History of the city of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Part 174

Author: Waggoner, Clark, 1820-1903
Publication date: 1888
Publisher: New York and Toledo : Munsell & Company
Number of Pages: 1408

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children. He hasalwaysstood abreast the best and most successful farmers of that region ; but with the conditions of advancing age he has placed the home farm in the hands of a son, though by no means withdrawing from the farm labor which for 60 years has been his life- work. Some 40 years since, Mr. Washburn united with the Baptist Church, and has been actively identified with the Richfield Center Church since its institution in 1862, having been for several years past a Deacon in the same. fle has served several terms both as Trustee and Treasurer of Richfield Township, and otherwise been active in the public interests. Originally a " Henry Clay Whig" in politics, he acted with the Whigs until the Republican party was organized, with which he has since co-operated. While earnest and ready in po- litical affairs, he has never sought personal advancement or gain through his action. Mr. Washburn was married in May, 1838, with Miss Mary Wolfinger, daughter of Jacob Wol- finger, whose was the first white family in Richfield Township. They had five children : Jannette, wife of John Shull, of Sylvania; Will am, who died in Government service dur- ing the Rebellion; Aaron, now of Richfield ; Kaziah, wife of Charles B. Howard, of Richfield, and Dwight O .. now on the homestead farm. The mother died in January, 1869. In Sep- tember, 1870, Mr. Washburn was married with Mrs. Miranda, widow of Henry Fuller, and daughter of Mowry Potter of Fulton County, a brother of Judge E. D. Potter of Toledo.

JAMES FARLEY was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in the year 1806. He is a son ot George and Jane ( Wallace) Farley. His father was born in t'ounty Monaghan, and died in Tyrone while James was very young. In 1816, with his mother, he came to the United States, stopping first in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She died in Mifflin County, that State. In 1837, when 21 years of age, James came to Lucas County, and purchased 160 acres of land in Richfield Township. He at once began the active life of the pioneer, meet- ing the experiences common to such. From the first, he commanded the respect and con- fidence of his fellow-settlers, as he did of all whose acquaintance he made, whether in busi- Dess or otherwise. In connection with relig- ions and moral interests of the community, his name has been specially prominent; and it is safe to say, that no resident of Richfield has done more, by labors and influence, for the promotion of sound public sentiment and religions instruction, than has he. The fact that the Methodist Episcopal Church in his neighborhood, has been almost from its start, known as the " Farley Church," is quite sig- nitieant in this connection. His farm (now embracing 200 acres) has long been among the best in the Township, while he has been suc-

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cessful as stock raiser. Before coming to Ohio, Mr. Farley was married with Eliza, daughter of Daniel and Susan MeMillen, who was born April 2, 1814, in Franklin, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. She was of Scotch descent, and of Revolutionary stock. her grandfather, Wm. McMillen, having served with Washington throughout the Revolution. Mr. Farley has five children -four sons and one daughter. John, born July 25, 1838, in Richfield, and is now in Toledo ; William, born Angust 7. 1810, is living in Richfield ; Daniel H., born December 13. 1841, resides in Richfield ; Jane Ann, born October 4, 1844. the wife of Thomas Taylor, of Richfield ; George W., born December 16, 1851, now the Pastor of the Methodist Episco- pal Church in Fowler. Wyandotte County, Ohio. During the War of the Rebellion, Mr. Farley's family gave its share to the support of the Union cause. Daniel H. and William were members of Company F, Fourteenth Ohio Infantry. The former enlisting in 1864, was honorably discharged in July, 1865; while the latter, being wounded at Mission Ridge and at Chickamauga, was honorably discharged July 11, 1865. John, also, was in the service, and was discharged on account of sickness.

CLARK C. LATHROP was born in Chan- tauqua County, New York, August 20, 1823. Ile was the second of five children-four sons and one daughter. His father was Araunah Lathrop. The family came io Richfield in 1835, and thus were among the earliest of the tide of pioneers which settled in that Township. Clark C. has filled an exceptionally prominent place in public affairs, as well as in social and other relations. Politically, the Lathrop family have always been Democrats. The nearest approach to a tavern of any sort in the

Township, has been the home of Mr. Lathrop. Mr. Lathrop was married with Louisa Tuttle, in Fairfield, Michigan, February 10, 1853. They have three children-Arthur B, born September 27, 1856; Edgar B., born March 19, 1859 ; and Alba 1., born April 25, 1861.

WILLIAM HI. WILLIAMS was born in Tolland, Connecticut, October 8, 1817. His parents dying while he was very young, he made his home with his grandparents, with whom he came to Ohio in 1833, and to Maumee in March, 183-1. With the exception of two years ( 1849 to 1851) spent in Georgia, Lucas County has been his home since his arrival 51 years ago. Until the year 1874 his business was farming. At that date he opened a general store at Rich- field Center, where a Postoffice was established and he was appointed Postmaster, which office he yet holds. The mail service has been in- creased from tri-weekly to six times per week. His pay the first year was $15.00. Hle has acted as Justice of the Peace for six years. April 23, 1856, he was married with Miss Susan S. Tunison, who was born in Seneca County, New York, and with her parents came to Spencer Township in 1849. Her parents cele- brated both their golden and their pearl wed- ding, and lived some years thereafter, both dying in 1886. Mr. Williams has had four chil- dren-three sons and one daughter. William N. was graduated at Northern Indiana Normal School, and at the National Law School at Washington, D. C., and is now practicing the law at Omaha, Nebraska. John T. entered the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, but was compelled by ill health to suspend his studies, and is now teaching in Emerson Insti- tute at Washington, D. C. Frank T. died in infancy. Anna B is at the Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware.

SPENCER TOWNSHIP.

The Township of Spencer lies in the Central- Western part of Lucas County, and is bounded on the North by Richfield Township, and on the East by Springfield; on the South by Mon- clova, and on the West by Swanton. It is com- posed of Sections one to twelve inclusive of Town Ten South, of Range Five East, and Sections 31 to 36 inclusive of Township Nine South, of Range Five East, of the Michigan Survey, together with Sections 31 to 36 inclu- sive, of Town Eight North, of Range Nine East, of the Ohio survey; all except the latter, being in territory formerly claimed by Michi- gan.

The Township was set off from Richfield and Swanton by act of the County Commissioners in 18-45.

The soil of the Township is arable and pro. ductive, with the exception of the portion

known as the " Barrens," and a small area of marshy prairie. Both of these exceptions, however, are raidly disappearing under the improved methods of drainage and cultivation which have made the lands of this section generally among the most fertile in the State.

EARLY SETTLEMENT.

Halfa century ago Spencer Township was a wilderness. The first settlers came in from 1832 to 1835, when the tide of immigration was setting toward Michigan. Most of the lands in the Township were entered at the Monroe Land Office. The tract of country between the River Raisin and the Maumee was inviting, and many entered lands within the boundaries of this Township who never became actual residents. Such was the case with E. S.

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and William Frost, Thomas Clark, Samuel A. Sargent, Jonathan HI. Jerome, Israel Rock- wood, R. A. Forsyth and others chiefly of Maumee. Before the "Toldo War" (1835) there were perhaps a dozen familes in the Township. The first actual settlers were Abraham Johnson, Bennett Warren, Benjamin Fairchild, John All, Aaron II. Cole, Samuel Coleman. Gideon Rice, William Taylor and Charles Coarson-all now deceased, except, it may be, the last named, who removed to Iowa. William Brown, in 1834, was the first settler on the quarter Section South of the present Catholic Church. Samuel Coleman settled on the Northwest quarter of Section eight, Town Five, East of Range Five East, in 1835. Eli Munson settled on the Northwest quarter of Section Six, Town Five East, of Range Five East, in 1835. Levi Munson now lives on the old homestead. Benjamin Fairchild (wife and two little boys) settled on the Southwest quar- ter of the same Section, in 1834. Here the boys, the oldest of whom was only five years at the date of settlement, grew up to manhood. The younger, Jefferson, resided on the home- stead until quite recently. Alonzo Fairchild now owns the farm adjoining on the East, to which he removed in 1849. It was entered in 1835 by Patrick Parks.

Some idea of the hardships of the pioneers in settling the country, may be gained from such reminiscences as the following. Says one of the pioneers :

When we came here, it was all woods. There were more Indians than white people. We could see an Indian every day, or a squad of them with their squaws and pappooses, but a white man or white woman was a rare sight. Our nearest neigh- bors lived from three to four miles ofl, and there were no roads, only trails through the woods. Manmee was the nearest point where we could get needed supplies ; and as there were no roads, even " chop- ped ont." we had to " back " supplies to our cabins. The old route to Maumee was very crooked-the trail marked out by blazed trees. It bent away round the prairie-first to the South and then to the North -making the distance twice what it is now. After roads were cut out, we hauled our supplies and went to mill, mostly with oxen and on sleds at all seasons, for there were few wagons at first in the settlement. My father paid $14.00 for a barrel of flour at Maumce ; and that was not the hardest of it. A neighbor who was coming past our house without much load, and could just as easily bring the barrel of flour as not, charged him $1.00 for fetching it out.

In answer to some questions about the early mills, the same man said :

The first mill I remember going to to get corn ground, was a concern run by oxen. They walked round, hitched to a pole or shaft. It was gotten up by a man by the name of Berry, near what is now Ai, in Fulton County. It was not much of a mill-a soit of coarse corn-cracker, like. Sometimes we went to Blissfield, Michigan, to mill, and afterwards to Waterville. After the mill was built at the latter place, it was the best and the nearest, but it often took from one to three days to get a grist, the settlers coming from all around and waiting their turn. I

have slept there all night on the bags, and at one time two nights, waiting for my grist. The usual mode of going to mill was with oxen, when one was well enough off to have such; but most of the set- tlers were poor and had to put up with great hard- ships. Sometimes men would go ont and work at some odd job for a bushel or two of corn ; take it on their backs to mill; wait for it to be ground; and return with the proceeds to their lonely cabins and anxiously-waiting families, often at night through the dark forests. Money was very scarce, prices high and most of the settlers poor. The land was wet, and chills and fevers prevailed. The country is now ditched and made healthy compared with what it was. Most of the pioneers, however, were hardy and strong men, and coukl stand almost anything.

EARLY LAND PURCHASES.

Following is a list of the earlier purchases of lands in Spencer, as shown by the County records :

RANGE FIVE, TOWN NINE.

Section 31, David Clute, 1835, 80 acres.

Section 31, John McNees, 1835, 102.84 acres.

Section 31, Andrew Palmer, 1835, 101.62 aeres.

Section 31, Isaac Ritter, 1835, 181.62 acres.

Section 31, Eli Munson, 1834, 160 acres.

Section 31, Gideon Rice, 1834, 102.54 acres. Section 31, Charles Butler, 1836, 51.21. Section 32, Aaron H Cole, 1833, 560 acres. Section 33, Daniel D. Divine, 1835, 80 acres. Section 33, Theron Hamilton, 1834, 40 acres. Section 33, Stephen Langenderfer, 1836, 80 acres.

Section 33, Charles Osgood, 1836, 80 acres.

Section 34, Eli Hubbard and D. B. Miller, 1835, 80 acres. Section 34, Joseph Harpell, 1834, 40 acres.

Section 34, Andrew Smith, 1834, 240 acres.

Section 34, Catharine Thomas, 1834, 40 acres.

Section 34, Horace Waite, 1834, 40 acres.

Section 34, Martha Waite, 1834, 80 acres. Section 34, Seba Murphy, 1836, 80 acres. Section 35, James Cone, 1835, 80 acres.

Section 35, Matthew Byrnes, 1834, 40 acres.

Section 35, David Hendrickson, 1834, 40 acres. Section 35, Hiram Smith, 1834, 40 acres. Section 35, Roswell Cheney, 1836, 240 acres.

Section 35, Roswell W. Cheney, 1836, 40 acres. Section 36, William Berry, 1834, 64.28 acres.

RANGE NINE, TOWN EIGIIT.

Section 3t, William Beals, 1834, 282.78 acres. Section 31, John Farner, 1834, 151.40 acres.

Section 31, John Knapper, 1834, 160 acres.

Section 32, Richard Wiggins, 1834, 65.80 acres. Section 32, Iraad Rockwood, 1834, 68.60 acres. Section 32, Wm. Houser, 1833, 160 acres.

Section 33. Bennett Warren, 1833, 65.28 acres.

Section 33, Clark Wright, 1833, 80 acres. Section 33, John Brown, 1836, 73.76.

Section 33, Charles C. Roby, 1836, 73.76 acres. Section 34, Henry Smith, 1835, 80 acres. Section 34, Charles Smith, 1835, 40 acres.

Section 34, Theophilus Short, 1837, 160 acres. Section 34, Thomas Clark, 1843, 40 acres. Section 34, Samuel G. Foster.

Section 35, Samuel A. Sargent, 1837, 66.40 acres. Section 35, Dingham D. Abbott, 1836 200 acres.

Schools .- The first School-house in the Township was built of logs in the winter of 1836-37, on the land of Eli Munson. There was then no School District organized in the Town- ship; but the few settlers got together, cut the logs, split out the " puucheon " for the floor and

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roof, laid up the walls, and put on the roof, securing it with poles laid across, as nails were not in use in the settlement. A few panes of glass sufficed for a window, and the door, made of split puncheons, was pinned together and hung on wooden hinges. "The first School Teacher in the Township was Chester Hollo- way.

Among the oldest residents ot the Township al this writing (1887) are: Adam Brown, Levi Munson, Jacob Murbach, Alonzo Fairchild. David Dennis, George Dill, Andrew Myers, William Keough and David Crissy. Joseph Dennis, John Farner, Ezra C. Tunison, Henry Reinhart, William Taylor and Elisha Bird have passed away within two or three years.

ORGANIZATION OF THE TOWNSILIP.

Pursuant to notice given by the Commis- sioners of Lucas County, the electors of Spen- cer Township met at the house of Abraham Johnson in said Township, April 7, 1845, for the purpose of choosing Township officers. John All, Abraham Johnson and Darius Wyatt, were chosen Judges of election, and Benjamin Fairchild and Aaron HI. Cole, Clerks. After balloting, it was found that Aaron H. Cole was elected Township Clerk ; Eli Munson, Samuel Coleman and William Brown, Township Trus- tees; Theron Hamilton, Township Treasurer ; Darius Wyatt, Assessor ; John All and Aaron Whitacre, Overseers of the Poor; William Taylor and Charles Coarson, Constables ; David Clute, Benjamin Fairchild and William Nor- ris, Supervisors of Highways. Benjamin Fair- child, a Justice of the Peace, administered the oath of office to the Township Clerk, and he to the other Township officers, completing the qualification of all elected, on August 15, 1845.

On April 14, 1845, Darius Wyatt, Assessor, presented his bond in the sum of $500, and sureties, Theron Hamilton and Charles Coar- son, for the faithful discharge of the duties of his office, which was accepted by the Trustees. The Treasurer's bond in the sum of 8800, with sureties, Darius Wyatt and Charles Coarson, was received and approved. William Taylor and Charles Coarson, Constables, presented their bonds and sureties.

April 14, 1845, four School Districts were es- tablished in the Township.

Following is a military roll for the Town- ship as returned by Darins Wyatt, Assessor, April 15, 1845 :

John Shall, Levi Chapin, Theron Hamilton, Ben- jamin Reinbart, Shubal Munson, Charles Young, Levi Munson, Charles Coarson, William Taylor, Samuel Coleman, William Norris, Josephus W. Iluif- tile, William Brown, Aaron Whitaere, Albert Clute. David M. Johnson, Thomas Stevenson, William Johnson, John Johnson.

The following order concerning the election of Justices of the Peace appears on the Town- ship records :

Be it remembered, that at a term of the Court of Common Pleas, begun and held in and for the County of Lucas and State of Ohio, on the Hth day of November, A. D. 1845, on motion to said Court by Eli Munson, one of the Tenstees of Spencer Town- ship, by Young & Waite, his Attorneys; it was ordered, that two Justices of the Peace in and for said Township be elected at the next annual Spring election in said Township.

In testimony whereof. 1, F. L. Nichols, Clerk of said Court, have hereunto set my hand and seal of said Court, the 27th day of February, A. D., 1846. F. 1 .. NicnoLs, Clerk.

Notice of election in accordance with the above order was given on March 15, 1846, and on April 6th following William Brown and Benjamin Fairchild were elected Justicesof the Peace.

At the State election held October 14, 1845, 26 votes were polled in the Township. At the Township election for Justices of the Peace and other officers, April 6, 1846, 31 votes were polled. In 1851 the number of votes polled was 45; in 1852, 60 votes, and in 1853, 62 votes.

TOWNSHIP OFFICERS.

The following have been the principal Town- ship officers since the organization :

Clerks-Aaron H. Cole, 1845-49; Aaron Whitaere, 1849 ; Ezra C. Tunison, 1850-54 ; Daniel C. Tunison. 1854; Samnel Divine, 1855 ; Daniel U. Tunison, 1856 ; Robert Fairchild, 1857-59; Ezra C. Tunison, 1859-61 ; Robert Fairchild, 1861 ; Samuel Divine, 1862-5 ; Jacob Surbeck, 1865-7; William Geyser, 1867; Mexander Crissy, 1868-70; William H. Pemberton, 1870-72 ; Edgar Morrill, 1872-80; D. B. Dill, 1880-83; Edgar Morrill, 1883; Peter Brick, 1884-86; Edward W. Dil- gart, 1886-87.

Treasurers-Theron Hamilton, 1845-50: Aaron Whitacre, 1850; Charles Coarson, 1851; William Taylor, 1852-68; Alonzo Fairchild, 1868-79; Conrad Murbach, 1879-83; A. W. Munson, 1883-85; Frank Keopfer, 1885-87.

Trusters-Eli Munson, Samuel Coleman, William Brown, 1845; Abraham Johnson, Charles Coarson, Eli Munson, 1846 ; John Shull, Eli Munson, William Norris, 1847 ; William Brown. William Taylor, Mat- thew M. Mason, 1848-49; John Farner, David M. Johnson, Samuel Coleman, 1850; Martin Walters Shubal Munson, Samuel Coleman, 1851; James Mor- ris, David Clute, William Brown, 1852; Smith II. Topping, John Farner, Alexander Walp, 1853; Ezra C. Tunison, Eli Munson, Albert Cinte, 1854 ; Wil- liam Brown, Isaac Clemens, Albert Clute, 1855 ; Wil- liam Stair, Samuel Coleman, George Dill, 1856 ; John Farner, Samuel Divine, Elisha Bird, 1857; E. C. Tunison, Joseph Dennis, Lucas Raab, 1558; Lucas Rabb, Isaac Clemens, Alonzo Fairchild, 1859; Lucas Rabb, Alonzo Fairchild, John Farner, 1860 ; John Farner, David Dennis, Samuel Divine, 1861; John Farner, Alonzo Fairchild, David Dennis, 1862 ; Alonzo Fairchild, David Dennis, Abraham Johnson, Jr., 1863-64; Alonzo Fairchild, Joseph Dennis, Abraham Johnson, 1865; Alonzo Fairchild, Abraham Johnson, William Pemberton, 1866; William Pem- berton, John W. Brown, Willard Barnes, 1867-68; Prosor C'oon, William Pemberton, John W. Brown, 1869; Andrew Klumm, John F. Farner, James Barnes, 1870; Andrew Klumm. James Barnes, John W. Brown, 1871; William Taylor, Jeremiah Carroll, John W. Brown, 1872; John W. Brown, James Barnes, Jeremiah Carroll, 1873; William Taylor, James

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Barnes, Jeremiah Carroll, 1874; James Barnes, Enoch Huftile. Andrew Klumm, 1875; James Barnes, lohn E. Farner, Andrew Khumim, 1876; Stephen Mitson, Andrew Klumm, John Regenald, 1877 ; Jefferson Fairchild. Andrew Klun, Harmon Far- ner, 1878; farmon Farner, John Sullivan, James Barnes, 1879-80 ; Harmon Farner, James Barnes, Andrew Klumm, 1881 : Andrew Khumm, Edgar Mor- rill, Edward Dilgart, 1882 ; Alonzo Fairchild, Lafay- ette Dill, L. J. Berkeybile. 1883; Lafayette Dill. 1. J. Berkeybile, John Sharples, 1884-85 ; llarmon Farner, Andrew Khumin. Alonzo Fairchild, 1886; Lafayette Dill (only one elected), 1887.

Justiers of the Peace - Benjamin Fairebild. 1845-48; William Brown, 1846-55; Theron Hamilton, 1850 ; Samuel Farner, 1880-87; Lucas Raab, 1882-87. (The names between 1850 and 1880 were not accessible to the writer.)

SCHOOLS .- On April 18, 1853, the Board of Education divided the Township into three Sub- Districts, as follows: No. 1-Composed of Sections 31, 32 and 5 and 6. No. 2-Com- posed of Sections 33, 34, 35, 36, and 1, 2, 3 and 7. No. 3-Composed of Sections 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and 31, 32, 33, 34 and 35.

These have been changed in their boundaries from time to time, so that at present there are five Districts in the Township. All except one have substantial brick School-houses.

On April 17, 1854, the Board assessed the sum of 8250 for the purpose of purchasing a site and building a School-house in District No. 3. On settlement with the Treasurer, there was remaining in the treasury a balance of 8279.22 apportioned to the Districts as follows : No. 1-872.50; No. 2-8108.02; No. 3-899.70.

The receipts of School money reported April, 1856, were as follows:

School House Fund. $ 61 90

District No. 3 17 17

Township Fund 132 88

State Fund 277 19

Interest on Section 16 19 26

Total $509 10

For 1866, the following :

Township School House Fund. $213 28

State School Fund 184 50

Interest on Section 16. 105 58

Total $503 36

Receipts for March 5, 1887 :

State Common School Fund $204 00

Interest on Section 16 80 19

Doy Tax _.

25 35

Township contingent Fund $724 08

The number of persons of School age in the Township in 1887 was 237-males 127; females, 110. Number of voters, 132.

Board of Education for 1887 -- 11. W. Mun- son, Peter Brick, J. W. Manchly, W. Il. Strong and C. Winterfelt. A. W. Manson, President ; E. W. Dilgart, Clerk.

POST OFFICE-The nearest Post Office was at Maumee until an office was established at

what is now East Swanton, in Swanton Town- ship. The latter was removed to Swanton Village after that became a Railroad Station, and resi- dents of that part of Spencer nearest adjacent still get their mail there. The Township Post Office proper is located at Java (Frankfort Corners). It was first kept by the late William Taylor at his residence, and afterwards moved from place to place until finally, in 1879, it was located at Java, since which Frank Keop- fer has been Postmaster.

BAPTIST CHURCH. - This church was organ - ized at an early day and services held in the School House and in private residences. Among the first preachers were elders Birdsell and Lewis. Rev. Aaron HI. Cole, was the first regular Pastor; but no church edifice was built during his day; nor, indeed, until some time after his death. Rev. Mr. Cole was one of the early settlers and began his ministry in Spencer Township. He was born in Covert, Seneca County, New York, February 5, 1813. Ile was married with Lydia Rappleyee in March, 1835, and the same Spring came to Spencer, where he settled and resided until 1856. His name appears upon the records as the first Clerk of the Township, and he aided in many important ways in the organization of its affairs. Feeling that he was called to preach the Gospel, he was ordained and began his ministry in 1841. Most of the time for 20 years or more he preached at his own expense to weak Churches. In 1856 he moved to Grand Blanc, Ohio, and took charge of a Church there. For a time also he traveled and preached under the auspices of the Ohio Baptist State C'on- vention. But he is best remembered in Spencer and the adjacent region. He removed to Adrian, Michigan, in 1866, where he died October 26, 1867, in the 55th year of his age. He was succeeded in the Spencer pastorate by Elder Nill, of Maumee. Revs. A. Brown, A. J. Porter, Horace Hall (who died in Richfield June 1, 1876), A. J. Buel, F. C. Wright and James Adams, have followed in snecession, the last named being the Pastor in 1887. The Church was finished and dedicated in 1873.

CHURCH OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION .- About 1838, Father Armedeus Rappe began a mission among the German Catholics of this Township, holding services at private residences. In 1851 the log-church now used for the parochial School-house was erected. It was succeeded by a frame building in 1861. This edifice was destroyed by fire June 7, 1875, and in 1876, the fine structure known as the t'hurch of Im- maculate Conception, was erected and conse- crated. On March 4, 1880, a tornado struck the building, demolishing it completely, except the side walls, which alone were lett standing. On the 15th of August, the church was again re- built, frescoed and occupied. It is the finest country Church in Lucas County, and cost, in

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History of the city of Toledo and Lucas County, Ohio, Part 174

Author: Waggoner, Clark, 1820-1903 Publication date: 1888 Publisher: New York and Toledo : Munsell & Company Number of Pages: 1408

Author: Waggoner, Clark, 1820-1903
Publication date: 1888
Publisher: New York and Toledo : Munsell & Company
Number of Pages: 1408