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Madison township was formed out of the eastern part of Toboyne in 1836, and Jackson was erected from the eastern part of the same township in 1836. The territory now known as Toboyne includes the extreme western end of Perry County and has an area of abont seventy- live square miles. The present eastern bound- ary is a north and south line, extending from the Tuscarora Mountain, at a point on the .hun- iata County line, to the Blue Mountains, at a point on the Cumberland County line.
The topography of this township is carefully described by Prof. Claypole, in the State Gie- logical Survey, published in 1885. The central portion of this township is good farming land, and the improvements there found are as good as anywhere in the county. Although being the extreme western end of the county, a number of carly locations of land are found in this town- ship, and the greater part of the good land was taken np between 1755 and 1778. The earliest and most important warrants are here given, and arranged, us nearly as possible, in chrono- logical order,-
John Wilson, warrant October 19, 1755, " 200 acres, including his improvement, bounded by lands of John Watt, Joseph Mcclintock, Brown's Run, Robert Morrow and Anthony Morrison." This land was southeast of' New Germantown, and is now likely a part of the Jacob Kreamer farm. John Rhea, a tract of one hundred aeres, in 1767, now owned by George Briner. John Thomas, August 10,
1765, one hundred and thirteen acres in Horse Valley, now owned by Job Hockenberry and ex-Sheriff J. W. Beers. William Wallace, October 11, 1765, two bundred and ninety-two acres ; also on the same date, " 250 acres, includ- ing an improvement he bought of Morgan Metwines, bounded by Concewocheagne Will ou the south, and by Tuscarora Ridge on the north, in the Horse Valley, also called Messines' Valley." These tracts are now owned, for the most part, by John and James Emory. John Watt, September 9, 1766, two hundred and nine aeres, and in 1767, one hundred and fifty aeres, all in Sherman's Valley, now owned by Isaac Eby, Thomas Campbell and Roy. Peter Long, whose mill is on this land. This mill was built about tson by Saumel Leaman. In 1820 the heirs of Samuel Leaman were assessed with the mill, valued at eight hundred dollars, two hundred and seventy-seven aeres, valued at one thousand nine hundred and thirty-nine dol- lars, and a saw-mill. The first gris-mill in Toboyne township was built about 1800. Rev. Peter Long, from Huntingdon County, pur- chased it abont 18 13. The old mill was burned after he purchased it, and the present mill was built by him.
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John Glass, in 1767, took up a large tract south of New Germantown, a part of which is now owned by Jonathan Sanderson. William Murray owned land wear New Germantown in 1767. Samuel Johnson owns a portion of it.
Joseph Mcclintock owned a large tract, most of which he took up before 1767. The village of New Germantown is on this land, and the farms of Zephaniah Willhide and Simon and George Kim were also located by him. Zeph- miah Willhide purchased his farm from his father-in-law, Solomon Sheibley, who bought it before 1820. Mr. Willhide bought it in 1850, having been associated, previously to this, with his half-brother, Arnold Fanghs, in the tammery now owned by E. Mclaughlin. William Adams, a near neighbor of Joseph Med lintock before and during 1767, took up the land now owned by Alexander Joliston's heirs. The three Johnston brothers-Stephen, Francis and John-came to Toboyne in fis0. The descent- ants of John are still in the township. Janics,
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a son of John, had a family of eight children, all of whom left the county except lohn, George and Alexander. His wife was Margaret, a daughter of William and Margaret Anderson, to whom he was married on the 16th March, 1790. Their children were William, JJohn, Jane, Amm, James, George, Alexander and Eliz- abeth. William married dane Talbert, and moved West. John married Margaret MeChire and lived on the farm now owned by James Johnston, where he died in 1869. He was a prominent citizen of the county, and was its rep- resentative in Legislature. Ann married John Campbell, and lived and died in Franklin County. George married Margaret Russell, of Ohio; Samuel, Edward and Alexander are his -ons. He died at his home, in this township, in 1872. Alexander, Sr., married Letitia Russell, also of Ohio, and lived on the homestead farm, where he died in 1864. James JJohnston, who lives on the farm adjoining the homestead, is a son, as is also Dr. A. R. Johnston, of New Bloomfield.
Jolm Jordan warranted, 17th May, 1788, three hundred aeres, which is described as "ad- joining lands of John Watt and others." It is now owned by Gust. Ailman and Rev. John Collins.
Archibald Watts took up considerable land in Madison, but the earliest dates found in To- boyne were 29th October, 1792, for one hundred and ten aeres, and 19th October, 1792, for one hundred acres. This land is now owned by George Shields and others. On the 20th June, 1791, John Farrier located one hundred acres "on the forks of Horse Valley Run, opposite the sapof the Tuscarora Mountain," now owned by the Johnston brothers. John Clendenin, ou 9th July, 1772, located one luidred and nine acres, and on 19th January, 1792, one Indred and seventy-eight acres, which land is now owned by Michael Kessler, David Kessler and Jeremiah Gudshall.
John Clendennin was killed by the Indians near a large pear-tree, about one-fourth of a mile -withwest of the Monterey Tammery. This latter tract was taken up by John, the son of the olm Clendemin who was killed, because at that time, 1792, the Indians had been out of this county
for many years. Hence John, the elder, had located other lands in this neighborhood much carlier, or in the time when the Indians were troublesome.
Portions of the land now owned by Ephraim MeLanghlin, Wilson Koontz, John Shearer's heirs and William Stump was taken up the 19th November, 1793, by Patrick and John Culbertson, who had settled in the township carlier. George Johnston's heirs now live on land taken up either by Alexander Murray or by his son Halbert. A warrant for "two hun- dred and fifty acres for himself and other heirs of Alexander Murray, deceased," was granted to Halbert Murray on the 13th June, 1800. John D. Shuman and Michael Kessler own two hun- dred acres, taken up by James MeCracken, 5th July, 1796.
Edward Barnhart now owns one hundred and fifty acres, located 15th October, 1792, by Rob- ert McKee. Although only one warrant, that of John Wilson's, was found as early as 1755, that warrant affords sufficient evidence to prove that there were other settlers in Toboyne town- ship at that date. In the Wilson warrant, John Watt, Joseph Mcclintock, Robert Morrow and Anthony Morrison are mentioned a- adjoiners. These names belong to the list of early settlers, although the exact date of their coming has not been found.
TAXABLES IN 1767 .- In the assessment of Toboyne for 1767, when it yet retained its orig- inal area, the following-named persons are as- sessed as having land, although many of them were in what is now Jackson and Madison. They are named here and will not be repeated in the history of those townships, and are as follows :
James, Thomas, William and Robert Adams, cach 100 acres; John Baxter, 50 acres; John Brown, 200 acres; James Brown, 50 acres ; John Blair, 100 acres ; Barnett Cunningham, 200 acres; Thomas Clark, 100 Heres ; Bartholomew Davis, 100 acres ; John Craw- ford, 100 acres ; " A Dutchman," 100 acres ; William Ewings, 100 acres; John Glass, 100 acres; William Gardner, In aeres; Jacob Grove, 200 acres, and a grist and saw-mill ; Thomas Hnett, 150 acres ; An- drew Helander, 200 acres; James Morrison, 150 acres; Anthony Morrison, 150 acres; Joseph Me- Clintock, 150 acres; John Murray, 100 acres ; John
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Mitchell, 200 acres ; John MeNeere, 100 acres ; Wil- liam Mcclelland, 100 acres; Robert Adams, 100 acres; William Anderson, 200 acres ; James Boal, 100 acres; Adam Boal and John Whiting, 150 acres; Ianes Blain, 300 acres; Robert Brown, 100 acres ; John Byers, 200 acres ; Robert Caldwell, 100 acres ; James McCord, 100 acres; Alexander Roddy, 100 aeres ; George Sanderson, 200 acres ; Andrew Taylor, 200 acres; John Watt, 150 aeres; Thomas White, 100 aeres ; William Harkness, 100 acres.
These forty-two names include those settlers who had fifty acres of land and over, but a number of names of persons do not appear, who, from the dates of their warrants, were here before that time. In 1778 the following- named persons were assessed for mills, distil- leries, etc. :
James Blain, grist-mill, still and a negro (the grist-mill is now owned by Isaac Stokes, in Jackson township) ; William Blain, one still ; Andrew Ever- hart, one still ; Jacob Grove, grist-mill, two stills (he, as will be noticed, was assessed for a grist-mill in 1767, proving that he had erected one of the earliest mills in the county. It was on George 1. Rice's farm in Madison) ; James Harkius, still, (this was at Blain) ; Noble Morrison, still; James Miller, grist-mill and still (this was on the site of the Enslow mill, in Jackson); William Miller, saw- mill ; Wil- liam MeCord, tan-yard, in Madison ; Thomas Purdy, still ; John Reed, still.
The assessment of 1814 contains the follow- ing mills, cte. :
Abraham Groves, grist-mill; Jacob Gnukle, saw- mill; George Hollenbangh, grist and oil-mill, which were on the site of the Abram Bistline mill, now in Madison ; Bailey Long, grist-mill ; Sam. Lemon, grist- mill ; David Moreland, merchant, grist-mill; Jas. Max- well, fulling-mill; John Moreland, grist and saw- mill; Englehart. Wormley, grist and saw-mill ; Thom- as Adams, tan-yard, at John Shearer's, in Toboyne; Solomon Bower, distillery ; Jacob Bryner, still; John Brown, saw-mill ( this was on Rey. J! Collins' farm, in Toboyne) ; Frederick Bryner, grist and saw-mill (the mill is now owned by Moses Waggoner's heirs) : Abra- ham Bower, still, on the farm now owned by George M. Loy, in Madison ; Owen Bruner, grist-mill (the Trostel mill in Madison) ; Jacob Creamer, grist-mill, (the Abram Snyder mill, in Toboyne); William Cook, saw-mill ; George Ebright, tan-yard (the David Gut- shall tannery, in Jackson); John Musselman, a still, in Madison.
The following is the assessment of Toboyne in 1820 :
George Anderson had 290 acres of laud ; Thomas Adams, 150 acres ; Robert Adams had 200 acres of
good land and 120 acres of mountain land; John Abernathy had 130 acres ; Mary Adair (widow) had 300 acres ; Jaimes Adans, 90 acres of good land and 150 ridge land ; John Alexander, 300 acres ; William Anderson, Esq., bad 1100 acres of land and was taxed besides for one negro, and also for his office as associate judge (he had the highest valuation in the township, and it amounted to $13, 575.81); Ephraim Adams, ILS acres of land ; James Adams, 85 acres; Thomas Adams (tanner), 200 acres and a tan-yard; Jacob Bergstresser, 100 acres ; Jolm Briner, Sr., 240 acres; Jolm Bergstresser, 100 acres; Nicholas Barrel, 227 acres; George Biceline (tailor), 109 acres ; Jacob Bryner, 100 acres ; George Bryner, 100 acres ; Henry Baker, 10 acres ; John Bryner ( inu-keeper, Tuscarora), 180 acres ; Peter Brown, 121 acres patent land, one pair chopping-stones and one filling-mill ; Daniel Bloom (blacksmith), 150 acres; Valentine Brickley, 50 acres patent land and two lots in Germantown; Henry Bryner, 103 acres, a grist and saw-mill ; John Bryner (wagon-maker), 110 acres; William Berrier, 90 acres and a lot in Germantown; Owen Briner, 110 acres, a grist and saw-mill ; Jacob Bruner, 200 acres ; John Bryner, Jr., 215 acres ; George Black, 178 acres patent land and 50 acres mountain land; William Berrier, Jr., a lot in Germantown ; Tobias Burket, 2 acres ; George Bryner (upper), 200 acres; Solomon Bower, 260 acres and one still; George Brown, 890 acres; Abram Bower, 750 acres and a still ; Samuel Banghman (cooper), 227 acres ridge land; Christopher Bower's heirs, 99 acres ridge land ; Anthony Black (merchant), a house and lot; IIngh Boyd, 200 acres mountain land ; Jacob Chukle, 140 acres and a saw-mill ; James Cook, 223 acres and a saw-mill; Peter Cooney, III acres ; Jacob Culler, 75 acres of good land and 50 ridge land ; Henry Cun. kle, 5 acres; Samuel Cooney, 100 acres; Robert Clark's heirs, 167 acres ; Ann Clark (widow), 90 acres; John Culbertson, Sr., 200 acres patent land, 300 acres mountain land and a saw-mill ; John Clark, 214 acres; James Carson, 200 acres; Panl Carr, 50 acres; Stephen Cisna, 150 acres; Thomas Craighead (transferred to James MeNeal in 1822), 33 acres, a grist and saw-mill ; Dr. Lancey's heirs, 100 acres; William Dalton, 100 acres; George Douglas, 230 acres; Jacob Deache (hatter), 40 acres ; John Dela- zell, 300 acres and a still ; David Dysinger, 250 acres, of which 125 acres were monutain land; Charles Donaldson (weaver), 5 acres; Martha Divan, 400 acres of mountain land ; Conrad Earnest, 384 acres, 234 acres being mountain land; Jacob Earnest, 106 acres of unseated land ; George Ebright (tanner), 28 acres of land and a tan-yard; Robert Ewing, 100 acres of mountain land ; Jacob Evinger (shoemaker), 2 acres; Henry Ernest (carpenter), 219 acres ; Joseph Eaton, 170 acres and a still ; Jacob Freed, 250 acres; Frederick Fought, 150 acres; George Faust, 200 acres ; John Fusselman, 800 acres of mountain land; John Flesher, 180 acres; David Grove, 560 acres, 400
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being mountain land'; Abraham Grove, 1Gl acres ; George Gutshall, Iso acres ; Frederick Gntshall's lvirs, 100 acres of muscated land ; John Gntshall, Sr., Il0 acres ; Solomon fintshall, Sr., 105 acres; Philip Gensler, Il acres; John Garber, 872 acres, 259 being ridge land ; Mary Gillespy (widow), 10 acres; Joku Gutshall, Jr., 170 acres ; Jacob Gintshall, 170 acres ; Gideon Gutshall, 100 acres of ridge land ; Solomon Gutshall, dr., 12% acres of ridge land ; Jacob Hart- man, 19 acres ; William James, 90 acres of patent land and 25 acres of momdain land ; John less, Sr., [30 acres of mountain land; Herry Hohenshell, 100 acres ; Conrad Hollenbangh (constable), 150 acres ; George Hoffenbaugh, 137 acres and a grist and oil- mill ; Margaret Hubler (widow), 125 acres; Aaron licks (carpenter), 85 acres ; Jacob Holse, 180 acres of mountain land ; John Holse, 188 acres of woonntain land; Christian Hungerich (Carlisle), 1100 acres of mountain land; Helphenstene and Urie (Carliste), 500 acres; Philo Johnston (carpenter), 3 acres ; James Johnston, 700 acres, 500 acres being being mountain and Horse Valley land ; Michael Kern (blacksmith), 100 acres ; David Kennedy, 150 acres; Mary Konne- dy (widow), 100 acres ; Jacob Kramer, 13 acres of patent land, 15 acres of mountain land, a grist-mill and honse and lot in New Genaantown ; Simon Kern, 123 acres, 63 being mountain land ; George Kramer, 111 acres (bought of Tousey); Jonathan Koontz, a house and lot. in New Germantown ; Peter Kessler, 200 acres of mountain land; John Kogan (shoemaker); 275 aeres ; John Kinard, 50 acres of ridge land; Ja- cob Liby (carpenter), 28 acres; John Long (shoe- maker), 80 acres ; Catherine Landis (widow), 50 acres ; John Leamon's heirs, 200 acres; Alexander Leamon, 90 acres; John Long (cooper), 480 acres, 300 of which were ridge land; John Leopard, 150 acres ; Nicholas Loy, 350 acres and a tan-yard; Christian Leasser, G acres ; Bailey Long, 187 acres; Nicholas Lambert, 128 acres of ridge land ; George Lambert's heirs, 183 acres ; Sammel Leamon's heirs, 277 acres, a grist-mill and saw-mill; John Liby (carpenter), a lot in Germantown ; James Morrison, Jr., 58 acres ; Dan- iel Motzer, 155 acres of patent land and 160 acres of mountain land and one still; Thomas Milligan, 60 aeres of unseated land; Sammel Maganghey, 150 arres; Gilbert Moon, SO aeres ; James McMillan, 140 aeres ; Theodore Meminger, 175 acres ; William Mil- ler (miller), 50 acres; Jacob Metz, 68 acres (bought of Tousey ) ; William Morrison, 85 acres ; John Max- well, 230 acres, of which 180 acres were monutain and ridge land, also a fulling-mill and a power-mill ; Mar- garet MeClintock (widow), 100 acres; Joseph Mus- selman, 260 acres of mountain land and a still ; do- seph MeEwin's heirs, 19 acres ; Richard Murray's heirs, 150 acres; James McKim (cooper), 25 acres ; Samuel MeCord, 224 acres; William McCord's heirs, 200 acres of mountain and ridge land; Joseph Me- Clintock, 187 acres, of which 100 acres were ridge land ; James Morrison, Esq., 200 acres of good land
1 and 200 acres of momdain land ; Walker MeKowen, 90 acres of moonntain land ; George MeConnel, 150 acres; William Metinire (weaver), 150 acres ; Henry Mnouper, 200 acres and a lot in New Germantown; das. Moore, 180 acres of mondain land ; David More- land, 895 acres, a grist-mill, and a toerchant by ocen- pidion (tlas is the second highest valuation in the township) ; James Miller, Sr., 331 acres ; John Me- Kee, 275 acres, 125 being mountain land ; dames Me- Neal, 86 acces of land and Craighead's mill, which had been transferred to him about 1822; Allen Nes- bitt., 200 acres and 20 acres of ridge land ; John Nel- son, Sr., 200 acres ; Peter Newcomer, 117 acres of ridge land ; John Otto, 50 acres ; Williano Owen, 175 acres ; Christian Otto, 100 acres ridge land ; George Peck, 200 aeres; Frederick Peek, ID3 acres of moun- tain land; John Patterson, 250 aeres, of which 100 aeres were ridge land ; Frederick Peel, 42+ acres, 300 acres being mountain land, and a still ; Robert Purdy, 200 acres, 100 being mountain land; John Rouse (weaver), 50 acres; James Rihme, 40 acres of un- seated land; Godfrey Rouse, 400 acres of mountain land; Samnel Richard, 200 acres; John Rinesmith (blacksmith), 16 acres ; Henry Rickett, 5 acres; Ja- rob Reader, 40 acres; George Ross, 100 acres of mountain land ; Jacob Row (carpenter), 150 acres, 100 of which were mountain land; Sammel Reed, 210 acres, 60 of which were mountain land ; Joseph Rob- inson (weaver), 230 acres mountain land, and 50acres ridge land ; William Rolland, 35 acres; Alexander Rodgers' heirs, 500 acres ridge land; Christian Rob- inson, 200 acres ; Hugh Robinson, 150 acres mountain land; Robert Robinson, 150 acres unseated land ; John Reed, 70 acres ridge land; David Snyder (weaver), 200 acres; Jolm Sentman, 110 acres ; Ma- thew Shank, land ; David Stone, 30 acres ; Nicholas Shoke, honse and land ; George Seagar, 200 acres, 100 being toonntain land ; Solomon Shively, 174 acres, 50 being mountain land; Melchor Spoon (weaver), 100 acres; John Snell, 300 acres ; Daniel Shaffer, 60 aeres ; Philip Stambangh (cooper), 300 acres patent land and 170 acres mountain land, a saw-mill and a still ; John Shrefller, 250 acres and a lot in German- town ; William Stump (blacksmith), a house and lot in Germantown; John Seager, 80 acres land, some mountain land and a lot in Germantown ; Jacob Shu- man, 224 acres ; Abraham Snyder (tailor), 288 acres ; Jacob Shambaugh (weaver), 137 acres ridge land ; Jonathan Smith (hatter), a house and lot in German- town ; John Stambangh, 160 acres patent land, 66 acres mountain land, and a saw-mill; Mathias Stop (blacksmith), 70 acres, a saw-mill and two lots in Germantown ; Henry Taylor, 300 acres and a saw- mill ; John Titzel (tanner), land ; Zalmon Tonsey, 200 acres ridge land and a still (the Tonsey land was on the line of Saville and Toboyne, and on that account the land of the Tousey brothers is assessed in both townships. Their mill (now Jacob Bisler's) was in Saville from 1819, when Saville was formed, until
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1836, when Madison was erected ) ; George Thomas, 63 acres ridge land ; John Urie, 110 acres ; Gasper Woll' (bneket-maker), 187 acres; Heury Wentz (carpenter), 1 10 acres ; James Waterstone, 50 acres ; John Worm- ly, 163 acres, a grist and saw-mill ; Daniel Wentz (carpenter), 9 acres and a honse; John II. Yambert, HIB acres; Henry Zimmerman ( weaver), 300 acres, 150 being ridge land ; Ludwig Watt's heirs, lands, ete .; Andrew Biseline (shoemaker), 12 acres; John Hollenbaugh, lands, etc .; James Hockenberry, 100 acres mountain land ; Sammel MeConnell (black- smith), a house and lot of ground, and a lot in New Germantown.
In addition to the above persons who are taxed for real estate, the following seventy-four persons are taxed for personal property, ocen- pation, etc. :
Geo. Arnold, Jno. Abercony ( tailor), Wm. Anderson, Jr., Jacob Arnold, Thos. Anderson, Jos. Bryner, George Bisceline (wagon-maker), David Bergstresser, John Briner (shoemaker), Samuel Black (fuller), Nathaniel Bowing (shoemaker), Jno. Barnhart, Geo. Baker (weaver), Peter Baltozer, Thos, Carson, Jno. Calhona (carpenter), George De Lancey (shoemaker), Daniel Dewalt (shoemaker), John Edibnm (miller), Conrad Earnest (weaver), Lawrence Exert, Jonathan Foust, Abraham Freed, Daniel Frank (shoemaker), Michael Gutshall, Sr., Jacob Hench, Henry Hollenbaugh (weaver), Michael Hollenbangh (shoemaker), Michael Hoffenbangh (weaver), Benj. Hollenbaugh, John Hall, Jonathan Hall (weaver), Jobn Hetterick, John Jordan (miller), Daniel Jacobs, Jacob Keiner (coop- er), David Kendell. Adam Kessler, Michael Kridler (shoemaker), David Kunkel, George Liby (carpenter), Geo, Murphy (cooper), Jonathan Moose (blacksmith), Peter Moore (blacksmith), John Martin, Jno. McKee (weaver), Wm. Miller, Mathew MeKean, Andrew Miller, John Nelson, Sr., Jno, Owen, Fred. Over- honse, Alex. Patterson, Panl Rice (cooper), John Reeder, Sr., Charles Robinson (weaver), Mathew Smith (miller), George Shade (cooper), George Stroup (stone-mason), William Smiley, Peter Stall, Martin Stum, Nicholas Stmo (shoemaker), Jonathan Sheriff' (shoemaker), Heury Swamer, Peter Stone, David Shower (millwright ), Thomas Smith, John Thompson (shoemaker), Hngb Wallace (cooper), Thos. Wallace (mason), John Zimmerman, Fred. Dronberger (weaver), Wm. Hicks.
Number of taxable persons in Toboyne town- ship for 1820 was 365 ; population, 1955 ; valu- ation was $8 12, 179.00. This assessment was made the year the county was formed, and more than half a century after the creation of Toboyne. It contains all the names found on record for that year (except the sixty-seven
freemen) and the number of acres owned by each person. It will be found valuable for ref- erence in studying the history of the three upper townships. There were nine distillerie, eight grist-mills, fourteen saw-mills and three tan-yards assessed. Hon. William Anderson was taxed for one negro, valued at eighty dol- lars.
Peter Shively and Jas. Baird, of Toboyne township, were licensed to retail liquors in 1821; John Snell, Henry Zimmerman and David Konty received tavern licenses in 1822, and Jno. Strawbridge in 1823. Retailers of merchandise in those times offen took ont licenses to sell liquor in connection with their stores, 50 that some of them, although nominally mer- chants, sold as much liquor as regular taverns. In 1825 Anthony Black secured a license as a retailer, and Henry Zimmerman a tavern license. ITis tavern was at Andersonburg, and was a famous resort. He was also the postmaster. By act of 21st of March, 1803, the town-hips of Toboyne and Tyrone were formed into two election districts, and the house of Henry Zim- merman was made the voting-place for Toboyne. In 1830 there were two voting places in the township, as appears from an election proclama- tion published in the Perry Forester October, 1830, which stated that " The election will be held at the school-house in New Germantown District, and at Zimmerman's tavern, in Lower District."
Henry Zimmerman died in April, 1827, and was postmaster then. The office was kept by his widow for some months after.
The Forester, dated November 19, 1829, names dames Ewing, Anthony Black, James Morrison and B. Foselman & Co. as the retailers in Toboyne. James Ewing had a store in New Germantown, and also, for a lime, at Mt. Pleasant. Anthony Black first had a store near his home at Mount Pleasant, but after- wards in Blain. In 1829, Daniel Kantz, Thomas B. JJacobs, David Sheaffer and Heury Zimmerman's heirs obtained lavern licenses. lu 1830 the merchants were James Ewing, Thomas Black, James Morrison, J. S. Mcclintock, John Reed, Anthony Black and B. Fos-elman & Co. At April sessions, 1835, Emily Gray, Daniel
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Sheaffer, Philip Tensler and John Zimmerman -erured tavern licenses.
In the assessment of Toboyne for 1835, just one your before Madison was formed, the fol- lowing mills, stores, tan-yards, distilleries, etc., re assessed :
Adams Bros., chopping-mill and carding-mill ; Robert Adams, saw-mill ; Gigorge, William and James Adair, still; James Adams, tau-yard ; John Beaver, tan- sard ; Solomou Bower, still ; Andrew Barrick, still ; An- thouy Black, grist-mill ; Abram Bower, still; James Campbell, grist and saw-mill ; Jacob Cramer, grist- mill ; James Eatou, falling-mill and carding-machine and still ; James Ewing, store at Briner's Run and one in Germantowu; Ralph Ewing (school-teacher), stw-mill; Noab Elder, tan-yard in Germantown ; John Fulwiler & Co., store ; Alexander Frank, saw- will ; George Hollenbaugh, grist-mill, saw-mill and oil-mill ; Heury Hacken, still; Michael Harper, saw- mill ; James Johnston, saw-mill ; John Long, saw-mill ; Mehison Laughlin, tau-yard; William Miller, grist aud saw-mill ; Heury Mumper, still; Samuel Milli- gut, store at Anthony Black's ; James MeNeal, grist and saw-mill; James Morrison, store at Anderson- burg; Daniel Nidick, saw-will; William Owing, grist-mill, saw-mill and still ; George Rice, saw-mill ; John Shatto, saw-mill ; John Stump, saw-mill; Ben- jamin Salsburg, mill; Mathias Stump, saw-mill; Philip Stambangh, still and saw-mill; John Stam- baugh, saw-mill ; Tousey Bros, still; Wilson Welch. store and post-office; Joho Wormley, grist-mill and Naw-mill ; Joseph Woods, still.
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