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PANDORA HIGH SCHOOL.
The beginning of the school system in Riley township dates back to 1836-37, when the first school building in the township was erected on the old Grismore farm. Mr. Wilson bears the distinction of being the first teacher to lead the young pupils in the paths of knowledge. The next school was located on the old Light farm, in the western part of the township, but the teachers of this school can not be ascertained.
The early history of the schools of this township cannot be carried out in full, but the present status and rank of the Pandora high school far offsets this discrepancy. The early growth of the schools was rather slow, but this was to spring forth in ample time and strengthen the school sys-
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tems of the present time. Pandora high school has the distinction of being the only township high school in Ohio which is on the accredited list of the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The honor of producing the first rural high school in this state to be so highly ranked belongs to Supt. J. A. Smith, of Pandora.
The first high school buiding was erected in 1895, at a cost of fifteen thousand dollars. This was a very modern structure at that time and served the students of this section for fifteen years, but, owing to the increased size of the enrollment, it was not deemed commodious enough to accommo- date the increase in the school.
The present beautiful edifice was erected in 1910, at a cost of twenty- five thousand dollars. This building is complete in every detail and affords an excellent avenne for education to the students of this locality. Superin- tendent Smith has not been satisfied to rest on the laurels which this building has made possible, but has been active in installing new and modern devices of learning from time to time. It has every teaching device known to the profession, from the Babcock milk tester and metronome to compound mi- croscopes and stereopticon, high school and alumni record systems, teacher- parent report-card system, and, in 1915, manual training and domestic sci- ence were added to the curriculum of the school. On the social side, it has the Adelphian, Browning, Philomathean and Schiller literary societies, the John Alden Agricultural Society for the boys, and the Priscilla Domestic Arts Society for the girls, It has a representative in the Northwestern ora- torical contest, is a member of the Northwestern Athletic Association, and exhibited at both the Putnam county and Ohio state fairs.
The first graduate from the Pandora high school was Mary Davy, in 1898. Since that time it has graduated more than two hundred and seventy- five, and the present graduating class includes thirty-six members. The corps of teachers in the grades at present numbers thirteen, with an enroll- ment of four hundred pupils. There are seven teachers in the high school, with an attendance of one hundred and twenty-five.
Prof. J. A. Smith, as was previously mentioned, is the present superin- tendent, with J. R. Schutz as the principal of the high school. Both of these men have had extensive training and many years of successful ex- perience to qualify them for this high position. At present Superintendent Smith is one of the instructors of the Wooster University Summer School, teaching agriculture. With such men at the helm, it is certain that the schools will continue to make advances in the lines of education.
The superintendents who have served this school from 1895 to the
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present time are : W. S. Sackett, 1895-98; P. D. Amstutz, 1898-1907; C. D. Steiner, 1907-10; J. A. Smith, 1910 to the present time.
OTTAWA HIGH SCHOOL.
The history of the schools and school system of Ottawa dates back to about 1834. The schools passed through the usual vicissitudes which mark the beginning of all early institutions of learning, having for several years only one school. About the year 1862 two teachers were employed, as the enrollment had become too large for one to manage. In 1868 the West Union school building was erected at a cost of fifteen thousand dollars and this marked the real beginning of the advanced education in this village. Part of the credit for the organization and firm basis upon which it was established is due Prof. A. M. Brown. Prof. J. Lee Gamble succeeded Professor Brown as superintendent and served in that capacity for one year. In the fall of 1871 S. F. DeFord was employed as superintendent and four teachers were employed. The course of study was revised and enlarged. The following subjects were added to the curriculum: Chemistry, trigonom- etry, surveying, geology, zoology, mental philosophy and logic. The first graduating class consisted of six members and was graduated in 1873. There was a graduating class each succeeding year except 1875 and 1877. S. F. DeFord served as superintendent from 1871 to 1886.
In 1878 the school board appointed Hon. C. J. Swan and Dr. C. E. Tupper to assist the superintendent in revising the course of study. The report of the committee was unanimously adopted and consisted of the fol- lowing requirements : A grade of eighty per cent must be made in every branch. The full English branches must be completed; Latin was made elec- tive and, in addition, honors were conferred. The first honors were given for the highest average per cent upon the branches studied and consisted of the valedictory address. The second consisted of the salutatory address. Following are the years and students upon whom the honors were conferred from 1873 to 1891, no honors being given after the latter date: 1873-Julia Allen, first; Ralph Pugh, second. 1874-Gertie A. Paul, first; Mary E. Holtz, second. 1876- Laura E. Holtz, first; C. J. Tupper, second. 1878- Nellia F. Tupper, first; Nettie Monroe, second. 1879-Delia Shoup, first ; W. W. Sutton, second. 1880-Frank Light, first; Jennie Pugh, second. 1881-F. Bruce McGreevy, first; Cal. P. Godfrey, second. 1882-Lettie Tupper, first; Maurice Goetschius, second. 1883-Julia Knowles, first; Charles Schierloh, second. 1884-Leroy A. Ellis, first; Anna Hayes, second.
KALIDA HIGH SCHOOL.
ABRAM BAUGHMAN, PIONEER AT LEIPSIC,
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1885-Winnie Light, first; Mary Beckman, second. 1886-W. E. Clip- pinger. 1887-Florence McClure, first; Mary Carr, second. 1888-Bertha Kraus, first; Charlotte Rice, second. 1889-Olive Nicewarner, first; Will A. Kelly, second. 1890-Grace Ward, first; Howard B. Row, second. 1891 -Guy P. Long, first; John H. Lemkuhle, second.
Prof. S. F. DeFord was instrumental in the collection of different ma- terial and equipment for the use of the school. He collected, classified and labeled over one thousand five hundred mineral specimens, thus making an invaluable aid to the study of mineralogy, and likewise geology. He also, by the direction of the school board, purchased about one thousand dollars worth of philosophical, physiological, chemical, mathematical and geograph- ical apparatus and charts, thus equipping the school thoroughly for all the ordinary demands of experiment and demonstration.
The magnificent East school building, which serves as the high school at the present time, was erected at a cost of thirty-five thousand dollars and at the time of its completion was one of the best structures for its size in the state. It was a marked example of the deep and abiding interest which the people of this village have in the cause of education. During the winter of 1894-95 Albert M. Austin, the high school teacher, inaugurated and put into active practical operation a gymnasium, using the entire fourth story of the new building for that purpose. Since that time Ottawa high school athletes have ranked among the best of the state and the athletic teams have always been ranked with the best in this part of the state.
Superintendents who have served since 1886 are: C. C. Miller, to 1890; J. M. Hall, 1890-91 ; D. W. Taussig, 1891-93; George E. Nelson, 1893-95. J. H. Secrest, J. W. Smith, G. J. Keinath, and C. F. Holzhauer, the present superintendent, who has had charge of the schools for three years. Professor Holzhauer is a graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University, class of 1907, and under his able leadership the advancement of the school has been even more marked than in the past. Professor Holzhauer is assisted by G. D. Swartzel, who is a graduate of Otterbein University.
The schools at present have an able corps of eleven teachers, with an enrollment of three hundred and thirty pupils. The graduating class num- bered fifteen.
OTTAWA HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNI.
The first class graduated from the Ottawa high school in 1873, and since that time there have been graduates every ycar except two, 1875 and 1877. The complete list of graduates from 1873 to 1915 is as follows:
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1873-Jennie (Long) Brotherton, Emma (McBride) Mann, Zoe (God- frey) Ogle, Ella Swayze, Mattie (Slauson) Tupper, Ella (Brown) Hoover, Julia (Allen ) Brownfield, Ralph Pugh.
1874-Etta Knowles, Gertrude (Paul) Paul, Mary (Rollins) Kinder. Mary (Holtz) Cox.
1876-Laura (Holtz) Clark-Day, Charles G. Tupper.
1878-Celia McBride, Clara (McBride) Light, Nettie (Monroe) Weaver, Charles L. H. Long, Alice (Knowles) Wyatt, Helen (Tupper) Kinder.
1879-Tupper Nicewander, Nevada (Shaffer) Gill, Nettie Williams, Delia (Shoup) Tupper, Frances (Gallup) Row, Lizzie (McGreevy) Rampe, W. W. Sutton.
1880-Frank Light, W. A. Kober, May Conrady, Lillian (Gallup.) Haskell, Ella Clohosey, Jean (Pugh) Vale.
1881-C. P. Godfrey, Mattie (Taylor) Greer, T. L'H. Long, Dora (Ewing) Swift, Bruce McGreevy.
1882-C. O. Beardsley, M. P. Goetschius, Mary (Tupper) Scriver.
1883-Charles Schierloh, Julia Knowles, Sarah Knowles.
1884-Anna (Hayes) Flemming, Jean (Gallup) Day, Etta (Millman) Bierry, Emma (Kelly) Godfrey, Leroy A. Ellis, Ed. McCoy, Clark H. Rice.
1885-B. F. Deniston, W. S. Zeller, Frank Ewing, Ed. Beardsley, Mary (Beckman) Klotz, Winnie Light, Agnes (Long) Creveling, Lizzie Frey, Laura (Brooks) Hoskinson, Lizzie (DeFord) Haag-Stevens.
1886-Mary F. Stout, Carrie (Light) Ackerman, Emma (Rowe) Pope, Lizzie (Birkmeier) Beardsley, Luella Allen, Ida (Goetschius) Rice, Dora (Flint) Agner, C. B. Ward, W. E. Clippenger, E. C. Tupper.
1887-Mott Ewing, Joel Spiker, C. G. Olney, Chester Galbreath, Lizzie (Brockman) Ingleright, May (Carr) Hahn, Florence McClure.
1888-Zella D. (Kinder) Spencer, Bertha K. Krauss, Cora (Bennett) Bogart-Drown, Mazie (Hauck) Frey, Ella (Hauck) Swink, Charlotte Rice, W. W. Ward, Guy Godfrey.
1889-William A. Kelly, C. E. Place, C. D. Beardsley, Myrtle (Light) Huddle, Iva (Hamden) Cummer, Cora Barr, Mary (Galbreath) Hathaway, Mable (Wert) Hibbitts, Maude Merkley, Alice Nicewarner, Lida (Powell) Hartshorn, Josephine ( Allen) Birkmeier.
1890-Laura Craig, Nannie (Ludwig) Ewing, Grace Ward, Junie Wright, Kathryn Rice, Essie Hathaway, Benjamin Unverferth, Howard Row, Leroy Day.
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1891-Lillian (Eastman) Wolf, Bertha Loy, John Lehmkuhle, Guy P. Long, Charles G. Clippenger.
1892-John Gosling, John T. DeFord, Marguerite Ford, Mary Shondel, Nora (Light) Talbot, Harriet Gallup, Carrie (Brown) Altenburg, Marie Zeller, Carrie (Loy) Tupper.
1893-Lucy Bennett, Emma Knupp, Theodore Ludwig, Helen Sherrick, Francis Shaw, Edna Hathaway, Herman Schmitschulte.
1894-Blanche Knupp, Anna Straman, Della Wightman.
1895-Amy (Light) Van Cleve, Zoe (Kelly) Frederick, Lenore (Rice) Smith, Zoe (Brown) Coffman, Ora (Eastman) Turner, Emma (Brown) Allen, Esther (Hornaday) Davis, Alice (Hoskinson) Ward.
1896-Clara Meyer, Effa (Barr) Klay, Gertrude (Paul) Wilson, Violet Sackett, Anna Wellens, Emma (Fipp) Preisendorfer.
1897 -- Zoe Hoskinson, Meda (Williams) Haskell, Abbie (Sackett) Smith, Grace Pope.
1898-Mary (Reed) Ramey, Mary Gerdeman, Zoe Light, Erma (Leader) Emminegger, Bess Wilson, Clara (Unkenholtz) Buckwalder, Maude (Eastman) Murbach, Ada (Ernest) Butler, Velma (Fifer) Good- love, Nelle (Overbeck) Secrest, Frona Brinkman, Ethel (McAdow) Hold- ing, Susan (DeFord) Hunter, Iscah Hamden, Charles Justice, Merl Frick, Charles Krieger, Louis Leopold, Russel Howard, Charles Barr.
1899-Florence Graham, C. Guido Spencer, Edward Krauss, Norman Haskell, Nelle Cartwright, Laura Lehmkuhle, Emma Brinkman, Mary (Mc- Clure) Keinath, Laura (Kraft) Ferrall, William Ferrall, Effie Arnold, Harry Greer, Grace (Cover) Spencer, Mary Fipp, Kate (Matthews) Sher- wood, Leslie (Ogle) Alt, Nora Rampe, Johanna Ruple, Nelle Sheets, Clyde Tupper.
1900-Jane (Rothman) Foote, Clara (Risser) Harman, Ida Miller, Laura (Kracht) Preisendorfer, Lulu Fifer, Lucy Brinkman, Leo Harman, Jackson Ogle, Ray Howard, Murray Haskell.
1901 -- Ethal (Ackerman) Crawfis, Besse (Bailey) Sherman, Mary Brinkel, Zoe (Burgess) Cline, Della Carr, Edith Cover, Besse (Graham) Justice, Pearl Hansel, Kathryn (Kraft) Miller, Helen McAdow, Zoe Matthews, Lillian Rampe, Nellie Reed, Katherine Straman, Etha Sutton, Altha Thrapp, Lena Wilson, Rudolph Alt, Clarence Bailey, Guy Cartwright, Ivan Eastman, Earl Holding, Ernest Leader.
1902-Kate (Frey) Altschul, Eva (Hipkins) Schaefer, Mary Tupper, Zoe Snider, Ethel (Eastman) Hixon, Homer Garwood.
1903-Owen Agner, Halcie Bailey, Helen. (Brown) Sell, Earl Crawfis,
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Lizzie Deck, George Frick, Lena Harmon, Lucy Haskell, Ruth Kemmer, Blanche (Laibe) Ellis, Rhea McGreevy, Myrtle (Ogan) Shaw, Coletta Roth- man, Reid Jenkins.
1904-Frank Agner, Leon (Carr) Kerr, Alex Frey, Marguerite Hip- kins, Florence Mallahan, Lucy (Poast) Agner, Emma Rower, Bessie Seitz, Nellie Stoffer, Sylvan Swink.
1905-Roy Eastman, George Bailey, Allan Harrison Graham, Hazel Pierman, Ede Brinkel, Mary Schmitschulte, Sadie Wilkins, Alice Todd, Della Carr, Ruth McAdow.
1906-Earl Combs, Harry I. Kahle, J. E. Harrington, Frances Kersting, Ola Harris, Pauline Annesser, Margaret Kerner, Florence Lehmkuhle, Lucy Beutler.
1907-Thayer Bailey, Trena Cowan, Marie (Conine) Agner, Arey Claypool, Mark Doepker, Alfred Ducey, Anna Jenkins, Lawrence LaBadie, Bessie Leopold, Charles Mallahan, DeFord Meffley, Ralph Maidlow, Mildred (Ogan) Donart, Neil Ruch, Sadie Reed, Glen Salsbury.
1908 -- Wava (Ewing) Crawfis, Millie Winkleman, Grace Heidlebaugh, W. R. Stuber, Zelma McDowell, Genevieve Ackerman, Ruth C. Frey, Leona Roof, Mary Wilkins, Dora Trame, Beatrice Hager.
1909-Alice Claypool, Leete Brown, Alice Deck, Iva Gillis, Charlotte Kolhoff, Chloe J. Cowan, Albert I. Kahle, Stewart Robenalt, Benjamin Rappaport, Bliss Radabaugh, A. V. Kersting, Mary L. Laibe, Mary E. Miller, Loretta Ducey, Gertrude Harrington.
1910-Marie Brown, Alphonse Kersting, Rowena Jones, Bessie Seibert, Margaret Light, Paul Maidlow, Gladys Meffley, Henry Leasure, Paul Yarnell, Zella Overbeck, Verner Summers, Charles E. Ruple, Julius Roth- man, Blanche Radabaugh, Howard Baker, Herbert Eastman.
19II-Henry Rappaport, Todd Cartwright, Bertha McDowell, Mary Hermiller, Louise LaBadie, Gladys (Summers) Robenalt, Wayne R. Ruch, Julius Ogan, Mary Arnold.
1912-Mary L. Frey, Lena Shane, Eva J. McDowell, Ruth Cartwright, William Nemire, N. K. Godfrey, R. E. Bailey, Irene Ducey, Gust Winkle- man, Catherine Dinan, Helen Agner, Mabel Graham.
1913-Karl Kersting, Loretta Welde, Lyle Cummer, Floyd Evans, Given H. Acker, Oscar W. Hermiller, Rudolph Beckman, Martha Huber, Angie La- Badie, John H. LaBadie, Frances McGreevy, Mary Schierloh, Lola Mc- Bride, Marie Williams, Helen Ruch, Rowena Agner, Hiram K. Ackerman, Guy Kersh, Gertie Nemire, Frances Beck.
1914-Hester Badman, Helen Kerr, Ethel Kitchen, Mary Jane Zeller,
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William Summers, Burdelle Jane Culp, Mildred Cass, Lillian Doepker, Jane Beach, Charlotte Westrick, Mary Rappaport, Helen Fox, Darwin Powell, Zoe Page, Russell Roose, Grace Purnell.
1915-Viola Falke, George W. Meffley, Jr., Mildred Pierman, Florence Pence, Jessie Stover, Florence Schierloh, Rozella Westrick, Terese Winkle- man, Cora Zink, Helen Van Cleve, Mary Louise Light, Walter Rauh, Flor- ence Jones, Edna Wilkins.
COUNTY SPELLING CONTEST.
There has been a great revival of interest in spelling in the state of Ohio within the last few years and now there is a state-wide contest which is conducted every spring. Each county has an elimination contest and the best spellers from each county meet at Columbus to decide the finals. There are fifteen townships in Putnam county and each was allowed to enter twenty contestants. The other contestants were divided as follows: Each special school district entered two; each high school, six; each normal school, three; each parochial school, six; each village graded school, six. This made a total of nearly four hundred contestants for the final county contest, which was held in 1915 at the county seat on May 15. A list of over eleven hun- dred words was prepared in advance and all contestants had a chance to study them before the final. Judge John P. Bailey pronounced the words and after a contest, which showed that the boys and girls had prepared them- selves for the ordeal, the winner was finally chosen. It proved to be Nellie Green, of Monroe township, who represented the county in the grand final contest at Columbus on June 4, 1915.
CHAPTER XV.
MILITARY RECORD OF PUTNAM COUNTY.
CIVIL WAR.
The record of Putnam county in the Civil War is one which reflects credit on its patriotic citizens, and it is very lamentable that a great part of the official records pertaining to the county's part in the war have been lost or destroyed. Several years ago there was a fire under a stairway in the court house where many of the Civil-war records were kept, and as a result some were burned and others thrown out, only to be lost. Only a very few were rescued and preserved and it is from these that this chapter has been compiled. There was one paper, the Kalida Venture, published during the war, but, as far as is known, there are no copies of that period in existence. The few records, together with the reports of the county commissioners, furnish all of the available documentary material on which to base this chap- ter, and these two sources have been largely incorporated in the present discussion.
Just how many men enlisted from this county will probably never be known. While the most of the enlistments were made in companies re- cruited in the county, or in companies which were partially filled in the county, there were many who enlisted in other counties and credited to the county in which they enlisted. The records of the county commissioners show the number of persons receiving relief at the hands of the state or county, the maximum number in 1865 totaling nine hundred and ninety-seven. How- ever, since there were many soldiers who had from one to half a dozen or more dependent upon them, is it not possible from this figure to estimate the number of enlistments. Unfortunately, nearly all of the records of enlist- ments which have been preserved give the volunteers up to and including only 1862. Undoubtedly, the greater number of enlistments occurred after this year. The official list of volunteers compiled by the state of Ohio does not give the county from which the men enlisted and this makes an otherwise
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valuable report of no value in determining the number of volunteers from each county.
In returning the names of the volunteers from the various townships, those having charge of this duty neglected in most instances to give the regi- ment and company in which the volunteers enlisted. The names of enlist- ments from only twelve of the fifteen townships have been preserved and these are given below in the order in which they appear on the record. No records were found for Jackson, Union and Sugar Creek townships. The townships are arranged alphabetically.
BLANCHARD TOWNSHIP.
John Rotes, Cyrus Carter, William F. Wimer, Nehemiah Hoskinson, J. M. Stout, George Tooman, W. H. H. Myers, James Meals, Isaac Thrapp, Henry Harris, George Ashenfelter, Samuel Ladd, Albert Simpson, Gilbert Radabaugh, Eugene Carter, Levi Claybaugh, William Stateler, B. P. Conn, William Lindsey, Jasper Payne, George Payne, James Clark, Elliott Clark, Moses Woodruff, Louis Woodruff, Jacob Fry, William Patrick, George Franks, Lloyd Nicewarner, James Parker, Rudolph Writh, Daniel Grafton, F. M. Harrit, Edson Crowl, John Welch, David Siders, Abram Sites and Scott Strain. This list is signed by George Bacon, assessor, who says at the end of his report that he had missed Richard Henderson and John Crawfis. The list is headed as a "List of Volunteers since the 2nd of July, 1862," but there is nothing to indicate what period of time the enlistments covered. The only other official record of Blanchard township is the militia roster taken by the assessor in May, 1863, at which time there were two hundred and thirty-three men of militia age (between the ages of eighteen and forty- five) in the township. Evidently this was prepared in view of the draft which was then being contemplated. The names of all the men are given, but it is not stated how many of them had already enlisted, nor has any record been found which discloses how many finally enlisted from the town- ship.
GREENSBURG TOWNSHIP.
The only record of Greensburg township shows that ten men enlisted between July 2, 1862, and August 22, 1862. This list is signed by F. H. Huster, the assessor of the township. The list follows: Stephen Grove, Elias Larabee, William R. Crow, Ephriam Crow, Seth Neill, Daniel Troyer, Elmer Hartshorn, Samuel Swezy, Stanley Brower and James Wisterman.
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JENNINGS TOWNSHIP.
Jennings township is credited with fourteen volunteers between July 2, 1862, and August 22, 1862, as follows: Isaac Riswer, Simon Allen, Joseph Stephan, Nathaniel Harris, Henry Roose, Hampton E. Wade, Henry Hershey, Asbury Riggle, Robert Good, Emanuel Clapper, Thomas Hunt, Henry Hunter, Presley Good and Henry R. Hagemann. This list is signed by Henry Raabe, the assessor of Jennings township.
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP.
The assessor of Liberty township, James Wooddell, returned the names of thirty-six volunteers of his township who had enlisted between July 2, 1862, and August 22, 1862. Of this number twenty were in the Ninety- ninth Regiment, nine in the Eighty-third Regiment, one in the Twenty-first Regiment and six unassigned. All of these volunteers except the last six enlisted for three years. The record further gives the age and occupation of all the enlistments. All of them, with the exception of ten, were twenty- one or over and twenty-one of them were farmers. There were two school teachers, a carpenter, plasterer, cooper, tanner, millwright, teamster, engineer and one who was labeled "selling goods." The following twenty were mem- bers of the Ninety-ninth Regiment : Albion Clutter, William Henry Har- rison, Jr., Henry Waltner, Jonas Baughman, Vincent B. Johnston, John Hickery, Melanchton Scott, Hamilton Miller, William T. Dickey, James A. Allen, Rollin Hofsteatter, David L. Strain, Livingston McKinzie, Thomas Crane, Everett Meachem, David Hofsteatter, Benjamin D. Hall, Abraham Knup, Ezra M. Warren and Isaac Douglas. The following nine members were members of the Eighty-third Regiment : William C. G. Krauss, Gustave A. Krauss, Edward M. Krauss, Charles W. Kratzer, Joel Swihart, Hammet Workman, Eli Swihart, George Swihart and William F. Polen. Marion Stockwell is credited to the Twenty-first Regiment. Samuel Leatherman, Samuel Foutz, Joseph Landis, Samuel Runyan, William Nicewarner and Philip Stambaugh were unassigned. Another record of Liberty township shows that five men enlisted between August 22, 1862, and September 16, 1862. Two of these, David Jack and John Stambaugh, enlisted for three years in the Forty-ninth Regiment; two others, Philip J. Zeigler and Samuel Foltz, enlisted for three years in the One Hundred and Eighteenth Regiment ; Calvin Allen enlisted for three months in the Eighty-seventh Regiment.
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MONROE TOWNSHIP.
There were eleven volunteers from Monroe township between July 2, and August 23, 1862, as returned by William R. Frantz, the assessor of the- township. The list follows: Samuel G. Jones, John Connett, John Yarger. Jacob Yarger, Calvin Taylor, Joel Taylor, William Taylor, Jackson Hoggans, William J. Smith, David Cline and John Emmarling.
MONTEREY TOWNSHIP.
Monterey township reported nineteen volunteers enlisting between July 2 and August 22, 1862, as shown by the official report of the assessor, Peter Wannemacher, as follows: Arent Huysman, Walter Huysman, Moses C. Cowen, Orlando F. Damon, Samuel McMillen, T. P. Payne, Ephraim Tillton, Oscar Curtis, George W. Roush, Nathaniel Harris, Israel Gaden, Silas M. Thatcher, John T. Thatcher, Daniel Sullivan, George Good, Jacob Elder, Hiram H. Elder, John W. Stoffer and Isaiah Allgyre.
OTTAWA TOWNSHIP.
Ottawa township was the most populous township in the county during the war and furnished the most volunteers, although there is no way of determining the exact number. The only record preserved of Ottawa town- ship gives the volunteers enlisting between July 2 and August 22, 1862. During this short period of fifty days fifty-six men enrolled in the township, as is shown by the report of the assessor, F. W. Deters. The list follows : John Shondel, C. W. Cannon, Daniel Wagner, Charles W. Creighton, John Ward, Cyrus Taylor. George Lutz, Jacob Crow, Abraham Kitchen, W. W. Kitchen, Harry Radabaugh, Worth Watts, John Smith, James McComb, John Fruchey, Henry Fruchey, Prescott Wright, Henry Crum, George Mor- head, John Bolzer, John Hart, John Walker, James Sackett, G. S. Rollans (not accepted ), Thomas Shyrer, A. A. Ebersole, Joshua T. Cox, George Riegel, W H. Andrews, E. K. Allen, J. T. Lenzy, John Winkler, I. Willoughby, George Kurtz, Paul Silvers, David Amlir, Berel Andrews, Henry May, Jacob Dommino (not accepted), John Henry Vogt, Samuel Wallace, John Wallace, James McGerry, J. M. Hall, Cornelius Mccullough, A. Fowler ( not accepted ), E. D. Harris, Jacob L'H. Long, Philip Nougle, Cyrus Taylor, John A. Len- hard, William Dickey, John M. Hawkey, Winfield S. Hipkins, Henry Meisner and John Murphy.
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