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field, and on the west by Boardman. It was settled almost as early as any part of the county, and by the year 1810 contained quite a large population which came principally from Pennsyl- vanıa.
The surface is quite uneven, especially in the northern half, which is cut by the deep and nar- row valleys of the Mahoning and the Yellow creek. The Mahoning flows in a southeasterly direction through the northeastern part of the township, entering at Struthers, and passing out into Pennsylvania about one-half mile north of the center road. Yellow creek winds its sinuous course through Poland village, and flowing northeast enters the Mahoning at Struthers.
There are many coal deposits, some of them of superior quality. Iron ore is found in con- siderable quantities on Yellow creek and else- where, and the very best of limestone in the vicinity of Lowellville. All of the land was heavily wooded originally. The youth of the present day would doubtless shrink in dismay from the task, if told that such forests must be extirpated before they could have homes and farms of their own.
The soil is deep and fertile, and many excel- lent farms are included in the township. The farming community appears to be industrious, well contented and prosperous. The other in- dustries furnish abundance of work for all the laborers, and the general prosperity of Poland township is fast increasing. By the last census the population, including the villages, was 2,513.
SETTLEMENT.
Unlike many of the townships Poland was colonized by quite a large number during the first two or three years of its history. The first arrival was Turhand Kirtland, of Wallingford, Connecticut, afterwards known as Judge Kirt- land, one of the foremost citizens. He came to the Reserve in 1798, and arrived within the pres- ent limits of Poland township, accompanied by Esquire Law and six other men, on the first day of August. He acted in the capacity of agent for the Connecticut Land company. Dur- ing that year he surveyed the townships in the Reserve now known as Burton and Poland, and also assisted Judge Young in surveying Youngs- town, returning to Connecticut to pass the winter. In May, 1799, he was again in Youngs-
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town, stopping with Robert Stevens. He also spent the summer of 1800 upon the Reserve.
A few years later Mr. Kirtland and his brother Jared brought their families to Poland and took up their abode in the village. Turhand Kirtland was State Senator in 1814, and also served as associate judge. He was long and favorably known as an active business man and a public- spirited citizen. Through his dealings in his office of land agent he became acquainted with a large number of the pioneers, all of whom bore witness to his popularity and influence. His son, Dr. Jared P. Kirtland, was likewise an honored citizen during his residence in the county. He served as Representative three years.
Judge Kirtland kept a diary of events during the earliest years of his settlement, which has been furnished for our use by Hon. C. F. Kirt- land, of Poland, and from it many of the early incidents in this history are taken.
Jonathan Fowler, of Guilford, Connecticut, was the first white settler in the township. Mrs. Fowler was a sister of Judge Kirtland. They came from Connecticut to Pittsburg by land con- veyance, thence by water down the Ohio, and up the Big Beaver and Mahoning rivers in a canoe. The family, consisting of Mr. Fowler, his wife, and an infant daughter, arrived in Youngstown in the latter part of May, 1799. Judge Kirtland was then stopping there, and took them to Poland in his wagon. They all lodged for the night by the side of a fire, with no shelter save the open sky and a big oak tree, on a spot a few rods west of Yellow creek on the lot afterwards owned by Dr. Truesdale. Let the mothers of the present day try to picture to themselves this scene: A deep and lonely forest, the abode of wild beasts and lurking savages ; the silence of midnight broken only by the crackling of the camp-fire, the rustle of the leaves in the breeze, and the faint sound of the flowing stream. In this lonely spot is a woman with her babe in her arms, and two men and their rifles are her only protectors! Without a roof above their heads, with no human beings within miles of them, unless perchance some wandering Indians, we cannot imagine that this party passed the night without gloomy thoughts and forebod ings, and speculations as to what might occur. The fortitude of Mrs. Fowler demands our ad- miration, and deserves to be remembered by
coming generations. Shortly after their arrival a cabin was erected from logs previously made ready by Esquire Law, and into this the family moved and made it their home. Their daughter, Rachel B. Fowler, who married Thomas Riley in 1820, was born February 16, 1800, the first white child born in the township. Jonathan Fowler was drowned in the Big Beaver April 12, 1806, while engaged in boating merchandise up- on the river. He was the father of Dr. Chauncy Fowler, of Canfield, and the grandfather of Dr. C. N. Fowler, of Youngstown,
John Struthers, from Washington county, Pennsylvania, bought four hundred acres of land and a mill site on Yellow creek, near its mouth, August 30, 1799, negotiating with Judge Kirt- land for the same. On the 19th of October, in the same year, Mr. Struthers and his family ar- rived and settled upon this purchase, now the site of the flourishing little village called by his name. Here, in August, 1800, Ebenezer Struth- ers was born, the first white male child born in the township. Alexander Struthers, a lieuten- ant in the War of 1812, died in the service of his country at Detroit, in the latter part of the year 1813. Hon. Thomas Struthers, of War- ren, Pennsylvania, well known in this vicinity, was born at the home of his father, John Struthers, in 1803, and is now the only surviv- ing member of the family. His brother John, who lived upon a farm adjacent to the old home- stead, died a short time ago.
For a few years after the coming of these pioneers the land was taken up very rapidly. The most of the settlers came from Washington and Franklin counties, Pennsylvania, and from that vicinity. Forests were cleared away, log cabins were erected in various parts of the town- ship, and initiatory farming operations were be- gun upon the farms which are now as rich and productive as any in the county.
From the most reliable information that is now attainable, the following facts regarding early families have been gathered. The account is not so complete as the writer would have been glad to make it, but every precaution has been taken to have it as full and authentic as possible. At this late date many of the early families have no living representatives here, and there is con- sequently much uncertainty regarding the exact dates of their coming:
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In 1800 John Arrel purchased land in the township and settled where his son Walter S. Arrel now resides. A complete family record is given elsewhere in this work.
John McGill came from Pennsylvania the same year and bought two hundred acres where the village of Lowellville now stands. He lived and died upon the farm. His sons were: James, Joseph, Fenton, Robert, John, and William. There were also several daughters. John and Robert died some years ago at Lowellville, and probably none of the original family are now living.
John Miller, from Franklin county, Pennsyl- vania, bought two hundred acres in lot fifty- seven near the east or Pennsylvania line. He probably located here as early as 1800. He married in the township and brought up one son and two daughters. His son Isaac still lives in the township.
About 1800 Stephen Frazier settled on the west line of the township near the Stambaugh farm.
In 1800 or 1801 William Buck and family set- tled in the same neighborhood.
James Adair, from Washington county, Penn- sylvania, settled on lot twenty-four, and later took up a farm near the river. Among his chil- dren were William, Alexander, and James, for many years residents of the township.
John Dickson settled in the township in 1801. His sons now occupy the old farm.
Rev. James Duncan was an early settler on the north side of the Mahoning, adjoining the State line. He was the first pastor of the church at the center and also preached on Mc- Bride's hill, in Pennsylvania.
Thomas and John Jordan with their families settled on the Youngstown road, in the western part of the township about 1800. Later they sold out and moved away.
Samuel Lowden was an early settler on the north side of the Mahoning. He lived and died a single man. There was some mystery surrounding his departure from earth and by some he was supposed to have been murdered.
Rev. Nicholas Pettinger came into the town- ship and settled in 1801. He was the first pastor of the Presbyterian church.
Francis Henry settled on the Yellow creek below Poland village in 1801 or 1802. Among
his children were William, James, John, and Francis. William settled in the township and remained for a short time. James removed to Austintown. Francis lived upon the old place until he was an aged man.
Robert Smith, from Franklin county, Penn- sylvania, settled on the south line of the town- ship in 1802. The family consisted of six sons and four daughters. James, Robert, John, Stewart, Joseph, and Samuel were the sons. The two last named still live in the township.
Benjamin Leach settled west of Yellow creek about 1802. A few years later he sold to Arthur Anderson.
Patrick McKeever was an early settler on the north side of the Mahoning, and passed his life in the township. His farm adjoined that of Samuel Lowden.
The widow Cowden and her sons, Joseph, William, Reynolds, and Dr. Isaac P. Cowden, were among the early settlers. William located in the southern part of the township, and Rey- nolds settled near him. Dr. Cowden settled on. the place where his son Samuel now resides. He was the first settled physician in the township, and hada large practice in this vicinity. He died in 1855 in his eightieth year. He rode day and night over miles and miles of bad roads in early times. He was honored and respected by old and young.
Francis Barclay, from Franklin county, Penn- sylvania, settled one and one-half miles southeast of the center in 1802, and afterwards moved to the Pennsylvania line. He married Elizabeth Wilson, and brought up a large family. Ten sons and three daughters arrived at maturity. Alex- ander is the only one of these children now liv- ing in the township. James was for many years a resident of Poland village. He died in March, 1875.
William McCombs, a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania, settled in 1802 on the farm where his son William M. now lives. He died in 1854, leaving a wife and nine children.
Peter Shoaf settled in the southeast part of the township, on the Pennsylvania line, at an early day. Thomas Love came about 1802. His son William, the only surviving soldier of the War of 1812 in this township, is still a resi- dent here.
Robert Lowry, a native of Ireland, and his
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sons, Robert, William, and Johnston, settled in the township in 1802. William died in 1827. His son, J. J. Lowry, now occupies the old farm.
James Russel and family, from Pennsylvania, were early settlers. Mr. Russel located one mile south of Poland Center. He had three sons- Robert, John, and Joseph-and two daughters, all of whom lived and died in the township, ex- cepting Robert and Joseph, who died in the West. Major John"Russel was"a well known citizen.
Thomas Mccullough settled in the township in 1803, and brought up a family, which is still well represented in the township.
William Guthrie, from Franklin county, Penn- sylvania, purchased in 1800 the farm of two hundred acres on which he settled in 1804. He brought up two sons and two daughters. The sons, James S. and John, are still living, the former eighty-one years old and the latter sev- enty-three. William Guthrie died in 1848, and his wife in 1849.
Ludwig Ripple located on the east side of Yellow creek at an early date. He died on the place, and after his death the family, which was quite large, scattered.
James Stewart and family, from Franklin county, Pennsylvania, settled near Struthers. His son John lived and died upon the place.
Gilbert Buchanan came about 1803 with his sons, Walter, Isaac, and James, and settled on the southeast center lot. Isaac and James lived with their father. Isaac never married. James married but had no family. Walter settled just west of Lowellville and brought up a large family, which moved away after his death.
John Hineman and his sons, John and Sam- uel, were early settlers on the south side of the river, but did not long remain.
The name Truesdale is well known in this county. The progenitor of the Ohio branch of this family was John Truesdale, of Scotch-Irish blood, born in Ireland in 1745. He came to America with his father, John, in 1771; was a revolutionary soldier; married Hannah Robinson and settled in what is now Perry county, Penn- sylvania; removed thence to Washington county, in the same State; and in 1804 to Poland town- ship, settling on a farm between the village and the center. Here the family resided nine years, and then moved to a farm about a mile south-
west of the center of Austintown. John Trues- dale died in 1819 aged seventy-four; Mrs. Trues- dale in 1849. Their children were John, James, Jane, Mary, Hugh, William, Nancy, Alexander, Samuel, Margaret, Robinson, and Joseph. Nancy and Samuel died young. Ten grew to maturity. Mary married but died without issue. John and James were twins and were born in 1782. Soon after coming to Poland, John married Mary Reed, and settled for life in Austintown. With three other brothers he served in the War of 1812. Both he and his wife died in 1825. Their children were: James, William, Mary, John, and Jackson. William, a successful bus- iness man of Peoria, Illinois, died in 1881. James settled in Canfield. He married Orpha Parker, of Kinsman, now Mrs. Elijah Bond. He died in 1845. John died in Hartford, Trumbull county, in 1849. Jackson is a well- known citizen of Canfield.
James, the second son of John Truesdale, married three times. The name of his first wife is forgotten. His second was Jane Buchanan, of Poland, and his third Susan Jordan, of Austintown, where he passed the greater portion of his life. By his first marriage he had three sons, William, John, and James. By his third, a daughter, Mary. William and James are dead. John lives in Wisconsin and Mary (Clemens) in Liberty, Trumbull county. James, the father, died in 1862, in his eighty-first year. Jane, the third child of the original family, remained single and died in Ellsworth in 1851, aged sixty-eight. Hugh, the third son, born in 1790, died in Poland in 1862. He held the office of justice of the peace many years, being first elected when twenty-one years old. He married, first, Anna Riley, and second, Mrs. Rachael Walker. Rachael (Cowden), Julianna (Bingham), and Margaret (Kennedy), daughters by the second marriage, are still living. William, John's fourth son, born in 1795, died in Austintown in 1826, on the old homestead. He married Mary Jordan and had four children, viz: Clark, Priscilla, John R., and Calvin. William was an officer in the artillery service of the War of 1812. He was justice of the peace from twenty-one years of age until the end of his life. Of his children Clark and Priscilla died young. John R., born in 1821, died in Canfield in 1879, a worthy citizen. Calvin studied medicine with his uncle, Dr.
V. S. Arrel
Mis. Dr. J. Arrels
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Truesdale, of Poland, and is now a prominent physician in Rock Island, Illinois. Alexander Truesdale, born in 1798, died in Youngstown in 1874. He married Hannah Leech, of Austin- town, who bore the following children: Olive (Weher), Canfield ; John Addison, Thomas Jef- ferson, James Madison, and Hannah Maria (Woodruff), all dead; William Wallace, Benja- min F., Lucy Jane (Jacobs), Charles R., and Joseph Alexander. Benjamin F. and Joseph A. are dead. Charles R. is the prosecuting attorney of Mahoning county. Margaret, the youngest daughter of John, born in 1799, died in Ells- worth in 1868. She married Jonathan Eastman and had eight children,-William, James R., Sarah, Almon, Joseph, John, Mary Marilla, and Mary Melissa. James, Sarah, and Marilla are dead. Robinson Truesdale was born in 1801 and died in Youngstown in 1866. He was a colonel of militia. For his first wife he married Catharine Borden, of Hartford, and for his sec- ond Belinda Avery. By his first marriage the chil- dren were George, Charles, Amelia, Mary, Clin- ton, Dwight first and Dwight second. George, Mary, Clinton, and Dwight first are dead. Dwight and Charles are leading business men of Cincinnati. Colonel Truesdale was a good and useful citizen. Joseph, the youngest son of John and Hannah Truesdale, was born in 1804 and died in 1871. He studied medicine with Dr. Jones, of Hartford, Ohio, and graduated at the Ohio Medical college, in Cincinnati. He succeeded Dr. Jared P. Kirtland in the practice of his profession in Poland village, and was an honored and welcome guest in many a house- hold whenever sickness visited its members. His practice in Poland and adjacent townships was large and everywhere received with favor. In 1847 and in 1856-57 he was a member of the State Legislature. He married Eliza, daugh- ter of Judge Hays, of Hartford, Trumbull coun- ty, and reared a large family, six of whom are living: Sarah M. (Riley), Pulaski, Pennsylvania; Ellen E. (Smith), London, England; Lucy C. (Rockwood), Chicago; Dr. Seth H., Mount Jackson, Pennsylvania ; Charlotte E. (King), and Fred, Chicago .*
William Brown settled in Poland township
at an early day. His son now occupies the farm.
Stephen Sexton, from Washington county, Pennsylvania, settled near the northwest corner of the township in 1803. He purchased two hundred acres of land at $2.50 an acre. He brought up four sons and three daughters. Joseph Sexton, born April 7, 1796, is the only one living at this date. His sister Nancy, wife of John Justice, died in the spring of 1881 in her eightieth year. Mr. Sexton recalls the following facts which may be interesting to the younger readers of this volume. He has known of his father giving eighteen bushels of wheat for a bar- rel of salt; of selling oats at ten cents per bushel, to get money to pay taxes, and has seen the taxes on two hundred acres paid with a five dol- lar bill. He remembers well of hearing a store keeper refuse to take wheat at twenty-five cents per bushel in payment of debt.
Isac Walker and his father Nathaniel were early settlers in the northeast of the township. Rachel, the wife of Isaac, came on horseback from Pennsylvania to Poland on a visit in April, 1811. She was married to Mr. Walker in No- vember of the same year. He was elected cap- tain of a military company in the fall of 1812, and in February, 1813, started with his company for the seat of war. Soon after reaching Fort Stephenson he was stricken with camp fever, and died April 5, 1813. Mrs. Walker remained in possession of the farm until her death, March 20, 1870. Isaac Walker was the father of one daughter, now the wife of John Stewart, Esq.
James Blackburn settled on the Center road early. His sons James and John, also early set- tlers, lived and died in the township.
James McNabb was an early settler. His son James lived upon the old place until his death in the year 1865. His widow still resides there.
The Moores were early settlers and are else- where mentioned.
William Campbell and family moved from Pennsylvania and settled on lot number twenty- four. The sons, John, Allen, William, and James, none of whom are living, were all resi- dents of this township.
William Reed and family, from Washington county, Pennsylvania, settled just southwest of the center of the township. James, William, and Samuel were among the children. Several
* NOTE .- Though the history of this family properly be- longs to several townships, we have included it all here, to avoid separating what should be connected.
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of the grandchildren of William Reed, Sr., are residents of the township.
Andrew Dunlap came from Pennsylvania and settled three-fourths of a mile southeast of Po- land village. He married the widow of Jona- than Fowler and brought up several sons and daughters, among whom were Chauncy and David.
John McConnell, a native of Ireland, settled at Poland Center. He brought up a family of six sons and two daughters, none of whom are living. He was killed by being thrown from a wagon. His son John built a tannery on the farm, afterwards one at Poland village, where he worked at tanning and shoemaking for some years, then married and moved away. Thomas McConnell, a son of John, Sr., settled near Poland Center. He was the father of six chil- dren, three of whom arrived at maturity, and one of them-John McConnel-is still living rear Poland village, and is now in his eightieth year. Nicholas lived and died in the township, brought up two children, who are yet living. Jane, a daughter of John, Sr., became the wife of Robert Walker. Both are dead.
William McConnell, not a relative of John McConnell, settled near the Center, and brought up a large family, all of whom moved away.
Brian Slavin settled west of the Center about 1806 and reared a large family.
John McCulley, who came from west of Pitts- burg, settled quite early at Poland village and was the first blacksmith in the place. He sold out and went to Portage county in 1833. He was married, after coming here, to Sarah Jewell, a native of New Jersey. This marriage took place February 16, 1808, in a log house on Water street. A marriage was a rare event in those days, and people came from far and near to witness the ceremony. The house was too small to contain more than a small portion of the visitors, so they built up a huge fite out of doors and stood patiently by it until the interest- ing exercises were over.
RECORDS.
No doubt the early records of this township, if they could be found, would give some very interesting history. But they are lost, and the names of the early township officers are con- sequently not to be ascertained.
AN ANCIENT TAX-LIST.
In the year 1803 Poland had a larger number of inhabitants than any other of the ten Western Reserve townships now included in Mahoning county. Poland that year paid a tax of $48.24, which was about $8 more than the tax of Youngstown, then the next largest of the town- ships above mentioned. We give the list of tax-payers for 1803:
POLAND, RANGE ONE, TOWN ONE.
Amount of Tax.
of Tax.
Adair, William. $ Kirtland, Jared. .$ 5 08
41
Kirtland, Isaac.
Buchanan, John.
60
Keys, Jonas .. 40
Burgess Heirs. .
41 Leach, Benjamin. 40
Blackburn, John,
40
McGill, John. 84
Buchanan, Gilbert
39
McConnell, William .. 30
Beach, William
41
McConnell, lohn ... ..
39
Gray, John.
27
Mccullough, John ....
41
Cowden, William.
20 McCombs, John, Jr ...
20
Cowden, Joseph.
40
McCombs, John and
Craycraft, Joseph.
40 William ..
40
Campbell, William and Brice ..
-
McIvers, and Lowdon. 20
Cbapin ..
41
McGill, Fenton.
40
Duncan, James
40 Miller, John.
80
Dawson, Thomas
20
Nelson, Arehibald 20
Dawson, Jacob.
40
Ripple, Henry 40
Dickson, John.
84
Smith, Robert. 1 60
Earl, John.
80
Struthers, John.
80
Earl, David.
40
Sheerer, John.
20
Embrie, James
40 Shoaf, Peter.
80
Fowler, Jonathan .. . .
68
Stewart, William 38
Frazer, Jonathan.
I 23
Sexton, Stephen.
40
Gordon, Thomas.
41 Truesdale, John 39
Guthrie, William.
40
Vance, Andrew.
4℃
Hinneman, John.
40
Wishard, Jobn.
22
Jordan, John.
40
Kirtland, Turhana .. 17.55
Total .. .$48 24
INCEPTION OF THE IRON INDUSTRY.
The manufacture of iron, now the chief indus- try of the Mahoning valley, had its birth in Poland township, and Dan Eaton, that odd compound of good sense and whimsical notions, was its father. As there is much uncertainty as to the exact date at which this important in- dustry began, we reproduce the testimony of those who are best informed upon the matter. Thomas Struthers, now of Warren, Pennsylvania, says :
1 cannot obtain evidence of the exact date when the first blast furnace on the Reserve was started into operation. Daniel Heaton (afterward abbreviated to Dan Eaton, by act of Assembly) I am satisfied built the stack, and made con- tracts for ore, and wood for coal for a blast-furnace, in 1803; and the recollection of my older brother is that he had it in
40
Dunlap, William.
80 Moore, William.
78
Henry, Francis. 20
Webb, James.
40
Mccullough, Thomas
Amount
Brierly, George. 83
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operation that year. The only doubt as to the correctness of his recollection arises from the fact of a suit found on record by John Hayes and Dan Heaton vs. James Douglass, June term, 1808, claiming damages for the imperfect con- struction of a furnace bellows, contracted for September I, 1806. This may have been to replace the original one, how- ever. It was located about one and one-fourth miles from the month of Yellow creek, in the township of Poland, then Trumbull, now Mahoning county. It is certain that Robert Montgomery and John Struthers, my father, built and put in operation a blast-furnace on the same stream, and on the farm on which the furnace of the Struthers Iron company now stands, in the year 1806. These furnaces were of about equal capacity, and would yield about two and a half or three tons each per day. The metal was principally run into molds for kettles, caldrons, bake-ovens, flat-irons, stoves, hand-irons, and such other articles as the needs of new set- tlers required, and any surplus into pigs and sent to the Pittsburg market. These were, I believe, the first blast- furnaces built in the State of Ohio, certainly the first on the Reserve. The former, it is said, had for one side the nat- urat rock of the bluff, against which it was built, and for that or other reasons was fickle in its working, and probably did not last long. I have no recollection of ever seeing it in blast. The latter continued to work until 1812, when the men were all drafted into the war, and it was never started up again.
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