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John W. Swank was born in Mor- gan County, in 1858. His father was a native of Belmont County. John W. was married in 1882, to Mary Archibald, of this township; chil- dren : Clara E., Laura Adelle and Flora Mabel. Mr. Swank is a Demo- crat.
Solomon Walters was born in Bel- mont County, in 1825. His father and grandfather were Pennsylvani- ans, and the latter served in the Rev- olutionary War. His father was born in 1801, and came to Belmont County about 1805. In 1824 he married Mary Ann Montgomery, in Belmont Coun- ty, and in 1829 settled on land which he had entered, in the present town- ship of Sharon. Solomon Walters is by occupation a farmer and miller. Ile is a Democrat politically. Mr. Walters married Mary Kuntz of this township, in 1850. She died in 1879, having borne seven children, of whom two are deceased.
Peter Walters was born June S, 1847. on the farm where he now lives. Ilis father, a native of Belmont County, came to this vicinity and married Zillah, daughter of Samuel Sailor, the pioneer of the township, by whom he had seven children, five of whom are living. Peter Walters married Harriet Kuntz, of this coun- the Baptist church. Mr. Walters is
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James B. Wigginton, hotel-keeper at Sharon, was born in Frederick County, Va., May 25, 1831. His par- ents were natives of Virginia, and his grandfather served in the Revo- lutionary War. Mr. Wigginton volan- teered in the Union army, in 1861, in the Fourth Kentucky Infantry, and served through the war, partici- pating in the battle of Chickamauga, the siege of Vicksburg, and other engagements of less prominence. July 30, 1864. he was captured while crossing the Chattahoochee River, on the Sherman raid, and taken to Andersonville prison, where he suffered indescribable misery and cruelty.
At Lafayette, Ga., he was wound- ed in the right hand, and also in the neck. He was exchanged in June, 1865, and honorably discharged on the 14th of that month. In 1866 he came to Noble County. In 1870 he married Elizabeth II. Bickett, of this county. They have four children living, and one deceased. Those liv- ing are Willie Wilbert, Winfield Scott, Mary Briscoe and Charles Culver. Mr. Wigginton is a Repub- lican.
William Wiley, one of the pioneers of Noble County, was a native of Pennsylvania, and served in the War of the Revolution. About the close of the war he was obliged to flee with his family to escape mas- sacre by the Indians. In the year 1808 he came to what is now Noble County. Ile was a weaver by trade and settled on a tract of land now owned by Mr. Shafer, southwest of Caldwell. After a residence of four
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years he moved to Sharon Township, settling on a farm now owned by John E. Marquis, one-half acre of which he gave for burial purposes. His death occurred in 1816, and his was the first grave in the little cemetery. His son, Thomas Wiley, was born in 1795; after the death of his father he removed to a small farm three miles south west of Sharon. Ile married Elizabeth Fogle. They had nine children, seven of whom grew to maturity. The mother died in 1858, aged sixty-one, the father in 1871 in the seventy-sixth year of his age; he was a farmer and a Democrat in politics. William Wiley, grand- son of the pioneer, was born in Sharon. He acquired the trade of a carpenter, which he followed for many years. Ile married Miss Nancy Bigley. He has had seven children, two of whom are dead. Politically he is a Democrat.
Jacob W. Wiley, a descendant of one of the early settlers, was born in this county in 1825. His grand- father was among the first settlers of the Duck Creek Valley, coming to Ohio from Pennsylvania. He donated the land for the old graveyard at Sharon, and his remains were the first buried there. Jacob was the third of a family of ten children. IIe is one of the representative farm- ers of the township, owning 246 acres of excellent land. He was married in 1846 to Francena Galla- tin, of Morgan County. They have had two sons and four daughters, of whom the following are living: Jeremiah T., Jerusha Q., John C. and Nancy J. The family belong to
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the Methodist Protestant church. Mr. Wiley is a Democrat.
Frederick Yerian is a grandson of Frederick Yerian, an early settler, and was born in Jackson Township, Noble County, in 1837. Ilis father was a native of Pennsylvania and in ! early times used to make guns from the "raw material," drilling the barrels and making the lock and stock himself. Frederick learned this trade. In 1847 he came to Sharon, and for the last fourteen -- years has carried on the drug busi- ness here. Ile enlisted September 21, 1864, in the Twenty-second Ohio Light Artillery and served until July 13, 1865. In 1869 he married Nancy E., daughter of Samuel Wiley, of
Sharon Township; children - Lizzie E. J., William E., Mary W., Kate, .Samuel F., Charles E., Cora L. and Susannah J. Kate married Samuel Wallace and died in 1884. The -- others are living. Mr. Yerian is a Democrat.
Frederick Yerian, Sr., was an early German settler. Ile was for some years engaged in operating a grist- mill and saw-mill. Ile injured his foot by stepping on a nail, the leg was amputated and he died from the effects of the operation. Ilis son John was a gunsmith and learned his trade in Zanesville.
SHARON VILLAGE.
Sharon, an old and once flourish- ing village, was laid out March 22, 1831, under the proprietorship of Robert Rutherford and Edward Par- rish. The original plat contained fourteen lots.
The first building erected within the present limits of the town of Sharon was a log school-house, built on the corner where the Masonic Ilall now stands, prior to 1823. Later a brick school house was erected on the same ground. A church was also erected by the Pres- byterians about 1823.
Rev. Robert Rutherford, one of the proprietors of the town, was the first postmaster. An office was established through his efforts in 1830. It was on the mail route between Barnesville and MeConnels- ville, and was supplied with a weekly mail.
The first settler in the village was a man named Smith, a carpenter, who was only a brief resident. He built the house in which John Boggs now lives. Isaac Parrish built one of the first houses. Rev. Robert Rutherford, pastor of the Presby- terian church, was an early settler, locating here before the town was laid out, as did also Edward Parrish.
Other carly merchants were Isaac Parrish, who started the first store of importance ; Wiley & Parrish (Thomas Wiley and John Parrish), Benjamin Manifold, William Enley, and John Moore. The latter came from Chandlersville, and kept store on the corner where Frederick Yerian's drug store now is. Eldridge Wootton, Reuben Israel, and Elijah Stevens were among former mer- chants. The latter once had two stores here at the same time. About 1840 Sharon was a busy place and trade was flourishing. Pork packing was carried on quite extensively by
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Reuben Israel and John and Isaac Parrish. Israel also dealt largely in tobacco. He was started in trade here by Dr. Carlisle, of Belmont County, and was a very successful merchant.
Isaac Parrish erected a steam flouring-mill in 1846, which was probably the earliest steam-mill in ' was a flourishing school, in which the county. Eldridge Wootton erected : the languages and higher branches a steam saw-mill and grist-mill soon after. Isaac Parrish did a large bus. iness for those days. IIe projected a railroad, and had several miles of it graded.
Among the residents of the village in 1836 were James Hopper, who was a blacksmith, and settled here in 1832 ; Isaac Paxton, cabinet-maker ; Isaac McMunn, shoemaker; Samuel Marquis, who conducted a tannery ; Vernon Stevens, who also had a tan- nery ; Eldridge Wootton and Ben- jamin Manifold, merchants; Warren Timberlake, who had a pottery ; and Nelson Timberlake, wagon-maker. The first tavern was kept by Isaac Paxton.
Sharon now has two general stores, both of which do a large bus- iness. They are kept by Steen & Parrish and Joseph E. Marquis; Frederick Yerian is the druggist ; James Wigginton, hotel-keeper; Sol- . omon Walters, proprietor of Sharon mill ; Reuben McGlashan and James Kirk, saddlers ; John Yerian, T. M. Yerian, Robert Nichols and John M. Boggs, blacksmiths ; James Gill, wagon-maker ; William Shepard ; built in the town - Presbyterian, and Ezekiel Pedicord, cabinet- makers.
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two lodges. In 1880 its population was 204.
The town of Sharon has long been prominent in an educational way, and is noted for its good schools. An institution known as Sharon Col- lege was started by Rev. Randall Ross in 1852, and for many years
of education were taught. IIere many received the foundation for a good education. Many of the pupils became successful teachers in the schools of the surrounding country. The school was largely attended and had a good reputation. Rev. Ran- dall Ross was succeeded after several years by Professor Smith, and he by Mc Millan and Ryan. The latter was the last teacher. The school has not been in session since 1875. The building is now the school-house of the district school. It was erected by subscription solely for the use of the college.
CHURCHES.
Presbyterian. - The first church edifice in Sharon was erected about 1823, by the Presbyterians and United Presbyterians. The old church building is still standing, and is now a residence owned by Mrs. IIarriet McDonald. The two con- gregations continued to worship in this building until about 1835, when the union of the churches was dis- solved. In 1838 three churches were
United Presbyterian and Methodist Episcopal. The United Presbyte- rians maintained their organization
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until about 1879. Their first pastor was Rev. Stephen L. Haft, who was succeeded by Rev. Randall Ross and others. When the congregation dis- banded most of the members joined the Presbyterian church. The pres- ent church edifice was erected in 1880. Among the early ministers , were Rev. John Arthur, Rev. Robert Rutherford, Rev. Charles Charlot family and Alexander Greenlee were leading carly members.
Olive Presbyterian Church .- The and others. JJohn Marquis and his ' early history of this church is
Methodist Episcopal. --. The first church edifice was erected by this denomination at Sharon in 1838. The present church was erected in 1870, at a cost of $1,400. The pres- ent membership is seventy-five. The present officers are JJames Eicher, leader; R. K. Nichols, David Fore- man and John Grimes, stewards ; S. F. Rock, John E. Marquis and F. F. Foote, trustees. The society was organized many years before any church was erected. Among the pioneer members were John Pid- cock. Andrew and Levi Purkey, Ben- jamin Barnhouse, Samuel Allen, B. Ilatton (the grandfather of Frank Hatton, late postmaster-general), James Gird. John Scroggins, William Kirkpatrick, Isaac McMunn and Thomas Garlington. Levi Purkey was the first class leader.
and their wives. Garvin and Wal- ters were deacons for many years. The first meeting-house was a log building; the second a frame, and the present a frame. The second church was destroyed by fire. The church is still flourishing, though with a less membership now than formerly.
involved in obscurity. It is proba- ble, however, that it had an exist- ence previous to 1820. Nothing is now known of the original members or first officers. In 1831 John Mar- quis, John Lyons, and Peter Eckley, were elected elders. In 1837 the names of Benjamin Manifold and Peter Eckley are given. The first church edifice was completed in 1836. It was a frame structure 30x55 feet. The present building was completed in 1882. It stands on the site of the old church, and its cost was $1,600. It appears that the society had no regular pastor until 1837. Among the supplies the names of Revs. William Wallace and Robert Ruth- erford are frequently found. In March, 1837, Rev. John Arthur was elected pastor, and served until 1838. Ilis successors were Revs. N. P. Charlotte, William Reid, JJ. P. Cald- well, Mathew R. Miller, Watson Russell, Samuel Mahaffey, L. C. Rutter. William M. Galbraith and A. Baldridge. The present member- ship is eighty, with a Sabbath school attendance of one hundred. In the early days the church was cared for by the Board of Home Missions, but for
Manchester Baptist Church .- This church was organized as early as 1830, and was then in Manchester ! Township, Morgan County. Rev.' Mr. Gabriel, was the first settled minister. Among the early members were Jacob Hawk, James Garvin, and Joab Bailey and George Walters, 1 many years it has been self-support-
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ing. The present pastorate, that of Rev. Thomas J. Dague, began Octo- ber 1, 1883. During this time twenty-one members have been added, and the society is in a very prosperous condition.
LODGES.
Masonic .- Sharon Lodge, No. 136, F. and A. M., was instituted March 26, 1846, with the following charter members and first officers: Rev. Pat- rick K. MeCue, W. M .; Dr. Jesse M. Stone, S. W .; Samuel Fowler, J. W. ; B. M. Leland, Oliver Keyser, Robert Thompson, Conway Garlington and Jesse Stewart. Of these, B. M. Le- land is the only survivor, so far as is known. The past masters have been Rev. Patrick K. McCue, Dr. Jesse M. Stone, Robert Thompson, Ste- phen Burlingame, Josiah Burlingame, Dennis S. Gibbs, David C. Aiken, B. M. Leland, J. I. Gill, Stephen Par- rish, J. Danford, William Lowe, D. II. Schofield, R. Burlingame and Ross Elder. The lodge once had over one hundred members, but many have withdrawn, joining newer lodges. The present membership is seventy-four. The lodge is in good financial condi- tion, and owns a good two-story build- ing containing the hall, which was built in 1857, at a cost of $1,400. The present officers are Ross Elder, W. M .; George E. Willey, S. W .; Thomas Love, J. W. ; Richard Bur- lingame, S. D. : Joseph W. Jones, J. D .; A. II. McFerren, secretary ; Thomas Boyd, treasurer; Alfred Smoot, tyler.
instituted July 23, 1873, with the following charter members : - Fred- erick Yerian, John Aikin, George A. Bell, A. F. Pickenpaugh, E. W. Dan- iel, George Walters, James H. Stewart, James Thompson, John Preston, Joseph W. Jones and John E. Marquis. The lodge now has forty members and is in a flourishing condition. It owns one of the finest halls in Noble County - large and well furnished. The officers in Octo- ber, 1886, were T. W. Parrish, N. G .; Wm. Yerian, B. G .; Thomas Boyd, treasurer ; James Kane, sec- retarv.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
THE BROWNRIGG FAMILY.
John Brownrigg, Sr., was one of the prominent early settlers of what is now Sharon Township. Ile was born in England, where he married. Five children were there born to them: Elizabeth, William, Sarah, Mary and John. In 1818 he immi- grated to this country with four of his children, Elizabeth, the eldest, remaining in her native place, the mother having died. The family i landed in Baltimore, Md., thence they came to Pittsburgh, and from there to Steubenville, Ohio, in a flat boat. Here the family spent the win- ter, the boat being their home. The following spring they voyaged to Marietta and from thence to the place where the family now reside. Here the elder Brownrigg entered 640 acres of land. He was a thorough and energetic farmer, and soon after
Odd Fellows .- Gem Lodge, No. ; his arrival built a log house, 36x40. 552, I. O. O. F., Sharon, Ohio, was , and two stories in height. In 1820,
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the year following his settlement, he . when his father settled in Sharon, built a barn which was the admira- , that Silus Sailor was their nearest neighbor, and that they occupied his
tion of the pioneer farmers for miles around. This structure, the walls of stable until they could erect a cabin. which are still standing, was one
He married in 1829 Miss Matilda. hundred feet in length; the floors , daughter of Robert and Jane Cald- were puncheon and are still in good : well. Four children were the result repair. He died in 1856, aged eighty- four years. Ile was an Episcopalian
of this union: Jane (Swank), Eliza- beth (Ellison), who died in 1887, in religious belief, and for many ; William and Sarah (Kildrow). Will- iam, the only son, was born in
years one of the leading citizens of the township. Of his children, John, ; Sharon Township and resides on the Jr., is the only one living. Ile was : homestead farm. He married Miss born in England, May 15, 1807, and is one of the few who have witnessed the transition of a wilderness to a
Nancy G., daughter of Samuel and Jane Norris. They have six children: Emma (Jones), Lewis M., Mary (Boz- fertile and productive country. Ile man), John W., May and Lillie. The remained with his father until his fertile fields and substantial im- decease, at which time he received 240 acres of the paternal estate. Ile has been a thrifty and prosperous provements attest Mr. Brownrigg's skill and success as a farmer. Ile is a member of the Masonic fra- farmer, and at one time owned 1,100 : ternity and a pronounced Demo- acres of valuable land. Ile says that ; crat.
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MARION.
ORIGINAL. TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION - TAX-PAYERS IN 1833 - MARION TOWNSHIP ERECTED IN 1851 - EARLY SETTLERS - THE PIONEERS FROM DELAWARE- OLD SETTLERS STILL. LIVING - THE IRISH SETTLEMENT - NAMES OF THE PIONEER IRISH AND SCOTCH SETTLERS - PROMINENT EARLY FAMILIES - MOSES HORTON, THE FOUNDER OF SUM- MERFIELD - DRAWBACKS AND DISCOURAGEMENTS - ENTERPRISE AND INDUSTRY - EARLY SCHOOLS - LEXINGTON, AN EXTINCT VILLAGE - GINSENG DIGGING - DEER HUNTING - A NOVEL MARRIAGE CEREMONY - PERSONAL MENTION - THE " DUTCH INDIANS" - AN AMUSING TRIAL - THE VILLAGE OF FREEDOM - SUMMERFIELD - ITS EARLY SETTLERS - INDUSTRIES, MERCHANTS, ETC. - GROWTH AND PROGRESS - CHURCHES - THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.
PRIOR to the organization of Noble County, the territory of Marion Township was included in Union and Seneca Townships, Mon- roe County. The former was organ- ized in 1822, and included township 7 of range 8. The latter was first erected in 1815, but did not extend west to the county line, as it was afterward made to do. In 1836 a description of its boundaries shows that Seneca Township embraced township 7 of range 7. The twelve eastern sections of Marion therefore came from Seneca Township, and the twelve western ones from Union Township.
Among the names of owners of real estate appearing on the tax duplicate of Monroe County in 1833 were the following whose lands lay within the present limits of Marion :
George Brown, section 24, 162 acres, $184; Samuel Craig, section 13, township 7, range 7, 81 acres; Joshua Craig, Jr., section 1, same township and range, 82 acres, value
appears on the Enoch Township tax $103; Michael Danford, section 1, SO acres ; James Lemmax, section 11, 78 acres, 898; same, section 12, 78 acres, $98; William Osborne, sec- tion 12, 80 acres, $90. These names duplicate, the reason probably being that the owners of the lands described resided within that township, which as then constituted was the sixth township of the eighth range. On the Union Township tax duplicate for the same year were the names of the following owners of real estate - in the twelve sections of the seventh township of the eighth range, now included in Marion : Joseph Archer, section 22, 80 acres, $100; Joshua Craig, section 13, 162 acres, $184; Michael Danford, section 1, 80 acres, $80; Alexander Franklin, section 12, 80 acres, $100 ; William Heiddleston, section 11, 81 acres, $100; James Lemmax, section 24, 164 acres, $182; William McClintock, section 12, 158 acres, $200; William Osborne, sec- | tion 12, 100 acres, $113; same, 9
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acres, $11 ; John O'Neill, section 11. 48 acres, 857; William G. Shank- land, section 24, 153 acres, $192; Frederick Squier, section 24, 164 acres, $202: Hugh Waybrant, sec- tion 15, 79 acres, 899: William Young, section 22. 81 acres, $92.
In that portion of the township taken from Seneca Township (sec- tions 25 to 36 inclusive of township 7, range 7), were the following own- ers of real estate in 1833: George Acred, section 31, 139 acres, $158; Sylvanus Baldwin, section 31, 25 acres, $28 ; Ananias Banum, section 32, 30 acres, $34 ; Cornelius Bryan. section 30, 179 acres, $325; John Bryan, section 29, 72 acres, $190; James Brown, section 25, 40 acres, $50; Barnabas Crosby, section 25. 81 acres, $101; Thomas Cochran, section 33, 72 acres. 881; Nathaniel Capell, section 32, 139 acres, 8182; William Calland, section 32, 139 acres, 8182; Joseph Calland, section 25, 40 acres, 850 ; same, 81 acres, $101 ; Barnabas Crosby, section 36. 67 acres, 884 ; Samuel Danford. sec- tion 35, 142 acres, 8297 ; same, sec- tion 36, 160 acres, 8161 ; Timothy Cleveland, section 31, 33 acres, $38 ; Robin Carpenter, section 35, 71 acres, $ -; Morris Danford, section 35, 72 acres, $90; same, 71 acres, $89; Peter Danford, section 35, 71 acres, $80; Moses Delaney, section 29, 159 acres, $182; same, 80 acres, ! $100; Peter Danford's heirs, section 35, 142 acres, $161; John Franklin, section 36, 59 acres, 874; David Far- ley, section 34, 73 acres, $90; Arch- elaus Lingo, section 31, $1 acres, $92; Moses Horton, section 32, 298 |
acres, $319; same, section 26, 79 acres, $93; George Ilarris, section 36, 161 acres, $293; William Kent, section 29, 318 acres, $786; same, 1 mill, $150; James McVickar, sec- tion 30, 177 acres, 8282; James Osborne, section 31, 139 acres, $105 ; William Philpot, 1 mill, $80; Alex- ander Porter, section 30, 215 acres, $310: James Porter, section 30,50 acres, $72; Lemuel Rucker, section 28, 81 acres, $101; same, 81 acres, $147: James M. Rownd, section 26. $1 acres, $111; Lemuel Rucker, sec- tion 28, 81 acres, 8101; Issachar Schofield, section 33; 72 acres, $81; Thomas Taylor, section 32, 61 acres, $86; Nicholas Trode, section 33, 72 acres, 889; David Watson, 163 acres, $306. The foregoing tax-list - the earliest on file in Monroe County - would indicate that the country about Summerfield was already well settled in 1833.
Marion Township was erected by the county commissioners, May 1, 1851, "so as to include and be com- posed of the following territory, to- wit :
"Commencing on the seventh range line of the southwest corner of section 31, in township number 7 of range 7; thence east along said township line to the southeast cor- ner of section 25 in said township number 7 and range 7; thence north along the section line to the north- east corner of section 30 in said township, number 7 and range 7; thence west along said township line to the northwest corner of section 36 in said township, number 7 and range 7; thence south along the sev-
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enth range line to the northeast cor- ner of section 1 in township number 7 of range 8; thence west along the said township line to the northwest corner of section 3 in said township number 7 and range 8; thence south along the section line to the south- west corner of section 22 in said township number 7 and range $; thence east along section lines to the seventh range line; thence north to the place of beginning: containing twenty-four sections."
David West, a native of the State of Delaware, now eighty.two years of age, resides in Fairview, Guernsey County. Mr. West states that he came to the place where Summer- field now is on the 15th of May, 1812. It was all a wilderness. not a stick of timber had been cut. Ile remained but a short time, then The Irish sttlement began in 1817. returned to Barnesville, where he In that year came Moses Horton, remained four or five years. Ile then returned to what is now Sum- merfield, where he worked at his trade (shoemaking) and clearing up land. After his family had grown up, he removed to Guernsey County.
Other settlers, who came origi- nally from Delaware, were Nathan- iel Capell. Ananias Banum, Arche- laus Lingo, William Lingo, James Shankland, Asa Barton, Thomas Cochran, and William Burcher. . These were mainly men of limited education, but well able to defend themselves in an argument. Nathan- iel Capell was especially gifted in this direction, as were also two of his sons, William and James. The latter was a man of much more than ordinary ability, and in public dis-
cussions or in the pulpit was able to hold his own with any opponent. Among the oldest residents now liv- ing in Summerfield and vicinity are Mary Capell, now the widow of Rich- ard Horton ; Elizabeth Lingo, widow of James Osborne; Mary Shankland, widow of Liston Prettyman, now living with her mother, the widow of James Shankland and John Shank- land, on the old homestead.
Joshua Wolf was an early settler on the Taylor farm, near Lexington. Ile kept tavern. His place was a great resort in early times. Many shooting-matches were held there. Wolf also followed blacksmithing. Ilis father, John Wolf, a veritable backwoodsman, was an early settler at Lexington and had a blacksmith shop there.
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