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 62

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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milk had seemingly decamped from the neighborhood of our ribs. To relieve this difficulty, my brother and I would bake a thin Johnny-cake, part of which we would eat, and leave the rest till morning. At daylight we would eat the balance as we walked from the house to work.

"The methods of cating mush and milk were various, some would sit around the pot and every one take therefrom for him- self. Some would set a table and each have his tin cup of milk and with a pewter spoon take just as much mush from the dish or the pot, if it was on the table, as he thought would fill his mouth or throat, then lowering it into the milk, would take some to wash it down. This method kept the milk cool, and by frequent repetitions the pioneer could contract a faculty of cor- rectly estimating the proper amount of each. Others would mix mush and milk together. Many an urchin, who was wont to hit his little brother or sister with a spoon, in a quarrel around the mush pot on the floor, in after life learned to quarrel on the floor of congress, or to exchange shots on what is sometimes called the field of honor ; so quick, if not magical, has been the transition of this country.

"To get grinding done was often a great difficulty, by reason of the scarcity of mills, the freezes in winter, and droughts in summer. We had often to manufacture meal (when we had corn) in any way we could get the corn to pieces. We soaked and pounded it, we shaved it, we planed it, and, at a proper season grated it. When one of our neighbors got a hand mill, it was thought quite an acquisition to the neighborhood. No need then of steam doctors, for we could take hand-mill sweats of our own when we pleased ; nor of hom@pathists, for our stomachs needed larger doses ; nor of the professional physician, for white walnut bark boiled, and the decoction stewed down, was the fashionable medicine used by those unfashionable ones, who chanced to have a qualm. As for dyspepsia and the like, saw mills might as well be suspected of having it. In after years, when in time of freez- ing or drought, we could get grinding by waiting for our turn no more than one day and a night at a horse mill, we thought ourselves happy.

"To save meal we often made pumpkin bread, in which, when meal was scarce, the pumpkin would so predominate as to render it almost impossible to tell our bread from that article, either by taste, looks, or the amount of nutriment it contained. To rise from the table with a good appetite is said to be healthy, and with some is said to be fashionable. What then does it sig- nify to be hungry for a month at a time, when it is not only healthy but fashionable! Besides all this, the sight of a bag of meal, when it was scarce, made the family feel more glad and thankful to heaven then, than a whole boat load would at the present time.

"Salt was five dollars per bushel, and we used none in our corn bread, which we soon liked as well without it. Often has sweat ran into my mouth, which tasted as fresh and flat as dis- tilled water. What meat we had at first was fresh, and but little of that ; for had we been hunters, we had no time to prae- tice it.

"We had no candles, and cared but little about them, except for summer use. In Carolina we had the real fat light-wood, -not merely pine knots, but the fat straight pine. This, from the brilliancy of our parlor of winter evenings, might be sup- posed to put not only candles, lamps, camphine, Greenongh's chemical oil, but even gas itself to the blush. In the West we had not this, but my business was to ramble the woods every evening for seasoned sticks or the bark of the shelly hickory, for light. 'Tis true that our light was not as good as even can- dles, but we got along without fretting, for we depended more upon the goodness of our eyes than we did upon the brilliancy of the light.

"One of my employments of winter evenings, after we raised flax, was the spinning of rope yarn, from the coarsest swing- ling tow, to make bed cords for sale. Swingling tow is a corrup- tion of singling tow, as swingle trec is of single tree. The man- ner of spinning rope yarn was by means of a drum, which turned on a horizontal shaft driven into a hole in one of the cabin logs near the fire. The yarn was hitched to a nail on one side of the circumference next to me. By taking an oblique direction and keeping up a regular jerking or pulling of the thread, the drum was kept in constant motion, and thus the twisting and pulling out went on regularly and simulta- Deously until the length of the walk was taken up. Then, by winding the yarn first on my fore-arm, and from that on the drum, I was ready to spin another thread.

"The unlearned reader might enquire what we did with the finer kinds of tow. It is well enough to apprise bim that next

to rope yarn in fineness, was filling for trowsers and aprons ; next finer, warp for the same and filling for shirts and frocks ; next finer of tow thread, warp for sheets and frocks, unless some of the higher grades of society wonid use flax thread. Linen shirts, especially seven hundred, was counted the very top of the pot, and he who wore an eight hundred linen shirt was counted a dandy, He was not called a dandy, for the word was unknown, as well as the refined animal which bears that name. Pioneers found it to their advantage to wear tow linen and eat skim milk, and sell their flax, linen and butter.

"Frocks were a short kind of shirt worn over the trowsers. We saved our shirts by pulling them off in warm weather and wearing nothing in day time but our hats, made of straw, our frocks, and our trowsers. It will be thus perceived that these things took place before the days of suspenders, when every one's trowsers lacked about two inches of reaching up to where the waistcoat reached down. It was counted no extraordinary sight and no matter of merriment to see the shirt work out over all the waistband two or three inches, and hang in a grace- ful festoon around the waist. Suspenders soon became a part of the clothing, and was a real improvement in dress.

"The girls had forms without bustles, and rosy cheeks with- out paint. Those who are thin, lean and colorless from being slaves to idleness or fashion, are, to some extent, exeusable for endeavoring to be artificially what the pioneer girls were nat- urally ; who, had they needed lacing, might have used tow strings, and if bran were used for bustles, might have curtailed their suppers. Those circumstances which frequently occa- sioned the bran to be eaten after the flour was gone, laeed tight enough without silk cord or bone-sets, and prevented that state of things which sometimes makes it necessary to eat both flour and bran together as a medicine, and requires bran or straw outside to make the shape respectable.

"Not only about the farm, but also to meeting, the younger part of the families, and even men went barefoot in summer. The young women carried their shoes and stockings, if they had them, in thier hands until they got in sight of the meeting house, where, sitting on a log, they shod themselves for meeting; and at the same place, after meeting, they unshod themselves for a walk home, perhaps one or two miles. Whether shoes, stock- ings, or even bonnets were to be had or not, meeting must be attended. Let those who cannot attend church without a new bonnet, who cannot go two or three squares because it is so cold or so rainy, or so sunny, not laugh at the zeal of those pioneers for religion.

"Turnips, walnuts and hickory nuts supplied the place of fruit till peaches were raised. In five or six years millions of peaches rotted on the ground. Previous to our raising apples, we sometimes went to Martins Ferry on the Ohio to pick peaches for the owner, who had them distilled. We got a bushel of apples for each day's work in picking peaches. These were kept for particular eating, as if they had contained seeds of gold. Their.extreme scarcity made them seem valuable, and stand next to the short biseuit that were so valued in times gone by. Paw-paws were eaten in their season. When we got an abundance of apples they seemed to lose their flavor and relish.

"Pasturage was abundant in summer, being composed mostly of nettles waist high, which made us fine greens, and thus served for both the cow and her owner; and yet, like every thing else on earth, seemed to balance the account by stinging us at every turn. Even the good pasturage of this new country considered as pasture, had its balancing properties; for the same rich soil from which sprang nettles and pasture in such abundance, brought forth also the ramps or wild garlic, which, springing first, were devoured by the cows. Cows could not be confined, for want of fences, nor dared we neglect milking, lest they might go dry, and for two or three weeks cows were milked in pails and the milk thrown out and given to the hogs. We never milked on the ground, as it seemed a pity, and some said it was bad luck. We never heard of milk sickness, or we might have been less disposed to fret at the ramps, and might have been thankful for being blessed with a disadvantage less fright- ful.

"Our axe-handles were staight and egg shaped. Whether the oval form and the crooked bulbous ends of the present day is an improvement or not is immaterial here to enquire ; but had we used the present form then, I should at times have been fixed to the axe. The hand that holds this pen, had before it felt the cold of twelve winters, been so benumbed by chop- ping in the cold as to have the fingers set. to the handle, making it necessary to slip them off at the end, which could not have been done were they of the present shape. After the

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fingers were off, a little rubbing and stretching from the other band would restore them, but would not dry up the blood nor heal the chaps with which they were covered. These and kin- dred things are well calenlated to make one, by contrast, appre- ciate the blessings of leisure and ease, until they become too com- mon, when we lose our relish of them and the gratitude we ought to feel for time even to think."

EARLY MARRIAGES.

The following are the first recorded marriages in Belmont connty, as shown by the oldest records on file in the Probate Office, and are copied in the order of dates, except the first one here given, which is the first one on record :

"Barnard and Hannah, his wife,"* were "lawfully joined in the holy bonds of matrimony on the 4th day of October, 1803," by Thomas Wilson, J. P.

William Patterson and Kitty Clark-married by John Farris,

J. P., July 13, 1803.

John Grant and Elizabeth Masters-married by Thos. Mitch-

ell, J. P., August 4, 1803.

Samuel Fugate and Feely Meck-married by Jacob Davis, J. P., August 9, 1803.

Cephas Cairy and Jane Williamson-married by Jacob Davis, J. P., August 13, 1803.

Andrew Kussell and Isabella Sunderland -married by An- drew Marshal, J. P., Oct. 18, 1803.

Hezekiah Reed and Elizabeth Whitmore-married by Andrew Marshal, J. P., Oct. 20, 1803.

William Lappit and Mary Edwards -- married by Moses Mer- rit, J. P., Nov. 24, 1803.

Tobias Koon and Catharine Croy-married by James Starr,

J. P., Dec. 29, 1803.

Edward Fugate and Massic Williamson-married by Jacob Davis, J. P., Jan. 9, 1804.

Peter Alexander and Jane Mitchell-married by Thos. Mitch- ell, J. P., Jan 17, 1804.

Mathew McCall and Agnes Sharp-married by Moses Merrit, J. P., Jan. 19, 1804.

John Plummer and Nancy Sidwell-married by John Greer,

J. P., Jan. 21, 1804.

Jacob Long and Martha Lashley-married by Jacob Ripsher, J. P., Jan. 23, 1804.

John Paxton and Peggy Hannah-married by Thomas Mitch- ell, J. P., Jan. 31, 1804.

Moses Nap and Rachael Andrews- married by Thomas Will- son, J. P., Feb. 2. 1804.

Timothy Bates and Ruth Moore-married by James Starr, J. P., Feb. 4, 1804.

Aaron Hedley, and Elizabeth Smith -- married by Levi Oakey,

J. P., Feb. 20, 1804.

Robert Todd and Sarah Sidwell -- married by James Starr, J.

P., March 7, 1804.

Robinson Ross and Mary Davis-married by James Henthorn,

J. P., March 11, 1804.

Francis Hall and Elizabeth McBoatney-married by Thomas Mitchell, J. P,, April 11, 1804.

George Myers and Hannah Dickson-married by Jacob Da- vis, J. P., April 24, 1804.

George Gevin and Sarah Stewart-married by Thomas Mitchi- cll, J. P., May 19, 1804:

Henry Bowers and Agnes Cole-married by Thomas Mitchell, J. P., May 29, 1804.

John Shephood and Marth Reed-married by James Starr, J. P., June 19, 1804.

James Barrett and Rebecca Stukey -- married by David Ruble, J. P., July 5, 1804.

Joseph Dunlap and Agnes Goreley-married by Thomas Willson, J. P. July 5, 1804.

George Koon and Lenna Moore-married by James Starr, J, P., July 26, 1804.

Robert Alexander and Jane Dickson-married by Thomas Mitchell. J. P. August 6, 1804.

Alexander McWilliams and Margaret Nixon-married by Alexander Calderhead, Minister of the Gospel, Ang. 7, 180.4.

This is the first marriage on record in which the ceremony was solemnized by a minister.

John Miller and Sarah Miller-married by Thomas Mitchell,

J. P. August 9, 1804.

Richard McPeek and Elizabeth Price,-married by Enoch Martin, Minister of the Gospel, August 19, 180.1.

Hugh Graham and Polly MeBratney-married by Thomas Mitchell, J. P., August 25, 1804.

Asa Davis and Sarah Dille-married by James Smith, J. P., September 6, 1804.

Joseph Parish and Polly Lunday-married by Andrew Mar- shall, J. P., September 6, 1804.

Josiah Beal and Caty Nowls-married by Thomas Willson, J. P., September 18, 1804.

Amos Laburris and Catherine Meck-married by Sterling Johnson, October 9, 1804.

James Hall and Mary Witt-married by Thomas Mithell, J. P., October 11, 1804.

Peter Nowls and Rebecca Wilson-married "by License," by John McDonald, October 16, 1804, and attested by E. Woods, Clerk.

James Parish and Martha Craig-married by Andrew Mar- shall, J. P., October 18, 1804.

John Parsons and Mary Greathouse-married by James Starr, J. P., October 23, 1804.

Charles MeBryde and Elizabeth Hardesty-married "by Li- cense" by John McDonald, October 25, 1804, and attested by E. Woods, Clerk.

George Byerly and Mary Davorc-married by Jacob Davis, J. P., November 8, 1804.

George Strain and Agnes Henderson-married by Alexander Calderhead, Minister of the Gospel, November 13, 1804.

John Preble and Susan Archer-married by David Ruble, J. P., December 3, 180-4.

James Abrahams and Mary Nixon-married by Rev. Enoch Martin. License dated December 6, 1804.

David Work and Patty Todd-married by John Greer, J. P., December 6, 1804.

Samuel Leath and Ann Delong-married by David Ruple, J. P., December 18, 1804.

Conrad Neff and Elizabeth Fecley-married by Sterling Jolin- son, J. P., December 19, 1809.

Jacob Croy and Catherine Beam-married by Sterling John- son, J. P., December 19, 1804.

Andrew Walker and Elizabeth Boyd -- married by Rev. Alex- ander Calderhead, December 20, 1804.

Edward Bratton and Lidney Hall-married by John Wiley, J. P., January 3, 1805.

John Gray and Hannah Okey-married by David Ruble, J. P., January 8, 1805.

John Dillee and Nancy Gallaher-married by James Smith, J. P., January 16, 1805. Abraham Barrett and Elizabeth Henderson-married by Moses Merritt, J. P., January 22, 1805.

William Clifton and Polly Sproles-married by David Ruble, J. P., January 24, 1805.

Cornelius Okey and Hannah Weir-married by David Ru- ble, J. P., February 6, 1805,

James Taylor and Elizabeth Barton-married by Levi Okey, J. P., February 15, 1805.

Andrew Blare and Jane Barr-married by Sterling Johnson, February 21, 1805.

John Dickenson and Margaret Burns-married by John Greer, J. P., February 25, 1805.

Samnel Downey and Elizabeth Griffin-married by Sterling Johnson, March 10, 1805.

William Bodswell and Mary Bell-married by Rev. Enoch Martin, License granted by E. Woods, Clerk of Belmont county ; dated March 15, 1805.

William Giffin and Elizabeth Barr-married by Sterling Johnson, J. P., March 25, 1805.

Henry Kirkbride and Catharine Williams-married by James Starr, J. P., March 25, 1805.

Elijah Stephens and Mary Dearth-married by David Ruble, J. P., April 2, 1805,

Philip Lash and Elizabeth Lamb -- married by Rev. Joseph Anderson, April 6, 1805.

Charles Wells and Jane Heap-married by Thomas Thomp- son, J. P., April 8, 1805.

William Harkins and Elizabeth Crawford-married by Thomas Thompson, April 16, 1805.

William Pryer and Mary Watson-married by David Ruble, J. P., April 16, 1805.

Jacob Jenkins and Margaret Willis-married by John Wiley, J. P., April 18, 1805.

Noah Edwards and Mary Conner-married by Thomas Thompson, J. P., April 24, 1805.

Myers Thompson and Sarah Cole-married by Thomas Thompson, J. P., April 24, 1805.

"No other name is given of this party on record.

J-22-B. & J. Cos.

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Abraham Smith and Jane Daugherty-married by John Mc- Donald, J. P., April 29, 1805 ..

John Deley and Eleanor Eday-married by Jacob Davis, J. P., May 11, 1805.

Francis -and Sarah Cree-married by David Ruble, J. P., May 14, 1805.

Richard Johnson and Elizabeth Creamer-married by Thom- as Mitchell, J. P, May 16, 1805.

Isaac Prior and Lucy Richardson-married by David Ruble, J. P., May 25, 1805.

Ayers Stradley and Rhoda Wilkins -- married by Sterling Johnston, J. P., May 27, 1805.

Isaac Hill and Lydia Perry-married by Sterling Johnston, J. P., May 29, 1805.

Joseph Johnston and Ann Pancost-married by Thos. Thomp- son, J. P., June 1, 1805.

Samuel Burns and Sarah Sheffield-married by John Greer, J. P., June 8, 1805.

John Baten and Mariam Williams-married by John Greer, J. P., June 8, 1805.

Robert Bell. Jr .. and Betsy Lash-married by Rev. Joseph An- derson, June 11, 1805.

John Davis and Elizabeth Devore-married by Jacob Davis, J. P., June 18, 1805.

Mathew Johnston and Catharine Coon-married by John Greer, J. P., July 7: 1805.

Edward Parish and Martha Reed-married by Sterling John- ston, J. P., July 9, 1805.

Cannal Abdiel and Elizabeth Bowman-married by Sterling Johnston, J. P., July 23, 1805.

Josiah ---- and Sarah Shaman-married by Sterling John- ston, J. P., August 1, 1805.

William Myers and Margaret Dixon-married by Jacob Davis, J. P., Angust 6, 1805.

Robert McFarland and Agnes Shuey-married by Thomas Wilson, J. P., August 6, 1805.

William Childlen and Martha Middleton-married by John McDonald, August 25, 1805.

James Williamson and Molley MeMachen -- married by David Ruble, J. P., August 28, 1805.

William Lash and Betsey Price-married by Rev. Joseph An- derson, September 12, 1805.

John Hup and Hannah Dotey-married by David Ruble, J. P., September 14, 1805.

James Willson and Ruth Hardesty -- married by Sterling John- ston, J. P., October 17, 1805.

Samuel Dain and Martba Cree-married by David Ruble, J. P., November 14, 1805.

John Patterson and Gizzel Hazlett-married by Rev. Joseph Anderson, November 28, 1805.

The whole number of marriage licenses issued by the court of Belmont county, from the 17th day of January, 1817, to the Ist day of January, 1825, are 1,213.

EARLY JUDICIARY.

FIRST DIVISION INTO TOWNSHIPS-ELECTION DISTRICTS-CON- STABLES APPOINTED-APPOINTMENT OF SUPERVISORS-FIRST COURT HOUSE-"GOAL"-POUNDS FOR ESTRAYS-DIVISION OF KIRKWOOD-REMOVAL OF THE SEAT OF JUSTICE-FIRST SESSION IN ST. CLAIRSVILLE-KILLING OF JOHN HOLTZ BY SUNDERLAND -- TRIAL, BRANDING, &C .- FIRST MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS IN ST. CLAIRSVILLE.

On Tuesday, November 24, 1801, the first court of Quarter Session of the Peace convened in Pultney, now known as the "Pultney Bottoms." The following is from the court record :

"The Minutes and Proceedings of the Court of General sessions of the Peace for Belmont County in the Territory of the United States, Northwest of the River Ohio, held at Poult- ney in pursuance of a proclamation by his Excellency Arthur St. Cl ir, Esquire, Governor of the Territory , November session 1801 :" - David Lockwood, Daniel MeElherren, and Jacob Rep- shire composing the Court : and the Grand Jury, to-wit: Notley Hayes, Patrick White, John King, Anthony Riger, Joshua Bailey, Cephas Cary, Joseph Findley, Mathew McElherren, Martin Sherry, Thomas Duffield, Wm. Busb, George Barnet, Peter Buzzard, (!) John Wall, Abraham Emerine, Richard Hardesty,

John Lamb, Robert Giffen, Henry Leep, Samuel Barns, George Miller, Archibald Smith, Andrew

This was the first grand jury in Belmont county ; 23 an odd number.

At the November session 1801, John Woolford was recom- mended as a proper person to keep a house of entertainment on the road leading from the "River Ohio to Chillicothe." Rather an indeffinite location at this date, but a very popular route to "keep a hotel" on, judging from the number of applicants for license.

License for "Zane's Road" we find also about the same time. The National Road occupies nearly the site of the old Zane Road. In 1801 the Court ordered that a road should be opened from the town of Poultney to Newellstown-St. Clairsville-Jacob Coleman, Surveyor. In the same year, (1801) a road was opened from Major Abraham, Martin's Ferry, to intersect a road from Peter Henderson's at Tilton's Ferry, near the mouth of Short Creek.

1801, Charles Hammond was appointed by the Court to act as Prosecutor until he should be legally appointed by the Attorney- General. He was "legally" appointed in 1802 by the Attorney- General, a nephew of Gen. St. Clair. At the February term 1802, quashed an indictment against Jacob Repshire for "assault and battery." Jacob was one of the Magistrates holding Court the previous year, and was twice indicted at this term for the same offence ; "salt and battery" was a frequent cause of trouble about this time."

FIRST DIVISION INTO TOWNSHIPS.

It was ordered by the court that the county of Belmont be di- vided into townships as follows :

"The first, beginning on the Ohio river at the northern boundary of the county ; with that line due west to the western boundary of the county ; thence south nine miles to the north- west corner of the ninth township, in the seventh range ; thence east with said township line to the cross line between the thir- teenth and nineteenth section of the south township in the third range; thence north with said line between the said thir- teenth and nineteenth section to the center of said sixth town- ship in the third range; thence east to the Ohio river and up the river to the place of beginning, to be called and known by the name of Kirkwood township.

"The second, to begin on the Ohio river at the southeast cor- ner of Kirkwood township, thence west with the southern boundary of said township to the western boundary of the county ; thence south with said western boundary six miles to the northwest corner of the eigth township in the seventh range ; thence east with said township line to the Ohio river; thence up the river to the place of beginning, to be called and known by the name of the township of Pultney.

"The third, to begin 'on the Ohio river at the south-east cor- ner of the township of Pultney ; thence with said township line west, to the western boundary of the county, thence south with said western boundary six miles, to the northwest corner of the seventh township ; thence with said township line east to the Ohio river; thence up the river to the place of beginning, to be called and known by the township of York.

"The fourth, to begin on the Ohio river at the southeast cor- ner of York township, thence with said township line west to the western boundary of the county ; thence south fifteen miles to the southern boundary of the county ; thence east with said boundary line to the Ohio river; thence up the river to the place of beginning, to be called and known by the name of the township of Salem."

ELECTION DISTRICT.

Under the Territorial Goverment, Belmont county, as orig- inally established, was divided for civil purposes as above de- scribed, which so remained until February 24, 1802. The elec- tion districts were as follows :

Kirkwood composed one ; election to be held at the house of Basil Israel in Newelstown. The townships of Pultney, York and Salem to compose the other one; the place of election to be held in the town of Pultney, at the house of Jacob Rep- shire, Esq.

CONSTABLES APPOINTED.

The following persons were appointed to act as constables in the several townships aforesaid, until February term, viz .:

Kirkwood-William Cougleton and Thomas Richards ;

Pultney-Philip Dover and Joseph Lashley ; York-Samuel Dille ; Salem- -

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APPOINTMENT OF SUPERVISORS.

The supervisors appointed for the several townships were as follows :

Kirkwood-Thomas Richards, William Boggs, Joshua Hatch- si, and James Knowles.

Pultney-Jacob Repshire, Esq., and David Wherry. York-John Dille, Ephraim Bates, and Michael Moore.

FIRST COURT HOUSE.

On the 23d of November, 1802, it was ordered by the court "that there be built on the public grounds in the town of Pultney a brick house, 35 feet square, two stories high. The first story to be 12 feet in the clear, and the second 8 feet in the clear. The same to be occupied as a Court House for this county, Jacob Repshire, Samuel Dille, and David Lockwood were appointed commissioners to purchase materials for court house to the amount of $500.00. In February, 1803, the commissioners were ordered to make additional purchases of materials and employ additional workmen, it necessary, for the speedy completion of the building, and complete the same.

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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 62

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