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First Election.
The first election ever held in Pleasant Township was in Oct. 1837. The judges appointed to receive the votes were Daniel Cook, Levi Saw- yer, and Elisha Wells. Mr. Wells declined to serve, and Stephen Gleason, who had only been a resident of the county three days, was appointed in his place. John F. Dodd- and Mr. Hipshire acted as clerks. A hat was used for a ballot-box. About the middle of the day a fight occurred, and the judges and clerks all ran out to see the light, carrying the hat with them. The election resulted in the choice of Robert Gilliland as county commissioner, James Gordon Gilliland treasurer, and J. F. Dodds auditor.
During the Winter of 1837-38 there were few domestic animals in the township; perhaps there were not five horses; oxen were generally used. There were also a few cows.and hogs, but no sheep. The cattle were principally wintered on corn and browse, the former being raised from small patches of corn, which gave them but a limited supply, and on browse, by chopping down beech and sugar trees.
The first journals of the commissioners show a map of the organized townships of Pleasant, Ridge, Jennings and Willshire. Two roads are platted: first, the Bucyrus and Fort Wayne road, one of which enters on the east side in section 25 of what is now Washington Township, eu- tered Ridge Township at the southeast corner of section 12. Pleasant Township near the middle of the east line of section 13. passing through the southwest section SI of Union township, and diagonally through the southeast corner of section 25 in Tully Township, and entering the State of Indiana near the northwest corner of section 6. Tully Township.
The other road was called the shaveville and Defiance road.
The first marriage in Pleasant township was David Johns, of Rich- land County, to Miss Sawyer. Two years afterwards Henry Foster to Mary Maddox. In 1940, there were sixteen marriages : in 1841, twelve marriages; in Ist2, twenty marriages; in 1843, eighteen marriages; in 1845, eleven marriages; in 1946, twenty-six marriages; in Isi7, thirty marriages; in 1919, thirty two marriages ; in 1:49, sixty marriages; and in 1850, fifty-nine marriages-making 235 marriages in eleven years.
The First Ditch
was made by John Tomlinson, who came to this county in 1831. Mr. Tomlinson had lived ten years before this period in Mercer County.
First Death.
Augustus Bronson, who lived in the northwest corner of the township, died of consumption, aged fifty years. Then there were no cabinet- makers or undertakers, or even lumber to make a coffin. in the settle- ment. E. R. Wells and E. R. Parent, two young men who had but little experience in the carpenter business, coneluded to prepare some kind of a coffin. After diligent search, they could find nothing but an old rough white-ash wagon - box belonging to Mr. S. M. Clark, with several boles bored in the boards. Out of this they made the best collin they could, and the body was interred on his own farm, a few rods from the cabin, the funeral being attended by his own family and six or eight neighbors.
The original Entries in Pleasant Township as copied from the Records,
giving entries up to 1854.
See. Kames. Acres, Year. See. Name.
Acres. Year.
1 Charles Butler,
322 1836
3 William Crooks,
160 1:39
James W. Riley,
:
Amos Work.
124
Chas. W. Baird,
80
=
John Ru-ler.
11-
W. Hlamell,
80
F. E. Shankland,
2 Charle- Caples.
160) 1×36
John Hous.
W. La. Helfenstine.
Renben Frishir,
16.19
Hugh Th Umpson and If. Walker.
161 41
William Miller.
3 Charles Butler,
100 1836
Jonathan Ulemdening.
..
Pan. Wyman,
160
Low J. Miller.
..
Ferdinand Haskill,
Mee.
Naluce.
Acres. Yrar.
Suc.
Names.
Acres. Year
5 Eli Adams,
80
1×38
19 Lucinda Mel'oy, 160
1636
W. L .. Helfenstine,
40 1810
John Mel'oy.
194
:
P. M. Dis.
39
C. Vananda.
160
!
6 Naney Bronson,
80. 1836
John J. Goodbread,
194
1437
August Bronson,
10
76
=
Herman Henderson, .
William Davis,
James H. Halon,
160
1837
Stephen Wilkins,
3559
1×37 21 Daniel Cook,
320
1-3G
7 George Hathaway,
40
1836
John MeCoy, Elisha Wells,
240
D. L .. M.Mannis,
40
22 Charles Butler.
160 1336
Newell Stiles,
40
1. B. Garley.
81
Nancy Barry,
48
Matthew Makin,
160
..
Milton J. Ross,
100
John Montgomery,
160
Mary L. Ross,
100
John MeC'or.
Henry Zanmerman,
18
1928
23 JJolm Unropher,
4×0
1536
Jesse Smith,
48
1×10
Charles Butler.
160
John Santh,
168
24 Robert Conn.
87
1852
8 Abraham Griffith,
40
IS36
Johnson & Conn,
James T. Maddox,
160
O. W. Russ.
John Tumbleson,
160
1837
Davis & Burt.
240
John Chile.
120
1835
25 Sammel P. Hodges.
80 1830
William JJ. Thomas,
40
1:39
George Dustman,
160
John Shaw.
40)
1832 Henry Myers,
160
4
9 John Hathaway,
40
1836
John Uneupher,
160
James J. Maddox,
160
S. W. Parmley,
8:1
P. M. Dix,
20
=
26 Charles Butler,
160 1×36
Charles Butler,
160
James Lindsey, Joseph Saint,
160
16
William Aminon,
40
1838
Joseph Harbert,
160
10 Abraham Griffith,
40
1838
Joseph Baruett,
320
1836
Charles Mchlos.
40
..
28 Andrew Smith,
160 1836
Charles Maddox,
40
David W. Green,
160
William Moure,
160
John Thompson,
160
..
Charles Butler,
160
Margaret Thompson,
160
11 George Marsh.
320
1834 29 Andrew Smith.
80 1836
Samuel W. Parinley, William Versey,
200
1:36
Hugh Thompson, Jr.,
160
..
Charles Butler.
80
Alex. Work.
200
12 George Marsh, Joseph Wilson,
120
1834
James H. Eaton,
49
Simon Perkins,
80
1835
William Thompson,
160
P. M. Dix.
40
1:26
Jonas Balveat,
193
1837
Davis & Burt,
80
.6
Joseph Gleason,
208
Warner Stripe.
40
44
Alex. Work.
40
J. C. Parkerson.
40
Abigail Gleason,
80)
=
William Stripe,
80
1851
Joseph Gleason. 292
William Watson.
40
160 1836
Joseph Griffith,
. 80
Robert Thompson.
Renben Frishe,
80
1851
Uriah & A. Drumb,
80
C. P. Edison,
80
Levi Drumb,
Robert Gill.land,
80
1832
May Gleason.
Julin Shaw,
40
33 James Clendening,
14 George Marsh,
120. 1834
S. P. Heders,
Samuel S. Craft,
450
1836
John Montgomery,
W. S. Helfenstine.
40
1810
Levi Saut.
320
15 Joseph Barrett.
Samuel S. Croft,
480
William Thoru,
-4
John Lantz,
80
Thomas Thorn,
120
=
16 H. C. MeGavren,
80
1833
Benj. Thorn,
A. MeGavron,
80
4. James Sims.
120
1838
Samnel Miller.
1×39
P. O. & P. Ryan,
80
1833
Poter Stump.
40 160
Zoph. Hartwan, 80
Charles Baker,
160
17 James Henderson, 160
Adam Troup.
160
Joseph Saint,
IG
..
..
36 Daniel Hip-hire,
193G
Ephraim Sniver,
120
1838 ..
Aaron Ip-hire,
Joseph Chle.
18 Henry Zummerman, Sr.,
192
1836 Joshua Giussani,
40
..
Thomas M. Thompson,
Charles il. Williams, 20
1837 William Agaid,
89
44
Josiah Delong,
..
Aaron Hlyshire, 40
David Babycat,
Bonj Harulry,
James S. Shrieves,
40
1838
Lavi Miller,
40 1239
Record of Marka and Brands for Pleasant Township, Van Wert County,
Ohio.
Uti- M. Wand.
40
Charles Butter,
120 =
David Edger.
161 1537
5 Eli C'hle.
Abram Griffith.
Asa Cook rame forward on the 2d day of August, 2537. and made return of his mark for cattle, sheep, and hugs, to be recorded, which is as follows: A crop of the right var. Daniel Cook, Township Clerk. A. Brubaker, two slits in the right car.
Joseph Broduix, a square crop off cach ear, and the end of the tail cut off.
80
1:36
..
George Miller, ,
96
Joseph Miller,
96
16
..
160
George Marsh,
1851
Benj. Harmley,
80
80 1836
=
Jonathan Tumbleson.
140
..
35 Pavid Huelscher, ,
1835
Arch. Mel'ov,
160
R. & Gen. McCoy, 160
John Gossard.
Aruhahl Cooper,
160
1
4 Lewis Culver,
119 1836
Heury Robinson,
30 Adam Conrad,
353 1836
1852
31 Jonas Balveat, 48
1837
William Glenn.
13 Riley, March & Aughen- baugh.
240
18:4 32 Joseph Thompson,
1:33 34 James Montgomery,
169
1836
George Snyder,
160
=
1834 James Sims, Jr.,
27 Henry Boston.
320
John Hathaway,
89 1850
Hugh Thompson,
Sarah Thompson,
160
:
Geo. Baby.
80
1837
..
..
..
=
89 1:38
1-35
John Shaw,
Samuel Chester,
20 Evan Weaver,
Jonathan Clendening,
120
=
1838
80 1838
Thomas Jacuh, 40
191
HISTORY OF VAN WERT AND MERCER COUNTIES, OHIO.
Aaron A. Brunson, a crop off the left ear, and a bit of the uuder sides of the right.
Jonathan Balveat, a slit in the right car, and on under side of left. Ethan E. Bogne, two slits in the right ear, and a square crop of the same.
John P. Beady, a crop off the left ear, and a slit and under bit in the right car.
D. Cook, a crop off the right ear, and a slit in the same.
Samuel M. Clark, a slit in left ear.
John W. Clark, a slit in left ear.
W'm. A. Clark, a slit on the under side of left ear.
Joseph Clark, a crop and a half crop off on right car.
George Cress, a square crop off the right car, and a half crop off the under side of left.
George S. Crafts, a crop of the right ear, and a slit in each ear.
Joseph Collins, a slit in each ear.
Richard Cayton, a half crop off the upper side of the right car, and a
half crop off the upper side of the heft car.
W'm. Davis, a swallow fork in the right ear, and a half crop off the under side of left.
J'eres M. Dix, a crop off the left, and hole in right ear.
Samuel S. Farnan, a slit in right ear.
Soloman Farnan, a slit in right car.
Samuel Engleright, a swallow fork in the left ear, and a hole in the sainc.
Enoch S. Edson, two under bits out of the left ear.
Henry Foster, a swallow fork in the right ear, and a slit in under left car.
Daniel Fisher, a crop off the left ear, and slit in same.
L. F. Fletcher, a swallow fork in right car, and a hole in left.
Benjamin Fisher, the under bit out of each car.
Daniel Fisher, two slits in each car.
Benjamin Gleason, a standing crop off the upper side of the left car. E. Griffith, two slits and a hole in the left ear.
Daniel Hipshire, two slits in each ear.
Harry Hipshire, a crop off the right ear, and two slits in left.
Josiah Hattery, a crop off cach ear, and slit in the right.
Jacob Johns, a crop'off the right ear, and swallow fork in the left car.
E. W. Jones, a swallow fork in right ear.
W'm. Johns. a square crop off the right ear.
Thomas R. Kear, a square crop off the left ear, and straight crop off the under side of the right.
W'm. H. Kyle, an under bit out of left ear.
Jonathan Lewis, a crop off the right car, and a slit in the same.
Win. Moneysmith, a small fork in the end of each ear.
James Maddox, a slit in each car.
W'm. Miller, a crop off the right ear, and a slit in the left.
Thomas J. Mitchell, a crop off each car, and two slits in the right, and one in the left.
Smith Miller, a half erop off the under side of each ear.
Sarah E. Morehead, the upper slope off each ear.
Thomas S. MeKim, a crop off and slit in the right ear, and a hole in the left ear.
Joseph North, a slit in the right ear.
W'm. Parent, a slit in the left var.
J. C. Parkinson, two slits in the left ear.
Caleb Roberts, two under bits out of right enr.
John C. Richey, a erop off' the left ear, and slit in the left.
John Roach, four under bits in each car.
Richison Rodgers, a crop off each car, and a slit in each ear.
Levi Sawyer, a crop off the right ear.
Jesse Smith, a hole in the right car, and two bits out of the left ear. John Smith, a square erop off the left and a swallow fork in right car. Joseph Stewart, a swallow fork in each var.
Thomas Thorn, a crop and slit in left, and swallow fork in right ear. W'm. Thorn, a erop and slit in the right and a hole in left car.
Eli Taylor, a erop off each car, and an under bit out of the right.
Thomas Uncopher, a square erop off the left car, and a hole in each car.
Lyman S. Wells, a crop off the left, and hole and slit in the right ear. Bernard B. Woodcock, a crop off each ear, and a hole in each ear.
Lyman J. Webber, a swallow fork in the end of each ear.
Matson Warren, a square crop off the right ear, and an upper bit off the same.
E. R. Wells, a squaredrop off' the left ear, and swallow fork in right. John S. Young, a crop off each ear, and two swallows in each.
OFFICERS AND OFFICIAL BUSINESS. First Election.
This election was held June 20, 1-37, under the order of the commis. sioners, at the house of James Maddox. At this election the following named officers were elected: Trustees-John F. Dodds, Lyman S. Wells, and Stephen Gleason. Clerk -Daniel Cook.
May 22, 1838-" At a meeting of the Trustees of Pleasant Township, Van Wert County, Ohio, held at Van Wert May 22, 1838, for the pur- pose of laying off said township into school districts, it was agreed that Pleasant Township shall be divided into four districts." Here follows a description of the several districts as established, and which may be briefly described by saying district No. 1, occupied the northeast quarter of the township; No. 2, the northwest quarter; No. 3, the southwest quarter, and No. 4, the southeast quarter.
Signed-Jno. F. Doods, Lyman S. Wells, Stephen Gleason, Trustees.
March 4, 1839, the township was divided into four road districts; the trustees' meeting at the house of Lyman S. Wells. Daniel Cook, Clerk. March 4, 1840, Trustees met at house of Wm. Wells. Present, Ly- man S. Wells, Wm. Parent. and Stephen Gleason. S. M. Clark, Clerk. Election held April 6, 1840, officers elect : Trustees, Lyman S. Wells, Samuel M. Clark, James F. Maddox; Clerk, Thomas R. Mott; Treas- urer, Robert Gilliland; Overseers of Poor, S. M. Clark, Daniel Cook; Fence Viewers, E. R. Wells, J Q. Greaves, Thomas Thorn ; Supervisors : District No. 1, Robert Gilliland; District No. 2, W'm. Miller; District No. 3, J. H. Eaton; District No. 4, Benjamin Thorn.
Oct. 20, 1840: Joseph Gleason and Thomas Thorn were commissioned Justices of the Peace.
Enumeration "of all youths between the ages of 4 and 20, unmarried, taken between the Ist and 20th of Ort. 1840."
DISTRICT No. 1.
DISTRICT NO. 3.
. Head+ of Families. Males. Femalos,
Rends of Families. Malos. Females.
Samuel M. Clark, 4
1
Win. Davis, 3
George MeManima, . .
1
Elisha Wells, ..
Daniel Cook,
2
Lyman S. Wells, . .
Joseph Gleason, 1
1
Solomon Farnham, 3
Stephen Gleason, 1
Isaac Hagerman, 3
3
J. W. Johns,
1
Mrs. Gleason, 1
.
Robert Gilliland, I
.
: 1
=
17
7 7
DISTRICT NO. 4.
DISTRICT NO. 2.
Asrom Hipshire, 1
.
Win. Miller,
2
1
Daniel Hipshire, 4
1
Samuel Maddox, 2
1
Win. Thorn, .
2
Levi Sawyer, . .
1
Jacob Kyle, 2
10. 9
Nancy Bronson, . .
4
Jolin Meyers, ..
4
7
7
5
Total, 29 males; 36 females.
March 24, 1841, Thomas Thorn resigned the office of Justice of the Peace.
Election April 5, 1841 : Trustees, Thomas Thorn, Daniel Cook, and Elias Evers; Clerk, Joseph Gleason ; Treasurer, Samuel M. Clark : Con- stable, Wm. Lewis; resigned April 22, and was succeeded April 29, by Isaac Dougherty.
Poll-book of Election held in Pleasant Township for State and County Officers, Oct. 18, 1840.
Number and names of electors :-
1. A. A. Alderman. 24. William Lewis.
2. Levi Sawyer. 25. E. R. Wells.
3. Lyman Elliott. 26. W. A. Wells.
4. George Baney. 27. William Clayton.
5. P. S. Russell. 28. William Parent.
6. William Myers.
29. Daniel Cook.
7. P. J. Hines.
30. Stephen Gleason.
8. J. W. Johns. 31. William Thorn.
32. Jacob Kyle.
10. Paniet Hipshire. 33. Jacob Thorn.
11. Alex. Work.
34. Isaac Dougherty.
35. Joseph Gleason.
36. Solomon Farnham.
37. Isaac Shaffer.
38. Enoch Hoaglin.
39. Aaron Hoaglin.
17. Matthew Flagg. 40. Thomas Thorn.
1s. S. M. Clark.
41. George MeManima.
19. Lyman S. Wells.
42. Henry Foster.
20. John Clayton.
43. I. MeManima.
21. John Mvers.
44. Joshua Shaffer.
22. T. R. Mott.
45. Elisha Wells.
23. John Ilester. 46. David Fasnought.
It is hereby certified that the number of electors at this election amounted to 46.
S. M. CLARK, LYMAN S. WELLS, JOHN SMITH, Judges.
Attest : THOMAS R. MOTT, STEPHEN GLEASON, Clerks.
4213 1 3
Lewis Stultz,
W'm. Johns,
1
1
9 Asrom Ilipshire.
12. Robert Gilliland.
13. William Johns.
14. John Smith.
15. S. H. Allerman.
16. William Davis.
1
.<
195
HISTORY OF VAN WERT AND MERCER COUNTIES, OHIO.
At the election held Oct. 13, 1840, for the election of two justices of the peace in Pleasant Township, Joseph Gleason received 20 votes; Thomas Thorn, 21 ; Stephen Gleason, 11; Lyman S. Wells, 10; Samuel M. Clark and Samuel Maddox, each 1. Joseph Gleason and Thomas Thorn were declared daly elected.
March 7, 1812. Receipts and expenditures of the township for the year commeneing the first Monday in March, 1541, and ending the first Monday in March, 1842.
RECEIPTS.
By the amount of taxes collected and drawn from the county treasurer, a total of .
. $121.15.
EXPENDITURES.
To amount paid Daniel Cook per order on treasurer for services as trustee $4.50
Ditto, Elias Evers, Trustec.
. 3.75
66 Thomas Thorn
3.75
Cash paid S. M. Clark, Treasurer
3.45
66 paid William Thorn, Supervisor .
23.39
paid J. Smith, Supervisor
12.47
by School District No. 1
7.25
66 by School District No. 3
27.43
paid William Thorn, District No. 1 2.75
= paid William Davis, District No. 3
.75
46 paid Elias Evers, District No. 2
.75
66 J. Gleason, Clerk
3.75
Total.
$93.99
Election April 4, 1842 ; officers elect :---
Trustees, Thomas Thorn, George MeManima, and Robert Miller; Clerk, John C. Richey ; Treasurer, J. Hines ; Assessor, Isaac Dougherty. May 1, 1841. Elias Evers, commissioned a JJustice of the Peace.
March 6, 1843. Trustees met and proceeded to settle with the treas- urer, who showed a balance of funds in hand as follows :-
Township funds, notes, and justices of the peace receipts . $38.93
Road funds .
38.48
School funds
61.86
Total
. $139.27
Election April 3. 1843. Trustees, William Johns, Lyman S. Wells, and Alpheus Royce; Clerk. Eben C. Royce ; Treasurer, Edward R. Wells; Assessor, Isaac Dougherty.
Sept. 26, 1843. The trustees appointed John C. Richey township clerk vice Eben C. Royce removed from township.
Oct. 28, 1843. Joseph Gleason was commissioned a justice of the peace.
April 1, 1814. Officers cleet : Trustees, Robert Gilliland, Lyman S. Wells, and William Stripe; Clerk, J. C. Richie; Treasurer, Walter Buckingham ; Assessor, Isaac Dougherty.
Election April 7, 1345. Officers elect : Trustees, George MeManima, Abraham Zimmerman, and W. H. Parkinson; Clerk, G. E. Burson; Treasurer, William Stripe.
July 18, 1845. Jacob Thorn appointed clerk.
A List of the White Males Over the Age of Twenty-one Years and
Under Forty-five.
Abraham Zimmerman, J. F. Roach,
Matthew Flagg,
Asrom Hipshire,
J. O. Davis,
l'erry Evers,
Benjamin Thorn,
J. W. Johns,
P. L. Russell,
Benjamin Gleason.
John Cremene,
R. C. Spears, I. F. Honn,
Benjamin Griffith,
John Jenkins, Joseph Osburn,
Stephen Gleason,
D. L. Farnham,
John O-burn,
Samuel Faulk.
David Fisher,
John Hip-hire, Samuel Engleright,
David Palin,
J. F. Woodruff,
Samnel Maddox,
George Howard,
John Smith,
T. P. Mitchel,
George Me Manima,
James Miller,
William Parent,
George Downing, Henry Foster, John Shaw.
William Thorn, W. A. Wells,
Il. L. Farnham,
John Maddox,
William Stripe,
J. D. Clark,
J. M. Barr,
W. IL. Parkinson,
Isaac Dougherty, L. S. Wells,
William Johns,
Jacob Thorn,
R. M. Dix,
William Miller. Total, 51.
Election April 6, 1816. Officers elret : Trustees, Robert Gilliland, George MeManima, and Abraham Zimmerman; Clerk, JJacob Thorn, appointed in default of the clerk elect to take the oath; Treasurer, William Stripe.
Oct. 26, 1816. J. C Richey resigned the office of justice of the peace. In 1846 the white male residents of the township subject to do mili- tary duty numbered sixty-three.
The enumeration of youths showed the following number of children of school age within the respective districts: No. 1, 83; No. 2, 45; No. 3, 25 ; No. 4, 26; No. 5, 11 ; Summary, 100 males, 93 females ; total, 193. Nov. 3, 1846. Joseph Gleason received commission as justice of the peace.
Dec. 2, 1846. George S. Crafts received a commission as justice of the peace.
Election April 7, 1847. Officers elect: Trustees, Robert Gilliland, B. IL. Gleason, and C. P. Edson; Treasurer, Abraham Zimmerman ; Clerk, Jacob Thorn ; Assessor, John Shaw.
Jacob Thorn moved from the township, and was succeeded Oct. 12, 1847, by the appointment of Perrin De Puy to the office of township clerk.
Election April, 1848. Officers elect : Trustees, Stephen Gleason, R. C. Spears, and T. R. Kear ; Clerk, Perrin De Puy ; Treasurer, William Moneysmith ; Assessor, Alex. MeDonald.
Election April. 1849. Officers elect : Trustees, Stephen Gleason, Elias Evers, and George MeManima ; Treasurer, William Moneysmith ; Clerk, J. C. Parkinson.
Election April, 1850. Trustees, Stephen Gleason, George MeManima, and R. C. Spears; Clerk, J. C. Parkinson; Treasurer, William Money- smith.
Election April, 1851. Trustees, George MeManima, William Johns. and Isaac Dougherty ;, Clerk, J. C. Parkinson ; Treasurer, J. D. Clark.
Election April, 1852. Trustees, William Johns, William Stripe, and Isaac Dougherty ; Clerk, Caleb Roberts; Treasurer, William Money- smiths.
Election April, 1853. Trustees, William Johns, E. S. Edson, and David Fisher; Clerk, W. H. Kyle; Treasurer, Robert Conn.
Election 1854. Trustees, David Fisher, E. S. Edson, and William Stripe; Clerk, Henry Robinson ; Treasurer, Robert Cona.
Election 1855. Trustees, William Stripe, E. S. Edson, and J. K. Scott; Clerk. Alonzo Conant; Treasurer, Robert Conn.
1856. Trustees, J. K. Scott, Charles Mount, and John Larue : Clerk. Alonzo Conant; Treasurer, Robert Conn. John Larue refused to serve, and E. S. Edson was appointed April 29.
1857. Trustees, J. K. Scott, Jacob Fox, and John Tumbleson ; Clerk, Alonzo Conant; Treasurer. A. T. Priddy.
1858. Trustees, John Tombleson, Alex. Patterson, and Jacob Fox ; Clerk, James Webster; Treasurer, James Clark.
1859. Trustees, clerk, and treasurer, all re-elected.
1860. . Trustees and treasurer, re-elected; Clerk elect, N. R. Brown. 1861. Trustees re-elected, Clerk, W. C. Scott; Treasurer, James Clark.
1862. Trustees, Jacob Fox, Joseph Tumbleson, Augustus Brubaker ; Clerk, II. C. Glenn; Treasurer, James Clark.
1863. Trustees. A. Brubaker, Hamilton Robinson, T. L. Lehew ; Clerk and Treasurer, re-elected.
1864. Trustees, T. L. Lehew, Hamilton Robinson, and Joseph Tum- bleson; Clerk and Treasurer, re-elected.
1865. Trustees, Hamilton Robinson, David Balyeat, and Jacob Fox ; Treasurer, re-elected; Clerk, HI. Robinson.
1866. Trustees, David Balyeat, Jacob Fox, and Alexander Patter- son ; Clerk, Henry Robinson ; Treasurer, James Clark.
1867. Trustees, Hamilton Robinson, Aaron Balyeat, and Samuel Saltzgaber; Clerk, Henry Robinson ; Treasurer, James Clark.
1868. Trustees, Samuel Saltzgaber, Aaron Balveat, Hamilton Robin- son; Clerk, Hemy Robinson; Treasurer, James Clark.
1869. Trustees, Samuel Saltzgaber, Aaron Balyeat, Jonathan Tum- bleson ; Clerk, Henry Robinson; Treasurer. James Clark.
1870. Trustees, Jonathan Tumbleson, Cyrus Little, Alexander La- ruc; Clerk, Henry Robinson ; Treasurer, C. A. Melsheimer.
1871. Trustees, Clerk, and Treasurer, all re-elected.
1872. Trustees, T. L. Lehew, S. R. Morton, T. J. Davis; Clerk. Henry Robinson; Treasurer, C. A. Melsheimer.
1873. Trustees, T. L. Lehew, T. J. Davis, S. R. Morton ; Clerk and Treasurer, re-elected.
1874. Trustee-, J. W. Clark, George Lesley, Jesse Longworth; Clerk and Treasurer, re-elected.
1875. Trustees. David Newcomer, Joseph Tumbleson, Henry Al- bright; Clerk and Treasurer, re-elected.
1876. Trustees, Clerk, and Treasurer, re-elected.
1877. Trustees, Joseph Tumbleson, Cyrus Little, Henry Albright : Clerk and Treasurer, re-elected.
1878. Trustees, Cyrus Little, Joseph Tumbleson, T. J. Davis; Clerk and Treasurer, re-elected. 1879. Trustees, T. J. Davis, Philip Troup, G. S. Hough; Clerk and Treasurer, re-elected. Ja50. Trustees, Philip Troup, Joseph Custer, N. S. Allen; Clerk and Treasurer, re-elected.
1851. Trustees, Philip Troup, Joseph Custer, N. S. Allen; Clerk.
Chris. Zimmerman,
Joseph Hattery,
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HISTORY OF VAN WERT AND MERCER COUNTIES, OHIO.
Henry Robinson; Treasurer, C. A. Melsheimer ; Assessor, John I. Cable; Constalles, Thomas Redrop, Win. Honck ; Supervisors; District 1, F. H. Conley; District 2, Jolm I. Cable; District 3, Joseph C. Terry; Dis- triet 4, Leonidas Balyeat; District 5. F. M. Allen; District 6, J. P. Car- ter; District 7, Wmn. Good ; District 8, J. W. Lewis; District 9, John Her; District 10, Matthew Hay.
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CHURCHES. Dir M. E. Church.
The first class was organized in a school house on the farm of P. M. Dix, in 1843, with Robert Dixon as leader. The following shows the original membership; Hannah Dix, Delila Miller, Naney Miller, Nancy Browsand, Jeannette Bronson, Lavina Dix, Wm. Davis and wife, Pru- deuce Maddox, Clarissa Evers, Elizabeth Clark, and perhaps a few others.
Rev. Win. Priddy, a local minister, was among the first to officiate. Services were held in the school-house until Isst, when a frame church, 32 by 42 feet, was created at a cost of about $600. It was dedicated the same year by Rev. Frank Merritt. A cemetery of one acre is attached to the church property. A flourishing Sunday school is conducted under Mr. Longsworth as superintendent. Rev. Jason Young is present minister.
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Mount Zion English Lutheran Church.
This church is located on the west line of the township. on land owned by C. R. Zimmerman. He was first organized in 1862 by Rev. S. Bildle, with the following members: C. R. Zhumerman and wife, David Fas- nacht and wife, Peter Densill and wife, Jacob Densill, Daniel Densill, Reuben Nodie, M. Gilmore. Soon after the organization the members saw fit to build a house. Accordingly a hewed log-house was built by volunteer labor. It is 26 by 36 feet, and is still used by the congrega- tion. List of Ministers: Rev. Geo Valentine Exline. Rev. Henry Ily- drich, Rev. George Herman. Rev. Milton Deutman, Rev. J. T. Gluthill, and Rev. HI. Klogh, who is the present pastor.
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