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1861-Todd, 162; Jewett, 143, for Governor.
1863-Brough, 219; Vallandigham, 175, for Governor.
1865-Cox, 162; Morgan, 180, for Governor.
1867-Hayes, 165; Thurman, 213, for Governor.
1869-Hayes, 168; Pendleton, 206, for Governor.
1871-Noyes, 162; McCook, 175, for Governor.
1873-Noyes, 136; Allen, 175, for Governor.
1875-Hayes, 176; Allen, 238, for Governor.
1877-West, 186; Bishop, 215, for Governor.
1879 -- Foster, 234; Ewing, 265, for Governor.
1876-Hayes, 223; Tilden, 262, for President.
1880-Garfield, 260; Hancock, 280, for President.
THE WAR RECORD.
The citizens of Deerfield Township have every reason to be proud of their patriotic soldiery, both in the war of 1812 and in the great struggle of 1861 to 1865. At both times our men were in readiness to answer the call of the Gov- ernment, and, during the years of the contests all her demands were responded to cheerfully and willingly. How much was done by the people of the town- ship can never be known. Tradition is the only source of information as to the soldiers of 1812. We are told that Mason Seward and John Patton were among the first to enlist in our county. Others who followed were Philip Se- ward, George Cline, Maj. Mason, Caliph Leonard, John Cline, Capt. Spencer, Brazilla Clark, James Striker, Richard Cox, Robert Doan, Dick Compton, James Johnson, Patrick Shaw, Byron Williams, John Parkhill, Jedediah Tin- gle, Sam Harris, James Seward, Joe Coddington, Isaac Coddington, Freeman Coddington, David Briney, Fred Briney, Nicholas Rynearson and several others whose names we are unable to get. ' Seward, Mason and Spencer held im- portant offices while serving in the war.
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SOLDIERS OF THE REBELLION.
The following is a list of the members of Company A, Sixty-ninth Regi. ment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, volunteering from Deerfield Township:
1. Joe Brigham, Captain.
52. Clark Thompson.
2. R. H. Cunningham.
53 A. J. Bennett.
3. Frank Sweny.
54. J. H. Perrine.
4. Henry Patterson.
55. Ormand Paulding.
5. John S. Scott.
56. . David Tetrick.
6. William H. Benedict.
57. John Shay.
7. Joseph M. Roberts.
58. Joseph Cressey.
8. Emery White.
59. Allen Baysore.
9. HI. T. Arlington.
10. Thomas Slayback.
11. Lucellus Duvall.
62.
Mike Byrne.
12. William Coulson.
63. Gaines Walker.
13. Vermillion Voorhis.
64. William Condin.
14. Ellison Voorhis.
65. John Scofield.
15. Ben Slayback.
66. William Scofield.
16. Harmon Myers.
67. Sylvander Scofield.
17. Jackson Nixon.
68. John Chapman.
18. Abram Nixon.
69. William Jen.
19. John Baker.
70.
Mike O'Neal.
20. L L. Dodds.
71. Moses Graham.
21. Thomas Groover.
72. William Bishop.
2. Aaron Thompson.
73. Stanton Gustin.
23. Emanuel Thompson.
74. William McClellan.
24. Thomas Thompson.
75. Robert Clendenin.
25. John Cox.
76. William Irwin.
26. Richard Cox.
77. Monroe Witham.
27. John Quinn.
78. J. G. Connell.
28. Clark Baker.
80. William Blake.
30. George Shellhouse.
81. William H. Witham.
82. Lawrence Gallaher.
33.
Reuben Harrison.
84. James Ludlum.
34 James Dolan.
85. William Dolan.
85. George A. Newcomb.
86. Charles Cathrow.
37. David Woodruff.
88. Harvey Mahan.
39. Joseph Tullis.
90. George Fox.
40. Shotwell Cox.
91. Stephen Crosby.
41. Ebenezer Burch.
92. William D. Mulford.
42. Joseph Bragg.
93. Michael Rhineer.
43. William Moore.
94. Joe Moore.
44. Thomas Starr.
95. Isaac Myers.
45. Joshua Gallagher.
96. Joe Patterson.
- 46. T. J. Culberson.
97. Milt. Rogers.
47. John Simpson.
98. James Saulsberry.
48. Jesse Price.
99. George Willis.
49. Peter French.
100. Andrew J. Ross.
50. Thomas J. Cox.
101. James Ballard.
51. George W. Morgan.
102. Frank Tully.
Those who were in the other regiments are :
1. A. J. Cox.
13. William Cochran.
2. George M. White.
14. Servetus Dawson.
3. J. B. Paulding.
15. A. J. Kendall.
4. William H. H. Hay.
16. Sylvester Witham.
5. Eli Bowyer.
17. James Felter.
6. Lecester Torbett.
18. Manning Voorhis.
7. Robert Willoughby.
19. A. B. Gooch.
8. Charles Canton.
20. Thomas Patterson.
9. John Edinfield.
21. J. C. Atkinson.
10. David Bishop. 22. B. D. Welton.
11. B. H. Taylor.
23. J. G. Meighan.
12. John Tompkins.
24. H. C. Pray.
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36. Marcus Wescott.
87. Ira Benedict.
38. George Ballard.
89. Lewis Mahan.
31. Henry Collins. 32. William Clendenin.
83. James Chatman.
79. James Tubbs.
29. Robert Merchant.
60. Frank Miller.
61. A. J. Taylor.
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25. Andrew Crawford.
68. Bone Fox.
26. John Pray.
69. F. J. Witham.
27. Robert Canton.
70. David A. Williams.
28. John Galenor.
71. Alonzo Savage.
29. William Burns.
72. James W. Hinkle.
30. Lot Parker.
73. James Argendine.
31. George Parker.
74. Elmore Argendine.
32. Jacob Cline.
75. Francis Lewis.
33. Henry Bercaw.
76. Lewis Vandine.
34. Alex. Read.
77. Martin L. Williams.
35. Josiah Lowes.
78. John A. Davis.
36. William W. Lowes.
79. J. G. Morrow.
37. William K. Van Horn.
80. George E. Morrow.
38. J. W. Ross.
81. Thomas E. Morrow.
39. John Allen.
82. J. T. Morrow.
40. Andrew Hestler.
83. Philip Wentzell.
41. David O' Neal.
84. Joseph Paull.
85.
Thomas Hunter.
43. Thomas Bundy.
86. Joseph Blackburn.
44. A. B. Lowes.
I. Murray.
45. J. L. Lowes.
James Travilla.
46. Craig Patterson.
Thomas Gladdish.
47. John Hunter.
90. Peter Fox. 91. Isaac N. Lamb.
49. B. K. Halter.
92.
L. R. Marshall.
50. Samuel Nickell.
93.
T. Clements.
51. Samuel L. Adams.
94. Job Owens.
52. Jesse C. Adams.
95. Cornelius P. Coulson.
53. Peter Cortelyou.
96. Mike Tooey.
54. Isaac Merchant.
97.
John Zeigler.
55. J. K. Gaston.
98.
Joe Foster.
56. W. H. Wheely.
100.
William Foster.
58. Ben Hebble.
101. A. F. Peterson.
59. Josiah Barden.
102. Felix Doran.
60. George Rebold.
103. John Ballard.
61.
G. W. Jones.
104. Oscar Dodds.
62. A. D. Coulson.
105. Frank Hill.
63. Polk Wikoff.
106. Dave Hindman.
64. Abram D. Lowe.
107. William Hildebrant.
65. Levi Willoughby.
108. P. Winslow.
66. Ben Roberts.
109. J. Lanegan.
67. John Sage.
110. J. Davis.
TOWNS.
Mason is located in the northern part of Deerfield Township on the Cin- cinnati Northern Railroad, about seven miles from Lebanon and twenty-one from Cincinnati. It has been a well-known point on the Cincinnati, Lebanon & Xenia Turnpike. It is on Muddy Creek, in an undulating, fertile and popu- lous part of the county, and is remarkable for its healthy location and the en- terprise and progressiveness of its inhabitants.
This place was laid out August 18, 1815, by Maj. William Mason, but was called at that time Palmyra. Other additions were made to the town in 1832, 1835 and at other periods. These have been known as the Mason, Lamb, Wi- koff. Cox and Bennett Additions.
When the post office was stationed here and named Palmyra Post Office, it was found that another post office of that name was in the State, and it behooved the people to make a change in the name. A meeting was called and a com- mittee appointed to adopt such a name as was deemed best. Some wanted the name Van Buren, in honor of the newly elected President; others wanted the name Mason, in honor of him who first laid out the town. The name Mason was finally given to both town and office, which met the general approval of all. The following is from the act to incorporate the village of Mason:
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48. Charles Apgar.
99. D. McF. Lamb.
57. John L. Dickson.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, that so much of the township of Deerfield, in the county of Warren, as is included within the limits of the original plat of the town of Palmyra, now called Mason, and the additions thereto, be and the same is hereby created a town corporate by the name of the town of Mason.
This was passed January 22, 1839, but was not accepted by the citizens of Mason till March 22, 1840, at which time an election of officers took place, re- sulting as follows: Mason Seward, Mayor; J. G. Paulding, Recorder; Felix Welton, L. Murphy, Abe Duvall, Ezra Dawson, Ephraim Meighan, Trustees.
No other officers were elected until 1850. The following is a list of the Mayors:
1850, D. W. Vandyke; 1851, James Fugate; 1852, D. W. Vandyke; 1854. Thomas Crawford; 1856, R. H. Cunningham; 1858, D. W. Vandyke; 1860, E. L. Meighan; 1862, D. W. Vandyke; 1864, D. W. Vandyke; 1866, W. Felter; 1868, 1870, 1872, R. H. Bennett; 1874, 1876, D. W. Vandyke; 1878, Ben Welton; 1880, D. W. Vandyke.
The Postmasters since the establishment of the post office have been as follows: William Kirkwood, Mason Seward, William Dodds, A. C. Bates, D. W. Vandyke, Mason Seward, Thomas J. Blackburn, Mrs. Sena Ross, Mrs. Flo Sausser and Felix Welton.
In 1862, James McCormick started the first newspaper, which was called the Mason Democrat, which passed into the hands of Daniel Flanagin, and was discontinued in 1864. In 1878, the Mason Vanguard was started, but did not long continue.
In 1814, Judge J. D. Lowe laid out and platted a town of sixteen lots situated at the cross-roads, a mile north of where Mason now stands. It was named Unity, but usually went by the name of "Lowe's Town." A church, bearing the name of Unity was erected, and a graveyard started at this place, but to-day the latter is the only remnant existing of the town.
Gainesboro was another ill-fated place. It was laid out June 26, 1815, by Ralph W. Hunt, and consisted of 134 lots. It was situated at the site of Hunt & Lowe's flour, wool and carding mill, and where King's powder mills now are. The population of the place was at one time about 150, but it rapidly declined and soon ceased to exist as a town.
About 1840, two Mormon missionaries, a father and son, named Lamaree, hailing from the Mormon Church at Nauvoo, Ill., came to the place where So- cialville now is. They preached their doctrines and made several converts among whom were Arthur Monfort and wife, Dr. Johnson and wife, who finally joined the sect. A large meeting was held in a grove, at which several Mormon missionaries were present. More persons joined the sect and much excitement prevailed. The place began to be known as Mormontown. After the excite- ment had somewhat abated, a Methodist Church was built on a lot donated by Henry Hageman, and, at his suggestion, the name of the town was changed to Socialville. The village now has a population of about sixty.
The post-town, Twenty-Mile Stand, originated in the location of a tavern on the Chillicothe State road, twenty miles from Cincinnati.
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MASSIE TOWNSHIP.
MASSIE TOWNSHIP.
BY HON. THOMAS M WALES.
This is one of the smaller townships of the county, and was originally com- prised in the township of Wayne, which at the time of the county's organiz- ation, contained all the land in the northeastern part of the county. It is bounded on the north and west by Wayne Township, on the east by Clinton County, and on the south by Washington Township. In shape it is an irregular triangle, and in size ranges with Union and Massie; the three being the smallest townships in the county. It is the second, from the north, of the four townships forming the east boundary of the county, and received its name in honor of General Nathaniel Massie, who was one of the most extensive surveyors and largest land holders of Ohio, an account of whose surveys is given in the general history of this county. It is a part of what is known as the "Virginia Military land," and contains some of the best farm lands in Warren County.
The soil is generally of a rich alluvial character with a yellow clay formation in some parts. Along the water courses lie rich valleys, of varying extent, of dark vegetable soil well adapted to the production of almost any crop.
LOCATION AND SURVEY OF LAND WARRANTS.
The whole of the township lies within the Virginia Military District, reserved by Virginia to satisfy the land warrants issued to her State troops for services in the Revolutionary war. A large number of these were, about the year 1790, placed in the hands of General Nathaniel Massie, to enter and survey according to law. Nearly all the lands of the township were located under the laws of Virginia as early as August, 1787. The first surveys in the township appear to have been made in October, 1792. All the surveys were made by General Massie. Below is given the record of the location and survey of each entry in the township.
No. 568-August 4, 1787, John T. Griffin, assignee, enters 2,000 acres of land, part of a Military Warrant, No. 72, on Cæsars Creek, emptying into the Little Miami River, supposed to be two and a half miles below the sugar camp taken by Clement Reed's entry, No. 899; beginning three miles on a straight line from the mouth of said creek, on the northwesterly side, running up the creek 700 poles, when reduced to a straight line, thence at right angles from the general course of the creek, northwardly for quantity.
No. 565-August 6, 1787, John H. Foster enters 1,000 acres of land, on part of Military Warrant, No. 2,610, on the upper side of Cæsars Creek; beginning at the upper corner of John T. Griffin's entry, No. 563, running up the creek 400 poles when reduced to a straight line, thence at right angles from the general course of the creek and with Griffin's line for quantity. 760 acres only of this were surveyed.
No. 567-August 6, 1787, Clement Biddle, assignee, enters 9663 acres of land, on several Military Warrants, viz .: Nos. 823, 1,571, 1,893, 1,662, 1,555, on the lower side of Cæsars Creek, opposite the upper corner of John T. Griffin's entry, No. 563,- thence up the river 400 poles when reduced to a straight line, thence at right angles from the general course of the creek, eastwardly for quantity.
No. 569-August 6, 1787, Archibald Blair, heir, enters 1,000 acres of land, part of a Military Warrant, No. 48, on the lower side of Cæsars Creek, beginning at the upper corner of Clement Biddle's entry, No. 567, running up the creek 400
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po'es, when reduced to a straight line, thence at right angles from the general course of th . creek, south westerly with Biddles' line for quantity.
No. 575-Col. Abraham Buford enters 1,000 acres of land, part of Mili- try Warrant, No. 763, on the lower side of Cæsars Creek, beginning at the lower corner of Clement Biddle's entry, No. 567, running down the creek 400 poles, when reduced to a straight line, thence at right angles from the general course of the creek and with Biddle's line for quantity.
No. 771-August 9, 1787, James Currie, assignee, enters 1,000 acres of land on several Military Warrants, viz .: Nos. 1,764 for 200, 1,755 for 400, 1,802 for 400 and 1,869 for 200, on the lower side of Cæsars Creek, beginning at the lower corner of John Eustace's entry, No. 578, running down the creek 400 poles when reduced to a straight line, thence at right angles from the general course of the creek and with Eustace's line southwesterly for quantity. Only 800 acres of this was surveyed.
No. 1,045-August 19, 1787, Captain Nathaniel Pendleton enters 1,000 acres of land, part of Military Warrant No. 1,991, on the waters of Cæsars Creek, begin- ning at the lower back corner of John Eustace's entry, No. 578, running up with said Eustace's back line the whole length, thence at right angles southwardly for quantity.
No. 1,048-August 18, 1787, Capt. Henry Moss enters 1,000 acres of land, part of Military Warrant No. 614, on Cæsars Creek, beginning at the lower back corner of Nathaniel Pendleton's entry, No. 1,045, thence up his back line the whole length, thence at right angles southwardly for quantity.
No. 1,146-August 14, 1787, Robert Gibbons, heir, enters 1,000 acres of land, part of Military Warrant No. 207, on Cæsars Creek, beginning at the upper back corner of Wm. Heth's entry, No. 1,085, running down his back line 400 poles, thence at right angles southwardly for quantity.
No. 1,637-April 19, 1798, Nathaniel Lamme enters 1,000 acres of land, part of Military Warrant, No. 4,089, on Cæsars Creek, beginning at the southwest corner of James Crain's entry, No. 1,994, thence north 6 degrees west, 400 poles, thence south 84 degrees west and at right angles for quantity.
No. 2,313-Peter Mulenburgh enters 4,000 acres of land, part of Mil- itary Warrant, No. 176, on Cæsars Creek, beginning at a black and white oak and beech, corner of James Currie's survey, No. 771, in the line of John Eustace's survey, thence with the back line of Currie's, westwardly to the upper back corner of Clement Biddle's survey, thence with Biddle's line south, 5 degrees east, 500 poles, to his corner in the line of Ferdinand Oneal's survey, thence east for quantity. Of this only 1,120 acres were surveyed.
No. 578-August 6, 1787, John Eustace enters 1,6663 acres of land, part of Military Warrant No. 2,637, on Cæsars Creek, beginning at the lower corner of Abraham Buford's entry, No. 575, thence down the creek 620 poles, when re- duced to a straight line, thence at right angles from the general course of the creek, and with Buford's line southwardly for quantity. Of this, 910 acres were sur- veyed.
ORGANIZATION.
This township was formed from parts of Wayne and Washington, on the 10th of October, 1850, by Benjamin Blackburn, Isaac Leming and John M. Snook, the then board of County.Commissioners, who described its boundary lines as follows, viz .: "Commencing at the point where the road from Wilmington to Lebanon crosses the Warren and Clinton County line, thence with said road to the line be- tween Paul Vandervert and John Wilkinson; thence north, 80} degrees west, to the southwest corner of Thomas J. Fryer's 50-acre lot, in the line of Peter Muh- lenburgh's west survey; thence on said line to the corner of James Currie's sur- vey; thence north, 30 degrees east to a sugar tree on the bank of Cæsars Creek, op-
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posite to the mouth Flat Fork; thence north, 10 degrees east to the Little Miami River, thence up said river to the Greene County line. Said new township to con- tain all the territory in Warren County which lies north and east of above-men- tioned lines." In this form it continued until June 11, 1851, when the bounda- ries were changed and made to read as follows: "Commencing at the township line between Massie and Wayne, where it crosses Clement Reed's survey thence running in a northeastern direction on the back line of the river survey, to the corner of Richard Anderson's survey, and thence on the southwest line of said survey to Cæsars Creek, thence up said creek to the Clinton County line, and the part taken from Massie township to be attached to Wayne, where it formerly be- longed." "On the 1st of December following, another change was made in the boundaries, in accordance with a petition presented in the following words, viz .: "To change the line between the townships of Wayne and Massie, said alteration to begin at the present line on the west side of Cæsars Creek, near the mouth of Flat Fork, and run up the said creek to the bend of said creek above Hisey's mill- dam; thence to intersect the present line in the road leading from Waynesville to Harveysburg, for the following reasons: First, it takes us away from where our business is to vote, and in times of high water we cannot cross Cæsars Creek. Secondly, it divides our school district, and, thirdly, it requires us to work on the highway where some of us seldom travel, and leaving the road where most of our interest is, almost destitute of labor." After this last-named alteration was made, the boundaries were allowed to remain unchanged. As it now exists, Cæsars Creek and the Military survey lines form the division between it and Wayne.
This region is well drained by Cæsars Creek, a tributary of the Little Miami River, Flat Fork, Jonah's Run and Turkey Run, tributaries of Cæsars Creek, and many smaller streams which empty into these. Cæsars Creek runs almost the entire length of the township from northeast to southwest; Flat Fork is in the southwestern part; Jonah's Run near the centre, and Turkey Run in the north- ern corner.
The first officers of the township were John Blodget, John D. Cleaver and Joshua Canby, Trustees; Jesse Burgess, Clerk; Harvey Glancy, Treasurer. From this time to 1868 the officers can only be given from memory without giv- ing dates of service, as the records of that period were burned in 1871. The Trus- tees were: Lee Ellis, Albert Crider, Joseph Lukens, Richard W. Jessup, J. D. Cleaver, Wm. Cleaver, J. H. Crew, Wm. Criswell, A. T. Sabin, Robert Wilson, T. M. Wales and J. D. Harvey. Clerks, Israel Taylor, C. Jessup, J. H. Lippin- cott, Hiram Madden and D. Q. Fox; Treasurer, B. Scroggy.
In 1868, Simon Hadley, Wm. J. Collett and T. M. Wales were Trustees; Hiram Madden, Clerk; and B. Scroggy, Treasurer.
1869, Milton Hadley, Wm. H. Collett, T. M. Wales, Trustees; Hiram Madden, Clerk; Geo. W. Scroggy, Treasurer.
1870, Wm. J. Collett, Milton Hadley, Lee Ellis, Trustees; H. Madden, Clerk; A. T. Lloyd, Treasurer.
1871, Wm. J. Collett, Lee Ellis, Wm. Janney, Trustees; Clerk and Treas- urer as above.
1872, Wm. J. Collett, Clark Burgess, T. M. Wales, Trustees; Clerk and Treasurer as a' ove.
1878, Wm. J: Collett, James Ellis, G. W. Grimes, Trustees; Clerk and Treas- urer as above.
1874, Wilson Harvey, G. W. Grimes, John Harris, Trustees; I. M. Stout, Clerk; G. W. Scroggy, Treasurer.
1875, G. W. Grimes, John Harris, Wm. J. Collett, Trustees; Clerk and Treasurer as above.
1876, Wilson Harvey, Wm. J. Collett, Wm. H. Cleaver, Trustees; H. Madden, Clerk; Treasurer as above.
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1877, Wilson Harvey, Wm. J. Collett, James W. Ellis, Trustees; Clerk and Treasurer as above.
1878, Wilson Harvey, Wm. J. Collett, Edward Roberts, Trustees; Clerk, Harry Wilson; Treasurer, as above.
1879, Wilson Harvey, Wm. J. Collett, Edward Roberts, Trustees; Frank Dakin, Clerk; G. B. Davis, Treasurer.
1880, Wilson Harvey, Wm. J. Collett, Edward Roberts, Trustees; Frank Dakin, Clerk; G. B. Davis, Treasurer.
1881, J. D. Cleaver, Edward Roberts, James W. Ellis, Trustees; Frank Dakin, Clerk; G. B. Davis, Treasurer.
EARLY SETTLERS.
The following is a list of persons who settled with their families in the terri- tory now constituting Massie Township, prior to the year 1820, together with the name of the State from whence they came, so far as is known:
Levi Lukens, Virginia; Simon Moon, N. Carolina; John Dutton, Virginia; Zachariah Johnson, Virginia; John Tate, William Tate, Hugh Tate, John Legit; Samuel Welch, N. Carolina; Daniel Stump, Virginia; Isaac Miller, Virginia; George Carpenter; Nathan Haines, Virginia; William Dean, Virginia; Elias Oglesbee, Virginia; Samuel Rich, N. Carolina; George Wales, N. Carolina; Isaac Wales, N. Carolina; William Gray, Maryland; Achilles Dicks, N. Carolina; Nathan Dicks, N. Carolina; Samuel Crampton; Edward Roberts, Pennsylvania; Isaac Elmore; Reason Ragan, S. Carolina; Thomas Ragan, S. Carolina; James B. Edwards, S. Carolina; William Smith, S. Carolina; James Spray, S. Carolina; Jesse Spray, S. Carolina; John Kinley; Darvin Harris, Georgia; Abraham Hamp- ton; Henry Hiteman, Virginia; Robert Humphrey; Silas Hiatt, N. Carolina; Jesse Evans; Thornton Alexandria; Ezekiel Piper, Connecticut; Paul Vandervort, Virginia; Rhoden Ham, S. Carolina; Joel Pusey; Henry Thornburg; Isaac Mills, S. Carolina; Ephraim Mills, S. Carolina; Alexander Mills, S. Carolina; Thomas Jessup, N. Carolina; David Macy, N. Carolina; William Townsend; Robert Carr, Virginia.
Levi Lukens and his wife Elizabeth (Cleaver) Lukens came from Virginia to Ohio, and in 1807 located on 1,000 acres of land which he had purchased in Mas- sie Township. They built a cabin into which they moved on New Year's day, 1808. They had seven children, three of whom now survive. He died on his farm January 3, 1860, aged 93 years; she died February 2, 1831, aged 68.
Joseph Lukens, a son of the above, came to Massie Township from Virginia, with his parents in 1807. He remained with his father until 24 years of age, when he married Hannah Brown, by whom he had five children. He was born 'Dec. 8, 1797, and is still living on the land his father purchased.
Samuel Rich and his wife Judith (Moon) Rich, came from North Carolina to Ohio in 1816, and settled where Thomas Rich now lives. She died July 4, 1818, leaving ten children.
Rhoden Ham, with his family, emigrated to Ohio, and located in Wayne Town- ship, where he remained one year, and then moved to Clinton County. In 1815 he purchased the land where Harveysburg now stands, and resided there until 1828, when he sold out and removed to Indiana, where he died.
Paul Vandervort emigrated to Clermont County, Ohio, with his family, in 1809. In 1817 he moved to Massie Township and located on the farm now known as the "Vandervort Farm." He died in 1885.
Daniel Stump emigrated from Virginia in 1817, and settled where Jonas Stump now lives. He was married in Virginia and brought his wife with him.
Isaac Miller emigrated from Virginia in 1818. He was a man of large stature
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