USA > Pennsylvania > Jefferson County > Jefferson County, Pennsylvania : her pioneers and people, 1800-1915, Volume I > Part 86
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21 | Part 22 | Part 23 | Part 24 | Part 25 | Part 26 | Part 27 | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30 | Part 31 | Part 32 | Part 33 | Part 34 | Part 35 | Part 36 | Part 37 | Part 38 | Part 39 | Part 40 | Part 41 | Part 42 | Part 43 | Part 44 | Part 45 | Part 46 | Part 47 | Part 48 | Part 49 | Part 50 | Part 51 | Part 52 | Part 53 | Part 54 | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58 | Part 59 | Part 60 | Part 61 | Part 62 | Part 63 | Part 64 | Part 65 | Part 66 | Part 67 | Part 68 | Part 69 | Part 70 | Part 71 | Part 72 | Part 73 | Part 74 | Part 75 | Part 76 | Part 77 | Part 78 | Part 79 | Part 80 | Part 81 | Part 82 | Part 83 | Part 84 | Part 85 | Part 86 | Part 87 | Part 88 | Part 89 | Part 90 | Part 91 | Part 92 | Part 93 | Part 94 | Part 95
Dr. Clarke's widow died in September, 1890. She was one of the most widely known women of this section of the county. She was born in Fulton county, N. Y., in August. 1811. Her maiden name was Rebecca Mason Nichols. the name Mason coming from her mother's family. Iler father, Rev. Dr. Nichols, was a physician and a clergyman, and was the first man to follow either medicine or theology in the Toby valley. When Rebecca Nichols was a little girl of seven years of age the family emigrated to the wilderness of Pennsylvania. The first settlement was made over on Sinne- mahoning. but they were not there a great while, and while she was vet a young girl they came to Brandycamp. Dr. and Mrs. Clarke were married in March. 1831, and lived to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in 1881.
Mrs. Clarke was a woman of remarkable intelligence. Everybody in the early part of the century knew the Nichols and the Clarke families, and everybody in the latter period knew the Doctor and his good wife. They were representative members of the society in which they lived, and they both were singu- larly esteemed and respected. Every one until a few years ago said in speaking of them, "Mlother Clarke," or "Father Clarke," as the case might be. and it was a rarity to hear any other form of address.
Mrs. Clarke was one of the very first of the settlers in the Toby valley. When she came here in the twenties but few had preceded her father into the wilderness. She lived nearly seventy years within a few miles of the settle- ment where her people first located.
455
JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
FOURTII OF JULY CELEBRATION
A notable Fourth of July celebration was held in Brockwayville Centennial year. "That day brought immense crowds into the village from all the surrounding townships. It was a veritable old settlers' reunion. The picnic was held in a grove on the east bank of the creek. An entertaining musical program had been prepared, largely under direction of Rev. C. C. Hunt, who was then pastor of the Meth- odist charge. One of the chief features of the occasion was the reading of a paper by Dr. A. M. Clarke, which was devoted to early his- torical reminiscences of the valley. The vast gathering was fed from the bountiful supply of provisions, and the event was one long to be remembered in this section."
MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION, 1884
On May 30, 1883, a hundred citizens con- gregated in Woodland cemetery to witness the decorating of the graves of three or four sol- diers who were laid there by mourning friends. But lo! as the days rolled by till May 30, 1884, a great revolution had taken place. Eight o'clock was the time set by the committee as the hour for the gathering together of those taking part in the exercises. At half past eight the M. E. church was filled to overflow- ing by Sunday school scholars and parents, all of whom were authorized to procure all the flowers available with which to furnish the members of the G. A. R.
The time for marching having arrived. Supt. J. G. Dailey arranged the children "in the way they should go," the smallest first, the tallest last, according to height. each and every one ladened with flowers of every hue. These, headed by the brass band, were followed by the different orders, the Grangers, Sons of Veterans, Odd Fellows, Royal Templars, and martial band. The G. A. R. having preceded the others, they arrived first at the cemetery, and, dividing into two lines, one on each side of the drive. they received the numberless bouquets and garlands presented by the chil- dren as they marched between the two ranks.
The memorial service was then conducted by Mr. Mart. Longwell, over the grave of Captain Tracy. This service was followed by several more, under the auspices of Messrs. George J. Britton. Ira Felt, and one other. After these services were finished it was de- cided to continue the ceremonies in the church, because of the coldness of the day.
The different divisions were then rearranged
in marching order, and the parade returned to the church. The house was crowded, and many were forced to remain outside. Those who could be accommodated were entertained for half an hour by interesting and approp- riate remarks by Rev. E. R. Knapp, who gave some startling statistics of the losses by rea- son of the Civil war. Succeeding these, some selections were rendered by the choir, under the guidance of Prof. J. G. Dailey. As usual the songsters reflected great credit on their instructor. The audience then dispersed.
BUSINESS, ETC.
The first licensed hotel at Brockwayville was opened by WV. D. Murray, in 1854, and was afterwards kept by W. H. Schram, in 1855.
What was long the "Railroad House" was built in 1853 by John Arner and called the "Aquagga House," but only partly completed. and was first kept as a hotel by Nathaniel Clark, whose successors have been John Rus- sell. W. H. Schram, Henry Welsh, B. F. Townley. R. M. Bennett, R. T. Kelly, R. M. Overhiser, Andrew Logan, and George E. Shaver, under whose supervision it is now. He took charge of it in April. 1885, and it is now known as the "Logan House." It is unlicensed, a prohibition law for Snyder town- ship, including Brockwayville, having been enacted in 1872.
Pioneer and early school teachers were Miss Clarissa Brockway. A. M. Clarke, John Kyler, Mary Warner, Sylvia Clarke, Dr. W. C. Niver, Semiramus Brown, Penelope G. Clarke. Brockwayville had in 1860 two doc- tors, Dr. W. C. Niver and Dr. W. J. Mc- Knight ; two hotels, one sawmill, one gristmill, one blacksmith shop, two shoe shops, two stores, one schoolhouse. I have seen old set- tlers carrying a half bushel of corn on their backs to this old gristmill and waiting for the meal to carry it home. Ofttimes a bushel or two of grain, too heavy to carry, would be suspended across the yoke of an ox-team.
In 1915. Brockwayville has four railroads, viz .: The Clearfield & Ridgway. the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh, the Shawmut, and the New York & Erie branch.
Up to 1915 five hundred million feet of pine boards have been shipped from the Toby valley.
ELECTIONS
The first election held in Brockwayville after its incorporation as a borough took place
456
JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
in 1883, and the following persons were chosen to the different town offices: Justice of the peace, John Morrison ; constable, L. S. Short ; high constable, J. L. Bond; assessor, W. T. Mclaughlin; town council, O. A. Sibley, Arnold Groves, B. T. Chapin, A. L. Hoy, R. WV. Moorhead, P. Bowdish; burgess, Dr. W. C. Niver; school directors, J. G. Dailey, Al- ton R. Chapin, C. G. Knight, Ira Felt, James Groves ; overseers of the poor, T. Myers, Wil- liam Morey; auditors, A. J. Thompson, Dan- iel Riley; judge of election, M. B. Moorhead; inspectors, Joseph Prindle, H. A. Frost.
On November 2, 1915, Dr. G. H. Hum- phreys and Ira Griggs were elected school directors, for six years, and S. W. Biddle con- stable for four years.
DEVELOPMENT, ETC.
Brockwayville and Snyder township have been dry since 1872, no license in either.
Gas was put in Brockwayville in April, 1890.
The Brockway Crystal Water Company was organized October, 1897.
The Bell Telephone exchange at Brockway- ville was established November 18, 1896.
Brockwayville street paving commenced in 1913, and in 1914 the whole of Main street was finished.
CEMETERIES
The first death in Brockwayville was that. of a little child of Alonzo and Huldah Brock- way, who died in 1828 or 1829, and was buried on the bank of the Toby creek, near where the old hotel stands ; its grave has long since dis- appeared. The next burial place for the dead was a field by the roadside, on the farm of the late Marvin Allen, and where, in one corner, the first to die in the township, a little child of Jacob Shaffer, was laid away. In that little city of the dead, which was called "the Shaf- fer's burying ground," were buried Joel Clarke, a Revolutionary soldier, and Chloe, his wife ; Baily Hughes; . \. J. Ingalls; Jacob Myers;
Comfort D. Felt; Joel Clarke, Jr., and Mary, his wife; and others.
Wildwood cemetery was started in 1866 by twenty-five citizens of Snyder township, sub- scribing twenty-five dollars each. It contains ten acres, beautifully situated about half a inile from the center of the town, on land pur- chased from Dr. Clarke. Part of the ground is laid out in lots, some of which are taste- fully ornamented with shrubbery and flowers. Prominent among those furthering this project were Dr. A. M. Clarke, Dr. W. C. Niver, W. WV. Wellman, Peter Galusha, N. B. Lane and .A. J. Thompson. The first person buried in Wildwood was Mrs. Fannie P. Johnson, wife of John Johnson, who died August 26, 1868.
POPULATION
In 1880, 360 ; 1890, 929 ; 1900, 1,777 ; 1910, 1,898; 1917, 2,130.
NATIONAL UNION ASSOCIATION
Several of the citizens of Brockwayville and vicinity met on March 14, 1863, at the public house of W. H. Schram, to organize a Na- tional Union Association, the only one organ- ized in Jefferson county during the war of the Rebellion. The president appointed the fol- lowing named gentlemen to draft a constitu- tion: Dr. W. J. McKnight, Rev. George Moore, A. J. Thompson, George W. Wilson and Thomas Bryant. Other meetings were held.
CHARLES MCLAIN CAMP, SONS OF VETERANS
Charles MeLain Camp, No. 16, Sons of Vet- erans, was mustered in at this place on April 14, 1884, and the following officers were elected : Captain, O. A. Sibley; first lieuten- ant. J. E. Frost; second lieutenant, C. L. Foust ; chaplain, A. H. Lemmon ; orderly ser- geant, J. P. Keys ; color sergeant. U. S. Grant ; quartermaster sergeant, R. W. Adams; ser- geant of the guard, F. A. Cullen ; corporal of the guard, W. J. Britton.
CHAPTER XXIX
ELDRED TOWNSHIP
ORGANIZATION-POPULATION-PIONEER SETTLERS-FIRST ELECTION AND OFFICERS-TAXABLES IN 1837-PRESENT TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS-INDUSTRIES, PAST AND PRESENT-SIGEL AND HOWE -THE GRAHAMS-JACOB BEERS
Eldred township, named for Nathaniel B. Eldred, president judge, was organized in 1836, and was taken from Rose and Barnett. Eldred township was bounded on the north by Barnett township, on the east by Ridgway township, on the south by Rose township, and on the west by the Armstrong county line.
POPULATION
1840, 395 ; 1850, 492; 1860, 826; 1870, 832; 1880. 1,271 ; 1890, 1,581; 1900, 1,535; 1910, 1,399.
PIONEER SETTLERS
The pioneer settler in Eldred was Isaac Mat- son, in 1828. In 1829 came Walter Templeton, James Linn and Robert McCreight ; in 1830, Elijah M. Graham (see sketch farther on in this chapter) and John Mclaughlin ; in 1831. David English and Jacob Craft ; in 1832, Paul Stewart, James Templeton and James Trim- ble ; in 1833. Stewart Ross, John Wilson and Thomas Hall; in 1834, William and George Catz and James Summerville ; in 1836, Fred- erick Kahle ; in 1842, Prof. S. W. Smith. Mr. Smith was a highly educated man, and served the county as teacher, professor in the acad- emy and county superintendent of schools.
The first settler, of whom we find any men- tion, in the northern part of Eldred township was Frederick Kahle, who settled there in 1836. Mr. Kahle first came to Clarion county, where he hired a hunter named Tommy Guth- rie to go with him into the wilds of northern Jefferson, where he designed locating. After reaching their destination and looking about for a suitable place for Mr. Kahle to make his future home, night overtook them and they were obliged to camp out in the woods. Dur- ing the night they were attacked by wolves, but with guns and fire drove them away.
Frederick Kahle was the first veterinary sur- geon that I recollect in the county.
Joseph Matson, Esq., lived in Eldred town- ship, and in the early days he built an outside high brick chimney. He employed a pioneer stonemason by the name of Jacob Penrose to do the job. Penrose was a very rough mason, but had a high opinion of his own skill, and was quite confiding and bombastic in his way. After he finished the chimney, and before re- moving the scaffold, he came down to the ground to blow off a little steam about his work. Placing his arms around Matson's neck, he exclaimed, pointing to the chimney, "There, Matson, is a chimney that will last you your lifetime, and your children and your children's children." "Look out!" said Mat- son. "God, she's a coming!" True enough, the chimney fell, a complete wreck.
FIRST ELECTION AND OFFICERS
The first election for township officers was held in 1836. The following persons were elected : Constable, Elijah M. Graham ; super- visors, Thomas Barr and Thomas Anthony ; school directors, George Catż, Henry Boil, Thomas Hughes, Thomas Hall, Jacob Craft, John Maize; poor overseers, Thomas Callen and Michael Long; town clerk, Jacob Craft. The pioneer polling place was at the home of James Linn, now the farm of Timothy Cald- well.
John Wilson was assessor for the township in 1837.
TAXARLES IN 1837
Thomas Arthurs, George Armstrong, Wil- liam Anderson, Henry Boyles, David Barr, Thomas Barr, Samuel Barr, Abraham Bickler, Smith Benedict, Richard Burns, William Booth, Jacob Beers, Thomas Callen. Jacob
457
45.>
JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Craft, Moses H. Carly, Peter Coonsman, John D. Kahle, George Catz, Henry Clark, Job Carly, William Douglass (colored), Daniel Elgin, Alexander Fredericks, Elijah M. Gra- ham, Joseph Graham, Elias Gearhart, Dolly George, Isaiah Guthrie, William Gordon, Israel Hughes, Thomas Hughes, Thomas Hall, William Hopper, Malachi Hopper (single man ), William M. Hindman, William Hughes, Richard Hague, Richard llague, Jr., William and John Hutchison, William B. Kennedy. Frederick Kahle, William Kennedy, David Aikens, James Cochran, David McKee, John W. Monks, Isaac Matson, Sr. (mill seat). James Mc Manigle. James McNeal, John McCracken, David Miller, Robert McFarland, Stewart Ross. Jacob Riddleburger, Christian Ruffner, George Royer, Andrew Steel, James Stewart, Tr .. Paul Stewart, Alexander Scott, Hiram Sampson, John Summerville, William Sum- merville, James Summerville, David Silvis, Jacob Trautman, James L. Thompson, James Templeton, Michael Traper, George Wilson, Jr. ( single man). Robert Wilson, John Wil- son, Jr., William Wallace, John Wilson, Esq., George Walford. Abram Yokey, Christy Yokey.
PRESENT TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS
O. A. Mckinley and .1. U. Stahlman were elected school directors, W. A. Pierce super- visor, and Theodore C. Jackson constable, on Nov. 2, 1915.
INDUSTRIES, PAST AND PRESENT
The first sawmill in the township was built by John Burns, the pioner hotel by Andrew Shawl, and John D. Kahle had the pioneer store in 1860.
The pioneer schoolhouse was built at Hall's in 1839, on what is now the celebrated "Broad Acres" farm, owned and conducted by Dr. Ralph B. Reitz.
Eldred has lately developed into a great gas- producing territory, with some moderately val- uable oil wells.
In 1800 William McAdoo, a farmer of Eldred, published a treatise of forty-eight pages on "On Duty to God and Man." His theme was clean air, clean food and clean drink.
SIGEL AND HOWE
The only hamlet in the township is Sigel, formerly called Lumberville, then Haggerty.
It was laid out by Judah P. Haggerty about 1850. The pioneer hotel in Haggerty was con- ducted in 1854 by Judah P. Haggerty. The edifice was built of round logs. He also had the pioneer licensed hotel in Haggerty in 1857. In 1880 the population of the place was one hundred and fifteen, with two stores and two hotels, kept by J. J. Henderson and T. Jones ( there was then no licensed house in the town- ship), and the blacksmith shops of Jerry Tap- per, Henry Mathews and J. G. Gumbert. There is a postoffice at Sigel.
Howe was the only other postoffice in the township, but has been discontinued.
The township has four or five churches and three cemeteries. The pioneer graveyard was made at Mount Tabor.
THE GRAHAMS
Elijah M. Graham was born in Dauphin county, Pa., Oct. 19, 1772. His father, John Graham, served five years in the Continental army. Elijah M. Graham was one of the original explorers of what is now Jefferson county. He explored this region in 1794 under Deputy Surveyor John Broadhead, who in that year surveyed the district line which now forms the western boundary of Brookville borough. Broadhead and his party of nine men were in this wilderness surveying from May until the middle of October, 1794, The party consisted of Deputy Surveyor Broad- head, two chain carriers ( Elijah M. Graham and Elisha Graham, brothers), two ax men (unknown), one cook ( unknown). one driver with two horses ( unknown), and two other men (unknown), one of whom was a hunter. They crossed streams on log floats, encamped in log huts, and carried their outfit and their provisions on packhorses from what is now Franklin, Pa., and from some point then in Westmoreland county. Graham was six months on this survey without seeing a pale- face other than those that comprised the party.
In 1797 Elijah M. Graham located on French creek. now in Crawford county, Pa .. where he resided with his father until 1804. when he returned to this wilderness and worked on Joseph Barnett's mill for three years, when and where he married Miss Sarah Ann Barnett and located on the State road near (and afterwards in) what is now Eldred township. He was the first court crier, and served in various township offices. In 1804 there were but seven or eight families here, viz., the Barnetts, Longs, Joneses. Vasbinders
459
JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
and Dixons, and one colored family. Mr. Gra- ham reared a family of ten children and died in 1854. aged eighty-two years.
John Graham, Elijah M. Graham's father. moved to Jefferson county from Crawford county about 1812, locating about three miles northeast of Brookville, where he died in 1813, and this Revolutionary soldier was buried in the first graveyard, now in East Brookville, on land owned and occupied by W. C. Evans.
On Jan. 21, 1893. Squire Graham and his wife celebrated the golden anniversary of their wedding, and we have the following account of the occasion from the Democrat:
"Last Saturday about one hundred and fifty neighbors and friends assembled at the home of Squire Graham, in Eldred township, to celebrate the golden wedding of the Squire and his wife. Rev. Dr. Conway and Dr. W. J. McKnight of Brookville were present and made short addresses. Dr. Conway furnishes its with the following report of Dr. McKnight's speech :
"He spoke of his childhood visits to and appreciation of the Grahams ; of the early set- tlers in the township. being familiarly ac- quainted with them all; of the marriage at Thomas Hall's of Mr. Graham and wife by Rev. David Polk, the Presbyterian pastor of Brookville. Fifty years ago he said John Tyler was president of the nation, the pop- ulation of which was seventeen million ; now we are a nation of sixty-two million. Fifty years ago Porter was governor of Pennsyl- vania. The State's population was one mil- lion seven hundred thousand ; now we are an empire of five million two hundred and fifty thousand people. Fifty years ago John Mc- Crea was prothonotary. Thompson Barr, sheriff, and Judge Henderson, treasurer, of Jefferson county. Fifty years ago Jefferson county was much larger than it is now, town- ships having been taken off to form Elk and Forest counties. Fifty years ago no hotel. no church, no sawmill, no store, no post office. no doctor, and of course no graveyard, in Eldred township. The principal industry was tar burning. The doctor then related some amusing anecdotes, and resuming spoke of the sports and amusements of those days-of the wrestling habits of the people, and hinted that drinking whisky, fighting and swearing were a little too common then. He spoke of the clothing commonly worn in those days- of the tow pants, roundabouts, and wamuses worn by the men ; the buckskin pants and fur caps ; of the flannel and linsey-woolsey dresses of the women. Also of the flax-breakings.
quiltings, grubbings and frolics of those days. He spoke of training day, and imprisonment for debt."-Democrat, Jan. 26, 1893.
JACOB BEERS
On Tuesday, Nov. 24, 1914. the friends and neighbors of Jacob Beers assembled at his homestead and at the house of Frank Forsythe. in Eldred township, and celebrated his one hundredth birthday. Mr. Beers was born Nov. 24, 1814, which was before the death of Napoleon Bonaparte.
"Like all pioneers, Jacob Beers was fond of the amusements of his day, notably foot racing, throwing a stone from the shoulder, jumping, pulling square, rough and tumble fighting. which consisted of biting, kicks, blows and gouging of eyes. In my boyhood I have seen in Brookville eyes gouged, thumbs, fingers, noses and ears bitten off. It was a common sight to see a man lying in the gut- ter dead drunk. Prominent men would ride the streets on a horse, yelling a la Indian and swearing a stream of oaths that would make the devil blush and hell wonder. Of course, whisky was cheap, anybody old or young could buy it, and it sold at the bar for three cents a drink and on trust. These conditions con- tinned with but little improvement until 1860. Our Woman's Christian Temperance Union was not organized until 1883. I am and have been a tee-totaler all my life and this I owe to my mother.
"Jacob Beers was also fond of shooting matches, grubbings, rollings, huskings, scutch- ings, quiltings and dances. He was a "fiddler," played and danced the Munny Musk, French Four, Fisher's Hornpipe : the jig he especially was fond of playing, singing and dancing was the Pinecreek Lady, which ran as follows :
"If I had a wife and she had a baby, Darn my eyes if I wouldn't run crazy, Oh pine, oh pine lady, Oh pine, Pinecreek Lady.
"Man is born to die. It is estimated that one billion, eight hundred million people live on the earth. Eighty million are born and sixty-five million die every year."
Mr. Beers died March 14, 1915, aged one hundred years, three months, twenty-one days.
In November, 1915, there were living one hundred and thirty-three persons in the United States between the ages of one hundred and one hundred and thirty-eight years, Mrs. L. C.
460
JEFFERSON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
Killerease, of Pine Hill, Texas, being one hun- dred and thirty-eight, and Mrs. Mary Brock, of Shades Valley, Ala., being one hundred and thirty-five years old. In Pennsylvania there were sixteen persons living between the ages
of ninety and one hundred and seven, Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Magill, of Philadelphia, being one hundred and seven years old, and Mrs. Judge Henderson, of Brookville, being ninety- six years old.
CHAPTER XXX
JENKS AND TIONESTA-LOST .TOWNSHIPS
Jenks, the ninth township, organized in 1838, was taken from Barnett township. This and Tionesta township might be called twins, as both were separated at the same time from the same township. Taxables in 1842, six- teen : in 1849, thirty-two. The population in 1840 was forty. The township was named in honor of Hon. John W. Jenks, then one of the associate judges of Jefferson county. It is now in the bounds of Forest county, and the first courthouse of that county was built there, at Marienville, long known as the "Blood Set- tlement."
PIONEERS IN JENKS TOWNSHIP AS PER ASSESS- MENT IN 1838
Taxables .- James Anderson, Cyrus Blood, Benjamin L. Baley, Aaron Brockway, Sr., Aaron Brockway, Jr., Amos Fitch, Isaac Fitch, John Hunt, Phelps Hunt, Jessie Jackson, Josiah Leary, John Lewis, Robert McLatchlie, Oran Newton, Samuel Reyner, Andrew J. Reyner.
SETTLEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT
Cyrus Blood was the pioneer of Jenks and Tionesta townships. He brought his family into this wilderness in 1833. For years his farm was called the "Blood Settlement." When he settled there the region was full of pan- thers, bears, wolves, wild cats and deer. Mr. Blood was a powerful man, of great energy and courage. He was well educated and a surveyor. In 1837 he was township assessor.
The pioneer path or trail was opened by Cyrus Blood from Clarington to Blood's Settle- ment. This was in the year 1833. The pioneer road was this "path" widened and improved by Blood several years later.
The pioneer tavern was the home of Cyrus Blood. Mr. Blood built the pioneer sawmill in 1834 and the pioneer gristmill in 1840. These inills were erected by him on Salmon creek.
The pioneer schoolmaster was John D. Hunt. Ile taught in the winter of 1833-34 in Mr. Blood's home.
The pioneer preacher was Dr. Otis Smith. The pioneer sermon to white people was preached in Mr. Blood's house.
Brookville was the post office for the settle- ment from 1833 to 1843.
Tionesta, the tenth township organization, was taken from Barnett in 1838, and named after a river in its boundary. Taxables in 1842, nine ; population in 1840, twenty-seven. This township is now Howe, a member of Forest county.
FIRST ELECTION
According to the act of April 16, 1838:
"SECTION 49. That the township of Tion- esta, in the county of Jefferson, is hereby de- clared a separate election district, and the elec- tion shall be held at the house of John Noef ( Nolf), in said township."
TAXABLES IN 1838
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.