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Wickhizer, John H., Warren p. o., Conewango, was born in Monroe county in the year 1843, and came to Warren in 1869. He enlisted at Wilkesbarre in June. 1861, in Company F, Seventh Pennsylvania Reserves, was captured at Charles City Cross Roads, in the seven days fight in 1862, and served in the Confederate prisons at Libby and Belle Isle, where he was exchanged, and afterwards discharged for disability. He then re-enlisted in the 8th N. Y. Heavy Artillery, and served to the close of the war. In 1871 Mr. Wickhizer married Mary M., a daughter of Philip Trushel, by whom he has had two children. He is a contracting carpenter and joiner of Warren, and now resides in Glade. He is also a respected member of the Evangelical Church.
Wilcox, Daniel F., Russell p. o., Farmington, is a farmer, and was born in Cone- wango township January 18, 1839. He is a son of Thomas and Sophronia (Spencer) Wilcox. His paternal grandparents were Thomas and Lydia (Dibble) Wilcox, who set- tled in Conewango township about 1820. They had a family of twelve children-Mary A., Thomas, jr., Prudence, Phebe, Tabor, Lovisa, Angeline, Susan, Rockwell, Lodema,
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John, and Henry. The maternal grandfather of Daniel F. Wilcox was Abner Spencer, who was also among the first settlers of Conewango. Thomas Wilcox, jr., cleared and improved a farm in Conewango which is now owned by Daniel F. He had a family of five children born to him-Daniel F., Uretta, now Mrs. G. H. Pierson ; Salina J., now Mrs. W. Filer; George, Caroline, now Mrs. Daniel Grunder ; and Mathesia, de- ceased. Daniel F. Wilcox was reared in Conewango, where he resided until 1874, he then removed to Farmington, to the farm which he now owns and occupies. He was married March 26, 1874, to Rose Kiker, a daughter of Conrad and Sophia (Gross) Kiker. They have had two children born to them-George C., and Frank C.
Williams, John W., of Columbus, was born in Westfield, Chautauqua county, N. Y., in 1817. He was a son of Alvin and Sylvia (Curtis) Williams, who were natives of Massachusetts, and settled in Chautauqua county, N. Y., where they died. John W. Williams settled in Crawford county, in the tanning business, in 1868, and in 1869 he settled in Columbus, and erected his present fine factory, and also purchased a large lumber tract. He has done an extensive business and now tans some fifteen hundred hides per week, giving employment to about fifteen hands. Mr. Williams retired from business in January, 1886. His son, Frank Williams, continues the business. John W. Williams was married in 1844 to Emma Wheeler. They have had a family of three children born to them-Earl, Frank, Ida, who married C. A. Blakeslee. Mr. Williams first embarked in the mercantile business in 1837, and in the tanning business in 1857.
Wilson, George T., Garland p. o., Pittsfield, a practical miller, was born in Cato, Cayuga county, N. Y., in 1815, and settled in Pine Grove in 1832 with his parents, Joel and Sally (Ladow) Wilson. Sally was born in Cayuga county, N. Y., and Joel, her husband, was born in Vermont. They were married in Cayuga county, N. Y., in 1813, and had a family of thirteen children born to them, five of whom are now living -George T., Sarah, Polly, Cecilia, and Lyman D. Joel died in 1866. Sally, his wife, died in 1871. One of their sons, Lyman D., enlisted and served in the late war. George T. was married in 1842 to Betsey Miller, who was born in Canandaigua, N. Y. She died in Ohio in 1863, leaving two daughters, of whom only one in now living- Sarah Jane. Mr. Wilson was again married, in 1864, to Mrs. Augusta Pike. the widow of James Pike, and by her has had one child-Jeanette. George T. Wilson settled in Garland in 1877, and in 1885 he became the partner of G. W. Brockway in the general milling, grain, and flour trade. They now occupy the mill which was built by Mr. An- drews.
Wollaston, James F., Stoneham p. o., Mead, is a carpenter, and was born in what is now Forrest county June 15, 1849. He was a son of James and Rachel (Tuthill) Wollaston. He was reared in Warren county, where he learned his trade, which occupa- tion he has followed since 1876. He located in Mead township in 1880, and was mar- ried December 13, 1880, to Mary J. McKee, born April 27, 1853, a daughter of Samuel and Martha McKee, of Titusville. They have had a family of three children born to them-James E., born January 16, 1882 ; Mary J., born March 19, 1883; Samuel L., born April 6, 1885.
Woodburn, William J., Brokenstraw, N. Y., p. o., Freehold, was born in Philadel- phia in 1823, and settled in Warren county in 1833. He married Joicey Way, of New York, and by her had a family of four children-Ella (Eggleston, deceased), Mary (Finch, deceased), Kate (Wood), and Earl H. His father, James Woodburn, was born in Ireland, and was a weaver by trade. He married Mary Porter, by whom he had a family of seven children, six of whom are now living.
Wright, Aaron P., Lander p. o., Farmington, was born in St. Lawrence county, N. V., March 14, 1818. He was a son of Aaron and Cornelia (Rose) Wright. He settled in Pine Grove township in 1839, and engaged in lumbering, and in 1846 located in Farmington on the farm on which he now resides. He was married in 1845 to Mary J. Newman, a daughter of Jeremiah C. and Nancy (Marsh) Newman, and a grand- daughter of John Marsh, a native of New Jersey, who settled in what is now Farm- ington in 1800. By his marriage Mr. Wright has had a family of seven children-Ida, Nancy C., Inez, Marion A., Louisa, Belle (deceased), and Mittie.
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Wright, David, Sugar Grove p. o., was a son of Adam and Gertrude (Hunter) Wright, who were married in England, and settled in Sugar Grove. They had a family eleven children born to them, only one of whom is now living-David. Adam Wright was a cotton spinner in his early life, and his children followed the same occupation un- til settlement. David was born in Preston, Lancashire, England, May 7, 1818. He married Anna Read in 1841. She was born in Fabius, Onondaga county, N. Y., Nov. 15, 1822. They have had a family of ten children born to them-George B., Harriet E., Sarah A., David H., Ephraim M., Lois E., Mary A., Martha E., Belle, and Henry. Anna was a daughter of Zacheus B. and Sally C. (Dean) Read, who settled in Clymer, N. Y., where Zacheus died, leaving a widow and eight children.
Wright, George B., Sugar Grove p. o., a farmer and lumber manufacturer ; was born in Sugar Grove in 1843, and married Matilda Gifford, of North East, in 1868; she was born in 1843. They have had four children-Betsey E., Nettie A., Guy Allen, and Georgiana A. Matilda was a daughter of Ebenezer and Betsey Gifford; they came from Saratoga county, N. Y., and settled in Warren county in 1835. Betsey was born in 1800, and died in 1868 in North East, leaving five children. George B. was a son of David and Anna (Read) Wright ; they have had a family of ten children. She was born in Fabius, Onondaga county, N. Y .; he was born in Manchester, England, and came to America with his parents and settled in Massachusetts as a cotton-spinner, and in 1835 settled in Sugar Grove as farmers, where they died. They had a family of eleven chil- dren, all now dead but David.
Wright, Mrs. Laura, Freehold p. o., formerly Laura Pierce, of New York, and widow of Edward Wright, was born in 1837, and married in 1866, and died in 1877, leaving a family of two children-Albert and Clifton.
Wright, Oliver O., Columbus, was born in Columbus in 1848. He was a son of Jacob and Clarissa (Davis) Wright. Jacob was born in 1803, and his wife Clarissa was born in Rush, Genesee county, in 1813. They were married in 1832, and that same year settled in Columbus. They had a family of ten children, seven of whom are now living, five sons and two daughters. Jacob, the father, died July 1, 1882. Clarissa was a daughter of James and Mary (Jewett) Davis. James was born in England, and his wife, Mary, was born in Connecticut. Oliver O. Wright, was married in 1872 to Mary Jane Williamson, of Ohio. They have had a family of three children born to them- Clarissa G., Jacob W., and William C.
Wright, Stephen B., Bear Lake p. o., Freehold, was born in Chenango county, N. Y., 1818, and settled in Warren county in 1834. He was married in 1839 to Caroline Lopus, by whom he had a family of ten children, seven of whom are now living. Mr. Wright is a carpenter by trade. His father, Joseph Wright, married Sally Brooks, and to them were born seven children, three of whom are now living. Mrs. Wright's father, Isaac Lopus, was born in 1792, and served in the War of 1812, and now draws a pension. The list of the names of the children of Stephen B. Wright is as follows : Chester O. Wright, born in the year 1843, was married in the year 1864 to Rosa J. Walker. Mary E. Wright, born in the year 1845, was married in the year 1864 to Rev. Lucius Markham. Julia L. Wright, born in the year 1849, was married in the year 1871 to Harrison D. Hotchkiss, and died in the year 1874. Rosella R. Wright, born in the year 1852, was married in the year 1870 to Rev. James W. Wilson. Sarah J. Wright, born in the year 1852, was married in the year 1871 to Oscar H. Wilson. Joseph B. Wright, born in the year 1854, and died in the year 1857. Laura F. Wright, born in the year 1856, was married in the year 1878 to George N. Dorn. Clara A. Wright, born in the year 1858, was married in the 1878 to Thomas R. Hinckley. Cyrus N. Wright, born in the year 1860, and died in the year 1861. Ephraim L. Wright, born in the year 1865, and lives at home, is now twenty-one years old.
Yagle, George, Warren p. o., Pleasant, is a farmer, and was born in Alsace, France, May 28, 1840. He was a son of George and Barbara (Offerlee) Yagle, who settled in Pleasant township in 1847. He was reared in Pleasant township from the age of six years, and was married April 24, 1866, to Mary Riwa, a daughter of John and Emelien (Schuler) Riwa, who were natives of Alsace, France, who settled in Warren in 1846.
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His father was a cooper by trade, a business which he followed for many years. He is still residing in Warren. He had a family of four children who grew to maturity - Emeline (now Mrs. Mathis Gutzler), ' hn, Elizabeth ( " Mrs. Adam Shaffer), and Mary. By his marriage Mr. Yagle has a family . f seven children-George, Mary, Louis, Fred and Frank (twins), John, anu ChaNie. Mr. Yagle settled on the farm which he now occupies in r872, all of which he has cleared and improved himself. He and his wife and their family are members of the Lutheran Church of Warren.
Yagle, William, Warren p. o., Pleasant, is a farmer, and was born in Pleasant town- ship July 13, 1849. He was a son of George and Barbara (Offerle) Yagle, who were natives of Alsace, France, who came to Warren county about 1847, and settled in Pleas- ant township, on the farm which is now owned by John Peterson, where the father re- sided until the time of his death. They had two children who grew to maturity, George and William. William was reared in Pleasant township, where he has always resided. He was married in 1871, to Mary Schirck, a daughter of Jabob and Catherine (Schuler) Schirck, and by her has had a family of two children -Hattie B., and Carrie L.
Young, W. J., Garland p. o., Eldred, was born in Eldred in 1849. He is a farmer, and owns a farm of fifty acres. He married Effie Brown, who died March 10, 1883, leaving one child, Effie E. He married his second wife, Ida M. Klinger, in 1885. His father, Jacob Young, was born in Ohio, December 4, 1802, and married Margaret Mc- McCrea, of Titusville, October 22, 1829, and died November 16, 1873. He had a fam- ily of ten children, seven of whom are now living. The father and five of his sons served in the war of the rebellion, and one of his sons, Robert, was killed at the battle of Gettysburg.
Yates, George, a general merchant, of Columbus, Warren county, and at present a member of the firm of Yates & Smith, was born in Columbus borough, on January 17, 1853, and was a son of Judge G. V. N. and Lucy A. (Smith) Yates. Lucy was a daugh- ter of Elijah Smith, of Chenango county, N. Y. They were married at Columbus, and Judge G. V. N. died February 14, 1876, leaving a widow and six children -Lelia M., George, Emma A., W. V. N., Mary B., and Minnie E. Mr. Yates was a manufacturer and dealer in harness, and was elected sheriff of the county in 1855. He also served as judge of the county for one term, and was president of the First National Bank of Corry. George Yates became engaged in the mercantile business in 1872, in Butler county, and in 1875 came to Columbus, where he became engaged in the drug business, sold his in- terest in the same and went to Jamestown, N. Y., and in 1878 he returned to Columbus, where he became engaged in the general mercantile business, and is now a member of firm of Yates & Smith. In 1881 he married Jennie S. Purcel, of Schoolcraft, Mich., and have two children-G. V. N. Yates and Lucy J. Yates. He was elected treasurer of Warren county, November 3, 1886.
Dawson, William R., was born in Allegheny township, Venango county, in 1844, and in 1866 located in Tidioute; since that time has been engaged in mercantile busi- ness ; in January, 1866, was appointed postmaster by the president.
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A CADEMY lands leased, 124. Act of Legislature providing for laying out towns, 123. Actnal settlement law of April 3, 1792, 122. Adlum, John, his letter to Governor Mifflin, 117. Agricultural Societies, history of, 269. "Show," the first, 269. Fair, first annual, 272. Premiums, names of those to whom awarded, 270. implements, 275. Alden, Timothy, founded Allegheny College, 138.
Allegheny steamboat, built by Archibald Tan- ner and David Dick, 149.
Allen, O. C., biography of, 683. Animals, kinds found, 16.
Answer to Cornplanter's speech to Supreme Executive Council, 104.
Assessor in 1806, 131.
Assessor in 1808, 136. Attorneys, names and place of residence of, 314.
B ARNES, E., biography of, 635. Bartholomew, Benjamin, brief sketch of, 318.
" Battle of the Fallen Timber," 120. Beaty, David, biography of, 609. Bench and Bar, chapter on, 311. Benedict, Willis B., biography of, 629. Bill introduced for independent organization of Warren township, 141. Biography of Allen, O. C., 683. Barnes, E., 635. Beaty, David, 609. Benedict, Willis B., 629. Blodget, A. C., M. D., 634. Brown, R., 647 Currie, Joshua T., 627. Curwen, John, M. D., 605. Davis, Alpheus J., 628. Dinsmoor, Charles, 650. Dunham, M. B., 644. Eldred, N. B., 639. Graham, Samuel M., 685.
Biography of Gray, Robert M., 664. Grandin, Samnel, 638. Grossenburg, Samuel, 663. .
Hall, Orris, 649. Hall, Chapin, 659.
Harmon, Hosea, 666.
Hertzel, Andrew, 652.
Hunter, O. H., 646.
Irvine, Doctor William A., 671.
Jackson, William M., 672.
Jamieson, Hugh A., 660.
Johnson, S. P., 686. Mckinney, Peter, 626.
McGraw, Michael, 643.
Marsh, William S., 632.
Miles, Robert, 636.
Merritt, Hon. Charles C., 624.
Nesmith, B., 681.
Orr, Richard S., 678.
Rogers, Alson, 633. Roy, James, 637.
Rouse, Hon. Henry R., 679.
Sanford, J. G., 676. Scofield, Glenni W., 616.
Sechriest, J. C., 688.
Shortt, W. H., 690.
Stone, Charles W., 613.
Struthers, Thomas, 599. Tanner, Archibald, 621.
Thompson, Robert, 689.
Watson, Lewis Findlay, 606.
Walton, John, 673. Wetmore, C. C., 658.
Wetmore, Hon. Lansing, 656.
Wetmore, Hon. L. D., 610. White, Jay, 655. Whitman, John, 669.
Block-house erected at Warren 1795, 131. Blodget, A. C., M.D., biography of, 634.
" Blue Throat," an Indian, died at an extreme old age, 149.
Boroughs, date of the incorporation of, 269.
Boundary line, a new one established, 156. Boundaries, original of Warren county, 126. Braddock's disastrous campaign, 68. Brant, his letter to Governor Simcoe, 116. Brokenstraw township, history of, 401.
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Brokenstraw township, Andrews, Robert, pioneer settler of, 402.
boundaries of, 401. derivation of name of, 401.
early business in, 411.
ecclesiastical, 418. Irvine borough of, 416.
Mckinney, John, first resident settler of. 402. municipal history of, 412.
Rouse Hospital, 412.
sehools of, 417.
settlers arriving between 1806 and 1820, 408. list of tax-payers in 1816, 140. erection of, 127.
it becomes the first election district of Crawford, 127.
the sole township of Warren county, 127.
Brown, R., biography of, 647. Burying the leaden plate with inscription en- graved thereon, 62.
C IABLE, James, brief sketch of, 321.
Celeron and party arrived on the site of the town of Warren, 61.
Chambers, James, late colonel, 90.
Chapman, John, started in 1797, 153.
Cherry Grove township, history of, 583. boundary of, 584. early settlers in, 584. Garfield, village in, 585.
Church, Judge Gaylord, fourth judge, 312. Civil List, chapter on, 294. County officers, list of, 295. National Government, officers of, 294. State Government, offieers of, 295. Township officers, list of, 299.
Clark, Perry D., brief sketch of, 321.
Columbus township, history of, 483. early settlers, 483. hotels of, 489. schools and churches of, 491.
the Equitable Aid Union of America, 490. the tannery, 490.
Commissioners' report to Supreme Executive Council, 90.
Companies incorporated from 1836 to 1840, 155.
Conewango township, history of, 394. boundaries of, 394. early pioneers of, 395. first settlers of, 394. first township election of, 395.
land owners in, 397. list of taxable inhabitants in 1822, 395. North Warren Asylum, 399. North Warren, 398. origin of name, 394. surface of, 398. list of tax-payers in 1816, 139.
" Conewango Emigrant," first newspaper pub- lished in Warren, 149.
Conewango and Brokenstraw creeks declared public navigable streams, 124.
Cooper, Charles L., brief sketch of, 323. Cornplanter becomes conspicuous, 81.
attempt of whites to steal from his party, 106. choice of lands promised by General Assembly, 106.
Day's sketch of this great chieftain's life, 107. death in 1836, 154. his arrival at Philadelphia, 97.
speech to Supreme Executive Council, 98. his meeting with President Washington, 105.
his friendship for George Washington, 109 his settlement on new lands, 107.
monument to his memory, 166. new village, name of, 107.
petition to State for protection, 97. sold a large tract of land, 99. started for Philadelphia, 97. Thomas Mifflin's letter to, 97.
Cornplanter's remarkable little speech at Fort Franklin, 122.
Cornplanter, death of, 154.
Cornplanter's lands declared exempt from tax- ation in 1822, 146.
Cornplanter's lands taxed without anthority, 147.
Cornplanter's reservation, 111.
Cornplanter turns against the Americans, 110. Corydon township, history of, 559. boundary of, 559. early settlers of, 559. ecclesiastical, 565. educational, 565. the village of Corydon and its business, 563. County buildings, etc., 253.
Court-house, first one established 1825, 149.
Court-house, new one built, 256.
Court-house, the new one finished and dedi- cated, 257.
Court, first term of, 143.
Court of Appeals held in the house of Robert Andrews in 1808, 136.
Court of Appeals ordered to be held at the house of Daniel Jackson in 1807, 134.
Court-house, the first, 255.
Crawford county organized, 126.
Crawford county, temporary attachment of Warren county to, 126. Currie, Joshua T., biography of. 627.
Curtis, Hlon. Carlton B., ordered to recruit a regiment of soldiers, 165.
Cuskakushing, an old Indian town, S8. Curtis, Carlton B., brief sketch of, 317. Curwen, John, M. D., biography of, 605.
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D ALRYMPLE, Mark C., the first sheriff, 143. Davis, Alpheus J., biography of, 628. Death of Cornplanter in 1836, 154. Deerfield township, history of, 453. borough of Deerfield, organization of, 461. first school held in, 455. Grandin, Samuel, 463, 638. hotels of, 465. list of Methodist ministers in, 456.
mercantile interests of, 464. physicians, past and present, of, 466. post-office of, 466.
prominent men of, short sketches of, 457.
Defeat of General St. Clair's army November, 1791, 115.
Depredations by savages, 115.
Devil's Hole massacre, 73. Dickson, put to trial, 145.
Dinsmoor, Charles, biography of, 650.
Drake. Colonel E. L., prominent in oil regions, 289. Dunham, M. B., biography of, 644. Dunkle, John W., brief sketch of, 322.
Dunn, Jeremiah, hung himself, 149.
Dwellings, utilizing the rooms of for public purposes, 253.
H NIGHTY - THIRD Regiment, history of, 195. Eldred, N. B., biography of, 639.
Eldred, Judge N. B., third judge, 312.
Eldred township, history of, 545. boundary of, 545. early set.lers of, 545. first hotel in Grand Valley, 549. Grand Valley, village in, 548. industries, early ones in, 547. schools and churches in, 549. Elk township, history of, 498. boundary of, 498. coal bed in, 499. first roads in, 500. first settlers of, 501. Indians of, partial history of, 510. township officers, 500.
English dominion, 72. neglect and ill-treatment of red men by, 72. uprising of Indians against, 72. last attack of Senecas upon, 73. Era of formation, 125. European discoveries, etc., 21. Excitement in first court, 143.
ARMINGTON township, history of, 586. boundary of, 586. business interests in, 589. churches and schools in, 591. early settlement« in, 586. post-office in, 591. schools and churches in, 591.
Fifty-eighth Regiment, history of, 192. Forests, character of, 15.
Fort Du Quesne, when built, etc., 65.
Fort Niagara, origin of, 57.
Fort Stanwix, treaty of, 85.
Forty-second Regiment, Bucktail Rifles, history of, 179.
Frazine, George N., brief sketch of, 322. Freehold township, history of, 523. Bear Lake, village in, 529. present business interests in, 530. boundary of, 523.
Irvine, James, first permanent settler in, 524. Lottsville, town in, 528. Wrightsville, village in, 527.
Wright, Joshua, brief mention of, 526. French, first white men to explore around Lake Erie, 22.
French progress, 35.
French dominion, 56.
French Creek, 86.
French, final defeat of, 70.
English took formal possession of their lands 1760. 71. English and French War closed 1763, 72.
1 RAY, Robert M., biography of, 664. C Galbraith, Hon. John, fifth judge, 312. Grossenburg, Samuel, biography of, G63. Grandin, Samuel, biography of, 638. Glade township, history of, 550.
boundary of, 550. Cobham, George A., mention of, 557. early settlements in, 550. early mills, etc., in, 557.
hotels in, 558. post-office, 558. schools and churches in, 558. Graham, Samuel M., biography of, 685.
H TACKNEY, Colonel Joseph, his bill to Legislature in 1819, 141. Hall, Orris, biography of, 649.
Hall, Chapin, biography of, 659.
Hall, Josiah, brief sketch of, 318.
Hard times following War of 1812-15, 138.
Harmon, Hosea, biography of, 666.
Hatchets, description of, 26. Hazeltine, Abner, brief sketch of, 317.
Hertzel, Andrew, biography of, 652.
Higgins, George H., brief sketcli of, 322. Hinckley, Watson D., brief sketch of, 322. Hook murder trial, 147.
Hunter, O. H., biography of, 646.
INCREASE remarkable from 1806 to 1816, 141.
Independent company militia of 1862, 252. Independent Company C. (infantry), 250. Indians, early tribes, 17. Information derived from the docket, 146. Inn-keepers, names of, 150.
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Iroquois title to Warren county, 58. Iroquois, history of, 28.
Irvine, Dr. William A., biography of, 671. Irvine, William, agent, his note of distances around Conewango, 89.
Irvine, General, explores new purchases, 86.
.J ACKSON, William M., biography of, 672. Jackson, Daniel, and Giles White licens- ed to keep the first public houses, 132. Jail breakers, reminiscences coneerning, 254. Jail, the first, 253.
Jail, the second, 255.
Jamieson, Hugh A., biography of, 660. Jeffers, J. Ensign, his letter to the people, 98. Jemison, Mary, the white woman living among Indians, 75. Johnson, S. P., biography of, 686.
Joncaire and his trappers, 59. Judges, late, names of, 313.
K AHQUAHS and Eries exterminated, 23. Kier, Samuel M., mention of, 287. Kinnear, J. W., brief sketch of, 323. Kinzua township, history of, 475. boundary of, 475. early settlements, 475. ecclesiastical, 482. educational, 482. first settler in, 476. postmasters of, 482. present business interests, 480. village of, 479.
" Know Nothings," 158.
Knox, General, arrived at Cornplanters' "up- per town," 111.
ANDS, extraordinary rich in vicinity of Conewango River, 112.
Largest regiment of Warren county men, 196. Le Boeuf (now Waterford), why so called, 64. Le Griffon (the Gritlin), when built, etc., 36. Limestone township, history of, 493.
biographical sketches of prominent set- tlers of, 496. early settlers of, 495. Harmony Society, sketch of, 495.
Limestone organized in 1829, 149. Lindsey, Wilton M., brief sketch of, 321. Lytle & Merrick, oil well of, 257.
cKINNEY, Peter, biography of, 626. McGraw, Michael, biography of, 643. Mad Anthony, 121. Marsh, William S., biography of, 632. Marsh, Hugh, the assessor in 1806, 131. Massaere, Devil's Hole, 73. Mead township, history of, 576. boundary of, 576. churches and schools in, 582. Clarendon borough in, 579. Clarendon village in, 582. schools and churches in, 582. settlement and early condition of, 577.
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