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Chapter XXIU.
HARRISON TOWNSHIP.
H ARRISON is bounded thus: North by flow eastwardly through Harrison township into Wayne, east by Blue Rock, south by the the Muskingum. The highest elevations contain county line, and west by Brush creek. Its most limestone. The lowlands are quite pro- surface is broken and rough. Duncan's run, ductive, coal is abundant, but not easily mined. Back run, Blue Rock run and Sycomore run all Jacob and Nathaniel Ayers bored the first salt- have their sources in Brush creek township and well in the township, in 1816, on section 10,
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township II, range 13, on the west bank of the Clapp, Ballou, Wilkins, Huff, McCormick' river, just above the mouth of Sycamore run. Terran, Atwell, Howard, Groves, Suters, Mil- It was sunk four hundred feet. Later another ligan, Blackburn, Lyons, Ulrich, Henry, Dorr, well was sunk near by. These wells in time be- Richie and Evans. The first public school came the property of John Stevens, known as house of which any authentic record is pre- the Stevens Salt Works. Later still Jacob Neff served, was a two story frame building erected assumed control and rebored the old well to a in Taylorsville in 1834. Elsewhere will be greater depth, rebuilt the furnace and put in found reference to the fact of the late Presi- improved machinery. The two wells operated dent Garfield having taught school in this at a comparatively recent date by William township. Henry Ballou, mentioned elsewhere Edgely were formerly known as Stephen in these pages, was a brother of Mr. Garfield's Guthrie's Salt Works. One of them was sunk mother.
by Stephen Guthrie for James Taylor, the other This township was organized December 20, by Charles Lucas for Stephen Guthrie. Other 1839, under authority of the following order of wells in this township were bored by Michael the county commissioners: "A petition was Waxler for Moses Ayers, by Nehemiah Dillon, presented by John Hammond, signed by a ma- and by W. B. Culbertson. There were many jority of the householders residing within the others, not above specified. boundaries of the proposed new townthip, and
A family named Bean in 1798 lived in a the commissioners, being satisfied that the large sycamore hut that stood near the mouth necessary notice of such intended application of Black run, and are thought to have been the had been given by advertisement, as required first settlers. They were followed early by by law, proceeded to take the matter into con- Nathaniel Ayers, Samuel McBride, James sideration. The petitioners set forth that they Hemmett, Henry Ballou, Thomas Winn and labor under many difficulties and disadvantages James Neff. George Dutro lived on section in consequence of the distance and other diffi- seventeen in 1804, and about that time Jacob culties they encounter in going to and from Baker came. It is thought that John W. Bacr elections, and also praying that a new township was the first blacksmith in this township. As may be set off of parts of Blue Rock, Brush "the Buckeye Blacksmith" he afterward bc- Creek and Salt Creek townships; and the com- came prominent politically. In 1827 William missioners, believing it necessary for the con- B. Rose had a "smithy" on Duncan's run. venience of the inhabitants and township of- Later he had a shop on "the Island," where he ficers, do hereby order a new township to be made iron work for Mr. Taylor at the time of set off, according to the following boundaries, the erection of the mills. The first frame to-wit: Beginning at the. southwest corner of house in this township was erected by James section 14 in the original surveyed township Taylor, in 1830. Six years later Amos F. number 10, in range number 13, and running Whissen built the first brick house in the town- thence north to the center of the Muskingum ship, at Taylorsville.
river; thence following down the center of said
The first survey for a road in Harrison river, according to the meanderings thereof, to was made from Taylorsville to Brush creek. the line which divides the counties of Muskin- The viewers were David Butt, John Oakes and gum and Morgan; thence west on said line to Gearing Scarvell. In 1829, James Taylor con- the place of beginning- all in the congress dis- structed a dam across the river at Duncan's trict of lands-which shall constitute a new Falls, and at the same time built a sawmill on township to be called Harrison township. the west side of the river. In 1830 he put up a Also ordered by the commissioners that an grist mill. When the Muskingum navigation clection bc held at the house of P. Burkhalter, was improved, the old dam was replaced by in Taylorsville, on the 20th instant (being De- Col. James Sharp, under a contract with the cember 20, 1839), between the hours of 8 and state. After it had been in possession of sev- 10 A. M., and closc at 4 P. M., to elect town- cral intermediate owners, the grist mill became ship officers according to law.". This order is the property of W. & W. H. Frazier. Among dated December 4, 1839. The new township his other enterprises, Mr. Taylor kept a ferry thus formed comprised that portion of Blue and engaged in the manufacture of salt. One Rock township lying west of the Muskingum Bixby was the first physician in the township. river in range 12, one row of sections from the His professional standing is uncertain. Dr. eastern part of Brush Creek township in range Noah L. Mercer is said to have been the first 13, and one section of Salt Creek township "regular" medical practitioner. Other early lying west of the river. It was named by John and later physicians were Doctors Mason, Hammond, in honor of Gen. William Henry
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Harrison. The first justices of the peace were
The Taylorsville bridge was projected by J. W. Whisson and William Price. Henry Bal- Gearing Scarvell in 1873 and was originally in- lou and "Squire" Groves were also early just- tended to be a private enterprise; but the ices.
county commissioners took it in hand and it
Taylorsville is an incorporated village pleas- was begun July 1, 1874, and finished in about antly situated on the west bank of the Mus- four and one-half months. T. B. Townsend, kingum, and also on the line of the Zanesville & of Zanesville, was the stonework contractor, Ohio River railroad, in the extreme western and the superstructure was erected by the part of Harrison township, nine miles south of Smith Bridge Company, of Toledo, Ohio. Zanesville. It is a clear, healthy location, sur- The entire structure cost about $28,000, and rounded by a rich farming country, and has the it is noted for its great length, about 800 feet. advantage of river navigation and express and
Taylorsville was for a long time a mission A telegraphic communication. One of the oldest of the Catholic church of Zanesville. villages in this part of the state, Taylorsville's church was erected in 1836 and dedicated by importance as a trade center was widely recog- Bishop Purcell. It is a frame building 25x40 nized. Under railway influence her interests feet. The contractor was Anton Erbst, and are improving, and the development of her the cost was $1,000. From that time this con- natural resources, coal and potter's clay, seem gregation which at different times has numbered probable in the early future. The postoffice from 75 to 100 souls, has been supplied with a was established in 1850, with Dr. Fearnes as local or regular pastor. The parish and church postmaster.
are known as "St. Anna's."
James Taylor was the founder of Taylors- A Methodist protestant class of fifteen or ville (laid out in 1833), from whom the town twenty members was organized in 1842, by derives its name. He previously built the dam Rev. Nathaniel Linder, who preached in the and also a grist-mill, it having six run of buhrs, woods near the Hiram Price place now. and had a large custom. Above the mills a Among the members were Robert Welch and saw-mill was erected also by Mr. Taylor. Will- his wife and two daughters, Peter Mohler and iam Bagley, from Morgan county, erected a family, James Morrison and wife, Mrs. David woolen-mill, which was subsequently bought Young, Isaiah Dennis and his wife, Robert by James and Robert Brown. The woolen-mill Twyman and Joseph Fish. In 1843, a revival now occupies a different site, and is used as a under the preaching of Revs. James Winn and grist-mill. Gearing Scarvell was the surveyor J. Huntsman brought the membership up to who laid out the town. Mr. Taylor was a pub- 112, and a church house was erected on land
lic-spirited man, who when he came possessed furnished by Mathias Young, near the center considerable means; reverses, however, swept of section 30. It was a frame building, 24x28.
away his fortune, and he died a poor man.
He In 1869 it was replaced by another structure, 24 lived at Duncan's Falls, opposite Taylorsville, x38, which cost $1, 109, and was dedicated in May, and there ended his days. Gearing Scarvell 1870, by Revs. George H. Heisey and J. C. was the first merchant. He carried a general Ogle. St. John's Evangelical Lutheran church stock, and also dealt largely in coal. Philip was organized April 11, 1878, with fifty mem- Sheppard was the next merchant, and also car- bers, by Rev. Andrew Birch. In October, ried a general stock. Robert Sheppard was 1878, a lot was purchased in Taylorsville and a the first school-teacher. The school was held church building was begun. The cornerstone in private houses for several years till a school- was laid the following spring, and the church house was built. William B. Rose was the first was completed and dedicated September 28, blacksmith. He met a violent death at the 1879, Rev. H. Cramer, of Zanesville, preaching hand of a murderer, a man named Annon, who a sermon in German and Prof. M. Loy deliver- was tried, convicted and sentenced to a term in ing an address in English. The building cost the penitentiary. Gearing Scarvell probably $1,000. built the first house in Taylorville.
The first class of the Blue Rock Methodist
The Taylorsville canal is a part of the sys- Episcopal church was founded by Rev. Samuel tem of "improvements in the navigation of the Hamilton, with Joseph Kirk as leader. Among Muskingum." It is a mile in length, and was the original members were Mr. and Mrs. Fred- constructed for the state by Lyons, Buck & erick Barringer, Mr. and Mrs. John Hammond, Wolf, contractors, the work under the supervis- Mr. and Mrs. James Shauer, Mr. and Mrs. John ion of Christley Wolf, having been completed W. Baer, Mr. and Mrs. John White, and Susan in 1840. The locks are 36 feet wide and 200 Adams. The first house of worship was a feet long. primitive log affair, 20x25 feet, and stood be-
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tween the forks of Blue Rock creek, on section ing 26x30. The membership of this church II. A frame building was erected near the old has ranged between sixty and nearly a hun- site in 1852. It was larger, its demensions be- dred.
Chapter XXU.
BLUE ROCK TOWNSHIP.
T' HIS township was organized December 3, Dr. McNeal. Dr. McCall came to Gaysport, 1810, from Salt Creek township, and is 1844; Dr. Coverdale practiced at Ridgeway, bounded north by the mother township, 1836; Dr. Wilson was at Rural Dale, 1837; Dr. east by Meigs township, south by Morgan county James Hull was early at Keifer; Dr. Smith was and west by Harrison township. The first elect- at Rural Dale, 1853-1865, Dr. Lewis Haworth ion of which there is any record was held January came later; Dr. Macomber in 1858, and later, 6, 1814, at the house of Lewis Allwine. Follow- Drs. Cooper, Kennedy, Jennings, Axline and ing is a list of first things of their kind in this Leeper; Dr. Carlow came to Gaysport in 1850, township: Mail through the township carried and Doctors Hatfield, Ward and Baughman by Daniel Convers, in 1779, on the Muskingum also practiced there. The salt interest was river by canoe. Local mail carried by Tim- more or less important in this township until othy Gates, on horseback, from Zanesville to 1869. Timber, coal, sandstone and fire-clay McConnelsville; mail coach, Zadoc Burdick's, were also abundant and have contributed their between the two towns just mentioned; frame part toward the development and prosperity house, Caleb Hall's, near Rural Dale; brick of the township. The first school has been house, Caleb Butler's, on section 28; stone mentioned. A union school, for Blue Rock, house, Thomas McLees's, now occupied by Meigs and Salt Creek townships was located on James R. S. McLees; orchards, those of Levi the land since owned by Frederick Wion, and Reeves, the Silveys, Dutros, Findleys and the school house was built in 1821. The next Newkirks; marriage, that of Stephen Reeves was a union school for Blue Rock and Meigs and Mary Briggs, in 1803; tavern, that kept townships, on land owned by David E. by Laurence Allwine, above Gaysport in 1810; Mitchell. The school house was built in 1824. graveyard, that on the property of Tobias Dil- There was a school on George Stewart's land, ley; blacksmith, John Bird; wagonmaker, taught by Joseph Webster, as early as 1824. David Dutro; shoemaker, Robert Silvey; In 1828 a school house was built on James wheelwright, Jesse Thomas; wooden plow- Starrett's land. There was a school on Enoch maker, J. Revenaugh, Jr .; stone-mason, John Harlan's place in 1830. Perhaps as early as Davis; chairmaker, James Burroughs; dis- 1830, there was a school in connection with tiller, Absolom Roberts; tanner, Thomas the Blue Rock church. The most important White; cabinetmaker, Joshua Crumbaker; early school, the parent of the three schools grocery, by John P. Farrell; general store, in the northeastern part of the township, was Rufus Putnam; store and warehouse, built by on Joseph Starrett's place, near Kiefer, where Moses Reeves, at Gaysport; physician, Dr. a pretentious school house for those days was Baker, in 1805; salt well, that put down by built by John Ward, in 1833.
Nathaniel Ayers, at Gaysport, in 1822; school,
For many years the inhabitants of Blue on the river, as early as 1815; sawmill, John Rock paid attention chiefly to wheat culture, Trimble's, below the site of Rural Dale, in 1820; but at length stock raising began to assume steam sawmill, Samuel W. Culbertson's, in importance. The first thoroughbreds were in- 1827; steam grist-mill, Worstall Brothers, troduced by John Trimble in 1828. Wool grow- Gaysport, 1872; hand mill, Levi Reeves, 1816. ing, however, is a leading interest. The im- Other early physicians were Dr. Sears, Dr. provement of sheep was begun here about Flanders, about 1830; Dr. Clapp, about 1836; 1828. Fruit growing is quite important. In
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1858 an agricultural society was organized, retary; C. H. Trimble, treasurer. Rockville with E. J. Trimble as president and E. Hillis Division No. 585 Sons of Temperance flourish- Talley as secretary and treasurer. The first fair ed 1849-52. Blue Rock Grange No. 359 Patrons was held at the farm of W. T. Talley, the sec- of Husbandry was organized at Rural Dale, in ond at James Trimble's, the third at James 1873, and existed for some time. Findley's. They were useful and successful
The first Baptist who resided in Blue Rock and were broken up only by the War of the township, was Sister Joanna John (wife of Rebellion. Petroleum was taken from a spring Jesse John), who came from Chester County, in the northeast corner of the township in 1819, Pennsylvania, in the year 1819. The first Bap- by Martin Smith, and the first oil well sunk in tist minister who preached in Blue Rock town- the township was put down on Smith's farm in ship, was Elder Henry Pringle, at the house of 1861, near this spring. The second develop- Jesse John in the year 1822, and who traveled ment was made in January, 1866, on the Nath- all through this region of country, preaching aniel McDonald farm. The Woodberry well the Gospel, which resulted in bringing many was sunk here, and others were put down in souls to Christ. Elder George Russell, was the vicinity. The well mentioned produced the second ininister to preach in the township. sixty barrels of oil per day for six months, He came to Jesse John's and preached for the another well yielded two hundred and forty first time, on "Easter Sunday, 1823," and con- barrels per day. Great excitement and wild tinued once a month for several years, and bap- speculation followed. The oil was of slight tised several persons at different points where illuminating power and the small wells were he preached. Elder Levi Culver was the next abandoned and in time the larger ones gave minister to visit the neighborhood. He came out. In this abandoned condition the territory here in the year 1827, and preached sometimes remained with the exception of two wells, at the aforesaid place, and other places in the which yielded steadily in paying quantities for township. He was one of the first missionaries twelve years, when in 1878, the "Carr Oil of the Ohio Baptist State convention. After Company of Muskingum county" was organ- he had baptized a number of persons, a council ized to develop this field; but little practical of ministers was called to consider the pro- progress followed.
priety of constituting a church. The council
Rural Dale was laid out by J. B. Milhous in meet at the house of John Revenaugh, on the 1854, though there had been a settlement there 25th day of July, 1828. The ministers present since 1816, when George Gibbons built the first atthe council were Elder Courtland Skinner, house. Rockville was the original name of Elder Wm. Reece, together with Elder Culver, the place, but Milhous changed it when the who advised the importance of constituting a village was platted, The first store was open- church, which they did at the time. Sister ed there by Briggs & Kearns in 1836; the first Jane Roberts was the first person baptized in tavern about the same time by William Kisk. the township, and her husband, Wm. Roberts, Kiefer is an attractive hamlet and was origin- was the first deacon of the church. The church ally known as Ridgeway. When the postoffice was constituted with thirteen members, and was established it was named thus in honor of called "the Regular Baptist church," of Blue Gen. Kiefer. The land including Gaysport Rock.
The names of the constituent members was originally owned by Jacob Ayers. Asa are as follows: Samuel Revenaugh, Catharine Gay, Sr., purchased it and laid out the village, Revenaugh, Wm. Roberts, Jane Roberts, Lor- naming it in his own honor, in 1880. The tel- ena Roberts, Mary Roberts, Thos. Wear, Cath- egraph line from Zanesville to McConnelsville arine Wear, Nancy Blair, John Revenaugh, Jane was constructed in 1867, but it was not success- Revenaugh, Elizabeth Wion, Lydia Mace. In a ful and was re-established in 1880 on a better short time after this, they built a house of wor- plan. An office was established at Gaysport ship, in the north-eastern part of the township, in 1877. There are three postoffices in the about four miles from where the Baptists com- township-one at Gaysport named Blue Rock, menced their labors. It was built of logs, 30 by one at Kiefer, and one at Rural Dale.
30, and in this they held their meetings for over
Rural Dale lodge No. 157, I. O. O. F., was twenty years. Elder Levi Culver was their first organized under a charter granted in February, pastor. He continued until his death, having the 1850, to J. P. Smith, W. A. Hawley. J. B. Mil- care of the church eight years and four months. hous, Abram Morrison and C. H. Trimble. It Rev. Enoch Rector was called to supply the was instituted June 13, 1850, with 13 charter church at the death of Bro. Culver, and con- members. The first officers were J. P. Smith, tinued to preach for them until they called to N. G .; W A. Hawley, V. G .; J. B. Milhous, sec- the charge of the church Elder Reuben Burkley,
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about ten months later. Mr. Burkley began ly received into the Meigs Creek associa- his labors May Ist, 1836, and died at his post tion, which was to convene on the next day while away from his home, on a preaching tour ( August 14th), with the Duncan's Falls church. in Salt Creek township. Elder Benjamin The first messengers from this church to the Blake was their next pastor, who remained association were Jesse John and George Bird. with them two years. Elder Abel Johnson Elder Abel Johnson was chosen first pastor of commenced his labors May Ist, 1844. While the church immediately after its organization. he had charge of the church seventeen mem- In 1845 a meeting house was erected, and dedi- bers received letters to constitute a church in cated November 22. In 1859 the church with- the southern part of the township, where the drew from the Meigs Creek association and it first efforts were made by the denomination. united with the Zanesville association in Aug- The church is now known as the Rockville ust, 1860. Bethlehem Methodist Episcopal Baptist church, which is a large, flourishing church, situated on the George Stewart place, church. This church has since had a success- was built in 1830. The churchyard was opened ful career. Rev. James B. Sinclair was the in 1828, and Mrs. Catharine Wear was the first first pastor after the division.
one buried there. The members about that . The Regular Baptist church, called Rock- time were Jeremiah Argo, Samuel Nicholson, ville, was organized on the 13th day of August, Roderick Aston, John Coverdale, Michael E. 1844, under the shade of a large forest oak, on White and "Father" Winrod and their wives. the summit of the hill directly south of the Jeremiah Argo was a licensed classleader and village of Rural Dale, and near the place where exhorter. The first local preacher was Levi the meeting house now stands. An ecclesias- Reeves. This society moved to Rural Dale tical council of the Regular Baptist denomina- and there has since flourished. The third tion was present, being previously invited from church organized in the township was the the churches of Blue Rock, Windsor, Rich Radical Methodist church, its house of worship Hill, Bristol and Four Mile. A sermon was on land owned by William Betts. Among its preached on the occasion by Elder William prominent members were Mr. and Mrs. Betts, Stone, of Columbiana county, Ohio, from Daniel, Peter Clapper and wife, Hiram Sherman and 2d chapter and 44th verse, after which sixteen wife, Henry Crawford and wife, Margaret Bar- brothers and sisters who had previously re- ber and daughter and Elizabeth Gibbons. Dr. ceived letters of dismissal from Blue Rock Coverdale, was exhorter, and Mr. Betts class- church were duly organized to constitute said leader. Revs. Linder and Whitney were tlie church. The names of the constituted mem- first regular preachers. A good frame house bers are as follows: James Burris, Elizabeth was after a time erected on the land of Henry Burris, John Gossage, Loreno Gossage, Geo. Crawford and the congregation met there from Bird, Jesse John, Joanna John, Lettitia John, that time on. Sugar Grove Methodist Episco- Eleanor Burris, Sarah Scott, Maria Scott, pal church had its inception in a class which Sarah Harlan, Phebe Briggs, Rebecca Frame, met at John Grindslaff's house in 1817. In and Hannah Bird. Of this little band, James 1826 this class numbered eighty members. It Burris, Elizabeth Burris, George Bird, Jesse was divided and in a way reunited at a later John, Joanna John, Sarah Scott and Rebec- date by the organization of the Sugar Grove ca Frame, have been called home to their Methodist Episcopal church of Salt Creek heavenly Master, and are now reaping the township. There was once an organization of joys of their reward. After the regular or- Presbyterians that met in a stone house on land ganization of this church, it was immediate- owned by Joseph Wallace, Sr.
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Chapter XXUI.
JACKSON TOWNSHIP.
T' HE northwest corner township of the
The first mill was put up on the "Tomaka" county, Jackson is bounded north by the creek, about two miles west of the village, in county line, east by Cass township, south 1819, and was a combined grist-and-saw-mill, by Licking township, and west by the county run by Samuel Mendenhall. The dam was line. It was organized in 1815 and is said to be washed away in 1830. George Stannetts, who named in honor of Gen. Jackson, the "Hero of lived in the mill with his family, was miller for New Orleans" of that day. The first election some time. Richard Griffin was miller at a for township officers was appointed to be held later date. The last one was John Norris. at the house of Thomas Blizzard, June 6, 1815. The following year James McCintock built a Of those who, prior to 1816 by virtue of com- saw-mill down the creek, and along in 1837, Ira missions as justices of the peace, settled con- Belknap erected a grist-mill on the same dam. troversy and punished offenders, may be named In the spring of 1833, the copper stills were Clark Hollenback, Robert Selbes, and Nathan put in operation by a man named Blood, but Baker. Among the well-known settlers of the the enterprise failed within the year. In 1827, township were Col. William and Thomas Bliz- Frazeysburg was laid out by C. Hollenback; it zard, the Fairalls, David Evans, and Hezekiah was originally known as Knoxville. Hollen- Bonham. Thomas Wilkins and his son Daniel, back built a sawmill in 1820-1822, and William located in the southeast, were old-time settlers McClintock had an early sawmill on Waka- from Maryland. Clark Hollenback entered tomaka creek. There was a rude saw-mill and land north of Frazeysburg. William McClintock grist-mill in the extreme northwest corner of entered a tract adjoining the present village in the township in 1825 which had many owners the summer of 1814, and made improvements, and disappeared entirely about twelve years and moved in with his family in the fall of 1815. ago. Samuel Mills built the first house, and As late as 1813 much land lay wild and un- used it as a tavern. John Walker repaired the tenanted. On the hills were no settlers, and farmers' tools and shod their horses.
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