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Samuel Vestal was born on October 26, 1796, in Chatham county, North Carolina, the son of John Vestal, who came to the Portsmouth neighborhood in 1799. In the spring of 1803 John Vestal moved to Waynesville and soon afterward settled on Todd's fork, where he died in 1804. Samuel Vestal was married to Edith Ballard on April 3, 1825. She was brought to Ohio by her parents in 1803, when but three months old. Jobn Vestal, the father of Samuel, made his will on July 10, 1804, and to his son he left two hundred acres of land.
Spencer Ballard was born on August 29. 1771, the son of Moorman Ballard, who was born on May 15, 1747, and died on April 27, 1821. On December 7. 1796, Spencer Ballard was married to Rebecca Haworth, the daughter of George Haworth, and to them were horn twelve children, Amos, Benajah, Lydla, Edith, Minerva, Jobn, Olive. Jordan, Phoebe, Rebecca, Mary and one who died unnamed.
On November 4, 1804, Joseph Doan came to Clinton county from Chatham county, North Carolina, and purchased two hundred and thirty-eight acres of land. He was born on October 23, 1759, and died on May 28, 1838. He was the father of twelve chil- dren, Thomas, John, Ruth. William, Elizabeth, Joseph, Jesse, Jonathan, Jacob, Rachel. Elisha and Mary. This family was accompanied by John Stout and his family, who pur- chased one hundred and sixty-five acres of land.
Jesse Hughes, Sr., a native of Berkeley county, Virginia, was one of the first associ- ate Judges of Clinton county. At an early age, he was brought to Chester county, Penn- sylvania, by his parents and, in 1784, came with his uncle to Jefferson county, Kentucky, being seventeen years old at the time. He was one of the colony which made the first settlement on the present site of Louisville, which was then called Hughes Station. Jesse Hughes was a soldier and served under Gen. George Rogers Clark in 1786 against the Indians. He came to Clinton county In March, 1805, and settled two miles south- east of Wilmington, At the organization of Clinton county, In 1810, Mr. Hughes was elected one of the three associate judges and held this office for twenty-eight consecutive years, The first term of court was held in his barn. He was married. in 1790 in Ken- tucky, to Elizabeth Drake and to them were born nine children, David, Delilah, Jesse, Jr .. Catherine, Jemima. Elizabeth. Charles D]. Mary and Morgan. After the death of his wife, Elizabeth. Judge Hughes was married again, his second wife surviving him.
Joseph Roberds, generally called "Squire Roberds," was born on Broad river. in I'nion district, South Carolina, February 4. 1766. He was married, at the age of twenty- two. to Anna Randall, although they were not married according to the rules of the Friends church and. for that reason, were expelled from the church. Mrs. Roberds later Joined the Christian church, but Mr. Roberds never joined any other religious body. On account of slavery, Mr. Roberds left South Carolina In 1804 and came to Waynesville. Oblo, where he remained through the summer. In 1805 he settled on Lytle's creek. about three miles below the present site of Wilmington. In the following year, he purchased a small tract of land on Cowan's creek and moved to it. At the organization of Clinton county, he was appointed a Justice of the peace of Richland township. He also held the offices of collector of state revenue and county tax, sheriff and county commissioner.
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In the fall of 1833, be and his wife moved to Indiana, settling near Jonesboro in Grant county. His wife died in 1850 and he, in July, 1863, in his ninety-eighth year.
Azel Walker was born in Virginia in 1774, the son of Mordecai Walker. He was married in Virginia to Hannah Jackson and to them were born ten children, William, Josiah J., Lewis M., Joseph S., Rachel, Ruth, Elijah, Abel, Betsey Ann and Samuel. The family came to Warren county in 1804 and, leaving his wife and children at Waynes- ville, Mr. Walker came to Clinton county and erected a cabin, moving the family here in 1805.
Henry Babb came from Frederick county, Virginia, to Oblo in 1806 and settled on two hundred and fifty acres of land which his wife had inherited from her father. He and his wife were the parents of five sons and five daughters, Peter, Thomas, Henry, Azel, Sampsou, Mary, Rebecca, Rachel, Hannah and Lydia. Henry Babb was one of the first county commissioners of Clinton county and served In this office two years.
William Venard was born probably in Pennsylvania and, when a child, was taken to Kentucky by his parents In 1802 he came with his father to Ohio and purchased fifty acres of land. He was one of the first Justices of the peace of Richland township. In the War of 1812, he served In Tupper's brigade as a private and was wounded at the slege of Ft. Meigs. He died near Kokomo, Indiana.
Moses Frazier was born on August 4. 1791, in Frederick county, Virginia, and was taken by his parents to Greene county, Tennessee, In the following year. In 1806 the family moved to Clinton county and located In the Dover neighborhood. Moses Frazier was married in 1813 to Lydia Pusey, who died in 1823, leaving five small children. Mr. Frazier was married a second time, in 1825, to Elizabeth Farr, who survived him. He died at his old home on January 17, 1874. and was buried in the burying-ground at Dover.
Jacob Haines, the father of Zimri Haines, was born on February 19, 1778. in Penn- sylvania. When a boy. he moved with his parents to Gullford county, North Carolina, and was married there, in 1800, to Mary Leonard. He came to Ohio in 1808. stopping for a short time in Waynesville, and In 1804 located in Union township, Clinton county. He died here on June 17. 1854.
Thomas Rich was born on July 4, 1785. In Virginia. When two years of age, he was taken to North Carolina, where he lived until 1909. In that year, he came to Clinton county and located on Lytle's creek, west of Wilmington.
Hezekinh Hiatt was born on March 23. 1786. In Guilford county, North Carolina. He enme to I'nion township. Clinton county. In 1808 and was married to Ann Perkins, the daughter of Isaac Perkins, In July. 1810.
John Haines came to Ohio from North Carolina in 1808 and his first residence was a cabin on the south side of Dutch creek. Joh Haines had a hincksmith shop on the south and west side of the branch, and Joseph Halnes had a still-house on Dutch creek. Their father was Joshua Haines, of Pennsylvania. Jacob Haines and his brothers were first consina of Noah Haines, an early settler of Waynesville. John Haines, who built the first mill at Waynesville. was also a consin.
Gayer Starbuck was born on the island of Nantucket In 1777. the son of Hezekiah and Mary Starbuck. Hezekiah Starbuck was born on the island of Nantucket on April 10. 1749, and was captain of a whaling vessel for several years. In 1771 he was mar- ried and in 1785 moved with his family to Guilford county, North Carolina, where his wife died in 1806. He died in Clinton county in 1830. Gaver Starbuck learned the trade of a blacksmith In North Carolina and followed this trade for many years. In 1700 he was married to Susannah Dillon. the daughter of Jesse Dillon. Sr., and in 1807 they came to Greene county, Ohlo. In 1810 they settled on the farm which remained their home the rest of their lives. They were the parents of ten children, five sons and five daughters. She died in 1861 and he in 1866.
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Latham Starbuck, a brother of Gayer, came from Tennessee to I'nion township, Clin- ton county, in 1811, with his family. He cleared land and bullt a cabin and later pur- chased fifty acres in Wilson township, which he traded for one hundred acres in Union township. He lived upon this farm the remainder of his life, dying about 1871.
John McWhorter was born in Wilmington, Delaware, and came from Loudoun county. Virginia, to Ohio in 1809. In the spring of 1810 he came to Union township. Clinton county, and lived in an old school house until he could build a cabin for himself. He died on December 24, 1856.
Joseph Whipery was born on February 27, 1787, in York county, Pennsylvania, and came to Ohio about 1810. In the spring of 1813, he returned to Pennsylvania and, in October of that year, came back to Ohio with his brother, Thomas, and Robert Way, the well-known teacher. They settled in Union township on Dutch creek. He was mar- ried in 1814 to Lydia Perkins and to them were born ten children. five suns and five daughters. He moved to Indiana in 1837 and died there on April 24, 1873.
Mordecai Walker, a minister of the Friends church and the father of Azel Walker, heretofore mentioned, bought a tract of one thousand acres north of Wilmington, which he divided among his four children, Lydia. Elizabeth, Azel and Willlam. Mordecai Walker came to Clinton county about 1811 or 1812. although some of his children came in 1905 or 1808. He died in this county about 1833.
Col. Thomas Gaddis was born on December 28, 1744, and came to Clinton county in September, 1814, after having received a deed for three hundred and twenty-five arres of land on April 21. 1810. He came to Ohio with a party, coming down the Ohio river in boats. The first winter the party lived in a cabin belonging to Henry Babb, a relative of Colonel Gaddis. Col. Thomas Gaddis served In the Revolutionary War under General Wash- ington and took great pride in his commission and discharge, which were signed by "the father of his country." Colonel Gaddis was married to Hannah Rice, who died on February 4, 1835. in her eighty-eighth year. Hle died on June 10, 1834.
In 1902 James Moon and his wife emigrated from North Carolina to Ohio, she stopping temporarily in Waynesville, while he went into the wilderness to select a loca- tion. He selected land on Todd's fork, four miles north of the present site of Wilming- ton. Here he erected a cabin and his wife joined him in 1804. They had no children and both lived to a ripe old age, dying on the old farm.
John Leonard was born in Guilford county, North Carolina, and was married to Lydia Starbuck in 1805. Early In 1806 they started for Ohto and located in Union town- ship. Clinton county, on Todd's fork. They were the parents of fourteen children, thirteen of whom grew to maturity. John Leonard died on December 7, 1870, at the age of eighty-eight. and his wife died on May 30, 1874, at the age of ninety-one.
George MeManis came from Kentucky to Ohio in 1807 and settled about three miles southeast of the present site of Wilmington. At the organization of the county in 1810, he was appointed one of the associate judges of the county. One of his sons, John, was at one time auditor and recorder of Clinton county, and another one, George, was at one time associate judge of the county.
The first families to settle in the southeastern part of Union township were the MeKenzies and the Spencers. These familles came from Kentucky. Although a feud existed between the familles, they assisted each other in erecting cabins and clearing land. The Spencer family was of a rather reckless character, but proved to be indus- trious and valuable citizens. James Spencer served under General Harrison In the Indian war of 1811, carrying provisions for the army.
Isaac Wilson came to Ohlo from Kentucky and built his cabin on the north side of Cowan's creek. He was probably the first to settle on that side of the creek south of Wilmington. He was closely followed by John and Charles McGrew. Thomas Wright and others.
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About the time of the War of 1812 and soon after, Nathan Stalker, Isnac Stout, Adam Reynard, Chleb, Joshua and Haines Moore located south of Lytle's creek In Union township. J. J. Lacy. John Jacks, John and Samuel Martin, emigrants from Virginia, settled along Cowan's creek and Indian run In the vicinity of Burtonsville.
TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION.
On August 21, 1813. at a special meeting of the county commissioners of Clinton county, I'nion township was organized from the three original townships. Vernon, Chester and Richland. It received its name from its formation of the union of these subdivisions. Its boundary was described as follows: "Beginning at an elm. in Enos Clevenger's land, marked three hacks and a blaze; thence running east three and one-half miles to a black ash marked for a corner as before. easterly corner of sald township; thence north three aud one-half miles to a large hickory, corner of the division line between Richland and Green townships; thence same course for and one-half miles to two elms, northerly corner to said township; thence west seven milles to a large beech, westerly corner to said township: thence south eight milles, southerly corner to said township; thence east three and one-half miles to the place of beginning. The first election ordered to be held September 10. 1813."
MILL8.
The first mill in the township, and probably the first in the county, was built on Todd's fork in 1805 by Robert Eachus. This mill has been heretofore mentioned in the short sketch of the life of Robert Enchus. About 1805 or 1806, Mahlon Haworth also built a grist-mill on Todd's fork. This mill was run by both horse and water power. George Haworth built a grist-mill on this stream in an early day, just west of the Xenia pike.
During the War of 1812. a saw. and grist-mill was erected on Lytle's creek by William Butler, one mile from the village of Wilmington. Mr. Butler later sold the mill to David Stratton, who operated it for fifteen or twenty years. The dam was destroyed by high waters and the mill abandoned, Inter being entirely swept away by the water.
Nathan Stalker built a grist-mill on Lytle's creek in 1815 and later sold his land and mill to Joshun Moore. Mr. Moore operated the mill for many years, when his brother, Haines Moore, purchased the enterprise. He conducted the mill for some time, but the operations ceased many years ago.
Peyton Burton, a well-known millwright, built a number of mills in Clinton county and also remodeled several. He huilt a steam grist-mill just south of Wilmington and, as there was no mill of this kind in this section of the county. It did an extensive busi- neRA. He also built a steam grist-mill on Cowan's creek and later built one run by water power at Burtonville. The latter mill was sold to Thomas Custis and afterward was destroyed by fire.
The following are the officers of Vernon township in 1915: Trustees. R. J. Humph- reys, Russell A. Sewell and W. F. Hildebrecht : clerk, G. H. Kelley : treasurer, H. W. Baugh. Population, twelve hundred and twenty-six.
CLARKSVILLE,
Clarksville is situated in the western part of Vernon township, on the Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley railroad. It was laid out April 27. 1816. by William Hadley. pro- prietor. The surveying was done by Peyton Wert. The town, ns originally laid out, consisted of forty-four lots of the nanul size. four poles front and eight poles hack. Marrow's addition was laid out about 1840. In the year 1858. the boundaries were extended. taking in a quantity of the adjoining land, the survey being made by James Linton. The land thus taken in was divided into lots and numbered as ontlots; a piat was made, with streets, etc., of the whole, but the work was irregularly done and the territory thus ndded cannot be considered as an addition to the town.
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The lots composing the original town were dry, with gravel deposit beneath, making excellent natural drainage for cellars, but the land adjoining, almost up to the original town, was not a very inviting locality for settlers at that time. It is situated on the banks of Todd's fork, which winds around through the bottom lands, and the waters, crossing the bottoms during heavy rains, mude pools and bayous, which did not give promise of ever being fit for cultivation. Theu all these bottoms were covered with timber, with a heavy growth of underbrush and vines. The East fork rau on the south side of the town, but Is a more rapid stream and does not leave its channel until It passes the town.
Samuel T. Louden built the first cabin and opened a hotel or tavern. Keeping tavern in early times was hardly the thing it is In the present day. It consisted in furnishing the traveler with the rough and substantial fare common to all settlers-a bed in a loft or in an addition in which to sleep, and last, but not least, with plenty of whiskey to keep up bis spirits and to act as an antidote or preventive of malarial poison, so common in new countries. Mr. Louden sold bis hotel to Joseph Wysong. Joun Oxley built the second house in the village in the year 1815. Ephraim Kibby moved to Clarksville in 1817. He was a tanner by trade, and was the first to engage in that business in the village. Kibby bought out the stock of William Smalley, who had a small tannery west of Clarksville. Kibby was a member of the Baptist church, was thrifty and prosperous in his business, and at the time of his death, which occurred in 1876, was well known in Clinton county. John Keenan and Joseph Thompson were among the early settlers of Clarksville.
The first saddler and harness-maker was John Hadley. Hadley made his saddle- trees out of dogwood forks. He, with Elf Hale, opened the second store in the village. Afterward he dealt in the pork trade and dealt largely in cattle. His personal efforts and the general business carried on and planned by bim formed a very important part in making the town the prosperous business center it was In the early times. Eliahu Kirk was the first batter. Ell Helmnich and Abram Nicholson were among the first blacksmiths. Jacob Longstreth opened the first store in the village. Among the first carpenters were Samuel T. Louden, James Abbott and William Michael. Michael after- ward became judge at Lebanon. The first shoemaker was Joseph Wysong. Samuel Hyde was the Arst cabinet-maker; his shop was an old building which was afterward used as a school house. William Slater carried on the business of cabinet-maker and later was succeeded by J. Thomas, E. Titus and Alfred Cast. John McCarty was the first cooper. The immense pork trade of Clarksville made coopering a very important business in the village, and there were several cooper shops running at the same time and all doing a good business. James Coyle was among the first coopers. William Dogget carried on a cooper business at the corner of Main and Second streets, Isalah Wilkerson, at a later date. ran a shop near where the Baptist church stood.
John Kelley was probably the first tailor. This was also a very Important business in the early times, and tailor shops have been carried on by Harrison Compton. S. H. Wilson, K. S. Kearns and others, A business which has disappeared from smaller towns was hat making. This business was carried on In Clarksville In early times, first by Richard Lackey, afterward by Mr. Black. John Dempsey was also an early hatter. He served in the Mexican War and was constable of Vernon township for many years. He was crippled by palsy and was a peculiar character.
The first wagon-maker was George Harris. Samuel French was an early stone- mason. James Marrow was the first and only distiller. Joseph Wysong was the first postmaster of the village. Jacob Longstreth was the first physician.
Soon after its establishment or laying ont. Clarksville was well represented in the trades. Merchants, tanners, taflors, wagon-makers, blacksmiths, carpenters, hatters. harness-makers and coopers were making the village lively and business-like. But at a later day, about the year 1840-44, the town assumed its greatest Importance, the pork
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trade at that time placing it on a flourishing basis. Among the most noted pork packers were: Hale & Cook, who had their slaughter house on the East fork, Just above the bridge, on the Goshen pike; John Hadley and James Lindsay. Hogs were driven from all parts of Clinton county, as well as from Highland and Ross counties. The hogs slaughtered in those days were not the improved breeds we have now. In early times they were partly fatted on mast, and they were wild, raw-boned, with snouts so long sometimes that, as expressed by an old settler in describing them, "they could root nine feet in the ground after a poke root, and still see a man over the top." We do know that they were driven ten or twenty miles sometimes, and then had to be caught with dogs or shot at the slaughter pens. The lard from the slaughtered porkers was placed in kegs and, together with the meat just from the sult. was hauled to Cincinnati in wagons. The time taken by a teamster in making a trip was about six days. Regarding the number slaughtered, one of the older residents estimated that as high as forty to fifty thousand hogs would he slaughtered and packed in Clarksville in one season. This brought an immense trade to the town, and stores, hotels and all trades flourished.
Some of the heavy teamsters of the day were William Marrow, William McCray, Charles U'rton and, Inter, Armstrong MeCray, Milt Watson, James Villars. These teamsters would take their provisions, horse feed and bedding along, and sleep on the floor of some tavern. It was a rough life, but was relished by the men. The independence of the wild, rough life was by no means unpleasant.
Among the early school teachers in the village were Nancy Tufts, David Eachus and Carter B. Harlan, brother of the late Judge R. B. Harlan. Clarksville had two separate school houses until 1868. when it was made a special district. For a number of years the Friends or Quakers maintained a separate school in a building of their own.
Among the physicians of this early date were Doctors Hampton, Crawford, A. T. Davis and Tribbey. Though in early times diseases, such as malaria, fevers, ague, etc., were more prevalent, It seems that the doctors of the "old school" found their work Inhorious and their pay scanty and uncertain and had to revert to other forms of occupation for sustenance. Longstreth kept a store, Tribbey was a farmer, and A. T. Davis represented the county in the Legislature.
A number of the early settlers who came to Clarksville and contributed in the building up of the town are Dr. H. W. Baugh, Dr. T. 8. Garland, Dr. Z. T. Garland, Dr. E. S. Stevens, Levi Collins, John Thomas, James Starry, who was the first silversmith of Clarksville, S. C. Kelley. James Linton and James Wysong.
Clarksville was incorporated on March 1, 1837. The present officers are: C. L. Hale, mayor; Otto Gharst, clerk; Gus J. Miller, treasurer; Frank Gray, marshal; Benjamin Thompson. Frank Hoover, S. V. Barry, Thomas Gray, Thomas Snook and P. C. Camp, councilmen. The population is four hundred twenty-five.
The worst calamity which Clarksville has had to suffer was a series of fires. The first of these occurred July 9. 1902, the destruction of the opera house, Linton's store. dwelling and Implement room entalling a loss of twenty-four thousand dollars. The second fire occurred on October 15, 1909. destroying a dwelling. livery harn and black- smith shop, at a loss of six thousand dollars. The third came January 12, 1911, when an implement room, dwelling and office were burned, at a loss of eight thousand dollars. On the site of the old opera house, a new one was erected, of concrete blocks, at a cost of eleven thousand dollars. After the first of these fires the council purchased a Waterhouse gasoline fire engine, at a cost of one thousand eight hundred dollars. The pavements of the town are cement and the streets are in good condition. The canning factory of Baugh, Bown & Baugh did seventy-five thousand dollars' worth of business in 1912. The first jail was constructed In 1873 and Is still standing, although a new Jall was erected In 1880.
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
The business interests of Clarksville are as follow : Auto livery, C. L. Hall, A. J. Walker; banker, Farmers' National; barber, Alpheus Bogan ; blacksmiths, John Fordyce, Al Smith, Leroy Ellis; canning factor, Baugh, Batten & Baugh, I.inton ; chiropactor, Glen C. Gray ; creamery, French Brothers, Bauer & Company ; drug store, C. W. Snook ; dry-goods, R. C. Patterson, E. R. Sbank & Company ; feed and implements, McQuinn Brothers: flour-mill, J. W. Murrell; general stores, G. W. Stephens, L. L. White; garage and blacksmith, G. J. Miller ; grocery and restaurant. P. C. Camp; hotels, Eureka, Frank Gray, proprietor; Star, Wysong Sisters, proprietors; Mrs. Moore; implements and bug- gies, J. T. Gray & Brothers; Ilveries, Frank Gray, Thomas Smith ; lumber yard, A. D. Madden Estate; newspaper, Clarkarille Herald; physicians, F. A. Batten, C. W. Snook ; restaurants, Kate Penquite, Nellle Norton, Roy Cleaver, R. W. Andrews; veterinaries, Burl Gray, S. J. Rigdon.
Mra. J. P. Ford is the present postmistress and J. H. Dodd is the railroad agent. Clarksville has an excellent band of twenty pieces, of which J. H. Dodd is the director. The fox-hounds of Clarksville are noted for their cunningness in tracking the sly animals and this afford the citizens of Clarksville great pleasure and a diversion from the bard toils of the day.
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