The history of Hardin county, Ohio, Part 74

Author: Warner Beers & co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Chicago : Warner Beers & Co.
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John Zimmerman, also a native of Mahoning County, settled in this township about 1837, where he soon after died from that terrible disease, so troublesome among the early settlers, milk sickness.

John McVitty was born in Franklin County, Penn., April 25, 1808, of Scotch-Irish descent. He settled here in 1837, entering a quarter section of land in Section 14. He taught, it is believed, the first school in the township, which was on the farm of Thomas Hueston. He died December 11, 1881. He was the father of twelve children, of whom five now survive. Mr. McVitty was one among the best of farmers, and an honorable and worthy citizen.

Jacob Zimmerman, native of Mahoning County, married Sarah and settled here in 1837-38, locating one mile east of Henry Zimmerman, where he died April 8, 1846, aged thirty-seven years. His children were Peter, Uriah, Theodore, Susanna, Solomon and Sarah-all now deceased but Uriah, who now resides in Colorado.

David Warner, a brother of the above-mentioned Edward Warner, was born in Connecticut February 2, 1802, and came to New York State with his father's family, where he married Almira Robbins, a native of that State. In 1837, he emigrated to Ohio, and entered eighty acres of land in Jackson Township, and here he spent his entire life since-a period of nearly half a century. But of the particulars of the life of this worthy pioneer, we would refer the reader to the biographical department of this work, where his active, earnest and valuable labors of a long and well-spent life are briefly, yet faithfully, portrayed.

William C. Dewitt was born in Ulster County, N. Y., April 11, 1807. His father was a native of Holland, but emigrated to this country in an early day, and had one brother who served in the war of the Revolution. In 1818, they came to Obio and settled in Richland County, but the father died in Delaware County. William C. grew to manhood in Richland County; thence, in 1828, he went to Seneca County, where he married Maria Norton, who was born in Tompkins County, N. Y., January 25, 1818, and a daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Norton. Mr. Dewitt was married, January 31, 1835, and, in 1837, they settled in this county, where he entered forty acres in Section 1, Jackson Township, and has since remained a res- ident of this township. He has borne his full share of pioneer life, and is now quite aged and feeble. Their children have been as follows: Joseph M. (deceased), Charles F., who married Parmelia Johnson, by whom he had one child, Maggie M. (deceased); his wife died and he married Angel- ine Harris, by whom he had six children-Anna C., Guernsey B., Willie H., Sarah Bell, John D. and Calvin Edson; William H. married Catharine J. Petty; he died in the late war; Clavin C. married Margaret J. Harman, and had three children-Gussie R., George I. and Charles C. (deceased); Lib- bie E. married Joseph Zimmerman, has had three children-Charles C., Fannie Bell (deceased) and Franklin R .; David A. married Mrs. Mary E. George, have three children -- Orrie M., William C. and Harry; Emily A. married David S. Gano, have one child-Amy Iona; Robert S. married Mrs. Maggie J. Dewitt; Josephine M. married Hiram T. Pingree, had one child, Elbert Earl (deceased).

Reuben Hamlin came here from Hancock County about 1838-39, and

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settled about one mile west of Forest, on the northwest quarter of Section 7, but, remaining a short time only, he removed into Wyandot County.

Jacob Bibbler, settled north of Forest, on land now owned by John Lafferty. William Copeland, who died in 1868, was an honored, early settler here. Many other early settlers, but who came some time later than the above-mentioned, who have been honored. useful and influential citi- zens of Jackson Township, will, we trust, be well represented in the bio- graphical department of this work; therefore, we will not increase the list further here, but proceed to speak of other matters pertaining to the growth and progress of this township as it emerged from its primitive condition of a dense forest and a total wilderness.

ROADS AND PUBLIC HIGHWAYS.

From the description above given of the soil and surface of Jackson Township and the naturally bad condition of the first roads opened out here, it would be expected that the people would desire an improvement at the earliest possible moment. For in such a deep, rich soil, and a country so level and wet as this was originally, the mud roads were, during some por- tions of the year, almost impassable; but for several years they have been ditching and draining off the surplus water, and have graveled several roads, so that most of the leading lines of roads are in quite a good condition. From Kenton to Forest is a good pike, running just east of and parallel with the Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western Railroad. Another pike is built from Forest directly west to the township line, and there meets a good · pike, which runs north and south on the said line the entire length of the township. These, with some others recently built and in process of build- ing, will place the township in quite a good condition as regards its public roads.

Two railroads pass through the township, the Indianapolis, Blooming- ton & Western passing diagonally from northeast to southwest, nearly from corner to corner of the same, and crossing the other road at Forest, viz., the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway, which passes through the second tier of sections from the northern boundary line, from east to west. These give excellent shipping facilities for grain, stock, lumber and all kinds of products and merchandise, whether in the way of exports or im- ports.

OFFICIALS.

The early records of the officials and elections of Jackson Township are not to be found, and are probably either lost or destroyed. But we are in- formed that the first election was held at the house of Joseph Barnes; then, for several successive years, they were held at the house of Israel Yauger, and then the place was regularly established at Patterson, and all voters of the township at each election repaired there to exercise their political prerogatives, until, a few years since, Forest became quite popu- Jous, and the township was divided into two voting precincts, one at Pat- terson and one at Forest. At the first election above mentioned, held at the house of Joseph Barnes, the following officers were elected, viz .: Trust- ees, Edward Warner, Joseph Barnes and Harry Bowers; Justice of the Peace, John Howey; Clerk, Mathew Cleveland; Treasurer, Jacob Deeringer. In 1881, there were cast the following number of votes: Patterson Pre- cinct, 215; Forest, 297; total, 512. The present officers of the township are: Trustees, John McElree, John Weir and William Metzker; Clerk, W. S. Dyer; Treasurer, A. D. Pifer; Constables, G. W. Smith and Samuel Grafton.

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SCHOOLS.

As the first settlement was made on the Blanchard, and the first family was Mr. James E. Hueston, so here. on the east side of that stream, on Mr. Hueston's land, near where the cemetery is located, or near where the pike crosses the stream, was erected the first schoolhouse-one of the primitive log houses-and John McVitty is said to have been the first teacher. This schoolhouse was used for school purposes about five years, at the expiration of which a new one was built on Section 12, on land which is now owned by D. Kellogg, and about the same time one was erected on Section 2, near where the District No. 2 Schoolhouse now stands. And thus, as the settle- ments increased in the various portions over the township, new districts were formed and schoolhouses erected; and finally the old, primitive cabins were supplanted by good frame and brick houses. And now (1882-83), the following is the condition of the schools in the township and in the towns of Forest and Patterson, as shown by the reports of the Boards of Educa- tion: Total receipts for school purposes for the schools (excluding those in Forest and Patterson), $5,029.30; total expenditure for the same, $3,- 615.95; balance on hand the 1st of September, 1882, $1,413.35. Number of schoolhouses, 5; number of teachers necessary to supply the same, 5; average wages of teachers-male, $33.93; female, $19.50. Average num- ber of weeks schools were in session, 27; enrollment of scholars-boys, 96; girls, 100; total, 196. Total value of school property, $5,000.

Patterson Union Schools-One schoolhouse, with three rooms; teachers employed, 1 male and 2 females, total, 3; wages of male teacher, $60 ; females, $25. Number of weeks schools were in session, 28; number scholars enrolled-primary and intermediate rooms, 88; high school, 31; total, 119. Total receipts of funds for school purposes, $1,258.06; total expenditures for the same, $934.38; balance on hand September 1, 1882, $323.68.

Forest Union Schools-Total receipts for school purposes, $3,564.93; total expenditures for the same, $2,252.11; balance on hand September 1, 1882, $1,312.82. Number of houses, 1; rooms, 4; teachers, 1 male, 4 females, total, 5. Wages, per month-male, $663; female, $33. Number of weeks the schools were in session, 36; scholars enrolled-primary and inter- mediate, 225; high school, 39; total, 264.

TOWNS AND VILLAGES.

There are two incorporated towns in Jackson Township-Patterson and Forest. The former was platted and surveyed by Charles Arentschields, for P. C. Boslow and H. G. Harris, August 29, 1846, Mr. Boslow owning all the land on the west side of Kenton street and Mr. Harris all on the east side. The name proposed for the town was Petersburg, but when the plat was recorded it was named Patterson, in honor of Robert Patterson, of Bellefontaine, Ohio, who was Secretary and Treasurer of the Mad River & Lake Erie Railroad, now the Indianapolis, Bloomington & Western, who was a special friend of Mr. Boslow. Since the original plat of the town was made and recorded, the following additions have been made: First, by H. G. Harris, on April 14, 1855; second, by George W. Jackson, December 13, 1855, and third, by John Funk, January 30, 1866. The town, as first incorporated, embraced four entire sections of land, viz., Sections 17, 18, 19 and 20, and remained thus until February 6, 1883, when it was reduced to its present limits of less than one-quarter of a section. The first build- ing erected in the town plat was a frame, by P. C. Boslow, 18x24 feet.

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The timber was sawed with a " whip saw," and this was said to be the first frame building in the township. Into this Capt. Boslow put a general stock of goods, which was the first store in Jackson Township. In about two years after, Capt. Boslow sold the building to William Buel, of Cary, Ohio, and erected another building, into which he moved his stock of goods. He also erected a warehouse at the railroad for the purpose of receiving grain and all kinds of produce for shipping to distant markets. Capt. Bos- low rode on the first train ever run over the road, from Sandusky to Belle- vue in May, 1838. The road was completed to Kenton in July, 1846. The engineer who ran the first train to Bellevue from Sandusky was a Mr. Hogg; the Chief Engineer, R. M. Shoemaker.

The first blacksmith in Patterson was Samuel Lewis.

The first hotel was a log house, which was moved from Thomas Ketch's farm, one mile and a half east, and was kept by Dr. Stanley; this was oc- cupied as a house of public entertainment until he could erect a new house; it was called " The Hunters' Retreat." The new hotel, when erected, was known as the "Sylvia Hotel." Previous to Dr. Stanley's opening his tavern, Capt. Boslow used to accommodate the traveling public at his little log cabin, and was not accustomed to make any charge, but they became so numerous that he finally decided to charge " one shilling" per meal. On one occasion-a very wet and disagreeable day-Mr. Cook,, of Blanchard, was passing through, wet and hungry, called for a dinner and to have his horse fed; when he came to settle his bill, he was charged two shillings; Mr. Cook laughed at the price, and told him he should have charged 50 cents. This incident illustrates the hospitality and low prices of the early settlers in those days.

The first physician was A. F. Stanley; Capt. Boslow's and A. F. Stanley's families were the first two located in Patterson. The next merchants to succeed Mr. Buel were Lewis & Hare. A post office, named Sylvia, was established here about 1847-48, with either Dr. A. F. Stanley or Mr. Lewis as Postmaster. Subsequently, about 1850, the name of the post office was changed to Patterson, by which name it has since been known. In 1847, the elections which had previously, for years, been held at McVitty's Schoolhouse, were held at Patterson.

The first carpenter to locate here was a Mr. Carr; and Caleb Gardner was the first cooper. The town grew very rapidly, and did a large business in lumber and mercantile trade for several years. About 1848, Isaiah Ickes built a tannery, which did an extensive business for thirty years. During this period, Mr. Ickes was succeeded by Mr. Walker, and he by J. M. Nelson, and the last to conduct the business was Alexander League.

The town now contains a population of about four hundred, with one general store, by M. C. McVitty, who is doing a large and prosperous trade ; one grocery, by J. Swimley; one hotel, by John Perry; one blacksmith shop, by Funk Bros .; one wagon shop, by William Silverthorn; one shoe shop, by P. Woodard; one drug store, by Mr. Phillips; one billiard room, by D. Wilson; one grist mill, which is the building formerly used as the warehouse, which was transformed into a mill in 1863 by a joint-stock com- pany, and subsequently bought by Capt. P. C. Boslow, who was succeeded by John Pouch, of Upper Sandusky, the present proprietor; one saw mill, erected by H. G. Harris in 1847, now owned by Funk Bros., and one cooper shop, by D. R. Timmons. There are two churches, Presbyterian and Methodist, and one good brick schoolhouse with three rooms, erected in 1867 at a cost of about $5,000.

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Forest. - It would appear, from the records at Kenton, that some diffi- culty arose or some peculiar condition of things existed at the time of the survey and laying-out of Forest, as we find recorded that John A. Gormley was appointed a Commissioner by the Court of Common Pleas of Hardin County, at their June term in 1854, to act in the premises under especial authority, and that the survey was made and the town laid off in lots, streets and alleys by J. Harvey Davis, and the same platted and recorded, being duly acknowledged by said John A. Gormley March 13, 1855. The town was incorporated, on petition of fifty-six resident voters, by the Con- missioners, September 6, 1865, since which there have been the following additions, viz. :

Addition by John A. Gormley, September 6, 1866.

Addition by Josiah Smith, September 10, 1867.

Addition by Josiah Smith, January 4, 1868.

Addition by John Campbell (outlots), March 26, 1868.

Addition by John Campbell (outlots), May 31, 1869.

Addition by J. F. Lillibridge, August 25, 1869.

Addition by Hiram Wise, November 8, 1869.

Addition by John Campbell (outlots), November 30, 1869.

Addition by S. F. Moore, December 16, 1869.

Addition by Pearce & Hueston (outlots), September 10, 1867.

Increase of corporation limits by extension, September 7, 1870.

Addition by Isaac Garrett, October 27, 1871.

Addition by Kellogg & Bohannon, December 2, 1871.

Addition by W. M. Pickett, December 2, 1871.

Addition by H. P. Gage, January 25, 1872.

Addition by John Campbell, April 3, 1873.

Addition by. H. O. Hotchkiss, December 14, 1881.

Addition by Henry M. Miller, January 7, 1882.

Addition by Gormley Brothers, April 27, 1882.

The first store in Forest was opened by Dr. Atwood; the second by Josiah Smith.

The first hotel was a frame building, erected and kept by Mr. P. Carson, on the site of the present Forest City House. John Mansfield was the first blacksmith. Dr. J. A. Stansill, the first physician. The Mad River & Lake Erie Railroad was built and the first train ran through here to Kenton July 4, 1846. The Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway was built in 1853-54, and in the latter year, the first train ran through Forest. The crossing of these two railroads here was the cause of the laying out of the town. But the town never grew or enjoyed any great prosperity till about 1870, at which time it seemed to receive a new impetus, and during the last six years has made a rapid growth in population and in business. It now has a population of about 1,200, embracing the following businesses: Three dry goods stores, A. D. Pifer, West & Shott and the New York Store, by M. Berkiwitz; three hardware stores, T. S. Williams, R. C. Wiley & Co., and Beanman & Co .; one general store, by E. Horton; seven groceries; two drug stores; several saloons; one boot and shoe store; two stove and tin stores, one of which-L. Struble-makes a specialty of iron roofing and does an extensive business in that line, he having letters patent for the article of which he is the patentee; one furniture store and undertaker; one fur- niture manufacturer; two harness and saddler shops; two millinery stores; two livery stables; one grist mill, erected about 1879 by Owens Bros., now owned by Henry Merchantell; one saw and planing mill, erected by Young,

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Almy & Co., in 1881, who are still the proprietors and are doing a large business; one warehouse and grain dealer and shipper; two tile manu facturers, Lambright & Fogelsong and Frederick Berlin; four physicians, J. A. Stansill, W. T. Gemmill, W. A. Swimley and Dr. Perce; two at- torneys, R. Rice and B. W. Waltermire; there are two hotels-Scott House and Forest City House; three churches-Methodist Episcopal, Pres- byterian and Methodist Protestant, and one fine, brick union school build- ing, erected in 1872 at a cost of about $7,000.

There is one weekly newspaper called the News. It was established in August, 1875, by J. J. Wilkins, and was conducted by him until Sep- tember 17, 1877, when it was purchased by Harvey S. Horn, the present publisher and proprietor. In August, 1878, the name of the paper was changed to the Review. It now has a circulation of 850, and under the management of its present enterprising and gentlemanly editor, we feel as- sured that the community will be furnished with an excellent local paper, and that its circulation will increase.

SECRET SOCIETIES.

Senate Lodge of F. & A. M., No. 378, Forest, Ohio, was granted a dis- pensation, empowering them with privileges as a lodge, October 17, 1866, for whom a charter was duly granted on October 17, 1867, with the fol- lowing charter members: J. A. Stansill, J. M. Pearce. G. B. Shultz, But- ler Case, J. Heffenan, Alexander Shoemaker, George Stephens, John Camp- bell, R. C. Wiley, A. F. Stanley, W. H. Seymour, D. Case and David New- comb, and officered as follows: J. A. Stansill, W. M .; J. M. Pearce, S. W .; George Stephens, J. W .; A. F. Stanley, Treas .; R. C. Wiley, Sec .; B. Case, S. D .; W. H. Seymour, J. D., and Alexander Shoemaker, T. The lodge meets in Masonic Hall on Tuesday evening on or before each full moon of every month. Present membership, forty-one. Present officers: R. C. Wiley, W. M .; F. B. Reese, S. W .; W. T. Gemmill, J. W .; W. K. Evans, Sec. ; C. W. Wykoff, Treas. ; B. W. Waltermire, S. D .; A. Shoe- maker, J. D., and M. Briggs, T.

Forest Lodge, I. O. O. F., No. 394, was instituted by John A. Lee, G. M., July 17, 1867, with the following charter members: A. W. Worley, John Loubert, J. Van Tilbury, Adam Moore, Amos Waltermire, William Miller, B. W. McClosky, and officered as follows: A. W. Worley, N. G .; J. Loubert, V. G .; B. W. McClosky, R. Sec .; A. S. Waltermire, P. Sec., and Adam Moore, Treas. The lodge meets at the Odd Fellows Hall, in Odd Fellows Block, every Friday evening. Present membership, fifty-six, and officered as follows: W. J. Robey, N. G .; George A. Park, V. G .; Charles G. Wells, Sec., and Joseph L. Shields, Treas.

Hope Encampment, No. 160, Forest, Ohio, was instituted May 8, 1872, by William H. Hazlitt, R. W. G. P., with the following charter members: A. W. Worley, William Miller, W. H. Morris, B. F. Gardner, Solomon Kegg, D. W. Alter and John Loubert. Officers: A. W. Worley, C. P .; D. W. Alter, H. P .; John Loubert, S. W .; Solomon Kegg, J. W .; W. H. Morris, S., and B. F. Gardner, Treas. They meet in Odd Fellows Hall every second and fourth Monday evenings of each month. Present mem- bership, thirty-three. Officers: A. D. Pifer, C. P. H. V. Waltermire, S. W .; A. J. Baker, J. W .; W. H. Herman, S. and S. Zimmerman, Treas.

· Gormley Lodge, Knights of Honor, No. 1955, was instituted, December 31, 1879, by J. B. King, Deputy, of Westerville, Ohio, with the following charter members: C. A. Stockton, W. T. Gemmill, W. A. Van Horn, H.

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S. Horn, T. J. Cellar, E. H. Cook, E. A. Cook, J. A. Pittsford; Jonathan Bowser, J. J. Myer, B. W. Waltermire and D. T. Robey. Officers: B. W. Waltermire, D .; D. T. Robey, V. D .; H. S. Horn, R .; E. H. Cook, F. R., and C. A. Stockton, Treas. They meet in Odd Fellows Hall the first and third Monday evenings of each month. The present membership is twenty- two. Officers: F. B. Reese, D .; McD. Harmas, V. D .; H. S. Horn, R .; C. C. Harman, F. R., and D. W. Taft, Treasurer.

CHURCHES.

Harmony Presbyterian Church, it is believed, was organized in 1848, with the following constituent members: D. H. Warner and wife, Samuel Dunlap and wife, David Armstrong and wife, Robert Armstrong, A. W. Worley and wife, Abraham Clark and wife, Joseph McClurg and wife, Adam McClurg, Robert McMaster and wife, Reuben Gilliland and wife, William Moore and Mr. Allen. The church was organized by Rev. Mr. Clark, who preached a few times and was succeeded by Rev. Messrs. Graham, Emerson, Van Eman and perhaps one or two others. At the or- ganization, A. W. Worley and Samuel Dunlap were chosen Elders. In May, 1857, the church was divided; twenty-seven members, with two others, were organized into the Patterson Church. The name "Harmony" was now dropped, and "Forest" substituted in its place. The church was organized in the house of D. H. Warner, where they continued to worship for a time; then in a little schoolhouse; then in Mr. Warner's barn; then, again, in the schoolhouse, and then in the churches of the Methodist Epis- copal and Methodist Protestant denominations until, in 1876, they erected the church edifice they now occupy, at a cost of about $1,700. The minis- ters who have served this church since the division of the old Harmony Church have been as follows: Revs. R. H. Holliday, W. Dalzell, J. K. Kost, James Pelan, W. M. Reed, R. M. Badeau, Henry Bain, J. B. Strain, W. F. Cellar and T. J. Cellar, the present supply, who has served the churches of Forest and Patterson for ten years. The Elders have been D. H. Warner, Adam McClurg, James Clark, John Alter, Dr. J. A. Stansill, Thomas Clark, D. W. Taft and Henry Schriver. Those now in service are D. H. Warner, John Alter, James Clark, D. W. Taft and Henry Schriver. The Trustees are David Alter, S. P. Zimmerman and Russell Price. The present number of communicants is sixty-five.

Patterson Presbyterian Church was organized May 28, 1857, by Rev R. H. Holliday-just after the division of the old Harmony Church-as- sisted by Elder B. Mansfield, a committee of the Presbytery of Findlay, [with the following members: A. W. Worley and wife, Mrs. Harriet Boslow, Robert McMaster and wife, Miss Sarah Gardner, R. L. Chase and wife, Mrs. Frances McVitty, Mrs. Eliza B. Seymour, Mary A. Donnelly, Shay, E. Kettlewell, Sarah Hempstead, E. A. Clark, M. A. Clark, Isaiah Iches and wife, D. S. Kellogg, Isabella Kellogg, Richard Sanford, William Fitch and wife, Ann Huston, Ann Watt, Emily Ward, Margaret Howey and William B. Shoemaker and wife. A. W. Worley and Isaiah Iches were chosen Ruling Elders. The present church edifice was erected in 1856. P. C. Boslow, R. L. Chase and A. W. Worley were the Building Com- mittee. In April, 1871, a difficulty arose and a separation was the result, seventeen members taking letters to other churches. The ministers who have served this church are Revs. R. H. Holliday, W. Dalzell, J. K. Kost, James Pelan, W. M. Reed, R. M. Badeau, Henry Bain, J. B. Strain, W. H. Hounell, and T. J. Cellar, who has served the church ten years. The

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Elders have been A. W. Worley, Isaiah Iches, William H. Seymour, Will- iam Fitch, John Funk, E. H. Beardsley, Robert McMaster, Nicholas Iches, James B. Pool, George P. Codding, R. S. Latham and J. W. Iches. Those now in active service are W. H. Seymour, James B. Pool, R. S. Latham and J. W. Iches. Trustees, W. H. Seymour, J. W. Iches and Abram Hemmerly. The present membership is fifty.

Forest Methodist Protestant Church, it is believed, was organized in the fall of 1869, by Rev. Mr. Evans. The organization took place in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and consisted of the following members: Dr .- J. T. Lillibridge and wife, Sidney Moore and wife, Thompson Moore and wife, Mrs. D. B. Branch, Miss Miriam Mansfield, Mrs. Harlow Cook, Elnora Cook, George Bushong, Maggie Liles, Mrs. Martha Pearce, Mrs. Fanny Campbell, Eli Wells and wife, Richard Wells, Mrs. George Stephens, Anna Stephens, E. W. McClosky and wife, Thomas Callahan and wife, Augustus Caverly and wife, Miss Mercy Caverly, Dr. J. T. Gemmill and wife, John Wells and possibly a few others. They held services occasion- ally in the Methodist Episcopal Church until the summer of 1870, when they erected their present neat and commodious brick church, at a cost of about $4,000. The ministers who have served as pastors are Revs. Evans, Adams, Baker, Thrailkill, R. K. Davis, W. M. Creamer, Dr. J. Flood, Cadwallader, W. R. Seuman and A. A. Munson, who is the present pastor in charge. The first Class Leader was Eli Wells; the present one now in service is Samuel Bushong. Present membership is over one hundred. A good Sabbath school is connected with the church, with an average at- tendance of about seventy, with Samuel Bushong as Superintendent.

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The history of Hardin county, Ohio, Part 74

Author: Warner Beers & co., Chicago, pub Publication date: 1883 Publisher: Chicago : Warner Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1076

Author: Warner Beers & co., Chicago, pub
Publication date: 1883
Publisher: Chicago : Warner Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1076