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 200

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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JOHN A. BLAZER Was born in Jefferson county in 1824, where most of his life has been spent, His mother, whose maiden name was Jane Burgett, was born in 1791, at Burgettstown, Washington county, Pennsylvania, and came with her father, Philip Burgett, to this county in 1807, and endured all the hard- ships of the new country. Our subject's father was a native of Washington county, Pa., where he grew to manhood. He was married to Jane Burgett in 1814, and reared a family of ten children ; nine still living. His name was Bazil Lee Blazer. He died June 28, 1843. Mrs. Blazer died September 23, 1874. Philip Burgett, Mrs. Blazer's father, and a man named John Tucker, were out hunting and discovered salt water. They pro- cured a kettle and made the first salt ever made on Yellow creek.


SAMUEL SCOTT was born in Jefferson county in 1816, where most of his life has been passed. His father, Rev. Abraham Scott, was one of the early settlers in this county, and one of the very first ministers. He reared a family of twelve children. Our subject was married in 1843. and has reared a family of five children, four sons and one daughter. Mr. Scott has for the last thirty years been engaged in breeding blooded horses, and has bred some of the best trotters and pacers that Ohio has produced. He bred Scott's Hiatoga, that has a record of 2:26 untrained,


SAMPSON JENKINS, the father of our subject, Solomon Jenkins, was born in Loudon county, Virginia, and came to Jefferson county in 1804 or 1805, and purchased one liundred and twenty acres of land of James Radican, who had entered section 4. 1Io settled in the woods and cleared up his farm; was married be- fore coming to this county. He reared a family of ten children, four sons and six daughters, all of whom are dead but four. Mr. Jenkins died in March, 1857. Our subject was born Jannary 2. 1811, on the farm where he now lives, and where the most of bis life has been spent, Received just a common school educa- tion. Was married in 1836, and has roared a family of three children. Has followed farming all his life.


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JAMES CAMPBELL settled in Jefferson county at the same time that Solomon Jenkins did, in 1804 or 1805, and was from Lou- don county, Virginia. Bought land from James Radican, on which he lived till his death in 1834. He reared a family of seven children ; three are still living. His son, William Camp- bell, bought the old farm and resided on it until his death in 1854. He reared a family of three children, all of whom are now living. His son James now owns and resides on the home- stead.


WILLIAM KELLEY .-- The subject of this sketch was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, October 24, 1790. His father, James Kelly, emigrated from that county in 1802. Sojourning in Washington county until the spring of 1803, when he came to Jefferson county and located on a farm near Anapolis, Salem township, laid out an addition to that little town, and started a mill. He resided there until his death, which occurred in 1830. William, the eldest son, remained at home with his father at- tending the mill, assisting on the farm, etc., till his marriage in 1820, to Miss Christiana George, eldest daughter of Judge Thomas George, late of Ross township, after which he settled on a tract of land given to him by his father in the Yellow creek valley, near Nebo, Springfield township. He has ever since re- sided here and accumulated considerable wealth ?by frugality, industry and speculation. Although a man of unusual vigorous constitution, he was twice made to feel the reverse of fortune by accidental fracturing of his limbs, which rendered him a cripple for life. Being about four years unfit for active duties, he engaged in instructing the children of the surrounding neigh- borhood, and was paid by subscription-there being no free school system at that time. After this he turned his attention to the raising of cattle; then very successfully to wool growing, furnishing some of the finest grades in the eastern market. In 1831, he, together with Judge George, and son Robert, of Ross township, started salt works on his own premises, near Nebo, and operated successfully for some time, after which Mr. Kelly purchased the works, and continued the manufacturing of salt till about the year 1850. Although never an aspiring politician, he always manifested a deep interest in the affairs of the govern- ment, and in 1840 renounced the Democratic party and espoused the cause of the oppressed African, voting with the Abolition party when they numbered but seventy in the county. Ignor- ing the fugitive slave law, as contrary to the law of God, he har- bored and assisted the fleeing fugitive in their struggles for free- dom, and frequently in a close carriage, under the cover of the night, has he conveyed from time to time, numbers of those poor distressed waifs of humanity to friends who would further assist them on their journey to liberty. He still gave his influ- ence with the Abolition, Free Soil, Republican party, until the infirmities of age debarred him from the ballot box.


Soon after his marriage and settlement the Associate, now United Presbyterians, organized a congregation in the suburbs of Mooretown, with which Mr. Kelly connected himself, and was soon after elected ruling elder, acting in that capacity ever since. A liberal supporter of the gospel, he was not denomina- tional, concluding the whole household of faith are God's chil- dren ; he assisted all who desired it whom he deemed worthy. His views in religion were more practical than emotional, be. lieving that benevolence to his fellow-man, purity of life, and acting according to his convictions of right, are essential evidences of devotion.


In the autumn of 1861 he was bereaved of his most estimable wife, well known and universally respected in the community in which she resided. She was a lady of more than ordinary intelligence and torce of character, and eminently the friend of the poor and afflicted. Having no children of his own he reared and partly reared several orphans, most of whom he interested himself in and assisted both by counsel and means. He finally adopted into his family four orphan children of his brother, two nephews and two nieces, whom he reared and educated as tenderly and carefully as though they were his own children, all of whom still live to remember him with gratitude.


JAMES KELLY was born in Marion county, Ohio, in the year 1836; was educated in Westminster College, Wilmington, Law- rence county, Pa., and came to Jefferson county in the fall of 1851. He married Ella Erskine in April, 1862, and enlisted in the Union army to serve' against the rebellion in May, 1862. In the year 1866 he was elected as justice of the peace and served three years. He is the father of three children, two of whom are living, respectively, Francis Almeida and John Moffatt. The one dead was named William Erskine, Mrs. Ella Kelly died in 1877.


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HISTORY OF BELMONT AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES.


BRUSH CREEK TOWNSHIP.


When Columbiana county was erected from Jefferson, March 25, 1803, nearly all, of what is now Bush Creek township, was within the limits of the new county, but the Legislature passed an act December 5, 1832, re-arranging the line between the two counties, which placed the territory of this township, again in Jefferson.


The county commissioners March 5, 1833, detached one tier of sections from the north side of Ross, and attached them to the territory recently acquired from Columbiana county, and organized it into a township, which they called Brush Creek, after the principal stream of water, that passes through it.


TOPOGRAPHY.


The general surface of this township is high rolling land, in places hilly and rough; it is underlaid with the same strata of coal as the other townships, and which is used for all the pur- poses of life.


SOIL.


The soil, though not as strong as the more southern townships, produces good crops of grain and all the grasses. It is especially adapted to wheat raising, which grain was extensively cultiva- ted in the earlier years of the settlements. It was, tor many years, the principal money crop of the people.


The ready money value and large yields of this grain, tempt- ed the farmers to overwork their land, which in course of time exhausted its fertility, that required a change of cultivation. Accordingly the farms were largely sown in grasses of various kinds, and pasturage and stock raising has become a prominent point in farming operations. Sheep and cattle are extensively raised and farmers rely mainly on their products and sales for revenue.


Brush Creek township, at this time (1879) contains neither a lawyer, doctor, preacher nor saloon. It has one small village, (Monroeville) of eighty inhabitants, with a postoffice, a store, a blacksmith shop, and a shoemaker shop. It contains within its limits four churches, Chestnut Grove, (M. E.,) Grant Hill, (U. P.,) Berea, (Disciples) and the Presbyterian church, at Mon- roeville.


HISTORICAL SKETCHES.


[BY W. B. DERRICK. ]


Soon after the cessation of Indian hostilities along the Ohio river in 1774, the territory which now comprises Jefferson and adjoining counties was settled by the whites, principally from Virginia and Pennsylvania. These were hardy pioneers and hunters, who came in quest of game and to establish new homes for themselves and posterity. How well they succeeded history relates, and the present highly improved condition of the coun- try is plainly apparent to every one.


Pioncer life in those days was quite different from what it is now. There were no railways then to carry the emigrant to his wild home, and supply him with the luxuries of the whole civil- ized world-provided always that he is able to pay for them. Implements of agriculture and art were of the simplest and crudest construction, and laborers were placed at a great disad- vantage compared with those of the present day. But in the course of events obstacles in the path of progress that would have seemed too great for human strength and skill to overcome have been removed, and still the work of improvement goes on.


Some fifteen years ago the writer of this sketch being at that time a resident of Brush Creek township. interviewed several of the old settlers in regard to the early times in that locality, and obtained some information that has never been published, but which may be of historical interest, and is, therefore, re- spectfully submitted :


DISCOVERY OF SALT ON YELLOW CREEK.


Joshna Downard and John Hutton, who were among the first settlers, discovered salt water in the creek near the mouth of Salt Run (or 'Salt Works Run,' as at first called), where Iron- dale is situated. They made this discovery while hunting deer,


which resorted to salt springs, or 'deer licks' as they were termed by old hunters. This occurred about the beginning of the nineteenth century, and soon led to the erection of rude fur- naces for the purpose of manufacturing salt. Wood being the only fuel used, or known, it required a large number of wood- choppers to keep the furnaces in blast, and thus the demand for labor and the resources of the country in salt and game were great inducements to immigration, and soon Yellow creek be- came widely known and inhabited by a hardy, rough class of men.


THE FIRST TAVERN,


if 'tavern' it might be called, at the mouth of Salt run, was started by a man by the name of Glass, whose reputation for truth and honesty was considerably below par. He bought a barrel of whisky from Jacob Nessley, of Virginia, to be paid for in salt, and the first day and night on the opening of his 'tav- ern' the barrel of whisky was all drunk by the salt boilers, and in the drunken row that ensued one man was killed. Glass then, in the course of a few days, took the stipulated amount of salt to Nessley to pay for the whisky, and wanted to negotiate for another barrel on the same terms, viz : to be paid in salt. Nessley, in the meantime, having heard of the reputation Glass bore, received him cordially and was glad to get the salt for the barrel of whisky he had sold, but refused to sell him any more on the same terms, telling him that he had deceived him once, as he never expected pay for the barrel he had sold him, but that he could deceive him no more, as he would not trust him again, so the ardent boniface had to return an empty Glass.


A FEW OF THE EARLY SETTLERS.


Martin Adams, who was one of the oldest inhabitants of the neighborhood, was born November 18, 1778, and died February 26, 1864, aged 85 years, 3 months and 8 days. He bought his farm from the government in 1805, and moved to it March 25, 1806, and never removed from it until his death. He was a man of some note in his day, having served as justice of the peace of Brush Creek township for a number of years, and was for awhile postmaster of Cope's Mill P. O. He donated the ground (being a part of his farm) on which the Chestnut Grove church and cemetery are located. He had a distillery and horse power mill in early times, and by selling liquor and through miserly economy all his life, had accumulated a large fortune, which was scattered at his death among impatient and dissatis- fied legatees. He was never married,


Among the other old settlers were Thomas Gillingham, agent for Nathan Harper, Joseph Potts & Co., salt boilers, who were a company of Quakers from Bucks county, Pa .; Henry Em- mons, on the property since known as Collinswood; Mathew Russell (father of Robert, John, Arthur and Joseph Russell), at or near Hammondsville. Thomas Adams, who came about 1810, and settled on section 27, now owned by his son, Jacob Adams. Jacob Ritter settled near Monroeville, in 1810, on the property now owned by John McIntosh's heirs, Joshua Downard came about the same time; property owned by grandchildren.


THE FIRST SCHOOLS.'


The first school house in the neighborhood was on the farm owned at that time by Moses Marshall, but now owned by Eli Cope, and was situated about twenty rods north east of where the Chestnut Grove church stands. This school house was built of logs in 1814. Samuel Clark, father of the late Rev. Alexander Clark, D. D., was the first teacher in this house. He was hired for four months at $10 a month by Matthew Russell and Moses Marshall, and boarded free at Mr. Marshall's. Some of the pupils came fully three miles to this school. There be- ing no regular school system or law for the maintance of schools teachers were employed by the people. who decided without any formal examination upon the applicant's qualification and ability to teach, and generally those who were considered the best scholars in the neighborhood, and would teach for the lowest wages, would stand the best chance of being chosen,


Within sight and hearing of this school house was the " horse mill" and distillery owned by Martin Adams, both of which were well patronized; but with the march of improvement water power and steam power superseded that of horse power, and the old "horse mill" was abandoned. A few years later the distil- lery was also abandoned for want of patronage-the temper- ance movement having cut off its supplies.


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HISTORY OF BELMONT AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES.


THE OLD LOG SCHOOL HOUSE.


The next school house in the " deestrict " is the one which has become immortalized and widely-known as " the old log school house." It was built in 1830, by James Clark and Charles Mar- shall at a cost of about $32. The neighbors joined in a party or " frolic" and raised the house in one day. An anecdote illus- trative of the times and characteristics of the men who built the old log school house is apropos : Whisky was the common bev- erage of all, and at every gathering or " frolic " of whatever kind, it flowed quite freely, causing those who partook of it to be ex- cecdingly merry at the time, but the following day the exhausted body would incline to repose to gain its wonted strength. The next morning after the raising Clark went to the newly erected school house to begin the finishing work, and arriving before his partner, Marshall, came, he concluded to "take a nap" in; the woods near by. Soon after Marshall came, and not finding Clark he also concluded to " take a nap," and likewise fell asleep in the woods. Clark awoke first and not seeing Marshall went to his residence to ascertain the cause of his delay in coming. In the meantime Marshall awoke and went to Clark's to learn the cause of his non-appearance. Thus they each missed the other, and we are unable to say how, or where, or when they found each other, and must leave this important circumstance shrouded in mystery.


William Kerr, Esq., deceased, was the first teacher in this school house, after which many others assumed the responsibili- ties with varied success. Many of those who acquired their ed- ucation in this modest, unassuming temple of knowledge have obtained considerable celebrity and have filled honorable posi- tions in live. But nearly all are widely scattered now, and many have been ealled to their final rest.


This was the original " Old Log School House" of Rev. Alex- ander Clark's book, bearing that title. In this house he received his early education.


This school district was originally composed of sections 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14 and 15, being three miles square,


September 8, 1830, was held the first election for school offi- cers of the district, at the house of Martin Adams, and the fol- lowing persons were elected to fill the respective offices : . Clerk-Samuel Clark.


Directors-John Adams, William Kerr and Elisha Brooks. Treasurer-Martin Adams.


At this meeting the building of a new house to be 20x20, was ordered. It was to be a hewed log building, shingle roof, stone chimney, doors and windows as usual. A gift deed for the land was made by John Adams.


Application was made to the auditor of Columbiana county for an abstract of the taxable property of the district, and a levy of ten mills on the dollar made, which aggregated a total levy of $50. Of all those on that tax list in 1830, but two are now living, in 1879.


In 1852-3, Samuel Clark, father of the late Alexander Clark, was hired to teach the school in this district at $18 per month, but when Christmas came, the old-fashioned treat was demanded, which he refused to give, and quit the school in disgust. His son Alexander was, however, employed to teach the term out.


Preaching was held for several years occasionally in this school house. In 1845, or about that time, the first temperance meeting ever held in the neighborhood was held in this honse, and a reformation was commenced which has produced glorions results, drunkenness and revelry having since then seldom been known in that locality. The old log school house was occupied for school purposes for forty-four years, when, in 1874, it was superseded by a new frame edifice and the old log building was torn down. Some relies from the logs are preserved as memen- toes or souvenirs, which are all that is now left of the dearly loved, famous old log school house. School had been kept in this house for nearly half a century, and when it was finally " dis- missed " and the new one inaugurated a large and interesting re- union of teachers, pupils and friends was held there to bid fare- well to the old and dedicate the new school house.


SCHOOLS.


There are six school districts in which schools are kept up long enough to fill the requirements of the law.


VILLAGES. MONROEVILLE.


There is but one village in the township. It was laid out by Abraham Croxton. It was named Monroeville in honor of James I-73-B. & J. Cos.


Monroe, President of the United States. It contains one store, one blacksmith shop, one shoemaker shop, two wagon makers, one tannery and a population of eighty.


POSTOFFICES.


CROXTON.


This is the only postoffice in the township. It is in the vil- lage of Monroeville and was called Croxton in honor of the pro- prictor of the village, Abraham Croxton. It was established in 1836, and has had the following postmasters : Abraham Crox- ton, Benoni Wilkinson, Peter Dallas, R. G. Potts, S. B. Rigdon and J. S. Duncan, present incumbent.


CHURCHES.


THE STONE CHURCH-ITS ORIGIN.


Martin Adams, who was the first settler in Brush Creek town- ship, carried on a distillery and a horse mill ; had a housekeeper whom he highly esteemed, named Mrs. Agnes Hartley. This lady was a Lutheran and desired to attend that church. To gratify her wishes Mr. Adams set about the building of a church for that denomination, near his residence. He donated a lot of land and deeded it to the Lutherans, to be known in law as the First Lutheran church of Brush Creek township, stipulating in the deed that when not used by the Lutherans it was to be free to the Presbyterians, and when not used by the latter to be free to the Methodists. The neighbors, without distinction of party or religious predelections, contributed means for its erection.


The house was commenced in 1838, and when the walls were about half up John Calder, the mason died and it stood in that situation until the next year, when the walls were completed and the roof put on. In the meantime Mrs. Hartley died and the house remained unfinished until 1847, when it was com- pleted, and the Methodists occupied it and continue to do so ever since. Although built for and deeded to the Lutheran church, there has been but one Lutheran sermon preached in it. The M. E. Church make all the necessary repairs at their own ex- pense.


CHESTNUT GROVE M. E. CHURCH.


The beginning point, or birthplace of this society extends far back into the carly times of this section of country. The first meetings or organization that can be traced down to the forma- tion of this church began near the mouth of Yellow creek, at the house of Jeremiah Hickman. When the first meetings were held is not now known, but Rev. Wm. Tipton preached at Hick- man's in 1822. The meetings of the society were afterwards changed to the residence of Theophilus Kirk, near where Ham- moudsville now stands. The first class there consisted of the following members, to-wit: Susan Kirk, Susan Cox, Mary Cox, Amy Drey, David M. D. Walter, (afterwards a local preacher), Mary Walter, James Ewing, Sarah B. Ewing.


After the school house was built in what is now Irondale, the society worshiped in it. From this nucleus, churches have sprung up at Irondale, Chestnut Grove and Highlandtown. About 1838, Rev. J. M. Bray established an appointment at Thompson's school house, about a mile west of where the stone church stands. This is the "old log school house" now made famous by Rev. Alexander Clark's book, with that title, The congregation held their meetings in this school house until the stone church was completed in 1847, when they removed to it, in which Rev. Sheridan Baker preached the first sermon on Sat- urday, in the fall of that year.


About 1848, Rev. Samnel Longdon, P. C., and A. II. Thomas, J. P., were the first regular preachers appointed by conference. The name of the circuit was then called Somerset; Samuel El- liott, presiding elder.


Among the early preachers, were John E. McGraw, John R. Shearer, Harry MeAbee, John Crawford and Win. Tipton. The first class leaders were Samuel Robinson and Joshua Ewing. The members of the first class were Hannah Robinson, Sally Ewing, Jane Ewing, Myron Van Dusen, Ann Van Dusen, Mary Gillingham, Elizabeth Beard, Leah Beard-nine in all. The number of members in 1879, is sixty-nine. Since 1870, this church has been served by the same pastors as Irondale.


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HISTORY OF BELMONT AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES.


GRANT HILL U. P. CHURCH.


This church was organized in 1866, and in the same year they built a comfortable frame house about a mile west of the Thomp- son school house. The members at its organization were :


Elders-William M. Martin, Robert B. Sharp, John R. McCul- lough.


Members-Laughlin Dallas, Sr., Barbary Dallas, John Sharp, Mrs. Sharp, Laughlin Dallas, Jr., Margaret Dallas, William Rose, Sr., Margaret Rose, Robert U. Martin, Bello Martin, Hugh M. Mcintosh, Mariah McIntosh, William Russell, Mary M. Rus- sell, William Rose, Jr., Lizzie Rose, Alexander Rose, Martha Rose, Lizzie Rose, Josiah Adams, Jane Adams, Jane Johnson, Maggie Dallas, John McCoy, Lizzie Randolph, Nancy McCoy, Isabel Martin, Albert G. Maple, Susan Maple, Joseph Russell, Eliza Russell, John S. Russell, Annie Cameron.


The first sermon and communion service were held by Rev. S. W. Clark, in October, 1866, before the church was completed. Preaching by supplies until February 9, 1870, when Rev. H. G. Leiper was installed. Installation sermon by Dr. R. T. Simpson. Address to pastor by Rev. J. H. Leiper. Address to the peo- ple by Rev. Erskine. Rev. H. G. Leiper has continued his reg- ular pastorate charge from his installation in 1870 to the pres- ent time. Present number of members, seventy-two.


BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.


WILLIAM MOORE .- In presenting a history of the Moore fam- ily, we first give a traditional account of Benjamin, which is as follows : He was a baker's boy in one of the English sea- port towns; was stolen and brought to Philadelphia and there sold for the passage money until he was of age. He was then presented an axe an mattock with which to begin his career in life on his own responsibility. He finally located in New Jer- sey, about four miles from where Mt. Holly has since been founded. This was over two hundred years ago. The land on which he settled was taken by what was then known as the tomahawk right. Here he begun clearing and improving his new habitation. That old farm still remains in the possession of his descendants. Next in descent was his son, Joseph Moore, born on the old homestead in New Jersey. John Moore, a son of Joseph Moore, follows next in order, and was born on the above named farm in New Jersey, in the year 1755, and loca- ted in Washington county, Pa., with his family in 1775. Cyrus Moore, a son of John and Bathsheba B. Moore, was born in New Jersey, November 1, 1783. He was reared a farmer, and married Sarah Horner, of Harford county, Maryland, in 1803. She was born March 5, 1779. They became the parents of the following children, viz : Mary, deceased, her husband's name was Blythe; Susan, deceased, she was married to a Blazer ; William ; Bathsheba, deceased, married a Boring; John, de- ceased ; Dr. Joseph, of Athens county, Ohio ; Sarah, married a Willis; Cyrus, deceased ; Elizabeth's husband's name was Elliott; and Dr. Mordecai Moore. In 1816, Cyrus Moore and family ar- rived in what was then Columbiana county, Ohio, now the northwest section of Branch creck 17, Jefferson county, Ohio, and located on 160 acres of land situated in said section. He had entered this land the year previous to his arrival and employed a man to erect a cabin on this tract ; save this there were no improvements. On this farm he passed his remaining days. He deperted this life in the year 1861, and his wife died in 1859. Our subject, William Moore, a nativo of Washington county, Pennsylvania, was born July 6, 1809 ; was reared a farmer and educated at schools common to those days. Married Eliza Law- rence, of Fayette, county, Pa., April 10, 1834. She was born February 22, 1810. They have but one ehild, viz : George L. Moore. In 1834, Mr. Moore came to his present location. He owns 574 acres of land, most of which is in Carroll connty, Ohio. Mr. Moore and wife were members of the Disciples' Church, of which he has been an elder for forty years. George L. Moore, the only child of William aud Eliza Moore, was born in Brush Creek township, Jefferson county, Ohio, March 28, 1835. He was reared a farmer and educated at Hiram College, and at Hopedale and Mt. Union schools. Married Ann Lister, of Washington county, Pa., November 19, 1856. She was born August 20, 1837. They are the parents of seven children, viz : Emma, who married Lewis Moore, William J., Frank C., Mar- garet A., John R., Eliza B. and Mary E. George L. and his parents reside in the same house. His business is farming and stock dealing. Cyrus Moore was a soldier in the war of 1812.




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