SEARCH ENGINE (RETURN TO THE HOME PAGE) HISTORY OF GREENE COUNTY. INTRODUCTION. Page, Virginia-Virginia military survey-County organization-Townships-Com- missioners' act- The judiciary- Court of the associate judges-First court house- Court in Course-Court of Common Pleas-Supreme Court-Jails- Court houses- Greene Street- Broken bank notes in the treasury-Uncurrent money- Renting a stove- Exempt from taxation- Pavement around the pub- lic square- First agricultural society- Fencing the public square- First maps of surveys- Taxing lawyers and physicians-Imprisonment for debt Politics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 INDIAN WARS. From their origin to the Treaty of Greenville, with incidents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 240 EARLY SETTLEMENT IN GREENE COUNTY. Letter from Samuel Freeman-Tecumseh-The old cabin and pioneer church. . . . . . 259 TRIALS OF EMIGRATION. Frederick Bonner, sen.-Nimrod Haddox-Pioneers-Pioneer girls-The old school house . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 274 THE. WAR OF 1812. Causes of the war-Tecumseh, Harrison, Proctor-The deserter- Josiah Hunt Effects of the war . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 THE OLD MUSTER. Early laws establishing the militia- The parade- Whisky- List of officers. . . . . . .. . ..298 COUNTY IMPROVEMENTS. Railroads- Woolen factories-Infirmary- Description of the Infirmary-Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home; a history of the same- The law organizing it Description of the buildings-The home school building- Administration building-School department-Home officials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 303 AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. History of its organization, and officers ....................................... . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. 339 NEWSPAPERS. The Gazette- The Xenia Torchlight- The Xenia Weekly Sunlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341 COUNTY IN THE REBELLION. Seventy-Fourth Regiment- One Hundred and Tenth Regiment- Ninety-Fourth Regiment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350 SUMMARY. Retrospect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367 GEOLOGY. Topography- Geological Series- Clinton and Niagara limestone-Sub-division of the Niagara Group-Drift-Soils-Analyses-Water supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 370 XENIA TOWNSHIP. Boundary and history-Captain Bullet-Simon Kenton- Daniel Boone-Early settlers-Location of Xenia- Original surveys-Houses-Game-Cold Fri- day-Oldtown-Improvements-Powder mills-Miscellaneous-Banks-Se- cret societies-Churches-Union schools-Wilberforce University-Old citi- zens of Xenia- County census . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408 Biographical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462 CEDARVILLE TOWNSHIP. Township officers-Old settlers-Cedarville village-Newspaper-Physicians Manufactories-Schools-Churches-Secret societies-Soldiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536 Biographical .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 559 BEAVER CREEK TOWNSHIP. Big Beaver valley-Population and industries-Railroads- Turnpikes and roads - Mills-Schools-Churches-Secret societies-Early settlements- Cemeter- ies-Villages-Homicides-Incidents . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575 Biographical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 588 SUGAR GREEK TOWNSHIP. The Virginia military reservation- First settlement- Incidents- Early settlement at Bellbrook- Pinkney road--Bellbrook- Incidents-Schools- Religious de- nominations - Mills - Limestone quarries - Cemeteries - Indian relics - Sleepy Tom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .626 Biographical . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 644 MIAMI TOWNSHIP. Present condition- Yellow Springs and Neff House- Springs- Antioch College- Clifton- Antioch bone cave . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .661 Biographical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. 700 BATH TOWNSHIP. Early settlement-War of 1812-Indians - Game customs-Churches - Schools - Osborn corporation-Fairfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709 Biographical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 721 ROSS TOWNSHIP. Grape Grove-Early settlers- Manufactures-Schools-Churches- Cemeteries . . . . . . . . 739 Biographical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 754 SILVER GREEK TOWNSHIP. Introduction-Present boundary-Early settlers- Indians-Township organization .. . . . 765 Biographical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 786 JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP. Early settlement- Pioneer times- Schools- Churches- Secret societies-Railroad -Bowersville-Post-office, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 815 Biographical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . 830 SPRING VALLEY TOWNSHIP. Organization - Officers - Spring Valley village- Churches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . 850 Biographical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 854 >NEW JASPER TOWNSHIP. Early settlers - Schools - Churches - Organization - Villages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 881 CAESAR'S CREEK TOWNSHIP. Boundaries - Early settlers - Schools - Churches - Mills Paintersville. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 885 Biographical .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 889 SUPPLEMENT. OHIO: Address by E. D. Mansfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 895 ORDINANCE OF 1787 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. 916 XENIA PAPER MILL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 924 GREENE COUNTY OFFICIALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . 926 GREENE COUNTY IN THE LEGISLATURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. 939 XENIA COLLEGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 943 Biographies - Xenia & Beaver Creek Township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 946 (RETURN TO THE HOME PAGE)