THE







HISTORY







OF







CLINTON COUNTY OHIO







CONTAINING A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; ITS TOWNSHIPS, CITIES, TOWNS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, ETC.; GENERAL AND LOCAL STATISTICS; PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN; HISTORY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY; HISTORY OF OHIO; MAP OF CLINTON COUNTY; CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS, ETC., ETC.









ILLUSTRATED







W.H. BEERS AND COMPANY

CLINTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, WILMINGTION, OHIO

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CONTENTS



PART III

HISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY



CHAPTER I ........................................................ 214

CHAPTER II ....................................................... 223

CHAPTER III ...................................................... 231

CHAPTER IV ...................................................... 240

CHAPTER V ........................................................ 249

CHAPTER VI ....................................................... 307

CHAPTER VII ...................................................... 330

CHAPTER VIII ..................................................... 347

CHAPTER IX ........................................................ 359

CHAPTER X .......................................................... 370

CHAPTER XI ......................................................... 384

CHAPTER XII ........................................................ 404

CHAPTER XIII ....................................................... 418

CHAPTER XIV ....................................................... 430



TOWNSHIP HISTORIES



WILMINGTON ......................................................... 475

UNION TOWNSHIP .................................................. 536



ADAMS TOWNSHIP ................................................. 595

CHESTER TOWNSHIP ............................................. 640

CLARK TOWNSHIP .................................................. 690

GREENE TOWNSHIP ................................................ 705

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP ........................................... 723

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP ................................................ 730

MARION TOWNSHIP .................................................. 746

RICHLAND TOWNSHIP .............................................. 754

VERNON TOWNSHIP ................................................... 770

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP ........................................ 795

WAYNE TOWNSHIP ..................................................... 806

WILSON TOWNSHIP .................................................... 826



BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES - BY TOWNSHIP



UNION TOWNSHIP ....................................................... 844

ADAMS TOWNSHIP ...................................................... 921

CHESTER TOWNSHIP .................................................. 933

CLARK TOWNSHIP ....................................................... 951

GREENE TOWNSHIP ..................................................... 975

JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP ................................................ 1025

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP ...................................................... 1041

MARION TOWNSHIP ....................................................... 1067

RICHLAND TOWNSHIP ................................................... 1087

VERNON TOWNSHIP ........................................................ 1117

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP .............................................. 1134

WAYNE TOWNSHIP ........................................................... 1150

WILSON TOWNSHIP .......................................................... 1164



BUSINESS DIRECTORY ...................................................... 1177