 429.
German Reformed Church, 61.
Getz, William H., 836.
Gilmore, Samuel, 625.
Gilmore, William M., 621.
Given, Frank, 785.
Goodin, Joel K., 407.
Goodin, John R., 408. Gordon, J. Edson, 868.
Gormley, John A., 165.
Goshen Township, 30; Origin of Name, 30; First School, 31; First Churches, 31; Large Fam- ily Circles, 32; Pioneers of, 32; Industries, 353; Permanent Schools, 418; Permanent Church- es, 419.
Goslee, James, 517.
Grand Army of the Republic, 175, 179, 185, 201, 316.
Grafmiller, J. A., 877.
Grange, The, 193, 323, 415, 420, 424, 428, 430.
Grant, Village of, 191; Schools, 191; Churches, 191.
Graphie-News, 388.
Grappy, Jacob W., 554.
Grassy Point, 14.
Great Influx of Settlers, 55. Great Marsh, The, 38. Green, Nehemiah, 393. Greene, Robert C., 469. Grove Cemetery Society, 322. Grove, Jacob A., 755. Growth of Villages, 165. Guider, Charles A., 637.
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Guider, Emma G., 642. Guckes, William, 557.
Ilale, Alfred, 13.
Hale Township, 34; Early Taverns in, 35; First Churches of, 36; First Schools of, 36; First Tem- perance Society of County Or- ganized in, 36; Pioneers of, 36; Industries, 353; Schools, 421; Churches, 421 ; Riding Club, 422. llarbison, Sarah M., 787. Hardin, Col. John HI., 16.
Hardin County Agricultural So- ciety, 321.
Hardin County Armory, 265.
Hardin County Courthouse, 265.
Hardin County Fair Grounds, 351. Hardin County Infirmary, 266. Hardin County Importing Com- pany, The, 78. llardin County Jail, 269.
Hardin County Pioneer Associa- tion, 339. Hardin County Prior to 1833, 12. ITardin County Regiments, 83. llardin County Sunday School Association, 327.
Hardin County Teachers' Associa- tion, 339.
Hardin Democrat, 370.
IIardin Intelligencer, The, 364.
llardin Savings Bank, 248. Harmony U. B. Church, 425. Harriman, Elliott G., 526.
Ilarris Chapel M. E. Church, 413. Ilarvey, Alonzo T., 804. Harvey, Irvin H., 459. Ilarvey, John S., 803.
Harvey, Marvin O., 796.
Ilarvey, William L., 794.
Hatch, William A., 753. Hedrick, J. S., 528.
Heilman, Daniel B., 763.
Ilenderson, William P., 556. llenkle, J. F., 692. Ilensel, J. N., 878. Hepburn, Village of, 192; a Sum- mer Resort, 192; Business Firms, 192; Schools, 192; Churches, 192; Societies, 192. Hiestand, E. B., 550. Hiestand, Howard E., 551.
High School, Ada, 203. Iligh School, Forest, 166. Highslip, John F., 542. Ilile, Anna, 503.
Hile, Samuel, 503.
Hill, James R., 659.
Hill, James V., 793.
Hill, Dr. John W., 411.
Hindall, Clarence D., 466. Ilisey, Mary E. P., 750.
Hisey, Philip H., 749. Ilistories of Towns of County, 165. Ilites, Alfred, 827.
Ilively, Anthony S., 695. Hively, George A., 694.
Hively, James M., 539.
Hobensack, John, 487. Iloge, Hamilton E., 632.
Iloge, Solomon L., 395.
Hopewell U. B. Church, 419.
Hopkins, Benson M., 878.
Hopkins, Otis M., 860. Howe, James C., 409. Howey, Clement L., 740.
Humphreys, Frank, 471.
Iluntersville, Village of, 193; Churches, 193.
"I Better Walk" Railroad, 74. Ichler, Joseph, 454. Immaculate Conception Church, Kenton, 306.
Improved Roads, 57.
Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, 175, 179, 185, 187, 201, 333. Indian Treaties and Purchases, 10. Indiana, Bloomington & Western Railroad, 74.
Indians, 5, 51.
Industrial Life. 350.
Industries of Kenton, 281. Infirmary Buildings, 267. Infirmary Directors, 439.
Jackson Township, 42; Named for President Jackson, 42; Early Schools, 43; Early Churches, 43; Pioneers, 44; Industries, 354; Schools, 422; Churches, 423.
Jacobs, Harvey A., 555. Jameson, Charles E., 782. Jameson, George, 782. Jones, Benton K., 770.
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Jones, E. E., 873. Jones, John M., 620. Johnson, Hosea, 839. Johnson, Richmond, 542. Johnston, John, 40. Judges, Court of Common Pleas, 434. Jumbo, Village of, 195. Jump, Village of, 195.
Kalıl, William, 691. Kahler, Damos, 891.
Kahler, William C., 615.
Katterjohn, Henry, 759.
Kaylor, Elmer S., 824. Kelley, Charles D., 364, 810.
Kelly, Ira N., 561.
Kelly, Joseph V., 510.
Kennedy, J. D., 842. Kenton, City of, 256; how Named, 17; County Seat, 256; Early Days, 257 ; Pioneer Business Men 259; First Postmaster, 260; Pio- neers, 261; Mayors, 262; Busi- ness Firms, 262; Courthouse, 265; Armory, 265; Infirmary, 266; Jail, 269; Schools, 270; Old Central Building, 271; Antonio Hospital, 275; Postoffice, 277; Water Works System, 278; Fire Department, 279; School of Mu- sic, 280; Industries, 281 ; Church- es, 291.
Kenton Bank, The, 247 .-
Kenton Daily News, 386.
Kenton Democrat and Courier, 376
Kenton Fire Department, 279. Kenton Grammar School, 272.
Kenton Graphic, 386.
Kenton Herald, 373.
Kenton High School, 270.
Kenton's Library Benefactor, 338.
Kenton Lyceum, 313.
Kenton National Bank, 250.
Kenton News, 386. Kenton Postoffice, 277.
Kenton Public Library, 337.
Kenton Republican, 371. Kenton, Simon, 6, 256. Kenton Savings Bank, 248.
Kenton, Thespian Society, 345.
Kenton Union Schools, 270. Kenton Water Works System, 278.
Kinnear, William II., 820. Klingler, George W., 685. Knights of Pythias, 175, 179, 185, 187, 192, 201, 332. Knights of St. John, 328. Kohler, Minnie Ichler, 456.
Kohler, Willis C., 456.
Koontz, Dr., Pioneer Physician, 235
Korns, Joseph A., 486.
Kraft, Christian, 881. Krammer, Adam, 697.
Krock, Michael, 553.
Krummrey, George F., 517.
Kumley, Samuel, 506.
Kurtz, W. F., 552.
Ladies' Mandolin and Guitar So- ciety, 346. Land Titles, 54.
Laubis, Frank J., 648.
Lawson, Arah E., 728.
Lawson, Emanuel, 727.
Lawrence, William H., 728.
Lawyers, 221. Lease, Charles W., 546.
Lease, II. Rebecca, 546.
Lehr, Henry S., 205, 398. 446.
Leighton, Usher P., 52, 235, 837.
Levally, Arthur C., 784.
Liberty Township, 44; First Schools, 44; Early Churches, 45; Pioneers. 45; Schools, 424; Churches, 424; Industries, 355. Liberty Bank, 254.
Liberty M. E. Church, 427.
Lick, W. H., 760.
Lingo, Alvin, 497.
Lingo, Clara Shark, 497.
Lingo, George A., 646.
Lingo, James, 498.
Lipold, George W., 802.
List. Francis M .. 480.
Literary Societies, 345.
Location of County Seat, 256; How Named, 17. Lodges, etc., 313.
Log Rollings, 63. Ludwig, C. E., 549.
Ludwig, Mattie H .. 604.
Lutheran Church, Ada, 199.
Lydick, Frank W., 468.
Lynch, Alonzo, 562.
Lynch, Elmer E., 479.
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Lynn Township, 48; Named for the Tree, 49; Early Sehools, 49; Pio- meers of, 49; Industries, 354; Permanent Schools, 423; Perma- nent Churches, 423.
Lynn Valley M. E. Church, 423.
Maccabees, 174, 179, 183, 201. Mad River & Lake Erie Railroad, 73.
Maglott, Frederick, 570.
Magly, Pearl M., 760.
Mahon, Thomas C., 724.
Marion Township, 48; First Elee- tion of Record, 48; First Schools, 48; Early Churches, 48; Pioneers of, 48; Industries, 356; Perma- nent Schools, 425; Permanent Churches, 425.
Marshes, Draining of, 79.
Martin, Brayton A., 468.
Masonic Lodges, 176, 201, 329.
Mathews, William J., 819.
Matthews, Elmer, 605.
May, Jolmn W., 779.
MeArthur Family, The, 13, 37.
MeArthur, Peter C., 13.
MeCloud, Judge William, 29.
McConnell, Alpheus, 825.
McCoy, Mrs. Katherine Oliver, 403. Mccullough, Samuel A., 733.
MeDonald Christian Church, 425. MeDonald Township, 37; McArth- ur Family of, 37; Great Marsh, 38; Early Schools, 39; First Churches, 39; Pioneers, 39; In- dustries, 355; Permanent Schools 424; Permanent Churches, 425. MeDonald, William, 37.
McElroy, Riley P., 591.
MeGraw, Cordelia A., 883.
MeGraw, William H., 883.
MeGinnis, William F., 780.
MeGuffey, Cyrus, 791.
MeGuffey, M. E., 792. MeGuffey, William C., 792. MeGuffey, Town of, 183; Churches, 183; Schools, 183; Societies, 183; Business Firms in, 183; Depot and Dunlap's Elevator, 184. McKendre Chapel M. E. Church, 420. McKinley, Frank M., 801.
MeKitrick, Austin S., 775. Medieal Profession, 235.
Mentzer, Mareus D. L., 766. Merriman, Adelbert G., 702. Merriman, Lewis, 338, 702. Mertz, J. E., 843.
Methodists, Early, 18, 21, 22, 31, 39, 42, 43, 45, 60.
Methodist Episcopal Church, Ada, 199; Dudley Township, 27; Al- ger, 183; Dunkirk, 173; Foraker, 193; Forest, 169; Grant, 191; IIepburn, 192; Huntersville 193; MeGuffey, 183; Mt. Victory, 180; Ridgeway, 185; Roundhead, 187; Silver Creek, 194.
Methodist Protestants, Early, 22.
Methodist Protestant Church, Dola,
189; Forest, 168; Ridgeway, 185; Washington Township, 430.
Mexiean War, 80.
Military History of County, 80.
Military Road, The, 12.
Milk Sickness and other Diseases, 51, 76.
Miller, Henry J., 710.
Miller, Robert L., 731.
Miller, J. C., 709.
Miller, Mary Ann, 514.
Minerva Club, 346. Missionary Societies, 326.
Mitchell, Elizabeth T., 744.
Mitchell, George E., 859.
Mitchell, Robert H., 744.
Modern Woodmen, 183, 185, 201, 334.
Monnett, Frank S., 404.
Moon, Michael S., 851.
Moore, Albert Jr., 781.
Moore, George W., 576.
Morrison, John, 473.
Morrison, Robert H., 493.
Mound Builders, 3.
Mt. Olivet Methodist Protestant Church, 423. Mt. Victory, Town of, 177; Sehools, 177; Early Industries, 177; Churches, 178; Mt. Vietory Inde- pendent, 178; Mt. Victory Ob- server, 179; Business Firms of, 178; Societies, 179.
Mt. Vietory Observer, 179, 385. Mt. Victory Bank, 251.
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Mt. Victory Independent, 178. Mt. Victory Savings Bank, 252. Mt. Zion M. E. Church, 425. Mundy, W. N., 589. Musical Societies, 345.
Mutnal Improvement Club, Mount Victory, 179. Myers, Henry J., 745.
Naus, J. P., 535. Necley, Eurotis S., 540.
Neff, John, 598.
New Thought in Farming, 79.
Newspaper History of County, 364.
News-Republican, 388.
Non-Commissioned Officers of County, 94.
Norton, William A., 247, 445. Nor'Wester, 374.
Notable People of County, 393.
Notable Pioneers, 66; Date When Ilead of Family Came to County, 66; Date of Deatlı, 66. Nourse, Darlington B .. 568. Number Men Liable for Duty and in the Field, 84.
Oak Ridge Methodist Protestant Church, 430. Obenour, James W., 814. Oglesbee, George A., 572. Ohio Northern University, 205. Ohio Northern University Build- ings, 214. Old Central School, Kenton, 271. Old Fort Farm, The, 29.
Oldest Settlement in Hardin Coun- ty, 186. Old Sandusky Road. The, 14. O'Neal, George W., 625. Onion Field, 362. Onion Industry, 361. Organization of County, 16. Organization of Townships, 17. Orth, J. A., 548. Osborne, John W., 779. Other Military Companies, 82. Overly, George W., 732.
Park, John G., 551. Patterson, Town of, 190; Business Firms, 190; Schools, 191; Stone Quarry, 191.
Parrott, Jacob, 406. Payne A. M. E. Chapel, 310. Pearce, Hugh E., 787. Pennsylvania Railroad Company, 74.
Permanent Churches, 61. Perry, Oliver E., 474. Pfeiffer, George, 769. Pfeiffer, John N., 699. Pfeiffer Station, Village of, 195. Phillips, Isaac, 607.
Pike Building, 77. Pioneer Log Cabin, 316. Pioneer Military Companies, 81. Pioneers, Notable. 60.
Pioneers of Roundhead Township, 19. Pioneer Social Life, 62. Pioneer Stock Breeders, 78. Pioneers and Their Troubles, 50. Pioneers of Townships, Cessna, 23; Taylor Creck, 21; Dudley, 27; Buck. 30; Goshen, 32; Blanchard 34; IIale. 36; McDonald, 39; Pleasant, 42; Jackson. 44; Liber- ty, 45; Washington. 47; Marion, 48; Lynn, 49; Town of Kenton, 261.
Plagues, Banishing, 76.
Pleasant Grove Christian Church, 421.
Pleasant Township, 39; Early Set- tlements in, 40; First Schools, 41; Early Churches, 42; Pio- neers of. 42; Industries, 356; Permanent Schools, 425; Perma- nent Churches, 426.
Poe, Douglas, 790. Poe, William, 876. Poling. James C., 759. Political History of County, 431. Population of County, 1830-1900. 441.
Porter, James T., 884. Powell, Jolin W., 872. Powell, Joseph, 618. Powell, William H., 515. Presbyterians. Early. 22. 61. Presbyterian Church. 61, 430; Ada. 199; Dola, 189; Forest, 168; Kenton, 293: McGuffey. 183; Ridgeway, 185. Price, Carl, 598.
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Price, William B .. , 849. Primitive Commerce, 55.
Privates from County, 94. Probate Judges, 435. Prosecuting Attorneys, 438. Protzman, Ehner S., 725.
Public Library of Kenton, 337. Pumphrey, JJ. B., 762. Pythian Sisters, 179.
Quilting Bees, 63. Quinn, John, 627.
Rader, John H., 890. Railroads of County, 73.
Ramsey, Anthony, 588.
Raney, Alfred K., 834. Rarey, Judson A., 544.
Ray, James H., 712.
Rebekahs, 175, 179, 201.
Reformed Church, 307.
Reigle, C. M., 700.
Representatives, 433. Richards, James, 786.
Richards, John P., 786.
Richards, Matilda, 787.
Richardson, Jasper N., 499.
Rickets, Charles H., 857.
Ridgeway, Town of, 184; Schools, 185; Churches, 185; Business Firms, 186; Societies, 185. Ridgeway Banking Company, 252. Ridgeway Church Buildings, 185. Riding Chib, Hale Township, 422. Rinehart M. E. Church, 418. Robinson, Curtis A., 612.
Robinson, James S., 396, 449.
Robinson, Miniter J., 495.
Robinson, Parlee C., 565.
Robinson, Rebecca, 481.
Robinson, William H., 489.
Robinson, William S., 525.
Roby, Nelson, 892. Rogers, Eugene, 713. Ropp, John A., 529.
Roundhead Township., 17; First Election in, 17; First Religious Services, 18: Churches. 18; Town Laid Out, 19; Pioneers of. 19; Older than County Seat, 19; First School, 18; Permanent Churches, 427; Schools, 427; In- dustries, 357.
Roundhead, Village of, 13, 186;
Town Laid Out, 19; Oldest Set- tlement in County, 186; Busi- ness Firms, 186; Schools, 187; Churches, 187; Societies, 187. Rose, Daniel W., 750. Roster of Soldiers, 88 and Fol.
Roster of Spanish-American War Veterans from County, 158.
Rubeck, Joseph A., 806. Ruhlen, William, 746.
Runser, William W., 543.
Russell, Joel L., 594.
Rutledge, Earl E., 854.
Rutledge, George W., 854.
Rutledge, Jane, 854.
Rutledge, Lewis, 854.
Salem German Reformed Church, 419.
Salem Methodist Episcopal Church 417. Salem United Brethren Church, 430.
Scarcity of Books, 53.
Scarcity of Doctors in Early Per- iods, 52.
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