History of Belmont and Jefferson Counties, Ohio, and incidentially historical collection pertaining to border warfare and the early settlement of the adjacent portion of the Ohio Valley, Part 133

Author: Caldwell, J. A. (John Alexander) 1n; Newton, J. H., ed; Ohio Genealogical Society. 1n
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Wheeling, W. Va. : Historical Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 728


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JACOB W. BROWN-Born July 4, 1852, near New Athens, Har- rison county, Ohio ; remained at home with his father till the age of twenty-three, at which time he married Harriet A. Bethel and moved to the village of Flushing, where he purchased a hotel building and engaged in the business of accommodating the public, which he still follows.


JOSEPH FARMER, son of Taylor Farmer, was born ( 'ctober 10, 1835, in Warren township, Belmont county, O .; was raised in the county ; spent three years in lowa and two years in the


army-parts of 1861-2-3. He married Louisa Hollingsworth, October 8, 1864, and reared five children. He now follows the trade of a blacksmith in the village of Flushing, where he strives to please all who call on him.


JOHN A. VANCE-Born April 19, 1844, near Rock Hill, Bel- mont county, Ohio; remained on his father's farm until married to Martha Ramage, which event occurred December 3, 1867. He kept a store at Belmont Ridge three years, when he removed to Flushing and engaged in stock trading and in 1878, added butchering to his business, which he still continues. Mr. Vance is the present mayor of the village, 1879.


WILLIAM G. TODD .- John Todd was born in Washington county, Pa., and migrated to Flushing township, Belmont county, in 1812. He married Annie Price in 1828, and moved to section 20, where William G. Todd was born, April 11, 1832. He lived with his father till married to Margaret Thompson, by whom he had two children-Matthew C. and Sadie A., who married Job Reynolds. His wife dying, he married Sarah Jane Hood, Sep- tember 11, 1866. The children of this marriage are Salona V. and Willie H. Todd.


EDWARD BETHEL, son of Henry Bethel, was born in Stafford county, Va., March 6, 1804 ; came to Ohio in 1815 and located on " the old Perkins place." He married Susan Bethel, April 29, 1829, and in 1840 moved to his present location. He has fol - lowed farming all his life ; has five sons, three of whom are mar- ried and living in the vicinity and two at home, one of whom, Erwin, was married September 28, 1870, to Martha M. Yonaly. Addison is single.


ARCHIBALD GARVIN .- James Garvin was born in 1817 and married Margaret Todd; had two children, Archibald and Eliz- abeth. Archibald was born, March 30, 1837 ; married Margaret Griffin, February, 1866, and located on the soutbeast quarter of section 20, range 6, township 10, where he still lives.


SAMUEL KIRK was born October 19, 1826, and reared on his father's farm, one mile southeast of Rock Hill, Belmont county, where he acquired habits of industry and economy. January 13, 1853, he married Sarah A. Patterson, daughter of John Pat- terson, of Union township, and reared a family of eight children : Sillis B., Mary R., Henry W., Frank R., Everett L., Alvin P., Adella and Leona Kirk. In 1863, Mr. Kirk bought the property he now occupies, where by promptness in meeting his engage- ments and strict attention to business, he has won the reputa tion of a model farmer.


JOHN C. HOGE, son of Absalom Hoge, of London county, Va., who came to Ohio in 1800 and located three miles west of St. Clairsville, where John C. was born July 2, 1813. He married Rebecca Bonsall, April 26, 1843. Children born -- Lindley M., June 18, 1844; Hannah E., January 12, 1848; Edward B., Octo- ber 2, 1853. Mr. Hoge is a farmer by occupation and owns 111 acres. He was reared a " Friend" and has always adhered strietły to the customs and usages of that society.


WILLIAM H. HOLLOWAY, son of Samuel G. Holloway, was born February 20, 1841; married Mary A. Frame, danghter of Aaron Frame, of Barnesville, O., October 28, 1862. Names of children: Louisa T., Murray S., Emma F., and Emerson W. Holloway. In 1878 Mr. Holloway opened a hotel in Finshing, which business he still successfully pursues.


G. W. MCGUIRE was born near Smyrna, Guernsey county, O., May 8, 1857. During the winter of 1872-3 attended school at Westtown, Chester county, Pa .; graduated at Miami Valley Col- lege, Warren county, O., in 1877, having commenced a classical course in 1874. Mr. McGuire is a young man, and has his way to win to fame, but the prospects are in his favor.


I. C. HOLLOWAY, son of Otho S. Holloway, was born May 14, 1857; was educated for commercial pursuits, graduating at Hopedale, Ohio. Married a Miss White November 24 1878, and engaged in the merchandizing business at Rock Hill, Bet mont county. Ohio.


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HISTORY OF BELMONT AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES.


HISTORY OF WHEELING TOWNSHIP.


The following "Order" appears on the records of the county commissioners' office :


" BELMONT COUNTY, O., June 14, 1808,


"It is hereby ordered that the following bounds be made a new election district, viz .: All that part of the eighth original surveyed township in fourth range that belongs to this county, together with the thirty-sixth, thirtieth and twenty-fourth see- tions in the seventh original surveyed township in the same range. Said bounds to be the new election district, known by the name of Wheeling township. The first meeting of the in- habitants for holding elections to be at Mr. Smith's mill."


The new township included eighteen sections of range 4, township 8, and three sections of range 7, township 8, making twenty-one sections. Afterwards, in 1817, six sections were taken from the north of Union township and added to the west end of Wheeling, making in all twenty-seven sections, The township thus constituted is bounded on the north by Harrison county, on the east by Colerain township, on the south by Rich- land and Union townships, and on the west by Flushing town- ship.


It received its name from Wheeling creek, which traverses its southern borders.


TOPOGRAPHY.


The surface of the township is rolling and somewhat uneven, owing to the many small streams that have their origin in the northern part of the township, traverse it diagonally, and empty into Wheeling ereek along the southern line. There is very little really level ground to be found, and less still so hilly that it cannot be farmed.


SOIL.


The soil is of excellent quality, being composed of lime and. shale, with sufficient sand to render it susceptible of moderately easy cultivation, and with proper care it yields an abundance of almost all kinds of grain and fruit.


WATER


is good, and the supply abundant and convenient, almost overy farm having from one to half dozen springs on it. Causes are in operation, however, that have a tendency to disarrange the economy of Nature and produce occasional seasons of scarcity. The rainfall (the source of supply) is not materially different from what it was seventy-five years ago, but at that time the country was comparatively covered with forests and the rain was retained by the leaves which covered the ground and per- mitted it to sink into the earth and reappear gradually in the form of springs. Now all that is changed. The ground is cleared, and most of it is covered with a compaet sod, from which the rain is shed as from a roof into the small streams, thence into the creeks, causing the destructive freshets of late years in those streams. The springs thus robbed of their natural supply must fail during a season of protracted drought.


PRODUCTS.


For twenty-five years (say from 1820 to 1845) Wheeling town- ship was without a rival as a wheat-producing township. It was no uncommon thing for small farmers to raise from 100 to 500 bushels of wheat. Flouring mills were numerous and were kept running night and day, while thousands of barrels of flour were annually shipped to New Orleans and other points. Pork raising and packing was also a prominent business, one man (Mr. Dunbar, of Uniontown,) shipping annually from 150,000 to 200,000 pounds. Tobacco was also extensively raised. The introduction of Merino sheep has revolutionized the industries of Belmont county, and Wheeling township's wool crop now exceeds in value all other of her products combined. Coal is abundant, and when the railroad (now in course of construction) is completed can be mined and shipped to good advantage, as the six-foot vein lies high enough above the railroad track to to admit of loading the cars directly from the mines.


IMPROVEMENTS.


Owing to the rapid descent of Wheeling ereek and the excel- lence of its water power, saw and grist mills were early estab-


lished, both on the ereek aud its tributaries. It is impossible at this date to state certainly when the first grist mill was built, or who built it, but it is believed that John Winters was the man, and that the first grist mill in the bounds of Wheeling township was built on the northeast quarter of section 25, range 4, township 8, at the forks of Crabapple creek, on the land en- tered by John Winters, and now owned by John Gillespie, about the year 1800. Richard Trueax built a grist mill at a very early day on land entered by David Barton, on Wheeling creek, just where the St. Clairsville and New Athens turnpike now crosses said creek. The first mill at that place was known as "Trueax's mill," and the last one as "McMillan's mill." There was also a grist mill,. saw mill, fulling mill and storehouse erected very early in the present century on Wheeling creek on the property now occupied by William Ramage. Joseph Sharp en- tered the land (the southeast quarter of section 30, range 4, township 7), but the mills were known as "Replogle's," and afterwards as "Nichols' mills," Jacob Replogle having con- veyed the property to Eli Nichols by deed dated June 20, 1810, for $2,700. Altogether, ten flouring mills and numerous saw mills have at various times been erected in Wheeling township. They have had their day, and are now numbered with the relics of the past. Of some (such as the Winters' or Smith's mill) no trace is left to mark the spot where the busy buhrs ground flour, meal and malt for the hungry and thirsty pioneers.


Two of them-the Irwin mill, near Uniontown, and the Fer- rell's mill in Wheeling valley-are in a state of decrepitude, but still continue to grind a little when water is plenty. One, Mr. William Campbell's mill has been transformed into a steam mill, and continues to do pretty good service. The saw mills are all defunct, not a single one being in operation at the pres- ent time.


EARLY SETTLERS.


Amongst the early settlers of Wheeling township may be named Alexander McConnell, James MeConnell, David Rusk, David Barton, John Winters, Samuel Patton, James Campbell, John Edwards, Peter Snediker, John Henderson, Robert Mc- Cullougb, and William Mccullough.


The first church was built by the Presbyterians on Crabapple creek about 1805. The first school house was built on the south- western corner of section 1, range 5, township 9, in 1805. The first store in Uniontown was kept by William Sharp, on the corner opposite Joseph Lee's present store, in 1806.


ELECTIONS.


The first election was held at Smith's mill (formerly Winters' mill) in April, 1809, but a record of the officers then elected was not preserved. The first election of which any account is preserved was held in Uniontown April 7, 1828, when the fol- lowing township board was elected :


Judges of Election-John Campbell, Joseph Grimes, John W. Sınith.


Clerks-Daniel Harvey, Joseph Campbell.


Constables-Otho Norris, William Robinson.


Supervisors-William Dilworth, James Campbell, And. Hen- derson, Robert McConnell, William Gossett, James Lyon, Jo- seph Lyon, John Hunt, Joseph Fawcett.


Justice-David Wallace.


Trustees-William Ramage, William Cook.


Overseers of the Poor-John Lyle, John Plowman.


Fence Viewers-Samuel Irwin, Henry Gittinger.


Treasurer-William Smith.


Clerk-Daniel Harvey.


The population of Wheeling township at the date of its or- ganization is not known, but the number of persons owning taxable property in 1825 (the earliest accessible data) was 220. Number of horses, 358; value of the same, $14,320 Number of cattle, 435; value of the same, $3,480. Population in 1870- white, 1,222; colored, 18; total, 1,240.


There are at present in Wheeling township 4 churches, (an account of which will be found elsewhere); 8 schools; 3 post offiees, Uniontown, Shepherdstown and Wheeling Valley. Uniontown is the principal village, and contains 1 church, 1 school house, 3 stores-kept by Wm. Dunham, Joseph Lee and John B. Smith ; 1 hotel-kept by T. J. Morrow; 2 blacksmith shops and 1 wagon shop.


PRESENT BOARD OF TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.


Justices of the Peace-Thomas Brokaw and John Coleman,


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HISTORY OF BELMONT AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES.


Trustees-William Taylor, Bryson Coleman and John Cald- well.


Clerk-T. J. Anderson. Treasurer-George Sharp. Assessor-John Gillespie. Constables-Thomas Grimes and Westley Murphy. Judge of Election-John Watson.


Supervisors-John Seebert, Armit Hollowell, J. C. Moore, James W. Henderson, James Taylor, Samuel Coffman, Wesley Butler, D. I. Hays, Joseph H. Beall and R. C. Henderson.


A NATURAL CURIOSITY.


About a mile southeast of Uniontown and near the St Clairs- ville pike stands a sassafras tree, which is about fifty feet high and measures thirteen feet in circumference at the ground and eleven feet at two and a half feet from the ground. This is an extraordinary development for a sassafras, and is believed to be without a parallel in the state of Ohio.


CRABAPPLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.


In the year 1803, Robert and William McCullough sent to Georgetown, Harrison, (then Jefferson) county, Ohio, for Samuel Hanna to "come up and help" them form a "praying society." He came, and from this germ planted in the wilderness, sprang "Crabapple" Presbyterian church, the first and largest church organization in Wheeling township, Belmont county, Ohio. The first sermon was preached by the Rev. John Rea, and the church organized with forty members in 1804 by Rev. Joseph Anderson and Dr. Ralston, a committee sent by the Presbytery of Ohio. The early records are lost, but the following families were amongst the first members: The Mcculloughs, Mckib- bons, Campbells, Snedekers, Brokaws and Merritts. The first bench of Elders was composed of Wm. McCullough, Robert Mc- Cullough and Daniel Merritt.


The first pastor was Dr. John Rea, ordained and installed in 1805, who officiated seven years. Then came Rev. Thomas B. Clark installed in 1813, who also served seven years.


Rev. Salmon P. Cowles was installed as pastor in 1820, and continued his ministrations seven years. After Mr. Cowles there occurred a vacancy of several years supplied from various sources, when the Rev. Jacob Coon was ordained and installed in 1834, and ministered to the congregation four years.


The next pastor was Rev. Moses Allen, who was installed in 1839, and labored in the vineyard the traditional seven years.


Rev. Mcknight Williamson was installed in January, 1847, and supplied the pulpit for about six years, when Rev. Wm. R. Vincent was ordained and installed in January 22, 1853, and Jacob-liko served faithfully twice seven years.


A short vacancy now again occurred, after which Rev. J. P. Caldwell was installed pastor November 2, 1869; preached three years and died. The present pastor, T. J. Milford, was installed in 1874.


The first structure used by this congregation was a tent, the next a log house, then a brick, and finally a frame building, still in use, the time of building and dimensions of the same not now known.


About the year 1835, and under the ministration of the Rev. Jacob Coon, the church was at its flood tide of prosperity, and numbered over three hundred communicants, with a Sabbath- school of two hundred members. Revs. Thos. R. Crawford, Wm. Grimes, Jas. Grimes, Robt. Armstrong, Robt. Taneyhill and Joseph Lyle were reared in this church, and received their early religious training in its Sabbath-school.


The present bench of Ruling Elders is composed of Dr. John Campbell, Wm. Campbell, David Lyle, Abner Lodge, George Brokaw, Jr., and Wm. Brokaw.


HISTORY OF "UPPER WHEELING ASSOCIATE REFORMED CONGREGATION."


The first sermon was preached by the Rev. Alexander Calder- head and the society organized about the year 1805. The records of the church being deficient the names of the persons who formed the first organization cannot now be given. The Rev. Calderhead was in time succeeded by the Rev. William Taggart. The first regular meetings were held in a tent pitched near to where Joseph Bell's house now stands, on section 36, range 4, township 7. The first meeting house was built about two miles southwest of Uniontown, on the lands of David Ritchey, (now Abner Lodge) the structure being of logs; this was afterwards (about 1837) replaced by one of brick. In May, 1855, the Rev. William Taggart resigned, the place of preaching was moved to


Uniontown and the present structure built. June 1, 1857, the Rev. D. F. Reid was called and took charge of the congregation. Abont 1859, the church assumed the name of United Presbyte- rians and Mr. Reid continued as pastor till 1864, when a serious schism occurred in the church on political questions and a large number of the members seceded, and by resolution dated Sep- tember 23, 1864, readopted the name of " Associate Reformed Congregation." This church had no settled ministry until 1868, when they called the Rev. William S. Moffatt, who still con- tinues to minister to their spiritual wants.


The United Presbyterians were also supplied from various sources until they called the Rev. Robert G. Campbell, who is their present pastor. Both congregations meet in the same building alternately, and hold the property in common by mutual consent.


"UNITY" UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.


The first sermon was preached by Joseph Scroggs, just above the house now occupied by T. J. Henderson, about the year 1812. The society was organized in 1814, by the Rev. John Walker. and consisted of eight families, as follows: John Trimble and family, James Cook and family, Robert McCracken and family. Alexander McCall and family, Robert Hammond and family, John Love and family, Thomas Love and John McCaskey.


The first bench of elders was composed of John Trimble, Rob- ert McCracken. Alex. McCall and Robert Hammond. The sec- ond pastor was Rev. William Wishart, who commenced his min- istry about 1848 and continued sixteen years in charge. On his resignation the Rev. William G. Waddle assumed charge abont 1870, and still ministeas to the congregation.


The first meeting house was built in 1815, where the grave- yard is now located, The structure was of round logs 20x25, with a clapboard roof, and the whole of one end of the house oc- cupied by the fire place. This building was very primitive in construction and defective in architectural design, so to avoid the smoke the congregation took to a tent whenever the weather permitted.


The next building was a hewed log house, erected in 1820, with three doors.


This house was built under the auspices of the Rev. John Walker, near the sight of the present building, and was occu- pied until 1833, when a brick structure was erected 55x65. capa- ble of seating five hundred people, and stood till 1875, when the present building, a frame 38x58, was erected. In 1841 the congregation was at its zenith, and consisted of about two hun- dred and fiftty communicants. The present congregation, ow- ing to various causes, numbers less than one hundred communi- cants. The first person buried in Unity graveyard, was James Cook. The present bunch of elders is composed of Malcolm Ferguson, John Watson, Thomas J. Henderson, Joseph Mintier and John Patton.


WHEELING VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CONGREGATION.


October, 1838, application was made by the citizens of Wheel- ing Valley to the Presbytery of Steubenville then in session at Mt. Pleasant for a church organization. The Presbytery ap- pointed the Revs. Rea and Mitchell, who proceeded, November 14, 1838, to organize a society with the following membership : John S. Majors and wife ; Alexander Smiley and family : Wil- liam McConnell and family ; Alexander McConnell and family ; Robert McConnell and family; William Robinson and family : Samnel Robinson and family; Rebecca Robinson and sister; Aaron Ady and family; William Kerr and family ; Joseph Blair and family ; Michael Rust and family; Henry Edwards and family; Gen. Denton and wife; John Lester; William Fam- ilton, and Dunn Bell. John S. Majors and Alexander Smiley were ordained ruling elders at the organization. James Mathers, John C. Kerr and John Shonse were the first board of trustecs. The first treasurer was William Connell.


During the summer of 1839 a meeting house was built on the northwest corner of section two, a frame structure 35x40 feet. which still serves as such. The Rev. James Black officiated as pastor from June, 1840, tillJune 1812. Rev. James Alexander, from June, 1843, till June, 1856. Rev. R. Armstrong, from November 1, 1856, to the present time.


Elders -- Jesse Taggart, Thomas M. Graham, John Ferrel, Philip Morgan and William McCune.


Trustees-John Edwards, Thomas M. Graham, A. Rusk. Treasurer-Philip Morgan.


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HISTORY OF BELMONT AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES.


BIOGRAPHIES OF WHEELING TOWNSHIP.


DR. JOHN CAMPBELL was the oldest son of James Campbell, who migrated from Washington county, Pennsylvania, to Ohio about 1803, and located on section 26, R. 4, T. 8, which had been entered several years previously by his father (a Revolu- tionary soldier.) Here James Cambell (a captain in the war of 1812,) lived and died, and here John Campbell was born No- vember 21, 1804. At the age of fifteen he left home to attend school at New Athens, Ohio, where he remained 5 years, then went to St. Clairsville and studied medicine under Dr. John McCracket, two and half years. Was licensed to practise medi- cine in November, 1827, at Barnesville, Ohio; came to Union- town March 5, 1828, where he commenced pratice. Married May 11, 1830, to Jane Irwin. Names and ages of his children are as follows: Mary, born January 24, 1833 ; Margaret A., born Febrary 17, 1836 ; James B., born November 14, 1839; Rachel J., born April 14, 1842; Maria L., born March 29, 1848; Martha E., born January 18, 1852. Dr. Campbell joined the Presbyterian church in 1833, and was elected a ruling elder in 1840, which position he has held ever since. Was elected twice to the General Assembly of the Presbyterian church, viz: 1843, at Philadelphia, and 1877, at Chicago. Was nominated in 1840 for the Legislature in opposition to Judge Cowen, but as the Democracy to which the Doctor belonged was in the minority, he was of course not clected. Dr. Campbell has practiced med- icine continually for 51 years in the same locality to the satis- faction of all, and still looks after the physical welfare of his patients.


WILLIAM DUNBAR was born in Washington county, Pennsyl- vania, April 19, 1810. Emigrated to Guernsey county, Ohio, in 1828. Went into partnership with James McCartney at Uniontown, Belmont county, Ohio, bought wheat at forty cents per bushel, ground the sameand hauled it to the Ohio river and loaded it on flat boats. Offered the cargo at $2.50 per barrel -- boat thrown in-but failing to find a purchaser, ran it to New Orleans, being twenty-eight days on the downward trip, found a ready market and cleared $2,800.00 by the operation. Returned to Uniontown and went into the dry goods business in 1841, al- so packed about 150,000 pounds of pork annually. In 1847 bought out Mr. McCartney, and has since conducted the business on his own account. Married Samantha A. Norris in Decem - ber, 1843, and had by her eight children, John, Elizabeth, Mar- garet, William, Harriet, Annic, Dill M. and Lulu Dunbar. Two of whom-William and Harriet-are now dead. Mr. Dunbar was appointed postmaster under President Taylor, and retained the appointment seven years. In politics Mr. Dunbar is a Re- publican, and in religion a United Presbyterian. He has 476 acres of land and keeps 300 head of sheep.


JOHN W. PRICE, eldest son of James Price, was born October 16, 1851. He remained with his father until twenty-five years of age, when he married Lucinda J. Brewer, October 25, 1876, and went to housekeeping one-half mile south of Uniontown, where he is at present engaged in farming, with a pleasant location and good prospects.


ALBERT W. LEE-William Lee emigrated to Ohio in 1817 and located in Cadiz, Harrison county, where he resided until 1845, when he removed to New Athens, where Albert W. was born February 1, 1840. At the age of nine his mother died and he went to live with Rev. Dr. Clark, president of Franklin Col- lege, and remained with him till the age of sixteen, attending the college in the meantime. Assisted his father on the farm until April, 1861, when he enlisted in Company "K.," 17th O. V. I., three months men. At the expiration of his term of en- listment, he volunteered for three years, August 30, 1861, in Company "E." 15th O. V. I., and served about one year. Was in the battle of Pittsburgh Landing ; was at Corinth, Iuka, Tus- cumbia and Florence, Alabama; taken sick and discharged at Nashville, Tennessee, on account of disability. During the sum- mer of 1863, raised a company of volunteers, and in the fall at- tended Duff's Mercantile College in Pittsburgh, where he gradu- ated with honor in April, 1864. In May, 1864, entered the United States service as captain of Company "E." 170th O. V. I., and was mustered out in September of the same year. Was revenue assessor in connection with A. P. Miller, in 1865. Mar- ried Sarah Lee, daughter of William Lee, Jr., of St. Clairsville, Ohio, November 23, 1865. Four children were the fruit of this union-William D., born April 3, 1867, Annie M., August 11, 1869, Charles P., April 8, 1871 and Robert V. Lee, born January




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