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Another Encounter with Bruin .- On another occasion Baker had a similar fight with a bear. He tracked a large one into Sugarcreek Swamp, where he brought the bear to bay. He fired at him, but only inflicted a wound severe enough to in- furiate the animal. It turned upon him, and a fierce struggle ensued, in which Baker nearly lost his life. The bear seized him, got him to the ground, and with teeth and claws bit and tore his body and limbs in a fearful manner ; but at last, after desperate efforts, Baker got his butcher-knife out of its sheath, plunged it re- peatedly into the bear, and finally pierced the heart of the shaggy monster, the bear dying upon him, lying there almost dead himself from bleeding wounds.
Further Hunting Incidents .- Forty-five years ago he shot a bear in Wooster township, 212 miles north-east of the city, on lands of Joseph Stibbs, shooting it on a tree.
When at Chippewa lake one time he heard a hog squealing, the noise coming from the direction of the swamp. He at once proceeded there, discovered tracks of a bear and followed them into the swamp, where he found the animal tugging away at a hog that was squealing most lustily. On his near approach the bear did
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not let go his hold of the captive porker, and Baker put the muzzle of his gun close to bruin's body, pulled the trigger, but the rifle missed fire. Then the bear dropped the hog, which scampered away almost unhurt, and made for Baker, who met him with his knife, with which he soon dispatched the beast.
He made a practice of hunting four weeks every fall, which he kept up until old age. He was regarded as one of the most intrepid hunters of bear and deer, an expert trapper of otter, mink, coon and foxes in this region, several of the surrounding counties being full of incidents of his exploits.
Christian Silvers* was born near Martinsburg, old Virginia, August 8, 1801. He was early possessed of a desire to remove West, and in pursuance of this incli- nation he started, reaching Wooster May 5, 1831, soon thereafter settling in Plain township, where, until his death, August 17, 1876, he continued to live, an hon- ored and respected citizen.
To the relatives, friends and neighbors of Mr. Silvers, who so well knew him, it would be superfluous to indulge in phrases of eulogy. As a citizen he was industrious and frugal, placing a proper value upon time, and realizing the cer- tainty of its rapid flight. As a man he was straightforward, and if in some cases he hesitated for counsel, or was indecisive in action, when he did act he did so with great strength of resolution. He was not easily excited, but he had the cour- age for the worst contingencies. He was a kind and considerate father, free from rashness and outbursts of wrathful violence, thus presenting an example of for- bearance and patience worthy of imitation. He was neither a bigot nor an enthu- siast, yet he maintained his opinions upon secular and religious subjects with singular clearness, and without semblance of prejudice. He was married to Eliza- beth Cook and had ten children, three of whom are dead. The following are the names of the surviving members of the family: Mary, Eliza, John, Harriet, Bar- bara, George and Lucy. His wife died in September, 1864.
John H. Silvers, of Wooster, a son of Christian, is a native of Plain township, and was raised on the farm with his father. After the breaking out of the war, August II, 1862, he enlisted in Company I, Captain James Robison, 102d O. V. I. With this regiment he served during his three years of enlistment, participating in its defeats and triumphs as well as its pleasures and privations. He was married Sep- tember 14, 1871, to Miss Mary Black, of Wooster. For a number of years he has been chief clerk in the office of Bates Bros., agents of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company for the States of Ohio and West Virginia, and is distin- guished for the steadiness and accuracy of his business habits, no less than his private virtues, liberal disposition and general manly qualities. With him the post of duty is the post of honor, his more conspicuous traits being a firm integrity and a rigid sense of social and moral responsibility. He makes few friends, but warm and lasting friendships.
. General David Moore was born in Columbiana county, Ohio, July 3, 1817, and with his father removed to Chester township in 1830, with whom he remained till he was about 18 years of age, learning the joiner and carpentering business. At the outbreak of the Mexican War he raised a company for the service known as the " Wooster Guards," and was chosen its Captain, and in the order of organization was classed as Company E, 3d Regiment of Ohio Volunteers. He followed the for- tunes and perils of his company and regiment, and after its close, in 1851, he re-
*This sketch belongs to Plain township, but, inadvertently, was omitted in its proper place.
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moved to Missouri and engaged in farming and merchandising in Clark county, in which he continued until the war broke out, when, in the spring of 1861, he or- ganized the 21st Missouri Regiment and on the 5th of August, 1861, with this regi- ment he defeated General Martin Green, brother of the late Senator Green, who commanded the rebel forces of North-eastern Missouri. Green had 1,500 men, armed with shot-guns and long knives.
'The battle commenced at sunrise and lasted about two hours. It was fought in and around the town of Athens, Missouri, about twenty miles above Keokuk, Iowa, on the Des Moines river. General Moore formed his line of battle on the main street of the town, the enemy surrounding the town with his right resting on the river below the village and his left resting on the river above the town. The rebels fought with great courage, but their shot-guns proved unequal to the im- proved muskets with which the Union soldiers were armed. After two hours of severe fighting, Moore ordered his men to fix bayonets, when they charged upon the enemy's center, capturing his artillery and five hundred cavalry horses, with saddles, blankets, camp and garrison equipage, completely routing the rebels, who precipitately fled from the field, leaving many killed and wounded, and a number of prisoners in possession of the victors.
The battle of Athens, so gallantly and skillfully conducted by General Moore, was the first Federal victory won in the State of Missouri. His regiment opened the fight at Shiloh, and in this battle he was twice wounded and lost a leg, which incapacitated him for a period, but on his recovery commanded a brigade, under Rosecrans, at Corinth, where he had two horses killed under him. His services were highly active until the close of the war, and of eminent value to the country.
General Moore is a brother of W. C. Moore, M. D., of Wooster. His career in the military service of his country was one of great activity and efficiency. A gallant soldier in one of the nation's foreign wars and a valiant leader in the un- happy collisions of the North and South, he has enrolled himself as one of the na- tion's defenders, and achieved a military eminence such only as the soldier, steel- fronted and of iron blood, achieves. After the close of the war he was elected to the State Senate of Missouri for four years, on the Liberal ticket, in 1869.
He is a firm advocate of the cause of education; has faith in the common schools, the colleges and universities of the country. Popular education with him is not a vagary or new theory, but a vigorous and life-strengthened conviction.
Major- General David Sloane Stanley is a native of Chester township, Wayne county, Ohio, where he was born June 1, 1828, three miles south of the village of Congress, Congress township. Being a bright and promising lad, at the age of eleven years Dr. Leander Firestone, of Wooster, then practicing medicine at Con_ gress village, received him into his family, taking complete charge of him and affording him all the advantages of education within his power at that time. He enjoyed the facilities of the village school during his earlier boyhood, and attended the Canaan Academy, then under the management of Christopher C. Bombarger, and was the classmate of Hon. Joseph H. Downing, of Wooster, Isaac Notestine, of Canaan, William Brinkerhoff, and others.
He remained under the attention of Dr. Firestone until 1848, when he ob- tained, through him and the influence of Hon. Samuel Lahm, member of Congress, admission into West Point Academy. In 1852 he graduated, with a standing suffi- ciently high to warrant his assignment as Second-Lieutenant to the Second Dra- goons, now the Second Cavalry. The next year he was employed as assistant on the survey of the Pacific Railroad, under General Whipple, and in 1855 was trans- ferred to the First Cavalry. Sumner was Colonel, Joe Johnston Lieutenant-Colo-
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nel and Sedgewick Major. In 1857 he was with Colonel Sumner in a campaign against the Cheyenne Indians. In 1858 he was in the Utah expedition, and the same year crossed the plains to Texas, where, for services, he was complimented by General Scott.
At the opening of the Rebellion he was stationed at Fort Smith, Arkansas, and in 1861 was appointed Captain in the 4th United States Cavalry. He joined Gen- eral Lyon at Grand River, and was engaged in the capture of Forsythe. He was appointed Brigadier-General of Volunteers in November, 1861. March, 1862, he moved with Pope's army down the Mississippi, and commanded the Second Divis- ion at New Madrid and Island No. 10. He took part in the Fort Pillow expedi- tion, and April 22 he joined Halleck's army before Corinth. In the battle of Iuka he commanded one of Rosecrans' two divisions, and was specially commended in the official report, and at the battle of Corinth, October 4, his Division suffering sadly in officers and men. In October he joined the Army of the Tennessee, under Gen- eral Grant, but in November he was ordered to report to Rosecrans, commanding the Army of the Cumberland, who assigned him to the charge of the cavalry of that army.
On November 21 he was made a Major-General of Volunteers. He commanded the cavalry in the fight of Stone River, and for nine days the saddles were not re- moved from his horses, unless to have them groomed. He made an expedition into Georgia, crossing the Tennessee river with all the cavalry, where he had brisk skir- mishing. After the battle of Chickamauga he was assigned to the command of the First Division 4th Army Corps. He accompanied General Sherman on the Atlanta campaign and commanded the 4th Corps, by appointment of the President, from July, 1864, to the close of the war; and during Hood's raid upon General Sherman's communications, in October, he commanded two corps of the Army of the Cumber- land. On the 27th of October he separated from Sherman's Army and camped in Coosa Valley, Alabama. He marched the 4th Corps to Chattanooga, and thence to Pulaski, confronting Hood's Army, which was then threatening Nashville and Mid- dle Tennessee. He fell back through Columbia, and at Spring Hill was engaged with two Corps of Hood's Army.
At the battle of Franklin, General Stanley came upon the field just as a portion of the National line was captured by the Rebels. His timely arrival averted disas- ter, and placing himself at the head of a brigade, he led a charge which re-estab- lisbed the line. The soldiers followed him with' enthusiasm, calling out, " Come on, men ; we can go wherever the General can." Just after retaking the line, and while passing toward the left, the General's horse was killed; and no sooner did he regain his feet, than he was struck by a musket ball in the back of the neck, which hurled him to the ground, but, rallying again, he rushed to the advance of his men, and exclaimed, "The lines are breaking! let us die here! follow me!" and it is said of him, and the declaration is given to history, that he ral- lied his faltering troops and repelled seven successive charges. No voice from the rear shouted, " On, Stanley, on !" but fired with an immortal courage, he led the charge and asked his boys to follow him. Of such metal is our Stanley made; of such Roman virtue is he coined, that
"Plucks success E'en from the spear-proof crest of rugged danger."
After this engagement, which resulted in the discomfiture of Hood, and his wound seriously incapacitating him, he was forced to abstain from active duty for a period, when he came to Wooster and made his home with Dr. Firestone and wife,
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HISTORY OF WAYNE COUNTY, OHIO.
where, under the careful treatment of the former, and the kind attentions of Mrs. Firestone, he rapidly and permanently recovered. He was then placed on duty in East Tennessee, January 24, 1865. In July he moved with the Fourth Corps to Texas, which he commanded, and the middle district of Texas, until mustered out, February 1, 1866.
General Stanley enjoyed to the fullest extent the confidence of his superior officers, and General Thomas-" the noblest Roman of them all "-in recommend- ing him for promotion, says : "A more cool and brave commander would be a difficult task to find, and though he has been a participant in many of the most sanguinary engagements of the war, his conduct has, on all occasions, been so gal- lant and marked, that it would almost be an injustice to him to refer to any isolated battle-field. I refer, therefore, only to the battle of Franklin, Tennessee, Novem- ber 30, 1864, because it is the more recent, and one in which his gallantry was so marked as to merit the admiration of all who saw him. It was here that his per- sonal bravery was more decidedly brought out, perhaps, than on any other field, and the terrific destruction and defeat which disheartened and checked the fierce assaults of the enemy, is due more to his heroism and gallantry than to that of any other officer on the field." Generals Grant and Sherman indorsed Thomas's recom- mendation, and General Sheridan also adds his testimony in favor of General Stanley. The authorities at Washington acted upon these testimonials, and re- warded General Stanley's gallantry with the Colonelcy of the 22d United States Infantry, and a Brevet Major-Generalship in the United States Army.
Few men, indeed, in the military employment of the United States acquired so sudden and deserving a fame as General Stanley, and he justly merits the bold prominence of being associated and included in that galaxy of young, dashing and brilliant officers of the late war whose valor and genius were developed on its many and sanguinary fields. And it is but due to him to say that he achieved the dis- tinctive honor of giving efficiency, force and elan to the cavalry arm of the na- tional service in the West.
Of the genius, skill, gallantry and ability of General Stanley, who hencefor- ward is the property of fame, none have a better right to speak, and none more than the people of Wayne county the right to be proud, for he is her product, and of her soil. He rose from obscurity to eminence, from darkness to brightness. Reputation fell not on him as the dews or as the snows fall; he toiled for it, bled for it, the pathway to the goal exacting its price and the payment. He has been the architect of his own life, the builder of the edifice of his name. For without in- terference of political friends, or the aid of those whose positions commanded cer- tain influence, he has gained a splendid renown, and ascended the acclivitous path of military glory to honorable hights of enviable fame.
He was married April 2, 1857, at Carlisle Barracks, to Anna M. Wright, dangh- ter of Surgeon J. B. Wright, of the United States Army.
INDEX.
Acres in Townships ..... 68 | Barr, Thomas ... .776
Agricultural Survey ..... 657 Adams, James. 857
Agricultural Society .... 260
Amwell. 633
Allspaugh, Henry.
.841
Appleseed, Johnny
...
196
Applecreek Station
...
.616
Appleman, Parmenas ... 766
Armstrong, Thomas ....
765
Armstrong, Thomas ..... 779
Arnold, Philip
643
Ault, John
710
Ault, John.
707
Ault, Andrew
701
Ault, V. W.
705
Avery, Edward.
353
Aylesworth Family.
789
Archeology
135
Pottery
137
Ornaments.
138
Blachleyville
647
Earthworks.
139
Sacred and Miscella-
neous Enclosures .. . 140
Sepulchral Mounds ... 143
Sacrificial Mounds
. 145
Temple Mounds
146
Animal Mounds ..
146
Tumuli of Wayne Co. 148
Fort Hill.
.150
Fort Tyler
152
Other Earthworks.
151
Skeleton Exhumed.
.153
Bone Pits
144
Baird, Aaron
645
Baird, Cyrus
.645
Bales, Abraham
594
Bales, Jacob
594
Baumgardners
563
Baker, W. C.
840
Baker, John, the Bear- Fighter 860
Battles, Wm. S
802
Barton Family ...
718
Barnes, W. T.
765
Barnes, Henry
770
Academy
775
Barnes, Peter .
771
Reminiscences 771
Barr, Thomas H
777
Barrett, John F
565
Bates, E. P.
556
Bates, Ira H
560
Baughman Township ... 698
Churches.
709
Coal Mines
117
Baughman, John.
701
Reminiscences
701
Beall, Reasin
322
Beall's Campaign
.223
Bever, John.
298
First Settlers ..
836
Bessey, Isaac
631
Chippewa Township
.850
Bible Society.
262
First Settlers
851
Bissell, Samuel N
412
Block House, Descrip-
tion of ..
760
Blocher, Daniel.
779
Boiler Explosion
635
Bonewitz, S. R .
.502
Boydston, Charles
620
Boydston, Thomas.
683
Brenneman, Adam.
696
Brinkerhoff, John
.448
Cole, J. S
830
County Officers ..
.244
Cline, Seiberling & Co .. 857
Cline, Peter.
858
Clinton Township.
783
Brown, Frederick
617
Reminiscences
785
Brown, John J
618
Brown, Emanuel
620
Reminiscences
620
Butler, John.
613
Reminiscences.
613
Butler, Thomas
600
Butler, Jonathan.
.600
Burbank
782
Carr, Joseph H
550
Carr, Rodney & family .. 619
Campbell, John
704
Camp Family
837
Canaan Township
772
Reminiscences.
773
Dean, Ezra.
365
Churches
.776 |
Carlin, David
816
Catholic Bishop, death 566
Chief Johnnycake
619
Chasey, Daniel.
812
Christmas, John
352
Chaffin, Simon, Sr
617
Chaffin, Simon, Jr
617
Reminiscences
617
Cheyney, John
624
Cheyney, Richard
625
Cheyney, Hibben
.626
Chester Township
835
Coal Mines
II4
Chippewa Village.
856
Cook, Samuel
846
Cox, Jacob.
845
Blachley, Wm. B.
643
Cox, Levi ..
349
Cotton, Benjamin.
637
Congress Township
809
Reminiscences
81I
Congress Village
814
County Building:
259
Court Houses.
.254
Crawford's Campaign .. 208
Creeks.
....
69
Clingan, Joseph
361
Clingan, E. G
363
Cunningham, John.
.331
Curry, James ..
569
Curry, D. C. & Bros.
.. 573
Cutter, Ephraim
.. 608
Cutter, John
.608
Cutter, Samuel .
608
Culbertson, Hugh
737
Dalton
847
Day, Stephen F.
367
Dawson, Thomas
634
Douglass, James
654
Brown, Wm. H.
788
Brown, Philip J.
823
Brown, Eli.
592
Brown, Charles H
592
866
INDEX.
Douglass, John. 706
Downing, Joseph H 444 Galehouse, Frederick ... 852
Donnelly, R. R. 421 Garver, Jacob 840
Dowty, Thomas 606
Driesbach, Herr
623
Driskels & Brawdys 722
Dulin, John.
831
Doylestown
853
Early Settlers. 178
Early Agriculture. 191
East Union Township .. 614
Churches
.621
Grains.
668
Coal Mines .. 119
Eason, Benjamin
484
Eason, Robert.
646
Eberhardt, Jacob.
575
Ebright, A. B
649
Eberly, John B.
684
Eckert, T. T
564
Eddy, Abner, Sr
787
Edinburg
616
Eichar, Joseph.
736
Elliott, William
717
Elliott Family
635
Elliott, John
853
Emrich, G. P.
720
Espy, Jacob B.
739
Ewing, William
780
Fairview
709
First County Seat.
284
Firestone, Leander
521
Firestone, George
620
Firestone, W. W.
527
Fisher, Solomon
581
Fritz, Martin
630
Fritz, Phillip 631 Reminiscences 631 First Four Settlements. 176 Force, William P .610 Fouts, George. 581
Folgate, Jobn ...
646
Foreman, David.
702
Foreman, Enos.
.703
Fort Meigs, Siege of. .. 241
Fredericksburg.
764
Reminiscences.
764
Churches. 767
Franklin Township. 596
First Settlers
599
Churches
605
Coal Mines.
125
Delawares.
162
Wyandots
163
Shawan ese
164
Of Way ne County 165
Indian Trails 166
Indian Massacre.
168
Indian Origin
172
Fraze, Jacob.
591
Fraze, George
592
Irvine, Samuel.
766
Fuller Sisters
441
Ice Storm,
859
Jails
256
Jameson, Joshua
624
Jameson, Isaac K.
624
Jacobs, James
354
Jacobs, James C
547
Jefferson
647
Jones, Benjamin
73
Jones, D. K.
802
Jones, Isaac N
.421
Jones, O. F.
.499 .
Jones, "Priest'
. 350
Johnston, Matthew
565
Johnson, Abner ...
635
Johnson, Sinclair.
769
June Frost,
859
Kean, Dewitt C.
649
Kean, Joseph W
791
Kean, Wm
792
Keeling, Wm.
638
Keeling, Edward F
638
Keeler, John.
.814
Kenney, Simon .
775
Kieffer, John J.
684
Harley, L. G.
849
Kieffer, D. L.
684
Kister, Jacob.
648
Killbuck, Indian Chief. 228
Killbuck, Boating on ... 231
Killbuck Swamp
85
Kimmell, George
588
Lakes.
79
Larwill, John.
303
Lake, Joseph S.
314
Lake, Mrs. J. S.
316
Reminiscences
316
Lake, Constant.
436
Lake, Isaac
799
Lattasburg
836
Houmard, David
582
Lash, Henry
589
Lawrence, Christian ... 739
Lawrence, John A
739
Lance Family
632
Langell Family.
622
Leatherman, Jacob.
813
Leyda Family
792
Lockhart, Moses.
603
Lucas, Wm.
587
Marriage Statistics
.263
Marshallville
706
Mackey, John.
766
Martin, James
769
Madison, vacation of ... 284
Mathoit, George.
587
McClarran, Robert. 309
Reminiscences
309
McClellan, John Sr ..
311
Infirmary
259
Ihrig, Jacob.
715
Mcconahay, David ..
.. 351
McClure, A. S.
551
Fruits ..
672
Galehouse, Elias. 855
Geology of State. 93
Geological structure of county III
Georget, Justin.
829
Jeffries, John P
451
Gensener, David.
708
Given, William
430
Glass, James
715
Goodfellow, William ... 644
Goudy, John
.845
Greene Township
677
First Settlers
679
Churches
682
Greenville Treaty Line 50
Harkins and Porter
703
Harrison, John.
609
Reminiscences.
609
Harn, George U
540
Hanna, Archibald
846
Hazzard, John,
828
Hatfield, William
855
Henry, Stephen, Sr 738
Henry, J. R.
826
Herschey, Benjamin. ...
Hefflefinger, Philip 838
Hemphill, Samuel
417
Heckert, John D.
774
Herman, Jacob
.606
Howard, Horace
360
Howard, Alfred
503
Homan, William
848
Horst, David G.
695
Hough, John.
774
Hughes, John.
602
Hull's Surrender,
238
Hyatt, W. B ..
707
Introduction .. 5
Indian Treaties. 32
Indian Hostility
40
Indian History.
161
Franks, Aaron
608
Franks, Orrin G
852
Franks, Abraham
855
Franks, Henry ..
851
Franks, Abraham 855 Frederick, Thomas. 854 Frick, Jacob. 439
McCammon, Moses
.. 610
McConkey, Thomas .... 788
Haverstock, Conrad ... 589 Heads of Families in 1810. 273
Henry, William 300 Henry, Stephen M. 626
Hunter, David
619
Lehman, John
719
INDEX.
867
McCoy, James. 719
McCoy, Neal
719
McCoy, Thomas A.
719
McBride, Alexander.
... 742
McBride, John K.
423
McDonald, Angus
492
McIntire, John
607
McIntire, Cornelius
.607
McIntire, A. A.
707
McIntire, Smith
724
McKee, Thomas
812
Mckean, Lewis
704
McMonigal Family
.310
McMillen, A. M.
593
McMillen, D. H
594
McMillen, Thomas
653
McSweeney, John.
475
McPhail, Daniel
336
Mellinger, Benedict
644
Mitchel, Samuel
600
Mitchel, Samuel
602
Milbourn, Josiah
619
Millbrook.
647
Miller, Samuel H.
858
Miller, Joseph
764
Recollections of.
764
Milton Township
627
First Settlers
629
Reminiscences
631
Churches
636
Milton Station
633
Mt. Eaton
584
Moore, John
620
Moore, W. C.
500
Moore, Gen David
861
Mound Builders.
155
Moreland
599
Morgan, James
599
Morgan, Hugh, Sr
603
Morgan, Hugh
603
Moyers, Mahlon
825
Moyers, John.
839
Moncrief, D. L.
693
Moscow .
847
Munson Family
604
Poe, Adam, the Indian
Fighter.
830
Journal
.802
Pioneer Mothers
184
Shinersburg
634
Silvers, Christian
861
Silvers, John
.861
Newkirk, John ..
794
Pinkerton, James Y
587
Peppard, William.
770
Pinkerton, Matthew
588
Sickman. John.
705
Newkirk, Henry
.795
Newkirk, Isaac ..
.796
Newkirk, Reuben
.798
Newkirk, John W
798
New Pittsburg
836
Nimmon, John.
654
Northwest'n Territory .. 15 Ohio Land Co 25
First Settlement
28
Property, Real and Per-
sonal, Valuation of ... 274
Surveys.
28
French Grant.
30
Military Lands
31
Gov't and Laws
34
Courts.
35
Railroads
264
Organization of
Rathbun, Robert.
838
Counties.
.......
Rainey, John ....
.799
Real Estate, Value of ... 274
Rex, George ...
460
Remains of Buffaloes ... 647
Reedsburg.
647
Rice, Frederick.
842
Rider, John
742
Rieder, Daniel Jr
765
Revolutionary Pension-
ers
272
Robison, David.
730
Robison, David, Jr
.. 490
Robison, Thomas
336
Robison, James D
532
Robison, James
841
Orr, Smith
688 | Routson, Samuel
572
Routson, John.
.856
Orrville.
686
Roth, Chas. (
587
Churches.
.694
Rouch, Wm.
646
Public Schools
696
Rouch, Henry
646
Rouch, Jacob.
.647
Newspaper Press
696
Secret Societies
693
Rocks, Sandstone and
Limestone.
.127
Rumbaugh, Adam
838
Russel
633
Patton, John
321
Parsons, C. C
457
Paul, Jacob S.
682
Paint Township
579
First Settlers.
579
The Most
Singular
Man
581
Churches
590
Coal Mines.
I21
Peckinpaugh, T. W
856
Plain Township
639
First Settlers.
642
Churches
650
Powder Explosion ..
170
Population by Decades. 273
Porter, Kimball.
460
Pope, Benjamin
539
Pocock, Elijah
793
Peppard, William S.
770
Sidle, William
643
Pittinger, Thomas.
836
Sloane, John
.318
Piper Family
839
Plank Family.
827
Physical Aspect.
76
Prairies.
75
High School
683
Smith, Thomas.
683
Smith, B. C ..
767
Smith, Thomas L.
610
Smyser, Jacob.
649
Soldiers of Civil War.
749
Mexican War ...
.759
War of 1812.
.760
36
Early Villages. 38
Officers ..
39
Population in 1787 ... 24 Legislature in 1799 ... 43 Ohio Land Company 25 Organization of Coun- ties. 36
Ordinance of 1787.
18
Notestine, Jonas.
779
Notestine, Isaac.
781
Norton, Benjamin
840
Odell, Lorenzo D
790
Oil Well Strata
130
Ohio Canal.
261
Old Probabilities
859
Robison, John
842
Otis, Jesse
848
Otis, E. D.
848
Saltcreek Township.
762
Churches
.767
Coal Mines
124
Saltworks on Killbuck .. 233
Schaffter, Gustave
587
Schools, Primitive
277
School System
275
School-houses
664
School Statistics.
275
Schriber, Daniel.
697
Searight, William
763
Seiberling, John F
858
Seiberling, James
858
Shondal, Christian
856
Shreve, Thomas
789
Shreve, Henry.
789
Shreve Village
.. 800
School
.801
Naftzger, John.
779
Slemmons, Samuel.
635
Slanker Family
856
Slankerville or Easton .. 856
Smithville
.681
Quinby, Samuel
344
Quinby, E., Jr ...
465
Orr, William M.
693
868
INDEX.
Spink, Cyrus 332
Sprague, Lindol 35I
Spear, William 567
Springville 647
Strassner, Rev.
710
Stair, Peter 839 Stanley, Gen. David S.862 Stampede of Settlers .618 Strieby, M. E. 36 Reminiscences. 364
St. Clair's Defeat. 236 Stibbs, Joseph. 31
Stitt, William
440
Stoll, J. H.
695
Strayer, S. S.
708
Stratton, Joseph.
775
Sommers, George 774
Soil of County
73
Sonneberg 849
Surface of County 73
Summerton, Royce. 817
Summerton, Taber 817
Sugarcreek Township .. 843
First Settlers.
845
Churches 847
Coal Mines
I22
Taggart, Robert 704
Taggart, Samuel
704
Taggart, Wm
741
Taggart, T. M.
848
Taylor, A. A. E
519
Tasker, Elijah
584
Wellhouse, Geo. F 852 Thomas, David 840
Thomson, Edward
.337
Townshend, Thos.
335
Totten, Michael
.425
Reminiscences
428
Totten, Enoch
544
Todd, J. H. 806
Weygandt, Benjamin ... 705
Topography
66
Weimer, John.
708
Townships Formed
55
Troutman, George
718
Troutman, Philip
742
Tryon, John
646
Turnpike Road .. 261
University of Wooster .. 504
Wayne, Original Co .... 48
Wayne County Organ- ized 54
First Court ..
253
Wayne, Why Called. 60
Wayne, Gen. Anthony. 60
Wayne Township
712
First Settlers.
714
Churches.
716
Wahle, Christian
849
Wagner, Andrew.
634
Warner, Joshua, Sr.
746
Warner, Nathan 651
Warner, Nathan, Sr. ... 745
Warner, Joshua.
653
Warner, Charles J 818
Warner, Solomon 823
Warner, David E. 747
Wasson, Joseph, Sr.
717
Wasson, Joseph.
717
Walter, John.
741
Welker, Martin
528
West Lebanon.
.. 593
West Salem
.824
Press
826
Societies .
828
Schools and Building.829
Westheffer, Benjamin ... 705
Westcott, James D ...... 586
Wilson, William R 853
Wilhelm, John. 568
Winger, Henry
708
Winkler, John.
683
Wilson, John.
705
Winchester, General .... 24I
Woodland, Thomas ..... 410 Woodhull & Claflin .. .... 543 Wooster, Gen. David ... 281 Wooster Township ...... 726 Wooster City .28I
First Settlers and
First Things. 284
Incorporation of. 289
First Election. 290 Official Record .. 299
Postmasters.
296
Newspaper Press 356
First Fire Company .. 296
First Death.
.297
First Schools
325
Churches
371
Cemetery
419
Gas Company
438
Water Works
497
Public Schools.
5.36
Opera House.
562
Arcadome Hall.
563
Banks
571
Secret Societies
576
Market House
.. 44I
Yarnell, David.
808
Yocum, Joseph G
648
Zaring, Eli ..
653
Zimmerman, John.
538
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