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Resolved, etc., That the President of the United States be requested to cause a gold medal to be struck, with suitable emblems and devices, and presented to Colonel Croghan, in testimony of the high sense entertained by Congress of his gallantry and good conduct in the defence of Fort Stephenson, and that he present a sword to each of the following officers engaged in that affair: to Captain James Hunter, to the eldest male representative of Lieutenant Benjamin Johnson, and to Lieutenant Cyrus A. Baylor, John Meek, Ensign Joseph Duncan, and the nearest male representative of Ensign Edmund Shipp, deceased.
Approved, February 13, 1835.
INDIAN MURDERS IN THE VICINITY OF FORT STEPHENSON PREVIOUS TO THE BATTLE, WHICH ILLUSTRATES THE DANGERS TO THE EARLY SETTLERS ALONG THE SANDUSKY RIVER, AT THE TIME.
Albert Cavalier, esq., who is noticed in the history of Rice township, and who
came to Lower Sandusky from the Maumee, in January, 1812, in an interview with Homer Everett on the 6th of September, 1878, amongst other things narrated some events connected with Fort Stephenson, which seem proper in the history of the fort. Mr. Cavalier said: "After arriving here, the families who came lived in the government barracks during the remainder of the winter. In the spring the whole country about the fort was infested with Indians in small bands, who were giving information to the British of the condition of the inhabitants, and also of military preparations, and plundering, murdering, and scalping such inhabitants as they found in a defenceless condition. And it soon became evident that no family or person was safe from the scalping knife and tomahawk of the savages, except those who were under cover of military protection. When the planting season came, we lived in a log house near the fort, and planted some corn and potatoes on the bottomland, within a short distance from the fort, ready to flee into it on the first alarm. A few other settlers or pioneers were in like manner attempting to raise a living from the soil. "Although but a boy at the time" said Mr. Cavalier: "I recollect vividly one or two incidents which occurred that summer."
"Mr. George Shannon, a son-in-law of Mrs. Elizabeth Whittaker, with a man named Pomroy, were at work on the flats below the fort, and near where the shops of the Lake Erie & Louisville Railroad now stand. I think they were working in a field, or gathering some vegetables. While they were engaged, a third man, named Isaac Futy, with rifle in hand, was on the lookout for Indians. They were startled by the crack of a rifle in an adjoining cornfield, or of two rifles fired at the same instant. Both Shannon and
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Pomroy were hit and wounded, but not mortally. Futy instantly fired in the direction of the smoke, and then the three men made a hasty run for the river bank, to conceal themselves in the thick bushes which then margined the river. The Indians, losing sight of these men, then proceeded to a log cabin near the place, where a family resided consisting of two elderly people, a son and a daughter. On hearing the firing on Shannon and Pomroy, and the return fire of Futy not far off, the son and daughter left the old people and fled to a cornfield near by to hide, but here they were met and tomahawked and scalped by the savages, who then followed the father and mother, who had fled to the river bank, and murdered and scalped them there as they were in the act of getting into a small boat or canoe to cross the river.
"On hearing the crack of the rifles one Francis Navarre, a Frenchman, and a hunter as well as an Indian fighter, also a dead shot with his rifle, scaled the pickets of the fort, rifle in hand, and ran down the river toward the scene of trouble. Navarre discovered two Indians chasing a soldier, who had ventured from the fort and was now running toward it. Navarre quickly shot the foremost Indian, concealed himself by squatting in the high grass, reloaded his rifle while thus con- cealed, and then shot the remaining savage.
"Navarre was familiar with the habits of the Indians, and though he knew he had killed them both, on returning to the fort with the rescued soldier told the men that if they would go where he shot they would not find any dead Indians, but they each had a pack on their back, and they would find the packs there with the bullets in them or a bullet hole through each pack, for he had shot them in front through the breast right opposite
the packs, and the bullets went through or lodged in the packs. He also said they would find that the family had been murdered and scalped.
"A detachment was at once sent from the fort, and found Navarre's words true. There were the Indians' two packs and the bullets in them, but the bodies of their dead owners had been carried away by other Indians lurking near. The detachment also found the bodies of the family of four, and also the bodies of two soldiers, all of whom had been murdered and scalped.
"Shannon, Pomroy and Futy were dis- covered in their hiding places under the river bank. They and the dead bodies were all brought to the fort."
Mr. Cavalier says:
"I heard these facts from men and women at the time, and I saw the six dead bodies when they were brought into the fort. The alarm and the sight of these six bloody and mutilated bodies made an impression on me, though young at the time, which I can never forget, nor express in words."
CHILLICOTHE'S TESTIMONIAL.
Eleven days after Croghan's splendid victory, the ladies of Chillicothe, then the State capital, presented to the gallant commandant a sword, accompanied by an address, as a public acknowledgment of his bravery and military skill. The names attached to the address show that the wives of the most prominent men of the time anxiously watched affairs, and were ready to reward and praise gallantry.
CHILLICOTHE, August 13, 1813. SIR :- In consequence of the gallant defence which, under the influence of Divine Providence, was effected by you and the troops under your command, of Fort Stephenson, at Lower Sandusky, on the evening of the second instant, the ladies of the town of Chillicothe, whose names are undersigned, impressed with a high sense of your merit as a soldier and a gentleman, and with great confidence in
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your patriotism and valor, present you with a sword. To Major George Croghan. (Signed by)
MARY FINLEY,
CATHERINE FULLERTON,
MARY STERRET, REBECCA M. ORR,
ANN CRAIGHTON,
SUSAN WALKE,
ELEANOR LAMB,
ANN M. DUNN,
NANCY WADDLE,
MARGARET KEYS,
ELIZA CARLISLE,
CHARLOTTE JAMES,
MARY A. SOUTHARD,
ESTHER DOOLITTLE,
SUSAN D. WHEATON,
ELEANOR BUCHANNON,
RUHAMMA IRWIN,
MARGARET MCFARLAND,
JUDITH DELANO,
DEBORAH FERREE.
MARG'T MCLANBURGH,
JANE M. EVANS,
MARGARET MILLER,
FRANCES BRUSH,
ELIZABETH MARTIN,
MARY CURTES,
NANCY MCARTHUR,
MARY P. BROWN,
JANE McCOY,
JANE HEYLAN,
LAVINIA FULTON,
NANCY KERR,
MARTHA SCOTT, CATHARINE HOUGH,
ELEANOR WORTHINGTON, SALLY MCLANE.
To this letter Major Croghan made the following reply, dated at Lower Sandusky, August 25:
LADIES OF CHILLICOTHE: I have received the sword which you have been pleased to present to me, as a testimonial of your approbation of my conduct on the second instant. A mark of distinction so flattering and unexpected has excited feelings which I can not express. Yet while I return you thanks for the unmerited gift you have bestowed, I feel well aware that my good fortune, which was bought by the activity of the brave soldiers under my command, has raised in your expectations in my future efforts, which must, sooner or later, I fear, be disappointed. Still, I pledge myself, even though fortune may not be again propitious, that my exertions shall be such as never to cause you in the least to regret the honors you have been pleased to confer upon your "youthful soldier."
CHAPTER IX.
CIVIL HISTORY.
Erection of Townships-Names on Tax Duplicate of 1823-Civil Register-Representatives in Congress-Representatives in the Ohio Senate and House-Common Pleas Judges-Associate Judges-Clerks Of Court-Sheriffs-Prosecuting Attorneys-Auditors Treasurers-Surveyors-Commissioners.
THE erection of Sandusky county out of the territory to which the United States acquired an undisputed title by the treaty of 1817, has already been noticed. Although Seneca county was erected by the same act (1820), local government was not organized until four years later. During the interval, Sandusky county's authority extended over Seneca. Sandusky county proper then included all the territory between the Firelands and Wood county, as far north as Lake Erie. All this tract was originally divided into two townships Croghan (or Croghanville), east of the river; and Sandusky, west of the river.
At the first meeting of the county commissioners, in 1820, Thompson township was set off from Croghan, and soon after Seneca township from Sandusky. Both these divisions, as originally constituted, are now mainly included in Seneca county. Portage township was next set off from Sandusky. The petition placed before the commissioners by residents of the proposed town, is characteristic of official papers of the early period of the county's history. It reads:
to the Honorable Commissioners of Sandusky, Gr. the inhabitants of the under Signed Residence of Sandusky county humbly Shueth that they with the other Residence of saide county Leighbour under
Note-Prepared by direction of the publishers.
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many seorious defficults and disadvantages in con- ciquence of the distance they have to go to the place of holding their elections, in fact the Great Bounds of said township and the distance we reside one from another tends greatly to retard publick business in our quarter of the township. under these conciderations your pratitioners therefore pray that you may direct a new town to be Laid off to be Cald portage.
The township of Portage, as erected in 1820, included portions of the present townships of Sandusky, Washington, and Woodville, all of Ottawa county, and a corner of Lucas, and all of Rice township.
Townsend was established in 1820; Green Creek, York, and Ballville in 1822, and Riley in 1824. Other townships were organized from time to time in that part of the county now included in Ottawa. The Black Swamp region was organized into townships as follow: Jackson, 1829; Washington, 1830; Scott, 1833; Madison, 1833; and Woodville, 1840. Bay township was divided by the erection of Ottawa county, in 1840, and that part remaining in Sandusky county, together with several sections of Sandusky township, was con- stituted a new township named Rice, in 1840. Fremont was set apart as a separate township, in 1878.
The following names appear on the tax duplicate for 1822: *
Sandusky: Jacob Bowlus, jr .; Jacob Bowlus, sr .; George Boyles, Louis Couts, James McCollister, William Christie, Jacob Cline, William Dew, E. P. Disbro, Cyrus Hulbard, Peter Holbrook, Robert Harvey, Thomas L. Hawkins, Israel Harrington, Nathaniel Holbrook, George Kemp, James Kirk, Calvin Leezen, Joseph Loveland, Alexander McIIroy, Sanford Marn, J. & G. G. Olmstead, Reuben Patterson, George Shannon, John W. Tylor, Morris Tylor, Nicholas Whittinger, Elizabeth Whittaker, Benjamin Wheat, Isaac Whittaker, Isaac Ward.
Total tax of Sandusky township, $19.20.
Croghan: Jacob Ash, John Ash, Eldridge Bristol, Seth Cochran, Peleg Cooley, Andrew Courtright, Richard Guinall, G. Davis, Josiah Gate, James
Hopkins, L. Hulbard, Anny Ierey, Rural Loomis, Israel Markham, Moses Nicholas, Joseph Parish, Joel Risdon, S. Sutton, Aley Harris, Isaac Knapp, Boswell Lomice, M. A. Newman, W. & R. Ross, Philip Sutton, William Stull, Samuel P. Newman.
Total tax of Croghan township, $18.70.
Portage; Pascal Bisnette, J. Ballard, Samuel Cochran, G. Cuture, Lewis Cuture, Benjamin Drake, B. Dishetter, Lewis Deoo, Archibald Easter, George McFarland, Thomas & H. Forguson, A. Fuller, Joseph Phelps, Stephen Grissell, John Holmes, Thomas Herold, Thomas Demas, A. Jerman, Gabriel Lepoint, S. M. Lockwood, A. Mominna, Jasper Mitchell, Francis Mominna, William Manor, Wilford Norris, G. S. Brinald, B. Rossman, Valentine State, Almond Sands, Samuel Scribner.
Total tax of Portage, $19.40.
Ballville: Samuel Bond, David Chambers, John Custard, David Cochran, James Chard, Jeremiah Everett, Phineas Frary, Charles B. Fitch, William Chard, Asa B. Gavitt, Lord P. Hastwell, Thatcher Lovejoy, Joseph Moore, Moses Nicholas, Adam Nuff, George G. Olmstead, Isaac Prior, John Prior, John Preslet, Theodore A. Rexford, John Thompson, Giles Thompson, Elizabeth Tindall, Sarah Woolcutt, William Wirt, Peter Wirt, David Chard. Total tax of Ballville, $17.20.
York: Allison Abby, Augustus Beebe, John Da- venport, Benjamin George, Zeby George, Joseph George, H. Knox, Martin Knott, Abram Marks, Thesion Moore, Rufus Nichols, Andrew Sluson, Simon Root, Joseph Will, Peter Wallace, Lansford Wood, Martin Powell, Benjamin Follett.
Total tax of York, $8.20.
Green Creek : Samuel Baker, Ephraim Bennett, Silas Bennett, Clark Cleveland, Thomas Emerson, Thomas J. Emerson, Silas Dewey, Joshua Fairchild, Hugh Graham, Joseph George, Coonrad Hawks, Elisha Johns, William Jinks, Jared H. Miner, Samuel McMillin, Andrew McNutt, James Merrill, Daniel Mills, Sumuel Price, James Guinall, Jonathan Reterbrook, Josiah Rumery, Jacob Right, T. F. Shep, Abraham Russell, Samuel Utley, David Underill, Eli Whitney, Thomas Will, A. Widener, William Whitney.
Total tax of Green Creek, $18.70.
Townsend : William Caspell, Wilford Hall, Samuel Markham, Abner Perkham, Jesse H. Putnam, Solomon Right, Ebenezer Ransom, A. B. Thomas, William Yew, William Wilson, Moses Wilson, Abram Townsend.
Total tax of Townsend, $8.80.
CIVIL REGISTER.
Under this head is included the names of those men who have represented Sandusky county in the House of Representatives of the United States, in the Senate
NOTE. For boundaries see township histories. * Townships properly belonging to Seneca county are omitted.
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of Ohio, and in the House of Representatives of Ohio; also the Judicial Staff of Sandusky county, under the old Constitution, and the Common Pleas Judges elected from the Sandusky county bar, under the present Constitution. The register concludes with a complete list of county officials since 1820, except for the offices of coroner and infirmary director.
REPRESENTATIVES IN CONGRESS.
The congressional districts of Ohio, prior to the apportionment of 1840, were very large, especially those including the counties of the northwestern part of the State. The northwestern Indian reservation, acquired by the treaty of 1817, was a small factor in politics prior to the census of 1840. The date of election is given.
CONGRESSMEN.
1820, John Sloane, Wayne county; 1822, Mordecai Bartley, Richmond; 1830, Eleutheros Cook, Huron; 1832, William Patterson, Richland; 1836, William Hunter, Erie; 1838, George Sweeney, Crawford; 1842, Henry St. John, Seneca; 1846, Rodolphus Dickinson, Sandusky; 1848, Rodolphus Dickinson,* Sandusky; 1849, Amos E. Wood,* Sandusky; 1850, John Bell,* Sandusky; 1850, Fred W. Green, Seneca; 1854, Cooper K. Watson, Seneca; 1856, L. B. Hall, Crawford; 1858, John Carey, Wyandot; 1860, Warren P. Noble, Seneca; 1864, Ralph Pumeroy Buckland, Sandusky; 1868, Edward F. Dickinson, Sandusky; 1870, Charles Foster, Seneca; 1878, Frank Hurd, Toledo; 1880, John B. Rice, Seneca.
REPRESENTATIVES IN STATE SENATE.
1821, Alfred Kelley, Frankland; 1823, Jabez Wright; 1824, David H. Beardsley, Cuyahoga; 1826, James Kooken; 1827, David Campbell, Huron; 1830, Samuel M. Lockwood, Huron; 1832, Daniel Tilden; 1834, Joseph Howard, Delaware; 1837, David E. Owen, Seneca; 1838, William B. Craighill, Sandusky; 1840, John Goodin; 1842, Moses McAuelly; 1844, Amos E. Wood, Sandusky; 1846, Henry Crouise, Seneca; 1848, James Myers; 1852, Elisha P. Hill; 1854, Albert G. Sutton, Huron; 1856, Ralph P. Buckland, Sandusky; 1860, F. D.
*Died March 20, 1849. Amos E. Wood elected to fill vacancy, died August, 1850. John Bell elected at a special election held December, 1850, to fill vacancy caused by the death of A. E. Wood.
Elected at the regular election, October, 1850. Sworn in as Bell's successor, December, 1851.
Parish, Erie; 1862, John Kelley, Ottawa; 1864, Frederick Wickham, Huron; 1866, E. B. Sadler, Erie; 1868, Homer Everett, Sandusky; 1872, Welcome O. Parker, Huron; 1874, James H. Hudson, Erie; 1878, James II. Hudson, Erie; 1880, H. E. O'Hagan, Erie.
REPRESENTATIVES IN STATE LEGISLATURE.
1821, David Abbott, Huron. -- Seat contested by and given to Lyman Farwell, Huron; 1822, Eleutheros Cook, Huron county; 1824, Jeremiah Everett, Sandusky; 1825, Josiah Hedges, Seneca; 1826, Eber Baker, Huron; 1827, Samuel M. Lockwood, Huron; 1830, Josiah Hedges, Seneca; 1831, Harvey J. Harman, Sandusky; 1832, Jeremiah Everett, Sandusky; 1834, Jaques Hulburd, Sandusky; 1835, William B. Craighill, Sandusky; 1837, Samuel Treat, Sandusky; 1838, John Welch, Sandusky; 1840, Amos E. Wood, Sandusky; Moses McAuelly, Crawford; 1841, Amos E. Wood, Sandusky; George W. Baird, Seneca; 1842, George W. Baird, Seneca; Henry C. Brish, Seneca; 1843, William B. Craighill, Ottawa; Samuel Waggoner, Sandusky; 1844, John Bell, Sandusky; 1846, Mathew M. Coe, Sandusky; 1848, Isaac VanDoren, Sandusky; 1849, Elber Wilson; 1852, Isaac Knapp, Sandusky; 1854, Abner J. Dickinson, Sandusky; 1856, John L. Greene, sr., Sandusky; 1858, Thomas P. Finefrock, Sandusky; 1860, Charles Powers, Sandusky; 1862, Alonzo Thrope, Sandusky; 1864, Oliver McIntyre, Sandusky; 1866, James Parks, Sandusky; 1870, Hiram W. Winslow, Sandusky; 1872, Andrew Smith, Sandusky; 1874, Benjamin Inman, Sandusky; 1878, Almon Dunham, Sandusky; 1880, Almon Dunham, Sandusky.
JUDGES.
The following served as judges under the old Constitution:
1820, George Todd, Trumbull county; 1824, Ebenezer Lane, Huron county; 1831, David Higgins, Huron county; 1838, Ozias Bowen, Marion county; 1845, Myron H. Tilden, Lucas county; 1847, Ebenezer B. Sadler, Erie county.
The following Common Pleas judges, under the present Constitution, have been elected from the Sandusky County Bar:
1852, Lucius B. Otis, term expired in 1857; 1861, John L. Greene, sr., term expired; 1874, T. P. Finefrock, term expired 1879.
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
Under the old Constitution of Ohio, the following served as associate judges:
1820, Israel Harington, David Harold, Alexander Morrison; 1821, Israel Harington, Charles B. Fitch, Jeremiah Everett; 1822, Israel Harington, Jeremiah Everett, Jaques Hulburd; 1824, Israel Harington,
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Jeremiah Everett, Morris A. Newman; 1825, Israel Harington, Joel Strawn, James Justice; 1827, Joel Strawn, James Justice, Elisha W. Howland; 1832, James Justice, Elisha W. Howland, Luther Porter; 1834, James Justice, Luther Porter, Jacob Nyce; 1839, Jacob Nyce, Isaac Knapp, George Overmyer, sr .; 1841, Isaac Knapp, George Overmyer, Alpheus McIntyre; 1846, Alpheus McIntyre, Jesse S. Olmstead, Frederick Chapman; 1850, Jesse S. Olmstead, Frederick Chapman, Samuel Hafford.
CLERKS OF COURT.
J. Hubbard, 1821-25; J. O. Scranton, 1825-37; L. Q. Rawson, 1837-51; Daniel Copper, 1851-54; Charles H. Green, 1854-57; James N. Smith, 1857-65; W. W. St. Clair, 1865-67; E. W. Cook, 1867-68; J. Gephart, 1868- 73; B. W. Winter, 1873-79; Basil Meek, 1879.
PROBATE JUDGES.
John Bell, 1852-55; Lyman Gilpin, 1855-58; John Bell, 1858-63; W. S. Russel, 1863-66; E. F. Dickinson, 1866-69;" John L. Green, 1869-72; F. Wilmer, 1872;} Edward E. Dickinson, 1877-79 ;¿ C. Doncy, 1879.
SHERIFFS.
Willis E. Brown, 1820-24; Josiah Rumery, 1824-27; Giles Thompson, 1827-31; Samuel O. Crowell, 1831-33 J. S. Olmstead, 1833-35; J. D. Beaugrand, 1835-39; Homer Everett, 1839-43; John Strohl, 1843-46; Daniel Burger, 1846-50; James Parks, 1850-52; Jonas Smith, 1852-54; George Engler, 1854-58; Michael Wegstein, 1858-62; A. R. Forguson, 1862-66; R. H. Russel, 1866- 70; A. E. Young, 1870074; Henry Coonrad, 1874-78; Charles F. Pohlman, 1878.
PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS.
Jacob Parker, 1820-22; P. Latimore, 1822-24; Increase Graves, 1824-27; R. Dickerson, 1827-28; John Bush, 1828-31; R. Dickerson, 1831-35; W. W. Culver, 1835- 36; Samuel Treat, 1836-38; W. W. Culver, 1838-44; L. B. Otis, 1844-50; J. L. Green, 1850-52; E. F. Dickerson, 1852-56; T. P. Finefrock, 1856-60; A. B. Lindsay, 1860- 64; W. W. Winslow, 1864-66; A. B. Lindsay, 1866-70; A. B. Putman, 1870-74; H. Remsburg, 1874-77; J. T. Garver, 1878.
AUDITORS.
Josiah Rumery, 1820-22; Thomas L. Hawkins, 1822- 24; Ammi Williams, 1824-26; Jesse S. Olmstead, 1826- 28; Ezra Williams, 1828-30; Samuel Treat, 1830-36; Nathaniel B. Eddy, 1836-38; Ezra Williams, 1838-40; Nathaniel B. Eddy, 1840-42; A. Coles, 1842-48; Homer Everett, 1848-52; Horace E. Clark, 1852-56; William E. Haynes, 1856-60;
* Resigned in 1868, being elected to Congress.
¡ Died July, 1897; J. L. Green appointed to fill vacancy.
į Elected to fill unexpired term of F. Wilmer.
Thomas Tuckerman, 1860-62; Oscar Ball,* 1862-65; John Lynch, 1865-66; Edwin Hoff, 1866-70; George W. Gust, 1870-74; F. J. Geible, jr., 1874-78; Adam Hodes, 1878.
TREASURERS.
N. Wittenger, 1820-26; Harvey J. Harman, 1826-28; Grant C. Forguson, 1828-30; Isaac Van Doren,t 1830- 38; Jesse S. Olmstead, 1838-42: Isaac Glick, 1842-48; Oliver McIntyre, 1848-52; J. T. R. Sebring, 1852-56; A. D. Downs, 1856-58; Wilson M. Stark, 1858-62; D. L. June, 1862-64; Charles G. Green, 1864-66; John P. Elderkin, 1866-70; J. P. Elderkin, jr., 1870-74; Henry Baker, 1874-78; Elias B. Moore, 1878.
SURVEYORS.
Ezra Williams, 1820-28; David Camp, 1828-36; David Reeves, 1836-46; W. B. Stevenson, 1846-47; Horace E. Clark, 1847-52; T. W. Clapp, 1852-56; D. D. Ames, 1856-58; T. W. Clapp, 1858-60; J. L. Rawson, 1860-62; Horace E. Clark, 1862-64; Jeremiah Evans, 1864-76; Michael Putman, jr., 1876.
RECORDERS.
Charles B. Fitch, 1822-25; James A. Scranton, 1825- 34; James Robinson, 1834-40; N. S. Cook, 1840-46; Benjamin F. Fletcher, 1846-48; William E. Rearick, 1848-54; Jacob Snyder, 1854-60; A. F. Gallagher, 1860- 67; W. W. Stine, 1867-73; James Worst, 1873-79; J. R. Conklin, 1879.
COMMISSIONERS.
Maurice A. Newman, Charles B. Fitch, Moses Nichols, 1820; Maurice A. Newman, Moses Nichols, Giles Thompson, 1821 ; Giles Thompson, Elisha W. Howland, Thomas Emerson, 1824; Elisha W. Howland, David Camp, Jared H. Miner, 1825; Elisha W. Howland, David Camp, J. S. Olmstead, 1826; Samuel L. Lockwood, L. G. Harkness, Jeremiah Everett, 1827; L. G. Harkness, Jesse S. Olmstead, Jeremiah Everett, 1828; Jesse S. Olmstead, Samuel Hollingshead, Oliver Comstock, ,1830; Samuel Hollingshead, Oliver
Comstock, Casper Remsburg, 1834; Samuel Hollingshead, Oliver Comstock, George Overmyer, sr .; , 1835; Samuel Hollingshead, George Overmyer, sr., Paul Tew, 1837; Samuel Hollingshead, Paul Tew, Ezekiel Rice, 1838; Paul Tew, Ezekiel Rice, Jonas Smith, 1839; Paul Tew, Jonas Smith, John Bell, 1840; Paul Tew, Jonas Smith, Wilson Teeters, 1841 ; Paul Tew, Jonas Smith, James Rose, 1844; Paul Tew, Jonas Rose, John S. Gardner, 1845; Jonas Rose, John S. Gardner, Hiram Hurd, 1846; John S. Gardner, Hiram Hurd, Eleazer Baldwin, 1847; John S. Gardner, Hiram Hurd, Martin Wright, 1850; Hiram Hurd, Martin Wright, Michael Reed, 1851 ; Martin
*Resigned 1865 to accept treasurer's office. ¡Reelected. Died before beginning of second term-Isaac Van Doren appointed to fill vacancy.
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Wright, Michael Reed, William Morgan, 1855; Michael Reed, William Morgan, John Orwig, 1856; John Orwig, Sanford G. Baker, Joseph R. Clark, 1858; John Orwig, Joseph R. Clark, Benjamin Inman, 1860; Joseph R. Clark, Benjamin Inman, John Beery, 1862; Benjamin Inman, John Beery, C. G. Sanford, 1864; Benjamin Inman, C. G. Sanford, S. E. Walters, 1865; Benjamin Inman, S. E. Walters, Henry Reiling, 1867; Benjamin Inman, Henry Reiling, David Fuller, 1868; Benjamin In
man, Henry M. Reiling, Longanbach, 1872; M. Longanbach, David Fuller, John Morrison, 1873; M. Longanbach, John Morrison, F. William Sandwisch, 1874; John Morrison, F. W. Sandwisch,* Manuel Maurer, 1877; Manuel Maurer, N. G. Rathbun, Byron O'Connor, 1878, N. G. Rathbun, Byron O'Connor, D. S. Tinney, 1880.
* Resigned November 18, 1878 ; Byron O'Connor appointed to fill vacancy.
CHAPTER X. DEVELOPMENT-MATERIAL-MORAL-SOCIAL.
Sandusky County a Desolate Wilderness-Early Settlement-Suffering Prevails-Pioneer Hospitality-Raisings, Log-rollings and Dances- Woman's Work-Early Schools and Establishment of the School System-Churches-Material Advancement-Comparison of Tax Duplicates-Abstract of Census Since 1820 The County's Future.
T HE Indians of Northwestern Ohio battled firmly and bravely against progressing civilization, but their conflict was with destiny. At last, weakened, demoralized and discouraged, they sold their birthright for but little more than a "mess of pottage."* Reluctantly and sadly they abandoned their wigwams and cornfields, and crowded upon the reservations, leaving a desolate wilderness, oppressive in the gloom of its solitude. Beautiful words and roseate sentences would be ill-chosen in a description of the forest which baffled the energy of Sandusky county's pioneers. A loam soil of boundless fertility gave rapid growth to trees of nearly every variety, except where inundation or fires had left islands of prairie in the sea of heavy forest. Vegetables as well as animals are subject to a common law of nature, which requires the old to give place to the new. A tree grows, matures, dies, and falls to
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