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except the Water-Wheel, and the removal of the contents pl barn."
James Ballard to Ira White, February, 1837.
John Pray to Joseph E. Hall, lot 105 in the Town of Waterville, May, 1837; price $150.
John Pray to Herman J. Curtis, James Carnell and Henry A. Cooper, April, 1837.
David Hobart to Win. Cox, March, 1:37.
John Galloway to Henry Galloway, April, 1837.
John Pray to V. Crosby and Daniel Salpingh, 1537.
Wm. J Keteham to John Van Fleet, 1836.
Willard Gunn to John Van Fleet, April, 1837
Jacob MeQuilling to John Holliger, March, 123G.
John Pray to Orson Warriner, Orin Warriner and Harvey V. Mann, May, 1:37.
John Pray to Thomas Blair, May, 1835.
Susan Thorp to Clarissa Thorp, July, 1837.
John Pray to Anslem Carey, June, 1x3s.
A. B. Crosby to John Houg, May, 1838.
John Pray to Rial Stebbins April, 1838.
John Pray Daniel Salpangh, May, 138.
John Hogue to Eleanor M. Post, June, 1-38.
Warren Tremaine to Jefferson Van Fleet, September, 15%.
Gilman Chedle to John Wright, November, IST.
John Pray to Alpha Cole, Edward D. Sargent, David G. Hancock and Ebenezer Gillett. 1838,
Elisha Williams to Samuel Gonld, January, 1×39.
John Pray to Wm, Schenck, July, 1439.
John Pray to Welcome Pray, May, 1-39 ; to James Carroll, May, 1839 : and to Orson Ballou, May, 1839.
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Hiram Smith to Henry L. Wood, April, 1839.
Edward R. Dyer, to Stephen F. Dyer and Escek H. Dyer, April, 18.311.
Win. P. Reznor to Peter P. Bateman, September, 1839
John Pray to Simon Bartley, February, 1840; to Chas. G. Car- rulton, December. 1839; to Lorenzo P. Dudly, March, 1840; to Burton H. Hickox, July, 1839 ; to Lorenzo L. Morehouse, June, 1840.
John Van Fleet to John O. Ensign, March, 1840.
Orris V. Crosby to Eleanor N. Eldridge, April, 1840.
Warren Tremaine to Gardner Tremaine, August, 1840.
Ralph Farnsworth to John Pray, June, 1841.
Parley T. Abbott to Alfred J. Eldridge, April, 1841.
Wm. Cox to John Miller, December, 1841.
Peter Strayer to Geo. Walters, November, 1840.
John Pray to Osmon Pray, October, 1838.
Alex. Howard et al. to Simon Bartley, June, 1811.
John Pray to Constant Cook, July, 1842; to John S. Bates, No- vember, 1841.
Jeremiah Ward to A. J. Eldridge, November, 1842.
John Pittinger to Elijah Dodd, March. 1843.
11. J. Curtis to Elijah Dodd and L. L Morehouse, 1842.
John Pray to John Creuthers. Jannary, 1843.
Raiph Farnsworth to Thos. Shoemaker, Jannary, 1841.
Sally, Mary and Betsey Holmes, heirs of John Holmes, to Fran- res J. Ilolmes (widow), April, 1843.
Alpha Cole to Betsey Reed, November, 1842. James Craven to Joseph E Hall, June, 1843. John Pray to Jacob Corson, June, 1839.
Barnard Long to Melehoir Verkerlie, October, 1842
John Pray to John O. Pierce, November, 1842.
Matthias Van Fleet to Chas. Van Fleet, September, 1813.
R. II. and A. H. Lansdale to Thos. Piddell, 1843. John Pray to Elisha Whitcomb, April, 1842.
Esek II. Dyer to Newell C. Hall, May, 1844.
James Craven to Eleanor N. Eldridge, March, 1844.
Jobn Pray to ,Joel S. Richardson, March, 1844.
II. L. Wood to James Craven, February, 1844.
John Pray to Win. H. Cobleigh and Sereno C. Brainard, Nov., 1844.
Patrick Harrington to Nicholas Angel, July, 1841.
Henry A. Cooper to Sarah Eastman, May, 1845.
John Pray to Nathan W. Pray, 1845.
Wm. Il. Hickox to Ebenezer Gillett, March, 1846.
Jos. White to Ephraim Knapp, July, 1846.
John Pray to Collister Ann All, June, 1846.
Milton Rakestraw to Joseph Rakestraw, December. 1833,
Sheritl' to Yarnell and Rowland Rakestraw, in partition of lands of the state of their father, Joseph Rakestraw. deceased ; the Sheriff's acknowledgment was taken by M. R. Waite, Mayor of Maumee City, October 24, 1846 Patrick Harrington to Martin Miller. August, 1847.
Leander Demuth to Oriu and Milo Gilbert, March, 1847.
John Pray to Barzilla P. Harrison, January, 1846.
Abner Moulton to Abner W. Moulton, October, 1843.
John Pray to Ozro D. Pray, March, 1845.
John C. Maag to Jacob Fantz, October. 1847. Thos, liddell to Jeremiah Sullivan, 1817. The Sheriff to Edward R. Dyer, December, 1817.
Joseph White to Leander Demuth, July, 1846. Joseph White to Ephraim Knapp, July, 1846.
John Pray to Purley P. Abbott, Septemfler, 1846.
Joseph White to Wm. Little, March, 1847. John Pray to Lewis Eastwood, October, 1838.
TOWNSHIP OFFICERS AND ELECTIONS
The first election in Waterville Township was held April 4, 1831, with Daniel Lakins, Jacob Eberly and George W. Evans as Judges; and Ralph Farnsworth and William Mceker as Clerks. The result of this election was the choice of the following Township officers :
Jonas Cleveland, William Meeker and James C. Adams, Trustees ; Willard Gunn and Jeremiah Johnson, Overseers of the Poor; Ralph Farns- worth, Clerk ; George W. Evans, Treasurer; David Robbins, Constable : Richard Gunn and Jacob Eber- ly, Fence Viewers; John Vanfleet and Whitcomb Haskins, Supervisors of Highway.
June 21, 1831, John Vanfleet and Daniel Lakins were elected Justices of the Peace.
July 11, 1831, the Trustees divided the Township into two School Districts, as follows: District No. 1, from the North line of the Township to the line be- tween River tracts Nos. 33 and 34 ; and No. 2, from thence to the South line of the Township.
Ralph Farnsworth was elected Justice of the Peace December 31, 1831.
Other Township officers were elected as follows:
1832. Trustees, Jonas Cleveland, Whitcomb Hlas- kins and G. B. Abell. Clerk, Wm. Meeker. Treas- urer, John Pray. Overseers of Poor, Jeremiah John- son, Willard Gunn. Supervisors of Highways, Jere- mialı Johnson and Jacob Eberly. Fence Viewers, Richard Gunn, Matthias S. Vanfleet. Constable, David Robbins.
1833. Trustees, Whitcomb Haskins, G. B. Abell. David Hobard. Clerk, Wm. Meeker. Treasurer, John Pray. Overseers of Poor, Willard Gunn, Jere. Johnson. Fence Viewers, M. S. Vanfleet, Thomas Shoemaker, Richard Gunn. Supervisors, John Van- fleet, Win. Meeker. Constable, Orson Ballou.
1834. Trustees, G. B. Abell, W. Haskins, John Vanfleet. Clerk. Win. Ewing. Treasurer, John Pit- tinger. Overseers of Poor, J. C. Adams, Jere. John- son, Willard Gunn. Fence Viewers, Jere. Johnson, Alex. Howard, Willard Gunn. Supervisors, M. S. Vanfleet, Thos. Shoemaker, Joseph Rakestraw, HIi- ram Theabolt. Constables, Lewis Eastwood, Dana Robbins. Solomon Cross was appointed Constable, rice Lewis Eastwood, who declined.
July 10, 1834, J. C. Adams was elected Justice of the Peace.
October 14, 1834, the first State election seems to have been held in the Township. The vote stood as follows (the first named candidates being Whigs, and the second Democrats):
Governor-James Findlay, IS; Robert Lucas, 22. Representatives in Legislature-Joseph II. Crane, 32 ; Win. Helfenstein, S.
County Commissioners James Wilkison, 14; Epaprodatus Foot, 26.
County Surveyor-Samuel Divine, 19; Adson Smith, 12; Neptune Nearing, 6.
Assessor-Joshua Chappell, 34; G. W. Wood, 3. December 10, 1834, Ralph Farnsworth was elected Justice of the Peace, having 31 votes, to 2 votes for Robert Ryan.
1835. Trustees, G. B. Abell, Moses Thorp, Whit- comb llaskins. Clerk. William Ewing, Treasurer, Ralph Farnsworth. Overseers of Poor, John Van- fleet, Henry Reed, Sr. Fence Viewers, Jere. Johnson, Hiram Theabolt, Thos. Shoemaker. Constables, David Robbins, Lewis Eastwood, Supervisors-Dis- triet 1, M. S. Vanfleet; 2, Paris Pray ; 3, Oliver Pray ; 4, Joseph Hartwell.
1836. Trustees, Henry Reed, Sr., Lyman Dudley, M. S. Vanfleet. Clerk, Abraham P. Reed. Treasurer, John Pittinger. Overseers of Poor, John Vanfleet, Smith Doggett. Supervisors, Abraham Pittinger, A. B. Crosby, O. V. Crosby, Benj. Atkinson. Fence Viewers, Gabriel Yount, Jared Vanfleet, Seneca Ster- ling. Constables, Isaac Cooper, David Robbins.
October, 1836. The result of the State election was as follows:
Governor-Joseph Vance, 42; Eli Baldwin, 43. Congress-Patrick G. Goode, 42; James Brown, 43. Representative State Legislature-John Hollister. 44; Amos Evans, 39. County Commissioner-Willard l'. Daniels 82. Prosecuting Attorney-Tappan Wright, 38; E. D. Potter, 31. Assessor-John Van- fleet, 44; G. B. Abell, 37.
At the Presidential election, November 4, 1836, the Whig Electoral ticket received 51 votes, and the Democratic ticket, 49 votes.
1837. The vote for the officers named at the Township election, April 3d, stood as follows: For Clerk-Edward D. Sargent, 63; G. B. Abell, 5. Treasurer-Paris Pray, 63; R. Farnsworth, 6. Trus- tees- M. S. Vanfleet, 7; Thomas Shoemaker, 67; Whitcomb Haskins, 60; Lyman Dudley, 17; Henry Reed. Sr., 14.
At this election E. D. Sargent, Welcome Pray and David Smith were chosen Township School Inspec- tors.
1838. The vote at the October election stood as
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follows: Governor-Joseph Vance, 69; Wilson Shan- non, 58; Congress-Patrick G. Goode, 64; William Sawyer. 62. Senator-John Hollister, 74; Curtis Bates, 53. Representative-William Taylor, 66; l'ar- lee Carlin, 61. Commissioner-Iliram Bartlett, 49; John Vanfleet, 78. Recorder-Junins Flagg, 62; Francis L. Nichols, 58; Nathan Rathbun, S. Asses- sor-Cyrus Fisher, 66; Ezra E. Dodd, 44.
Following is a list of persons voting in Waterville Township, in 1839 :
B. Barker, Moses Thorp, J. W. WaldIren, M. S. Vanfleet, John Webb, Richard Shaw, F. Lyon, John Pray, Thomas Shoemaker. Newell C. Hall, James Carroll, E. D. Sergeant, Elijah Hanson, Martin Winslow, L. L. Morehouse, John L. Smith, Charles Robbins, John Carpenter, Ebenezer Young, John (. Purce. Alfred J. Eldredge. James H. Earl, Uriah Sul- livan, Parley Abbott, John Pettinger, Oliver Pray. Denton Mervin, Lyman Dudley, H. J. Curtis, Edl- mund R. Dyer, Elijah Dodd. David Childs, Paris Pray, Rial Stebbins, James B. Leach, Eli Shelder, J. E. Hall, John Vanfleet, Jesse Blaker, John O. Ensign, E. M. Dyer, Wm. Dowrin, Wm. T. Smith, D. C. Mid- dleton, David Robbins, Jr., Win. Robbins, Henry L. Wood, Alfred Gunn Henry Ringleker, John House, David McQuilling, George Orson Ballou, David How- ard, Alexander Howard, Ralph Farnsworth, David Hall, Salmon Cross, Win. Caster, Elisha Whitcomb, Daniel Saulspaugh, Orson Warriner. George Robbins, Simon Bartley, Jacob Yount, Ambrose Pray, E. S. Frost, John Snyder, G. C. Eastman, Lewis Eastwood, John McCleaver, John Poulard, Samuel Miller, Jos. Rakestraw, Joseph Anderson, Daniel Campbell- Total, 78.
1840. Township officers elected. Trustees, Thos. Shoemaker, Whitcomb Haskins, Henry Reed, Sr. Clerk, H. J. Curtis, Treasurer, Ralph Farnsworth. Overseers of Poor, John Houge, Joseph Hutchinson, Henry Reed, Sr. Constables, David Robbins, Parley Abbott. Fence Viewers, Willard Gunn, Edmund M. Dyer.
The vote at the State election, 1840, was as follows : Governor-Thomas Corwin, 68; Wilson Shannon, 37. Congress, P. G. Goode, 68; Wm. Sawyer, 37. Repre- sentatives State Legislature, George B. Way and John F. Hinkel, 68; Daniel O. Morton and Loren Kenne- fly, 37. Commissioners-Eli Hubbard, 68; Lucian B. Lathrop, 37. Assessor-John W. Harter, 68; Samuel Durgin, 37. It is noticable that no voter "scratched " his ticket.
The vote for President in November, 1840, stood as follows: Harrison (Whig) electors, 70; Van Buren (Democratie) electors, 43.
1844. Townsbip officers elected : Trustees, Joseph Hutchinson, Welcome Pray, Orson Ballou. Clerk, Joseph E. Hall. Assessor, Jobn Pray. Overseers of Poor, Willard Gunn, Whitcomb Haskins. Constable, David Robbins. Treasurer, L. L. Morehouse. Su- pervisors-Joseph Hutchinson, District 1; Whitcomb Haskins, 2; Orrin Gillette, 3; Adam Dills, 4.
The vote at the State election stood : Governor - Mordecai Bartley, 51; David Tod, 40. Congress- James W. Riley, 41; Wmu. Sawyer, 41. Representa- tive, Elijah Huntington, 51; Daniel F. Cook, 38. Senator-C. W. O'Neal, 51; Willard V. Way, 38. Commissioner-Lyman Parcher, 51; Leonard Whit- more, 41. Recorder-Junins Flagg, 51; Nathaniel Leggett, 41.
The vote for Presidential electors, in November, 1844, stood: Clay (Whig), 40 votes; Polk (Demo- cratic), 39.
1849. Township officers elected: Justices of the Peace, David Smith, Edward D. Sargent. Trustees, N. C. Hall, John Webb, John Vanfleet. Assessor, A. J. Eldredge. Treasurer, Elijah Dodd. Clerk, J.
E. Hall. Constables, Norman Brainard, Abraham Shepler. Supervisors-Charles Vanfleet. District No. 1; Thomas Shoemaker, No. 2; Orrin Gillette, No. 3; Orson Ballon, No. 4; Andrew Arborgast, No. 5; Wm. H. Demuth, No. 6; A. Pray, No. 7, and J. F. C. Bur- nett, No. 8.
1851. Township officers elected : Frostees, Fred. Fincel, David Smith, Charles Vanfleet. Assessor, Whitcomb Haskins. Clerk, J. E. Hall. Constables, Marmaduke Pray, Daniel Campbell, Jr.
1851. At the October election the vote for tiover- nor stood: Samuel F. Vinton (Whig), 71; Renben Wood ( Democrat), 107.
1852. The vote for President, in November, stood: Scott (Whig), 79; Pierce (Democrat). 106.
1853. Township officers elected : Trustees, Fred. Fincel, Sereno C. Brainard, Charles Vanfleet. Treas- urer, John Webb. Clerk, J. E. Hall. Constables, Chas. Campbell, David Robbins. Assessor, Amos Herrick.
The first bills against the Township were al lowed March 5, 1832, to wit :
1. Jacob Eberly. $150; 2. J. E. Adams, $2.25; 3. Ralph Farnsworth, $6.50; 4. Thomas Shoemaker, $0.75 ; 5. Jonas ( leveland, $2.25; 6. G. B. Abell, 75c .; 7. M. S. Vanfleet, 75c .; S. S. D. English, 75c .; 9. G. W. Evans, $1.50.
The next record of bills allowed is that of March 4, 1833, when $5.09 was voted to Jere- miah Johnson, and 75 cents each to Ralph Farnsworth, Thomas Shoemaker, J. C. Adams, John Vanfleet, M. S. Vanfleet, Jonas Cleveland and Whiteomb Haskins-all but the first of these claims, evidently, were for services as election officers.
To March 7, 1836, the expenditures for the Poor of the Township amounted to $18.20.
About 1836 the Trustees held their meeting at the tavern known as the Western Exchange. It having come to the knowledge of the Trustees that there had " lately come into the Township certain persons on the Canal line, who were not legal residents thereof," and that one or more of them "were likely to become a Township charge," they issued their warrant to Lewis Eastwood, Constable, January 10, 1838, warning such persons " forth with to leave said Township." The return made by the Constable January 22, showed that he had meantime served such warrant by reading the same to 541 different persons ; and by copy to 5 persons, making a total of 546. They seem to have been employed by the contractors on sections 28 to 40, inclusive, of the Wabash and Eric Canal, and all within Waterville Town- ship. The Constable's fees for service of the warrant, amounted to $53.373. The Trustees were John Pray and Willard Gunn.
May 6, 1839, Jonathan Hungerford paid a fine of $2.00, for refusing to quality as Over- seer of the Poor.
In March, 1840, Dr. Welcome Pray was allowed $2.00 for medical attendance on two paupers during the years 1831 and '35.
The following statement of Township funds was made in 1842; Receipts- Road fund,
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$56.31; Township, $142.86; School District No. 1, $130.12; No. 2, 821.50; No. 3, 89.67. Total, $360.49. Balanee in treasury, $95.11.
A settlement with the Township Treasurer, in 1843, showed the treasury to contain- Cash, $36.27 ; one citizen's note, $8.25; one lot of Boots and Shoes, $10.00; and one County order, $1.00; total, $55.52. The Treasurer (L. L. Morehouse) was allowed $9.60 for services. Samuel R. Reed, now of Cincinnati, was then Clerk of Waterville Township, and was soon succeeded by J. E. Hall, yet of Waterville.
In 1848, J. E. Hall was allowed $6.00 in full for one year's services as Clerk and stationery.
At the same time A. P. Reed was allowed $1.84 for services as Clerk at an election, and for a shroud furnished by him for the body of a boy drowned in the Canal.
On settlement, March 9, 1849, with James B. Steedman, Supervisor of Road District No. 4, the Trustees found in his hands two notes of residents for delinquent road work ($3.00), and "cash paid in," 80.25; total, $3.25, which was delivered to Elijah Dodd, Treasurer.
The annual meeting of Township Trustees for 1852, was held at the Columbian House.
In March, 1854, J. E. Hall, Township Clerk, was allowed $13.62 for the preceding year, viz. : For services as Clerk, $7.00; stationery, $1.62 ; forenumeration of youth for School pur- poses, $3.00 ; for " clerking for Board of Educa- tion," $2.00.
TAX PAYERS IN 1838.
Following is the list of residents of Waterville Township taxed on personal property in 1838:
HORSES AND CATTLE.
Adams, Jane.
Haskins, Whiteomb.
Acker, John.
Hall, David.
Almon, William.
Howard, Alexander. Holocker, Jobn.
Agers, George.
Hartwell, Joseph.
Anderson,
Johnson, Mary.
Abell, Galen B.
Loop, Amnos.
Bartley, Sinion.
Moulton, Abraham.
Blaker, Jesse.
MeQuillen, David.
Brady, David C.
North, Isaac.
Burnham, Joel.
Pettinger, Abraham.
Ballou, Orson.
l'ettinger, John.
Curtis, Lyman D.
Pray, Ambrose.
Crosby, Oris C.
Pray, John L.
Crosby, A. B.
Pray, Archibald.
Crosby, John.
Perry, Levi.
Crosbey, Rennssallaer.
Putnam, Willard.
Cooper, Henry A.
Reed, Henry.
Cripliver, John.
Kakestraw, Joseph.
( 'ripliver, Daniel.
Robbins, David.
Cable, Sanınel.
Robbins, David, Jr.
Culver, Sylvester.
Thorp, Moses.
Cross, Salmon.
Saulpangh, -
Sargeant, E. D.
Short. Thomas.
Dodd & Morehouse.
Shoemaker, Thomas.
Daggett, Smith.
Shepler, Abraham.
Eastman, Guy C.
Tranger, George.
Ensign, John O.
Turk, A. D.
Earl, James. Flora, Jonas.
Gunn, Willard.
Van Fleet, Jared.
Gillett, Ebenezer.
Winslow, Martin.
Gillett, Orin.
Woodruff, Cyrus.
Hutchinson, Joseph.
Waterville Company.
Yunt, Gabriel.
ON OTHER PROPERTY.
Curtis, Herman J .*
Hungerford, Jonathan.t
Carey, H. S. & Co.t
MeBride, Camp & Co.t
Cripliver, Philip. * + Pray, Welcome Dr .* ++
Earl & Brothers.t Pray, John .* +
Hall, J. E. & N. C.t.
Sackett, Leander .* *
* Pleasure Carriages. t Merchant's Capital. # Phy sician.
MILITA ROLL.
Following is a list, with the ages, of persons in Waterville liable to military duty, in 1844 :
Name. Age.
Nume. .Ige.
Adam Dills,
37
John H. Haines, 13
Orson Ballou,
34 Thos. W. Granger, 31
Abner W. Moulton,
28 Edward P. Sargent, 33
Truxton Nearing,
34 Henry A. Cooper, 41
Chas. Freant,
35 Oris V. Crosby,
32
Horace Honey,
31 Sereno C. Brainard,
John G. Isham,
27 John Van Blarcum,
John H. Young,
Patrick Harrington,
38
Jacob Fancher,
- Fred Fincil,
35
Orrin Gillette,
27 Jolın F. C. Burnet,
38
Eseck Dyer,
- Nathan White, Whitcomb Haskins,
39
Milo Gillette,
24
Alfred Gunn,
27
Joel Burnham,
41 Samuel Davis
Archibald Pray.
41 Chas. Vanfleet,
James M. Cable,
42 Wm. N. Smith,
29
John Pittinger,
36 Orlando Hall,
23
Daniel Campbell, 43 Guy Eastman,
39
Samuel R. Reed, Abram l'. Reed,
24 Cornelius Vanfleet,
27
Wesley Reed,
34 James Carrell,
Frederick Reed,
Anderson Allen,
38
Joseph Hutchinson,
34 John O. Pearce,
25
Paris 11. Pray,
25
Bossell Harrison,
-
William K. Pray,
Joseph E. Hall,
28
Nathan W. Pray,
28 Elisba Whitmore,
Welcome Pray, David Robbins, 35
Win. Carter,
35 Robert Morrison, 38
Lewis Eastwood.
35 Amos Cooper,
33
Rhomnal Bancroft, 43 Wm. H. Cobleigh, 27
Fred T. Evans, =
Rial Stebbins,
36
Amos R. Appleton,
Total, 63.
This list was intended to include all male residents, able-bodied and between the ages of 21 and 45.
CHURCHIES.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL .- The Methodist So- ciety at Waterville is believed to have been organized the same year as that at Maumee (1834), the first preacher having been Rev. Elam Day, and the first members Jane Adams, Thomas Gleason and wife, Harriet Farnsworth, Hannah Cross, John Hoag, Elisha Hanson and Sarah Bailey. John Hoag and Elisha Hanson were leaders of the band. Mrs. Lucina Has kins was with the Class in 1835. In 1840 John Pray and wife and Whitcomb Haskins united with this Church. Rev. John A. Baughman, whose first wife was Mary, daughter of Mr. Pray, was prominent in the work in those days
27
Stephen Dyer,
28 James Craven,
33
38
Almon, Carl.
Dudley, Lyman. Ditts. Adam.
Van Fleet, Mathias. Van Fleet, John.
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of beginning. Joseph E. Hall settled at Water- ville in 1836, and united with the Church in 1844. The house of worship at Waterville was commenced in 1811, Rev. Liberty Prentiss, Pastor, and completed in 1811, under Rev. Ho- ratio S. Bradley. Elder Thomas Barkdull was first to preach in the finished building. The first resident Minister of Waterville is believed to have been Rev. Liberty Prentiss ; the next Rev. John A. Shannon, followed by Rev. Henry Warner. Previous to the organization of this Church, Revs. Henry E. Pilcher and Elnathan C. Gavitt, then of the Michigan Conference, preached there. From that time to 1875, the appointments are believed to have been as follows :
1834, E. H. Pilcher, E. C. Gavitt ; 1835, William Spragne; 1836, Cyrus Brooks; 1837, Orrin Mitchell, David Burns; 1838, James A. Kellam; 1839, Oliver Burgess; 1840-41, Jona. E. Chaplin ; 1842, Eben R. Hill; 1843-4, H. S. Bradley : 1845, Wesley J. Wells; 1846, George W. Howe; 1847, Edward R. Jewett; 1848-9, Wm. S. Lunt; 1850, Thomas J. Pope; 1851-2, Uri Richards; 1853, Thomas J. Pope: 1854, Ralph Wilcox; 1855-6, Edmund R. Morrison ; 1857-8, W. S. Lunt; 1859, Ambrose Hollington ; 1860-61, Wesley J. Welles; 1862, Lewis J. Dales; 1863-4, Jacob F. Burk- holder; 1865-6; Benj. Hubert; 1867, Samuel Lynch ; 1868-9, Russell B. Pope; 1870-71, Parker P. Pope; 1872-4, Thomas N. Barkdull.
Presiding Elders have served as follows:
1834-5, James Gilruth ; 1836-7, Leonard B. Gurley; 1838-9, John Janes; 1840-42, Wesley Brock; 1843-4, John T. Kellam ; 1845-7, Thomas Barkdull; 1848-9, George W. Breckenridge ; 1850-53, Win. C. Pierce ; 1854-7, David Gray ; 1858-61, Joseph Ayres; 1862, E. C. Gavitt ; 1863-6, Samuel Lynch; 1807-70, Thomas H. Wilson ; 1871, Leroy A. Belt.
PRESBYTERIAN .- In 1837, under the direc- tion of Rev. Benjamin Woodbury, the Presby- terian Church at Waterville was organized, with 10 members-Mrs. Elizabeth Hall, and daughters Sarah and Amanda, Henry Reed, Sen., and wife Elizabeth and daughters Wealthy, Fanny and Temperance, and Hannah Pray and Mrs. Dodd. The only one of these now (1888) living, is Miss Sarah Hall.
The present house of worship was built in 1856, corner of North and Main Streets, in the Village of Waterville. It is a wooden struc- ture, 36×50 feet in size, and cost $1,500. It was dedicated in 1856, by Rev. P. C. Baldwin.
A Sunday School, on the Union plan, was started in Waterville as early as 1833, with Henry Reed, Sen., as Superintendent.
The Church has been in charge of the follow- ing named Ministers-Revs. Benjamin Wood- bury, 1837-42; and since 1842, have been Revs. Watson, Atwood, Morehouse, P. C. Baldwin, Charles Richards, G. A. Adams, C. C. Hadley, and Charles Manchester.
GERMAN LUTHERAN .- The first congregation was started on what is known as the " Dutch Road," in the Northern part of the Township, in September, 1866, by the Rev. C. F. Kalding,
of Perrysburg, the services being held in the old School-house on the Hutchinson farm, nearthe Canal Bridge. Previous to that time, the nearest Church was at Mammee, in charge of Rev. Carl Markscheffel. The first Church edi fire, a frame building costing about $1,000, was erected about a mile West of the School house, and services held every other Sunday, by Rev. C. F. Kalding.
In 1876, Rev. Theo. Meier, of Custer, took charge, and organized a congregation in the Village, giving alternate Sundays to cach. The services in the Village were held in the Pres- byterian Church until a house was built in 1886, the building being dedicated September 19th, costing $1,600, to which a parsonage is now being added. There is a Sunday School in connection, with 60 scholars.
There are about 200 families in the two Churches.
At Whitehouse there is a Mission service held alternate Sunday afternoons, by Rev. Mr. Meier, in the Union Church, but as yet no con- gregation.
The German Reformed Church have a con- gregation here, but no Church organization as yet.
SCHOOLS.
The first School in the Township of which we can find record, was kept in the " Old Red Ox-Mill," from 1825 to 1828, by Deacon Hiram P. Barlow. Among the carly teachers are Barlow, Milliken, Gunn. Hotchkiss, Justin and Eastwood, of whom Mr. Eastwood is the only one known now to be living. In the year 1832 Miss Olive Gunn taught School in a rude struc- ture, part log and part frame. The Schools at that time were supported largely by tuition paid by pupils, public provision for which pur- pose being inadequate.
The first School-house in the Village was built in 1834, on the spot now used as a dwel- ling by Peter Urich, on lot 36, corner of Main and South Streets, and was kept by L. R. Aus tin. The second School house was built in 1852, on lots 65 and 66, corner South and Sec- ond Streets. In the Fall of 1885 the present building was provided for. It is located on the Public Square, and is well adapted to its object, having most of the later improvements in such structures. It was completed in 1886, at a cost of $10,000. The first Teacher in it was Miss Kate Brown, with about 160 pupils on the roll.
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