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The church was constituted by the Rev. John Corbly, November 5, 1775, with twelve members. We quote the old church record (now in possession of Lancelot John):
"The Constitution of the Church, Nov. 5, 1775, Consisting of Twelve Members, Namely, Sam. Lewellen (Chosen Elder), John McFarland (Deacon), Thos. Mills, Thos. Evans, Joseph Bolting- house, Hannah Lewellen, Susannah McFarland, Martha Mills, Catharine Evans, Elizabeth Jackson, Wmn. John and , Which gave themselves to the Lord and to one another by the will of God and the care of the Church."
* John Hoard came from Fauquier County, Va., between 1760 and 70; bought land here which had been taken up by one Everly ; married a Snyder ; died of small pox ; had four children : Margaret Everly, Elizabeth A. Martin, Sarah, and James the father of John, James, William and Aaron B.
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In 1778, Rachel Pindall, Dawson and Mrs. Dawson, Mas- sie Kazad, David Scott and Stephen Hardin became mem- bers; 1781, Samuel Bowen, Owen Davis, William John, William Stewart, Philip Rogers, Sarah Bowen, Letitia Davis, Jacob Jacobs, Ann Teabaugh and Hannah Jacobs joined ; 1782, Charles Bennet, Richard Cain, Jane Cain, James John, Mary John, Elizabeth Stewart and Elizabeth Scott were added to the church.
The first church building was a log cabin, which was built before 1781, at the old Baptist burying-ground above Lancelot John's, on the Morgantown and Stewarttown road. In 1803, William John, Samuel Bowen, Richard Cain and John McFarland agreed to hew the logs for a new church building, 26x22 feet and 12 rounds high. It stood near the old church, and was used until 1832, when the present brick church (40x30 feet) was commenced. The two log churches were used for school purposes.
From 1775* to 1883 the church has attained a total mem- bership of nearly 500; present membership, about 100.
LIST OF MINISTERS, 1775-1884.
1775. John Corbly 1843. Anthony Garrett 1867. D. W. Rogers 1788 to 1804. no record G. F. C. Conn 1871. Win. Fourtney 1808. John Hickman Garrett Patton 1872. Jno. A. Simpson
1811. John Patton 1845. Charles Parker 1874. D. W. Rogers 1824. - Mellet 1848. Samuel Kendall 1874. S. N. Rogers
1830. John Thomas 1849. G. F. C. Conn 1876. Robert Miller
1833. - Griffith 1854. S. L. Parcel 1878. M. D. Lee
1837. J. B. Tisdale 1859-61. G. W. Hertzog 1879. J. C. Jordan
1842. William Wood 1864. A. B. Pendleton 1880. E. P. Brand
In 1830, John McFarland and Daniel Medsear were cho- sen deacons; 1833, John Pixler, William Bennett and
* There is nothing on the records of the Great Bethel Church, now in possession of D. M. Hertzog, at Uniontown, Penn., to show who were the members dismissed to form this church. From these records we find that in October, 1772, Hannah Lewellen, Martha Mills, Thomas Mills, Richard Cain and Jane Cain were received by baptism into that church.
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Alexander Clelland elected deacons. Church clerk since 1851, Lancelot John. In conclusion, of this church we quote from Lancelot John's sketch of it in 1873 :
"Her 'records' written here and written in Heaven, tell of dark trials and persecutions, but her hope looks out to the brightening future with trustful faith in Him who has been her help and her strong deliverer."
Methodist Episcopal Church .- Union District is in the Morgantown Circuit. There are two M. E. Churches : Pier- pont's * and the Fletcher near Woodgrove Furnace. Zion church is a Union church, used by the M. E. and M. P. de- nominations. Of these churches, like those in Morgan, it seems for want of records, almost impossible to get any- thing beyond conflicting traditions.
Presbyterian Church .- In 1830, Brown's Church was built at Stewarttown. It was named for the Rev. Rezin Brown. The church is not used now as a regular preaching place. Among the first members of this church were Casper Orth
* The original ancestor of the Pierpont family was a distinguished Norman robber named Robert, who came into England with William the Conqueror. William placed him on a manor (formed of several farms) and gave him the title of Duke Pierpont, from a Pierrepons or stone bridge on the land; but a number of years ago, the last male dying, the estate went into the female line. James Pierpont, an Episcopal min- ister, and his brother-descendants of Robert-were among the first settlers of Massa- chusetts. John Pierpont, a descendant of one of these brothers, came from New York or New Jersey, in 1769, and took up the Pierpont farm near the site of the Pierpont church. On it was built the settlers' fort called Pierpont's Fort. He had three brothers who went to Kentucky.
John Pierpont married Mary, daughter of Col. Zackwell Morgan. They had eight children : Larkin, Zackquil, Francis, John, Jr., Sarah Watson, Nancy Baker, and Tem- perance Dunn still living. John Pierpont died about 1795.
Francis married Catharine Weaver, and their third son is ex-Gov. Francis II. Pierpont.
John Pierpont had two slaves, "Uncle Zadoc " and "Granny Tamer." "Uncle Zadoc " was the prophet, sooth-sayer, witch doctor and wizard of the neighborhood, Tradition says the witches killed the pigs, spoiled the butter or kept it from coming, and bewitched horses and people. "Uncle Zadoc," or "Zaid," was often called in such cases, and punished the witches by heating horse-shoes. He was sharp and shrewd, and claimed to see ghosts. When some one was sick, he would talk ambigu- ously, and they got better or worse, got well or died, he then interpreted his first am- biguous predictions to suit the case. "Granny Tamer" was noted for being the special friend of every child she met or came about.
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(generally called Ott), the Frankinberrys, Sergeants, and Pixlers.
Methodist Protestant Church .- This church was organized in 1833, in Jacob Smith's dwelling-house, one-half mile east of William Donaldson's, by the Rev. John Lucas, William Dunlavy, Asby Pool and Joseph Shackelford. The class organized were William Donaldson (class leader), and Lew- ranah his wife, William Norris and Rheuhama his wife, John N. Baker and Nancy his wife, Aaron Hamilton and Mary his wife, Thomas. Burch and wife, Jacob Breakiron and wife, Mrs. Amelia Norris, Mrs. Hannah Smith, William and Matthew McConnel, William Lewellin, Jacob Smith, Elizabeth, Eleanor, Mary, Eliza and Sarah Norris, and Elizabeth Baker. About 1839, this class, with the Metho- dists, built Zion church. William Donaldson from memory furnishes the following
LIST OF MINISTERS. A
1833, William Dunlavy and John Lucas ; 1834, Zachariah Regan ; 1835, Peter T. Laishley ; then till 1841, James Palfreyman, one Beatty and James Piper, one Ray, John Cowell and Daniel Kinney, William Dunlap, Daniel Gibbons, Peter T. Laishley, one Gibbens and one Cowl, Samuel Clawson, John Fordyce, one Williams and one Cul- len ; 1841, Samuel Clawson, then John Bisher, John I. Stillan, one Porter, one Burgess; one Lester ; 1850, Samuel Clawson; 1851, Isaac Francis ; 1852, W. R. Wragg; 1853, P. T. Laishley; 1855, Jerry Simpson ; 1856, W. R. Wragg; 1857-8, Geo. Westfall; 1859-60, D. R. Helmnick.
Union District is embraced in Avery Circuit, and has four churches and one school-house class : Zion Church (union), Avery Chapel, Eden Church (at Stewarttown), and Calvary Church. Calvary Church was dedicated by the Rev. Peter T. Laishley in 1860. The first members were :
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William Donaldson, Charles E. Donaldson, Thomas Irvin,
Lewranah Donaldson, Charity Donaldson, Catharine Irvin.
William Lewellin, Ruth Cleaver, James McGee.
Mary Lewellin, Amy A. Costolo, E. O. Hickle,
James Donaldson, John Q. Saddler,
Mary J. Rankin.
Mary E. Donaldson, Sarah J. Saddler, Joab R. Donaldson.
Class Leaders : William Donaldson, William Lewellin and James Donaldson.
The church has now a membership of sixty-five. The house cost over $1000, including repairs in 1882. It is beautifully situated. The following list of ministers for Avery Circuit has been compiled from the recollections of the members :
MINISTERS OF AVERY CIRCUIT.
1860. D. R. Helmick 1871. Peter T.Conway 1877. Chas. M. Conway 1860-2. J.B.McCormack 1872. John G. McCarty 1878. Eli J. Wilson 1862-4. G. G. Westfall 1873. Leonard Warman 1879-80. D. H. Davis
1865. William Blake 1874-5. William West 1881-2. Eli Westfall
1868-9, J. L. Simpson 1875-6. Eli J. Wilson 1883. - Young
1869-70. P. T. Laishley
In 1870, Zion Church was served by John Clark instead of Peter T. Laishley.
German Baptist Church .- Mt. Union German Baptist Church was built, near Ross's, some four and one-half miles from Morgantown on the Stewarttown road, in 1883. It is a frame structure, 32x54 feet, and cost $1200; membership, fifty.
CEMETERIES.
A great many of the early settlers laid out a family bury- ing-ground on their own farms. The old Pierpont grave- yard and the old Baptist burying-ground near Stewarttown, are, perhaps, the oldest in the district.
Mt. Union Cemetery, incorporated in 1882, is hard by the Mt. Union German Baptist Church, and is beautifully loca- ted and tastefully laid out and enclosed.
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STORES.
Besides the stores enumerated in the towns, there were always one or more stores kept by the Cheat Iron Works for their hands. Anthony Loftus kept a store where Laurel Iron Works post-office is. John Bowers opened his store just west of it, in 1862. East of the post-office, about one- fourth of a mile, John T. Bates opened a store about fourteen years ago, and sold out to W. J. Donaldson in 1883, and removed to the west. Here William H. Dickin- son has had a blacksmith shop for twenty-one years.
OIL WELL BORINGS.
A well was bored at C. S. Ley's, just above Ice's Ferry, and another at the mouth of Quarry run. One was bored at Costolo's, on the east side of Cheat. It threw up (and does yet) gas, which took fire and burnt up the derrick, & house and a blacksmith shop. A well was bored at the Clelland Ferry, one at the Lewellin Ferry ; and, in 1865, a New York company put a well down 600 feet on Major W. W. John's farm.
Salt .- In the well bored for oil at the mouth of Quarry run, a very rich stream of salt water was struck. Some of the water was boiled down by Jonah Bayles # and others, and a fine article of salt was obtained.
The following citizens of Union District have served in the legislatures of Virginia and West Virginia: Francis Warman,+ 1850; Henry S. Coombs, 1853, 1865; Joseph
* William Bayles came from Maryland about 1780; married Mary Vandervort, set- tled one mile west of Ice's Ferry, and founded the Bayles settlement, which consists of seven families of the Bayleses at this time. His children were : John, Margaret Selby, Dinanah Cole, Elizabeth, Jesse, Paul, Mary Rude, Jonah, Phebe, Aden, and William, father of D. W. and W. Scott Bayles, ex-County Superintendent of Preston County.
+ Stephen and Francis Warman came to Fredericksburgh from England, at an early day. Francis settled in Cheat Neck, and was Sheriff of Monongalia, and, it is said, was in the legislature. He was the grandfather of the Francis Warman who was in the legislature in 1830. Stephen Warman married Verlinda Roby,
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Snider, 1861-2, 1871; James T. McClaskey, 1867-68, 1876; James Hare,# 1878.
CURIOSITIES.
The Buffalo Pond, near Stewarttown, and the Catawba War-Path, are described on page 25.
The Alum Rocks are near Stafford's Ferry, and are & great cliff of rocks, honey-combed, from which copperas and alum exude.
The Squirrel Rock is a vast boulder, which, at one day, loosened from a heavy cliff and fell into Cheat River, above Ice's Ferry, where it lies to-day. From its fancied shape to a squirrel has arisen its name.
A Gretna Green .- Just beyond the State line, at Thomas Pugh's, is a small oak tree on the roadside, under whose branches the Rev. Leonard Warman and other ministers have united many couples.
SCHOOLS.
The old Baptist Church, near Stewarttown in 1781 was used for school purposes. One Landfarer kept a school, at an early day, in a log cabin on the Norrist farm, while the spring was on the Donaldson farm.
* James Hare came from near New Geneva, Fayette County, Penn., in 1840, to Mon- ongalia County and engaged in farming. He was elected to the legislature in :878, and he and Col. Richard Poundstone, from Upshur County, (who was also born in Fayette County,) were the only members in that body who were natives of Pennsyl- vania. Mr. Hare married Mary Vandervort.
The ancestor of the Vandervort family, Nicholas Vandervort, married Martha Reed, and came from Morgan County, about 1788. Their children were: Jonah (father of Wm. I. Vandervort), Nicholas J., Paul, John, Joseph, James, William, Mary, Abigail, and Sarah, who married a Cobun.
The Cobun family seems to have sprung from two brothers: James, who married Saborah Trader, and removed to Preston County about 1790; and Jonathan, who set- tled on the Dorsey farm in Morgan District, in 1770. They were of English origin.
+ William Norris owned a portion of the land on which Washington City stands. He sold it, and came out in 1772 and took up the Norris farm of 400 acres where a man by the name of Scavey had squatted. He married Prunellopa Middleton, and, after her death, Lewranah Collier. His children: Elizabeth (who married George Baker), Mary Hayes, Vilinda Neighbors, Martha Devault, and Charity, who married Enoch Jenkins.
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Union District now embraces ten sub-districts. In 1877, we find from Wade's Annual Catalogue that there were the following named schools :
Baker's, Bush's, Oak Grove, Jennewine, * Pierpont's, Pleasant Hill, Sugar Grove, Wood Grove.
BOARDS OF EDUCATION.
The records in the hands of the secretary of the board of education, go back to 1876 only, and do not give the names of the board for the year 1879. From the supervisors order-book at the court-house, we find that the following school commissioners were elected from 1864 to 1872 :
1864, W. S. Swindler, 3 years; Jacob Miller, 2 years ;. Robert Beatty, 1 year. 1865, C. S. Ley. 1866, Leonard Warman.
1867, William Vandervort, 3 years.
1868, Thomas Jaco.
1869, Leonard Warman, 3 years.
1870, F. A. Coombs.
1871, John I. Swindler.
From 1871 to 1877, no election returns can be found.
1877, James Hare, president ; Leonard Warman and Jesse Lewel- lin, commissioners ; W. L. Coombs, secretary.
1879, James Hare, president ; J. T. Eckard, Leonard Warman, commissioners.
1881, Joseph Snider, president ; W. W. John and J. H. Baker, commissioners ; John C. Anderson, secretary.
1883, Joseph Snider, president ; W. W. John and Leonard War- man, commissioners ; John C. Anderson, secretary.
SCHOOL ENUMERATION BY YEARS.
YEAR.
White
Males.
White Fo-
males.
Total.
1878.
348
283
631
1879.
339
276
615
1880.
321
260
581
1881
307
245
552
1882
281
246
527
1883.
289
285
574
* Named for Christian Jennewine, who came from Prussia, in 1854, and married a daughter of George B. Jarrett.
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STATISTICS OF UNION DISTRICT.
VOTERS.
YEAR.
Horses.
Cattle.
Sheep.
Hogs.
Carriages,
Buggies, &c.
Watches and
Pianos and
Melodeons.
White.
Colored.
1864
549
1,714 2.445
755
15
*30
1
243
1866 ..
447
861 2,339
119
15
65
1
282
1
1867
420
1,757
4,914
339
10
85
...
293
3
1868.
509
1,188 3,787
106
22
64
9
350
5
1869.
492
1,243
2,503
137
18
71
4
313
1870
526
1,320
1,744
140
25
239
3
322
1
1872
531
1,473
1,379
171
31
256
4
334
1
1873.
541
1,509
1,529
158
156
264
6
313
1
1874.
524
1,249
1,289
99
52
214
7
301
1
1875
553
1,174
1.109
154
60
226
13
329
1876,
526
1,053
1,028
99
64
247
12
339
...
1877
518
1,115
751
117
69
238
13
342
...
1878
521
1,047
832
90
70
214
10
346
...
1879
479
1,225
896
91
78
203
12
348
...
1880
461
1,256
993
77
86
214
12
332
...
1881
438
1,296 1,202
111
136
236
12
323
...
1882
418
1,202
1,280
70
169
233
13
329
...
1883
422
|1,211 1.202|
96
132
169
17
338
...
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES.
G. W. Sisler was born in Preston County, in 1830; moved to Union District in 1850 ; married Julia A. Robinson in 1853 ; children -Lavara A., who married R. B. Rumble, in 1876; B. F., who died in Colorado in 1879 ; William C., who died in 1861 ; J. L., Annie E., who married Joseph G. Francis ; G. W., Jr., Ida M., Millard T. and Charles B.
. James T. Pixler was a son of John Pixler ; born in Stewarttown in 1826 ; married Hulda Weaver in 1847; children-Clark, who mar- ried Mary Fortney ; Susan ; Lavara, who married Ervin Fortney ; John M., Arlington. He died April 23, 1882 ; was a member of the Pleasant Hill Baptist Church ; was a local preacher in that church for fifteen years.
Garrett F. Lee came from Maryland ; married Mrs. Mary O'Dean ; children-William, David, Matilda, Garrett, Catharine. William married Mary A. Eberhart in 1847; he farms in Union District.
NOTE .- For several facts in this chapter the author is indebted to A. W. Frederick, Esq., the County Superintendent of Preston County.
*From 1864 to 1870, the numbers given are for watches only.
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CHAPTER XXXI. CASS DISTRICT.
Geographical Boundaries and General Description-Indian Occupa- tion-Early Settlers-Settlers' Forts-Martin's Fort-Harrison's Fort-Indian Murders-Adventure of John Snider-Growth of the District-Civil List-Election Polls-Towns : Cassville, Ham- ilton, Maidsville, Stumptown-Mail Service-Roads-Mills- Ferries-Monongalia Salt Works-Salt Borings-Oil Borings- Religious Denominations-Schools and School Officers-Statis- tics-Biographical Sketcher.
CASS DISTRICT is bounded on the north by the State of Pennsylvania ; on the east it is separated by the Mononga- hela River from Union and Morgan districts ; on the south by Grant District ; and on the west by Clay District. In shape the district is wide at the north and narrowing to the south. Its width is from north to south and its length from east. to west.
Cass District was embraced in the First Constabulary District in 1807; and, in 1831, constituted the north-east portion of the Third Constabulary District. In 1852, the territory of the district was comprised in the Second Magisterial District, which took in, besides, a small portion of the northern part of Grant, including the town of Gran- ville. In 1863, Cass Township was created, embracing the territory of the present district, and named in honor of Lewis Cass. In 1873, Cass Township, by a change of desig- nation merely, became the present Cass District.
The slope of the district is to the east and south-east in the direction of its streams. Scott's and Robinson's runs
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cut down deep channels, forming heavy ridges, making the district broken and hilly, except in the north-east where Crooked run widens into a beautiful valley, and a consider- able amount of level land stretches back from it.
The district is drained by the Monongahela and its tribu- taries, Scott's run, Robinson's run and Crooked run, affording sites for mills and machinery. The soil is rich, and, with good attention, yields fair crops. Wheat is said to average from 7 to 18 bushels per acre; corn, 25 to 70; oats, 20 to 40; potatoes, 70 to 110. Small fruits and vegetables do well. Pears, plums, cherries and apples are grown. Apples are the chief crop; and peaches, some years, do well. Grass yields from 1 to 2 tons per acre. Timothy for mea- dows and blue grass for pastures, do well.
Extensive forests once existed on the hills, but are mostly cut away, though considerable timber yet remains. Oak and poplar were the leading varieties, with a fair represen- tation of other kinds.
The mineral wealth of the district-its coal, iron ore and limestone-will be found fully described in Chapter XV, commencing on page 222.
In a very early day, the buffalo was here; and at the advent of the white man, the panther, bear and wolf were here. Deer were plenty. But a few years, and the rifle of the hunter had driven them away. Now horses, cattle, sheep and hogs in large numbers supply their place.
INDIAN OCCUPATION.
The Indians occupied Cass, like every other part of the . county, for hunting purposes. Their camps were on many a hill; and at the mouth of Robinson's run and below
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Hamilton on the river, is a black earth full of charcoal and pieces of pottery ware, showing that probably villages were at these places. Stone-pile graves were found all over the district by the whites, and some remained till but a few years ago. Back of John Garlow's barn, on the waters of Crooked run, is a level piece of land where once was a large stone circle. It seems that the Indians gathered for sports inside this circle. A camp was near.
EARLY SETTLERS.
The following are among the pioneer settlers of Cass Dis- trict, from 1769 to 1776:
1769-John Snider 1771-Adam Shriver
1774-Thos. Climath, Jr
1769-Charles Martin 1771-Peter Poppens 1774-Benj. Archer
1769-Jonathan Wright 1772-C. Garlow 1774-Jobn Hardin
1769-J. Hollingsworth 1772-John McMahon 1774-Philip Shively
1769-Richard Harrison 1773-Geo. Gillaspie
1775-Thos. Harrison
1770-John Pollock 1773-John Murphy 1775-David Rankin
1770-Wm. Robinson
1773-Abram Hardin
1775-Philip Pindall
1770-David Scott 1773-James Piles 1775-James Sterling
1771-Augustus Smith 1773-Dernis Neville 1775-John Ramsey
1771-Wm. Smith 1773-Peter Crouse 1775-David Watkins
1771-Moses Hill
1773-Thos. Russell
1775-Abram Hendricks
1771-John Shriver
1773-James Pindall
1776-Wm. Watkins
SETTLERS' FORTS.
Sometime after 1773, Col. Charles Martin * built a fort on his land on Crooked run, not far from the site of the present Fort Martin Church. Every vestige of the fort is now gone, only a pile of stones remaining, which, is said, are of a chimney of a house in the fort. This fort was attacked by Indians in June, 1779, (see page 63,) and ten whites were killed and captured.
* Col. Charles Martin is said to have been over six feet high, of dark complexion, with a keen, piercing black eye. It is said he came from Eastern Virginia, and was, Arst in Union District at Collins's ferry. His wife's name was Mary, and his children were : Jesse, George, William, Elizabeth Randall, Ann Harrison, Presley and Spencer. His sons, it is said, all left, and that Presley founded New Martinsville.
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HARRISON'S FORT.
This fort was built by Richard Harrison.# It was a two- story hewed log building, about 22x30 feet, with a large yard enclosed by a strong stockade. A well was in this yard, and a spring is just outside. It stood almost north and south, with the north front on what is now the Lazelle road leading to L. N. John's, on the land of Aaron J. Gar- low. It is on the head waters of Crooked run, and not a mile from Martin's Fort. The well is in the road, and is filled. A decayed log or so remains of the fort building. Two old pear trees still stand that were planted by those forting. The spring is still strong, and there the vats are still to be seen of a tannery built there many years ago by Jacob Seese, who married Joseph Harrison's daughter.
INDIAN MURDERS.
John Snidert was captured when a boy by Indians, about 1760 or later, and taken along Crooked run as the Red Skins retreated to their towns in Ohio. In June, 1779, the Indians attacked Martin's Fort (see page 63); and, in Au-
* Richard Harrison came from Eastern Virginia. Among his children were: Jesse, Jehu, John, Joseph, Richard, and Elizabeth, wife of Thomas Pindall. She was killed by Indians, almost in sight of the fort. .
+ John Snider, it is said, was induced to come out from Richmond, Va., by a Minor, Into Green'e County, Penn., to hunt for him. While out hunting he was captured by Indians, taken through Cass District, and kept eight or nine years before exchanged. He came back and piloted out a company to Crooked run showing where the Indians camped with him over night, some 400 yards from where Thomas Maple now lives.
John Snider married an Evans (tradition says her name was Darcus). He took up a tract of land now owned by Thomas Maple and John Garlow.
His children were: Joseph, who located at Farmington; David, who settled on Big Indian creek; Joshua; Amos ; Thomas, who went to Trumbull County, Ohio : Rebecca, who married Stephen Gapen; Elizabeth, who married a Billingsley, and Elisha, who married Edith, daughter of Wilson Britton.
Elisha died in 1838, and his only son is Col. Joseph Snider, born February 14, 1827, in Cass District (see page 531). He removed to Union District. He married Margaretta Miller, and their children were : Oliva and Edith, deceased, and. Frank and Elisha, living. After his wife's death, he married Laura H., daughter of Jacob Miller, whose wife, Mary Gans, is a descendant of the Rev. Baltzer Gans, one of the first German Baptist ministers in America.
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gust, 1779, killed Capt. David Scott's daughters (see page 63). About 1780, they chased Capt. Scott's son James (see page 64). In 1781, they ambuscaded Thomas Pindall's house, and killed his wife Elizabeth, and the surveyors Wright and Crawford (see page 68). This is the last mur- der of which we have any account. Tradition says that a man named Smalley was killed, and a man named Stewart was captured, by Indians, at Christopher Garlow's house. About 1785 or 86, William Dawson, a boy, was captured near Cassville (see page 78).
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