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HISTORY -OF-
KNOX COUNTY, OHIO,
ITS PAST AND PRESENT,
-CONTAINING-
A CONDENSED, COMPREHENSIVE HISTORY OF OHIO, INCLUDING AN OUTLINE HISTORY OF THE NORTH- WEST; A COMPLETE HISTORY OF KNOX COUNTY; ITS TOWNSHIPS, CITY, TOWNS, VILLAGES, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, SOCIETIES, INDUSTRIES, STATISTICS, ETC .; A RECORD OF ITS SOLDIERS IN THE LATE WAR; PORTRAITS OF ITS EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN; VIEWS OF ITS FINEST BUILDINGS; MISCELLA- NEOUS MATTER; MAP OF THE COUNTY; BIOGRAPHIES . AND HISTORIES OF PIONEER FAMILIES, ETC.
COMPILED BY N. N. HILL, JR.
ILLUSTRATED.
MT. VERNON, OHIO:
A, A, GRAHAM & CO .; PUBLISHERS,
1881
The reproduction of this book has been made possible through the sponsorship of The Johnstown Genealogy Society. of Johnstown, Ohio.
A Reproduction by UNIGRAPHIC, INC. 4400 Jackson Avenue Evansville, Indiana 47715
Nineteen Hundred Seventy Two
Binding by MODERN PRE-BINDING CORPORATION Portland, Indiana
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CONTENTS.
HISTORY OF OHIO.
PAGE.
CHAPTER I .- Introductory -Topography- Geology- Primitive Races-Antiquities-Indian Tribes. IO
CHAPTER II .- Early Explorations in the West . 19
CHAPTER III .- English Explorations-Traders-French and Indian War in the West-English Possession. 37
CHAPTER IV .- Pontiac's Conspiracy-Its Failure-Bou- quet's Expedition-Occupation by the English . 48
CHAPTER V .- American Explorations-Dunmore's War -Campaign of George Rogers Clark-Land Troubles
-Spain in the Revolution-Murder of the Moravian Indians 52
CHAPTER VI .- American Occupation-Indian Claims- Surveys-Early Land Companies-Compact of 1787- Organization of the Territory -- Early American Settle- ments in the Ohio Valley-First Territorial Officers- Organization of Counties. 60
CHAPTER VII .- The Indian War of 1790-Harmar's Campaign-St. Clair's Campaign-Wayne's Campaign -- Close of the War. 73
CHAPTER VIII .- Jay's treaty-The Question of State Rights and National Supremacy-Extension of Ohio Settlements-Land Claims-Spanish Boundary Ques- tion, 79
CHAPTER IX .- First Territorial Representatives in Con- gress-Division of the Territory-Formation of States - Marietta Settlement -Other Settlements-Settle- ments in the Western Reserve-Settlement of the Cen- tral Valleys-Further Settlements in the Reserve and Elsewhere. 85
CHAPTER X .- Formation of the State Government- Ohio a State-The State Capitals-Legislation-The "Sweeping Resolutions"-Territorial and State Gov- ernors .. 121
CHAPTER XI .- The War of 1812-Growth of the State -Canal, Railroads and other Improvements-Develop- ment of State Resources 127
CHAPTER XII .- Mexican War-Continued Growth of the State-War of the Rebellion-Ohio's part in the Conflict. 132
CHAPTER XIII .- Ohio in the Centennial-Address of Edward D. Mansfield, LL.D., Philadelphia, August 9, 1876 138
CHAPTER XIV .- Education-Early School Laws -- Notes-Institutes and Educational Journals-School System-School Funds-Colleges and Universities. . 148
CHAPTER XV .- Agriculture-Area of the State-Early Agriculture in the West- Markets-Live Stock- Nurseries, Fruits, etc. - Cereals-Root and Cucurbi- taceous Crops-Agricultural Implements-Agricultural Societies-Pomological and Horticultural Societies .. 151
CHAPTER XVI .- Climatology-Outline- Variation in Ohio-Estimate in Degrees-Amount-Variability .. 163
HISTORY OF KNOX COUNTY.
CHAPTER XVII .-- TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY .-- Location and Topography-Pre-glacial Channels- Oil Wells-Timber-Coal Measure Rocks-Geological Structure-Waverly Conglomerate-Stone Quarries- Petroleum and Gas-Depth of Oil Wells-Neff Petro- leum Company . 165
CHAPTER XVIII. - ARCHEOLOGY. - Mounds in the County- Professor Roberts' Address -Tracing the Mound Builders-Mounds of Europe and America Compared-Theories Regarding their Origin-Man in a Savage State-The Huns-Character of their Earth- works and their Probable Use-Different Classes of Mounds-Their Antiquity-Implements used by the Mound Builders and Indians-Copper Mining-Stone Relics. 171
CHAPTER XIX .- INDIANS .- The Tribes Occupying this County-Treaty of Fort McIntosh-History of the Delaware Nation-Bockinghelas-Killbuck-Captain Pipe-Skin Currency-Delaware Camps in Knox County-Custaloga-The Murder of the Squaw- Block-Houses-Greentown Indians and their Removal -James Copus-Burning of the Indian Village-Cap- tain Armstrong-The Killing of an Indian by Morrison and McCulloch-The Jones Tragedy-The Killing of Ruffner and the Zimmers-Murder of James Copus- Removal of the Delawares from the County . ... 178
CHAPTER XX .- THE FIRST WHITE MEN .- Captivity of James Smith-Christian Fast, Sr .- John Leeth and his Adventures-John Stilley-The Moravians-Cap- tain Samuel Brady and his Scouts-The Prisoners Delivered to General Boquet-Simon Girty and other Renegades 188
CHAPTER XXI .- SETTLEMENT AND GENERAL DE- VELOPMENT OF THE COUNTY .- Area-Primitive Con- dition-Settlement on the Licking-Andy Craig- Character of the Pioneers-Military Lands-Nathaniel M. Young-First Settlers and Settlements-The Quak-
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ers-First Roads-Transportation-The Produce of the County-Mills-The Act Creating Knox County- First Elections-Division into Four Townships-Com- . missioners' Record-Seeley Simpkins' Race.
CHAPTER XXII .- PIONEER TIMES .- Where the Pio- neers Came From-Their Condition and Character- What They Lived On-Truck Patch-Hominy Blocks -Mills-Cooking -- Cultivation of Domestic Animals- Wild Turkeys-Whiskey-Superstitions-Dress-The Flax Wheel and Loom-Kicking Frolics- - Dyeing --- Fourth of July and Militia Musters -- Cabins and Their Construction-Furniture-Hoosier Poem-Early Land Laws - Tomahawk Rights - Hunting - Weddings- Dancing and House Warmings -- Schools and Teachers -Spelling Schools, etc., etc. 209
CHAPTER XXIII .- John Chapman. 222
CHAPTER XXIV .- RAILROADS, TELEGRAPH AND EX- PRESS COMPANIES .- Sandusky, Mannsfield & Newark Railroad-First Trains-Agents-Cleveland, Mt. Ver- non & Delaware Road-First Through Train-The Ohio Central-Telegraph-Express Companies.
CHAPTER XXV .- KNOX COUNTY AGRICULTURAL SO- CIETY .- Formation of the Society-General Progress -Reports of the Fairs from the First to the Present Time. 230
CHAPTER XXVI .- BENCH AND BAR .- First Court in the County-The Whipping Post-First Prosecuting Attorney-Proceedings of the Court-First Practicing Lawyers-A Brief Notice of Each of the Members of the Mt. Vernon Bar .. .. 239
CHAPTER XXVII .- PUBLIC BUILDINGS OF THE COUN- TY .- Four Court Houses-Three Jails-Two Infirm- ary Buildings-Matters of Interest Connected with these Buildings .. 248
CHAPTER XXVIII .- A CHAPTER OF STATISTICS. 252
CHAPTER XXIX .- WAR OF 1812 .- Condition of Knox County-Samuel Kratzer -- Joseph Walker-Muster Roll of Walker's Company-John H. Mefford-R. M. Brown-March of Captain Walker's Company-Cap- tain John Greer-The Scalping of Three Persons on Owl Creek-Condition of the Northern Frontier of Knox-Disposition of Troops-Erection of Block- Houses-Sketch of General Beall's Life-Organization of His Army-Scarcity of Supplies-Beall's March- Camp Council-Mutiny among the Troops-General Harrison Arrives-His Speech-General Beall's Diffi- culty with General Wadsworth-Arrested, Court-mar- tialled and Acquitted-His Brigade Disbanded -The Expedition of General Crooks and Colonel Anderson. . 256 CHAPTER XXX .- KNOX COUNTY IN THE MEXICAN WAR .- The Texas War-Colrick's Company-Begin- ning of the War with Mexico-Organization of Ohio Regiments-Organization of a Company at Mt. Ver- non-The Operations of the Troops in Mexico-Gen- eral Morgan's Address -- Muster Rolls. 264
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CHAPTER XXXI .- WAR OF THE REBELLION .- Prep- arations for the Conflict-Number of Soldiers from Knox County-War Meetings and Resolutions-Com- mittees Appointed-Home Guards-Sketch of the Life
of C. P. Buckingham-Bounty Money for the Volun- teers of 1862-Address of the Military Committee- Meds-of Securing Volunteers-Drafting-War Fund -Knox County Militia-Ladies' Aid Societies-Ladies' Union League-The Monument.
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CHAPTER XXXII .- WAR OF THE REBELLION CON- TINUED .- Companies A and B, Fourth Ohio-Excite- ment in Mt. Vernon-First Volunteers in Knox County -How Lorin Andrews Became Colonel-Organization of Companies A and B-Departure of Troops-Com- position of the Fourth Ohio-Lorin Andrews-H. B. Banning-Organization of the Fourth Ohio-Three Months' Service-Three Years' Service-Muster Rolls of Companies A and B-A sketch of the Operations of the Regiment to the Date of Muster-Out-Return of the Regiment-Inscriptions on its Flag -- Roster of the Officers and Muster Roll of the Companies. 287
CHAPTER XXXIII .- WAR OF THE REBELLION CON- TINUED .- Companies A, E, and G, Twentieth Ohio Regiment-Organization of Three Companies in Knox County-Roster of the Officers and Muster Rolls of the Companies-Expedition to Warsaw, Kentucky -- Operations of the Regiment during the War, Muster- Out and Return -- Inscriptions on its Banners-Medals Awarded. 296
CHAPTER XXXIV .- WAR OF THE REBELLION CON- TINUED .- Company A, Thirtieth Regiment-Company C, Thirty-second Regiment-Company K, and Frac- tions of Other Companies, Forty-third Regiment- Companies A and F, Sixty-fifth Regiment. ........ 395
CHAPTER XXXV .- WAR OF THE REBELLION-CON- TINUED .- Companies A and B, Ninety-sixth Regiment -Organization-Field Officers-Muster Rolls - Out- line History of the Regiment while in Service-Colonel J. W. Vance-Muster Out. 319
CHAPTER XXXVI .- WAR OF THE REBELLION CON- TINUED .- Companies F and G, One Hundred and Twenty-first Regiment-Organization and Officers --- Operations of the Regiment in Service. 326
CHAPTER XXXVII .- WAR OF THE REBELLION-CON- CLUDED .- Organization of Company F, One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Regiment-Muster Roll-Operations of the Regiment in the Field-Second Ohio Heavy Ar- tillery-Eighteenth United States Regulars-Captain Coe's Sharpshooters-List of Regiments in which Knox County was Represented-One Hundred and Forty- second Ohio National Guard-Muster Rolls-"Squirrel Hunters"-Close of the War. 335
CHAPTER XXXVIII .- MT. VERNON .- The Proprie- tors-Name-First House -- First Tavern-The Butlers -Town Plat-Tornado-The First Doctor-Commis- sioners for Selecting the County Seat-Their Report- The Struggle for the County Seat-Ben. Butier's "Trick "-The Riot-An Indenture of Apprenticeship -The Hatters-James Craig-Joseplı Walker-Fight- ing and Other Amusements-Endeavors to Change the County Seat-What the Living Pioneers Say ...... 348
CHAPTER XXXIX .- MT. VERNON-CONTINUED .- Ex- tracts from the Ohio Register and Norton's History Concerning the Early Days of Mt. Vernon, 1814 to
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1830-Growth of the City-Its Boundaries-Popula- tion-A Picture of Mt. Vernon in 1830. 358
CHAPTER XL .- MT. VERNON-CONTINUED .- List of Municipal Officers-The Press of Mt. Vernon-Public Schools 370
CHAPTER XLI .- LITERARY AND OTHER SOCIETIES .--- The Polemic Society-Mt. Vernon Literary Society- Mt. Vernon Lyceum-Dramatic Association - Me- chanics' Society-The Franklin-Knox County His- torical Society-Later Literary and Other Associations -- Masons - Odd Fellows - Knights of Pythias - Knights of Honor-Royal Arcanum-Knights of the Red Cross-Pennsylvanians in Knox County. ..... 386
CHAPTER XLII .-- MT. VERNON-CONTINUED .- The Business of the City-The Owl Creek Bank-The Knox County Bank-First National and Savings Banks- The Knox County Mutual Insurance Company-The Eagle Mutual-The Mutual Aid Association-The Business Men of 1850-The Manufacturing Business of the City-List of Aged Men. 394
CHAPTER XLIII .- MT. VERNON CONCLUDED-The City Churches -The Presbyterian - Methodist Epis- copal-Methodist Protestant-First_Baptist-St. Paul Episcopal-St. Vincent DePaul-Congregational-Dis- ciple-Lutheran-United Presbyterian-African Meth- odist . 404
HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIPS.
CHAPTER XLIV .- BERLIN TOWNSHIP-Name and Or- ganization-First Election- Topography - Primitive Condition-Mound Builders-Indians-First Settlers and Settlements-The Markleys-A. H. Royce-The Leedys -Richard Roberts-"Celestial Light"-The Old Harter Tavern-Shaler's Mill - Other Mills- Palmyra-Anknytown-School-Houses and Teachers -Churches-Population-Justice of the Peace .. . .... 421 CHAPTER XLV .- BROWN TOWNSHIP-First Election- -List of Justices of the Peace-Topography-Hunt- ing Grounds -- Pigeon-Roost-Bear Story-First Set- tlers and Settlements-Mills-Schools-Churches -- Jelloway-Insurance. 426
CHAPTER XLVI .- BUTLER TOWNSHIP-Organization -Topography - Indians - First Settlers -Mills - Schools-Churches. 430
CHAPTER XLVII .- CLAY TOWNSHIP-Organization- First Settlers-Indians-Township Records-Mounds -Martinsburgh Schools-Martinsburgh Academy- Churches-Rev. Henry Hervey-Fires. 437
CHAPTER XLVIII. - CLINTON TOWNSHIP - Original Divisions of the County - Later Modifications - Mounds-Andrew Craig-A Tragedy-Butler's Visit -Henry Haine's Insanity-John Mills-Other Early Settlers-The Pioneer Mill-Other Mills-Roads -- An Indian Tragedy-Township Officers-Justices of the Peace. 442
CHAPTER XLIX. - COLLEGE TOWNSHIP-Topography -Distillery- Organization - Election - Roads- The
Condition in 1829-The Mill-Race-The Village and Its Business-Justices of the Peace-The Press of Gambier-The Dwarfs-Churches 446
CHAPTER L. - KENYON COLLEGE. - Its Location- Tour of Inspection-The North Section-The South Section-College Hill-First View from the Top- "Well, this will do do!"-The Purchase of Eight Thousand Acres-The Site of Old Kenyon -- Obtain- ing Subscriptions-Report of the Bishop-The Ladies' - Society -Milnor Professorship- Description of the Ground -- Laying the Corner-Stone-An Incident in the Building of the College-History of the College by President Bodine-The Blake School. . .
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CHAPTER LI .- HARRISON TOWNSHIP .- Name-Topo- graphy -- Indians-First Settlers and Settlements --- Sketches of the Pioneers-Burlington Storm-Roads -Mills-Post Offices-Schools-Churches. 470 CHAPTER LII. - HOWARD TOWNSHIP .- Location --- First Officers-Topography-Indians-Early Settlers and Settlements-Hunting-Sketches of the Pioneers -Distilleries -- Mills -- Schools ---- Churches -- Kinder- hook. 474
CHAPTER LIII .-- HILLIAR TOWNSHIP .- Location- Erection-Name-Topography -Settlement-Pioneer Anecdotes-James Houck-Dr. Hilliar-Early Farm- ing -- First Election --- Township Officers -- Mills ---- Churches-Schools-Roads-Villages-Newspapers --- Postmasters-Statistics 479
CHAPTER LIV .- JACKSON TOWNSHIP .- Topography -Organization-Streams-Timber-Early Settlers --- Mills-Distilleries-Schools-Churches-Villages .. 487
CHAPTER LV .- JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP .- Organization -Election -- Justices of the Peace-Topography- Relics-First Settlers-Grand Hunt-Mills-Schools -- Churches-Greersville 493
CHAPTER LVI .- LIBERTY TOWNSHIP .-- Location- Erection-Topography-Mounds-Settlement-Roads -Mills -- Election-Officers-Villages -- Stores -- Schools -- Churches -- Cemeteries-Orders-Statistics .. 497
CHAPTER LVII .- MIDDLEBURY TOWNSHIP .- Forma- tion-Boundaries-Topography -- First Settlers --- "Friends "-Daniel Levering-Truman Strong-Bate- mans-Sarah Stellwell-Later Settlers of Prominence -- Roads-Mills-Elections-Justices-Present Officers -Waterford-"Levering's" Post Office-"Friends" Meeting-house -- Other Churches -- Odd Fellows -- Schools-Noted Men-Population-Production. . .... 504
CHAPTER LVIII .- MILFORD TOWNSHIP .- Topography -- Timber -- Wild Animals - Organization - Name- First Settlers and Settlements-The Whereabouts of the Pioneers-The Great Wolf Hunt-First Roads- Prominent Citizens-The Giant-The Band-The First Volunteer Company-The Railroad Swindle-The Sol- diers' Monument Fund-Political-Five Corners-Lock -Schools -Churches. 512
CHAPTER LIX .- MILLER TOWNSHIP .- Topography- Animals-Organization-Name-First Settlements and Settlers-Population -Pioneer Matters-Roads-Bran- don-Post Office-Storm-Churches-Schools-Mili-
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tary Matters-Justices of the Peace. 521 CHAPTER LX .- MONROE TOWNSHIP .- Erection-To- pography-Timber-Early Settlers-Later Residents of Prominence-Roads- Mills- Churches-Elections -List of Justices-Township Officers-Area-Popula- tion - Production-Valuation. 530
CHAPTER LXI .- MORGAN TOWNSHIP .- Location- Name-Topography-Ancient Works -- Agriculture- First Settlers and Settlements-Sketches of the Pio- neers-Schools-Churches 534
CHAPTER LXII. - MORRIS TOWNSHIP. - Situation- William Douglass-Douglass' Mill-Samuel H. Smith -Clinton Laid Out-The Ohio Register-James Love- ridge-Colonel Alexander Enos-Other Early Settlers -Roads-Stores - Distilleries -Schools-Churches -- Mills-Tanneries-Clinton-Elections-Justices. . . 338
CHAPTER LXIII .- PLEASANT TOWNSHIP .- Situation- Boundaries-Topography- Pioneers- Mills-Brewer- ies-Roads-Churches-First Things-Organization- Present Officers-Mt. Vernon Nursery-Population and Production-Justices of the Peace. 545
CHAPTER LXIV .- UNION TOWNSHIP .- Boundaries- Topography - First Settlers - First Election -- First Birth-Sketches of the First Settlers-Mills-Roads- Schools-Churches-Danville - Millwood-Gann Sta- tion-Rossville-Buckeye City-Cavallo. 550
CHAPTER LXV .- WAYNE TOWNSHIP .- Organization and Dimensions-Topography-Mound Builders and
Their Works-The Indians-Killing of the Indian Horse Thieves by Hughes and Ratliff-Remains of the Indians thus Killed-First Settlers-Nathaniel Mitchell Young-The "Jersey Settlement"-Trapping Wolves -The Quakers-October Election of 1808-Roads- Mills-Lucerne-The Lewis Block-House-Green Val- ley-Churches-Justices of the Peace. 556
CHAPTER LXVI .- FREDERICKTOWN .-- Location -- Lucas Sullivant-Laying out the Town-First Cabin and First Brick House-The Quakers-Names of the Earliest Settlers-The Ayers-Appearance of the Town in 1812 -Garrison and his Store-Nicholas McCarty-The Business and Whereabouts of a few of the Settlers- Captain Williams-First Fourth of July Celebration- The Block-Houses and Incidents Connected with Them -"Uncle Abner" and his "Tavern"-Hotels of Fred- ericktown-The Mills around the Town- Produce Dealers-Banks-Newspapers-Mayors-A Summary of the Business-Schools-Churches. 563
CHAPTER LXVII. - TERRITORY DETACHED FROM KNOX COUNTY .- Madison, Greene, Chester, Bloom- field, and Franklin Townships 572
CHAPTER LXVIII. - PIKE TOWNSHIP - Erection- Boundaries-Topography-First Settlers-Elections- Present Officers-Justices-Mills-Schools-Churches -Amity-Odd Fellows-Knights of Honor-North Liberty-Statistics. 575
Biographical Sketches.
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PREFACE.
T THE origin of this work may be traced to the Centennial celebration at Philadelphia in 1876. That great event greatly stimulated the collection and compilation of history all over the country. Ohio has taken the lead in this matter, as she has in other matters of National importance, and few of her counties or cities are to-day without a local history.
Knox county has responded liberally to this feeling, and the result is found in the following pages, which, it is believed, contain nearly or quite all facts in her history worthy of record.
The work has required the labor of many men for many months. Canvassers and writers have visited every township in the county and personally interviewed nearly every resident. Fifteen hundred er more of the residents of the county have been applied to for history, and in addition a number of historical and other works have been consulted, so that it seems hardly possible that any fact of historical impor- tance. could have escaped the compiler.
For pictures of Knox county in her earlier days, and pen portraits of her prominent pioneers, the "History of Knox County," by A. Banning Norton, published in 1862, has been largely quoted from, and many of his pages have been transferred to this work with such corrections and alterations as the facts seemed to warrant.
It is believed that the errors which crept into Mr. Norton's book (and errors will find their way into any history, however careful the historian may be) have been corrected in this work, as great care has heen taken to verify the result of his labors.
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