1796
HISTORY
OF
FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES
OHIO,
WITH
ILLUSTRATIONS AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES,
OF
SOME OF THE PROMINENT MEN AND PIONEERS,
PUBLISHED BY
WILLIAMS BROS.
1880.
FRANKLIN COUNTY COURTHOUSE, COLUMBUS, OHIO
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THE GENERAL HISTORY. CHAPTER. I.—The Pre-historic Race II.—The Indians III,----Story of Logan—Lord Dunmore's Invasion IV.—The Pioneers V.—Settlement and Population VI.—Titles to Ohio—Land Grants—The Survey VII.—Civil Organization -and County Division VIII.—Erection and Organization of Franklin County IX.—Erection and Organization of Pickaway County X.—Civil List of Franklin and Pickaway XI.-- Early Mails and Stages XII.—The Ohio Canal X III.—Franklin and Pickaway Turnpikes XIV.—Early Commerce XV.— Railroads XVI.—The Court and the Bar of Franklin County XVII.— Pikaway County Bar XVIII.— Societies XIX.— Military Record XX.—The Franklin County Press XXI.—The Press of Pickaway County XXII.— Physical Features |
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THE TOWNSHIPS OF PICKAWAY COUNTY. Circleville Salt Creek Pickaway Walnut Jackson Darby Deer Creek Washington Monroe Perry Wayne Scioto Muhlenberg Harrison Madison |
175 249 265 273 282 287 292 300 309 310 318 323 333 342 350 |
THE TOWNSHIPS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY. Franklin Washington Perry Prairie Jackson Hamilton. Jefferson Clinton Plain Brown. Sharon Pleasant Madison Truro. Blendon Mifflin Norwich Marion History of Columbus |
361 369 375 382 384 390 398 401 410 415 418 433 440 461 468 484 491 497 503 |
BIOGRAPHICAL |
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Atwater, Caleb Adkins, Stanton Arnold Family Brown, Dr. Marcus Bell Family Ballard, Otis, M. D. Boggs, John and the Boggs Family Borror Family Blake, William H., M. D. Blackwood Family Bartlit Samuel Bunn Family Blair, Alonzo O., M. D. Baughman, Jesse Butler, Ebenezer Brush, S. Bruck, J. P. Bell, William, Jr. Beekey, Isaac S. Backus, Andrew Bowen, B. F. Cradlebaugh, Col. John Caldwell, John Courtright Family Cochran, John Clark, Dr. Jeremiah Chenoweth, Joseph Chenoweth, Elijah |
227 between 308, 309 458 239 248 257 between 266, 267 390 between 396, 397 " 450, 451 454 455 483 facing 486 489 facing 520 between 542, 543 facing 548 585 587 588 228 272 281 facing 344 “ 390 438 439 |
Chaney, H. L. Chaney, Hon. John, Sr. Clapham, Joseph, Sr. Champion, John Newton Corzilius, Philip William Cashatt, Harvey Cole, Nathan Darst, Elizabeth C. Dreisbach, Rev. John Dreisbach Family Dunnuck Family Davis, Joseph Dresbach, Edward Dungan Family Davis, Samuel S. Dalton, Col. Isaac Entrekin Family Enlow, James Engeroff, Christian Eagen, P. A. Edmiston, Dr. John M. Florence, Colonel Elias Field Family Fancher Family Foos, Joseph Firestone, Hen. Leander, L.L. D., Fanning, Richard J. Groce, John |
between 452, 452 459 483 584 585 586 586 facing, 194 229 261 282 291 305 322 facing 376 " 528 271 466 between 560, 561 587 592 341 409 facing 464 583 590 591 233 |
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Groce, Captain John H. Goodrich, Rev. Elias Griswold, George H. Green, Gilbert Graham Family Goodale, Dr. Lincoln Gale John T. Gale Franklin Hedges, H. N. Sr. Hitler, George Hitler, Jacob Hays Family Hempy, Samuel Hendren, S. O. Harward, Thomas Heinmiller, Henry Heyl, Christian Johnston, James Johnson, Orange Jaeger, Christian E. Keifer, Col. Valentine Kalb, Jeremiah Kerr, John Kiesewetter, E. Kinnear, Josiah Kooken, James Ludwig, Jacob Lane Family Lutz, Samuel Linebaugh, John Lisle Family Leigh Family Lunn Family Lindermann, Louis Leonard, Theodore Maxfield, Samuel, Jr. McCoy, James McCrea, Matthew McCrea, Adam Martin, William McCulloch, Captain Samuel W |
234 between 396, 397 “ 426, 427 466 467 583 586 588 99 between 192, 193 304 316 456 456 420 facing 555 583 582 between 584, 585 590 228 455 582 587 588 between 592, 593 232 332 258 389 397 460 467 between 560, 561 589 between 186, 187 facing 196 204 204 232 240 |
Mowery, John Mouser Family Mundell, John McKinley, John McKinley, Alexander Millar, Jacob Mitchell, Charles Marsh, Zachariah H. McGuffey, John. Merion family Miller, Hon. Thomas McLaughlin, Alexander McCoy, R. W. McCoy, William T. Martin William T. Matheney, Daniel Needels, George Needels, George W. Noe, Williams Noble John Noble, Rev. Seth Owens, .S. M. O'Harra, Arthur Osborn Ralph Pinney Family Pontius Family Pollay, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Potter, Joseph B., M. D. Powell Family Parsons, Dr. S. Pugh, Hon. John M. Pugh, David Quinn, David Quinn, Samuel L. Renick, William |
263 317 facing 327 between 338, 339 " 338 339 357 facing 372 between 386, 387 " 450 457 505 facing 533 582 582 582 584 585 454 456 467 facing 512 582 322 facing 395 582 facing 370 between 452, 453 454 458 facing 464 582 591 592 facing 453 489 231 |
Ray, Dr. Kingsley Ray, Mrs. Mary M. Rogers, Samuel Ruggles, Samuel H. Riegel Family Rohr, William Rohr, John, Jr. Rigal, Samuel Rogers, Mrs. Emula Reinhard, Michael A. Reinhard, Jacob Ridgway, Joseph, Jr. Rickenbacher, John U. Smith, T. C. Smith, Edward Smith, Joseph P. Strous Family Shoemaker, Joseph Shelby, Benjamin Swearingen Family Stiverson, Jacob W. Stoutzenbarger, Jacob Stombaugh Family Snow, Rev. W. T. Snow, John Story, J. W. Sandy, James Swisher Henry C. Schrock George W. Spring, Horace Seeds R. Z., M. D. Seltzer, Dr. Samuel V. Seltzer, Dr. Van S. Stitt, Judge Thomas Sullivant, Lucas Sullivant, William S. Sullivant, Michael L. Sullivant, Joseph Starling, Lyne Sessions, Francis C. Strait Dennis B. |
236 238 244 247 264 facing 391 457 482 496 between 544, 545 " 544, 545 583 589 234 235 235 263 264 facing 269 286 facing 328 between 392, 393 397 between 428, 429 “ 428, 429 437 457 457 482 483 facing 495 between 536, 537 " 536, 537 facing 540 579 580 580 581 581 584 585 |
Stewart, Francis St. Clair, Johnston Elliott Thompson, A. W. Thrall, W. B. Turney, S. D. Turney, Nelson J. Tipton, Thomas Corwin, M. D. Thomas Family Thompson, Dr. J. C. Teegardin, Aaron Triplett, George W. Tuner, Flavel Tipton, Thomas Taylor, David Thompson, John G. Van Cleaf, Aaron R. Van Buskirk, John Vause Family Vezey, Z. Vincent, Nathan S. Vincent, Lauretta C. Wilcox, P. B. Wagner, Davis B. Wilson, James F., M. D. Webster Family Wetmore, Dr. Charles Henry Woolley, Solomon Jackson White, Rev. J. W. Wright, Horace W. Worthington, R. M. Wolf Family Walcutt, Charles C. Yates Family Zieger Family |
592 592 facing 210 218 226 241 298 facing 312 342 358 between 414, 415 facing 424 between 434. 435 facing 507 593 between 186, 187 309 349 458. 482 482 66 between 192, 193 317 409 409 between 416, 417 facing 432 432 438 466 facing 552 299 228 |
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The Ohio State Capitol Outline Maps of Frankin and Pickaway counties Early Indian Map. Portrait of P. B. Wilcox Bird's-Eye View of Circleville in 1836 Pickaway County Court House Residence of George W. Gregg Portrait of Aaron R. Van Cleaf " " Samuel Marfield, Jr. " " H. N. Hedges, Sr. " " David B. Wagner " " George Hitler " " Elizabeth C. Darst Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. James McCoy " " Matthew and Adam McCrea Portrait of A. W. Thompson, M. D., " " W. B. Thrall (steel) " " S. D.Tumey (steel) " " Martin Dreisbach (steel) " " William Renick (steel) “ " Jacob Ludwig (steel) Residence of Jacob Ludwig (steel) Portrait of John Groce (steel) " " T. C. Smith (steel) Residence of Edward Smith " " Joseph P. Smith Portraits of Dr. Kingsley Ray and wife Portrait of Dr. Marcus Brown (steel) " " Nelson J. Turney (steel) " " Samuel H. Ruggles (steel) Portraits of A. C. and Minerva R. Bell Portrait of Samuel Lutz Residence of George S. Hosler |
facing 1 between 6, 7 25 facing 66 174 facing 175 " 181 between 186, 187 " 186 187 facing 191 between 192, 193 " 192, 193 facing 194 “ 196 “ 204 “ 210 " 218 “ 226 " 229 “ 230 between 232, 233 " 232, 233 facing 233 “ 234 between 234, 235 " 234 235 236 facing 239 “ 241 “ 247 248 facing 249 " 253 |
Portrait of Otis Ballard, M. D. (steel) Residence of J. and W. H. Ballard " " Sol. D. Riegel Residence and Factory of H. D. Riegel . Residence and Portrait of William Dreisbach Residence and Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. John Mowry Residence and Mill Property of D. Strous " of Joseph Shoemaker " Nursery and Apiary of Samuel D. Riegel Portrait of Major John Boggs Residence of Lemuel Boggs (Elmwood) Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Shelby Residence of W. W. Entrekin (Bellevue) " " John Caldwell, with Portraits of self and wife " " John Courtright, with Portraits of self and wife Portraits of T. J. and Mrs. Ruth Dunnuck Residence of H. B. Swearingen (Bedinger) " " Joseph Davis, with Portraits Portraits Portrait of T. C. Tipton (steel) Residence of David R. Yates Pickaway County Infirmary Portrait of Jacob Hitler (steel) Portraits of Edward and Eliza Dresbach Residence of Samuel W. Dunlap Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Stanton Adkins Residence, with portraits of Mr. and Mrs. J. Van Buskirk Residence, with portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Mouser Portrait of S. P. Thomas “ ” Jesse Hays " " James F. Wilson, M. D. Residence of George Dungan " " Eli Harsh " " S. M. Owens . Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. John Mundell " " Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stiverson Residence of J. M. Lane Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. John McKinley " " Mr. and Mrs. Alexander McKinley Portrait of Col. Elias Florence Portraits of Dr. J. C. and Mrs. Emily Thompson |
between 256, 257 “ 256, 257 " 258, 259 “ 258, 259 facing 261 bet. 262, 263 " 262, 263 " 264, 265 " 264, 265 " 266, 267 " 266, 267 facing 269 “ 271 " 272 " 281 “ 282 " 286 " 291 " 298 “ 299 “ 300 “ 304 “ 305 " 306 between 308, 309 facing 309 facing 310 312 316 facing 317 “ 322 between 322, 323 " 322, 323 facing 327 “ 328 " 332 between 338, 339 " 338, 339 facing 341 342 |
Portrait of John Cochran Portraits of Adam and Mrs. Nancy L. Millar Residence of the late Win. Millar, property of Ada Millar Residence and Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. James I. Vause “ " " " Mr. and Mrs Jacob Millar " " " " Mr. and Mrs. Adam Teegradin Portrait of E. M. Pinney Portraits of Charles and Eliza Mitchell . " " Samuel S. and Matilda Davis Residence of Absalom Borror, with portraits Portrait of Zachariah Marsh Residence of Louis Bunn . " " John Linebaugh, with portrait Portrait of Dr. Jeremiah Clark. " " William Rohr. " " Jacob Stoutzenbarger . Residence of Jacob Stoutzenbarger " " John Lisle, with portraits Portrait of Arthur O' Harra " " W. H. Blake " " Frederick Stombaugh Portraits of Allen Orders and wife " " John, Walter and Mary Field " " Mr. and Mrs. Amason Webster " " C. L. and J. T. Webster Portrait of Mrs. Orrell E. Legg " " David Quinn Portraits of George W. Triplett and wife Residence of George W. Triplett Portrait of S. J. Woolley (steel) " " Mrs. S. J. Woolley (steel) Residence of S. J. Woolley Portrait of Flavel Tuller " " George H. Griswold " " Mila T. Griswold Portraits of W. T. Snow and wife Portrait of John Snow Residence of H. W. Wright. Portrait of J. W. White (steel) . Portraits of Thomas and Mrs. Elizabeth Tipton Residence of Robert M. Worthington, with portraits. Portraits of J. W. Story and Margaret Story " " Joseph and Margaret Chenoweth " " Elijah and Nancy Chenoweth |
facing 344 “ 346 " 346 “ 349 “ 357 " 358 “ 370 “ 372 “ 376 “ 384 between 386, 387 “ 386, 387 facing 389 “ 390 “ 391 between 392, 393 " 392, 393 facing 394 “ 395 between 396, 397 facing 397 “ 397 between 408, 409 " 408, 409 " 408, 409 " 408, 409 facing 413 between 414, 415 " 414, 415 " 416, 417 " 416, 417 " 416, 419 facing 424 between 426, 427 “ 426, 427 " 428, 429 “ 428, 429 facing 431 between 432, 433 " 434, 435 “ 434, 435 437 438 439 |
Portrait of John Chaney, Jr. Residence of Z. Vezey, with portraits Residence of Henry C. Swisher, with portraits Portrait of George Needels (steel) Portraits of John and Pamalia McGuffey Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. John Blackwood Portrait of H. L. Chaney Portraits of Charles Pontius and wife Portrait of Samuel Bartlit (steel) " " Elizabeth. Pollay (steel) Portraits of Frederick and Charlotte Bunn " " Jeremiah Kalb, and Mahala Kalb, " " Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hempy . Portrait of Sam'l O. Hendren Portraits of J. P. and Mrs. J. P. Arnold " " Jas. Sandy and Geo. W. Needels Portrait of John Rohr, Jr. " " J. B. Potter (steel) Portraits of David and Mrs. David Leigh " " J. B. and Mrs..M. S. Powell " " James and Mary A. Enlows " " Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Lunn Portraits of W. Noe, and John Wolf " " Gilbert and Susan Green Residence and Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Schrock Otterbein University Portraits of Jos. and Mrs. Clapham, and A. O. Blair " " N. S. and Lauretta C. Vincent " “ Mr. and Mrs. Horace Spring |
facing 440 " 443 “ 444 449 between 450, 451 “ 450, 451 " 452, 453 " 452, 453 " 454, 455 " 454, 455 455 between 456, 457 " 456, 457 “ 456, 457 “ 456, 457 " 456, 457 “ 456, 457 facing 458 460 facing 464 between 466, 467 " 466, 467 " 466, 467 " 466, 467 facing 472 “ 480 between 482, 483 " 482, 483 " 482, 483 |
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" " Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rigal Portrait of Jesse Baughman St. Mary's of the Springs Portrait of R. Z. Seed Portraits of Mrs. Emula Rogers, and William Merion Portrait of S. L. Quinn Engraving, Showing the Public Buildings of Columbus Portrait of David Taylor “ " John Noble " " S. Brush " " Col. Isaac Dalton " " Hon. Thomas Miller “ " Dr. Samuel Z. Seltzer " " Dr. Van S. Seltzer " " Judge Thomas Stitt " ” J. P. Bruck " " Michael Reinhard " " Wm. Bell, Jr. " " Charles C. Walcutt " " Henry Heinmiller " " Louis Lindermann " " Christian Engeroff Residence, with Portraits, of Theodore Leonard Portrait of Francis C. Sessions (steel) Residence of Francis C. Sesssions Portrait of Orange Johnson Portraits of Isaac 5.• Beekey, and Dennis B. Strait Portrait of Daniel Matheney Portraits of P. W. Corzilius, and Henry Cashatt " " Nathan Cole, and E. Kiesewetter " " Jno. T. Gale, and J. Kinnear " " P. A. Eagan, and B. F. Bowen Portrait of Andrew Backus " " Franklin Gale " " Jno. U. Rickenbacher Residence of Peter Ambos Portrait of Peter E. Ambos (steel) " " Christian Jaeger (steel) " " Dr. L. Firestone (steel) " " R. J. Fanning (steel) " " John M. Pugh (steel) " " Francis Stewart (steel) " ” James Kooken " " John G. Thompson (steel) |
between 482, 483 " 486 488 facing 495 " 496 “ 496 “ 503 “ 507 “ 512 “ 520 “ 528 “ 533 between 536, 527 “ 536, 537 facing 540 between 542, 543 “ 542, 543 facing 548 " 552 “ 555 between 560, 561 “ 560, 561 facing 564 between 584, 585 " 584, 585 " 584, 585 facing 585 " 585 between 586, 587 " 586, 587 " 586, 587 " 586, 587 facing 587 " 588 between 588, 589 “ 588, 589 " 588, 589 facing 590 between 590, 591 " 590 591 facing 591 between 592, 593 “ 592, 503 facing 593 |
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INTRODUCTION The history of Franklin and Pickaway counties makes a volume of generous magnitude. The publishers place the book in the hands of its readers with the belief that it will be found to be a valuable contribution to local historical literature. That every statement it makes is free from error, and that there can be found in the book no typographical, or as to the spelling of names of individuals, no orthographical mistakes, is not claimed. But we have aimed at accuracy, and believe we have been successful, so far as success is possible in a work of this nature. A large part of the material for the history had to be gathered from the early pioneers or their descendants, who, for the most part, were dependent upon their memories for dates and events, and conflicting testimony was oftentimes furnished, puzzling the historian, who could do nothing better than to adopt that statement which seemed to him the most probable and trustworthy. The following named writers have contributed to the 'production of this book—all experienced and able in this special field of literary labor : Rev. C. S. Percival, Mrs. C. S. Percival, A. F. Mathews, Henry A. Ford, H. Z. Williams, A. R. Wildman, and J. H. SeCheverell. How successfully and faithfully they have arranged and presented the mass of local information which comprises the history of these two important counties of Ohio, must be left to the judgment of the reader. Valuable information and assistance have been obtained from the following works, to the authors of which we acknowledge our obligation with pleasure: Squier and Davis' Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley, Charles Whittlesey's Essays, Chief Justice Chase's History of Ohio, James W. Taylor's History of Ohio, Henry Howe's History of Ohio, Caleb Atwater's History of Ohio, Caleb Atwater's Antiquities, John S. C. Abbott's History of Ohio, James. R. Albach's Annals of the West, Isaac Smucker's Contributions to the Secretary of State's Reports, Land Laws of Ohio, Land Laws of the United States, The Virginia Military District, Studer's History of Columbus, Martin's History of Franklin County, Legislative Proceedings, Railroad Commissioner's, Report-1874 and 1877, Pioneer Address of Joseph Sullivant, Centennial Address of Henry C. Noble, esq., Geological Report, United States Census, Ohio Gazetteer-1829, Hildreth's History of Ohio, Washington's and Crawford's Letters—C. W. Butterfield, The American Pioneer, The Archaelogia Americana, Drake's Indian Biography, Sherman Day's Historical Collections of Pennsylvania, etc., etc. Our thanks are due to the following gentlemen for valuable assistance rendered: At Columbus, to Ex-Governor Dennison ; to J. H. Studer for the free use of his able and elaborate History of Columbus ; to B. F. Martin, esq., for permission to make use of his father's valuable History of Franklin County; to Joseph Sullivant for verbal information, and the privilege of using his very interesting Family Memorial; and to W. A. Post & Co., and Brown Brothers, abstracters of titles, for access to records. At Circleville, to W. Marshall Anderson; to P. H. Smith, esq.; to Judge Henry F. Hedges; to William Renick; to the several editors of the Circleville papers; to 0. Ballard, jr., William Doane, and G. F. Wittich, esq.; to Mrs. Carper, librarian; and to the clergy of the several churches. There are many others, residents of the several townships of the two counties to whom we feel indebted. To make mention of all would require a larger list of names than we have space to publish; to mention a few would be to slight others equally entitled to our thanks. We must, therefore, content ourselves with thanking one and all in a general way, which we do, with great sincerity and with gratitude. PREFACE OF GENERAL HISTORY IT has been our endeavor in the following pages to preserve, so far as possible, a chronological order. Thus we present, first, a chapter upon the Mound Builders, followed by matter relating to the Indian tribes, and then an accounty is given of the advent of the third race that has dwelt in the land. The chapter upon pioneer life is followed by those showing facts of early settlement, peculiarities of population, description of land titles, the first survey, civil organization, etc. These, in turn, are followed by the history and description of some of the institutions and improvements of civilization; and then comes the department of city, village and township history, in which all of the foregoing is particularized and a detailed account given of the pioneers and early settlers, of the material progress made, and of the churches, schools, societies, manufacturing interests and other concomitants of the civilization which has, in the past three score years and ten, worked such a marvel in the wilderness, and flourished to such full fruition upon the very ground which, within the recollection of men now living, was covered with the trackless forest, the abode of wild beasts and savage men. The view is a comprehensive one. It extends from the scene of plenty and of peace, of well ordered society, of education and good morals, back to the time when all these things were not; from the scene of mental, moral and material affluence; from the cultivated landscape, dotted with farm house, villa and town, busy and bustling with an hundred industries, back to the time of the lonely log cabin, and farther, to the savagery and wildness of the periods which preceded the white man's occupancy. The lines and coloring in the foreground of the picture—the present—are clearly and sharply defined, the details plainly visible. In the middle distance the lights and shades are less clearly discernible and the objects that appear are less definitely defined. The vistas grow dimmer and darker and forms more and more indistinct until the lines are lost and color confused in the vague shadow of the vast and sombre background beyond which all is night. |