History of Crawford County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 74

Author: Hopley, John E. (John Edward), 1850-
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Chicago,Ill., Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1302

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Jacob Shawke was a soldier in the Revo- lutionary war. His son Thomas Shawke came to Bucyrus in 1833.

Simon Shunk was a soldier in the Revolu- tionary War, serving under Washington. His son Adam Shunk came to Bucyrus in 1854.

James Sims was in the Revolutionary War. His grandson, John Sims, came to Bucyrus in 1845.

William Ward was a Revolutionary soldier. His sons, Clark K. and C. D. Ward, came to Bucyrus in 1847.

Charles White enlisted in the Revolutionary War at the age of 18. His son Charles White, came to this section about 1820, settling later in Dallas township.

Eli Widger was a soldier of the Revolution- ary War. His daughter, Mrs. Lucy Rogers, came to Bucyrus in 1822.

Henry Wolf enlisted in the Continental Army in Pennsylvania. His son Michael came to Liberty township in 1834.

ANCESTRAL DATA

In looking at ancient ancestors the follow- ing were also found:

J. H. Williston, two terms state senator and for many years editor of the Forum, was a descendant of one of the Pilgrims who came over in the Mayflower.

Resolved White, Auburn township, was a descendant of William White who came over in the Mayflower.

John R. Clymer, who edited the Forum for many years was a descendant of the Clymers of Pennsylvania, George Clymer being one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.

Theodore Shotwell, who married a daughter of James Mckinstry, was a descendant of Theodore Shotwell, who in 1665 with 65 others took the oath of allegiance to Charles II, at Elizabethtown, N. J., this was at the time when England secured New Jersey from the Dutch.

Eli Adams, of Sulphur Springs, was a great grandson of John Adams, of Revolutionary fame.

Giles Cory was executed at Salem for witch- craft, on Sept. 1, 1692, aged 77 years. Several generations later his descendants, Aaron and Thomas Cory, came to Cranberry township.

John Hopley, who came to Bucyrus in 1856, was a descendant, seventh generation, of Sam- uel Pratt, an English Bishop, chaplain to Queen Anne in 1703, and buried in St. George's chapel, Windsor.

Richard Sears was one of the early Puri- tans ; in 1632 he was a tax-payer at Plymouth, Mass.

William Ward settled at Sudbury, Mass., in 1639, and held several offices in the early Colonial days. Among his descendants were Clark K. and C. D. Ward who came to Bu- cyrus in 1847.

When the second war with England broke out in 1812, Crawford county was a wilder- ness, and not even the cabin or shack of a white hunter existed within its borders; it was a hunting ground for the Indians. The eastern seven miles of the county, had been open for settlement for a few years, but no pioneer had as yet drifted so far to the westward, Rich- land county being the extreme edge of civili- zation. The western thirteen miles was only traversed by the roving bands of Indians. But it was during this war that Crawford county was crossed and recrossed by the militia on their way to and from the battle grounds along the Maumee. Many of the soldiers were im- pressed by the country, and when, two years after the war closed, the land was opened to settlement, it is not strange that some of these soldiers in seeking a new home, found it in the region which they had first traversed when bearing arms in defense of their country.

Among those who served in the War of 1812-15, and later found homes in Crawford county, some records have been obtained.

James Andrews was a member of the Penn- sylvania militia. He came to Crawford county in 1832, settling in what is now Texas town- ship. He died April 25, 1840, and was buried in the Andrews graveyard, Texas township.

Jacob Bankert came to Bucyrus, date un- known, and was buried in the graveyard on the Tiffin road.

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James P. Beall was a member of the Penn- sylvania militia ; he came to Bucyrus township in 1854; died Feb. 24, 1869, and was buried in Oakwood cemetery.

David Brown came to Bucyrus, date un- known, and died Aug. 4, 1883, and was buried in Oakwood cemetery.

Joseph Baker, Virginia militia, came to Au- burn township in 1825; died in that township, and was buried about four miles east of New Washington.

John Blair, New York militia, came to Au- burn township in 1821; died Sept. 19, 1847, and is buried in the Hanna graveyard, near Tiro.

Elisha Castle, Maryland militia, came to Jef- ferson township in 1840; died at Leesville May 8, 1864, and is buried in the Leesville grave- yard.

Samuel Carson, Virginia militia, came to this section in 1835, settling just across the line in Venice township, Seneca county, hav- ing land in both counties. He died in Seneca county.

John Caris came to Liberty township, date unknown, and died there Dec. 14, 1862, and was buried in the Union graveyard east of Sulphur Springs.

Harvey Close, New York militia, came to Texas township in 1869; died in that township, and was buried in the Benton graveyard.

John Coon, Ohio militia, came to Texas township in 1825 ; died in that township March 22, 1856, and was buried in the Benton grave- yard.

Joshua Chilcote. New York militia, came to Cranberry township in 1818; died in Auburn township July 3, 1837, and was buried in the Hanna graveyard near Tiro.

James Ferguson was in the War of 1812. He was expert in woodcraft and was fre- quently employed as the bearer of dispatches between the different commanders. After the war he settled in Sandusky township and in 1828 removed to Lykens township.

James Forrest was with Perry's fleet at the Battle of Lake Erie: he came to Tod township in 1854, died at Oceola May 10, 1880, and was buried in the Oceola graveyard.

John B. French, Virginia militia, came to Sandusky township in 1821, died there in 1830.

William Green, New York militia, came to Auburn township in 1815; died April 21, 1862, on the farm on which he first settled, and was buried in the Hanna graveyard, near Tiro.

E. W. Brown came to Auburn township in 1842, where he died in June, 1871.

John Eaton was in the War of 1812; he came to Holmes township in 1830 and died there Aug. 23, 1850, and was buried in the Brokensword graveyard.

Henry Harriger, Pennsylvania militia, came to Whetstone township in 1823, where he died in 1878, and was buried in the Stewart grave- yard two miles east of Bucyrus.

Seth Holmes, New York militia, was a teamster in the supply train which passed through Bucyrus in 1812; he came to Bucyrus with Samuel Norton in 1819; died in 1825, and was buried in the Cary graveyard on the Tiffin road.

Christian Hoover, Ohio militia, came to Dal- las township in 1822; he died in that township Aug. II, 1849, and was buried in the White graveyard, Dallas township.

Seth Hawks, New York militia, came to Auburn township in 1819; he died there July 20, 1824, and was buried in the Hanna grave- yard near Tiro.

Jacob Holmes, Pennsylvania militia, came to Whetstone township in 1833; he died there Feb. 6, 1882, and was buried in Oakwood cemetery.

Samuel Hanna, New York militia, came to Auburn township in 1819; he died there June 2, 1862, and was buried in the Hanna grave- yard near Tiro.

Elijah Jump, New York Volunteer Infantry, came to Tod township in 1843; he died there Dec. 5, 1871, and was buried in the Benton graveyard.

James Magee, Pennsylvania militia, came to Sandusky township in 1824; he died there April 14, 1850, and was buried in the Sandusky graveyard, centre of Sandusky township.

James Marshall, soldier in the War of 1812, came to Bucyrus in 1826; died Aug. 12, 1850.

Benjamin Maskey, Pennsylvania militia, came to Crawford county, date unknown; died in Tod township, Jan. 21, 1867, and was buried at Oceola.

Rodolphus Morse, New York militia. came

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to Auburn township in 1820; died there Oct. II, 1872, and was buried in the Hanna grave- yard near Tiro.

Jeremiah Morris, Ohio militia,, came to Bu- cyrus township in 1834; died Oct. 19, 1874, and was buried in Oakwood cemetery.

Isaac Monnett, officer in the Ohio militia, came to Bucyrus township in 1828; died July 6, 1864, and was buried in Oakwood ceme- tery.

Charles Morrow, Pennsylvania militia, came to Auburn township in 1817; died Dec. 4, 1845, and was buried in the Hanna graveyard near Tiro.

Rev. E. O'Flyng, New York militia, came to Bucyrus about 1862 ; died May 23, 1873, and was buried in Oakwood ceretery. ,

Christopher Perky, with Harrison at Fort Meigs, came to Crawford county in 1827 ; died in Seneca county Aug. 28, 1833.

Moses Pugh, Virginia militia, came to Ly- kins township in 1838; died there Sept. 27 1848, and was buried in the Andrews grave- yard near Benton.

John Pettigon was in the War of 1812, and came to Auburn township in 1815, later mov- ing further west.

William Robinson, colonel in the Pennsyl- vania militia, came to Jefferson township in 1830 : died there Aug. 30, 1847, and was buried in the graveyard on the Tiffin road.

Henry C. Snyder, Maryland Regulars, came to Liberty township in 1844; died Sept. 24. 1870, and was buried in the Roop graveyard. Liberty township.

John Scroggs, Maryland militia, came to Bucyrus in 1839 ; died Aug. 31, 1861, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery.

George · Sinn, Pennsylvania militia, came to Bucyrus township in 1826; died Jan. 2, 1870, and was buried in Oakwood cemetery.

Valentine Shook, ensign in the War of 1812, came to Whetstone township in 1828; died there in 1843.

Andrew Schreck, Pennsylvania militia, came to Liberty township in 1835; died in Whet- stone township in 1872.

John Sherer, Pennsylvania militia, came to Whetstone township in 1830; died there Sept. 30, 1871.

Joseph Smith, captain in the Pennsylvania

militia, came to Sandusky township in 1825: died in 1843.

Thomas Towers, Maryland militia, came to Whetstone township in 1835, and died there.

Benjamin Sharrock, New York militia, came to Polk township in 1818, and died Nov. 16, 1879.

Zachariah Welsh, colonel in Ohio militia, came to Dallas township in 1822; died in Bu- cyrus township Aug. 16, 1843, and was buried in the White graveyard, Dallas township.

David Wickham, New York militia, came to Texas township in 1837; died there Sept. 15, 1848, and was buried in the Benton graveyard.

James Woodside, Pennsylvania militia, came to Holmes township in 1830; died in Bucyrus, Feb. 21, 1867, and was buried in Oakwood cemetery.

Jacob Walcutt, Virginia militia, served in the War of 1812, entered land in Texas town- ship, soon after died and his widow and seven children settled on the land.

When the Mexican . War broke out, John Caldwell, who had been auditor of the county from 1830 to 1836, and sheriff from 1843 to 1845, organized an independent company in this county. They entered the service May 30, 1846, and went as far as Cincinnati, but Ohio's quota was more than filled. Some, however, went to Mexico. The company was mustered out at Bucyrus on Oct. 26, 1846. The follow- ing was the roster of the company :

Captain-John Caldwell.

First Lieutenant-James C. Steen.

Second Lieutenant-David Nicholls.

Sergeants-Henry Miller, Jacob Yost, John M. Stouffer, Thomas Wynn.

Corporals-Thomas G. Pillars, John Blake, Horace Potter, W. L. Beard.

Privates-A. Adams, E. Aurandt, William Bailey, Samuel Bair, P. Bollinger. C. Caldwell, William Chambaugh, John Clapper, Lake Clark, A. W. Coleman, J. Curtis, J. Decker, William Decker, D. S. Fuller, John Grant, Lewis Greenick, J. F. W. Gressen, Lewis High, Franklin Hill, Jacob Himman, H. W Johns, Levi Lehman, Jacob Leiby, C. J. Love. Mordecai McCauly, William T. McGill, Wil- liam McNickle. Thomas Maize, E. R. Merri- man. B. C. Miller, E. C. Miller, F. L. Miller, P. Miller. W. Minor, William Mizner, C. H.

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Murphy, Benjamin Myers, H. Orpt, W. Os- burn, Cyrus Peck, John Pfleminger, Franklin Poppins, Richard Reed, Robert M. Reed, Caleb Scholes, Thomas Scott, Thomas D. Shewy, William Slagle, W. L. Stearns, William Sweet, John Trick, John C. Trick, John Turner, James Warren, G. Wells, Chauncey West, F. Wil- liams, N. B. Williams, James Wilson, John Wilson, J. N. Yost.

John J. Bebout was also in the Mexican War, and George W. Fenner, the latter in the Sec- ond Pennsylvania Cavalry.

The next war in which the United States engaged was a far more serious and deadly struggle. It was one of State against State, brother against brother, the North against the South, a war from which the Nation as a whole has not yet fully recovered, though the sec- tional bitterness and animosity it engendered have now, happily, almost entirely passed away. The causes of the War of 1861-65 are so well known and understood by all that no more than a brief reference to them is necessary. It originated in the institution of slavery-an in- stitution which in colonial times and in the early days of the Republic, was common to both northern and southern territory, but which had been gradually abandoned at the north, chiefly because it was no longer profitable. The South, depending upon unpaid negro la- bor for the cultivation of its cotton, sugar and other crops, naturally desired the retention of this institution, and its extension to the west- ern and southwestern territories. It was chiefly around this question of extension that the struggle arose which for a time split the Nation in twain, and carried bereavement into thousands of homes on both sides of Mason and Dixon's line. The election of Abraham Lincoln, who had expressed himself strongly against the further extension of slavery, but who was no "abolitionist," in the sense in which the term was then used, decided the Southern States to sever those political bonds which had hitherto united them with the rest of the nation, and which, as expressed in the Federal constitution, they regarded as a con- tract assumed for mutual advantage, similar to a business partnership, to be cancelled by any state or aggregation of states, when they should find it to their advantage to do so. This States' Rights doctrine, was opposed to the

ideas of a great majority of the northern peo- ple, who regarded the Constitution as an in- dissoluble contract, and when, therefore, South Carolina took the initiative by firing on Ft. Sumter all knew that the struggle was on; that the burning question which had agitated men's minds for more than a generation, and had found expression in the eloquent outbursts of the greatest American orators on either side-such men as Webster and Clay against Calhoun and Benton, Sumner and Chase against Hayne and Stevens, could now be set- tled in only one way-by the sword. And by the sword it was settled, completely and finally. The Union was preserved, but only at the cost of precious blood and untold treasure.

After two years of war, the victories of Gettysburg and Vicksburg in 1863, marked the turning-point, and from that time the question was simply how long the South could hold out. This question was answered in April, 1865, at Appomattox, with the surrender of General Lee.

Men in the flower of youth, the strength of manhood or the ripeness of age, left family, home and friends in answer to their country's call, and many there were who never returned. Their bones rest beneath the sod at Fredericks- burg and Antietam, at Gettysburg and Stone River, at Vicksburg and the Wilderness, or fill some unknown grave that marks the site of a deadly prison pen that was more fatal than the field of battle. Many a one who said good- bye to the departing soldier, with smiling eyes and sorrowing hearts-the mother or the fa- ther, the sister or the brother or she who "was a nearer one, still and a dearer one, yet than all other"-little dreamed that the part- ing was forever, and the bruised and bleeding heart could find its only consolation in treas- uring up the hero-death their loved one died. War has its glories and its heroes, but who can fathom the cost ?- that unceasing, never-end- ing sorrow that palsies the heart of the mother and the sister, the wife and the sweetheart; and although time may soften and soothe, the grief is always there; there to ever remain until their mission on earth is ended, and they again meet their loved one in the world beyond.

Fort Sumter was fired upon April 12, 1861, and two days later President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers.

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No sooner had the news of Fort Sumter reached Bucyrus than the most intense excite- ment pervaded the entire community. Men, women and children, old and young, of all professions and calling were aroused. Never was there such an excitement in the village. Business was suspended almost entirely. Work- men left their shops unquestioned by their ein- ployers. Clerks quit their counters. Merchants, mechanics, professional men, everybody rushed to the streets while everybody from the coun- try came in, all actuated by one spirit, the preservation of the Union. Reports from Ga- lion and Crestline showed the same enthusias- tic loyalty had caused the suspension of prac- tically all business in those places.

On April 17 a meeting was held at the Rowse Hall at which Jacob Scroggs presided, with Frank Patterson as secretary. Speeches were made by Jacob Scroggs, Judge J. S. Plants, C. W. Butterfield, J. R. Swigart and F. W. Butterfield and a committee on resolutions ap- pointed consisting of John Hopley, F. W. But- terfield, William M. Scroggs, B. B. McDanald and Geo. Donnenworth, Jr. The resolutions were loyal to the core and closed with the ring- ing declaration in capital letters that "The Union Must and Shall Be Preserved," and all the resolutions as read were received with the most deafening cheers, especially the latter. At the conclusion of F. W. Butterfield's speech he called for volunteers and seventeen signed the muster roll. A committee consisting of F W. Butterfield, W. R. S. Clark, and Nicholas Buler was appointed to circulate the roll and obtain additional volunteers. Cheers were given to Senator Orr for his vote in the State Senate on the War Bill. The Star Spangled Banner was sung amid great excitement, and the meeting adjourned to meet on Friday, the 19th. The papers said "The patriotic senti- ments of all the speakers was received with the most unbounded applause." This meeting was held on Wednesday evening. On Thurs- day evening the enlistments numbered 34 and on Friday 45, and on Saturday drilling com- menced on the Public Square, Jacob P. Hysung being the drill master. Practically the entire town, crowded the square to watch the evolu- tions of the soldiers.

On Sunday, April 21, just one week from the call of the president for troops, sixty of

the company attended the Lutheran Church to listen to a sermon of Rev. J. Crouse. His text was, "And the children of Ephraim being armed and carrying bows, turned back in the day of battle." -- Psalm LXXVIII, 9.

Monday the excitement continued. The people from the country coming in and re- maining all day. No work was done and the . only discussion on the street corners was the coming war. During the day one or two ex- pressed doubts as to the right of the Govern- ment to coerce another state, but the indigra- tion of the crowd was so universally mani- fested that any doubter found it safest to keep his opinion to himself.

On Monday evening the square was jammed by a crowd of excited and enthusiastic citizens who assembled to take a final leave of the vol- unteers, who had received orders to march the made by A. M. Jackson, Judge J. S. Plants, next morning. Enthusiastic speeches were Hon. L. W. Hall, J. R. Swigart, and Rev. J. Crouse and Rev. L. B. Gurley.

A special train was to take the company to Crestline the next morning at 5 o'clock, but early hours were nothing to the thoroughly aroused people Tuesday morning by 4 o'clock the town was awake and were out in force thronging to the square. The fire department was out in full uniform to escort the company to the station as F. W. Butterfield, A. W. Dil- ler, J. H. Simon, Thomas Lommison, John Kanzleiter and John McKillipp were members of the fire department, and they were presented with a series of resolutions commending their actions signed by B. F. Lauck, J. G. Stoll, Jr., J. G. Frayer and John G. Birk. At the station Jacob Scroggs made the farewell speech and the train arrived, and the first company from Crawford County left for the war, followed by the enthusiastic cheers of the entire town. The ladies had ordered a beautiful flag, but it failed to arrive in time and was forwarded to the Company at Cleveland later. The mem- bers of this company which later became Co. C in the Eighth Ohio, who left Bucyrus on Wednesday morning April 24th, ten days after the president's call for troops, were as follows : Captain-F. W. Butterfield .

First Lieut .- E. W. Merriman.

2nd Lieut .- David Lewis.

3rd Lieut .- Resin Graham.

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Sergeants-Alec Diller, Orderly; John Stough, second; A. G. Hoffman, third; A. G. Bacon, fourth.

Corporals-Henry Hayes, first; N. B. Roberts, second; Oliver H. P. Mallory, third; Geo. WV. Neff, fourth.

Drummers-D. W. Bair and J. Hysung, bass; Fred Nichols and Gus. Machold, snare.

Privates-S. Andrews, M. Andrews, Wil- liam Anderson, C. R. Boram, J. A. Brooks, G. W Bair, R. J. Bevins, John K. Barclay, Nicholas Bader, John Couts, Jacob Couts, W. Cronenberger, Samuel Clark, John W. Doll, William Dutot, James E. Davis, M. R. Dubois, John Donnan, F. M. Diller, John J. Forney, Augustus Fortney, Jacob Gibbens, Geo. Gay, Charles Graaft, Peter Griffen, N. Haggerman, Aden Hill, George C. Howenstein, Giles Has- kell, J. P. Hysung, Isaac Irey, Oregon John- son, James S. Kelley, John Kantzleiter, Stephen J. Kester, William F. Kimmell, Fred Klein- dienst, David M. Long, Thomas Lommason, Francis Leasure, Jacob Mowery, Christian Maric, Alfred Minster, John McKellip, James McKellip, Charles McKellip, Terry McMann, Henry Marsh, James Martin, J. C. Miller, John Mulligan, James McNickle, Andrew J. Raub, Philip Ruseman, Henry Snider, L. G. Snowden, James M. Shay, David Sherrock, William Stewart, William Shrader, John H. Simons, John Strawbridge, Philip Saylor, J. Waterhouse, Frank Williams, John War- ner, Louis Youngman.

At Galion, the same enthusiastic feeling pre- vailed. A meeting was held and a company organized. And on Thursday, April 25th, the entire town assembled at the Cleveland, Col- umbus and Cincinnati depot where enthusiastic speeches were made and the second company left the county for war, the "Galion Guards," later Co. C of the 23rd Ohio. There were 84 men, many of them from the B. & I and C. C. & C. roads. They were officered by J. W. Skiles, who was a veteran of the Mexican war ; J. R. McMillan was the first Lieutenant and C. P. Harding, second lieutenant.

At Crestline an enthusiastic meeting was held at Livingston Hall as early as April 19, with Robert Lee as president and William Reed as secretary. Patriotic speeches were made by Rev. J. P Loyd, Dr. Covert, Robert Lee, and Prof. A. Miller. Patriotic resolutions were

passed, the committee being A. Patterson, Ja- cob Staley, J. P. Davis, David Ogden, D. S. Keplinger, M. A. Archer, J. S. Smith, S. R. C. Clark.

At Sulphur Springs, a company was organ- ized with fifty volunteers to be held in readi- ness and they were drilled every week. Amos Keller was the captain, with J. H. Kemmis Ist lieutenant, and J. N. Biddle, 2nd lieutenant. In Bucyrus, Aaron H. Keller, B. F. Lauck and John Jones organized a reserve company, to be in readiness if their services were needed.

Their services were needed, as the later calls demanded more and more men, and for four long years there was a constant drain on this county and the other counties in the State and Nation, for men to save the Union, and it is probable that in that four years of war at least 2,000 inen were furnished from Crawford County. From the time the first company had left Bucyrus and gone into Virginia in July of 1861, there were probably but few battles or skirmishes in which one or more soldiers from Crawford County had no part, and as time passed and the seemingly never- ending struggle went on, and the news came of the death of loved ones on the battle field, is it not to be wondered at that all the patriotism of a loyal people was needed to save the na- tion from disunion. On two occasions drafts were necessary to fill out the quota, drafts which called for 300 and 400 men from the lit- tle county of Crawford, who already had 1,000 men in the field, and yet when the draft arrived. most of the volunteers had been secured and in some townships the entire quota had been fur- nished. A brief history is given of the principal regiments in which Crawford County had en- tire or almost entire companies. Yet there were few regiments of the more than two hun- dred in the state but what had one or more men at some time from this county, and a history of Crawford County in the war is nothing more or less than a history of the war itself.

The Eighth Ohio Volunteer Infantry-The first company organized in Crawford county under the President's call for 75,000 men be- came a part of the 8th Ohio Infantry, and was known as Company C, which was raised in and around Bucyrus. It was officered as follows: F. W. Butterfield, captain; E. W.

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History of Crawford County, Ohio, and representative citizens, Part 74

Author: Hopley, John E. (John Edward), 1850- Publication date: 1912 Publisher: Chicago,Ill., Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company Number of Pages: 1302

Author: Hopley, John E. (John Edward), 1850-
Publication date: 1912
Publisher: Chicago,Ill., Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company
Number of Pages: 1302