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1 .1
HISTORY
OF
PORTAGE COUNTY,
OHIO.
CONTAINING A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY, ITS TOWNSHIPS, TOWNS. VILLAGES, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, INDUSTRIES, ETC .; PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN; BIOGRAPHIES; HISTORY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY; HIS- TORY OF OHIO; STATISTICAL AND MIS- CELLANEOUS MATTER, ETC., ETC.
ILLUSTRATED.
CHICAGO: WARNER, BEERS & CO .. 1885.
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CHICAGO: JOHN MORRIS COMPANY
PRINTERS.
118d.
PREFACE.
TN submitting the History of Portage County to the public, the publishers trust that it will be received in that generous spirit which is gratified at honest and conscientious effort. The importance of rescuing from oblivion and preserving, in a permanent form, the pioneer annals of the county and its various local communities has been duly appreciated by its citizens, whose assistance has contributed materially to the success of the work.
In the compilation of the many chapters it has been the earnest endeavor of our writers to disengage from the great mass of facts those which relate to the permanent forces of the county, or which indicate the most enduring features of its growth and prosperity. Free use was made of the State reports and county records, as well as of all reliable sources of information bearing on the history of this section of Ohio, such as Howe's "Historical Collections," Gen. Lucius V. Bierce's sketches of the first set- tlements on the Western Reserve, Christian Cackler's reminiscences of pio- neer times, the late John Harmon's recollections of the war of 1812, Reid's "Ohio in the War," and the early newspaper files so wisely preserved by Col. William Frazer, and now in possession of his son Homer C. Frazer, Esq., of Ravenna, who kindly gave our historians free access to said files at all times. In every part of the county descendants of the pioneers were inter- viewed, and their recollections carefully sifted and compared. Private papers and family manuscripts have thus been drawn forth from their hiding places, and every effort made to glean from the husks of tradition the scat- tered grains of truth.
For the convenience of its readers the book is divided into four parts: Part I contains a condensed history of the Northwest Territory. Part II, a history of the State of Ohio. Part III embraces the general history of Portage County, its townships, towns and villages. The general history of the county, Chapters I to XIII inclusive, was written by Mr. R. C. Brown, of Chicago, Ill., and Chapters XIV to XXXIV inclusive were mostly
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compiled by Mr. J. E. Norris of the same city; while the complimentary sketches in Part IV were obtained by a corps of solicitors, and a copy of each sketch submitted for correction to the subject or his friends, on whom we have depended for accuracy.
The publishers avail themselves of this opportunity to thank the county, township, town and village officials, the editors of the several newspapers, and the members of every profession and calling throughout the county who in any way assisted the historians in their labors, for their generous sympathy toward the enterprise. Special acknowledgments are due to Enos P. Brainerd, Esq., Homer C. Frazer, Esq., Samuel D. Harris, Esq., Hon. Marvin Kent and Dr. A. M. Sherman, all of whom rendered impor- tant aid to the general historian and his assistants in gathering authentic historical data. We place the volume in the hands of our patrons with the belief that it will be found a valuable contribution to local historical liter- ature.
THE PUBLISHERS.
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CONTENTS.
PART I.
HISTORY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.
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Geographical Position ......................... ..... 17
American Settlements
53
Early Explorations. ........ 17
Discovery of the Ohio.
English Explorations aud Settlements .. 28
Black Hawk and the Black Hawk War 64
PART II. HISTORY OF THE STATE OF OHIO.
Ilistory of Ohio.
French History 76
Ordinanee of 1787, No. 32 87
Early Events. 122
Governors of Ohio. 143
Ancient Works. 157
Some Genera! Characteristics 160
Outline Geology of Ohio .. 162
Banking .. 111
The ('anal System. 113
Ohio Land Tracts 114
Improvements. 119
State Boundaries. 121
Conclusion 181
PART III. HISTORY OF PORTAGE COUNTY.
CHAPTER I .- INTRODUCTORY - ORGANIZATION -- AREA AND POPULATION ... .. 187-197
Primitive Appearance of the Country- The Claims of Virginia and Connecticut- The Connecticut Western Reserve-Dona- tion of Fire Lands, and Sale of the Balance to the Connecticut Land Company-Indian Titles Extinguished-Ordinance of 1787- Arrival of the First Surveying Corps at Conneaut - The Reserve Surveyed into Townships-Trials and Sufferings of the Surveyors-Erection of Jefferson and Trum- bull Counties-Organization of Franklin Township-Portage County Erected, and Selection of its Seat of Justice-First Elec- tion, and Organization of the County- Minutes of the First Meeting of the Com- missioners - Original Townships - Tax Levies and Collectors of 1808-First Year's Receipts and Expenditures-Changes in the Western Boundary Line-Present Bound- aries-Origin of the Name of the County- The Portage Path-Areas and Townships- Population Statistics.
CHAPTER II .- PORTAGE COUNTY NINETY
YEARS AGO-GEOLOGY. 198-217
Portage County Ninety Years Ago-Tim- ber and Fruit-Bearing Trees and Vines- Roots and Herbage-Wild Animals, Birds and Reptiles-Big Hunts-General Topog- raphy, Streams and Lakes - Geology of Portage County-Surface Features and De- posits-Geologieal Structure-Coal Measures
-Coal No. 1-Coals Nos. 3 and 4-Fire Clay -Altitudes in Portage County above Lake Erie.
CHAPTER III .- ARCHEOLOGY-INDIAN HIS- TORY 217-228 The Pre-Historie Races-Mound-Builders -Their Great Antiquity-Occupation of the Country - The Wonderful Monuments Which They Left Behind Them-Some Evi- dences of Their Existence in Portage County . - The North American Indians-Their Sup- posed Origin-Brief Sketch of Them-In- dians of Portage County-The Great Trail- -The Indian Chiefs Bigson, Stiguish and Big Cayuga-Extraets from the Reminis- cences of Christian Caekler of the Indians of this Section.
CHAPTER IV .- PIONEERS-FIRST SETTLE-
MENTS 228-240
The Pioneers of Portage County-Their Heroic Perseverance and Privations-New England Transplanted on the Connecticut Western Reserve-The First Settlement Made Within the Limits of Portage County -First Settlers of Mantua, Ravenna, Auro- ra and Atwater Townships-Atwater Hall, the First White Child Born in the County- First Settlers of Palmyra, Deerfield, Nelson, Rootstown, Randolph, Suffield, Charles- town, Hiram, Franklin, Shalersville, Edin- burg, Windham, Paris, Brimfield, Freedom, Streetsboro and Garrettsville Townships- The Portage-Summit Pioneer Association.
The War of 1812. 107
Organization of Counties. 122
Description of ('ounties .. 122
Comments upon the Ordinance of 1787, from the Statutes of Ohio. Edited by Salmon P. Chase, and Published in the year 1833. 91
Division of the Northwest Territory. ..... 58
Tecumseh and the War of 1812. 61
Ohio's Rank During the War of the Rebellion ... 165 A Brief Mention of Prominent Ohio Generals ... 177
Some Discussed Subjects. 172
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CHAPTER V .- PIONEER DAYS-HABITS, CUS- TOMS, ETC ... .. 2-t1-260 Pioneer Days and Trials-Habitations of the First Settlers-Furniture, Food and Medicine-Hlabits, Labor and Dress-Early Manners and Customs-Bees and Weddings -The llominy Block and Pioneer Mills- Prices of Store Goods and Produce-Items From an Old Cash Book-Mode of Living- Churches and Schools-Period of the War of 1812-Prices After the War-First Crops Raised in the County-Agricultural Imple- ments of the Pioneers, and Subsequent Im- provements Made in Them-Pioneer Farm- ing-Cheese and Butter Statistics -First Stoek Brought into the County-Stock Sta- tistics Since 1840-Statistics of Wheat, Corn, Oats and Ilay-Total Valuation of Property by Decades-Portage County Agricultural Societies-Portage County Ilorticultural Society.
CHAPTER VI .- MILITIA-WAR OF 1812 ...... 260-282
First Military Organization on the West- ern Reserve-War of 1812 and First Call for Volunteers-John Ilarmon's Recollec- tious of the War-Second Regiment Ohio Militia-Capt. John Campbell's Company of Volunteers-Camp on Barrel Run-March to ('leveland, and Embarkation for Lower Sandusky-Description of the Trip and Ar- rival-Incidents at the Fort, and Sickness Among the Soldiers-Departure for the River Raisin-llull's Surrender-Start for Malden, and Arrival at That Point-Pa- roled Prisoners -- Return Home of the Sick and Paroled Men-Deaths in the Command -Alarm Caused by the Surrender-Regi- mental Record of the Second Regiment- Response to a Call for Troops in 1813 .- Mr. llarmon's Concluding Remarks-The In- habitants of Portage County Fear an Indian Invasion-Distressing Incident of the War -Re-organization of the Militia-Muster Days and Sham Fights.
CHAPTER VII .- INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS.282-297
Internal Improvements-The Great In- dian Trail-Pioneer Roads of Portage Coun- ty-Mail Facilities and Letter Postage- Stage Routes and Drivers-Canals-Early Canal Legislation-The Ohio Canal Com- menced and Completed-Pennsylvania & Ohio Canal - The Efforts Made to llave it Built-Its Construction and Com- pletion-First Boats Arrive at Ravenna- Subsequent Success of the Enterprise- Causes Which Led to its Abandonment- Railroads-Cleveland & Pittsburgh-'leve- land & Mahoning Valley-Atlantic & Great Western -- Cleveland, Youngstown & Pitts- burgh - Connotton Valley - Pittsburgh, Cleveland & Toledo-The Proposed Clinton Air Line, and the General Railroad Facili- ties of the ('ounty.
CHAPTER VIII .- EDUCATIONAL. .. 297-309
Education in Ohio-Lands Granted for Educational Purposes-Commissioners of Schools and School Lands in 1822-The School Lands Sold and a School Fund Estab- lished - Pioneer Schools, Schoolhouses, Teachers and Books in Portage County- Hlow Teachers were Employed and Paid- An Amusing Agreement-Growth of Edu- cation-Government and Progress of Schools Prior to 1851-Schools for Colored Youth Established - Re-organization of Schools Under the Laws of 1833-Present Govern- ment of Schools.
CHAPTER IX .- OFFICIAL, POLITICAL, ETC .. 309-327
Public Offieers-Members of Congress- State Senators-Territorial and State Rep- resentatives - County Commissioners - Treasurers-Clerks-Recorders-Auditors- Sheriffs- Coroners -Surveyors - Probate Judges-Seat of Justice and Public Build- ings-Prison Bounds-County Infirmary- Political Statistics of Portage County-First
Election Ileld, with the Names of the Can- didates and Voters - Gubernatorial and Presidential Vote.
CHAPTER X .- JUDICIARY-MEDICAL. ........ 328-341 The Judiciary-Organization of the Court of Common Pleas in Ohio, and its Subse- quent Changes-Pioneer Courts of Portage County-Sessions of 1808-09, and the Juries and Trials of Those Two Years-Anecdotes of Pioneer Justice in This County-Com- mon Pleas Judges-Associate Judges-Prose- cuting Attorneys-Riding the Circuit-Pio- neer Resident and Visiting Lawyers-Brief Sketches of Leading Members of the Bench and Bar-Present Bar of Portage County- The Portage County Medical Association.
CHAPTER XI .- NOTED CRIMINAL EVENTS .. 317-361 The Most Noted Criminal Events in the llistory of Portage County-Trials and Sen- tences of the Culprits-The Alleged Grime of John McManus-The Murder of Mathews by Aunghst-The Murder of Cummings by Barris-The Murder of Catherine MeKisson by Her Brother-in-Law, David McKisson- The Heathman Manslaughter Case-Alanson Baldwin Stabbed to Death by flis Nephew, Lemnel W. Price-Attempted Killing of Prentiss by Flower-The Shorts-Wilson Shooting-The Murder of John Rhoden- baugh by Jack Cooper and Joel Beery- Harriet Musson Murdered by Wilson S. Roof-Shooting of Alfred L. Harris by His Father- The Kelso-Montague Case-The · Newell-Roberts Affair.
CHAPTER XII .- THE PRESS. .. 362-372 The Newspapers of the Past and Present -Ravenna Papers-Western Courier and the Western Public Advertiser-Ohio Star- H'atch- man- Buckeye Democrat-Western Reserve Cabinet and Family Visitor-Plain Dealer- Portage Sentinel-Portage County Whig, and Home Companion and Whig-Portage County Democrat, Republican-Democrat, and Ravenna Republican-Independent Press and Reformer -Hickory Hail and Fusion Thresher-Argus -Democratie Press-Portage County Repub- lican-Kent Newspapers-Proposed Franklin Gazette-The Omnium Gatherum and its Successors: The Family Visitor, Literary Casket, Cuyahoga Reporter, Saturday Review, Commercial Bulletin, Saturday Bulletin, and Kent Saturday Bulletin-Kent News of 1867- Present Kent News-Garrettsville News- papers-Garrettsville Monthly Review-Gar- rettsville Journal - Home Bazar - Atwater Newspapers-Sharp Sickle-Atwater News.
CHAPTER XIN .- WAR OF THE REBELLION .. 373-391
Portage County in the Rebellion -The Patriotie Feeling of Her People at the Be- ginning of the Great Struggle for National Life-Meetings Held to Denounce Treason and to Support the Government-Enroll- ment of Volunteers Under the President's First Call, and Their Departure for Camp Taylor-Good Work of the Relief Commit- tees, and Generosity of the citizens-The Number of Men Sent into the War by Each Township, and the Commands in Which They Served-Official Roster of Commis- sioned Officers from this County-Amount of Money Annually Expended for War Pur- poses by Portage County from 1861 to 1865 -Closing Scenes of the War-Publie Dem- onstrations of Great Joy Over its Glorious Termination-The Rejoieings of the People Suddenly Turned to Grief by the Assassin- ation of President Lincoln.
CHAPTER XIV .- ATWATER TOWNSHIP ... .. 392-399 Arrival of Atwater and Others-Early Privations-Birth of First Child-Another Lone Settler-Organization-Marriages and Deaths-Some Old and New Things-An Ancient Musket -- Early Churches and Preachers - Schools - Newspapers-Indus- tries, etc .- Officers and Statistics.
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CHAPTER XV .- AURORA TOWNSITIP ...... .. 400-405
Ebenezer Sheldon-First Legal Business -A Lonely Couple-A Model Pioneer Wife -Other Settlers-Early Hardships-Organi- zation-The Methodist Circuit Rider- First Church and Schools-First Birth and Death and Other First Things-Hunters and 1lunt- ing Stories-Early Facts-A Small Meeting with Large Results-Churches and Schools -Business, etc .- Statistics.
CHAPTER XVI .- BRIMFIELD TOWNSHIP .... 405-411 A Many-named Township-Equalizing Lands-Explorers and Settlers-Location of the Early Pioneers-Organization and Pol- itics-Three Classes of First Events-Educa- tion and Religion-Business Beginnings- Large Shippers-Resources-Statistics.
CHAPTER XVII. - CHARLESTOWN TOWN-
SHIP ..
412-415
A Ilunter Squatter-First Permanent Set- tler-The Blandford & Granville Co .- Post- Bellum Settlers-Fifty-six in Four Families -Leading First Events-First Birth and Marriage-First Mills -- Schools and ('hurches -Rev. Caleb Pitkin-Organization-Offi- cers, Business, etc.
CHAPTER XVIII .- DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP. 416-423 Breaking First Ground-Settlers of 1800 -The Elys, Days and Divers-A Trip on the Ma-um-ing - Hardships and Privations- Great Increase-First Military Company- After the Organization-A Remarkable Family-Some Early Facts-Grant's Tan- nery-Shooting of Diver-IIunters and Ilunting-Early Preachers and Churches- Schools, Business and Statistics.
CHAPTER XIX .- EDINBURG TOWNSHIP ...... 424-431 Early Settlement-Abbott and Chapman -Other Pioneers-Rial McArthur and R. M. Jlart-Some Noted Names-Organization and Officers-The Champion Hunt-Old Time Adventures, Facts and Social Events- Churches and Schools-Edinburg Center- Business, Resources and Statistics.
CHAPTER XX .- FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP AND KENT .431-452
First Settlement-The Hlaymakers - A Primitive Mill-Early Facts and Settlers- Contest for the County Seat-Low Price of Produce-First Burying Ground-Reeds- bury - Organization - First Law Suit- ('ackler's Geese-Important Primitive In- dustries-Fine Water-Power-The Manu- facture of Glass-The Twin Villages in 1827- The Rival Taverns-Early Merchants, etc., etc. - Progress of Improvement - Zenas Kent-Franklin Land Company-The Ca- nal Outrage-Franklin & Warren Railroad -Incorporation - Increase of Business- Standing Rock Cemetery - Names, Ages and Deaths of Some Early Settlers-John Brown-Brady's Leap-Primitive Schools and Religion-Sketches of the Churches- Free and Accepted Masons-Odd Fellowship -Other Orders and Societies.
CHAPTER XXI .- FREEDOM TOWNSHIP ...... 452-159 Before the Organization-Charles HI. Paine, the First Settler-A Lone Pioneer- More Arrivals-First Election-A Thought- ful Veteran-Paul Larkcom-A Number of First Things-Churches and Schools-Hor- ace Greeley's Uncle-The Army Hunt-Sad Death-Sagacity of a Dog -- Business and Sta- tistics.
CHAPTER SHIP XXII .- GARRETTSVILLE TOWN-
459-466
Arrival of Col. John Garrett-The First Mill-Slow Growth-The Dual Government -Business, Manufacturing, etc .- The Fair -Churches-Union Schools-Masonic Bo- dies-Odd Fellowship -- Young Men's Temper- ance Council-Good Templars-Statistics.
CHAPTER XXIH .- HIRAM TOWNSHIP ......... 466-475 Who was the First Settler ?- Ifoncy and Williams-Mason and Tilden-Other Perma-
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nent Settlers-The Youngs, Benjamin Hinck- ley and Samuel Udall-Many First Events- Churches and Schools-Hiram College- President James A. Garfield-Organization and Origin of Name-The Mormons-Tar- ring and Feathering Smith and Rigdon- Rich Land, Beautiful Location and Business. CHAPTER XXIV .- MANTUA TOWNSHIP ...... 475-185 First Settler of Portage County-First Wheat-Amzi Atwater-Elias llarmon- Other Settlers-Organization-First Birth, Marriage and Death-Primitive Industries -A Peculiar Character-Another Quecr One-Judge Atwater's Bear Fight -Churches and Schools-Business, Soil, etc .- Mantua Sta- tion-Mantua Corners-Masonry-Statistics. CHAPTER XXV .- NELSON TOWNSILIP ...... ... 486-194 Coming of the Pioneers-The Mills Broth- ers-Two Lonesome Families-Important Arrivals-Ileads of Families in 1815-First Buildings-First Arrivals and Departures- Churches and Schools-Taverns, Mills and Roads-Fiat Justitia, Ruat Colum-Exploits of Capt. Mills-Summary-Township Offi- cers-The Ledges-Statistics.
CHAPTER XXVI .- PALMYRA TOWNSHIP ..... 495-505 The Vanguard-Pioneer Daniels-Capt. Baldwin, Truman Gilbert, Artemus Rug- gles-The Great Trail-A Noted Character -Pioneer Dentistry-A Famous Trapper- An Irate F. F. V .- " Moses Jabe" Gilbert, the Contractor-Numerous First Events- Preacher and Churches-Schools and Teach- ers-Organization-l'almyra Center-Dia- mond-Coal Banks-Business, Societies and Statistics.
CHAPTER XXVII .- PARIS TOWNSHIP ........ 505-508 Good Land with a Bad Name-Slow Set- tlement-Organization-Churches and Schools-Some First Events-Notable Hap- penings-Mcclintocksburg and Newport --- Officers, Business, Resources and Statistics. CHAPTER XXVIII .- RANDOLPHI TOWNSHIP.511-518 First Two Settlers-Bela Hubbard and Salmon Ward-The Tide Flows On-Ward's Four Trips-Oliver Dickinson-First Deaths, Births and Marriages-Initial Industries- A Few Early Facts-Organization and Offi- cers-Churches and Schools-Old and New Incidents-The Hubbard Squash-Randolph Fair-Underground Railroad-Soil, Streams and Statistics.
CHAPTER XXIX .- RAVENNA TOWNSHIP AND CITY .518-514 Original Proprietors-The Pioncers-First Cabin-Benjamin Tappan-First Birth and Death-Primitive Mills-The Village Site in 1806-A Threshing Machine-Laying Out of the Village-First Building-Old Burying Ground-Schools and Scholars-First Court House and Jail-Recipe for Clearing off Stumps-Two Old Structures-An Incident of 1812-Pen Picture of Primitive Ravenna -John Brown's Father-Jesse Grant's Tan- nery-Some Noted Settlers-Some Early Facts-Two Notable Raisings-First Sun- day-School-Sundry Items-Early Merch- ants-A School Needed-First School Meet- ing-Growth of the City-Incorporation- Industries-Banks and Bankers-Pioneer Preachers on Religion-First Congregation- al Church, and Rev. C. B. Storrs-Methodist Episcopal Church-Disciples Church-Uni- versalist Church-Church of the Immacu- late Conception-Episcopal Church-Secret and other Societies-Statistics.
CHAPTER XXX .- ROOTSTOWN TOWNSHIP .. 54-4-552 The First Cabin-David Root-A Sad Death-First Wheat ('rop-Nathan Muzzy- A Distillery-An Alien Justice-First Birth -The Chapmans-First Frame Structure- Mother Ward-The First Criminal-Primi- tive Schools-The Old Grave-yard-Early Churches-Organization and Officers-Noted Events-Soil, Produets and Statistics.
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CHAPTER XXXI .- SHALERSVILLE TOWN- .552-557
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A Pioneer Family-Early Privations- Some Other Settlers-Three Self-made Men -Silas Crocker, Sylvester Beecher, David MeIntosh-Organization-Births, Deaths and Marriages-Muzzy and ITis Mill-First Industries-Schools and Churches-War Ree- ord-Ineidents and Faets-An Aged Land- Mark-Business-Resources-Statisties.
CHAPTER XXXII. - STREETSBORO TOWN- .558-563
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Rapid Settlement - Some Well-known Names-Cleveland & Wellsville Turnpike- Organization-No Panpers Wanted-Early Liberality and Enterprise-A Few First Events-Churches and Schools-Business, Officers, ete .- Statisties.
CHAPTER XXXIII .- SUFFIELD TOWNSHIP .. 563-567 A Fine Township -- One Lonely Settler- Benjamin Baldwin, and the " Baldwin " Apple-Other Settlers-Honest John Friteh -A Noted IIunter-Two Organizations-A "Flustrated " Justice-First Mills, Stores, etc. - Coming of the Germans - First Churches and Schools-First Birth and Death-Mogadore-Suffield Center-A Du- plex Town, etc .- Statisties, ete .- Business, Resources and Officers.
CHAPTER XXXIV .- WINDHAM TOWNSIHIP .. 567-574 The Beeket Land Company-The March Westward-Some Early Settlers-Organiza- tion and Officers-Churches and Preachers- Initial Events of Interest-Primitive Edu- eators-Building and Enterprise-Business -Grand Army-Township Officers-Statis- ties.
PART IV. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Atwater Township. 577
Aurora Township .... 593
Brimfield Township. 601
Randolph Township. 783 Deerfield Township. 621
Ravenna Township ... $09
Edinburg Township. 637
Franklin Township. 658
Freedom Township. 716
Garrettsville Township 723
ITiram Township 741
752
Mantua Township.
PORTRAITS.
Adams, Horace, Suffield Township ...... 407
Atwood, Joshua, Freedom Township. 519
Bloomfield, Lewis M., Randolph Township. 418
Boszor, Henry, Brimfield Township ... 498
Boszor, Sarah N., Brimfield Township. 499
Brainerd, E. P., Ravenna Township 529
376
Carlton, Clarissa, Mantua Township
377
(lapp, Selah S., Franklin Township. 640
Clapp, Mrs. Mary, Franklin Township. 641
('rocker, Silas, Shalersville Township. 334
(roeker, Mrs. Cynthia, Shalersville Township 335
Davidson, James F., Brimfield Township 600
Day, Luther, Ravenna Township.
Dewey, George, Franklin Township. 438
Dunn, James, Garrettsville ... 233
Earl, Ebenezer W., Windham Township. 682
509
Foster, Jonathan, Mantua Township .. 251
Fowler, Benjamin, Nelson Township. 540
Fuller, C. C., Nelson Township 203
Garfield, James 1 47
Garfield, Mrs. Lucretia R. 213
Gibbs, Mason, Deerfield Township 609
Gorby, Thomas, Randolph Township 314
HIart, Reuben, Brimfield Township 569
Hartzell, John, Deerfickt Township 662 flawley, E., Paris Township ... 651
Haymaker, J. D., Franklin Township 323
lill, William S., Streetsboro Township. 467
Jennings, P. U., Mantua Township. 387
Kent, Marvin, Franklin Township. 183
Kent, Zenas, Franklin Township. 115
King, Joseph D., Ravenna Township. 520
Larkcom, A. C., Freedom Township 731
Lyman, Judge Darius, Ravenna Township. 149
Norton, James, Garrettsville .. 263
Ober. R. 11., Garrettsville .. 427
Parmelee, Luther 11., Franklin Township 303 Parsons, Edward, Brimfield Township. 589 Paulus, William, Suffield Township 398
Plum, Frederick, Streetsboro Township. 487
Powers, Dr. A. M., Rootstown Township. 620
Price, Dr. Joseph, Randolph Township 345
Ray, Col. C. II., Mantua Township. 691
Reed, C. A., Ravenna Township. 213 Russel, Luther, Streetsboro Township 478
Sawyer, Oliver, Brimfield Township ... 729
Sherman, Dr. A. M., Franklin Township .. 223
Smith, E. C., Garrettsville .. 283
Spencer, Oliver, Aurora Township .. 711 Stilwell, Barnet, Brimfield Township 580
Stratton, J. B., Franklin Township .. 629 Strickland, Willis, Ravenna Township 365
Thompson, R. J., Ravenna Township 671
Tidhall, Dr. A. II., Garrettsville ..
256
Waggoner, Dr. Joseph, Ravenna Township. 294
560
Wilson, Samuel, Suffield Township. 702
Woodard, lames, Franklin Township. 158 Woodbridge, Mrs. Mary A., Ravenna Township .. 273 447
Woodworth, E. S., Windham Township ......
Woodworth, Thomas J., Windham Township ..... 194
MISCELLANEOUS.
Map of Portage County.
Population of the United States. 69
Area of the United States. 69
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Population of Principal Countries in the World. 69
l'opulation of Ohio by Counties ..
70
List of Ohio's Governors.
Area of the Principal Countries in the World ... 69 Population of l'ortage County by Townships ..... 197
72
Nelson Township. 771
Palmyra Township. 777
Paris Township ... 782 Charlestown Township. 617
Rootstown Township. 862
Shalersville Township 878 Streetsboro Township. 885 Suffield Township. 899
Windham Township 911
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Webb, James, Freedom Township
Eggleston, Gen. Nelson, Aurora Township.
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