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130. Almon Hopkins,
131. Jeremiah Stansberry, .
65. Merida Blalock,
92. David McNay,
106. · Daniel M. Brown,
111. Martin Dewitt,
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66. John Tullis, jr. 132. Robert Crockett.
It is by us certified that the number of electors at this election amounts to one hundred and thirty-two.
ATTEST: GEORGE KROUBKOP, ! Clerks. JOHN ASKREN,
JOSEPH PRACH, THOMAS BAIRD, Wm. POWELL,
Judges
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Jefferson Township.
Poll Book of the election held in the township of Jefferson, in the county of Logan, on the 14th day of March, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. William McBeth, Martin Marmon and Robert Smith, Judges, and John N. Gluer and Samuel Newell, Clerks, who were severally sworn, as the law directs, previous to their entering on the duties of their respective offices.
NUMBER AND NAME OF ELECTORS.
1. David Askren,
97. Wiliam Moore,
2. Layton Pollock,
98. John Brown,
.3. Joseph McBeth, 69. Henry Matthews,
4. Michael Waggoner, 100. George Moore,
5. Benjamin Ellis, 101. Lanson Curtis,
6. Jacob Packston, 102. Benjamin Vickers,
7. John Williams,
103. James Monroe,
104. Moses Reams,
105. Jesse Stansbury,
106. Isaac Zane, jr.
107. Benjamin Smith,
11. Henry Shaw,
12. Moses Brown,
13. James Moore,
109. Abner Tharp,
110. Benjamin Watkins,
111. William Haines,
112. William Hatfield,
16. Robert Doaty,
17. Daniel Workman, sen.
18. Jonathan Williams,
19. William Williams,
20. Thomas Provolt,
117. Joseph Coddington,
21. James Butler,
22. Tobias Waggoner,
23. John Pickerell, 119. Jacob Patterson,
24. Abner Snoddy, 120. David Jones,
25. Philip Hocket, 121. Joseph Willson,
26. George Krouskop,
114. David Ray,
115. Ayles Reams,
116. Thomas Dunston,
S. John Walls,
9. William Walls,
10. Bradford Hale,
108. Caleb Reams,
14. James McIlvain,
15. William Moore, jr.
113. John Ritchy,
118. Henry Seaman,
122. Sim eon Ransbottom,
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27. John Marmon,
28. John Packston,
29. Nicholas Stilwell, sen.
125. Jesse Willets,
30. John G. McIlvain,
126. Isaac Willets,
31. Samuel Scott,
128. Nicholas Robertson,
32. William Pierson,
33. Jonathan Pierson,
129. Joseph Peach,
34. Jesse Gail,
130. Christopher Piper,
131. Samuel Robertson,
36. John Pickerell, jr.
132. John Tullis, sen.
37. Giles Norton,
133. Jacob Foster,
38. James Walls, jr.
135. Martin Dewitt,
39. Charles Moots, jr.
136. William Ireland,
40. Josiah Outland,
137.
Joseph Gordon,
42. Obadiah Williams,
43. William Porter,
44. William Moore, sen.
140.
Lewis Coon,
141. William Woods,
142. Nathaniel Pope,
143. William McDannel,
47. John Colyer,
48. Samuel Willson,
49. Stephen Reed,
146. Joshua Sharp,
50. Thomas Moore,
147. Martin Flougherty,
51. Patrick McFall,
148. George F. Dunn,
52. James Walls,
149. Phillip Matthews,
54. George Moots, sen.
55. Jonathan Reeves,
56. David Kirkwood,
57. Thomas Steward,
153.
John Askren,
58. John Smith,
155.
John Schooler,
60. James Binley,
61. Samuel McDannel,
62. Abner Cox,
63. Henry Williams,
64. Isam Hyatt,
65. Joseph Kirkwood,
66. James Shaw,
159. Joseph Brown,
160. George Henry,
161. Benjamin Schooler,
162. John Dunn,
41. John Walls, jr.
138. Justice Edwards,
139. Samuel Hanes,
45. Samuel Shields,
46. David Marmon,
144. Enoch Smith,
145. Samuel Hatcher,
53. Joseph Creveston,
150. Edmond Marmon,
151. George Matthews,
152. Martin Shields,
154. John Bun,
59. Jervis Dougherty,
156. Richard Dickinson,
157. William Coddington,
158. Joseph Smith,
123. Levi Tharp,
124. Ebenezer MeDannel,
127. William Stanfield,
35. Samuel Lundy,
134. Emsly Pope,
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67. John Means,
163. David Norton,
68. Stephen Leice,
164. Thomas Reams,
69. Nicholas Stilwell, 165. John McDannel,
70. Christian Smith, 166. William Powell,
71. Samuel Carter, 167. William Carter,
72. James Leper,
168. Thomas Colvin,
73. Joseph Pollock,
169. Robert Bradin,
74. Peter Marmon, 170. George Green,
75. Samuel Colyer,
171. Samuel Starbuck,
76. Oliver C. Blaylock, 172. Thomas Newell,
77. Samuel Marmon,
173. William Green,
78. William Reams,
174.
Sylvanus Moorehouse,
79. Samuel Firestone,
175. James Watkins,
80. Joseph Alexander,
176.
William Carrol,
81. William McBeth,
177.
Joseph Dickinson, jr.
82. Daniel Butler,
178. David McNay,
83. Samuel Curl,
179.
John Provolt,
84. Peter Marmon, sen.
180.
Joseph Euans,
85. John Tucker,
181.
Jeremiah Reams,
86. John Peach,
182. Alexander McGary,
87. Thomas Haner,
183. Robert Marmon,
88. David Shields,
184. William Douglas,
89. Steward Hatfield,
185. Robert S. McMillen,
90. John McBeth,
186. James Ellis,
91. John Packston, jr. 187. Richmond Marmon,
92. Daniel McCoy,
188. Alexander Long,
93. Michael Queen, 189. John Stephenson,
94. Phineas Corwin,
190. John Stephenson,
95. Peter Provolt,
191. John Enoch,
96. John Willson,
192. Job Sharp.
It is hereby certified that the number of electors at this election amounts to one hundred and ninety-two.
ATTEST:
JOHN N. GLUER, 1 Clerks.
WM. MCBETH,
MARTIN MARMOM & Judges. ROBERT SMITH,
SAMUEL NEWELL,
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Union Township.
Poil Book of the election commenced and held at the house of John Dunn, in the township of Union, and county of Logan, for the purpose of electing one Justice of the Peace, on the first Mon - day of April, eighteen hundred and twenty-one. John Dunn, Thomas Baird, and Hezekiah Wilcox, Judges, G. F. Dunn and John Askren, Clerks, who were severally sworn previous to their entering on their respective offices.
NUMBER AND NAME OF ELECTORS.
1. John Enoch,
2. John G. McIlvain,
32. Enoch Sargent,
3. James McIlvain, 33. Raphael Moore,
4. David Kirkwood, 1
34. Thomas Clarke,
5. Wm. Campbell, 35. Robert Newell, Jr.
6. Thomas Newell,
7. Hiram M. White,
8. William Kirkwood,
38. Henry Secrest,
9. John Dunn, 39. Abner Snoddy,
10. William Gray,
11. Wm. George,
12. Robert Clark,
13. John Hall,
43.
David Askren,
44. Jonathan W. Fyffe.
45. James Craig,
46. Thomas Baird,
47. John Wall,
48. Joseph Hohmes.
18. Robert Newell, Sen.
19. James Wall, Sen.
20. Alex. Burnsides,
21. James Cartmell,
22. John Henson,
23. Thomas Parkison,
24. Peyton Crocket,
25. Francis Purdy,
49. Wm. Ireland,
50. John H. Hopkins,
51. Hezekiah Wilcox,
52. Joseph McBeth,
53. Samuel Shields,
54. Wm. Kenton,
55. Samuel Newell,
14. James Wall, Jr.
15. James Campbell,
16. Archibald Moore,
40. G. F. Dunn,
41. Vachel Blaylock,
42. Peter Stip,
17. Robert Moore,
31. Wm. Wall,
36. Adam Rhodes,
37. Wm. McBeth,
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26. George Hobaugh,
56. John McColloch,
27. Andrew Gray, 57. Wm. Laughlin,
28. Benjamin Wall, 58. John Shelby,
29. Josiah Hall,
59. Samuel Moore,
30. Garret Wall,
60. John Askren.
It is hereby certified that the number of electors at this election amounts to sixty.
ATTEST.
G. F. DUNN,
JOHN ASKREN,
Clerk.
HEZEKIAH WILCOX, ) JOHN DUNN, THOMAS BAIRD,
Judges.
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Miami Township,
Poll book of the election held in the township of Miami, in the county of Logan, on the thirteenth day of October, A. D., one thousand eight hundred and eighteen. William Dowden, John Schooler, John Means, Judges and Patrick McFall, John Patton, Clerks of the election, were severally sworn as the law directs, previous to their entering on the duties of their respective offices.
NUMBER ANDINAME OF ELECTORS.
1. William More, 16. David Archer,
2. Thomas Makemson,
17. William More, Sen.
3. Phillip Mathews, Jr. 18. James Shaw,
4. George More, Sen.
19. John Parrish,
20. John Wilson,
6. Benjamin Schooler, 21. John Means,
7. John Makemson,
8. James More,
23. William Dowden,
24. John Schooler,
25. George More, Jr.
10. John Turner.
26. Patrick McFall,
11. Francis Patton,
27. John Patton,
12. Robert Alexander,
13. Shepherd Patton,
14. Griffith Johnson,
15. John Manin,
30. Samuel Firestone.
It is by us certified that the number of electors at this election, amounts to thirty.
JOHN PATTON, } Clerks. - PATRICK McFALL,
JOHN SCHOOLER, 1 WILLIAM DOWDEN & Judges JOHN MEANS,
ATTEST:
28. John Penner,
29. Christian Smith,
5. Thomas Provolt,
22. John More,
9. Henry Mathews,
CONCORD TOWNSHIP.
BY T. S. MCFARLAND.
In the year 1818 the above township was taken from Madriver- or more properly all of the present limits of Concord were included in Madriver, from the fact perhaps that the population north of the present line of the two townships was too scattering to warrant a separate organization. Consequently, in 1818 the authorities that be, formed what was then and ever after remained, without varia- tion of lines, Concord township. As far as can be ascertained, Jo- seph Hill, the father-in-law of Jas. D. Powell, was the first perma- nent settler of the township. In 1801 he moved on the farm now owned by Mr. Powell. At the time of his removal to the farm, Isaac Anderson was on what afterwards proved to be the Hill farm. But the lines not falling in " pleasant places" to him, he was compelled to leave his improvements. One or two years later Samson Talbott came to the farm now owned by his son Pres- . ly Talbott, and was for many years a Justice of the Peace both for Madriver and Concord townships.
Adam Wise was also among the early pioneers and was the grandfather of James Stevens of Kingston. Mr. Wise lived on the farm of Oliver Taylor. As early as 1806 James Mitchell, Sen., moved with his family to the farm now occupied by James John- son's heirs. He was the father of James, John and Samuel Mitch- el, each becoming a permanent settler in the neighborhood of Northville. In 1809 Joseph Longfellow came from Kentucky to the neighborhood of Concord chapel. He was a native of the State of Delaware, and went from that State to Kentucky in a cart drawn by one horse, and came from Kentucky to this township in the
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same vehicle. The harness which he worked on his horse was made without iron, and is yet in the possession of one of his sons. On leaving Kentucky such goods as he had were duly packed in the cart, save the gun and bread tray, for which they could not find room. The old gentleman gave his wife the choice of the two ar- ticles to carry, and she very wisely chose the tray. Both walked the entire distance. Mr. Longfellow drove the cart and carried the . gun, while his wife followed in the rear to see if anything fell from the cart, in the mean time holding on to the tray. Ho settled on the farm now owned by N. F. Gibbs, having found on it a fine spring which he claimed to have seen in a vision many years be- fore. He settled on the farm prior to the finding of the spring, and had reared his cabin and dug his well, both before he entered the land. In the early settlement of this part of the county at least the farmers had great trouble with the squirrels, which were so numerous as to totally destroy a small crop. Mr Longfellow, in order to secure his erop one season, hauled his entire crop to his house and stacked it around the yard. Coming out of his house one morning a drove of perhaps a hundred or more, were at work at his corn. He called his dog, and chased them away, sixteen beating a retreat up the well pole.
He was a man of small stature, measuring in height about four feet and six inches, and weighing about one hundred pounds. He cast his first vote for Gen. Washington in Delaware, and voted at every Presidential election from the foundation of the government until the second term of Mr. Lincoln. He died in December, 1865, in his one hundredth year, and was the father of twenty-two children. Henry Bacome entered the farm now owned by Es- quire Williams in 1810, and died on the same farm from milk siek- ness. Alexander Dunlap entered the farm now owned by M. F. Pence, and was always noted for his many peculiarities. Felix Rock lived on the farm of D. Kizer, and was for many years a prominent man. He moved to Iowa in 1844, where himself and entire family soon after died. John Tipton entered the farm now owned by John Taylor in 1809, which was sold to John Daniels in 1814. The manner of conveying lands in those days was by means of what was termed "Patent," a thing unheard of by the present generation. This " Patent," yet in the possession of Mr. Taylor, shows that Edward Tiffin was Commissioner of the Land
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Office. It also bears the signature of James Madison, President of the United States. These transfers were made by virtue of an act passed by Congress, providing for the sale of lands in the north- west territory, north of the Ohio River, and above the mouth of the Kentucky River. John Duckworth came up from Warren County in 1815, and settled on the farm on which he yet resides. He is an Englishman by birth, and came to America at the age of six years. He paid for his farm by cutting cord-wood at twenty- five cents a cord. He and his wife, ( a daughter of Christian Ste- vens, ) are the only couple now living who lived in this township at the close of the war of 1812. John Dagger settled where John Hesselgesser now lives in 1816, and was always noted for his econ- omy and industry. Jacob Barger came in 1813. Philip Kenton, a nephew of Gen. Simon Kenton, lived on the farm now owned by Ezra Johnson, and which afterwards became the home of James Russell. Christian Norman came, 1809. Jesse Harbor came, 1805 ; was at one time a justice of the peace in an early day. Christian Miller came, 1817. John Wilson came, 1809; yet living. Robert Russell came, 1819. Thomas Tipton lived near Heathtown, and died at the advanced age of one hundred and eleven years.
The farm now owned by John W. Stevens had more owners prior to 1820 than any place in the county, certainly in this part of it. The farm was entered by"Joel Harbor, and owned afterwards by Joel Fuson, James Bacon, Wm. Snodgrass, and Wm. Werden, late of the Werden Hotel, Springfield, who has the honor of first introducing a metal mould-board for plows; this was in 1819. John Hall, Sr., Samuel and John Hogg entered the farm now owned by Jesse Neer's heirs, and afterwards sold to George Gid- eon. David Pence settled in the extreme south west corner of the township, on the farm now owned by his son, Lemuel Pence. Jesse Jenkins, Jacob and John Miller came, 1818. Wm. Harbor came, 1805, where his son, William, now lives. Thomas and William Stretch lived on the farm now owned by D. Kizer, and occupied by D. Bruner. Russell Jenkins came, 1814. Marcus Clark came from Rockingham County, Virginia, in 1809, and set- tled where Levi Johnson now lives. John Hall, Jr.,came, 1817. Rob- ert McFarland came on horseback from Harrison county, Ken- tucky, in 1806 in company with Joseph Diltz (father of Wesley
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Diltz) and Martin Hitt, on an excursion trip. After his return to Kentucky he resolved to free himself from the presence of the in- stitution of slavery. Hence, in 1807, in company with his father- in-law-Joseph Gray-he came to Champaign County, and settled on the farm since owned by Simon Ropp. They arrived at the place they afterwards selected to unload their goods, on Tue lay, and on Friday following, just three days time, they left the log by which they had placed their good-, and moved into their new house. But one-half of the floor was laid, and that with a very rough style of puncheon. Their beds were laid on clap-boardy -up- ported by forks driven into the ground between the puncheon -. In this manner the two families lived until spring, when they moved near the present side track between Urbana and West Lib- erty. Becoming dissatisfied they resolved to change their place of residence, and having bought what is familiarly called the "Nie .. farm," some two miles south-east of Westville, they moved out it in the spring of 1811. In the fall of that year Robert MeFarle ud bought the farm now owned by his son T. S. McFarland, and dur- ing the winter of 1811-12, built a cabin and on the twelfth of April following moved into it. Soon after his removal to this farin a military road was laid out from Urbana to Sidney, passing through the farm and directly by the door. In October, 1812, Gen. Horri- son and his troops passed over this road from Urbana to Situes. on his way to the north-west territory. The General in gairek of my father if he intended to settle among such large trees, aelie ceiving an affirmative answer, replied, he was too small a weeche such large trees. After the General had mounted his hair . andl was about taking his leave, father remarked to him that heulli be his fortune to have a son in the future it should bpar th nisten of General Harrison. In February following a son was borg according to promise was duly installed into the family 64 0 10 William Harrison. Twenty-eight years later, and during the e. er memorable campaign of 1840, Gen. Harrison past over the same old military road from Sidney to Urbana on horseback 1. was the custom in those days, a delegation of citizens from this (Concord) township met the General and his troop at the wontons county line. Soon after the meeting of the delegation from the vicinity with the General, they came into the village of Cars ville. A temporary stand had been created, from which the fi in
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eral made a brief address to the citizens who had come in from the surrounding country to pay their respects to him. Amoug his ro- marks was this, that he had passed over the country in 1812, but how near the same road he could not tell. A voice in the crowd answered that he was on the sume road. Five miles further and they reached the village of Millerstown. During his remarks here he made a similar statement in regard to his having passed over this country in the year 1812, but how near the same road he could not tell. A voice in the crowd answered, he was on the same road. The General then inquired how heknew. Thesame inan answered that he was living here at the time, and had conversed with him on his road from Urbana to Sidney. The General then told him to come to the stand after he was done his remarks. This was done, and the General wished to know how he could remember the fact, and being informed that he was the man who had prom- ised to name a son for him, at once called to mind the occurrence. After inquiring for the welfare of his name-sake, the General re- marked the day had been when a great many children . wero named for him, but since party lin's had been drawn, some people would not name a dog for hin ..
Accompanying Gen. Harrison was one Jonathan Chambers, a Kentuckian, and who had been in an early day a schoolmate of Thomis Kenton, of Madriver township, and a nephew of Gen. Simon Kenton. During the speech Mr. Kenton, in his anxiety to see Mr. Chambers, rode into the crowd on horse-back in close proximity to the speaker's stand, and commenced shouting at the top of his voice for Jonathan Chambers. Such was Kenton's de- termination to see his old schoolmato, that Chambers was obliged to leave the stand in order to keep Kenton quiet so the General might proceed with his remarks. Both Konton and Chambers lived many years after the death of our beloved President, and, like him, lie unhonored, so far as a suitable monument to their last resting place is concerned.
When father moved to this farm there were a number of Indian huts yet very plain to be seen. They stood about two hundred yards south-west of Concord chapel, and were about fourteen in number. Soon after his removal to this neighborhood he opened his house to the itinerants of the M. E. Church, which was the nu- cleus around which the large and flourishing society of Concord
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chapel grew. The meetings were held at his house for years, and until the coming of James Russel, after which the meetings were divided between the two places. Thus church meetings were held, until the erection of the old log church which was built on the knoll at the center of the west line of the Concord cemetery. This house answered the purpose of the society until 1837, when the old brick church was erected, which gave way in 1867 to the present imposing edifice.
The first school house in Concord township was built on the tarm of Wm. Harbour, near the Harbour graveyard; but as to the exact date of its erection I can not tell. There are persons now living who attended school at this house, who are more than three score years and ten.
The first elections after the organization of the township were held at the house of Robert McFarland. James Russel also provi- ded for the elections a short time, until they were removed by common consent to the house of Mr. Stretch, on Daniel Kizer's western farm. They were afterwards held at McFarland's school house, and remain so to this day.
In the first election of officers for the township, Phillip Kenton, George Robinson and John Bouseman were chosen as Trustees and John Daniels, Clerk. The second election, which was in 1819, Rob- ert McFarland was chosen Clerk, and held the office for thirteen consecutive years; after which Joseph Hough, Stilly McGill, Jas. Russel, Jr., D. H. Neer, L. M. Steward, P. Connor, Austin Heath, John Russel (late Secretary of State), Fleming Hall, K. G. Allen and others also had the honor of filling the office from time to time.
Among the early records we find where one of our citizens took up a flock of sheep which were duly appraised at thirty-seven and one-half cents each. Also, one sheep taken up by John Duck- worth, reported by the appraisers as being three-fourths blooded, and appraised at two dollars, which showsconclusively that "blood would tell," even in the earlier days of our country.
About the time of the organization of the township, there lived on what was known as the "Joseph Russel farm" now owned by Isaac Zimmerman, a family named Foley, consisting of the parents and four sons. These boys, ranging from eighteen to twenty-four
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years of age, were not noted for anything save their quarrelsome disposition and huge muscular frames. It became a kind of fixed habit with then whenever they got into a crowd, to adopt some plan to get into a muss and get up a fight, in which one or more of the Foleys would engage, and almost always proved victors. There lived about this time on what is known as "McBeth's hill," a fam- ily named Wilkinson. In this family was a son named Thomas, who also was noted for his great muscular power, but not inclined to be quarrelsome. On hearing of the success of the Foleys, he sent them a challenge. During the harvest of 1819 the parties met at the house of Felix Rock. At dinner time the subject of their fighting qualities was discussed, and during the conversation Wil- kinson agreed to fight. All four of the Foleys were present, and on being asked which of the four he wanted to fight, he replied, the best man they had. They accordingly repaired to the shade of a huge maple tree, yet standing in Esquire Kizer's yard, and at it they went. But little time served to show that Foley had met his match. His brothers discovering that they had waked up the wrong passenger, called out to Daniel (the brother's name) to strike Wilkinson an underhanded blow. This suggestion was ta- ken by Wilkinson, and in due time improved. But a single blow and Foley fell across the root of the tree. Wilkinson attempted to follow up the advantage thus gained, but was prevented by the Foley brothers, one of whom, ( William, ) struck Wilkinson a hard blow. This being considered foul play, according to rules governing such pugilistic efforts in those days, William was duly informed by Wilkinson that the next time they met his turn would come. Daniel Foley was carried from that battle-ground a ruined man, and on the ninth day following died from the effects of the fight.
Wilkinson's avowal that he would whip Wm. Foley became a great topic, and the people looked forward to the event with as much anxiety as a certain class now look to regular prize-fighters. The following fall, at a corn-shucking at Jos. Longfellow's the par- ties again met, and, after supper, by mutual arrangement, entered into combat, which resulted in the defeat of Foley.
Silas Johnson, whose name appears in the list of Madriver town- ship, was instrumental in having Johnson township set off, and named for himself. At the first election for Justice of the Peace, .
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Silas Johnson and Joseph Kizer (father of Philip and Daniel Ki- zer) were the opposing candidates. Kizer beat Johnson some two or three votes, and this so insulted the dignity of Johnson that he left the township and went over into Adams and succeeded in getting that township named for his son-in-law-Mr. Adamı -.
In the first appraisement of houses, while a portion of Johnson was yet included in Concord, there were but three houses ap- praised, namely: Samson Talbott, Joseph Houk, and Davil l'on- ner. Joseph Conner was at this time " House Appraiser." and Jacob Houk, Assessor.
In the earlier settlement of the Madriver Valley, numerous In- dian relies were found on the farm of James Johnson's heirs, indi- cating at one time a large Indian village. On the banks of Muddy creek. opposite the residence of Wm. Downs, was also the remain- of an Indian village.
Having now completed the early history of Concord township, we give below a list of leading business men: J. D. Powell. M. Arrowsmith, F. N. Barger, E. Wilson. D. Kizer, S. J. Packer, P. Talbott. Oliver Taylor, John Taylor, C. Journell, J. P. Neer, J. M McFarland, M. F. Pence, T. J. B. Hough, John Hesselgesser, M. W. Barger. L. Niles, P. Connor. J. T. Kite, T. R. Long, T. S. McFarland ( auctioneer), P. Baker, J. R. MeFarland (civil engin- eer), J. D. Wilson, Levi Johnson, Robert Russel, G. Norman, J. C. Miller, D. H. Neer, J. W. Heath, P. Kizer. Willoughby Heath. Win. Barger, R. Neer, M. Loudenback, N. D. MeReynolds, .1. Taylor, V. Russell.
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