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426 - CARROLL AND HARRISON COUNTIES CHAPTER XXII ARCHER TOWNSHIP BOUNDARY-STREAMS-POPULATION-ORGANIZATION-EARLY SETTLEMENT-ONE OF THE OLDEST CIVIL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE COUNTY Archer Township, formed in 1799--121 years ago-is in the eastern central part of the county, with Rumley Township on the north, Green on the east, with a small portion of German, at the northeastern corner, and Cadiz Township on the south. The topography of Archer Township is, in common with most parts of the county, quite rough. There are no large streams, but many small creeks, here and there over the entire surface. There are no railway stations or villages within Archer Township, but it is situated between Cadiz and Jewett, thus has fair marketing places for its farming population. POPULATION The United States census reports for 1890, 1900 and 1910 gave the population of Archer Township as follows : In 1890 it was 737, in 1900 it had 700 and in 1910 only 567. The present (1920) census figures give this township 498. TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION Archer civil township is among the oldest in Harrison County. It was formed in 1799 as one of the sub-divisions in Jefferson County. It then included much of the territory of what is now known as Harrison County. It took on its present boundary March, 1833. Its affairs have been managed, as a rule, in a business-like manner, in keeping with the general policy of the county at large. RAILROADS While this township has no railway stations, there are two lines of railway passing through its corners—the Pennsylvania which courses through the southeastern corner, enroute from Cadiz to Cadiz Junction, in a diagonal direction, and the Wheeling & Lake Erie touching the corner of the township at the northeast. EARLY SETTLERS Although not a complete list, the subjoined gives a greater portion of the pioneer settlers of Archer Township, prior to 1814: Samuel Amspoker, 1803 ; William Anderson, 1811 Comfort Arnols, 1810, from Pennsylvania : Daniel Blair, 1812, from Somerset County, Pennsylvania: William Barnhill, 1811; John P. Pond, 1811; CARROLL AND HARRISON COUNTIES - 427 Samuel Boyd, 1812; John Buseby, before 1812 from Maryland ; Zebeduah Cox, 1810; Alexander Crawford, 1808, from Brooke County, West Virginia; Edward Crawford, 1806, from Brooke County, West Virginia ; James Devore, 1811; Andrew Endsley, 1810; David Endsley, 1808; John Endsley, 1810; Andrew Farrier, 1808 ; Samuel Ferguson, 1812 ; George Fisher, 1811, from Washington County, Pennsylvania ; James Fisher, 1811 ; Isabella Haggerty, 1811 ; George Harriman, 1811, from Washington County, Pennsylvania ; Thomas Hitchcock, before 1809 from Maryland ; Gabriel Holland, before 1812, from Maryland; Peter Kail, I810; Isaac Lemasters, 1813, from Western Virginia ; William Lisle, 1811 ; Joseph McClain, 1812, from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania ; William McCreary, 1811, from Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania ; Robert McKee, before 1811, from Fayette County, Pennsylvania ; Alexander McKittrick, 1813, from Washington County, Pennsylvania ; Robert Meeks, 1812 ; David Moody, 1813 ; Hugh Orr, 1812, from Westmoreland County ; Isaac Osburn, 1809; Charles Porter, 1813 ; Arthur Reed, 1810, from Pennsylvania ; John Roush, 1812 ; James Stewart, 1813, from Washington County, Pennsylvania ; William Wartembe, 1807, from Brooke County, West Virginia ; John Welch, about 1804, from Pennsylvania ; Thomas Williams, 1812, from Brooke County, West Virginia. |