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 147

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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GEORGE W. GREEN was born in Belmont county, June 23, 1835 ; was engaged in farming until the age of 22 years. In the fall of 1856 he went to attend Duff's Mercantile College, of Pittsburgh, and graduated in January, 1857. He then hired to Dorsey & Potts as a clerk in their dry goods store till the break - ing out of the rebellion. He served as a second-lieutenant in a company of the hundred day men, and was in several engage- ments, prominent among which were the battles of Winchester and Harper's Ferry. In September, 1864, he returned home and resumed his old position as clerk, remaining for one year. He then returned to his father's, and assisted in farming for about two years, January 20, 1869, he married Miss Jane Greenley, who was born December 23, 1845. Their marriage resulted in five children, four sons and one daughter, all of whom are living. Mrs. Green is a devoted member of the Pow- hatan Presbyterian church.

OTHO WEST was born in York township, Belmont county, Ohio, September 9, 1830. In 1840 his father died, and he re- mained with his mother assisting about the farm till at the age of twenty-three years. March 19, 1854, he married Miss Sarah Howard, who was born in Belmont county, December 6, 1833. Their union resulted in six children, three sons and three daugh- ters, five of whom are living. His wife dicd January 17, 1867,

and in the same year he married Miss Mary E. Wallace. Their union resulted in three children, one son and two danghters, all of whom are living.

L. H. GREEN, EsQ., was born in Belmont county, February 3, 1825. In the year 1838, at the age of thirteen years, he made a trip down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans, on a trading expedition, continning in the business a number of years. In 1844 he began merchandizing in the village of Steinersville. In 1848 he sold his stock to Lane & Randolph, and returned to his former occupation on the river. In 1859 he and his father purchased the farm on which he now resides. In 1858 he was commissioned Notary Public by Gov. S. P. Chase, which position he has held ever since. In 1860 was elected Justice of the Peace in York township, and retained said office till the year 1872. While engaged on the river he studied law, and was afterward admitted to the bar, but not with the intention of practicing law. Novem- ber 27, 1855, he married Miss Emeline Green, who was born De- cember 22, 1829. By this union there were seven children- three sons and four daughters, all of whom are living. Mrs. Green is a member of the M. E. church.

RANDOLPH KUNTZ, grocer and weaver, Steinersville, York township, Belmont county, Ohio.

ELECTIONS IN BELMONT COUNTY FOR 1879.

The list of county officers and elections of Belmont county, given in the preceding pages of this work were printed before the election of 1879 was held. We therefore give the result for this year as taken from the official abstract :

GOVERNOR.

Ewing, D. 5356

Foster, R. 5253

Maj. for Ewing.

103

AUDITOR OF STATE.

Reemelin, D. 5266

Oglevee, R.

5263

Maj. for Reemelin

STATE SENATOR.

Conwell, Dem ..

5326

Hollingsworth, Rep.

5312

Majority for Conwell,

REPRESENTATIVE.

Atkinson, Dem

5224

Hogue, Rep.

5316

. Majority for Atkinson

TREARSURER.

H. Eaton, Dem.

5377

Lash, Rep,

5255

Majority for Eaton

122

PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.

R. Eaton, Dem

5279

Mitchell, Rep.

5350

Majority for Mitchell ..

COMMISSIONER.

Meehan, Dem.

5382

Evans, Rep ..

5231

Majority for Meehan

151

INFIRMARY DIRECTORY.

Ritchey, Dem.

5362

Loper, Rep.

5214

Majority for Ritchey.

109

There were eighty-two National votes and twenty Prohibition votes cast in the county.

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HISTORY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO.

CHAPTER XXII.

ORIGINAL BOUNDARY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY.

The first county organized in the North-west Territory, after the eession to the United States, was Washington. From this was taken the territory which embraced the original limits of Jefferson county. By the proclamation of the territorial gover- nor, dated July 29, 1797, the original boundary of Jefferson was prescribed as follows :

"Beginning upon the bank of the Ohio river, where the western boundary of Pennsylvania crosses it, and down the said river to the southern boundary of the fourth township in the the third range, (of those seven ranges of townships that were surveyed in conformity to the ordinance of Congress of the 20th of May, 1785,) and with said southern boundary west to the southwest corner of the sixth township of the fifth range ; thence north along the western boundary of said fifth range to the ter- mination thereof; thence due west to the Muskingum river, and up the same to and with the portage between it and the Cuyahoga river ; thenee down Cuyahoga to Lake Erie; thence easterly along the shores of the lake to the boundary of Pensyl- vania, and south with the same to the place of beginning."

The starting point of the original boundary was the north- east corner of township five, range one, and was the beginning place of the first seven ranges; (now in Columbiana county) thence down the river to the southeast corner of what is now Belmont county ; thence west along the southern boundary of Belmont county to the southwest corner of what is now Wayne township, in said county; thence north on the western line of range five through Belmont and what is now Harrison and Car- roll counties to the northwest corner of Washington township in the latter county ; thence west on the north line of the first seven ranges to the Tuscarawas river (then Muskingum) ; thence up that stream and over theold Indian portage (through the present city of Akron) to the Cuyahoga river ; thence down that stream to the lake; thence eastwardly along the lake shore to the Pennsylvania line; thence south along the state line to the place of beginning.

This area includes all of the present county of Jefferson, over three-fourths of Belmont, more than half of Harrison, three- fourths of Carroll, about seven-eighths of Stark, more than two- thirds of Summit, nearly half of Cuyahoga, and all of Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula, Trumbull, Portage, Mahoning and Colum- biana counties.

SUBSEQUENT CHANGES IN THE BOUNDARY OF JEFFERSON COUNTY.

In order to compile a history of the changes in the boundaries of Jefferson county, we will give the prescribed boundaries of those counties which were formed out of its original territory, together with the date of their organization in chronological order :

BOUNDARY OF TRUMBULL COUNTY-ORGANIZED JULY 10, 1800.

" Beginning at the completion of the forty-first degree of north latitude, one hundred and twenty miles west of the western boundary of Pennsylvania, and running from thence by a line to be drawn north parallel to and one hundred and twenty miles west of said west line of Pennsylvania, and to continue north until it comes to forty-two degrees, two minutes north latitude ; thence with a line to be drawn east, until it intersects the said western boundary of Pennsylvania ; thence with the said western boundary of Pennsylvania south, to the completion of the forty- first degree of north latitude, and from thence west to the place of beginning."

BOUNDARY OF BELMONT COUNTY-ORGANIZED SEPTEMBER 7, 1801.

" Beginning on the Ohio river, at the middle of the fourth township of the second range of townships, in the seven ranges, and running with the line between the third and fourth seetions of that township west, to the western boundary of the said seven ranges; thence south with the said western boundary to the middle of the fifth township, in the seventh range of townships; thence east with the line between the third and fourth sections of the fifth township, to the Ohio river, and from thence with the Ohio river to the place of beginning."

BOUNDARY OF COLUMBIANA COUNTY-ORGANIZED MARCH 25, 1803.

[From first volume, Ohio Statutes, page 15.]

SEC. 1. That all that part of the counties of Jefferson and Washington as comes within the following boundaries, be, and the same is hereby laid off and erected into a separate county, which shall be known by the name of Columbiana : Beginning at the mouth of Yellow creek, on the north side of the same ; thence up said creek, with the meanders thereof, to the northern boundary of the eighth township in the second range ; thence with the same, west, to the western boundary of the seventh range; thence north, to the northwest corner of the sixteenth township in the said seventh range; thenee west, on the south boundary of the ninth township in the eighth and ninth ranges to the Muskingum river ; thence up the said river, with the me- anders thereof, to the southern boundary of the county of Trum- bull ; thenee with the same east, to the Pennsylvania line; thence with the said line south, to the Ohio river; thence down the same, with the meanders thereof, to the beginning.

SEC. 2. That from and after the first day of May next, the said county shall be vested with all the powers, privileges and im- munities of a separate and distinct county.'

This took from Jefferson the northern portion of what is now Saline township and nearly all of Brush ercek township.

PART OF THE FIRST SEVEN RANGES ATTACHED TO JEFFERSON COUNTY JANUARY 31, 1807. [Ohio Statutes, Volume 5, Page 104.]

SECTION 1. That all that part of the seven ranges of town- ships, surveyed under the authority of the United States, which lies west of the western boundary of the county of Jefferson, be, and the same is hereby, attached to and made a part of, the county of Jefferson ; and all officers of the county of Jefferson or elsewhere, are hereby required to govern themselves accord- ingly."

This added to Jefferson all of the present county of Harrison, a portion of the eastern side of Tuscarawas, and the southwest- ern part of Carroll county.

PART OF JEFFERSON ATTACHED TO TUSCARAWAS COUNTY, FEBRUARY 11, 1809.

[Ohio Statutes, Volume 7, Page 142.]

SEC. 1. "That so much of the county of Jefferson, as lies west. of the fifth range, be, and the same is hereby annexed to, and made a part of the county of Tuscarawas."

BOUNDARY OF HARRISON COUNTY -ORGANIZED JANUARY 2, 1813-TOOK EF-

FECT JANUARY 1, 1811. [Ohio Statutes, Volume II, l'age 11.]

SEC. 1. " That all that part of the counties of Jefferson and Tuscarawas, included within the following limits, to-wit : begin- ning at the point on the range line between the third and fourth ranges of townships in the Steubenville district, where the north line of the county of Belmont crosses the same; thence north,

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on the range line to the centre of township number eleven, in the fourth range; thence west through the centre of said town- ship until it intersects the range line between the fourth and fifth ranges ; thence north to the southern boundary line of Co- lumbiana and Stark counties to the centre of township fourteen in the sixth range; thence south through the fourteenth and thirteenth townships to the south boundary line of the thirteenth township, in the sixth range; thenee west with said township line to the line between the sixth and seventh ranges ; thence south with said range line to the line between the twelfth and thirteenth townships of the seventh range; thence west to the west boundary line of the seventh range; thence south with said range line to the northern boundary of Guernsey and Belmont counties; thence cast with said county line to the place of be- ginning, shall be a separate and distinct county by the name of the county of Harrison."

BOUNDARY OF CARROLL COUNTY-ORGANIZED DECEMBER 25, 1832.

[Ohio Laws, Volume 30.]

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Ohio, that so much of the counties of Columbiana, Stark, Tusca- rawas, Harrison and Jefferson as comes within the following boundaries, be, and the same is hereby erected into a separate county, which shall be known by the name of Carroll, to-wit : Beginning at the southeast corner of section one, in township thirteen, range four, in the county of Columbiana, thence north six miles to the northeast corner of section six, in township and range aforesaid, thence west three miles to the northwest corner of section eighteen, township and range aforesaid, thence north six miles to the northeast corner of section four, township- four- teen, range aforesaid, thence west seventeen miles to the north- west corner of section two, township seventeen, range seven, in Stark county; thence south between five and six miles to the southwest corner of section twenty-six, township and range aforesaid; thence west four miles to the northwest corner of sec- tion thirty-six, township sixteen, range aforesaid; thence south six miles to the south west corner of section thirty-one, township and range aforesaid; thence east three miles to the northwest cor- ner of section eighteen, in township fifteen and range aforesaid, in Tuscarawas county ; thence south nine miles to the southwest corner of section sixteen in township fourteen, range aforesaid ; thence east seventeen miles to the southeast corner of section twenty-eight, township eleven, range four, in Jefferson county ; thence north three miles to the northeast corner of section thirty, township and range aforesaid ; thence east one mile to the north- east corner of section twenty-four, township and range afore- said; thence north six miles to the northeast corner of section twenty-four, in township twelve, range aforesaid; thence east three miles to the place of beginning.

ALTERATION OF THE ORIGINAL BOUNDARY LINE BETWEEN COLUMBIANA AND JEFFERSON, DECEMBER 25, 1832.

[Ohio Laws, Volume 30.]

SEC. 2. That all that part of Columbiana county lying within the following boundaries, to-wit: Beginning at the northeast corner of section three, in township thirteen, range four ; thence due east six miles to the northeast corner of section three, in township twelve, range three; thence south one mile, to the southeast corner of section three, township and range aforesaid ; thence due east to the Ohio river; thence down the river with the meanderings thercof to the termination of the eastern boun- dary line of Jefferson county, on the said river; thence west along the present boundary line between the counties of Colum- biana and Jefferson, to the southeast corner of section one, in township thirteen, range four; thence north three miles to the place of beginning, be, and the same is hereby attached to and made a part of the county of Jefferson.

FIRST DIVISION OF THE COUNTY INTO TOWNSHIPS.

The first division of the Jefferson county for civil purposes under the State constitution was made on the 10th day of May, 1803, as follows :

FIRST-WARREN TOWNSHIP.

"Beginning on the Ohio river at the lower end of the county, thence west with the county line to the center line of the seventh township and third range ; thence north with said center line until it strikes the north boundary of the eighth township and third range; thence east with the township lines to the Ohio ,

thence down the Ohio to the place of beginning. Three Justices of the Peace to be elected in said township and the election to be held at George Humphrey's mill."

SECOND-SHORT CREEK TOWNSHIP.

" Beginning at the southwest corner of Warren township, thenee west with the county line to the western boundary of the county, thence north with the county line to the northwest cor- ner of the eleventh township and sixth range; thence east with the township lines until it strikes the northwest corner of War- ren township, thence south to the place of beginning. Two Jus- tices of the Peace to be elected in said township, and the election to be held at the house of Isaac Thorn."

THIRD-ARCHER TOWNSHIP.

" Beginning at the northwest corner of Shortcreek township, thence north with the county line until it strikes the north boundary of the 34th section in the 13th township and sixth range, thence cast with the said line until it strikes the western boundary of the second range; thence south with said range line until it strikes Shortercek township ; thence west with the township line to the place of beginning. Three Justices of the Peace to be elected in said township, and the election to be held at Jacob Ong's mill, formerly McGrew's mill."

FOURTH-STEUBENVILLE TOWNSHIP.

Beginning at the northeast corner of Archer township, thence east to the Ohio river, thence with the meanderings of the river until it strikes the line of Warren township; thence west with the line of Warren township until it strikes the southeast cor- ner of Archer township; thence with the line of Archer town- ship to the place of beginning. Four Justices of the Peace to be elected in said township, and the election to be held at the court house in Steubenville.

FIFTH-KNOX TOWNSHIP.

"Beginning at the northeast corner of Steubenville township; thence west to the western boundary of the county ; thence with the county line until it strikes the line of Columbiana county ; thence east with the line of Columbiana county to the Ohio river; thence with the meanderings of the river to the place of beginning. Two Justices of the Peace to be elected in said township, and the election to be held at the house of Henry Pit- tenger.'

THE FIRST RECORDED DEED.

The first deed recorded in the county of Jefferson is from the United States to Ephraim Kimberly, and is a three hundred acre tract of land on the west bank of the Ohio river, near Indian Short creek, within the Territory of the Northwest." This land warrant was issued to said Kimberly for his services in the American army. The deed says: "To include the land where he resided or as convenient thereto as may be, provided, he does not interfere with any existing claim, location or sur- vey." The deed was given under seal at Philadelphia in 1795, and signed by George; Washington. Surveyed by Absalom Martin.

THE FIRST WILLS RECORDED IN JEFFERSON COUNTY-A SAMPLE OF YE OLDEN TIME DOCUMENTS.

The Last Will and Testament of John Cross :

" In the name of God amen of the west side of the Ohio river farmer being very sick and weak in or in perfect health of body but or and of perfect mind and memory thanks be given unto God calling into mind the mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make and ordain this my last will and testament. That is to say principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of Almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in decent christian burial at the discretion of my execu- tors nothing doubting but at the general resurrection I shall re- ceive the same again by the mighty power of God and as touch- ing such worldly estate wherewith it hath pleased God to bless me in this life I give demise and dispose of the same in the fol- lowing manner and form :

First I give unto my son Benjamin Cross all the carpenters and joiners tools on the plantation and the bed that is called the boys bed to be given unto him and one cow and to take the first choice.

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Secondly unto my son John Cross the bay mare my saddle and bridle and all my wearing apparel and my rifle. Thirdly the other two creatures that is now mine to be sold and the money arising from them to be equally divided amongst the two little girls and the rest of all my effects to be sold in three months after my decease and the money divided-equally amongst John Polly and Betsy.

Signed sealed published pronounced and declared by the said John Cross as his last will and testament in the presence of ns, who in his presence and in the presence of cach other have hereto subscribed our names. JOHN CROSS."

BENJAMIN CROSS, JOHN MARTIN, Executors.

L. S.

Probated February 27, 1798, before Bazaleel Wells, Judge of Probate, &c., Jefferson county, Northwest Territory.

The second will is dated March 1, 1794, being that of John Hooten, and probated August 14, 1798. This seems to be the oldest will on record of which we find any date given.

EARLY MINISTERS LICENSES.

The following ministers received the first licenses issued for solemnizing marriages in the county as appears on record :

Rev James Snodgrass, who at that time was pastor of the Presbyterian congregation, was empowered by the court to sol- emnize marriages in 1803. In 1804, Revs. Lyman Potter, Pres- byterian ; Enoch Martin, Baptist; Elias Crane, Methodist ; Jacob Colbart, Alexander Colderhead, Associate Reform; Mich- ael Harmon, Baptist, received licenses to solemnize marriages. In 1806, Rev. John Ray then pastor of the congregations of of Crabapple and Beach Springs was licensed to solemnise mar- riages. In 1807, license was issued to Rev. William Argo of the M. E. church to solemnize marriages. Rev. Abraham Scott then of Mt. Pleasant, received licenses in 1809,

TAXABLE PROPERTY FOR 1799.

The following is a table of the general return of taxable property for the year 1799, for Jefferson county :

Townships.

lies.

Single Freemen

Acres of wood-

Acres of cleared

No. of Horses.

No. of Cattle.

Grist Mills.

Saw Mills.

Houses.

Ferries.

St. Clairs

2151

474

140

Knox ..

5579

443

136

210

1971

7727

696

223

331

Warren ..

274

24034 2222

394

751

Kirkwood

5609

377

149

Richland.

127

3086|

821

177

324

York

523

560

181

925

181

48709 5593 1159 2086

CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS.

FIRST CONVENTION.

On the 1st day of November, 1802, the first convention to form a State Constitution for Ohio convened at Chillicothe, agrecable to an act of Congress entitled " An act to enable the people of the eastern division of the territory northwest of the river Ohio, to form a Constitution and State government, and for other purposes." The convention completed the work be- fore them and adjourned on the 29th day of December. In this convention Jefferson county was represented by five delegates, as follows :

Rudolph Blair, George Humphrey, John Milligan, Nathan Updegraff and Bazaleel Wells.

SECOND CONVENTION.

The second constitutional convention was convened at Colum- bus, May 6, 1850. On the 9th of July it adjourned to reassem- ble in the city of Cincinnati on the first Monday in December following. December the 2d the convention again convened and adjourned sine die on the 10th of March, 1851. The dele- gate from Jefferson in this august body was Dr. William L. Bates.

THIRD CONVENTION,

The third convention assembled in Columbus, May 13, 1873, and adjourned August 8, 1873 to meet in Cincinnati, December the 2, 1873. On the 15th of May, 1874, the convention ad- journed sine die. Jefferson county in that honorable body was represented by Samuel W. Clark.

EARLY MARRIAGES.

From the first record book opened in Jefferson county, we take the following entries of early marriages :

October 19, 1797-Joseph Baker to Mary Findlay, married by Zenas Kimberly, recorder,

January 25, 1798-William Bush to Nancy Williamson, mar- ried by D. L. Wood, justice of the peace.

April 18, 1798-John McConnel to Elizabeth Bell, married by Philip Cable, justice of the peace.

June 23, 1798-Jacob Baker to Mary Steen, married by D. L. Wood, justice of the peace.

July 17, 1798 -- John Smith to Phobe Pearce, married by D. L. Wood, justice of the peace.

June 5, 1798-Jacob Brewer to Delilah Tane, married by David Vance.

January 25, 1798-Richard Hoglan to Elizabeth Miller, by Justice Humphrey.

February 1, 1798-William Clifton to Sarah Newell, by Jus- tice Humphrey.

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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 147

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

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