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MILLS AND FACTORIES.
About 1810-12, George Reed erected a log mill, on the Big Darby, at Milford. Prior to the erection of this mill, there was none in the county, * and the people had to travel many miles to get their grinding done. This mill, though rude and rough, and not perfect in the execution of its work, was a great convenience. In 1818, it was destroyed by fire, but Mr. Reed immedi- ately built a frame structure on its site. Subsequently, he was succeeded by William Parkison and Jacob Fairfield; then it was run by Mr. Parkison and Standish Colver, who were succeeded by Timothy and John Elwell, who then erected a carding mill, and attached it to the grist mill. They were succeeded by John Elwell; he sold to James Reed, and he to Moore and Weller. The firm next became Weller & Neal, who, in 1870, erected the present mill in front of the old one; they were succeeded by Price & Waldron; then Waldron sold his interest to Price, who became sole proprietor and subsequently sold the property to S. D. Elliott, the present owner and proprietor.
Mr. Reed also built a saw mill, which he operated in connection with the grist mill, and which has since sawed most of the lumber for this entire neighborhood. There have been a few other mills temporarily located in sev- eral places in the township, which have done quite an amount of sawing for a limited time. but none permanent.
In an early day, there were several distilleries built, but after a few years they were abandoned; these were all on a small scale, and manufactured for family and home consumption. The principal of these were one owned and run by Richard Gabriel on his farm, and one built and owned by Harvey and David Burnham, near Milford.
About 1815-16, Joel Frankelberger erected a tannery, and carried on the business a few years, when he sold to George Reed, who purchased it about
*See Chapter IV, general history. It is plainly stated by the old settlers of the sontheast part of the county that Frederick Sager's mill, near Plain City, was built before Mr. Reed erected his at Milford .- P. A. D.
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1818-20 for Warren Rose, who continued to operate it till he became aged and feeble, when the tannery went out of use. For many years, this tannery was worked to its fullest capacity, supplying Urbana and many of the sur- rounding towns with fine saddle skirtings and other leathers. One or two other tanneries have been built in the township, but only conducted business a short time.
About 1845, Childs & Colver erected a building at Milford for the manu- facture of fine carriages, buggies and wagons. They carried on the business till about 1855, when Charles Erb succeeded them. He erected a large build- ing attached to the old one, and continued on a large scale for many years, or until his death. This establishment was a great acquisition to the town of Milford. Since the death of Mr. Erb, the business has been continued by his sons. They are now giving their main attention to building lieavy farm wagons, which in quality and durability are unexcelled.
TOWNS AND VILLAGES.
Milford .- " This town was laid out, surveyed and platted for George Reed, on a certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the county of Dela- ware, Union Township, and State of Ohio. on the south side of Big Darby, near George Reed's mill, No. 3,016, originally entered in the name of Levin Jones, sold to Alexander Carr, and patented in the names of George Reed and Robert Grant, under a decree of a Court of Chancery had in Franklin County and State aforesaid. The town is composed of streets and alleys and forty lots, named and numbered as follows: One main street, five rods wide, by the name of Water street, and five cross streets, five rods wide each. The cross streets named respectively, beginning near the west end of Water street, or first, West street; second, London street; third, Market street; fourth, Mill street, and fifth, Pleasant street. The lots are five rods wide, and eight rods long, containing forty square rods. The number of the lots will begin on the south side of Water street. and west side of Mill street, at No. 1, and in a westward direction to No. 2, and so on to No. 14, reaching the west extremity of the town, then crossing to the north side of Water street to No. 15. then eastward to No. 23, and across Market street, leaves a reserve to Mill street, to No. 24, and then to No. 31, at east end of the town, then crossing to south side of Water street, to No. 32, thence westward with the numbering of the lots to Mill street, to No. 39, opposite No. 1, the place of beginning. The same being acknowledged by George Reed, before Thomas McDonald, a Jus- tice of the Peace, on April 8, 1816, and received and recorded, April 9, 1816, by Joseph L. Hughs, Recorder of Delaware County; Recorded in Vol. III, pages 492 and 493. WILLIAM M. ROBINSON, Recorder, Union County."
Milford Center .- "On March 3, 1853, a meeting of the citizens of Milford was held at the schoolhouse, with F. Garwood, Chairman, and E. L. Reynolds, Secretary, for the purpose of considering the propriety of petitioning the County Commissioners to incorporate them as a body politic, with the author- ity and powers given by the State of Ohio, to incorporated villages. A peti- tion was made, and duly signed by F. Garwood, E. L. Reynolds, and forty- five other citizens, with E. L. Reynolds as agent to act in the premises for and in behalf of the citizens. The petition was granted, and two transcripts issued-one sent to the Secretary of State and the other to E. L. Reynolds, the agent of the citizens of Milford Center. Also, an addition by T. C. Moore, was made to the town adjoining Lot No. 41, on the west, consisting of five lots, duly platted on the record at Marysville. Again, in February, 1854, an addition was made by Wilson Reed, containing inlots from 1 to 12, and three outlots on the north. William B. Irwin, Surveyor Union County." The same duly certified to August 16, 1860, before O. C. Kennedy, J. P.
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Again, on March 22, 1866, was surveyed and laid out for Elizabeth Mann, widow and devisee of R. P. Mann, deceased, a third addition to the town; said survey being made by A. S. Mowry, Deputy Surveyor, Union County, and the same duly certified to and signed by said Elizabeth Mann, March 27, 1866, before Samuel B. Harbert, J. P., and recorded March 28, 1866. James Smith, Recorder, Union County.
It appears that after the town was incorporated in 1853, from neglect of the citizens to elect officials and continue their powers as a corporate body, they ceased to exist as such, and on August 4, 1866, were again incorporated, upon petition of J. J. Marsh, F. Garwood and thirty-nine other citizens, by the County Commissioners, James Fullington, Joseph K. Richey and John Cheney.
December 5, 1866, at a meeting of the Trustees of Milford Center, it was ordered that there be a re-numbering of the lots of the village, which was ac- cordingly done. December 17. 1877, an addition to the town of Milford Cen- ter was made by French Garwood, embracing Outlot No. 14, in said town, and surveyed by A. S. Mowry, and the same acknowledged and signed by said French Garwood and Serepta H. Garwood, his wife, before J. G. Turner, J. P., and recorded January 24, 1878. George P. Robinson, Recorder, Union County."
It is understood that before George Reed laid out the town of Milford, there was only his mill and one log house-the residence of Joseph Mathers -- on the site. The first store was opened by George Brown. The first hotel was kept by Nathaniel Kazer; and it is said that in one room was held the first court of Union County. This tavern was situated near where Elliott's brick store now stands. The first blacksmith was Joseph Kennedy, and the first Postmaster David Burnham. Robert Branson had the first saddler shop. Daniel Bowen was the first physician. This town grew quite rapidly, and for several years was the principal trading point in the county. But after the county seat was located at Marysville, that town soon surpassed this in growth and business.
In 1837, we find published in the Ohio Gazette, at Columbus, the follow- ing account of Milford: " A post town of Union County, situated near the center of Union Township, on the south bank of Big Darby Creek, five miles southwest of Marysville, thirty-two miles northwest of Columbus, twenty-two miles southeast of Bellefontaine, nine northeast from Mechanicsburg, eighteen northeast from Urbana, on mail route No. 1,616, carried on horseback once a week from Columbus through this place to Bellefontaine and back. The name of the post office is Milford Center. The town contains thirty dwelling houses, three stores, one tavern, one grist mill, one saw mill, one physician, two meeting houses-one for the Presbyterians and one for the Methodists -- and several mechanics' shops." The town now (1882) contains a population of about five hundred inhabitants, and has three general stores, four groceries, two drug stores, one hardware store, two milliner stores, two dress-makers, one grist mill, one saw mill, one carriage factory, two blacksmiths, two livery stables, one grain warehouse, two shoe shops. three physicians, two hotels, one watch-maker and jeweler, two barber shops, four churches-Methodist, Pres- byterian, Baptist and Christian-and one schoolhouse, containing four rooms.
Early Licenses of Union Township:
William Burnham, dated May 15, 1820. George Brown, July 10, 1820, and July 11, 1821. Nathaniel Kazer, May 15, 1821. Otis Green, April 18, 1822. George Brown, July, 1822. Nathaniel Kazer, July, 1822 and Novem- ber, 1823. Andrew Burnham, November 29, 1823. David Burnham, April
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21, 1824. Lanson Curtis, September 27, 1822. David and Harvey Burnham, October 4, 1825. Lanson Curtis, October 4, 1825. Benjamin Lathrop, June 14, 1825. N. Kazer, February 25, 1825.
Irwin Station, a village of seventy-five or one hundred people, situated five miles southwest of Milford Center, on the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincin- nati & Indianapolis Railroad, was laid out and called Irwin in honor of Mr. Irwin, one of the early settlers, who located near its site, and who became quite a prominent citizen of Union Township. Although the town was platted, yet it was never recorded; but it is a stirring and enterprising village, situated in the midst of a beautiful and rich farming country, and is an active trading place. The first house erected here was by James Miller; the first store was by John Parkison; the first blacksmith, William Phelps; the first Postmaster, David Clement. The town now has one general store, by O. M. McAdams; one grain warehouse, by Messrs. Woods & Dolbear; one steam saw mill, by Mr. Hough; one shoe shop; one tile factory, by Anthony Moran; one blacksmith, Jacob Shunk; one physician, Dr. Plymell; also, a large business is done here in buying, pressing and shipping hay and straw, and also in buying and ship- ping wood. The Methodists at one time erected a church edifice here, but were unable to pay for the building, and it was sold, and is now open and free for all denominations. In 1880, there was erected a fine brick schoolhouse, consisting of two rooms, with slate roof, and of a highly ornamental order of architecture. Its cost was over $6,000.
Homer was once quite a flourishing little village, but now nothing re- mains but four or five houses to show that there was ever a town existing. At the court house at Marysville, we find the following record: "Surveyed, October 10, 1834, for Elisha Reynolds, Surveys No. 7,789 and 4,946, on the waters of Little Darby Creek, the county road running on the line between said surveys, being the main street, which runs nearly north and south, and the numbering of lots beginning at the south part of the town, on the east side of Main, at No. 1, and numbered northward progressively to No. 18, and on the west side of Main street said lots are numbered from north to south from No. 19 to 35. Said Main street is four poles wide, with two cross streets, three poles wide each, named respectively North street and South street. Each lot is eight poles long, from Main street to alley. Lots No. 9 and 28 are six poles wide; Lots 8 and 29, and 6 and 31 are four poles wide; Lots 30 and 7 are four poles wide; Lots 5 and 32 are three and a half poles wide; all other lots in said town, excepting the ones above stated, are five poles wide. An alley of one pole wide runs on the back of all the lots across the town. Levi Phelps, Surveyor, Union County. Filed and recorded November 1, 1834.
P. B. SMITH, Recorder.
At one time this town had one saw mill run by water power, one large general store, one cheese factory, one furniture manufactory, one wagon and carriage shop-first in the county for manufacturing fine buggies-one cabinet shop, one shoe shop, one blacksmith shop, and a woolen and carding mill with a spinning jenny; this latter business was just below the town. Homer was a bustling, lively village about 1840; but its glory is departed, and not a single branch of business is now carried on in the place. Many of the dwelling houses have been moved away, and what are left are in a dilapidated condition. Such are the changes produced by time and circumstances!
TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS.
The first election of Union Township, after the organization of Madison County, and its formation into townships, was held at the house of John Mathers, in Milford, October 10. 1820. John McDowell, Andrew Gill and
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George Reed acted as Judges. Hugh Porter and Richard Gabriel served as Clerks. Number of votes cast, 91. Ethan Allen Brown received 64 votes and Jeremiah Morrow 27 for Governor; Joseph Vance 46, Orris Parrish 24 and Daniel Smith 12 votes for Congress: scattering, 9; Gustavus Swan, 58, and Joseph Foos 32 for Senator; Nicholas Hathaway 90 for Representative; Joseph Kennedy 32, James Biggs 21, James Ewing 30. George Brown 2, James Reed I and Nathaniel Kazer 1 for Sheriff; David Comer 79. Samuel Reed 44, Robert Nelson 75, Henry Sager 33. and Thomas McDonald 10 for County Commissioner; Joel Frankelberger 20. Nathaniel Kazer 41. Joseph Kennedy S, Robert Branson 6 and Anson Howard 1 vote for Coroner. Num- ber of votes cast in 1876 was 396; in 1880, was 404.
Trustees .- 1818. Andrew Gill, Joel Frankelberger and Ebenezer Mather; 1819, Thomas McDonald, William Gabriel and John Porter; 1820, William Gabriel, Joseph Kennedy and John McDowell; 1821, Elias Robinson, Andrew Gill and John Coolidge; 1822, William Gabriel, Nicholas Hathaway and Elias Robinson; 1823, Nicholas Hathaway, William Gabriel and Eilas Robin- son; 1825, William Gabriel, Jacob Fairfield and Elias Robinson; 1826, Jacob Fairfield. Thomas McDonald and John Parthemore; 1827, Jacob Fairfield, Elias Robinson and Benjamin Hopkins; 1828-29, Elias Robinson, John Parth- emore and Benjamin Hopkins: 1830-31, Benjamin Hopkins, John Parthemore and Harvey Burnham; 1832, James C. Miller, John Porter and Andrew Keves; 1833. James H. Irwin, John Porter and Andrew Keyes; 1834-35, James Rid- dle, John Parthemore and James H. Irwin; 1836, ----; 1837. Benjamin Hopkins, John F. Sabine and Jacob Fairfield: 1838. Jacob Fairfield. Asahel A. Woodworth and John Capit: 1839, John Fairfield, Eliphas Burnham and Sumner Payne: 1840, Eliphas Burnham, Sumner Payne and Standish Colver; 1841, Jacob Fairfield, Sumner Payne and Eliphas Burnham; 1842, Sumner Payne, Eliphas Burnham and William Porter: 1843, Jacob Fairfield, Eliphas Burnham and William Porter; 1844, Jacob Fairfield, Benjamin Hopkins and William C. Piper; 1845-46, William C. Piper, William Porter and Sumner Payne; 1847. Sumner Payne, William C. Piper and John Reed 3d: 184S. Sumner Payne and Asahel A. Woodworth. 1849-50, Jacob Fairfield, John Reed and William C. Piper: 1851, William C. Piper, James C. Miller and Robert D. Reed; 1852-54. Robert D. Reed, William C. Piper and John F. Sabine; 1855-63, William C. Piper, Robert D. Reed and Artimus Fullington: 1864, William C Piper, Robert D. Reed and Harvey Burnham; 1865, Robert D. Reed, William C. Piper and Harvey Burnham; 1866-67, William C. Piper, Harvey Burnham and Joseph Coe: 1868-70, Dyer Reed, Harvey Burnham and William C. Piper; 1871-73, William C. Piper, Harvey Burnham and George Sinclair; 1874-76, George Sinclair, Harvey Burnham and B. F. Harris; 1877, George Sinclair, John Cranston and David Watson; 1878, David Watson, James Mitchell and J. J. Gabriel; 1879, David Watson, James Mitchell and William Stillings; 1880, B. F. Harris, Norton Reed and F. S. Pearl: 1881, W. Stillings. Milo Kimball and B. F. Harris: 1882, William Stillings, Milo Kimball and Norton Reed.
Clerks .- 1818-20, Hugh Porter; 1821-22, Benjamin Treat; IS23-27, Nathaniel Kazer; 1828-31, Renben P. Mann; 1832, Mathew Gooding; 1833- 36, David Burnham; 1837, Wilson Reed; 1838, Norman Chipman; 1839-43, Andrew Keyes; 1844-45, David Burnham; 1846, Elias Topliff; 1847-51, David Burnham: 1852-58, Wilson Reed; 1859-75, William M. Winget; 1876-77, S. D. Elliott; 1878-82, J. G. Turner.
Treasurers .- 1818, David Reed; 1819, Samuel Reed; 1820, George Reed; 1821, George Brown; 1821, 1823-24 (wanting); 1825, Richard Gabriel; 1826- 27, Harvey Burnham; 1828-29, David Burnham; 1830, John Gabriel; 1831-
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32, David Burnham; 1833-37, Norman Chipman; 1838-41, Oliver P. Ken- nedy; 1842, Benjamin Dolbear; 1843-44, Mathew Gooding: 1845, Andrew Keyes; 1846, William M. Galbreath; 1847-51, Andrew Keyes; 1852-56, Elisha L. Reynolds: 1857-58, George B. Burnham; 1859-60, A. G. Wood, 1861-62, Joseph Coe, who resigned, and John Reed was appointed; 1863-78; F. Garwood; 1879-81, W. M. Snodgrass; 1882, F. G. Reynolds.
Constables-1818, Vandever Reed and James Reed, Jr .; 1819, Benjamin Lathrop and Ebenezer Miles: 1820, Otis Green and Roger Moody; 1821, Will- iam Burnham and Benjamin Saunders; 1822, William Burnham and George Bagley; 1823, Andrew Burnham and Thomas Saunders; 1824, Andrew Burn- ham and James Irwin; 1825, David Kingery and Hugh Porter; 1826. David Kingery and John Porter; 1827, David Kingery and Samuel T. Hovey; 1828, Hollis Awey and Samuel T. Hovey; 1829, Joseph Moore and Ebenezer Martin; 1830, Oliver C. Kennedy and Benjamin Lyon; 1831, Joseph Morse and Benja- min Lyon; 1832, Elijah Bassett and G. W. Carpenter: 1833, David Kingery and William Douglas; 1834, Levi Patrick and Elias Hartley; 1835-36 (want- ing); 1837, Elias Hartley, E. W. Bassett and Cyrus F. Waite; 1838, Elias Hart- ley, Ira Clark and James Galloway; 1839, A. C. Jennings, Madison H. Dee, Elias Hartley and W. H. Spears; 1840, William Sager, Elias Topliff, Madi- son H. Dee and William Morse; 1841, Elias Topliff. William Spencer, Sam- uel Hawley and Samuel Dee; 1842, Samuel. Dee, Alonzo Garlick, Elias Topliff and Ransom Tarpenning; 1843, Ransom Tarpenning, L. Webster, J. H. Lum- bard and J. Barrett; 1844, John Barrett, J. H. Lumbard, R. S. Maynard and Ransom Tarpenning; 1845, John W. Hopkins, Benjamin H. Lillard, George Newman and Sylvanus Campbell; 1846, Ralph Cherry, Samuel Kerr, Lathrop Kazer and Joseph Rice; 1847, J. H. Lumbard, J. R. Galloway, Joseph Rice and William N. Turner; 1848, Galatia Sprague, John C. Moore, Harvey Burn- ham and John Grangan; 1849, David Dee, John Grangan, James L. Miller; 1850, Isaac A. Morse and John Morrow, Jr. ; 1851, John Morrow. Jr., D. W. Jones and Samuel Guy; 1852, John Morrow, William Gratty and Luther Winget; 1853, S. L. Reed, J. H. Lumbard and David Clement; 1854, T. Echelberger, Dyer Reed and George Morrow; 1855. J. T. Hage, S. L. Reed and E. Burrows; 1856, Enoch Burrows, I. W. Hopkins and David Clement; 1857, E. Burrows and J. C. Nichold; 1858, E. Burrows and J. A. Morse; 1859, George W. Gear, Enoch Burrows and Nelson Morse; 1860, W. M. Winget, Enoch Burrows and Joseph Morse; 1861, W. M. Winget, E. Burrows, Aaron Hill and A. T. Tanner; 1862, J. A. Morse, John Morse, W. H. Miller and W. M. Winget; 1863, J. A. Morse, W. M. Winget, Joseph Morse and N. N. Blake; 1864, W. M. Winget, S. L. Reed, W. Parthemore and N. G. Morse; 1865, S. L. Reed, J. A. Morse and John Galloway; 1866, Benjamin Locke, Jonathan Hardman and J. W. Swartz; 1868, F. McClenegan, A. Bronson and John W. Swartz; 1869, A. Bronson, B. Locke and G. W. League; 1870. A. Bronson, William Boswell and --; 1871, Mathias Welsh and A. Bronson; 1872, J. H. Weiser and Samuel Bonnett; 1873, A. Bronson and H. Stokes; 1874, Samuel Bonnett and I. N. Paris; 1875, James Mitchell and John Rob- bins; 1876, Samuel Bonnett and James Mitchell; 1877, C. M. Reed and James Mitchell; 1878, George Wilson and Douglas Stewart; 1879, F. M. Reed; 1880, M. Gabriel; 1881-82, M. Gabriel.
Supervisors .- 1818, David Comer, Nathaniel Potter and Samuel Reed; 1819, Samuel Reed, David Comer, Andrew Gill and John F. Gabriel: 1820, John Irwin, John T. Gabriel, Samuel Reed 3d, Andrew Gill, George A. Scott and David Witter: 1821, Moses Patrick, Joseph Mather, David Witter, John Parthemore, Samuel Reed and James Reed; 1822, David Comer, George Reed, Moses Patrick, Caleb Brooks, John Parthemore and Alexander Reed; 1823,
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David Witter, David Comer, John Coolidge, Jacob Fairfield. George Reed, John Parthemore and Levi Churchill; 1824, George Reed, Benjamin Hopkins, Benjamin Harrington, John Walton and Edward Hovey; 1825, John Parthe- more, Martin Ballou. John Mitchell, George Reed and George Woodward. We will not give the Supervisors further, as they multiply very fast from this day forward, as the number of roads increased until their number reaches seventeen or more.
Overseers of the Poor .- 1818, G. A. Scott and R. Branson; 1819, Stephen Bagley and William Gabriel; 1820, William Gabriel, Jr. and Jesse Bagley; 1821, Thomas Saunders and David Reed; 1822, Thomas McDonald and David Reed; 1823, Benjamin Hopkins and Richard Gabriel; 1824, John Porter and Sylvester Phelps: 1825. Andrew Gill and Robert Snodgrass. The records give no account of this class of officers after the last mentioned date.
Fence Viewers .- 1818, Joseph Mather and David Bowen; 1819, Joseph Kennedy and Thomas Saunders; 1820, David Bowen and Warren Rose; 1821, David Bowen and Jesse Bagley; 1822, Robert McCloud and Silas Lewis; 1823, David Bowen and Warren Rose; 1824, David Bowen and Otis Green; 1825, David Bowen and Joseph Kennedy. And here this office appears to cease.
Appraisers .- 1818, George Harris; 1819, John Reed; 1820, Robert Bran- son; 1821-22, Nathaniel Kazer; 1823-24, A. A. Williams; 1825, James C. Miller. No further account of this office given.
Listers .- 1818, James Cochran; 1819, Samuel Reed: 1820, John Reed; 1821-25, John Reed. No further account, as office is filled by the Assessor. Assessors .- 1842. John Reed 3d; he served till 1846, when Eliphas Burn- ham was elected, and served continuously by re-election until 1867. Anthony Moran was elected and served one year. when in 1868 Eliphas Burnham was again elected, and served continuously by re-election till 1879. . David Watson was elected and served one year. 1880. W. R Webb was elected; 1881, Anthony Moran was elected; 1882, no Assessor mentioned on record.
Justices of the Peace -- 1818-23, John Irwin; 1821-32, Elias Robinson; 1821, George Brown; 1817, Joseph Kennedy, Richard Gabriel and Daniel Bowen: 1818, Joseph Stewart; 1823, Richard Gabriel; 1824, Hardin Hovey; 1826, Eliphas Burnham; 1830, Mathew Gooding; 1829-31, W. B. Irwin; 1836-39, Andrew Keyes; 1833-53, .David Burnham; 1836-53, J. F. Sabine; 1842-56. W. B. Irwin (Mr. Irwin served twenty-eight years); 1842. Elias Topliff; 1845-54, Andrew Keyes; 1851, Robert D. Reed; 1854, E. F. Mann; 1854-62, George B. Burnham; 1854-62, O. C. Kennedy; 1856, John Stokes; 1858-63, David Clement; 1858-63, John Mitchell, Jr .; 1862, James B. Whelp- ley; 1864, R. D. Reed, J. C. Miller and Joseph Morse: 1865, William Goff and S. R. Harbert; 1866-77, William M. Winget; 1866, Harvey Burnham; 1868, Dixon Mitchell; 1869, C. L. Winget; 1870, Harvey Burnham; 1874, John Mitchell: 1876. S. D. Elliott and James McCloud; 1977-82, J. G. Tur- ner; 1877, F. S. Pearl; 1879, Alison Armine; 1881, I. N. Paris (never served); 1882, John F. Granger.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
JOSEPH BAKER, deceased, was born in Mechanicsburg, Ohio, in 1819. and was a son of Ferrill Baker. His early life was passed in the place of his nativity. Ile studied medicine, and after graduating in 1844, located in this township, where he practiced for a number of years. Ile was a skillful physician, and as a man was universally respected. He was married to Phobe, daughter of David Burnham ; he was an acceptable member and an honored brother of the Ma- sonic Lodge ; he died March 15, 1880. David Burnham, and Nancy Gabriel, his wife, were the parents of Mrs. Baker; the former was born in Connecticut and settled in this county in about 1820. He was a man of fine business attainments and a Justice of the Peace for twenty years. His first wife died in 1829, and he was married the second time to Elizabeth McDonald, who
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