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HISTORY OF BROWN COUNTY, OHIO-CONTINUED.
ginia. The names of their children were Margaret, horn Sep- temher 25th, 1757; Andrew, born Fehrnary 25th, 1760 ; Isuhel, born April 19th, 1762. Margaret and Andrew, Sr., were captured by the Indians. Andrew, Jr., was born July 25th, 1764, in Warren County, Ohio, while his mother was n captive. Agnes was born 1766 ; William, June 6th, 1769; Eleanor, Angnst 31st, 1771; Margaret, September 10th, 1772; Susannah, April 3d, 1775; Quy, March 14th, 1779; Rebecca, July 25th, 1782; Jolin, December 25th, 1784.
In the year 1780 William Kinkead, Jr., in company with others, brought a drove of sheep to Woodford County, Kentucky, he heing at that time eleven years of age. In the fall of the same year he returned to Virginia, and in the spring of the following yeur returned to Woodford County, with his father's family, and made a settlement in that connty near the present town of Ver- sailles. December 1st, 1789, William Kinkead, Jr., was married to Annie Dunlap. In the year 1790 he took a lease on Stoner Creek, Bourbon County, Kentucky, for a term of seven years. After remaining here five years he sold his lease, and, hecoming dissatisfied with Kentucky on nceount of slavery, he removed to Ohio, and settled in Brown County, in 1796, where he bought three hundred aeres of land in Ifarris' survey, paying $4.00 per here for the same. William Kinkead, Jr., had a family of nine children, viz. : Alexander, Nancy, Peggy, William, Annie, Robert, James, Ony, and Scott, a part of whom are still residents of the county. The next settler in the county was a.man named York, who kept a ferry at the month of Red Oak Creek. York did not own nny land. Where he was from nad what became of him is not now known. Wm. Dunlap, a young man 18 years of age, enme with Wm. Kinkead when he removed from Kentucky, in 1796. After remaining with him two years he married Mary Shepherd, and settled one mile north of Wm. Kinkead. Among the early settlers in this part of the county was Jeptha Beasley, who enme from Virginia, in 1798, and settled on the land now owned by his soa, Jeptha Bensley, Jr. Mr. Beasley was engaged in trading down the river, and, it is said, thut he walked home from New Orleans no less tlinn 18 times, Isaac Shepherd located here in 1798 or '9, on the land now owned by Wm. Gilliland.
'The early settlers in the vicinity of Aberdeen were, Benjamin Beasley, from Ky., in 1796; Evan Campbell, James Parker, Wil- liam Oilherts, Uriah White, John Evans, John Cruse, George Harrison, Ellis Palmer, Nathan Ellis. Among the first settlers in the vicinity of Georgetown were, Daniel Figgins (a soldier of tbe Revolation), Thomas Allen, Henry Ralston. Willinm White In the eastern part of the county the Washburns were early settlere, and also noted Indian hunters. From the year 1800 the tide of emigration flowed in rapidly-too rapidly to chronicle the several names of the settlers. Pioneer history is one full of romantic and instructive incidents, illustrative of early scenes and habits. 'The hnhitations of those days were the double log-cabin with an entry between, with two rooms, clapboard roof, puncheon floors, with chimneys of split sticks and clay mortar, clapboard doors, with wooden hinges and latches. A loom aad spinning wheel were indispensable, as well as a hominy block and pestle, and a band-mill to manufacture meal and flour. The school- honses were rude structures of logs without windows, the light being admitted through cracks between the logs, which were in winter elosed with oiled paper. Oeographies, dictionaries, and grammars were uuknown ; teachers were very limited in their edu- cation, so that it was impossible to obtain an education in any. thing but the most common branches. In those days there wus n magie in an education, which few now seem to realize. An education under onr liberal school system seems to have lost its charms.
For a long time the early settlers on this side of the river were compelled to go to Kentucky for their supplies. Food, clothing, household goods, farming implements, and munitions of war could be obtained only in small supplies, and with great difficulty. Intercourse with the older settlements was slow and nneertuin, and they cnald not be relied upon for protection, or even for assistance, in times of danger from the Indians. In 1806, an eclipse of the sun took place, and it was the impression with many that the end of the world had come, and many prayed on that day who had never prayed before, and who had seldom thonght very devontly of the coming of that great aud notable day of the Lord. As there were but few books, and little education, but few were enabled to understand the coming of such sudden darkaese at midday.
EARLY RELIGIOUS HISTORY.
The first religious serviees held within the limits of Brown County were daring the summer of 1798, by the Presbyterians, in a grove on " Red Oak" Creek, near the Ripley and Russelville tarnpike, about two miles from the town of Ripley. The minister hoving charge of tbe meeting was Robert Wilson, from Washington, Ky. During tbe next year, 1799, a church organization was effected in this neigh- borhood, and a log church was built on the land of Isaac Shepherd, abont three hundred yards from the site of the present church at Red Oak. Unfortunately, the records of this organization were never preserved, and there is no means of determining who constituted this first church, more than that the Redmans, Dragoos, McClurgs, and Shepherds constituted a part of the organization. Robert Wilson preached for the newly organized church during the re- mainder of the year 1799. The congregation then procured the services of Jobn Denlevey, from Va., who preached for them almost two years, when a dissatisfaction nrose from his preaching
" false doctrine, " which eaased Denlevey to leave the church, taking with him a part of the society, who with himself joined the Shakers. During the two succeeding years the church was with ont any regular pastor. In 1805, the eervices of Jumes Gilliland, from Pendleton district, South Carolina, were secured. Mr. Gilliland continued to lahor for the congregation for n number of years. The "round log" church was replaced after a few years with a "hewed log" building, the same being replaced by a stone building in 1817.
The next religioue organization in the eonnty was that of the Shakers, who had an organization in the southeastern part of the county, beginning about the year 1804. John Denlevey, who had previously been a minister in the Presbyterian Church, was a promi- nent member of this organization. Their first meetings were held in groves, or at private houses. A log building divided into two departments wns afterward ereeted, in which the two sexcs wor- shipped separately. The existence of the Shakers ns a religious body was of short duration, beginning "about the year 1804, nnd ending ahont 1810."
About this time, organizations of the different churches were becoming common in the several neighborhoods throughout the county. "In September of 1810, a Christian eamp meeting wns held near where Bentonville now stands." About the year 1812, the first Methodist church of the county was organized.
The following statistics show the number of denominations and value of church property in the county at the present time :-
'Total number of organizations of all denominations, 80. Of these eight are Baptist, twenty-four Christian, two Lutheran, twenty-seven Methodist, twelve Presbyterian, two German Re- formed, and five Roman Catholic. Total number of editces, 79. Estimated value of church property, $279,850.
MINERALS.
The hlue limestone is the principal mineral found in Brown County. It is valuable for building stone or for burning into lime. In the upper portion of it nre found marine shells, and on the hillsides it is found in detached pieces. 'Underneath the lowest strata or hase of the hills is a compact soupstone or blue cluy, impervious to water. There are throughout the county numerous mounds or tumuli of the ancient inhabitants, and muny interesting relics of the Stone Age have been found.
SOIL.
Ae the Ohio River borders on the coanty for a considerable distance, there are many fine bottoms, which are mostly rich und well cultivated. Beyond these for an average distance of three miles, the river hills rise from 400 to 500 feet, and are inter- rupted at short distances hy precipitous ravines. The timber and soil are of a good quality, and where the hills are not too steep to be farmed, good erops of corn und tobacco are produced. Further back from the river the ravines disappear, and a high table-land is reached, more elayey, yet well adapted to grass and small grains, and with proper cultivation suited to any crop com- mon to the climate.
MANUFACTURES.
The following statistics show the manufacturing industry of Brown County in 1870 :-
monte.
Hands
Capital.
Wages.
Material.
Products.
Agricultural implements
5
30
$23,300 $11,550 8,660 38,440
Carriages and wagons ..
9
18
5.600
4,650
5,438
14,360
Clothing, men's.
6
14
8,000
3,150
4.943
11,228
Cooperage ....
6
41
16,000
14,150 23,400 46,500
Flonring mill products .....
4
13
33,500
2,117 56,446 66,781
Farniture.
2
13
15,500
3,000 5,140
16,528
Iron enstings.
1
10
15,000
3.480 1,560
10,240
3
11 17,400
5,000 39,165
46,580
Leather, curried
2
10
6,300
5,000 46,775
54,090
Liquors, malt .
4
8 22,100
1.100 6.800
11,600
Lumber, planed
1
32
35.000
24,800 16,000
55,000
14
80
58,300
24,812 57,217
10,430
3
9
3,900
3,680
4,325
10,395
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10
26,100
8,000
7,300
18,000
Saddlery and harness ...
11
42
7,750
4,550 34,770 54,012
3
19
1,850
2,865 10,100
15,000
Woollen goods.
3
29
11,800
6,800 25,112 37,136
COUNTY OFFICERS.
The following is a list of the officers of Brown County since its organization :-
JUDGES
SHERIFFS.
Josbua Collett.
William Butt.
1818-1824.
Josepb N. Campbell.
Robert Allen.
1824-1826.
James Moore.
James Louden.
1826-1832.
William Anderson.
Jeremiah Purdum.
1832-1835.
John Thompson.
John H. Blair.
1835-1838.
James Finley
John J. Higgins.
1838-1843.
Robert Breckenridge.
William Shields.
1843-1847.
G. P. Torrence.
Thomas Middleton.
1847-1849.
David Johnson.
W. P. Allen.
1849-1853.
Hugb B. Payne.
Henry Young.
1853-1855.
SHERIFFS.
John W. Price.
John S. Foster.
1855-1857.
Benjamin Evans.
Charles Ousler.
1857-1861.
Henry Martin,
A. Jacobs.
1861-1865.
Mieba Woods.
W. C. Howard.
1865-1867.
O. T. Fishback.
John Dillen.
1871-1874.
Ceorge Collings. Isaac Carey.
John T. Brady.
1874-
Benjamin Sells. Shepherd Norris.
T. Q. Ashburn.
David Tarbell.
OLERKS.
Abram Shepherd,
1818-1823. [ H. MeKibben,
1856-1859.
William Shepherd,
1823-1830. R. H. Higgins,
1859-1864.
James Finley,
1830-1832.
R. C. Mitebell,
1864-1868.
G. W. King,
1832-1842. R. H. Higgins,
1868-1876.
John H. Blair,
1842-1848. John P. Biebn,
1848-1856.
TREASURERS.
William Humphries,
1821-1822.| John McColgin,
1857-1861.
Amos Ellis,
1822-1832. John B. Loaiso,
1861-1863.
William Middleton,
1832-1838. Alfred Londen,
1863-1865.
. Thomas Middleton,
1838-1846. William Norris,
1865-1869.
John D. White,
1846-1848.
A. J. Parker.
1869-1874.
Jesse Dugan, resigned, 1848-1849. Peter L. Wilson, John D. White (app.), 1849-1854. G. W. Drake, 1854-1857.
R. J. Bennett,
PROBATE JUDGES.
John J. Higgins,
1852-1855. [ Charles Campbell,
1861-1862.
John W. King (resig'd).
W. P. Allen, 1862-1864.
1855 to Jaly, 1857. Charles Campbell, from
J. H. King (app.),
Dee. 1857. April to August, 1864 (died).
D. W. C. Louden (res'd), G. W. King, from Sept.
1857-1858. to Dec.
1864.
J. H. Marshall, 1858-1859. David 'Tarbell, 1864-1870.
James P. Fyffe (res'd), 1849-1861. |S. H. Stevenson, 1870-
AUDITORS.
William Middleton,
1818-1825. Lewis Egbert,
1833-1855.
William Butt,
1825-1829. J. W. Purdum,
1857-1861.
Benjamin Evans,
1829-1831. J. W. Heterick,
1861-1863.
Samuel Glaze,
1831-1834. W. W. Ellsherry,
1863-1865.
H. Lindsey, 1834-1841 | J. A. Stevenson,
1865-1867.
James J. Smith,
1841-1845. A. G. Quinlan,
1867-1872.
S. 'T. Bronson,
1845-1849. W. W. Ellsberry,
1872-1875.
Joha McColgin, 1849-1853. E. E. Roney,
1875-
G. W. King.
1818-1825. |J. G. Marshall,
1854-1856.
Alexunder Gilliland, 1825- W. H. Sly,
'l'homus H. Lyaeh,
1836-1838. W. F. Wylie,
1858-1860.
Duvid Devore,
1838-1840. Thomas F. Taylor,
1860-1863.
Andrew Ellison,
1840-1843. E. C. Devore,
1863-1867.
C. F. Campbell,
1843-1845. J. W. Bailey,
1867-1871.
William Boyle,
1845-1849. |W. J. Thompson,
1871-1875.
C. W. Bluir,
1849-1852. C. A. Linn, Jr.,
1875-
C. A. Wbite,
1852-1854. |
COMMISSIONERS.
John Evans,
1818-1822. Robert McLain,
1846-1853.
James Wells,
1818-1821. J. F. 'Thompson,
1846-1848.
Walter Wull, 1818-1824. Peter L. Wilson,
W. C. Clark
1821-1823. C. W. Reed,
1848-1849. 1849-1851.
Robert Breckenridge,
1822-1824. John Wright,
1850-1854.
John Evans,
1823-1826. Shary Moore,
1851-1856.
William Humphries,
1824-1830.
Josiah Briant,
1853-1856.
Joba Lindsey,
1824-1825. W. F. Pickerill,
1854-1856.
William Liggett,
1825-1830. Thomas Hunter,
1856-1857.
Robert Allen,
1826-1829.
John Brady,
1856-1861.
Henry Chapman,
1829-1835. Daniel Keetbler,
1857-1858.
James McCull,
1830-1833. S. M. Blair,
1857-1861.
Joseph Stableton,
1830-1833. W. B. Logan,
1858-1861.
William Parker,
1833-1835. James Campbell,
1863-1866.
Joseph MeCurty, 1835-1836. Huston Bare,
1865-1868.
Noah Ellis, 1835-1844. Samuel MeNown,
1866-1869.
Jepthn Beasley,
1836-1837. C. A. Lian,
1867-1870. 1868-1870. 1869-1874.
John Lindsey,
1836-1837. William Fulton,
Richard Ditio,
1839-1845. William Vance,
1870-1873.
Michael Piadell, 1842-1844. Peter L. Wilson,
1870-1873.
Joseph Dugan,
1844-1845. John Wright,
1873-1876.
William Norris,
1844-1850. Joseph L. Bergen, 1845-1846. W. B. West,
1873-1876. 1874-
John S. Beasley,
1846-3 ms.
EXTENT AND VALUATION.
Brown Coanty contains aa area of four hundred and seventy- eight square miles, three hundred and five thousand four hundred and ninety-two acres of land, valued at six million nine hundred and fifty-eight thousand four hundred and nine dollars. Value of real estate in cities, towns, and villages, aine hundred and seventy- three thousand and twenty-five dollars. Value of ehattel pro- perty, three million three hundred and eighty-one thousand nine hundred and fifty-eight dollars, making a total value of eleven million three hundred and thirteen thousand three hundred aad ninety-two dollars.
1868-1870.
John Lindsey, 1833-1835. J. F. Davis,
Lumber, sawed
Marble work mounments.
Samuel Ross,
1837-1839. James Campbell,
Wood, turned and carved
W. P. Allen,
1874-1875.
1875-
1876-
Gideon Duabam,
George R. Shields.
1867-1871.
JUDGES.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
1856-1858.
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HISTORY OF BROWN COUNTY, OHIO-CONTINUED.
HISTORY OF THE PRESS OF BROWN COUNTY. (Thanks are dne Dr. T. W. Gordon for the following extraets relative to the history of the press of Brown County up to the year 1856.)
The first printing establishment brought to this eounty was purchased by Louden, Butt & Co .; of Morgan, Lodge & Co., in Cincinnati, and a newspaper was published on it, entitled The Benefactor, in June, 1820, in the village of Levana, two miles below Ripley, on the Ohio River. It continued one year at that place, wben a dissolution took place between its owners, and Mr. Louden sold his interest to William Middleton, of Ripley. At
that time a man, who was a silent partner, is said to have entered the office and to have taken possession of, and carried away a large portion of the material, including the main serew of the press and
the platten. These he hid amongst the "dog fennel" and "Jamestown weeds," then growing abundantly in and abont Levana. No paper was issued from June, 1821, until November the same year, when the owners tried to collect the material thus scattered by a writ of replevin, but failed in their efforts. They, however, gatbered up what they could find of the material left, and added new material to it, and again T'he Benefactor made its appearance, condneted by Butt and Middleton ; but with the partial change of owners it made a complete change in location, and instead of greeting its patrons from the banks of the Ohio, as of yore, its radiating centre was Georgetown. Butt and Middleton continued its publication at Georgetown up to the 16th of May, 1822, when Middleton sold his interest to Hon. Thomas Morris, of Bethel, in Clermont County, and The Benefactor made its ap- pearance under the management of Butt & Morris until in Jano- ary, 1824, when Hon. Thomas L. Hamer became the editor, and James J. Smith publisher. The paper was published by these gentlemen until 1825, when its publication_was discontinued. The size of The Benefactor was 18 by 22 inches. Subseription price $2 per annum.
The second paper published in the connty was The Political Censor. This paper was first established at Williamsburg, at that time the county seat of Clermont County, by Thomas S. Foot and Robert Tweed. The first number was issued in Mareh, 1812. It strenuously opposed the last war with Great Britain, that being the bone of contention with the then contending parties in the United States, Foot nud Tweed continued its publication until some time in 1814, when they sold the establishment to James Finley, who continued to publish the paper at Willinmsburg one year, when he removed to West Union, Adams County, and con- tinued its publication until March, 1822, when he removed to Ripley. In 1823 the establishment was purchased by John and James Carnahan, who published the paper until some time in 1824, when it was diseontinned. Size of the paper was 17 by 22 inches. Terms, $1.50 per annum in advance.
The third paper published in the county was The Castigator, the first number of which was issued at Ripley, on the 11th dny of June, 1824, by David Ammen. In polities The Castigator at first rnther favored the election of John Q. Adams to the presi- deney, but after another paper was started in the county, which came out fully for Mr. Adams, The Castigator ceased to support or even favor his election, and at a later period became an active partisan in favor of the election of Gen. Jackson to the office of president, and on that gentleman's withdrawal from the contest, it hoisted the name of Martin Van Buren, and fought manfully for his election. In August, 1826, The Castigator was removed to Georgetown. In May, 1836, Mr. Ammen sold the paper to Benj. Morris, of Clermout Conuty, who, on the 10th day of the following July, resold it to Mr. Ammen, losing nearly one-balf of the price of the establishment in the speenlation. David Ammen then took his son Michael Ammen in company, and they continued to publish the paper until the 27th of March, 1837, when it was purchased by a purse raised for the occasion. Its polities were changed to " Whig," and John Duffy and Thomas H. Lynch commeneed its publication, and continued it until the 21st of the following Jnne, when the name was changed to the Political Ex- aminer. The material on which The Castigator was printed after- ward printed The Examiner, The Ripley Telegraph, and still later Freedom's Casket, by W. Tomlinson, who removed the materin! to Piketon, Pike County, Ohio, and published The Hickory Sprout upon it. After issuing eleven numbers of The. Sprout, commene- ing July 24th, 1844, the material was burned.
The fourth paper published in this county was the Western Philanthropist, by Daniel F. Barney, of Georgetown. The first number was issued on the first day of December, 1825, the paper only continuing for a few weeks.
The fifth paper published in Brown County was the Western Ægis, by A. and J. Butt. The first number was issued on the 13th of June, 1827. Its publication was continued nntil some time in the year 1828, when the office and material were burned ; new material was then purchased, and the paper again started, when, in December, 1828, the owner removed it to Waverly, Pike County, Ohio.
The sixth paper published in the county was the Farmer's Chronicle and Ripley Advertiser. The first number was issued on the 25th of August, 1830, edited by G. W. King, and pub- lished by Patterson. Mr. King had purchased the material for the office with the hope of assisting Mr. Patterson to obtain a livelihood for himself and family, but, finding that Mr. P.'s pro- pensity for alcoholic drinks was almost insatiable, he disposed of the press, type, etc., after keeping up the paper for nearly a year.
The seventh paper published in Brown County was The Demo- crat and People's Advocate, published in Georgetown, by Isaac N. Morris, the first number of which made its appearnnee on the 12th day of November, 1833. It strongly advocated the election of Martin Van Buren to the office of President. Its publication was only eontinned for six months, when the proprietor sold the material to C. F. Campbell, of Ripley.
The eighth paper in the county was The Ohio Whig, C. F. Campbell, editor, the first number being issued at Ripley, Angust 4th, 1834. The Whig was continned until some time in 1836, when Mr. Campbell sold the establishment to Robert B. Harlan, of Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio.
The next paper was The Political Examiner, the first number of which was issued by John Duffee and Thomas H. Lynch, on the 21st of June, 1837. After the publication of a few numbers the paper was issued by Duffee nnd Polloek until after the returns of the election of 1838, when the putiliention of the Examiner was discontinued. At that time Preston Sellers owned a share in the press, and he, taking charge of the paper, published it until the next August, when Lynch sold the material to C. Edwards, of Ripley. Mr. Sellers tben proenred new materinl, and continued to publish the Examiner until Angust, 1843, when he sold out to Isane N. Walters, who removed the press and hxtures to Clark County, Ohio. Sellers then purchased the material upon which The Free Press had been printed at Xenia, Obio, and removed it to Georgetown, where he continued to publish The Examiner until Mareb, 1845, when it was removed to Ripley, and thero published until August, when it was transferred by the sheriff to G. W. and Osear F. Shaw, who commeneed the publication of The Ripley Bee upon the material.
The tenth paper published in Brown County was The Demo- cratic Standard, the first onmber being issned July tho 4th, 1837, at Georgetown, by Amos Derrough, who continned the publication of the same until Jan. 9th, 1838, when be sold the establishment to L. B. Leeds & Francis M. Allen, who published it until the 12th day of October of the same year, nfter which time it was pub- lished by Leeds alone until January, 1839, when Mr. Derrongh again took charge of it, and published the same until January, 1840. The Standard was again revived on the first of August, 1840, by D. P. Palmer, who published it until February, 1845, when Will. Tomlinson became the proprietor, and published it until 1847, when it was published by J. H. Smith and C. W. Blair. In 1848 it was published by J. H. Smith and T. Q. Blair. In 1849 D. W. C. Johnson beeame proprietor, and tho name of the paper was changed from Democratic to Georgetown Standard. After publishing the paper but a short time, Mr. Johnson resold it to Will Tomlinson, who published it until the year 1850, when the Standard and the Democrat and Journal were united under the name of the Democrat and Journal.
The eleventh paper was The Ohio Freeman, estuhlished in Georgetown by John Duffy, March 8th, 1839. After the publi- eation of the thirteenth number it was discontinued. ('The Free- man was nentral in polities. )
The twelfth paper was the Ripley Telegraph, by C. E. Edwards ; the first number of which was issued at Ripley on the 7th of Sept. 1839. Mr. Edwards continued to publish it until Jan. 8th, 1842, when he sold to Morrison H. Burns, who published it until May, 1843, when he sold it to Will Tomlinson, who published Freedom's Casket on the same material.
The fourteenth paper publisheil in the county was the Ripley Bee, by George W. & Oscar F. Shaw. The first number of tho Bee was issued on the 23d day of August, 1845. The paper was continued under this firm until May Ist, 1848, when L. G. Jenkins, purchased G. W. Shaw's interest iu the paper, which was then conducted by the firm of Shaw & Jenkins, until May, 1849, when Oscar F. Shaw sold his interest to C. F. Campbell. Jenkins & Campbell ealarged the paper, and contiuned its publication until the 19th of August, 1850, when Jenkins sold his interest to C. F. Campbell and T. F. Snillin.
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