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1826
John Terry,
1838
James Gorden,
1826
Andrew More,
1839
Case Brown,
1827
George Stoner,
1840
James Gorden,
1828
John Terry,
1841
Timothy P. Roberts,
1829
Joseph McClelland,
1842
Case Brown,
1830
Morris P. Skinner
1843
David Risdon,
1831
Jacob Decker,
1844
John Keller,
1832
Joseph McClelland,
1845
John Crum, 1 year,
1833
Morris P. Skinner,
1846
Marcus Y. Graff, 2 yrs. 1833
Jacob Decker,
1847
John Seitz, 3 years,
1833
COUNTY SURVEYORS.
David Risdon,
1824
Jonas Hershberger,
1839
George W. Gist,
1836
Thomas Hemming,
1842
James Durbin,
1837
66
1845
RECORDERS.
Neal McGaffey, c p
1824
William H. Kessler,
1842
Abel Rawson, c p
1828
1845
1836
Robert M. C. Martin,
1846
William H. Kessler,
1839
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TABULAR VIEWS.
ASSESSORS.
YEAR
YEAR
NAMES.
ELECTED.
NAMES.
ELECTED.
David Risdon,
1827
John W. Eastman,
1836
1829
Robert Holley,
1837
John Wright,
1831
Samuel S. Martin,
1838
Reuben Williams,
1833
Benjamin Carpenter,
1840
John Welch,
1835
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
William Cornell,
1824
Henry C. Brish, 1838
Jacques Hulbert,
1824
Andrew Lugenbill,
1838
Mathew Clark,
1824
Lowell Robinson, 1838
Agreen Ingraham,
1831 Andrew Lugenbill,
1845
Benjamin Pittenger,
1831
William Toll,
1845
Selden Graves,
1831
Henry Ebert,
1845
NOTE. Associate judges are appointed by the legislature.
CLERKS OF COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.
Neal McGaffey,
1824
Charles F. Dresbach, 1840
Joseph Howard,
1830
Henry Ebert, 1847
Luther A. Hall,
1834
(At the October term of this year, Samuel Stoner was ap- pointed clerk pro tem.)
NOTE. Clerks of the court of common pleas are appoint- by the judges.
AN ACT,
Incorporating the Seneca county Academy, passed March 4th, 1836.
$ 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Ohio, That Samuel Waggoner, Sidney Smith, Joshua Maynard, Chancey Rundell, Timothy P. Roberts, Sela Chapin, Jun., and Calvin Bradley, of the county of Seneca, together with such persons as may be associated with them for the purpose of es- tablishing an academy in the town of Republic, be and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate, with perpetual succession, by the name of the "Seneca County Academy," and by that name shall be competent to contract and be con- tracted with, to sue, and be sued, answer, and be answered unto, in all courts of law and equity ; and to acquire, possess and enjoy, and to sell, convey, and dispose of property both personal and real ; and shall possess all the powers usually in- cident to such corporations. Provided, that the annual income of such property shall not exceed two thousand dollars.
2. That any three of the above named persons shall have power to call a meeting by giving ten days previous notice thereof, by advertisement set up at three of the most public places in the township of Scipio, aforesaid.
3. That said corporation shall have power to form a consti- tution and adopt by-laws for its government, to prescribe the number and title of its officers and define their powers and du- ties, to prescribe the manner in which members may be admit-
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SENECA COUNTY ACADEMY.
ted and dismissed, and other powers necessary for the efficient management of its corporate concerns.
4. That any future legislature may modify or repeal this act. WILLIAM MEDILL, Speaker of the House of Representatives. ELIJAH VANCE,
Speaker of the Senate.
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TABULAR VIEWS.
The following table contains the names of each township in the county ; also, the names of the gentlemen by whom they were surveyed into sections and quarter-sections, and the time of the survey of each
TOWNSHIPS. SURVEYORS. YEAR SURV'D.
Adams,
Sylvanus Bourne, 1820
C. W. Christmas,( Indian Grant,) 1832
Big Spring,
J. Glasgow, 1820
C. W. Christmas, (Indian Grant, ) 1832
Bloom,
Sylvanus Bourne, 1820
Clinton,
J. T. Worthington, 1820
Eden,
J. T. Worthington, 1920
Hopewell,
J. T. Worthington, 1820
Jackson,
J. Glasgow, 1820
Loudon,
J. Glasgow,
1820
Pleasant,
J. T. Worthington,
1820
C. W. Christmas, (Indian Grant, )
1832
Reed,
Price J. Kellogg,
1820
Scipio,
Sylvanus Bourne, 1820
C. W. Christmas, (Indian Grant,) 1832
Thompson,
Price J. Kellogg, 1821
Venice, Price J. Kellogg, 1820
Seneca,
J. T. Worthington, 1820
Liberty,
J. T. Worthington. 1820
Tabular view of the several towns in the county-the town- ships in which they are located-names of surveyors of each and time of the survey.
TOWNS. TOWNSHIPS.
SURVEYORS.
YEAR SURV'D.
Oakley, Clinton,
Joseph Vance, 1819
Tiffin, Clinton,
James Hedges, 1821
Fort Ball, Clinton,
David Risdon, 1824
21
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TABULAR VIEWS.
TOWNS.
TOWNSHIPS.
SURVEYORS. YEAR SURV'D.
Melmore,
Eden,
James Kilbourne, 1824
Caroline, Venice,
James Kilbourne,
1828
Rome, Loudon,
David Risdon, 1832
Risdon, Loudon,
David Risdon,
1832
Middleburg,
Liberty,
David Risdon, 1832
Attica,
Venice, _
David Risdon, 1833
Sulphur Spring, Adams,
David Risdon, 1833
Springville,
Big Spring,
David Risdon, 1834
Republic, Scipio,
R. M. Shoemaker, 1834
Fort Seneca, Pleasant,
David Risdon, 1835
Hopewell, Hopewell,
James Durbin, 1836
New Fort Ball, Clinton,
James Durbin, 1837
Bloomville, Bloom,
Julius Treat, 1837
Bascom, Hopewell,
George W. Gist,
1837
Bettsville, Liberty,
David Risdon, 1838
Elizabethtown, Bloom,
James Durbin, 1838
Lodi,
Reed,
James Durbin, 1838
Green Spring, Adams,
David Reeves,
1839
David Risdon,
Thompsontown, Thompson,
Jonas Hersberger, 1840
Lewisville, Thompson,
Jonas Hershberger, 1841
Rehoboth, Jackson,
Thomas Heming, 1844
Oregon, Big Spring,
R. M. Shoemaker, 1844
Berwick, Seneca,
Thomas Heming, 1845
Adamsville, Adams,
Thomas Heming, 1846
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AN ABSTRACT,
Of the value of personal property in this county, subject to taxation in the years 1825-35, and at the present time.
1825.
1835.
1847.
Horses. ..
No. 322
VALUE.
No.
VALUE.
No.
VALUE.
Houses . .
1,750
49
20,340
Cattle. .
1,079
9,890
4,223
33,784
14,212
114,214
Mules ..
4
155
Sheep ...
....
....
....
....
. . . .
. ...
....
2.120
26,092
Carriages .
18
1,110
394
17,764
Watches .
906
8,198
Pianos ...
.
ยท
. ...
....
13
1,775
Unenumerated articles ... ..
....
....
. . . .
.. . .
. . . .
56,188
Manuf'ctr's & Merch. stock ..
12,500
44,109
152,925
Credits and moneys . .. ..
....
....
....
. . ..
278,923
Total,
$37,300
$166,983
$907,141
.
.. .
....
....
....
46,349
25,665
Hogs .....
...
....
.....
....
...
.. . .
. . . .
... .
...
$13,160
1691
$67,640
6369
$225,242
TABULAR VIEWS.
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FABULAR VIEWS.
Appraisement and purchase price of the school section (16) in each township of the county.
TOWNSHIPS.
APPRAISEMENT.
PURCHASE PRICE.
Adams,
$3,200
$4,443
Big Spring,
(not sold.)
Bloom,
3,120
3,691
Clinton,
(no records. ) 1,254
1,254
Hopewell,
(part unsold.)
Jackson.
4,950
5,229
Liberty,
(unsold. )
Loudon,
Scipio,
(no records. )
Seneca,
800
800
Pleasant,
1,042
1,042
Reed,
2,230
2,943
Thompson,
9,300
11,090
Venice,
2,780
2,783
The following is a tabular view of the whole whole and fractional school districts in each township, together with the number of youth entitled to draw public money in each, for the year 1847.
TOWNSHIPS.
WHOLE DISTRICTS.
FRACTIONAL DISTRICTS.
NO. OF YOUTH.
Adams,
7
4
677
Bloom,
9
2
749
Clinton,
11
1
1,296
Eden,
10
1
663
Hopewell,
8
1
520
Liberty,
9
0
631
Loudon,
9
2
650
Eden,
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TABULAR VIEWS.
TOWNSHIPS.
WHOLE DISTRICTS.
FRACTIONAL DISTRICTS.
NO. OF YOUTH.
Pleasant,
8
0
604
Reed,
11
4
676
Seneca,
9
1
718
Scipio,
11
3
953
Thompson,
9
3
700
Venice,
8
4
686
Big Spring,
6
0
645
Jackson,
8
1
406
21%
NAMES OF THE SUBSCRIBERS TO THIS WORK.
NAMES.
RESIDENCE. NAMES.
RESIDENCE.
E. Dresbach,
Tiffin,
Jacob Roth,
Tiffin,
T. P. Graves,
do
George W. Black, do
W. H. Gibson, 3 copies, do
A. A. Gardner, . do
Fred'k Singer, do
J. E. Webster, do
William Lang, do
W. A. Kershiser, do
Sidney Sea, 2 copies, do
Albert Beilhartz, do
Warren P. Noble 2 do
John L. Graves,
do
Robert M. C. Martin, do
Dennis C. Stoner, Clinton, Adaline Buskirk, Melmore,
Samuel Stoner,
do
Maria Colman, do
J. W. Wilson, 2 copies,
do
Angeline Arnold, do
Richard Williams, 2
do
Amanda Arnold, do
Joshua Seney, do
Laura Buskirk, do
J. P. Pillars,
do
Maria Ireland, do
George E. Seney,
do
Emily Butterfield, do
George Ebert,
do
Robert McD. Gibson, do
L. W. Pillars,
do
John Lambertson, do
Lloyd Frees,
do
James F. Newton, do
William Hobbs,
do
P. J. Price, 3 copies,
do
W. M. Anderson,
do
Isaac Arnold, do
R. G. Pennington, 2
do
Dennis P. Edgar, do
S. P. Gross,
do
John C. Kinzer, do
Josiah Roop,
Republic,
John Williamson, Republic,
S. W. Shephard,
do
A. W. Littler, do
D. C. Myers,
do
Wm. R. Fleming, do
George H. Show,
do
Gad Goodspeed, do
Robert Chamberlain, do
E. A. Sloat, do
H. Gross, do
247
SUBSCRIBERS NAMES.
NAMES.
RESIDENCE.
NAMES.
RESIDENCE,
T. M. Smith,
Melmore,
John Lawrence,
Eden,
Nathan M. Wright,
do
Levi Chamberlain, do
William Lightcap, do
John L. Downs, do
Jacob C. High, do George Kennedy, do
William C. Stephens, do
Isaiah Cline,
do
E. B. Kinzer,
do
George R. Weeks, Melmore,
H. J. Roberts,
do
Jacob Krauss, do
Francis W. Butterfield,
do
Horace Arnold, do
Scudder Chamberlain,
do
E. J. Chamberlain, do
Jacob Chamberlain,
do
John Osenbraugh,
Eden,
Emanuel Trimer,
Eden,
Harry Blackman,
do
Richard Jayna,
do
John Wolf, do
John Crum,
do
Ransom Holmes, do
James Gray,
Melmore,
Nelson E. Merrell,
do
Sylvanus Arnold,
do
John Kinzer,
do
Hiram Pratt,
do
M. C. Gibson,
do
Daniel M. Bate,
do
Philip Springer,
do
James M. Stevens,
do
Joseph Hall,
do
William Melroy,
do
William Dilley, do
George W. Chamberlain, do
Lloyd Norris,
do
Harding Smith,
do
Michael Kern, do
Henry Kline,
do
Samuel Herrin,
do
A. Seitz, do
Amos Nichols,
do
Jas. C. R. Eastman,
do
John Kagy,
do
Jacob Weeks,
do
Edward S. Bellamy,
do
Moses King, do
Joel Wright,
do
H. K. Burg,
do
John G. Patterson,
do
G. A. Blackwell,
do
R. W. Bellamy,
do
James M. Chanche,
do George Swigart,
do
Henry Ladd,
do Samuel Garber,
do
William Wing,
Eden, Seneca C. Wing, do
Samuel Seitz,
do William B. Mathewson, do
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SUBSCRIBERS NAMES
NAMES. RESIDENCE.
NAMES.
Henry L. Blackman
Eden,
James Davis 2
RESIDENCE. Republic
Edward Talman,
do
W. M. Dildine,
do
Robert L. Speer, do
P. M. Smith, do
R. H. Squier, do
A. Burrill, do
Samuel Grelle, do
Timothy Craft, do
Benjamin Brundage,
do
E. S. Stickney, do
Gamaliel Cowles,
do
A. G. Sargent,
do
D. W. Graves, do
O. E. Page,
do
Elizabeth Graves, do
Daniel Brown, do
James B. Watson,
do
H. P. Benton,
do
William Watson,
do David Lawton,
do
William Brown,
do
W. A. Barns,
do
Isaac Bretz, do
Ezra Brown, do
A. K. Bretz,
do
R. W. M'Cartney,
do
George Beaver,
Bloom,
N. Church,
do
Robert McClelland,
do
Wm. Parker,
do
Jacob Black,
do
W. W. Culver,
do
Noah Rhinehart,
do
A. H. Westbrook,
do
Chester Brown,
Crawf'd co.
Paul De Witt,
do
Hugh Welch,
Henry D. Wilson,
do
H. B. Martin,
F. S. Kendall, do
do
Calvin P. Ransom, do
David Maltby,
do
J. P. Maynard,
do
L. D. McArdle, do
G. G. Smith,
do
R. F. Parks,
do
N. P. Calwell,
do
Nathan Foster, do
Jason Parmenter,
do
Job Pettys,
do
W. C. Cole,
do
Abr'm. T. Miller, do
John S. Smith,
do
Peter Rumsey,
do
Jonas Roop,
do
D. S. Reynolds,
do
W. A. Parks, -
do
John B. Frary, do
G. H. Spangle,
do
Jonathan Pettys,
do
H. R. Allison,
do
Wyandot co. do
J. Maynard,
Republic.
G. W. Haxton,
CONTENTS.
INTRODUCTION- PAGE.
Origin and signification of the word Ohio
7
Discovery of the Mississippi river 8
Expedition of M. de la Salle 9
Expedition of M. D'Iberville
10
English charters
11
Expedition of Crawford.
12
Treaty with the Indians
25
First settlement in Ohio
26
Survey of Cincinnati.
27
Building of Fort Washington
28
Expedition of General Harmar
29
Defeat of Arthur St. Clair
Expedition of General Wayne
32 38 42
Treaty of Greenville.
First territorial legislature convened
43
Framing of the constitution 44 Ohio admitted into the Union 46 Alteration of laws 47 Battle of Tippecanoe 48 Croghan's victory. 49 51
Seat of the state government removed to Columbus, CHAPTER I. Aborigines-War between the Wyandots and Senecas-Naval fight-The Wyandots settle upon the Sandusky-Treaty with the Indians- Grant of land to the Seneca Indians-Their remov- al to the west-An execution for witchcraft .....
53
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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER II. Simon Girty-His character-Attack on Fort Henry-Girty's harangue-Attack upon Bry- ant's station-Girty's speech-Answer of Rey- nolds-Girty's cruelty to Crawford corroborated- His death-Seneca Indians sacrificing two dogs to the Great Spirit.
CHAPTER III. Erection of counties-The new purchase -Land district-Sale of lands-Seneca county- Roads-Oakley-Sandusky river-Honey-creek- Wolf-creek-Organization of the county-Frst an- nual election.
62
CHAPTER IV. Camp Ball-First settler in Seneca county -Clinton township-Fort Ball-Robert Armstrong
70
-William McCullock-Tiffin-Land-offices-Mad River and Lake Erie Rail-road
79
CHAPTER V. Seneca Patriot-Printing press -- Inde- pendent Chronicle-Tiffin Gazette-Van Burenite -Seneca Advertiser-Whig Standard-Cholera- Court-house-Jail and Sherif's house-Bank .. . . CHAPTER VI. Journey of the Welches-John Van- meter-Eden township-First physician-Melmore; CHAPTER VII. Camp Seneca-Indian council-Fort Meigs-Fort Stephenson-General Harrison at camp Seneca-Grand camp-Perry's victory . .... CHAPTER VIII. Attempt to assassinate Gen. Harrison ---- James Montgomery-Pleasant township-Fort Sen- eca-Peter Pork-William Spicer-Bloom town- ship-Elizabethtown-Bloomville-Silver-creek- Scipio township-Republic-Seneca County Acad- emy. .. 118
89
97
105
CHAPTER IX. Thompson township -- Sink-holes-Cave - Lewisville - Reed township - Lodi - Venice township-Caroline-Attica 131
251
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER X. Sale of school sections-Free-schools -- Present condition-Obstacles retarding their pro- gress 147 CHAPTER XI. Adams township-Sulphur-spring-Fes- tival of the Seneca Indians 155
CHAPTER XII. Death of Hard hickory-Benjamin F. Warner-Peter Pork-Charlieu-Jacob Nicely .. 166
CHAPTER XIII. Murder of Drake_Seneca township- Berwick-Hopewell township-Bascom - Loudon township - Rome-Risdon-Liberty township - Bettsville-Jackson township .. 175
CHAPTER XIV. Big-spring township -Springville - Oregon-Productions of the county_Conclusion . . 185
Appendix 191
ADVERTISEMENT.
Most of the works which have been consulted, and from which extracts have been made in collecting materials for this work, have been mentioned in the proper place. The author, however, has made free use of the " Western Adventure," " Chase's Statutes," and several other valuable works in com- piling the Introduction, which were not thus acknowledged.
In gathering materials from such a multiplicity of sources, it is hardly to be expected but that errors have found their way . into this history ; although great pains have been taken to get at facts, and to give dates as correct as possible. Should any errors be discovered, they will be promptly corrected in anoth- er edition, (if the sale of the present one warrant its publica- tion,) and where such are discovered by readers, they will confer a great favor by sending a communication with correc- tions, to the author, at Tiffin.
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