History of the counties of McKean, Elk, Cameron and Potter, Pennsylvania, with biographical selections; including their early settlement and development; a description of the historic and interesting localities; sketches of their cities, towns and villages biographies of representative citizens; outline history of Pennsylvania; statistics, Part 135

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320

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We are indebted to Conrad M. Miller for the following additional items regarding the settlement of Germania: "In 1856 there were living in the town of Germania Dr. Charles Meine, Mr. Martin, Mr. Heinewitz, Mr. Miller, Isaac Miller, Michael Schwarzenbach and others. Otto Meine, son of Dr. Meine, was the first male child born in Germania. The house of Isaac Miller was used for a school-house, and the pupils were taught by a Mr. Allen." Mr. C. M. Miller, himself, was the second male child born in the settlement. having first seen the light November 6, 1858.

The first store was opened in Germania by Fred T. Sahr and Christian Petersen. The first school-house was built on Yochum Hill, and the first teacher was David Conway .... The business circle of to-day comprises Otto Braum, general store; C. A. Meissner & Son, general store; Charles Hepp. one pool table; Paul Milde, groceries and oysters; S. Theis & Son, general store; John Bodler, boots and shoes .... In 1859 the first grist-mill was built in Abbot by the Germania Land Company. ... In 1867 the first church organi- zation took place in Abbot, at Germania-Lutheran. The first preacher was Rev. Fred. Quensch .... The Germania Cemetery Association was organized in September, 1874, with Dr. C. Meine, C. Sandbach, F. Scheinkonig, M. Hand- werk and M. Gutzsell, trustees. There were ninety-six members, residents of West Branch and Abbot townships, who subscribed $5 each to the capital

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stock .... A child of John Shawl, a pipe-line inspector of New Bergen and postmaster at that point, was lost in the woods. The affair created much sympathy for the parents, and the people turned out en masse to search; but in vain -- not a trace of the little girl was ever found. ... In February, 1878, two Indians from Salamanca visited Coudersport. They stated they were on a bear hunt, but the people credited their visit to their knowledge of the lead deposits in the Kettle creek and Pine creek neighborhoods. In May, 1889, the Little Kettle Creek Improvement Company, William Dent, Charles Meine, August Schwarzenbach, Ezra Canfield, Emil Peltz and others petitioned for a charter, with the object of clearing, widening, straightening and deepening of Little Kettle creek in Abbot and Stewardson townships, from its confluence with the Main Kettle creek at Oleona, to its source, a distance of less than twenty miles.

New Bergen, or Carter Camp, and Germania, are the principal post office centers of this township.

The officers of the township elected in February, 1890, are as follows: Justice of the peace, Henry Theis; constable, Peter Zepp; collector, Peter Zepp: assessor, Peter Zepp; supervisor, Louis Gnau; treasurer, John Zenger- lee: town clerk, Fred Wolfel; auditor, Paul Milde; school directors, Will- iam Tomke and Henry Gressel; overseer of the poor, George Schultheis; judge of election, Emanuel Schwarzenbach; inspectors of election, Conrad Henser and John C. Hay.

ALLEGHENY TOWNSHIP.

Allegheny township, formerly called Denmark until the change of name in 1830. is undoubtedly the summit township of Potter. Near its center are the heads of the Allegheny, the Oswayo, and of the west branch of the Gene- see, while Miller's branch of that river rises near Raymond's, and south of Ray- mond's is the head stream of Cushing creek, thus connecting the springs of this township with the north and south Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. Rose lake, in the northwest quarter is a reservoir cut in the Chemung rock by nature. Red soil, red rock and slate prevail, while in the Cobb settlement, near the village of Raymond's the wonderful loafing conglom boulder claims the attention.

The population in 1880 was 672; the tax-payers in 1889, 190; the votes in 1888, Republican 100, Democrat 50, representing a population of at least 750. The assessed value in 1889 was $80,255.

The township was assessed along with Genesee prior to 1837. In that year Chester Andrews, assessor, found here Levi Andrews, John Abby, George Bence, Robert Butler, Thomas Chatterton, Cornelius Canon, Simeon N. Canon, Daniel Corwin, Daniel Clark, John Dwight, Consider Ellis, John Erwin, Com- fort D. Felt, Lemuel V. Lowell, Oliver, William and John Lowell, Henry Nel- son, Timothy Ives, Jr., John Pye, Isaac Quick, Cyrenus and Henry Lynch, Sam. Newell, Sam. Hunt, Dan. Raymond, Truman Burr, Henry King, Jona. than Biam, Marion and Levi T. Moore, John Jacobs, D. and C. Reynolds, George Judd, and Eli and Elisha Chamberlain: Robert Blackwell, William Bingham and T. M. Welling were the owners of unseated lands at this time. Harry Lent, a native of Bradford county, Penn., came in about fifty-six years ago, but his name does not appear on the tax list.

On May 15, 1867, the Presbyterian Church of Raymond was opened, J. L. Swain being principal in urging the building. The house stands on a lot do- nated by Mr. Cobb. Prior to this time the old school-house was used by all Protestant denominations for worship. Since 1867 they have been permitted

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to use the church building, but in May, 1887, the question of joint ownership was raised.

The Union Church society of Allegheny was incorporated in 1888, with B. F. Bishop, C. E. Tucker and W. A. Gardner, managers. The object was to build a house of worship for the use of the Methodists, Presbyterians, Baptists and Universalists of Andrews Settlement, to be controlled by the Methodists. There were fifteen members at organization in March, 1888. The building was dedicated Jannary 24, 1889, B. F. Bishop, C. E. Tucker and W. A. Gard- ner being the managing committee. Andrews Settlement Cemetery Association was incorporated in February, 1888, with B. F. Bishop, Charles Coats, D. W. Rogers. R. A. Andrews, R. Ellis and E. H. Estes directors. At Raymond is the general store of Conable Bros. (W. E. Freeman kept the general store here in the seventies), at Colesburg is A. Veley's general store, and at Andrews Settlement is the store of W. H. Matteson. John C. Cavenaugh, one of the old settlers who has been for thirty-five years a tipstaff of the court, and is now living with his son, James Cavenaugh, in Coudersport, came into the county in 1836. He settled in this township on the farm now occupied by Warren Gardner. At this time there were not more than twelve or fourteen voters in the township. The elections were held at the house of Levi Andrews, the only dwelling house at the time where now stands Andrews Settlement. The elec- tions were held at that time for Allegheny and Genesee townships together. There was a log school-house at Andrews Settlement. The school was taught by a Mr. Cannon.

In July, 1889, the Sons of Temperance of Andrews Settlement elected the following named officers: Lena Andrews, Clara Scoville, Almond Scoville, Charles Bishop, Ella James, Allen Gardner, John Bishop, W. Simons, Mrs. Hall. Lewis Dwight and Lnlu Burch.

The officers of this township elected in 1890 are the following named: Su- pervisor, R. A. Andrews; constable, W. E. Weaver; collector, W. E. Weaver; town clerk, E. A. Haskell; auditor, D. L. Raymond; treasurer, W. B. Perkins; overseer of the poor, B. F. Bishop; school directors, E. Miller and H. Steb. bins; judge of election, M. A. Veley; inspectors of election, M. Hattenstein. F. P. Leet, and for the Woodville independent district the following named school directors were chosen: James Bird and Philo Stonemets.

CHAPTER XI.

BINGHAM TOWNSHIP.

GEOLOGY OF THE TOWNSHIP-TORNADOES-POPULATION AND VALUES-NAMES OF SETTLERS-A NUMBER OF FIRST THINGS-EDUCATIONAL AND RELIGIOUS- MISCELLANEOUS.

B INGHAM is the second in the northern tier of townships. The Catskill claims this township almost totally, surrendering a small space in the northwest and southwest to the Pocono, and at the month of Turner's creek to the Chemung. The Genesee river, Turner's creek and small streams, with Marsh brook and other heads of the Cowanesque, drain this territory. Near the southwest corner on the middle branch of the Genesee, at the old Lyon,

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Pooler & Whitney saw-mill, and on the Genesee line, there is an exposure of about fifty feet of greenish-gray sandstone, light gray sandstone, reddish sand- stone, red shale and greenish shale; the latter containing fish remains and the light gray or green sandstone, fucoidal impressions. Fish remains are also visible in the reddish sandstone of this section, some of which show a distinct false bedding. Plant stems and the traces of ferns are visible in the greenish shales; and the dip of the whole exposure is decidedly toward the southeast; that is, toward the Coudersport synelinal axis. Red soil and red rock are com- mon with some sandy loam and some dark, loose, gravelly loam; while near Bingham Centre weathered boulders and sandstone blocks may be seen. The tornado of 1837 tore down a large area of the forest. In July, 1883, a heavy wind storm did much damage to houses, farms, orchards and cattle, Deacon Raymond being among the heavy sufferers.

The population in 1880 was 832; the number of voters in 1888 was 202 (or 139 Republican, 41 Democrat, 20 Prohibition and 2 Union Labor), represent- ing 1,010 inhabitants. The number of taxables in 1889 was 264, and the assessed value, $89,301. The resident tax-payers in 1831-32 were Theodore Doty, Jr. and Sr. (the father died about forty-seven years ago), William P. Doty, Daniel Rooks, Sr. (died fifty years ago), Phineas Miller, Francis Wilber, Ad- lum Muarn, Dr. Benjamin Van Campin (an herb doctor, died about fifty-five years ago; he set out roots, which grow on the Raymond farm) Jeremiah Chapman, Levi Andrews (father of the Andrews Settlement, settled on the Asahel Howe place: died at Post Town, N. Y.), Peter Covenhoven, Truman Stevens, William Kibbe, Levi Kibbe, Alanson Andrews, John M. Rider, Lesley Lawrence, William Howe (killed by his horse forty-eight years ago), Alvin Spenser, Mary Jones, William M. Jones, E. P. Bouges, Abel P. Russell, Mattison, David Lanbartin, Hezekiah Kibbe (died on the Colston farm), I. Howe (died here). Henry McCarn (a carpenter), William Carpenter (moved away forty years ago). Amasa Finch, Theo. Carpenter, Moses Minick, Hiram and Ezra Niles (lived near Bingham Centre), Seth Warner, James, Daniel and Salmon Hawley, John Brown, David Tanner, Cornelius Ives (a brother of Timothy Ives and son of Timothy, who was crazy for a number of years), George W. Rose, Joshua Thompson, John H. Rose (shot himself about fifty-one years ago), Ashbel Monroe (the leading farmer of olden days), Jacob Graham (who died of heart disease). Ephraim Wright, John Kile, Joseph Gahan, George W. Daniels (the Adventist, who bought a wagon from Joel Raymond on condition that should Christ come the note would be settled), Oliver Warner, J. W. Jones, Benjamin Milkes (a shoemaker), William Kibbe, David and Lewis Turner, Lisander Smead and William S. Kibbe. Cornelius Ives was assessor and Theo. Carpenter collector. William Howe's saw-mill was assessed $150, the Binghams giving him fifty acres of land as bonus. The mill is gone, and the lands are grown over. The first farm was opened by Theodore Doty at the northeast corner of the township. on the State road. Daniel Rooks had the next farm, followed by John S. Rooks, Dr. Van Campin, Jeremiah Chapman (or Chatham), Levi Andrus, Truman Stevens and William Howe. They were all farmers except Chapman, who owned twenty-five acres, and attended to postal, blacksmith and other affairs rather than to his small tract. Alva Carpenter was the first male child born in Bing- ham, in 1826. His father, Theodore, came with his wife and son George in 1825. Abigail Kibbe was the first girl in the settlement to be married, Will- iam Howe being the happy man on the occasion, He built the first frame house in the township. The first person buried in the beautiful cemetery at North Bingham was Mrs. Sarah Ives, in 1834. Dr. Van Campin was the next. In June, 1889, a petition for the incorporation of the cemetery was presented

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by Attorney N. J. Peck, representing P. W. Lawrence, J. L. Raymond, G. W. Colvin, D. T. Hauber, W. W. Ensworth, Lyman Rooks and others.

In February, 1829, Ashabel Monroe settled on a farm in Bingham town- ship, where he lived and died. This farm is still known as the Ashbel Mon- roe place. And about this time Joshua Thompson moved in a more northern portion of Bingham. C. H. Grover came with his father, David, in 1834; David died in 1859, while C. H. Grover resides on the Ulysses and Spring Mills road, near Ira Carpenter's. Benjamin Atwood settled between the Ira Car- penter and C. H. Grover farms. He came about the time that the Thompsons and other families arrived. When Ira Carpenter was moving to his present farm in 1839, he saw the Isaac Jones barn, north. Ora Millard, at whose log- house the first elections were held, resided where P. W. Lawrence's black- smith shop now stands. Ben Van Campin was the first, and Gideon Turner was the second justice, serving until 1836. David Grover was elected under the new constitution, and was also town clerk.

Isaac Wickson and Daniel Rooks were Revolutionary soldiers; Marshall Robbins, William Kibbe, Timothy Howe, Owen Gardner and Levi Madison, soldiers of the war of 1812, while the soldiers of the Civil war are named in the military chapter. Jeremiah Chapman was the first postmaster. Joel Ray- mond succeeded him in 1841, and held the office, east of Chapman's, for twelve years, when it was moved to Jones' Corners (North Bingham), and James Jones appointed master. N. L. Dike was appointed later, under whom the office ceased after the war, the people having to go to Spring Mills. On the re-establishment of the office, William G. Raymond was appointed in 1878, and has held the office down to the present. In 1828 Isaac Wickson sold goods in Bingham, on the farm of Gideon Turner, northwest of North Bingham. This was the first thing in the way of a store in the Bingham settlement. To- day there are stores at West Bingham, Bingham Centre and North Bingham, conducted, respectively, by O. A. Buckley, R. H. Howe and J. L. Raymond. Before the present Hawley mill existed, James and Philander Hawley built a log grist mill below the present mill, which was burned in 1839. The present Hawley mill was erected in 1840. Truman Stevens built a saw-mill above Howe's mill, early in the "thirties." David Turner had also a mill near Bing- ham Centre. Harry Crittenden built a water saw-mill in Ludington, or Steam- mill Hollow, in 1830-31. Ludington & Pearce built a steam saw-mill in the "fifties," which was used until the pine was exhausted, when the machinery was moved.

The first school-house was erected between 1826 and 1830, on the State road, which was opened by Mr. Sanders. Prior to this, one year before-it is said in 1826-Delila Kibbe presided over a small class in a barn belonging to Truman Stevens. The mother asked Delila what a fortification was, when she answered: "Why, mother, its two twentyfications." After her marriage to J. L. Rooks, the great frost occurred, and, in speaking of it, she said that "it killed everything in the garden except the cabbage and turnip." Benjamin S. Grover followed Delila, then C. B. Ball, Tracy Scott, Charles Newland and W. H. Rogers, all identified as teachers with the pioneer schools. In 1839, when Ira Carpenter came, there was a school-house on the State road, on the State line, opposite the cemetery. The Brown school-house was on the Gideon Turner farm, presided over by B. L. Grover, while another house stood on the old John Kile farm (now owned by S. S. Carpenter), presided over by Squire Grover; a fourth in the south center, on the George W. Daniels farm, kept by L. S. Hoag; and a fifth, the Lancaster, was where Abel Bishop's farm now is. The Turner schcol-house, at West Bingham, was built in 1850, Ira Carpenter being one of the builders.

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The first religious services were held in a log school-house, a little west of the North Bingham Cemetery, in 1833, by the Baptists. In 1836 a Baptist society existed at North Bingham, the Kibbes, John Rooks, Cornelius Ives, Deacon J. H. Lee, William G. Raymond, Joel Raymond and others, holding meetings in the school-houses. Messrs. Chase, Newlon and Scott were early preachers. Benjamin Capron preached about thirty-one years ago. The first church-house in the township was completed in June, 1881, on land donated by N. W. Lewis. The building committee comprised Joel Raymond, N. W. Lewis, David T. Hauber, A. N. Clark, P. W. Lawrence and John H. Chase. The cost was about $2,000. Prior to this time meetings were held in school build- ings, but since 1881, Baptists and Methodists have worshiped in the union house. In 1837 Deacon Raymond joined this church, was with it when it dis- banded in 1853, and, on its re-organization in 1857, was ordained deacon.

In 1836 a Methodist class, of which Marshal Robbins was leader, existed, and meetings held with some regularity. Mr. Crandall was preacher in 1839, Hiram Niles' house being the place of meeting. Mr. Crandall got into some social difficulty, which broke up the society here, but recently some members of this denomination formed a class and worshiped in the union church. .... In 1889 there were only three persons living in the township who were heads of families when Ira B. Carpenter came, in 1839-the Widow Bethiah Lewis, of Bingham Centre, and Amasa Robbins and wife, of Perryville. .... North Bingham, West Bingham and Bingham Centre are the post-offices of this town- ship.

The officers for Bingham township, elected in February, 1890, are the fol- lowing named: Justice of the peace, I. B. Carpenter; constable, F. T. Ran- som; collector, F. T. Ransom; supervisor, Charles Allen; town clerk, J. H. Holbert; treasurer, R. S. Carpenter; school directors, James Patterson, J. H. Holbert; overseer of the poor. Charles Allen; judge of election, Chester Grover; inspectors of election, Clint McElroy, R. N. Howe.

CHAPTER XII.

CLARA, HEBRON AND PLEASANT VALLEY TOWNSHIPS.

CLARA TOWNSHIP-ITS TOPOGRAPHY-FIRST TAX-PAYERS AND EARLY ELEC- TIONS-SETTLERS-SCHOOLS, ETC .- ELECTIONS IN FEBRUARY, 1890. HEBRON TOWNSHIP-DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT-POPULATION-RESIDENTS IN 1839-SAD ACCIDENT-SCHOOL-CHURCH AND CEMETERY-ELECTIONS IN FEB- RUARY, 1890.

PLEASANT VALLEY TOWNSHIP-LOCALITY-TAXABLES-FIRST CHURCH AND SCHOOL-ELECTIONS IN FEBRUARY, 1890.

LARA TOWNSHIP (known as Milton in 1828) does not differ much in

C formation from Hebron on the east and Pleasant Valley on the west. Clara creek runs north to feed the Oswayo, and Roulette creek runs south to swell the stream of Fishing creek. The Oswayo synclinal hills have a width of six miles here, and on warrant 3439 is the boulder covered summit about 2,330 feet above ocean level. In the neighborhood of Clara post-office is the celebrated outcrop of green sandstone.

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The population in 1880 was 238. In 1888 there were 41 Republican, 16 Democrat, 2 Prohibitionist and 4 Union Labor votes cast, representing 315 inhabitants. The number of taxables in 1889 was 94, and the assessed value, $39.150. The resident tax-payers of Clara in 1836-37 were R. W. Allen, David Brown, G. Fosmer, J. C. Fessenden (assessor), Jacob, Isaac and Luke Cole, Phil. Hawes, H. Leroy, John and Isaac Lyman, M. Lamphere, Nathan Phillips, Samuel, Nathan and Robert Wakely and Nathan West. In 1860 there were 35 voters, and in 1869 there were 69 resident tax-payers.

The first record of an election in Clara was of one that took place on the sec- ond Friday in February, 1836, at which Nathan Phillips was elected supervisor and Maxon Lamphere, A. G. West and R. W. Allen, auditors. The town meeting was held at the house of R. W. Allen. The general elections were. held in a log-house in Millport, in conjunction with Sharon. In 1847 Clara township was divided, and the western half was named Pleasant Valley. In 1832 Richard W. Allen and Garret Fosmer moved to Clara. Mr. Allen was a. blacksmith, and his forge was erected in a shingle shanty, which was burned in 1834. Just before this Shelden Bradley moved into the township. Reuben, Clark went over from Eulalia to assist at the raising of Bradley's house. He- took his dinner with him, but, staying all night, he had to catch some trout from the stream now known as Bradley run for his breakfast. These he roasted at a fire in the open air. The Greenmans, one of whom resides at Eldred, were among the old settlers. About the year 1835 in Clara, N. Phillips, Garret Fosmer, David Brown, M. Lamphere, Philip Haynes, Nathan Wakely and R. W. Allen met and built a log school-house on the farm of R. W. Allen. It was a cold, cheerless affair, but it demonstrated by its existence that the first settlers' heads were sound, for it was the first step toward giving their children an education. The first winter school was taught by David Hall, and the first summer school by Harriet Allen.

Rodney L. Nichols, who resided near the north corners of Clara and Hebron townships, when agent for the land owners, had the carriage which was used by Daniel Webster. A few years ago the old vehicle was sold, and is now said to belong to a farmer on Eleven Mile creek.

Clara post-office is located in the northeast corner of the township on a branch of the Oswayo .. . . Frederick P. Brooks, who died at Lodge Pole, Neb., January 6, 1890, aged seventy-two, and Lydia Brooks, who died on January 9, same year, aged sixty-seven, resided there five years, having previously lived in Clara township for forty-two years.

The officers of the township, elected in February, 1890, are as follows: Justice of the peace, J. L. Allen; constable, O. E. Corsaw; collector, O. E. Corsaw; supervisor, Odell Fowler; treasurer, J. M. Tyler; town clerk, F. B. Stevens; auditor, A. Weimer; overseer of the poor, H. Baker; school direct- ors, E. L. Fish, John Tauscher; judge of election, Samuel Ferguson; inspect- ors of election, Madison Bridges, M. E. Baker.

HEBRON TOWNSHIP.

Hebron township is divided by the R. H. & B. anticlinal, with the Cou- dersport synclinal hills in the southwest corner, and the Oswayo synclinal hills in the northwest. Dent brook and Steer brook rise in the southeast corner, and flow across the south line into the Allegheny through deep ravines. Fish- ing creek flows from a point near Hebron post-office, southwest to Roulette, while Whitney's creek, South Branch and other feeders of the Oswayo rise in the north half of township, and flow northwest through magnificent gulches. A mile southeast of East Hebron, massive boulders of conglom lie around in con -

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fusion, and in a few other places those evidences of Nature's whims are to be seen. Two and one-half miles from Hebron, on the Clara road, is the moun- tain top, 2,397 feet above ocean level, or 280 feet above the level of the village.

The population in 1880 was 835. In 1888 there were 122 Republican, 15 Democrat. 9 Prohibitionist, and 17 Union Labor votes, representing 965 inhabitants. The number of tax-payers in 1889 was 279, and the assessed value, $69.138. The township was established in 1832, and in 1839 the resident tax-payers were Martin Britt, Samuel Baker, Shelden Bradley, D. C. Brian (or O' Brien), Eleazer Chamberlin, Ezra Carpenter, Hiram Cheeseboro, Daniel and Nelson Clark, Noah Crittenden, Julian Coon, Versal Dickinson, B. D. Dolbee, L. D. Felt. J. M. Greenman, W. H. Hydorn, Judson Kine, Moses Haney, Gard. Hall, Luke Seaman, C. Lincoln, Nathan and Ezekiel Main, Joe Milham, John Pearsall, Foster Reynolds, John Read, George, Anson and George W. Stillman, Ozias Sparks, Louis Wood. John Wells. James C. Whitney (saw-mill), James Whitney, John White (assessor), Joab H. Ross and Seth Tag- gart. In 1834 there was one school house at least, in Potter county, built in 1833, on the G. W. Stillman farm, in Hebron township.

Dr. Mattison, in his history of this township, says: "Up to 1829 the only families in Hebron were those of Peabody, Whitney, Reuben Card and John White. A colony of Seventh Day Baptists from Alfred came into the town. In 1833 Nathan Main, of Hebron, was killed by a falling tree while chopping a fal- low in Hebron. There were so few settlers at this time that this first fatal accident in the county cast a gloom over the entire community.

" W. H. Hydorn came from Rensselaer county, N. Y., and settled in Hebron. this year. The Seventh Day Baptists organized their church in Hebron in 1833. Their first pastor was Rev. N. V. Hull. The first saw-mill in the town was built by a man named Whitney. H. Lord and John Dwight, kept the first store on Oswayo creek. A covenant was entered into by the early settlers of this township not to use liquor, a resolution that was rigidly kept. In 1833 the first wedding was celebrated in this township between Jeanette Coon and Ezekiel Main. The first birth was that of Amanda Crandall. The first school was taught in 1834 by Elias Wells."

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Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub Publication date: 1890 Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co. Number of Pages: 1320

Author: Leeson, M. A. (Michael A.) comp. cn; J.H. Beers & Co., pub
Publication date: 1890
Publisher: Chicago, J. H. Beers & Co.
Number of Pages: 1320