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V MeAlister, Robert HI., 1818-19. Y MeAlister, William, Sr., F., G., 1782-1818. McGary, John, 1805-7. Page, Abraham (2), 1796. Rumbaugh, George (2), 1796. Sellers, Joseph, Sr. (2), 1802-25. Sellers, Samuel, 1816.
Shellenberger, David, 1814-31. Shellenberger, John, 1794. Shellenberger, John, Sr., 1796-1831. Shellenberger, Peter, 1809-30.
Smith, George, 1826-27.
Snyder, John K., 1809-13, 1820-22.
Stuttz, John, 1818. Thompson, James, Jr., F., G. (2), 1790-91; (1), 1792-94.
Thompson, John, 1828-31.
Thompson, Peter, 1817-30. Turner, John & William, 1817-19.
Walters, Christopher, 1795-96.
Warden, Joseph, 1796.
Watt, Ilngh (2), 1793.
Watt, John (2), 1805-7; (1), 1809-10.
Whitmore, John, 1785, 1814-16.
Wikle, George, 1826. Wiley, William, 1796.
Wilt, Adam, Sr., 1785-88, 1809-10, 1814-16, 1823- 25; (2), 1805-7.
SAW-MILLS.
Auker, Jacob, 1793-1815.
Auker, Jacob, Jr,, 1818-31. L
Barnett, Henry, 1786.
Bolinger, Daniel, 1816-22.
Boyer, Valentine, heirs, 1827-28.
Brenesholtz, John, 1826-28.
Brubaker, John, Jr., 1817-22.
Bumberger, Benjamin, 1791-93.
Cargill, David, 1795-1800. Cookson, Joseph, 1802. Davis, Joshua, 1805-31.
Dimm, Henry, 1828-31. Evans, Lonis & Frederick, 1803 -31.
Evey, Peter, 1820-25. Graybill, Jacob, 1778-79. Graybill, John, 1778-91. Haines, Frederick, 1810-13.
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Hann, Michael, 1805-9.
Jordan, Thomas, F., G., 1779-99.
Kohler, Andrew, 1821-31. Lemon, Ulrich, 1826 .28.
Lighter, Joseph, 1823 27. Lininger, Philip, 1818-31.
Mealy, Samuel, 1831. Moore, bonght of Toops, 1815-16.
McAlister, John, 1826-31. .
McAlister, William, Sr., 1786-1819. / McComb, Henry, 1814.
MeConnel, Henry, Sr., 1815-31.
MeCully, Thomas, 1809-13.
Patton, James, 1796-1806.
Phillips, Abraham, 1791-95.
Rapp, Peter, 1827-31.
Rough, Jacob, 1829-31.
Roush, John, 1820-28. Row, George, 1817-19.
Sellers, Jacob, Jr., 1814-28.
Sellers, Joseph, Sr., 1804-31.
Shellenberger, Christian, Jr., 1829-31.
Shellenberger, David, 1805-7. Shellenberger, John, 1788-1800. Shellenberger, John, Sr., 1796-1831. Shrock, Philip, Sr., 1802-3.
Siders, Peter, 1823. Snyder, John K., 1817-22. Stall, William, 1820-24. Sutton, Isaac, 1820-22, '24. Thompson, Peter, 1824-31.
Toops, John, 1814-15.
Vanormer, Joshua, 1825-31.
Warden, Joseph, 1795. Watt, James, 1797-1804. Whitmore, John, 1790-1818. Wilt, George, 1795. Witmer, John, 1829. Witmer, John & Martha, 1820-22, 1828-30. Zellars, Benjamin, 1820-30.
TANNERIES AND TANNERS.
Bonsall, Benjamin, 1802-7. Bonsall, Jacob, 1809-10. Casselbury, Benjamin, 1811-12. Curran, William, 1822-25. Foreman, Jacob, 1811-13. Foreman, Sammel, 1813. Hurl, John, 1825. Mackin, Samuel, 1796-99. MeGranahan, James, 1817-19. North, James, 1811-31. North, John, 1822. Rumbangh, Sammel, 1821-23. Shellenberger, David, 1814-28. Shellenberger, John, Jr., 1829-31. Swartz, Matthias, Jr., 1796-99. Thompson, Robert, Sr., 1830-31. Vance, Richard, 1816.
Vanormer, Josha, 1817. Yeager, Adam, 1823.
INNS OR TAVERNS.
Mtchley, John, 1831. Benner, Henry, 1831.
Burchfield, Aquilla, Jr., 1796.
Groathonse, William, 1799. Holman, John & Michael, 1818. Holman, Michael, 1820, '31.
Lichtenthaler, Matthias, 1797.
Mackin, Samuel, 1795.
Marshall, Widow, 1829-31. Miller, Samuel, 1818, '20. Montgomery, John, 1818-19, 1831.
Myers, Christian, 1831.
. McGary. John, 1823-31.
MeMurray, James, 1796. Ramsey, Manassa, 1810. Reed, William, 1831. Shell, Joseph, 1825-27, '31.
Showers, Adam, 1823, '25. Stewart, Widow, 1831.
Thompson, John, 1831.
Walters, John, 1796-98. Wangh, William, 1826-27. Zimmerman, Christian, 1823.
HEMP MACHINE. Whitmore, Jolin, 1809-16.
The only grist-mill in the township of Green- wood at present, is owned by J. T. Dimm & Bro., at Dimmville. Application for the tract of two hundred and twenty-one aeres was made October 20, 1768, by Stephen Marshall, of Chester County, who conveyed it November 1, the same year, to his son Thomas. It was ad- joining a tract of Jolm Minshall. The tract was patented as " Fertile Valley," July 17, 1795, and sold to David Cargill, with the mills, mill-houses, etc. David Cargill had warranted one hundred and sixty-five aeres on the heads of the Cocolamus December 15, 1785, on which was built soon after a saw-mill. He had located on another tract near this land in 1774. It all passed to his son James, who sold the property to John Jacob and Samuel Dimm, who in 1839 erceted the present mill. The store was built in 1854, and kept by John Dimm and his son, J. F. Dimm. The post- office was established in March, 1878, with J. T. Dime, postmaster.
David Cargill died on the farm, and left two sons, James and John, the latter settled on a
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farm between Joseph Nipples and James Cox. James settled on the mill property and had sey- eral sons, the most of whom went west. Wil- liam is now living in Mifflin County.
The tract of land now owned by the heirs of Adam Wilt and by Gibson Weimer and others, was warranted by Leonard Pfoutz February 25, 1768, who sold the traet to John Crain, from whom Grain's Run takes its name ; Crain sold it to Michael Wilt Jannary 25, 1772. It is mentioned as being in Penn township, Michael Wilt conveyed it to Adam Wilt weaver of Bethel township, Lancaster County, September 7, 1773. The property afterwards passed to Adam Wilt, a son and Catharine, the wife of Ilenry Dinmm, about 1805. Heury Dimm settled upon a part of the traet and died there October 10, 1816, aged seventy years. His sons were John, James and Samnel, who, about 1835, purchased the Car- gill grist-mill which has been continued by the family from that time.
As early as 1811, a saw-mill was erected on the property of Henry Dimm, which was con- tinned many years. A distillery was also upon the place, and a few years before the purchase of the present mills, the brothers were operating a gri-t-mill and saw-will on the site where George Wilt was running a grist-mill in 1774, and now where George Marks lives on the State Road.
Adam Wilt, the brother-in-law of Henry Dinn, and sou of Adam Wilt, Sr., settled on the farm now owned by the heirs of Adam Wilt deceased, a son of Adam Wilt, who pur- chased abont 1805. His children were Joseph, AAdam, Jacob, Frederick, Eve, Eliza, Sarah and Hannah. They mostly settled in the vicinity and died there.
A tract of one hundred aud six aeres near the Wilt property was warranted to Michael Metzger, April 27, 1774, who conveyed it March 7, 1799, to James Rafter, who sold it to Adam Wilt October 8, 1805. The changes of years again brought it back to the families, who still own it.
Edward MeConnell took ont a warrant for land at the Seven Star Tavern about 1763, and built the first hewed log cabin in that section of the country. He had been liv-
ing in his house but three weeks, when he was compelled to fly with the other settlers to Carlisle.
He returned in 1767, and at that thne Henry McConnell, his brother, took up on warrant, November 2, 1767, one hundred and twenty- two acres of land adjoining Edward McConnell, and described as being in the Cocolamus settle- ment. The Edward MeQuinn and Leonard Pfontz tracts were adjoining. This tract was patented November 5, 1785, as Mount Pleasant, Edward McConnell left a son, Henry, who set- tled upon the tract and sold it, in 1838, to Wil- liam Cox, whose son Paul now resides upon it, and near the old log house, which is still stand- ing. The sons of Edward McConnell were Henry, William, James and Howe. J. II. Me- Connell, now living in the township, is a son of Henry.
Paul Cox, a merchant of Philadelphia, took up land north of the Seven Star Tavern before the Revolution, and his brother William settled upon it. The sons of William were Alexander, William, Paul, John and Charles. Alexander and Jolin went West ; William was a millwright, and for many years did not purchase land, but later bought a farm where Brown & Furrey now reside. On this place he built a tammery and continmed it many years, and sold to Joseph Seiber, who, after a few years, abandoned it. In 1838 he bought the Edward McConnell farm, where his son Paul now lives. Of his other sons, William was many years a justice of the peace, and now resides with his son-in-law, Joseph Nipple. James lives on the old Henry McConnell warrant. Paul, son of William, who settled here first, was assessed on land in 1790, and owned a distillery. He died on the place, and left sons-Lewis, William, David, Thomas and John. The Seven Star Tavern was built in 1818 by Peter Stroup. It has been kept by several, and since 1860 has been kept by Thom- as Cox.
Church Cox, a brother of William and Paul, also settled about the same time with the Me- Connells, on a tract of land lying cast of the Wilt and Dim tracts, now owned by Jona- than Frey and Henry Miller. He had several sons, who all went West.
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Joseph Castle, a native of Londonderry, Fre- land, emigrated to this country about 1778 and purchased a tract of land on one of the branches of Cocolamus Creck, where George MeElwee now lives. He was a justice of the peace from 1819, many years. He died June 26, 1831, aged seventy-six years. His wife, Catharine, died October 4, 1826, aged fifty-one years. They left seven sons and three daughters. The sous were John, Robert, Hugh, William, David, Samuel and Joseph. John, Sammel and Joseph moved to the West. Robert settled on the homestead for several years and sold it to John Ettinger and moved to Lycoming County with his brother Hugh. William settled where J. J. Castle, his son, now lives. David married Sarah, daughter of Joseph Sellers, and setled on the farm now owned by C. and P. Nipple, and moved to Michigan in 1878. His son Joseph now lives in MeAlisterville.
The lands along the northwestern part of the township were warranted about 1794, but not. settled upon by permanent residents until much later, and then mostly by Germans, with the ex- ception of William Campbell, who was long a resident there.
SeHoors .- The earliest school-house said to have been in the township was built of logs on the Stroup farm, in 1788, and taught by --- Elder.
About 1810 a house was built at the Seven Star Tavern, in which school was taught by Archibald Stewart and Peter Dawson (who was blind in one eye and very umch of a Immorist), William McComb and his wife, Frank Luke, Samuel Dimm and Andrew Stroup.
In 1814 a school-house was built near Car- gill's mill (now Dimm's), not far from the pres- ent one.
In 1828 a house was erceted near where James Cox now lives, which was used until the school system was accepted, in 1836. The township at present has four schools,-Dimm's Wilt, Dressler and Ferguson,-which contain one hundred and forty-eight pupils.
ago aud is in charge of the Rev. Mr. King, of Thompsontown. It is the only church in the township, the St. James Reformed and Lutheran being near the line, in Susquehanna township.
CHAPTER XXII. SUSQUEHANNA TOWNSHIP.
THE territory now embraced in this township was embraced in Fermanagh township at the time the latter was erected. From the town-hip of Fermanagh, in 1767, was formed the town- ships of Greenwood and Peun's. Upon the erection of Northumberland County, in 1772, the part of Penns township that lay west of the Mahantango Creek became a portion of Green- wood, the greater part of Pem's being cast of the creek and in the new county of Northin- berland. In 1789 it became a part of Mitllin County, and a large portion of Greenwood township remained in Cumberland County (afterwards Perry).
In 1857, a petition was presented to the court of Juniata County, asking that Greenwood town- ship be divided into three townships. This was voted upon by the qualified electors, January 15, 1858, and resulted in a vote of two hun- dred and sixteen in favor and twenty-one against the division.
A full account of the proceedings will be found in the sketch of Greenwood township. The township here treated was in the division called No. 2, and named Susquehanna. The proceedings were confirmed July 244, 1858.
The township is bounded on the south by Perry County and the Susquehanna River, on the north by Suyder County and Monroe town- ship, and on the west by Greenwood township. The Susquehanna River is on the southeast border and Mahantango Creek flows in a south- westerly direction along its northern boundary and joins the river at Weiser's mill.
Jobsou's Run rises in Perry County and enters the township at the extreme southwest corner and flows northwesterly and makes a junction with the west branch of the Mahan-
BETHLEHEM EVANGELICAL CHURCH IS located on the road from Salem to the Seven Star Tavern. It was built about twenty years tango northwest of Oriental. Kopuer's Run
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vises in Greenwood and flows easterly to the Mahantango, north of Jobson's Run.
The carliest settlement of this territory was made on its eastern limit, near the river. Thomas McKee, who was an Indian trader, took ont, March 5, 1755, a warrant for a tract of land above and below the month of the Mahantango Creek, embracing the meadows along the river and the Half Falls above the mouth of the creek.
The path known as MeKce's Path was men- tioned in 1767 in the boundaries of Penn, and Greenwood townships. On the 28th of July, 1767, MeKee sold the tract to Jacob Segrist, of Manor township, Lancaster County, for $46 1.s. It then contained four hundred and fifty-six aeres and embraced the meadows, the Half Falls land and three islands,-one of one hundred aeres, now owned by Shuman ; Hay Is- land, of seventy acres, now Kline ; and the third, of eighty acres, now Yeager's. MeKee died in 1772. . The tract was surveyed May 26th in that year. A portion of the tract, embracing three hundred and forty-eight acres and allow- ance of six per cent., was named Segrist's Meadows. A portion of the tract, where the Weiser mill now stands and other lands adjoin- ing, were purchased by Michael Whitmer in 1772, for which he obtained a patent September 11, 1773. It contained two hundred and thirty- two aeres, and was named " Mill Range."
The Segrist Meadows lie on the river and are partly in Perry County, and are to some extent still in the family.
Michael Whitmer also purchased a tract of Kee's Half Falls, and adjoining which was warranted to Rudolph Shmelzer, Angust 7, 1766, and returned to Michael Whitmer March 7, 1772. Withont doubt he erected the old stone mill, saw-mill and distillery at the place, which, in 1790, was assessed to Jolm Whitmer, his son, to whom it was left by will from his father. The deed, however, from the excentor, Jacob Frank, was not made out until March 2, 1793.
The stone house the present residence of Mrs. Jonathan Weiser and her sous was created in 1797, and bears a date-stone, " John and
Elizabeth Whitmer, 1797." John Whitme . died previous to 1818, and his estate was divide Finto four parts, the mill property passing to his son John, by whom it was sold to Dr. Samuel Mealy, of Millerstown. At that time there was a grist-mill, saw-mill, distillery, a store- honse and the mansion-house. On April 1, 1840, it was sold to Frederick Kramer, who, in 1852, conveyed it to Jonathan Weiser, whose heirs now own it. The present mill was built by Jonathan Weiser in 1858. A store had been established by Jonathan and Jacob Weiser at the place in 1849, which was kept for several years. A post-office was established about the same time, which was continned there ntil 1866, when the office was moved to the lock, where it now is. Jacob Weiser established a store at the place, and, in 1873, erceted the three- story brick store and hotel building now in us ?. The Pennsylvania Canal crosses the township at this place, and is within the limits abont a mile and a quarter in length.
In the year 1812 a road was laid out from MeAlister's mill (now Brown's) to Whitmer's mill, at the old fording. A petition was pre- sented to the courts of Mifflin and Union Coun- ties, in April, 1814, for a bridge over Mahan- tango Creek, at the crossing of the road from Harrisburg to Sunbury. It was ordered built by the counties at the January session, 1815. Contract was made with Frederick Moyer, who completed the bridge in November, 1817. It was located near the Whitmer mill and was about two rods below the old fording. While the mill property was in possession of Dr.
land of one hundred and fifty acres, above Mc- | Samuel Mcally, October 1, 1831, he sold to
Owen Owens and Frederick Kramer, tro-tees, a tract of laud (the site of the present church) on which to erect a house for school and church purposes. On the lot a log building was erected, and, in 1871, the present brick Union Meeting- Honse was erected. It is known as St. Paul's Union Church and is used by all denominations. 1 portion of the John Whitmer lands, as they were divided in 1818, now belong to Abra- ham Whitmer, and lie directly south of the mill property. Jacob Weiser also owns a part ; a portion also is in possesion of the Walter App estate.
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Probably the oldest inland settlement in the township was on the tract in the extreme south- west corner, now owned by Levi Light, Henry Miller and James Frey. It was a tract of two Jundred and cleven acres, granted on an appli- cation, No. 922, to James Gallagher, Angu-1 22, 1766, who sold his'right to Samuel Osborne, November 12, 1772. He obtained a warrant January 5, 1773, and later a patent as "Sam- uclaburg." It was left, by will, to Elizabeth, wife of George Wood, who, June 21, 1814, cold it to Morris Howe, a Methodist clergyman, in whose possession it remained until 1837, when he sold it to John Light, whose son Levi now owns a part.
The land in the northwest part of the township, and partly in Monroe, was a tract of three hun- dred and eighty-five aeres, warranted to Samuel Osborne, November 25, 1781, and sold by him to Joshua Hunt, December 2, 1785. It is now owned by Joseph Watts and Edward Schaeffer, in Susquehanna township, and Joseph Marks, in Monroe.
The land where the Dresslers reside, and in that vicinity, was taken on a warrant April 14, 1791, by Ca-per W. Haines, of Chester County, and came into the possession of Adam Dressler about 1818, and Jacob Dressler in 1823.
The land on which Daniel Knouse now lives was taken up by Martin Doctor, September 15, 1766. It passed through many hands to Adam Wilt, who lived near the Seven Star Tavern. In 1839 it passed to JJohn Bay, who sold to John Rhoades.
Joseph Jobson was located in Turkey Valley before 1790, where he owned one hundred acres. Jobson's Run passed through his Jand, and it was from him the run took its name.
A tract of two hundred and forty-two aeres was granted on application No. 89, Angu-t 19, 1766, and warranted June 30, 1773, to Henry on both sides of the Malamtango Creek, was cold many times and is now owned by Andrew S. Limport, Frederick Mejer, E. G. Shealler, Henry Miller and Daniel Knon-e.
owned by Mrs. Shaeffer, D. G. Garman, Levi Light, Joseph Cain, Moves D. Costeller and Christian Forney. But few settlements were in the township, back from the river, before 1825. Christian Knouse came to the township in 1831 and settled. At that time Anthony Rhoads lived where Sophia Shaffer now resides, and Peter Rhoads where Henry Strasser lives; Job- son on the Benjamin Long farm ; Morris Howe on the Levi Light farm. Between Oriental and the creek, John Rouch, where now George Leiter resides. Northwest from Oriental, near where the German Reformed Church stands, Philip Lininger lived and had a saw-mill. Frederick Sellers resided where William Fahn- estock now lives. Andrew Limpert lives on the Adam Wilt farm; and Simon Miller on the Jolin Wilt farm ; Jacob, Dressler where his son, Jeremiah, now lives. Benjamin Sellers owned a saw mill on the creek, near George Goodling's farm. There was no school-house in the town- ship, except the one just built (1831), at Mea- ly's Mill.
The mills in the township, at the time of its erection, were Nicholas Brown's -aw-mill; Jacob and Sammel Dimm's saw-mill, on Jobson Run, at the southwest corner of the town-hip; Christian Forney, on Jobson Run; George Goodling, saw mill, on branch of Kepner's Run; Jacob Liningen saw-mill, on Kepner's Run (the saw mill and a German Reformed Church were at the place before 1831). The mill was abandoned before 1875. Michael Shet- terly, saw-mill, on Mahantango Creek, above Weiser's grist-mill. The reader is referred to the Article on Taxable Industries in Greenwood Township for carly mills in the township.
The churches in the township are St. Paul's Union Church, at Weiser's, built in 1871; St. James' Reformed and Lutheran Church, at the southwest corner of the township; German Re- Za Her-, adjoining Jolin Zellers. It was located !formed Church, at Lininger; Evangelical, at Dres-ler; and the Strasser Church, in Turkey Valley.
St. James' Church was created on Jobson Run in 1852, and is in charge from Liverpool. The Reformed Church at Lininger's was created in 1833, of log, and weather-boarded. The
The land along Turkey Valley, adjoining Perry County, arabracing four hundred ace-, was warranted to Lavarns Wingert, and is now early pastors were Angu-in- Ellmayer, -
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Saudoc. The Rev. Mr. Brown, in charge of sneceeded by Jonathan Gilnit, Michael Roth- Richfield Church, now has it in charge. It was fong and David Himmel. rebuilt in 1883.
Oriental contains store, post-office and a dwelling. The first store was opened in 1855, and kept for ten years by Amos Miller. It is now kept by E. G. Shaefter, who also keeps the post-office. There are at present but four schools in the township,-Laurel, in the northwest part ; Prosperity, near Oriental ; Weiser's, at Weiser's Mill; Seiber's at the southwest corner of the township. The township contains at the pre- sent time two hundred and five children attend- ing school.
The first school-house erected was near the river, as early as 1814, near the Scchrist's and Whitmer's.
About 1834 a school was opened in Linin- ger's Church. - Patterson was an early teacher. In 1837 Daniel K nouse taught school in a house on the Backstresser farm, and was
A lot was bought, August 20, 1839, where Daniel Knouse's wagon-shed now stands. At that time the directors of Greenwood township, of which this was a part, were Luke Marks, Emanuel Albright, Paul Cox, John Shellen- berger, John Niemond and Christian Knonse. The house was abandoned in later years, and one was built near Oriental, which is now nsed. The meeting-house and school-house at Kram- er's Mill was built in 1831 by the people in the vicinity, and used for church and school purposes until the one was built about 1858, opposite the present house, at the foot of the hill, which was used until the pre-eut house was erected a few years ago.
Benjamin Benfert Post, No. 316, G. A. R., was organized a few years since. Its meetings are held at Oriental, and camp-fires are held annually in the vicinity.
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