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Boling Hatton was the grand- father of Frank Hatton, of the Bur- lington Hawkeye, late Assistant- Postmaster-General. He died June 1, 1874, at the age of ninety-five. Ile was an 1812 soldier and one of the pioneers of Duck Creek Valley.
The old road to Cambridge, which crossed the creek at Caldwell, near the present residence of Fulton Caldwell, was used as a race-course in the early years. An accident which occurred in 1837 put an end to the sport. A young man named Thomas Taylor, a general favorite in the neighborhood, was thrown from his horse where (. Foster's
* From a paragraph in the Republican, January 15, 1875.
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house now stands, and striking head foremost upon a fence was rendered insensible. He did not regain con- sciousness, but died twenty-four hours later.
Prior to 1840 Joseph Schofield had a carding and spinning mill at Socum, run by horses in a tread-mill. similar to that now used in sawing wood. Ile did a brisk business for some years. Later John Clymer had a water grist-mill on the site of the old Allen mill.
The early settlers, and particularly the New Englanders, used oxen chiefly in plowing and other kinds of farm work. The plows were called "hog nosed," and were constructed from a forked stick, shaped into some semblance to a mold-board and cov- ered with strips of iron. Many of ; the plows used in this township were , made by Joseph Caldwell, still living, James Davis doing the iron work. Hoes, forks and similar implements were very rude implements made by blacksmiths. !
April 22, 1811, a petition was pre- : sented to the commissioners of Guernsey County, for a road from Cambridge " to strike Buffalo Fork of Will's Creek at or near the mouth of Muddy Fork, thence on the same direction to strike the south bound- ary of Guernsey County, at or near the center of the sixth township of the ninth range." The viewers met
"at the house of Thomas Stewart. innkeeper," on the first Monday in April and viewed the same. The plot -- was signed by James Cloyd, Daniel Bean and William Talbot, viewers; George Archer and John Waller, chain bearers, and Lewis Waller. axeman.
October 26, 1818, on petition of Robert Caldwell and others. the com- missioners of Guernsey County ordered a road to be surveyed "to commence at or near the twelve-mile tree on the road from Cambridge to the Washington County line; thence nearly a south course to Benjamin Thorla's, on Duck Creek; thence to . Robert Caldwell's, to intersect the New Philadelphia road, to the Wash- ington County line near Captain Blake's." James Thompson, Esq., Martin Crow and John Keller were appointed viewers, and George Met- calf, surveyor.
In the commissioners' journal of Guernsey County, under date of June 1, 1818, it is recorded that
Among the early blacksmiths of : " James Archibald* presented the the township were James Davis, who ! worked in Olive, and Frisby Davis, both Yankees; James and Matthew ---- Garvin, from Pennsylvania, and James Hopper from Belmont County. 1
petition of himself and the other trus- tees of Olive Township in behalf of the citizens of township 6, range 9, praying that said township be organ- ized agreeably to an act to incorpor- ate the original surveyed townships : and the board being satisfied that there are twenty electors in said township, ordered an election for trustees of the school section and a treasurer, to be held at the house of Samuel Allen, the last Saturday of June, 1818."
* Archibald lived in what is now Sharon Town- ship.
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John Wiley, Samuel Allen, David : He married Maria Scott, a native of Hutchins, Doan and Chapman, An- thony Perkins, Joseph and Levi Chapman, Robert Gard, and others were among the first settlers of the township.
John Wiley settled on the present Shafer farm, west of Caldwell. in 1810. Ile was born on the Susque- hanna River, near Harrisburg, Pa .; came to Ohio in 1795, and located at Cedar Narrows, above Marietta. . where he remained until he came to Duck Creek. His father, William Wiley, was a pioneer settler where Sharon Village now is, and died in 1816. John Wiley married in . service. Washington County, Charity Severs, a native of Massachusetts. They both died on the homestead farm, near Caldwell, Mr. Wiley at the age of ninety-two and his wife at the age of seventy-three. Their chil- dren were William, John, Abraham, David, Thomas, Jacob, James, Ilam- ilton, Polly, Ann (Marshall), Betsey (Gray), Margaret (Moreland), and ford is the only one now living. All lived to have families except John and Polly. David, Thomas, James and Ann died in this county. The others lived here many years and then went west and south.
Pennsylvania, who was born near Ilagerstown, Md. She died in 1878. They had eight children - Emeline, Delilah, Archibald, Eliza J. (de- ceased), Margaret (deceased), James, Dunlap and Mary E. Those living are all residents of Noble County. Archibald Wiley served in Company I, Twenty-fifth Oh.o Volunteer In- fantry, from June 26, 1861, to August 26, 1864. James enlisted in the Fourth Battalion, six months' cavalry, August 1, 1863, and was mustered out with the company. Dunlap was in the hundred days'
James W. Wiley, born in 1841, has spent most of his life in this county. Hle is now a guard in the Ohio penitentiary at Columbus, and has held the position since June 1, 1886. Ile married Rachel A. Math- eny in 1868. They have five chil- dren living, one deceased.
Archibald Wiley lives on the land entered by his father, and is a prom- Charity A. (Woodford). Mrs. Wood- ' inent farmer. Ile was born in Olive Township, September 14, 1835. Ile was reared a farmer and has fol- lowed that occupation chiefly. Hle received a fair common-school edu- . cation, and by natural aptitude and shrewdness has been successful in life, and has an enviable reputation in the community. Ile takes a deep interest in politics and is a firm Re- publican. He went as a private in the first company raised in Noble County - Company I, Twenty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry -serving
Thomas Wiley was born in Wash- ington County in 1809, and came with his parents to this county. After attaining his majority he entered 160 acres of land where Archibald Wiley now lives. There he remained until 1861, when he removed to the old homestead of from June 26, 1861, to August 26, his father, where he died in 1869. ; 1864. Among other engagements
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he was in the battles at Allegheny Mountain. Slaughter Mountain. Va .. Second Bull Run. and Gettysburg. In the last named battle he received two slight wounds : his regiment was in the thickest of the fight. and at its close only seventy-five men were left uninjured and uncaptured, a sec- ond lieutenant commanding. Mr. Wiley was captured, but being left asleep among the wounded, escaped. After the battle he was employed in hospital service until the following Christmas, when he rejoined the reg- iment at Folly Island, S. C. There, on the reorganization of the regi- ment, he was transferred to the Sev. enty-fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. with which he served until mustered out. After his return. February 16, 1865, he was married to Mary E. Brown, whose parents were early settlers of Noble County. Mr. and Mrs. Wiley have no children.
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Captain Simeon Blake, one of the earliest pioneers of Duck Creek, came from New England to Washington County, and thence. in 1812, to the farm, on which he lived and died. There was a large family. The sons were Benjamin, Israel, Alfred, Simeon (still living in the West), Francis ; the daughters, Mahala, Sybil, Lucinda, Frances and Lovina. Israel died in this township, in 1873, at the age of seventy-four. Ile married Elvira Clark, a native of Maine, and after her death was wedded to Triphena Tomley, of Washington County. IIe had a family of twenty children : Niey, Moses, Sardine, Polly, Olive, Oliver, Alfred, Joseph, Elvira, Israel, Jr., Martha, David, Asenath, Anda-
line. Cydnor T., by his first wife. The offspring of the second marriage were: Julius A., Josiah. Jasper F .. Hortense and Julia A.
Benjamin also lived and died in this township, and reared a large family. The Blakes were worthy people. generally Universalists in be- lief.
Captain Simeon Blake died in 1:34. He was a native of Providence, R. I. His wife, nee Lovina Beck, came from Providence, R. I. Ile was one of the early militia captains In his relig- ious belief he was a Free-Will Baptist.
John Caldwell, one of the early settlers, was a native of Pennsylvania and a member of the Caldwell family elsewhere mentioned. Ilis son, David, who lives on the homestead, was born in 1830. In 1861 he married Adelaide Sanford, by whom he has had one child-Octavia M.
Andrew C. McKee, son of Dr. William McKee, elsewhere men- tioned, was born in 1843. After receiving a common-school educa- tion, in 1859 he began the study of medicine, under his father's tuition. In 1864 he enlisted in Company F. One Ilundred and Sixty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was dis- charged at the expiration of his term of service. He is a member of Noble Post, Grand Army of the Republic. In 1865, Mr. McKee married Serene E. Daniel, of Caldwell. Three chil- dren-Cora M., Lura N., and Helen M. Since his marriage he has been engaged in farming.
Thomas McKee, son of Alexander McKee, was born in Noble Town- ship, in 1834, and remained at home
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until 1869, when he married Susan Ogle, of Olive Township. By this union he has had five children, all still living-Gilead A., Morris, Joseph ()., Leoda L. and John W. Mr. McKee has followed farming and stock-raising.
One of the pioneers who came prior to 1812 was Elisha Harris, from Fauquier County, Va. He was a Revolutionary soldier, and had served three "tours" in the army. 1
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IIe and his sons were noted hunters and trappers. ITis wife died at the age of over one hundred years. Among his children were Stephen, Morgan, George and Elijah. All ex- cept Elijah settled in Enoch Town- ship, where their descendants still remain. George was a successful and widely known hunter. Stephen moved to West Virginia, where he is still living at an advanced age. Elijah remained on the old home- stead in Olive Township. He died in 1844. He married Elizabeth Pow- ell, also a native of Virginia. She died in 1882. Their son, David A., now occupies the farm. He enlisted in 1862, in Company K, Thirtieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged in December of the same year on account of wounds received at Antietam.
Joseph Tilton and his wife and three sons came from Martha's Vine- yard, Mass., to Olive Township about 1818. His sons were Benjamin, Joseph W. and Davis. Joseph W. married Mary D. Lund, of Washing- ton County, and reared nine sons and two daughters. He was a Pres- I byterian, and one of the early school- ! teachers. He died in 1870. IIis
widow lives on the homestead with her son, Franklin A.
Allen Woodford and wife (nee Woodruff) with a family of five children came from Connecticut to Marietta in 1817. Five children were afterwards born to them, and all are still living, viz .: Andrew, Lydia A. (Wheeler), Aranda M., Helen (Colbig), Harry, Mary (Wiley), William, Hiram, and Elvira and El- mira (twins). The family came to Olive Township in 1818, where the parents died some years . later. Aranda M. Woodford, a prominent farmer, lived at home until his marriage with Mercy Wheeler, by whom he had eleven children. His wife died in 1881, and he afterwards married Elizabeth McWilliams. One child has been born of this union. Mr. Woodford is a member of the Baptist church.
In 1825 Benjamin Weekley, with his wife and eight children, came from Belmont County and settled in this township. Of the family, two sons and two daughters still live in Noble County, and two children are deceased. In 1835 Benjamin's father, William Weekley, originally from Virginia. came here from Belmont County. William Weekley died in 1856, and his wife in 1848. Benja- min died in 1866; his wife in 1848. William Weekley, the oldest son of Benjamin, was born in Belmont County in 1816. In 1836 he married Margaret Harris, and settled on a farm adjoining his father's. He is the father of eight children by his first wife, four of whom are living. ! Mrs. Weekley died in 1856. In 1857
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he married Miss C. B. Archer, of this township. To them have been born six children. George Weekley, son of William, was born in 1842. He is at present one of the infirmary directors of the county. He married Emily Archer, and is the father of six children, five of whom are living. All of the family are Methodists.
Levi Weekley was born in Bel- mont County in 1823, and came to Olive Township with the family in 1825. In 1848 he married Maria Fogle. To them have been born eight children, five of whom are liv- 1 ing. Mr. Weekley is engaged in farming. The family are Method- ists.
William Cain and family came from Pennsylvania to Ohio at an early date. They reared nine chil- dren, two of whom are living in Noble County - one in Sharon Town- ship and one in Olive. Nathaniel 1 Cain was born in Morgan County in 1826. At the age of seven- teen he began learning the cab- inet-maker's trade with James Hellyer, and followed that business for twenty-five years. He has since been engaged in farming. In 1846 he enlisted in the Mexican war, but was discharged two weeks after his enlistment. In 1847 he married 1 Rebecca Willey. Of their seven chil- dren six are living - William II., Valentine II., Sarah J .. Catharine (Ward), Mary A., and Elizabeth (. (Ileddleston). Mr. C'ain has served as township trustee and in other local offices.
David Radcliff is an old settler, and a very worthy citizen. He was ,
born in County Down, Ireland, in 1813. At the age of seventeen he came to America with two brothers, landing in Quebec. In 1830 he came to Olive Township, where he entered eighty acres, which is now a part of the farm of Samuel Ackley. The place was then unimproved. Mr. Radcliff worked alone until 1837. He then married Jane Miller, of Noble Township. They had seven children, four of whom are living -- William, who married Eliza Shriver (who is now deceased), Martha (Davis), Ann (Willey) and David II. Mr. Rad- cliff is a Universalist and a Mason.
Samuel Ackley, a representative farmer, was born in Licking County, Ohio, in 1831, and in the same vear came to Olive Township with his parents. He remained at home until 1852, when, with eight or ten others. including the MeKees, he left for California, crossing the isthmus. The journey occupied about forty-one days. Mr. Ackley remained in Cali- fornia five years, and while there worked most of the time in the Nevada mines. Returning to Noble County he bought the farm on which he now lives, and in 1858 returned to California for a year to settle up some land interests. In 1861 he mar- ried Melinda Ogle, of this township. Six children were born of this union, one of whom died in infancy. Those living are Francis W., W. Walton, Charles M., Alma and Bertha. His wife died in 1883. and in the follow- ing year he married Sarah McGarry -- one child, Clyde. Mr. Ackley is a I'niversalist.
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Olive Township in 1835. He followed farming, and in the later years of his life was in the mercantile business at Caldwell, and afterwards at Dudley, being two years in each place. He died in 1883. Mr. Morgareidge was a member of Sharon Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons, and of the Univer- salist church. He married Asenath Blake, in 1859, who is still living in Dudley, and owns the store property. Three children are living- Edgar, Ollie and Mary. Edgar was married to Mary J. Hutchins, in 1882, and lives on a part of the Hutchins place.
Joseph Parrish, one of the eleven children of Edward Parrish, who located in Sharon Township, in 1819, was born in Belmont County in that year, and came to Morgan (now Noble) County with his parents when but three months old. In 1842 he was married to Nancy Boyd, daughter of one of the early settlers. By this union he had two children, one of whom is living-Wiley Par- rish, who served in the late war in Company D. Seventh Ohio Volun- teer Cavalry. Mrs. Parrish died in 1867, and in 1870 he married Mary R. Lowe, of Sharon Township. To them were born two children, one of whom is living-Stella. His second wife having died, in 1886 Mr. Parrish married Kate Smoot, also of Sharon Township. Mr. Parrish is a prominent farmer. The family be- long to the Methodist church. He was reared on the farm of his father, received a common-school education, and has devoted his life to farming, and is one of the reputable citizens and farmers of the township.
Elwin T. Gouchenour was born in Olive Township in 1847, and is a farmer, living upon the homestead where his father settled. In 1871 he married Nancy J. Elliott, of this county, by whom he has had two children - Jesse and Minnie M. The former died at the age of four years. Mr. Gouchenour is a member of the Methodist church.
Nathan J. Ramsey was born in Pennsylvania in 1825. In 1836 he came to Harrison County, Ohio, and in 1848 to Olive Township. In the following year he married Margaret Steen : two children - Mary A. (de- ceased) and David. The latter mar- ried Hannah Francis and resides in Olive Township. The first Mrs. Ram- sey died in 1863, and in 1864 Mr. Ramsey married Ellen Gore, who died in 1878. In the following year he married Hannah J. Hutchins. The family are members of the Disciples' church. Mr. Ramsey has served sev- eral years as township trustee.
Martin D. Poling was born in Guernsey County in 1823. In 1847 he married Martha McKee, a mem- ber of one of the old Noble County families. They have five children - Ezra, Mary, Abbie (Davis), David and Ira. Mr. Poling is engaged in farming.
Eston W. Daniel was born in Lou- don County, Va., January 5, 1809. He came to Belmont County, Ohio, at the age of seven years, thence removed to Brookfield Township. now in Noble County, in 1837, and began the work of clearing and im- proving a farm. He remained in Brookfield seventeen years. In 1833
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he married Elizabeth Edwards, of Belmont County, who died in 1882. Of their five children, three are still living. Serene, his daughter, is the , this township.
wife of Andrew C. Mckee.
William Ross was born in West- moreland County in 1835, and in 1849 came to Ohio with his parents, Clement and Jane Ross, who settled in Sharon Township. Wilham lived in that township twenty years, and in Jackson Township eleven years, coming to his present farm in Olive 1 Township in 1880. Mr. Ross has followed farming, and at present
is devoting much attention to hor- ' he removed to Sharon, where he fol- ticulture, making a specialty of ' small fruits. He was one of the first in Noble County to intro- duce strawberries and raspberries, . and has been successful in their cult- : ure. In 1856 he married Nancy Ann Bell, of Morgan County. They have | had eleven children, ten of whom are living. Mr. Ross is a member of the ! Presbyterian church. In politics he is a Republican. Ile served as coun- ty commissioner in 1875 - 8, and was instrumental in furthering the adop- tion of an improved system of roads in Noble County.
John and Susan Haga came from Allegheny County, Pa., and settled in Sharon Township in 1820. Mrs. John W. Green was born in Woods- field, December 11, 1846. His father, William R. Green, was a native of Maine and a seafaring man ; he came to Monroe County, Ohio, when twen- ty-four years old ; died in hospital dur- ing the late war. John W. Green en- listed in December, 1862, in Company G, Seventy seventh Ohio Volunteer . Haga died in 1855, Mr. Haga in 1873, at the age of seventy-four. Their son Paul married Caroline Cooper, whose parents, Solomon and Mary Cooper, came from Hampshire County. W. Va., in 1834. Mr. Cooper settled at Sarahsville, where he followed tan- ning. May 1, 1845, the tannery was burned and Mr. Cooper died May 24, | Infantry, and was discharged in
from over-exertion at the fire. His widow is still living. H. J. Ilaga. son of Paul Haga, is a resident of
Henry R. Seaman, the son of Mil- ton Seaman, once a wealthy and prominent merchant of McConnels- ville, was born in Malta, Ohio, Novem- ber 1, 1829. He went to California in 1852. In 1855 he returned to Mc- C'onnelsville and there married Miss Mary A. Porter, by whom he had three sons and two daughters. After being in the mercantile business in McConnelsville several years, in 1867 lowed the same business. In 1871 he removed to Caldwell, where he died September 4, 1882.
Aaron Haines was born in Jackson Township in 1827; his parents were early settlers in that locality. In 1849 he married Hannah, daughter of Rev. Benjamin Blake. The latter is said to have been the first white child born at Marietta. They have four children. Mr. Haines is a mem- ber of the Masons, Odd Fellows and Grand Army of the Republic. He enlisted in 1861, in Company F, Six- ty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry; served one year, and was discharged on account of partial blindness.
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December, 1865. He was in engage- ments at Little Rock, Mark's Mills. Jenkins' Ferry, Spanish Fort, Blakely and Mobile; was an orderly on spe- cial and dangerous duty. Ile is a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and a Republican. Mr. Green was married in 1880 to Sarah J. Lamp, of Middleburg. Children : Carrie M., Isaac M., Chauncey E. and Ada F. He is a farmer and carpenter.
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William Tilton, one of the few pioneers still living, was born in Maine in 1790. In 1815 he removed to Olive Township, where he entered 160 acres of land. Ile married Zephorah, daughter of Judge Shere- biah Clark. Their children were Lovina, Sherebiah (., Asenath, Albert, Joseph (., Benjamin B. and William. Mr. Tilton is a Republi- can and a strict Baptist. He now lives with his son Albert, near Dexter City.
On the present James Ogle farm Jefferson Glidden kept a small store, as far back as 1830, for a short time. This was probably the earliest mer- cantile establishment in the township excepting Robert McKee's, at Olive.
David Radcliff, a settler of 1830. has favored the writer with many interesting reminiscences. He re- members when there were only three wagons in his neighborhood, and few. if any more. in the township. These wagons were owned by Michael Mor- rison, Sr., William Scoggan and his son John, and James Archibald. They were large cumbrous affairs, requiring four or six horses to draw them, and were known as Pennsylvania road wagons.
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The first winnowing mill was brought to the township by Hebron Tilton and John Bell, and jointly owned by them. It was sold by Mur- duck & Jenkins, who lived near McConnelsville.
In the fall of 1837 Allen Stevens, who lived on Meigs Creek, near McConnelsville, brought the first threshing machine into the township. Hle first came to Benjamin Thorla's, and thence to David Radcliff. The machine was run by treadmill or "endless chain" power, one horse only being used.
The young people in early times had to resort to many expedients in order to be decently and becomingly dressed. Few could afford anything better than homespun and homemade garments. Incidents are related of young men borrowing a suit, or a part of a suit of clothes in order to make a favorable impression when calling upon some particular lady friend. Frequently young men went barefooted, carrying their shoes in their hands until near their destina- tion, in making such calls.
The first justices of the peace in this township, after its reorganiza- tion as a part of Noble County. were John C. Headley and Jonathan D. Gibbs. The former entered upon the duties of his office July 7, 1851, and the latter July 14, 1851.
The earhest school in the town- ship, and perhaps the earliest in the county, was taught in the Socum district. as early as 1816. The Yan- kee settlers had not been here long before they erected a school-house and sought to provide instruction for
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their children. The old log school-' house stood on the present McAtee farm, then the land of Joseph Hutch- ins, Jr. Among the early teachers were Barnabas Crosby, Asa Bur- lingame, and Joseph Westcott. The scholars came from all the country from three to four miles around. -
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To one unacquainted with the his- tory of the place, it would scarcely seem possible that the dilapidated and antiquated village of Olive, now bearing within itself all the evidences of decay. was once a most prosper- ous and thrifty town. Yet such is the fact. But since the younger vil- lage of Caldwell sprang into being. growing steadily and substantially.
trip to bring goods to Mr. McKee. says there were but four houses be- tween Olive and Barnesville, and that the road, for the greater part of the distance, was a mere path through the woods. Robert McKee continued the mercantile business many years. and accumulated a good property. Ilis son David succeeded him in the store.
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