HISTORY



of



HANCOCK COUNTY



OHIO.



CONTAINING A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY, ITS TOWNSHIPS, TOWNS,

VILLAGES, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, INDUSTRIES, ETC.; PORTRAITS OF

EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN; BIOGRAPHIES;

HISTORY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY; HIS-

TORY OF OHIO ; STATISTICAL AND MIS-

CELLANEOUS MATTER, E'TC., ETC,



ILLUSTRATED



CHICAGO:

WARNER. BEERS & CO.,

1886.

HANCOCK COUNTY COURTHOUSE, FINDLEY, OHIO







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CONTENTS



PART III.



HISTORY OF HANCOCK COUNTY



CHAPTER I.-ARCHAEOLOGY- INDIANS.................................................... 187-201

CHAPTER II-PIONEERS .................................................................................. 201-220

CHAPTER III. - OCCUPATION AND SETTLEMENT ................................. 221-235

CHAPTER IV.-TOPOGRAPHY........................................................................ 235-247

CHAPTER V. - ORGANIC ............................................................................... 248-262

CHAPTER VI. - JUDICIARY ........................................................................... 265-286

CHAPTER VII- EDUCATIONAL....................................................................... 287-299

CHAPTER VIII- INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS ........................................... 300-318

CHAPTER IX. - MILITARY... ............................................................................. 319-346

CHAPTER X.-ALLEN TOWNSHIP..................................................................... 347-355

CHAPTER XI -AMANDA TOWNSHIP............................................................... 355-367

CHAPTER XII: BIG LICK TOWNSHIP............................................................. 368-377

CHAPTER XIII - BLANCHARD TOWNSHIP.................................................... 377-389

CHAPTER XIV - CASS TOWNSHIP................................................................... 389-396

CHAPTER XV.- DELAWARE, TOWNSHIP....................................................... 397-406

CHAPTER XVI - EAGLE TOWN9HIP............................................................... 407-416

CHAPTER XVII - JACKSON TOWNSHIP ........................................................ 417-422

CHAPTER XVIII - LIBERTY TOWNSHIP......................................................... 422-438

CHAPTER XIX.- MADISON TOWNSHIP.......................................................... 439-449

CHAPTER XX.- MARION TOWNSHIP............................................................. 449-459

CHAPTER XXI- ORANGE TOWNSHIP............................................................ 459-468

CHAPTER XXII - PLEASANT TOWNSHIP...................................................... 468-478

CHAPTER XXIII- PORTAGE TOWNSHIP....................................................... 478-485

CHAPTER XXIV.-UNION TOWNSHIP.............................................................. 485-497.

CHAPTER. XXV:- VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP................................................... 498-501

CHAPTER XXVI. - WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP............................................. 502-511



CHAPTER XXVII - FINDLAY TOWNSHIP....................................................... 512-529

CHAPTER XXVIII- VILLAGE OF FINDLAY.................................................... 530-559

CHAPTER XXIX.-VILLAGE OF FINDLAY (Continued)................................... 559-576

CHAPTER XXX.- VILLAGE OF FINDAY (Continued)....................................... 576-595

CHAPTER XXXI- VILLAGE OF FINDLAY (Continued) ................................... 596-612

CHAPTER XXXII- VILLAGE OF FINDLAY (Continued)................................... 612-631

CHAPTER XXXIII - VILLAGE OF FINDLAY (Concluded)................................ 631-647



PART IV



BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

ALLEN TOWNSHIP ................................................................................ 651

AMANDA TOWNSHIP .......................................................................... 657

BIG LICK TOWNSHIP........................................................................... 671

BLANCHARD TOWNSHIP...................................................................... 682

CASS TOWNSHIP .................................................................................... 696

DELAWARE TOWNSHIP ........................................................................ 699

EAGLE TOWNSHIP ................................................................................. 711

FINDLAY TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE ................................................. 721

JACKSON TOWNSHIP ............................................................................. 788

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP ............................................................................... 792

MADISON TOWNSHIP .............................................................................. 798

MARION TOWNSHIP ................................................................................. 802

ORANGE TOWNSHIP ................................................................................. 806

PLEASANT TOWNSHIP ............................................................................. 822

PORTAGE TOWNSHIP ............................................................................... 848

UNION TOWNSHIP ...................................................................................... 853



VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP ............................................................................ 873

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP ........................................................................ 876


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