CHAPTER I
Early Indian History	441
CHAPTER II
Early Settlement	448
CHAPTER III
Civil History	461
CHAPTER IV
Industrial and Commercial	476
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES BELMONT COUNTY
Colerain Township	491
Flushing Township	497
Goshen Township	513
Pease Township	521
Pultney Township	565
Richland Township	615 655
Warren Township	710
Washington Township	730
Wheeling Township	736
York Township	747
CHAPTER V
Cities and Towns	755
CHAPTER VI
Schools of Belmont County	769
CHAPTER VII
Religous History of Belmont County	775
CHAPTER VIII
The Press of Belmont County	785
CHAPTER IX
Medical History of Belmont County	795
CHAPTER X
The Bench and Bar of Belmont County	800
CHAPTER XI
Agricultural Resources of the Upper Ohio Valley	810

Alexander, Robert J. 806 Appleseed Johnny 817 Armstrong, Ensign 451 Auditors. 473 Bar, Belmont county, the 803 Barnesville 161  Churches and schools 763  Early business men of 762  Manufactures 763  Merchandising 763  Municipal organization 762 Bar, present members of 808 Belmont, town of 765 Bellaire 756  Commercial business 758  Churches 758  Early history of 756  Incorporation of 757  Growth and present condition 757  Newspapers 758  Schools 758  Streets and roads 758 Border warfare 446 Boston 767 Bridgeport 760  Manufactures 761  Mayors of 760  Statistics of 761 Blast furnaces 481 Broadhead, D. 451 Captina, battle of 458 Cement 479 Centreville 768 Chambers, R. E 807 Cholera 797 Churches —  Baptist 780  Catholic 783  Christian 781  Episcopal 784  First congregations 776  First meeting houses 775  Methodist Episcopal 778  Presbyterian 779  United Presbyterian 782 Cities and towns 755 Clerks 471 Coal 477 Constables 464 County commissioners 471 County organization 441 County seat, removal of 465 Coroners 473

Fruit culture 817 Gas 480 Genin, Thomas H. 805 Goblet Works, The Bellaire 485 Glenco 767 Glass,AEtna Mamfacturing Co 486 Glass Works, Belmont 484 Glass. Elson company 486 Glass Works, Excelsior 484 Glass Works, La Belle 485 Glass Works, National 485 Glass, the, industry 484 Grand jury, first 463 Grape culture 819 Hammond, Charles 803 Hendrysburg 766 Homes, early settlers 812 Hubbard, William B. 805 Huntre 768 Indians, adventures with 458  Character of 443  Courtship and marriages 445  Food and cooking 445  Noted chiefs 446  Murders by 460 Indian occupancy 442 Industries, manufacturing 480 Infirmary directors 473 Institute,.first teachers 770 Implements of labor 813 Iron and steel 481 Jacobsburgh 768 Jennings, David 805 Judges, probate 473 Kennon, W. S. 807 Kennon, William, Sr. 805 Kirkwood, Robert 453 Land sales, first 449 Limestone 478 Loydsville 767 Lundy, Benjamin 791 Manufactures 480 Manufactures, statistics of 487 Martin's Ferry 763 Churches and schools 764 Commercial business 764 Manufactures 764 Municipal officers of 763 Maynard. 766 Medical society, Belmont Cty 799 Medical society, first 796 Medico-Chirurgical society 798 Medical organizations 797

Prosecuting attorneys 473 Public buildings 464 to 468 Quincy 767 Railroads 488 to 491 Recorders 473 Representatives, congressional 469 Representatives, county 470 Review 820 Revolutionary veterans 810 Roads, early 813 Ruggles, Benjamin 804 Sandstone 478 School board, township 772 School districts, separate 772 Schools, early 769 Senators, state 470 Settlements, early 448  Early legal 453  Early unauthorized 450  First 810 Sewelsville 767 Shannon, James 806 Shainnon, Wilson 804 Sheriffs 471 Sheep husbandry 816 Somerton 767 Standard Iron company 483 Stamped Iron 487 Statistics, educational 773 Stewartsville 767 St. Clair, Arthur, proclamation of 461 St. Clairsville 759  Churches 760  Early history of 759  Newspapers 760 Strawberry culture 820 Supervisors 464 Sweney, Oliver J. 807 Table of yields 816 Tallman, Peter 806 Temperanceville 768 Townships, first division into 462

Courts  Early 800  Changes in the 801  Common pleas, judges of 802  District 802  Territorial, justices of 802 Cowen, Benjamin 806 Cowen, D. D. T. 806 Danford, Lorenzo 807 Dille's Fort 451 Distilleries 481 Early settlers, trials of 460 Election precincts 463 Fairmount 766 Farmington 766 Fire clay 479 Flushing , village of 765 Foundry, The Belmont 484 Foundries 483

Mills —  Iron and steel 482  Nail 482  Woolen 480 Morristown 764 Nail company, The Laughlin 482 Nail works, The AEtna 483 Nagle, Jacob 805 New Castle 768 Newspapers 785 to 791 Nurseries, first 818 Officials, list of 469 Oil 480 Pioneers, toils and dangers of 811 Physicians 795 Political conditions 474 Population 441 Powhatan Point 768 Pleasant Grove 766 Preview 820

Township —  Flushing 457  Goshen 457  Mead 454  Somerset 457  Smith 457  Pease 455  Pultney 455  Richland 455  Union 456  Warren 456  Washington 458  Wayne 457  Wheeling 456  York 458 Treasurers 471 Treaty 447 Uniontown 768 Vote, official, for governor 474 Warnock Station 768 Weir, James 806 West Wheeling 767 Window Glass—  Barnesville, Company 478  Bellaire, Works 486  Crystal, Company 486  Enterprise, Company 487  Union, Works 486 Woolen mills 480

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO. In addition to the following list, there are any names of early settlers that appear in the Historical Index for this county, to which reference is made. These personal sketches are generally arranged in alphabetical order for each township, thus making a double index. The page at which the sketches for each township begin is first given, and afterward all of them are given without reference to the townships.

Colerain township 491 Flushing township 497 Goshen township 513 Kirkwood township 702-710 Mead township 702-710

Pease township 521 Pultney township 565 Richland township 615 Smith township 689 Union township 702-710

Warren township 710 Washington township 730 Wheeling township 736 York township 747

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Adams, David S. 491 Albrecht, John 710 Alexander, James 136 Alexander, John 615 Alexander, Mary A. 566 Alexander, Samuel 567 Allen, William A. 521 Allen, William G. 566 Alton, William 730 Anderson, A. W. 565 Archer, Frank B. 567 Armstrong, Alexander 731 Armstrong, C. W. 731 Armstrong, John 522 Armstrong, Julius 732 Armstrong, L. W. 732 Ault, B. R. 689 Ault, Conrad 616 Ault, Daniel 616 Ault, Joseph 617 Ault, Michael, Jr 689 Ault, Thomas 568 Ault, Valentine 711 Baldwin, John F. 617 Barnard, William G. 569 Barr, Lewis William 570 Baugh, John 690 Bayha, W. F. 522 Beam, Henry 618 Beam, Washington 618 Beatty, A. William 497 Bentley, John W. 513 Bentley, Solomon 618 Berry, Dunham M. 618 Bethel, Alfred 497 Bethel James 498 Bird, Joseph 523 Boggs, Moses 690 Bone, Robert W. 514 Boone, Dexter W. 571 Boone, J. S. 747 Boroff, Hiram 619 Boyd, Clark 737 Boyd, William 620 Boyd, William, Jr. 621 Bradfield, John 711 Brady, Benjamin F. 523 Brailly, Philip 571 Branson, David 498 Brown, George 621 Brown, William H. 572 Bryson, Edward 691 Bryson, J. A. 691 Bundy, William 712 Burson, James A 515 Burtoft, Thomas 622

Danford, Lorenzo 629 Darrah, A. C. 630 Darrah, James B. 576 Day, Benjamin F. 577 DeHass, Frank S. 528 Denham, Joseph H. 631 Denham, William 631 Dillon, Job 702 Dixon, James 632 Dixon, Henry 632 Douglass, Andrew 632 Brennen, James H. 529 DuBois, John 577 Duff, Thomas 738 Duncan, George 729 Dunn, Samuel 515 Dunn, Stephen 515 Eaton, William 702 Edgerton, James 713 Elson, William K. 530 Ely, James Sykes 714 Estep, William 633 Fawcett, Amos 633 Ferguson, Malcom 738 Ferrell, Francis B. 634 Field, Jeremiah 516 Fisher, Abijah 502 Fisher, John V. 703 Fisher, Rachel 503 Fitton, James 578 Floto, Henry 530 Fowles, G. M. 748 Frasier, James W. 634 Fulton, Robert M. 692 Fulton, William 635 Garden, A. T. 579 Garrett, John 580 Gaston Isaac H. 635 Gay, John C. 693 George, Selden 686 Gibbons, Joseph 715 Giffen, James A. 749 Giffen, Peter 716 Gill, William N. 580 Gilmore, E. W. 531 Glessner, Thomas L. 531 Graf ton, Isaac N. 581 Green, Charles M. 749 Green, George 693 Greenlee, William 582 Haines, Henry R. 693 Haines, Seldon T. 636 Hall, Alonzo O. 733 Hall, Job 732

Hoff, W. D. 642 Hoffman, Frederick 584 Hogan, James 694 Hoge, Asa H. 740 Hogue, A. J. 704 Holahan, Daniel 694 Holloway, Isaac 505 Hoover, S. T. 733 Howell, Robert T. 535 Huff, Daniel Wheeler 505 Huffman, Marion 585 Humphrey, Nathan 517 Hutchison, James 586 Hutchison, James 642 Hutchison, John S. 643 Hutchison, Joseph F. 585 Israel, John C. 705 Jackson, Thomas B. 517 Jennings, George S. 587 Jepson, George 643 Johnson, James 644 Johnson, John 644 Johnson, Robert 749 Johnson, Thomas 645 Johnson, William 587 Jones, Edward 588 Jones, Rees 589 Judkins, Frank M. 506 Kehrer, John C. 536 Kelly, Harry 589 Kemple, Henry C. 591 Kennon, Newell K. 645 Kennon, William 646 Kennon, Wilson S. 647 Kelsey, W. J. 695 Kelly, Carolus C. 590 Kern, George 591 Kinney, Henry 734 Kintner, John C. 647 Kirk, Ralph W. 707 Kirk, Thomas W. 506 Kir k, William B. 705 Kirkwood, Robert 537 Knox, William 648 Koebrsen, August F. 539 Koehnline Bros 539 Kuckuck, Charles W. 510 Kurtz, Earnest 592 Lane, Isaac R. 722 Lane, John W. 540 La Roche, Charles J. 593 Latham, George S. 507 Laughlin, John W. 723 Lawrence, Albert 648

Burson, James 512 Burtoft, Thomas 622 Caldwell, John 737 Campbell, Samuel 622 Campbell, William M. 737 Carlile, Robert 623 Chambers, William 623 Charlesworth, James F. 624 Chessell, George W. 524 Chew, Matthew A. 525 Clark, Robert 625 Clark, Samuel C. 628 Clark, Thomas A. 627 Clark, Thomas E. 626 Clark, William 525 Clark, William E. 627 Clark, William J. 627 Clifford, R. H. 691 Clifford William M. 691 Clements, Joseph 573 Clevenger, Isaac 499 Cochrane, John S. 526 Cochran, William C. 574 Coffland, William N. 628 Cooper, Joseph W. 574 Collins, James B. 500 Cope, Isaac G. 492 Cowan, David 492 Cowen, Frank M. 500 Cowgill, Joseph 689 Crawford, W. B. 527 Crozier, Ralph 575 Crozier, Richard 575 Cummings. Samuel O. 576 Danford, Alexander C. 628

Hall, Robert 637 Hall, Robert S. 637 Hall, William Q. 637 Handel, C. F. 532 Handerschild, Edward 739 Hanes, Joseph T. 532 Hanlon, T. T. 717 Hammond, Alexander C. 638 Hardesty, the Family 638 Hart, Miles R. 694 Hawthorn, Alexander G. 639 Hawthorn, David 493 Hays, Henderson 739 Heatherington, Jacob 582 Heed, Jacob 717 Heed, Joseph L. 516 Helling, Charles A. H. 533 Helpbringer, Peter W. 636 Henderson, John 640 Henderson, Joseph A. 640 Henry, Charles 583 Hervey, William E. 533 Hewetson, A. H. 641 Hibbard, F. W. 718 Higgins, James L. 534 Hill, Thomas 534 Hilles, George E. 721 Hillis, Nathan 719 Hilles, Samuel 721 Hilles, Skipworth C . 720 Hingeley, John W. 722 Hinkle, Christopher 641 Hipkins, Stephen 535 Hobson, Edward L. 503 Hobson, John A. 504

Lee, E. P. 724 Lee, Levi B. 724 Lester, Joseph 696 Lewis, Ira 695 Lewis, Jacob 695 Lewis, T. E. 695 Lewis, William B. 541 Linder, John 518 Loe, D. S. 541 Long, Conrad 542 Loper, Benjamin M. 649 Lucas, E. H. 696 Lucas, Samuel C. 696 Lyle, Alexander 543 McAlister, Albert 697 McClain, William J. 595 McClure, William B. 543 McClowd, Wilson 697 McConahey, James McC. 544 McConnell, Robert 697 McCracken, William 741 McCreary, William T. 707 McCue, G. T. 545 McFarland, Andrew 650 McFarland, Elijah 651 McFarland, James 652 McGaughey, Hiram 698 McGaughey, Robert 698 McGregor, Alexander 594 McGregor, Samuel H. 593 McKelvey, A. T. 652 McKelvey, J. O. 708 McMaster, James N. 698 McMillan, Jacob 493 McMillan, Sarah A. 494

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McNiece, John 653 McSwords, Daniel Z. 545 Mackall, Benjamin H. 725 Major, William G. 709 Magee, Jesse B. 654 Manchester, C. E. 726 Mann, William 546 Marshall. John 654 Martin, Ebenezer 547 Mayhew, Clark H. 519 Mayhugh, A. 699 Maywood, John P. 547 Mead, Frank 507 Mears, Thomas J. 548 Meehan, Owen 655 Mellott, James W. 656 Merritt, Robert 596 Milligan, David H. 656 Milligan, Samuel 549 Mills, James R. 727 Mitchell, Joseph R. 657 Mitchell, Matthew C. 549 Mitchell, Rockwell B. 550 Montgomery, Joseph B. 551 Moore, Samuel 597 Morgan, Edmund G. 597 Morgan, Henry 658 Morgan, Thomas 742 Morris, Ezekiel C. 598 Morris Family history 508 Murdaugh, Louis 658 Muhleman, Robert W. 599 Naylor, David K. 494 Neal, Robert E. 599 Neff, Andrew James 600 Neff, Alexander 600 Neff, Henry 659 Neff, John W. 660 Neff, Theodore 601 Neff, William 660 Neiswanger, David 660 Neiswanger, Isaac 661 Nichol, Thomas M. 662 Nickolaus, Volney 750 Nichols, Balaam 742 Nichols, John W. 661 Nichols, William 519 Northwood, Harry 552 Ogilbee, Robert I. 699 Ogle, Alexander 602 Ogle, Benjamin F. 602 Ong, Albert R. 552 Orr, James 663 Orr, William H. 553

Parkinson, William 663 Parks, James 510 Patterson, Isaac H. 664 Patton, Calvin W. 664 Patton, James B. 743 Patton, Thomas L. 743 Patton, William 744 Patton, William L. 744 Pickering, Henry F. 665 Pickering, John Charles 668 Pogue, Robert 668 Pollock, John 669 Pollock, Samuel 706 Poorman, Christian L. 603 Porterfield, John 669 Porterfield, William D. 670 Potts, E. R. 751 Potts, Louis B. 670 Price, James 745 Price, John W. 511 Pugh, Morgan 735 Ramsay, George E. 752 Ramsay, I. W. 752 Ramsay, W. A. 753 Ramser, John 753 Ramsey, James A. 700 Reed, B. P. 728 Reed, William M. 604 Rehm, Henry 670 Rhodes Family 555 Rietz, Jacob 605 Riggs, E. N. 754 Robinson, George 671 Rodefer, Albert D. 605 Roeder, Andrew 606 Ro wles, Nathan H. 607 Ruggles, Benjamin 671 Sanders, John W. 608 Satterfield, Charles W. 609 Satterthwaite, William 672 Scales, Adam 673 Schumacher, Charles C. 673 Schumacher, Charles C. 674 Schumacher, Charles W. 674 Seabright, Charles 557 Sedwick, Leroy 674 Sellars, Peter 609 Shannafelt, John B. 610 Shannon, John W. 675 Shepherd, Richard 735 Sidwells, The 676 Smith, David J. 611 Smith, Hiram W. 557 Smith, John S. 676

Steenrod, Daniel 677 Steenrod, George E. 657 Steger, Ambrose 710 Stewart, James A. 678 Stewart, John 677 Stewart, John 679 Stewart, John E. 679 Still ell, James V. 520 Stratton, Charles 511 Sutton, Lewis 680 Sutton, Richard 681 Sutton, R. D. 700 Sutton, Zachariah 680 Taggart, John 681 Taggart, Joseph J. 682 Tallman, John A. 729 Taneyhill, Richard H. 729 Taylor, James 746 Taylor, John R. 735 Taylor, Henry 746 Taylor, Samuel 682 Taylor, William T. 700 Thompson, Samuel M. 683 Tilton, J. H. 558 Todd, John M. 559 Troll, Frederick 684 Tweedy, G. W. 560 Vickers, Isaac 495 Waddell, William B. 684 Wagener, David 560 Wagener, Van 561 Walker, 1saac J. 512 Walters, George W. 612 Watkins, Benjamin 685 Watson, John 747 Watson, Josiah 495 Warnock, William 701 Warwood, Henry 562 Webster, John V. 513 Welday, Henry C. 685 Wells, Levi 613 West, Simon B. 562 White, A. P. 701 White, Benjamin 520 White, John 686 White, William 687 Wilkins, Ronert 687 Williams, Brady 0. 563 Wilson, Harry G. 614 Wilson, James 614 Wilson, L. F. 730 Wood, Joel 563 Wood, William H. 565 Workman, A. M. 736

Overbaugh, Michael G. 663 Owens, John G. 751 Park, David 554 Parker, Oliver C. 555

Smith, Joseph B. 611 .Smith, Thomas J. 558 Stanton, Henry 511 Stanton, William 728

Worley, Joshua 687 Wurster, Philip 754 Young, John F. 688 Yost, Milton 496

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Calumet Fire Clay Co., works of Between 264-265 Cochran, John S. Facing 526 Connor, Patrick. Facing 113 Empire Fire Company, works of Between 264-265 Francy, John Facing 144 Francy, R. M. Facing 145 Garlick, W. H. Facing 264

Great Western Fire Clay Co., works of. Between 264-265 Miller, J. H. Facing 295 Poorman, C. L. Facing 603 Reid, Alexander McC. Facing 312 Saltsman, Jefferson Facing 129 Trainer, J. H. S. Facing 336