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HISTORY OF HANOVER 1804-1908
40. Peter Lindesmith. Company K, 68th Ohio Volun- teers, wife, Margaret E. Bechtol.
41. George W. Lindesmith. Company K, 68th Ohio Volunteers, wife, Frances Umbenhaur. David Lindesmith, wife, Katherine Simmons; son of Peter Lindesmith and Susanna Ehrhart. Son in the Civil war.
42. Orlando Lindesmith, Sr., wife, Elisabeth Putney.
43. Everett E. Lindesmith, wife, Bertha Theile; son of Orlando, Sr., Company D, N. Dakota ; also in Battery B, 5th Artillery.
44. Harry
Lindesmith, wife, Hattie Polgin; son of Orlando. Spanish war.
David Emma Lindesmith Warren ; daughter of Lindesmith ; son is Spanish War Veteran.
45. Ivan Willis Joseph Warren, wife, Anna Margaret Feirer. Spanish war.
Angelina; daughter of David Lindesmith. Son in Spanish war.
46. Franklin D. Hoadley. Company D, 1st N. Dakota.
47. George W. Ott; my nephew. At fourteen he be- came a cow-boy for twenty years. He then served in the wars of the Pine Ridge, Spanish and Philippine.
This makes forty-seven blood relations.
Moral: Can you beat this ?
bearer of Captain Lucy's Troop, volunteer for the Seminole war.
Brother of Jason W. Lindesmith, Lieu-
tenant 115th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.
Brother-in-law of a soldier.
Cousin of 19 Union soldiers.
Performed much religious and patriotic
service and paid $230.00 bounty for the
Union army during the Civil war.
At all other times did constant parish
and missionary work.
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Lindesmiths; Soldiers in adiar, Citizens in Peace
For the love of God and our country. Rev. E. W. J. Lindesmith, chnplain, U. S. A., St. Ann's Orphan Asylum, Woodland ave., Cleveland, Ohio, 1918.
1. Michael Lindesmith, my great grand-uncle ; son of Daniel Lindesmith and Elisabeth Bernard of Switzerland ; Colonel, Berks Co., Reg. Pa .; and his three brothers nnd n nephew in the Revolu- tion war of 1776, and to the end of it.
2. Jacob Lindenmith, Private in Captain J. Atlee's Battalion, Herka Co., P'n.
3. George Lindesmith Corporal in Richard llampton's Company, Pa. Died June 8, 1826.
4 Michnel Lindesmith, l'rivnte in his uncle's Regi- ment. Ilorn July 8, 1754.
6. Joseph Lindesmith, wife, Anna Bauman; my great grandfather, musician in Pennsylvania Troops in 1776 to the end of the war. He had four sons in the War of 1812 In Columbiana Co., Ohlo.
6 Daniel l.indrsmith, wife, Elisabeth Weimer ; my grandfather : musician in Captain Harbach's Troop, Columbiana Co. Ohlo: In 1812 war. He hnd a win in the Seminole war; three brothers in the War of. 1812, and seven grandsons in the Civil war.
Jacob Weimer Lindesmith, wife, Barbara Walser; my father, Captain lucy's Troop, for the Sem- inole Indianx war in tsst. ile had two sons In the Civil war, Columbiana Co. Ohio.
A. llev. FH Washington John Lindesmith : Chaplain. U. S. A. eleven years two months and twenty da) ..
9. Jason Wilson Lindesmith, wife, Margaret Jane McAllister ; my brother, Company K, 115th O. V. Columbiana Co., Ohio. Promoted to 2nd Lieu- tenant. Katharine Lindesmith, William Morgan ; my aunt, daughter of Daniel Lindesmith and Ger- trude Crissinger, second wife; two sons in Civil war.
10. Daniel Morgan, wife, Sidney Ann Reish. Company F, 76th Ohio Volunteers.
11. James Morgan, wife, Louisa Farr. Company F. 76th Ohio Volunteers.
Susanna Lindesmith Patterson Copeland : my aunt ; three sons in the Civil war.
12. John H. Copeland, Company I, 1st Reg., Colum- binna Co., Ohio. Second enlistment, 181st Ohio Volunteers. Severely wounded.
13. George F. Copeland, wife, Tamar G. McCurdy. Company D. 18th Ohio Battalion. Second enlist- ment, Company C, 143rd Ohio Volunteers, National Guard.
14. William K. Copeland, wife. Mary McCafferty. 100th Ohio Volunteers. Elisabeth, Wm. Knepper ; my grandaunt ; daughter of Joseph Lindesmith, wife, Anna Baumnn. Three sons of her son John, one of Godfrey, two of Daniel and one of Peter, in the Civil war.
15. Bernard Knepper. 4th Indiana Volunteers, of first wife, Barbara Ehrhart; two of the second wife. Hanna Custer.
16. Nosh Knepper, 1st Indiana, 16th Battalion. Dled. Atlanta, Ga.
17. Albert Knepper, wife, Araminta Custer. Company K. 115th Ohio Volunteers.
18. Wiliam Knepper, Indiana Volunteers, Beach, Tus- carawas Co., Ohio. Daniel Knepper : two sons in the Civil war.
19. Daniel Knepper, Jr., Indiana Volunteers.
20. Henry Knepper. Indiana Volunteers.
21. William Knepper, wife, Ellen Glass ; son of Peter Knepper. Company K, 3rd Ohio Volunteers.
22. Jacob Lindesmith, wife, Susanna Crissinger; my granduncle ; son of Joseph Lindesmith and Anns Bauman. During the War of 1812 he attended to the farms of his three brothers and his own, (War can't do without farmers) ; son and grand- son in the Civil war.
23. David K. Lindesmith, wife, Malinda Krider. Com- pany E, 48th Indinna Volunteers.
Severely wounded.
Hannah, John Young; daughter of Jacob Linde- smith, wife, Susanna Crissinger ; son in the Civil war.
24. Jacob A. Young : 81st Ohio Volunteers, 15th Corps. Promoted 2nd Lieutenant.
25. John Lindesmith, wife, Anna Mary Boyer ; my grand- uncle ; son of Joseph Lindesmith, wife, Anns Bau- man. Captnin Zimmerman's Company, Columbi- ana Co., Ohio; in the War of 1812; grandfather of nine in the Civil war and granduncle of twenty- three ; great grand-uncle of four in the Philippine war.
Susanna, Samuel Crissinger, daughter of John Lindesmith, wife, Anna Mary Boyer ; son in the Civil war.
26. Samuel Crissinger. Died in the army.
Bon Joseph Lindesmith, wife, Elisabeth McKartu ; in the Civil war.
27. Thomas Fife Lindesmith. wife, Sarah A. Fitzer. Company F, 12th Indiana Cavalry: Ist Com- pany Bugler. Captain B. O. Wilkerson : Colonel Anderson, Cassco, Indiana.
28. James L. Anderson. Company K. 116th Oblo Volua- teers. Died in the army.
29. John C. Anderson, wife, Elisabeth Lindesmith. Company C, 143rd Ohio Volunteers, National Guard.
Delila, John Brechner; daughter of John Linde- smith and Anna Mary Boyer. Five sons in the Civil war. -
30. Aaron Brechner. Company B, 47th Indiana. Colonel James Black.
31. Joseph Brechner, wife, Lydia Sefang,
32. Wilson Brechner, wife, Florence T. Cramer.
83. Peter Brechner, wife, Catherine Bitner. Company B, 47th Indiana Volunteers. Colonel Black.
34. Samuel Brechner, wife, Susan Kunce. 108th Indi- ana. Captain Joseph Baldwin.
35. Peter Lindesmith ; my grand-uncle; in the War of 1812. Wife Susanna Ehrhart. Seven grand-
sons in the Civil war. Two great-grandsons in the Philippine war.
Elisabeth, Daniel Crissinger; daughter of Peter Lindesmith and Susanna Ehrhart. Three sons in the Civil war.
36. William Crissinger, wife, Mary Martha Whitcraft. Served in Carroll Co., Ohio Company.
37. Simon Peter Crissinger. Company K, 157th Ohio Volunteers. Milwaukee Soldiers' Home.
38. Samuel Lee Crissinger, wife, Sarah Ann Reed, Two terms 3rd Ohio Battery to July 31, 1865. Promoted Sergeant for bravery at the battle, Atlanta. Ga.
Daniel Lindesmith of Bryan, Ohio, wife, Ann Cox ; son of Peter Lindesmith and Susanna Ehrhart. Three sons in the Civil war.
39. David Lindesmith. Company K, 68th Ohio Volun- teers, a medical student.
40. Peter Lindesmith. Company K, 68th Ohio Volun- teers, wife, Margaret E. Bechtol.
41. George W. Lindesmith. Company K, 68th Ohio Volunteers, wife, Frances Umbenhaur.
David Lindesmith, wife, Katherine Simmons; son of Peter Lindesmith and Susanna Ehrhart. Son in the Civil war.
42. Orlando Lindesmith, Sr., wife, Elisabeth Putney.
43. Everett E. Lindesmith, wife, Bertha Theile; son of Orlando, Sr., Company D, N. Dakota; also in Battery B, 5th Artillery.
44. Harry Lindesmith, wife, Hattie Polgin; son of Orlando. Spanish war.
Emma Lindesmith Warren; daughter of David Lindesmith ; son is Spanish War Veteran.
45. Ivan Willis Joseph Warren, wife, Anna Margaret Feirer. Spanish war.
Angelina; daughter of David Lindesmith. Son in Spanish war.
46. Franklin D. Hoadley. Company D, 1st N. Dakota.
47. George W. Ott; my nephew. At fourteen he be- came a cow-boy for twenty years. He then served in the wars of the Pine Ridge, Spanish and Philippine.
This makes forty-seven blood relations.
Moral: Can you beat this ?
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to aff those who have ever fived and whose memories carry them Back to findred ties and friendly associations in Hanover and surrounding community is this little volume dedicated.
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The Family Meeting.
We are all here! Father, mother, sister, brother, All who hold each other dear. Each place is fill'd; we're all at home; Today, let no cold stranger come: It is not often thus around Our old familiar town we're found: Bless then the meeting and the spot; For once let be every care forgot; Let gentle Peace assert her power, And kind Affection rule the hour; We're all-all here,
We're not all here! Some are away-the dead ones dear, Who throng'd with us this ancient town, And gave the hour to guiltless mirth. Fate, with a stern relentless hand, Look'd in and thinn'd our little band: Some, like a night-flash, pass'd away, And some sank lingering day by day; The quiet grave-yard-some lie there- And cruel Ocean has his share: We're not all here.
We are all here! Father, mother, sister, brother, You that I love with love so dear. This may not long of us be said; Soon must we join the gather'd dead, And by the town we now are round, Some other circle will be found. Oh! then, that wisdom may we know, Which yields a life of peace below; So, in the world to follow this, May each repeat, in words of bliss, We're all-all-here! CHARLES SPRAGUE.
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Preface.
From a sense of love and admiration for the little old home town wherein my eyes first oped to the light of day and the perpetuating of the history of the town, nestled as it is amid the hills of western Columbiana county, has this volume been compiled and written.
For it we have but one apology, this, that pictures and a brief sketch of the lives of all who have in any way added to the material interest and welfare of the town could not be included therein. Much more could have been written; much of incident and history, we know, has been lost.
To those who have in any way contributed to the work, either in well wishes or deed, we cherish the most kindly feeling and regard.
THE AUTHOR.
A. V. JOHNSON Present Mayor of Hanover.
History of Hanover
The township of Hanover, number 15, range 4, is one of the town- ships of Columbiana county still retaining the original fixed territory of six miles square. It is bounded on the north by Butler township, on the east by Center and Franklin, on the south by Franklin and county of Carroll, and on the west by West township. Within its limits were six villages or hamlets, Hanover, New Garden, Gillford, Dungannon, Adair and Kensington, the latter being the only one on a railroad, this being the Cleveland & Pittsburg; it crossing the southwest corner of the township. The town of Hanover lies a little south and west of the center of the township. The early settlers were from Hanover, Pa., and from the best information obtainable, gave their new habitations the name in honor to their old home town.
In 1804 David and John Sinclair were the only settlers in the neighborhood. In the following spring, however, several members were added. Enos Ellis settled on this very land in 1805, building his primitive home on the spot where Herod Pearce lived for a number of years, the place being selected because of the spring of water near, a spring in that day being considered an indispensable requisite to a site for a home, in fact, a quarter of land destitute of good water was considered almost worthless.
James Milner settled on the quarter now occupied by the town, the same year, building his cabin where W. H. Dressler afterward lived. John James, the same year, located about half a mile east. These three families, Ellis, Milner and James, added to the two who came the year previous, made quite a settlement in the then woods, so much so that Robert Raley, passing through on a hunting expedition, concluded to leave his home in Pennsylvania, near Georgetown, and join them. In the fall of 1805 he built himself a cabin, then resigning it to the care of raccoons, 'possums and wild turkeys, returned to his home, the following spring moving with his family and taking possession. But as early as this the settlers were not lonesome, for the ring of the woodman's ax by day and the howling of wolves by night were cheerful sounds to those hardy grandsires of ours.
Robert Raley settled northeast of town, and during this same year, 1806, numerous other pioneers came to the neighborhood, so
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many, in fact, that the matter of a meeting house, or church, was considered, and a site selected, this being on the hill where the old Sandy Springs Quaker meeting house now stands.
Most of the early settlers were Quakers or Friends, and natu- rally the meeting established was of that denomination. The meet- ing house was built of logs in 1807, and served both as a church and school house, the first school being held there during the winter of 1807-8, Isaac Craig being the first teacher.
Two reasons have been assigned as to why this particular spot was called Sandy Springs. One because of the numerous spring's there; the other, that some of the more influential in the work had come from the Sandy Spring neighborhood in Maryland.
Not until 1811 was the village of Hanover platted, the settlers prior to that time trading at what was then New Lisbon, this town having been laid out in 1802, and made a county seat in 1804. In that year, 1811, James Craig purchased from James Milner twenty-four acres of land, and layed out the village. The first house in that place was built on the ground now occupied by the residence of Mrs. James Sloan. It was a log structure, combining in style of its architecture the most handsome of the designs of that day. The principal street of the village was the one running north and south, and known as Plymouth.
James Craig and others organized a stock company and estab- lished a store, with Craig as manager, the firm being known as the Manufacturing & Mercantile Co., of Sandy. This store building stood near where Mrs. James Sloan now lives. Everything used, salt, iron, calico, etc., had to be brought from Philadelphia or Balti- more, all being carted 300 or 400 miles, over the mountains by mules. Naturally, nothing was wasted when brought, neither was it sold for a song. Two bushels of wheat would not more than pay for a yard of calico. Salt was higher than it was during Civil war days.
The hum of the wheel and rattle of loom were signs of plenty of good linsey or flannel and the girl who could not make nice linen or warm flannel was in poor condition to win the heart and hand of any of those sturdy young men who loved the music as made by the woodman's ax. Domestic manufacture was the pride of every woman. In place of tea brought from China and coffee from Arabia at enormous expense, milk or water was used with sassafras and spicewood by times for a change. Instead of sugar or molasses from the tropics, they used the sap of the tree at their door, and instead of the dress goods as today, they had the fabric, every thread of which was moistened by sweat of their honest hands.
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Mr. Craig built a sawmill and grist mill, located near where the Disciple church now stands, the grist mill being abandoned about 1837. The company store failed and a man named Pope established another, but it, too, soon closed, the owner suiciding by cutting his throat. For some time following this George Sloan and David Arter supplied the people with their requirements in dry goods and wares.
In the year 1812 occurred a memorable excitement in the settle- ment. It was just after Hull's surrender and the pepole were very fearful of Indians. One night about dark the cry of "Indians" was heard, and it quickly spread throughout the settlement. The fright- ened people hurriedly prepared to leave, and by the following day every man, woman and child, excepting two families, were on their way to the Ohio river. Some never stopped until safely across, some just reached it, while others did not get so far. Frederick Byard, an old Indian fighter, and Robert Raley were the only men left, and were, of course, considered very foolhardy in remaining to be "butchered by the Indians." Mr. Raley went to the sawmill and began work, while his wife went to the woods and milked the de- serted cows. She secured enough milk to make two or three cheese and had them nicely put away on the shelf when the fugitives began to return. In a few days all were back, but they presented a sorry picture. It had been raining and men and women, young men, boys and blushing damsels, were badly drabbled with mud, some wading up and down the mill race to wash the mud from their clothes. The whole affair is said to have been a result of a man hunting his cows in the evening.
The first brick house in the town was the one now occupied by Walter Schooley. It was built by two brothers, Owen and William Williams. One of these brothers died in 1835, a short time after his failing in business, and the house, or rather the southeast corner, which was then the entire residence, was purchased at sheriff's sale by Dr. James Robertson, Sr., the price paid being $3,000. The north- east part of the house was built in 1839. During the same year James Keys erected the brick house occupied by the late William Lawson. The brick used in the building of the house now occupied by Grace Nichols were bought from David Miller, having been made and burned on the old Miller farm at Adair, one and a half miles west of New Garden, on the old State road. Mr. Rhodes, who built the house, made offer to pay 121/2 cents per hundred for hauling the brick from the kiln to town, and as there was good sledding at that time the farmers and others having teams formed a jolly crowd in hauling the bricks across the country in sleds.
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CANAL BOAT "MARY ANN,"
Approaching the Big Tunnel One Mile East of Hanover, July 5, 1851.
The village of Hanover got along slowly and uneventfully until the projecting of the old Sandy and Beaver canal, the same passing in close proximity to the town. This was a vast enterprise and one for a time of great promise, and with its building came prospects of a rosy future for Hanover. This company was incorporated by act of the state legislature Jan. 11, 1826, but work on its excavation was not begun until 1832. Samuel Reeder threw out the first shovel of earth in the digging of it at Hanover. There was much noise and commotion, caused by a spirit of rejoicing at the actual begin- ning of work.
This tumult was, it is said, obnoxious to those of the Friends or or Quaker church, they regarding it as wholly unwarranted excite- ment. Mr. Reeder was a member of this faith and there was talk of "churching him" for the part taken in the matter.
From 1832 to 1837 work on the canal excavation was steadily carried forward. The panic of 1837 greatly depressed progress of construction, but in 1845 it revived and in 1847 the work was prac- tically completed and the canal became a realized hope.
When ready to begin work many people were alarmed. In that day laborers at work of this character were of Irish nativity, instead of Italian and Slavish, as now, and it was not unusual to hear, "The Irish are coming; they are great fighters and will kill people." It was soon learned, however, that the Irish did not molest any one who let them alone, and that they were friends and protectors of those friendly toward them.
The father of Gen. James W. Reilley, of Wellsville, had the con- tract of digging a section of the canal along West Fork creek on the road from Hanover to Lisbon. At that time the future General was in college. His father told his workmen that Jimmy intended being a priest, and sometimes would say, "Now b'ys, put on an exthra shovel- ful to pay for the larnin' of Jimmy."
It was the custom that contractors would give the workmen a certain number of drinks of whiskey each day, these being termed "jiggers." When scarce of hands the number of these daily "jiggers" was increased, with generally satisfactory results, but ofttimes with depleting results to the working ranks of other contractors.
The first boat passing along the canal and through the tunnel was on January 6, 1848, coming from the east. A large number of Hanover people, headed by their band, went out to meet it, doing so at the old Frost Mill on the West Fork creek, the boat having grounded at a point where the canal crossed the milldam, there being a raise of three feet to get from this into the canal channel
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again, and there was not sufficient water to go over it. In this hour of perplexity Morris Miller happened along with seven yoke of oxen and with the aid of these and the company all lending a "heave, oh," and helping hand the boat was towed up and over the barrier. All then got aboard, successfully passing the little tunnel north of Dun- gannon (the interior of this, by the way, being one of arched ma- sonry) and on to the big tunnel east of Hanover. As this was being entered the band struck up another of its spirited and enthusiastic selections. The boat went along nicely until at a point where the east shaft was located (this being a hole from the surface by means of which rock was lifted in the tunneling) a big stone fell and ob- structed the channel. On the boat was Edward Sinclair, whose mar- riage was to be solemnized at 3 p. m. Trouble was experienced in moving the stone and time was fleeting. Sinclair was restless and finally in a spirit of desperation exclaimed, "Boys, my time's up," and with a bound he leaped overboard, waded and swam to the nether shore, the nuptials taking place upon nominally schedule time. In the course of an hour or so the obstruction was got aside and amid great eclat the boat came into Hanover, stopping and anchoring at the lower warehouse.
Rev. E. W. J. Lindesmith, noted Catholic and clergyman and United States army chaplain, when a boy drove a cart in the deep canal cut leading to the entrance of the tunnel and ever expressed himself as enjoying the work. He was also a passenger on the first boat, making the trip from Gillford to the Frost Mill, where it floundered for the night, and the next day from Dungannon through the big tunnel to Hanover.
The canal was in operation steadily for three years, its entire abandonment occurring about 1854. This was a dry year and the divide in the tunnel was dry, boats only plying then of any moment from the west as far as Hanover. The "J. P. Hanna," a large boat owned by an uncle to the late Senator M. A. Hanna, grounded in the mud near Lynchburg, so that it was impossible to move it, and here it rotted to pieces.
During the period of digging the canal and its active operation, Hanover reached the zenith of its business history. During its con- struction the population within the incorporate limits was 1,200, and taking into enumeration those residing adjacent, the number was swelled to 2.000. From the town east to the tunnel entrance was one expanse of tenements, homes of canal workmen.
In 1834 Michael Arter, George Brown and Howard Potter pur- chased land along the town, this location being the present business
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portion of the village. The land hitherto had been a swamp, but it was excellently drained and improvements grew apace, lots selling readily.
In 1834, four taverns, or hotels, as they are called today, were noted for the town. In 1836 seven general stores and two additional places where only groceries were sold were business enterprises of the town. Of those conducting same, the names of two cannot be recalled. The others were George Sloan, David Arter, Eli Davidson, James McQuilkin, John Eudly, Theodore Armstrong and Theodore Stratton.
THE TOWN PUMP.
The first and only public well in Hanover was dug in 1845, and in all these intervening sixty-three years has been in constant service, supplying drink and cooling the parched tongues of both man and beast. It stands at the roadside just west of the Mansion House, and seldom an hour of the day passes but that some one
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is not partaking of its crystal waters. It is only an ordinary well, the pump of the pattern crude and old, the style that of the pump makers of the days of our forefathers, carved from a suitable log, drawn in for the purpose from the woodland, but it yet is a prided landmark in the history of the town. The old town pump-
Hail to thee, old town pump, Thy pattern quaint and worn, We greet thee still with welcome heart In sunshine and in storm.
With creaking voice, thou answer'st all Who yet converse with thee And fillest the cup of each and all With nectar pure and free.
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