CLINTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, WILMINGTION, OHIO

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CHAPTER I—RELATED STATE HISTORY	33
First White Men in Northwest Territory—English and French Claims—Three Successive Sovereign Flags. Over Present Ohio Territory—Passing of the Indians—Battle of Fallen Timbers—Northwest Territory—Ohio, the First Northwest State—Early Settlements—Activities of the Traders—French and Indian War—Pontiac's Conspiracy— Northwest Territory and Quebec Act—Revolutionary Period—George Rogers Clark and His Campaign—First Surveys and Early Settlers—Ordinance of 1787—First Stage of Government Under the Ordinance—Second Stage—Organization of the Northwest Territory—Representative Stage of Government— First Territorial Legislature—Division of 1800—Census of 1800—Symmes Purchase and Other Early Settlements—County Organization—Indian Wars—Formation of a New State—Date of Ohio's Admission to the Union—Capitals of Northwest Territory and of Ohio—Constitutional History of Ohio—Military Record—Land Grants—Military Lands—Refugee Tract—Road Lands—Canal Grants—Zane Sections—Ministerial Lands— School Sections—Ohio Politics —Boundary Lines.
CHAPTER II—GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY	51
Location and Boundaries of Clinton County—Area—Topography—Diversified Natural Features—Streams and Drainage—Geological Formations—Glacial Period—The Drift—Boulders, Gravel and Sand—Bones—Stone Implements—The Cincinnati Group—Clinton Formation—Niagara Formation.
CHAPTER III—ORGANIZATION OF CLINTON COUNTY	61
Legislative Act Establishing County—Commissioners Record—Survey of the County—Location of the County Seat—Erection of Townships—Their Subsequent Subdivisions—Court House History—Jails--County Office Buildings—The New Court House and Jail—County Officers—Sheriffs - Coroners—Treasurers— Recorders— Auditors—Representatives in the State Legislature—State Senators—Commissioners—District Assessor— Deputy Assessors' Returns for 1915—Board of. Soldiers' Relief.
CHAPTER IV—LAND GRANTS, ENTRIES AND SURVEYS	77
Virginia Cession, and Its Conditions—Military Tract and Its Survey—First Entries in Territory Now Comprising the County of Clinton—The Murray Deeds—Difficulties of Early. Surveyors.
CHAPTER V—EARLY SETTLEMENT IN CLINTON COUNTY	81
Natural Condition and Appearance of the Country at the Beginning of Settlement—Opening of the Land-office— Prior Explorations—The First, Settler —The Van Meter Family—Wilson Family—Township Settlements.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER VI—HIGHWAYS AND TRANSPORTATION	89
Indian Trails—Laying Out of the First Roads—Early Commissioners' Records—History of Some of the Well-known Early Roads—Turnpikes, Plank Roads and Early Improvements—Plank Road Companies— Abolition of Tolls—Railroads—Public Aid in Building of the• First Railroads—Proposed Roads—Highway Statistics—Bridges—Macadamized Roads—County Highway Superintendent—Limestone for Road Construction.
CHAPTER VII—MILITARY HISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY	101
Residents of Clinton County Who Served in the War of the Revolution—The War of 1812—Clinton County Men in the Mexican War—The Civil War—Clinton County's Magnificent Record in Enlistments—Relief of Soldiers' Families—Soldiers' Aid Society—Military Committee for Clinton County—Warp and Woof—The First Draft— Cincinnati Threatened—The Second Draft—The Second Morgan Scare—The Third Draft—The Various Commands in Which Clinton County Men Served.
CHAPTER VIII—COURTS AND LAWYERS OF CLINTON COUNTY	126
Constitutional Provisions for Judicial Establishment—Provisions ̊I the Constitution of 1851—Changes by the. Constitution of 1912—First Court of Common Pleas—First Grand Jury—Interesting Items from the Early Court Records—First Session of the Supreme Court in Clinton County—Story of a Murder—The Early Judges—Early Members of the Bar—President, Associate and Common Pleas Judges—Probate Judges—Prosecuting Attorneys —Clerks of the Court.
CHAPTER IX—EDUCATION	139
First Schools in the State—Primitive Equipment and Methods—Improvement Under the Constitution of 1851— Splendid Progress Through the Years—Present School System—County Superintendent—District Superintendents— District Statistics—Normal School—Wilmington College—A Splendid Record—Endowment Funds—Buildings—Library—Museum—The Schools of Wilmington—High School Principals—Boards of Education—Interesting Items—Colored Schools—High School Graduates.
CHAPTER X—CHURCHES OF CLINTON COUNTY	152
Friends Churches—Schools—Ministers—Methodist Episcopal Churches—Centennial of the Wilmington Church— African Methodist Episcopal Churches—Methodist Protestant Churches—Baptist Churches—Primitive Baptists—Colored Baptists—Christian Churches—Wilmington Presbyterian Church—Universalist Church— Episcopal Church—Mennonite Church—Seventh-Day Adventists—Catholic Churches.
CHAPTER XI—CLINTON COUNTY NEWSPAPERS	187
One Hundred Years of Newspaper History—List of All Papers Published in the County—History of the Present Papers and Record of Those Which Have Passed Out of Existence.
CHAPTER XII—THE MEDICAL PROFESSION	195
Prevalence of Disease in Early Days—Loammi Rigdon, the First Physician
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in Clinton County—Other Pioneer Doctors—Hardships and Privations of the Early Practitioners—Brief Personal Mention of Many of the Physicians Who Have Practiced in this County—Present Physicians of Clinton County —Clinton County Medical Society--Veterinary Surgeons.
CHAPTER XIII—SECRET SOCIETIES	705
Free and Accepted Masons—Royal Arch Masons—Independent Order of Odd Fellows—Knights of Pythias— Grand United Order of Odd Fellows—Modern Woodmen of. America—Royal Arcanum—Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks—Junior Order of United American Mechanics—Daughters of America—Knights of the Maccabees—Grand Army of the Republic.
CHAPTER XIV—BANKS AND BANKING	221
First Bank in Ohio—Banks in Wilmington—Blanchester Banks—Banks at, Sabina, Port William, Martinsville, Clarksville and New Vienna—Clinton Mutual Insurance Association.
CHAPTER XV—WOMEN'S CLUBS AND FRATERNITIES	229
The Six-and-Twenty Club—The Wilmington Woman's Civic League—The Progress Club—The Yani Club— Woman's Christian Temperance Union—Woman's. Relief Corps—Daughters of the American Revolution—The Conversation Club.
CHAPTER XVI—FARMERS' ORGANIZATIONS	238
Clinton County Agricultural Society—The Sabina Fair—Patrons of Husbandry—Beech Grove Grange, and Those at Blanchester, New Vienna, Westboro and Clarksville.
CHAPTER XVII—ADAMS. TOWNSHIP	244
Boundaries—Water Courses—Timber—Formation of the Township—Survey of Adams Township—Mills— School Houses—The Pioneers—Present Township Officers—Sligo—Ogden.
CHAPTER XVIII—CHESTER TOWNSHIP	257
Location—Boundaries—Organization—Township Records—Streams—MillsRoads—Burial Grounds— Pioneers— Present Township Officers—New Burlington—Oakland—Kingman.
CHAPTER XIX—CLARK TOWNSHIP	263
Boundaries—Irregular Shape—Area—Natural Features—Settlement—Mills Present Township Officers—Martinsville—Business Interests—Farmer's Station—Jonesboro.
CHAPTER XX—GREEN TOWNSHIP	269
Organization—Early Official Record—Location and Boundaries—Topography—Settlement—First School— Present Township Officers—New Vienna —New Antioch.
CHAPTER XXI—JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP	275
Organization—Boundaries—Area—Natural Features — Storm — Soil — Early
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Se ttlers—Mills—Early Events—Schools—Present Township Officers—Westboro—Midland City.
CHAPTER XXII—LIBERTY TOWNSHIP	280
Early History—Location--Boundaries—Streams—Timber—The Land—Stone —The Pioneers—Early Churches and Schools--Statistics—Present Town ship Officers—Port William—Lumberton—Gurneyville--McKay's Station—Mt. Pleasant.
CHAPTER XXIII—MARION TOWNSHIP	285
Location and Boundaries—Soil—Streams—Settlements—First Events—Formation of the Township—First Election—Early Schools—Present Township Officers—Blanchester—Business Directory—Present Officers.
CHAPTER XXIV—RICHLAND TOWNSHIP	291
One of the Original Townships—Division—Survey—Final Boundaries Fixed —Location—Natural Features— Soil— Timber—Land Entries—Early Settlers —Roads—Schools—Early Industries— Present Township Officers--Sabina Business Interests—Water and Light Plant—Schools and Churches— Municipal History— Reesville—Melvin.
CHAPTER XXV—UNION TOWNSHIP	302
Boundaries—Contour of the Land—Timber—Streams—Early Roads—The Pioneers—Township Organization— Mills--Present Township Officers -Clarksville—Business Directory.
CHAPTER XXVI—VERNON TOWNSHIP	313
Location and Boundaries—Streams—Formation of the Township—Clerk's Statement for 1825 and Some Subsequent Years—The Pioneers—Schools -Roads -Present Township Officers.
CHAPTER XXVII—WASH1NGTON TOWNSHIP	316
Location and Boundaries—Natural Features—Early Settlers—Formation of the Township—Commissioners' Record—Mills—Schools—Present Township Officers—Cuba—Morrisville.
CHAPTER XXVIII—WAYNE TOWNSHIP	320
Establishment of the TownShip—Location—Altitude—Area—First Permanent Settlements—The Pioneers— Present Township Officers—Centerville.
CHAPTER XXIX—WILSON TOWNSHIP	322
First Settler—Other Pioneers—Formation of the Township—Commissioners' Record—First Election—Present Township Officers—Location and Boundaries of the Township—Streams—Bloomington.
CHAPTER XXX--TOWN OF WILMINGTON	327
Location of a County Seat—Its Various Names—Description of the Plat—Incorporation of the Town— Corporation Boundaries—First Election—Town Officials—Present Officials—Salaries—Additions to the Town Plat—Fire Department—Waterworks--Wilmington Gas, Light and Coke Company-
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Electric Light Plants—Light Arches—City Hall—Street Paving—Walker Memorial Building—Wilson Flag Tower—Military Band—Champion Bridge Company—Irwin Auger Bit Company—Farquhar Furnace Company— Wilmington Casting Company—National Safety Snap Company—Wilmington Auto Compressor Company—Turnbull Manufacturing Company—Cemeteries —Postoffice History—Wilmington Library Company—Wilmington Reading Room—Present Wilmington Library—Wilmington Commercial Club—Business Directory.
CHAPTER XXXI—SIDELIGHTS ON CLINTON COUNTY HISTORY	351
Abolition in Clinton County—The Deserted Camp—Shadagee Square—The Clinton County Home-coming— Clinton County Infirmary—Clinton County Children's Home—Valuation of Public Utilities in Clinton County— Friends with Lincoln in the White House.
BIOGRAPHICAL MENTION	365

HISTORICAL INDEX.

- A - Abolition in Clinton County Ada Chapel Adams Township— Area Boundaries Drafts Enlistments Erection of Formation of Mills Officers, Present Petition for Pioneers Schools Settlement Streams Survey of Timber Admission of Ohio as a State African Methodist Church Anti-slavery Agitation Area of the County Armenia Assessment Valuations Assessor, District Assessors' Returns Associate Judges Auditors, County - B - Banks and Banking Baptist Churches Bar, Early Members of the Battle of Fallen Timbers Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Big Onion Blanchester— Banks Business Interests	351 154 244 244 107 109 66 245 247 255 245 248 140, 248 88 244 246 244 46 163 351 51 327 358 74 75 138 72 221 169 136 34, 44 217 279 225 289	Blanchester— Churches Early Industries Fire, Great Grange Incorporation Location  Lodges Newspapers Officers  Physicians Platted Bloomington Board of Soldiers’ Relief Bones of a Former Race Boulders Boundaries of County Boundary Lines, State Bridges Burtonville Buzzard's Glory - C - Capitals of Northwest Territory and of Ohio Canal Grants Catholic Churches Census of 1800 Center Friends Church Centerville— Business Interests Lodges Physicians Platting of School Centralization of Chester Chester Township- Anti-slavery Area Boundaries Cemeteries	165, 169, 172, 183, 186 287 287 243 287 287 207, 210, 214, 218 187 290 200, 203 287 184, 199, 326 76 58 52 51, 61 50 100 315 271 47 56 184 41 158 321 215 202, 203 321 321 140 158 352 257 257 258
Chester Township— Churches Drafts Enlistments Erection of Mills Officers, Present Pioneers Records Roads Schools   Settlement of. Streams Children's Home Christian Churches Church of Christ Churches Civic League Civil War Civil War Notes Claims to Territory Clark Township Anti-slavery Agitation Area Boundaries Enlistments Erection of Mills Natural Features Officers, Present Petition for Settlement of Pioneers	159 107 108 66 258 260 259 257 258 143 87 257 357 172 175 152 230 102 106 33 352 263 263 109 66 264 263 264 263 87, 110, 263 263	Clinton County Medical Society Clubs and Fraternities Colored Baptists Colored Schools Commissioners, County Common Pleas Court Common Pleas Judges Congress Lands   Connecticut Reserve Consolidation of Schools Constitutional Convention Constitutional History Conversation Club Coroners Counties Organized Before County Auditors County Commissioners County Fairs County Office Buildings County Organizations County Recorders  County Seat, Location of County Teachers' Association County Treasurers Court. House History Courts of Clinton County Cuba Beginning of Business Interests Churches Growth Inns Lodges Physicians Platting of Roads, First	203 229 172 150 73 126, 127 138 55 53 140 48 48 236 72 17, 99, 40 72 73 238 69 43 72 64 143 72 68, 69 126 318 319 156, 181 319 318 209 200 318 318
Clarksville— Banks Business Interests Churches Early Industries Fires First Events Grange Incorporation Lodges Newspapers Officers Physicians Platting Schools Clerks of the Court Clinton Clinton County Agricultural Society	227 312 169 310 311 310 243 311 213 194 311 199, 203, 311 309 311 138 315, 327 238	- D - Date of Ohio's Admission Daughters of America. Daughters of the America Revolution   Daughters of Rebekah Deserted Camp District Assessor District Courts Division of 1800 Doctors of Clinton County Dohrman's Grant Drafts, Civil War	46 218 234, 345 209 353 74 127 41 195 55 107, 108, 110
HISTORICAL
Drainage of the County Drift Formations - E - Early Court Proceedings Early Judges Early Lawyers Early Schools Eastern Star, Order of Education Educational Progress Elks, Order of English Claims Episcopal Church Explorations in the County Express Companies - F - Fairs Fallen Timbers, Battle of Farmers' Organizations Farmers Station First Northwest Territorial Legislature First Physician in County First Territorial Surveys Franklin College Free and Accepted Masons Free Turnpikes French and Indian War French Grant French Settlement French Traders Friends Churches Friends, Hicksite Friends with Lincoln	51 56 128 133 136 139 207 139 139 217 34 182 81 358 238 34, 44 238 268 40 195 37 144 205 93 35 52 34 33 152 157 358	Green Township— Creation of Drafts Early Records Enlistments Military Land Officers, Present Schools Settlement Topography Greenville, Treaty of Gurneyville - H - Hicksite Friends Highway Statistics Highway Superintendent Highways Homecoming, Clinton County - I - Independent Order of Odd Fellows Indian Wars Infirmary, County - J - Jails Jefferson Township— Boundaries Drafts Drainage Enlistments Erection of Geology Mills	66 107, 110 269 109 270 271 271 269 269 45 284 157 100 100 89 355 209 44  355 62, 69 275 110 275 109 66 275 277
- G - Geology of the County Governors of Ohio Grand Army of the Republic Grand Jury, First Grand United Order of Odd Fellows Grange, the Grants, Land Gravel Green Township— Boundaries   Churches	52 58 219 128 215 242 52 52 269 155, 173	Natural Features Officers, Present Organization of Schools Settlement Soil Storm Survey of Timber Jonesboro Judges, Early Judges of the Various Courts Judicial Establishment Junior Order of Amer. Mechanics	275 278 275 278 88, 276 274 275 275 275 268 133 138 126 217
HISTORICAL INDEX.
- K - Kenton Trace, the Kingman Kluck's Crossing Knights of Pythias Knights of the Maccabees - L - Land Grants Land Grants of Ohio Land. Office Opened Lawyers, Early Lawyers of Clinton County Lee's Creek Legislature, First Northwest Territorial Lewisville Liberty Township- Anti-slavery Agitation Churches Creation of Drafts Early History Enlistments Officers, Present Pioneers Schools Settlement of Soil Streams Timber Valuations Library Aid Society Linden Little Center Location of County Location of County Seat Lodges Lumberton	89 262 279 213 219 77 52 81 136 126 321 40 326 352 282 66 107 280 108 283 280 143, 282 87 280 280 280 283 345 256 315 51 64 205 202, 215, 283	Marion Township— Officers, Present Schools, Early Settlement Soil McKay's Station Martinsville— Banks Business Interests Churches Fire Department Location Lodges Officers Physicians Platting of Population Postmasters Schools Valuation Masonic Order Medical History Medical Society Melvin Memphis Mennonite Church Methodist Episcopal Churches Methodist Protestant Churches Mexican War Midland City Military Committee 1862 Military History Military Record, State Military Warrants Mills 247, 258, 26 Ministerial Lands Missionaries, Early Modern Woodmen of Anmerica Moravian Grant Morgan Scare Morgantown Morrisville Mt. Pleasant Murder Story Mutual Insurance Association	287 286 88, 285 285 284 227, 266 266 175, 267 266 265 206, 216, 218 265 203 265 265 265 266 265 205 195 203 169, 301 321 183 162 168 102 203, 278 106 101 50 79, 292 247, 258, 264 277, 309, 318 56 33 215 55 109 274 319 284, 327 130 228
- M - Macadamized Roads Macedonia Marion Township— Drafts Election, First Enlistments Erection of Location	93, 100 319 107, 110 286 109 66, 286 285	- N - Natural Features of the County New Antioch— Churches Early Industries	51 173, 184 273
HISTORICAL INDEX
New Antioch— Location Lodges Physicians New Burlington— Beginning of Business Interests Churches Growth Location Lodges Physicians Population Underground Railroad New Vienna— Bank Churches 166 Grange Improvements Location Lodges Newspapers Officers Physicians Population Schools Settlement Newspapers Normal School Northwest Territorial Legislature, First Northwest Territory	273 212 201, 203 260 261 156 260 260 208 201, 203 262 261 327 166, 177, 186, 272 243 273 271 209, 211 187 273 199, 203 273 143, 272 271 187 143 40 33, 36	Patrons of Husbandry Peyton Murder Case Physicians of Clinton County Pioneer Schools Plank Roads Politics in Ohio Pontiac's Conspiracy Population in 1800 Port William— Bank Beginning of Business Interests Churches Early Industries Lodges Physicians Presbyterian Church Present School System President Judges Press, the Probate Court Probate Judges Progress Club Proposed Railroads Prosecuting Attorneys Public Utilities, Valuation of - Q - Quebec Act	242 130 195 139 92 57 36 42 226 283 283 168 283 212, 214, 217 201, 203 176 140 138 187 127 138 231 97 138 358 36
- O - Oakland Odd Fellows Ogden Ohio Admitted as a State Ohio Land Company Purchase Ohio, Natural Features Ohio Politics Ohio, Situation of Ohio, Streams and Lake, Order of the Eastern Star Ordinance of 1787 Organization of Counties Organization of the County - P - Pansy Paris	203, 262 209 160, 161, 256 46 52 60 57 60 60 207 37 61 61 312 318	- R - Railroads Railroads, Proposed Recorders, County Reesville- Churches Early Business Interest Location Lodges Physicians Platting of School Refugee Tract Related State History Representative Government Representatives Revolutionary Period Revolutionary War Richland Township— Area, Changes in	94 97 72 169, 300 300 300 300 201 300 300 54 33 39 72 36 101 291
HISTORICAL INDEX.
Richland Township— Boundaries Drafts Drainage Early Industries Enlistments Erection of Land Entries Location Natural Features Officers, Present Pioneers Roads Schools Settlement Soil Timber Road Construction Road Statistics Roads, the First Royal Arcanum Royal Arch Masons Royal Neighbors of - S - Sabina— Banks Beginning of Business Interests Churches Fair Growth of Light Plant Lodges Municipal History Newspapers	291 110 291 295 109 66, 291 292 291 291 295 294 295 295 88, 292 292 292 100 100 89 217 205 215 226, 296 295 296 158, 166, 168, 299 241 296 299 206, 211, 216, 298 300 187, 299	Schools, Present System Secret Societies Senators, State Settlement by French Settlement of Clinton County Settler, the First Seventh-day Adventist Church Sewell, David Shadagee Square Sheriffs Six-and-twenty Club Sligo Snow Hill Soldiers Aid Society Soldiers from Clinton County Soldiers' Relief State Boundary Lines State History, Related State Military Record State Politics State Roads State Senators Stone Formations in the County Stone Implements, Ancient Streams of the County Subscription Schools Superintendent of Highways Superintendent of Schools, County Supreme Court Survey of the County Survey of Virginia Tract Surveys, First Territorial Symmes Purchase	140 205 72 34 81 82 183 87 354 71 229, 345 255 273 105 102, 111 76 59 33 50 57 92 72 52 53 51 139 100  141 126, 129 62 78 37 53, 80
Officers Physicians Platting of Schools  Survey off Water Plant Sabina Fair St. Clair, Gen. Arthur Salaries of Teachers Salt Sections Sand School Consolidation School Districts School Superintendent County School Superintendents District	300 21, 203, 299 295 299 295 299 241 44, 101 142 56 52 140 141 141 141	- T - Teachers' Association, County Teachers' Salaries Telegraph Companies Telephone Companies Territory Northwest of the Ohio Todd's Fork Topography of the County Township Settlements Townships, Erection of Trails, Early Transportation Treasurers, County Treaty of Greenville Turnpike Lands Turnpikes	143 142 358 358 34 51 51 87 66 89 89 72 45 56 92
HISTORICAL INDEX.
- U - “Underground Railroad" Union Township Anti-slavery, Agitation, Boundaries Creation of Drafts Enlistments Mills Natural Features Officers, Present Organizations Pioneers Roads, Early Settlement Soil Streams Timber United States Military Lands Universalist Church - V - Valuation of Public Utilities VanMeter Family Vernon Township— Boundaries Drafts Enlistments Erection of Finances Location Officers, Present Pioneers Roads Schools Veterinary Surgeons Villars Chapel Virginia Military Tract Virginia Military Warrants Virginia Tract, Survey of Volunteers from Clinton County	351, 352 352 302, 309 66 107, 110 108 309 302 309 309 303 302 87, 303 302 302 302 54 181 358 82 313 110 109 66, 313 313 313 315 314 315 315 203 169 54, 77 79, 292 77 102	Washington Township- Drafts Enlistments Erection of Mills Officers, Present Pioneers Schools Settlement Streams Wayne, Gen. Anthony Wayne Township— Altitude Area Drafts Enlistments Erection of Location Officers, Present Pioneers Schools Settlement Soil West Liberty Westboro- Business Interests Early Industries Grange Lodges Physicians Platted Population Wilmington— Additions Anti-slavery Agitation Band Banks Boundaries Business Directory Cemeteries Churches	107, 110 109 66, 317 318 318 316 318 88, 316 316 44 320 320 107, 110 109 66, 320 320 321 320 143 88, 320 320 283 278 278 243 212 203 278 278 328 351 340 221 327 349 342 152, 162, 167, 169, 172, 175, 176, 182, 184
- W - War of 1812 War of the Rebellion Washington Township Anti-slavery Agitation Boundaries Churches	102 102 352 316 171, 175	City Hall Clubs Commercial Club Election, First Enlistments Fire Department Flag Tower Gas, Light and Coke Co. Incorporation of	338 229 348 128 108 330 340 334 327
HISTORICAL INDEX.
Wilmington— Industries Laying Out of Library, 1816 Library, 1899 Library Association Light Arches Lighting Plants Location as County Sea Lodges Lot Sales Manufacturing Interests Memorial Building Military Band Name Newspapers Official Roster Official Salaries Officials, Present Physicians Plat of Postoffice Reading Room, 1866 Roster of Officials Schools Shadagee Square Street Paving Walker Memorial Building Waterworks Wilson Flag Tower	340 65, 327 343 345 344 338 335 64, 327 205, 209, 216, 219 65 340 339 340 65, 66 187 328 328 328 195, 203 327 343 344 328 148 354 339 339 333 340	Wilmington College Wilmington Woman's- Civic Wilson Family Wilson Township— Churches Drafts Election, First Enlistments Erection of Location Natural Features Officers, Present Petition for Pioneers Settlement Streams Woman's Christian Temperance Union Woman's Relief Corps Women's Clubs - Y - Yani Club - Z - Zane Sections	143 230 85 160 107, 110 325 109 66, 323 325 325 325 323 322 322 325 232 233 229 232 56

BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX

- A - Alexander, Isaac Allen, Charles F. Allison, Frank O. Allison, Jesse H. Antram, Arthur D. Antram, Frank W. Antram, John S. Atley, C. Allen Austin, George M., M. D. - B - Babb, James W. Bailey, Albert I. Bailey, Clifton D. Bailey, Frank R. Bailey, Luther G. Baldwin, Frank M., M. D. Baldwin, Marion A. Bales, Emery R. Bales, Thomas M. Ballard, Joseph F. Barns, George C. Barns, Howard Batson, Jesse G. Baugh, Carleton L. Baughman, James W. Benlehr, Earl W. Benlehr, George H. Bennett, James F. Berlin, William Bernard, Christopher C. Bernard, Elijah Q. Bernard, Evert Bernard, George W. Bernard, James E. Bernard, James K. Bernard, John W. Bernard, Milton Bernard, Thomas F. Black, P. B.	958 508 783 701 429 677 452 801 395 708 564 368 890 794 596 491 371 542 671 521 521 765 751 753 629 877 752 531 905 902 862 915 478 776 755 821 804 775	Blackburn, Thomas H. Bloom, Ethelbert Bobbitt, George A. Bond, Dana C. Boring, Absalom Boring, John C. Boring, William M. Bosworth, Charles M. Botts, Charles Boulware, Ray O. Bowman, Aaron Boyland, Cary W. Brackney, John Brady, Amos W. Brandenburg, Frank Brandenburg, Lawrence W. Brennan, John Briggs, Prof. Abel C. Briggs, Eldorado, M. D. Bright, William M. Brindle, Ora M. Brown, Henry M., M. D. Brown, Otto G. Brown, Stephen C. Buckley, Stephen P. Buckley, William M. Burk, William W. - C - Cammack, Charles H. Carey, Enoch L. Carey, James E. Carey, William Carey, Zimri H. Carnahan, William H. Carpenter, Samuel Carroll, George E. Carter, Elmer Cartwright, Frank B. Cartwright, Henry G. Cashman, James W. Cashman, John C.	819 694 749 746 590 902 773 608 410 769 676 611 771 530 871 898 674 868 436 539 779 721 417 793 591 580 780 824 712 695 557 754 469 528 545 638 907 486 921 626
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX.
Cast, Everett J. Champlin, John M. Champlin, Perry M. Chancellor, Sullivan D. Channel, James W. Clark, Job Clark, Mark Clarke, James B. Cleland, Caleb D. Clemens, Harvey W. Clement, Alvin Clement, Louis Clement, Michael Clevenger, Hon. Frank M. Clevenger, Herbert P. Clevenger, John R. Cline, Oscar E. Cole, George M. Collett, Bernard Y. Collett, Horace W. Colvin, Jacob N. Conard, George R., M. D. Conard, Robert, M. D. Conner, Harry L. Conner, Thomas W. Conover, Swift Craig, John A. Craig, Thomas E., M. D. Crouse, George E. Crouse, J. W. B. Crosley, Edgar Crosson, Alex Curl, Charles Curles, Asher Curren, Patrick J. Curtis, Allen A. Curtis, Frank Curtis, William H. Custis, Albert R. Custis, Charles W. Custis, Cyrus E. Custis, Frank Custis, Heber W. Custis, James E. Custis, James W. Custis, Levi H. - D - Dakin, W. H. Daniel, Paul A. Darbyshire, A. J.	554 457 439 424 791 941 885 844 551 933 830 830 825 408 592 578 889 811 636 684 615 784 492 415 879 568 653 943 643 406 778 466 370 544 510 729 802 911 626 511 624 921 647 925 891 449 612 908 532	Darbyshire, B. J. Darnell, J. Turner Denehy, John Dennis, Seneca Denny, George M. Denver; Gen. James W. Denver, Hon. Matthew R. Derivan, Hubert J. Doan, Hon. Azariah W. Doan, Joe T. Doan, Robert R. Donohoo, Alva R. Doughfman, Aaron E. Dowden, W. L. Drake, Henry Drake, John S. Drake, William Dunlap, Charles P. Dwiggins, Charles E. - E - Egan, Lawrence Ellis, H. B. - F - Farquhar, Frank Ferkel, Frederick Fisher, Col. Charles R. Fisher, David Fisher, David F. Fisher, Eli Fisher, James P. Fisher, William B. Fisher, William G. Fisher, William H. Fitzhugh, James F. Foland, Daniel J., M. D. Frazee, John Frey, Jacob Fuller, Gideon M. - G - Gaddis, Alpheus Gallaher, William B. Gallup, Frank L. Gano, John T. Garner, Jesse Garner, William Gaskill, Harry	461 393 945 923 638 365 561 705 575 581 388 838 901 503 956 960 878 966 427 392 883 459 862 512 512 742 910 814 512 512 689 472 654 851 766 940 537 495 416 891 841 854 533
BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX.
Gaskins, James F. George, Edward George, John J. Georges, John P. Giffin, George W. Giffin, Theodore Goodman, Simon Goodwin, C. A. Goodwin, Edward M. Greene, Eliel C. Greene, Richard C. Gregory, Nathan S. Grim, John Gustin, J. Warren - H - Hackney, Edward M. Hadley, Frank W. Hadley, James Hadley, Zene G. Haines, Daniel W. Haines, Eber Haines, Eber W. Haines, Eli Haines, Frank Haines, Zimri F Hair, William F. Hale, Will R., D. D. S. Hale, William Hale, William K., M. D. Haley, William Hall, Daniel W. Hall, Harry Hall, Horace M. Hallsted, James W. Hannah, Albert L. Hannah, James Harlan, Hon. Elias D. Hart, Frank D. Hartman, Clayton C. Harvey, E. Wilson Harvey, Rev. Jesse H. Hawkins, John E. Haworth, Charles L. Haworth, Elijah M. Haworth, Frank W. Haworth, Isaiah M. Haworth, Odos L. Haynes, Horatio B. Hazard, Ernest R. Hazard, Frank T.	874 810 723 924 519 827 541 895 834 567 704 800 560 483 614 718 840 948 760 760 642 630 517 865 403 367 476 448 771 826 849 940 835 536 532 730 528 867 691 719 808 582 648 605 660 470 585 555 522	Hazard, Loren M. Hempstead, John T. Henderson, H. N. Henry, Alva C. Henry, Charles A. Henry, Junius A. Henry, William Hiatt, Francis M. Hiatt, John W. Hildebrant, Hon.CharlesQ. Hildebrecht, Robert Hildebrecht, W. F. Hite, Alpheus A. Hixson, Charles C. Hixson, Joseph Hockett, John E. Hodgin, Samuel H. Hodgson, George S. Hodson, Charles Hogan, Daniel W. Hoggatt, Frank Holaday, Enoch Holladay, Carey A. Hoskins, Rev. Josephus Hoskins, Walter H. Hudson, William A. Huffman, Jarret Hummel, John S. Humphreys, David A. Humphreys, John T. Humphreys, Raymond J. Hunnicutt, Frank Hunnicutt, Wilson Hunt, Milton L. Hunt, Robert E. Hunt, William Hunter, George E. Hurley, Jerremma D. - I - Ireland, David V., M. D. Ireland, Francis M. Irvin, Guy H. Irvin, Matthew Irvin, Samuel J. - J - James, Alfred James, Everett Jarrell, William D.	535 832 594 894 603 736 552 767 774 400 527 714 793 763 559 769 437 750 919 834 711 761 468 489 423 770 562 456 938 701 706 733 488 471 799 631 845 657 475 702 846 407 945 822 914 903
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Jay, David H. Jenkins, Charles E. Johnson, Alfred Johnson, Charles Johnson, Edward L. Johnson, Flavius J. Johnson, John W. Johnson, Lemuel A. Johnson, Otho Joiner,. Andrew J. Jones, Henry DeBolt - K - Katzenmeyer, Harold E. Kaufman, Isidor Kester, C. D. Kester, Daniel O. King, George S. King, Leo F. Kline, Willard Kuebler, Joseph - L - Lacy, Robert J. Lair, Isaac N. Lamb, W. H. Langdon, John P. Lawhead, Robert C. Lazenby, Rezin J. Leaming, , Peter D. Leininger, John Leonard, Arthur C. Lewellen, Henry L. Lewis, Ellis A. Lieurance, Amos W. Lieurance, David Lieurance, Frank W. Lieurance, James Linkhart, Charles Linton, Edwin C. Linton, Fred W. Littleton, Harry L. Lorish, Logan S. Lundy, Homer J. - Mc - McCoy, Hugh McCoy, Margaret E. McCune, Howard	866 856 498  913 802 923 917 858 565 848 640 781 589 639 857 566 873 762 700 467 397 953 453 893 446 724 426 961 509 504 445 546 479 907 794 524 620 509 846 669 859 942 836	McDonald, Frank L. McFadden, John C. McKay, Clarence H. McKay, Edwin F. McKay, Howard F. McKay, Tilghman McKay, Welden N. McKenzie, John B., M. D. McKenzie, Stanley T. McKibben, W. Jeff McMillan, Horace G. McMillan, Thomas H. McMillan, Walter T. McPherson, Elmer T. McQuillan, William McVey, Alfred I - M - Madden, Clinton Madden, Moses G. Madden, Rachel Madden, Solomon Manmeisel, George Martin, Frank J. Martin, Grant Mathew, John Matthews, John W. Matthews, Oscar L. Miars, Henry B. Miller, Claud B. Miller, Darius J. Miller, Ephraim K. Miller Frank L. Miller, Isaac C. Miller, Thurman Mills, Albert H. Mills, Warren W. Mitchell, Frederick D. Mock, J. Willard Monfort, Rutherford B. Moon, Burgess J. Moon, Darius H. Moon, Lindley M. Moon, Rolla E. Moon, Walter I. Moore, John B. Moore, N. Huston Moore, Orville B. Moore, William C. Moorman, William D.	645 880 803 678 795 616 740 728 872 644 888 768 675 870 813 474 792 852 852 852 518 933 951 823 727 809 935 963 432 853 390 847 401 506 932 609 964 375 563 502 413 949 557 912 379 758 831 668
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Morgan, Ulysses M. Morris, Frank H. Morris, Iemcil B. Morris, Seymour C. Mulford, Francis D. Mulvihill, Patrick Murphy, David A. Murphy, David F. Murphy, Frank Murphy, Seneca Murphy, Timothy M. Murrell, Ulysses G., M. D. Myers, John T. Myers. Sidney D., V. S. - N - Nible, William D. N ickerson, Harry Noftsger, C. M. Noftsger, Gerard B. Norman, John H., M. D. Noscar, Benjamin D. A. - O - Oglesbee, Albert Oglesbee, Alonzo Oglesbee, Arthur Oglesbee, Granville M. Oglesbee, Woodson Oren, A. E. Oren, Jesse N. Osborn, Walter S. Owens, Robert Livingston Owsley, John J.  - P - Page, Elmer E. Pagett, Philip E. Parlett, William C. Parr, Charles Pate, Andrew J. Patterson, H. B. Pavey, Charles T. Pavey, Gilbert A. Pavey, William M., Sr. Peelle, Edward Peelle, Reuben B. Penn, Burch T. Pennington, Harley D.	576 692 570 717 928 869 931 690 586 909 842 464 864 380 954 807 419 458 507 412 607 785 774 812 782 820 936 766 386 571 916 657 650 833 602 593 548 518 516 937 758 699 950	Penquite, Alfred S. Pidgeon, Henry H. Plummer, G. H. Polk, David K. Polk, John J. Pond, Frank B. Pond, William A. Powell, Elisha Price, Henry C. Price, Moody H. Pyle, Francis H. - R - Rankin, William T. Rannells, Charles A. Rannells, John L. Reardon, John C. Record, Lafe Regan, Patrick Regan, Thomas Renner, E. Marshall Reynolds, William N. Rhonemus, Frank Rice, George M. Richards, J. M. Richardson, Charles P. Richardson, Jonathan M. Richardson, Walter G. Riley, Lewis M. Roads, Thomas H. Roberts, Nathan Robinson, Daniel A. J. Robinson, Joseph W. Rolston, James A. Rolston, John R. Rombach, Matthew Ross, John R. Ruble, William K., M. D. Rude, Felix Rude, Peter Runk, W. P. Runyan, Charles S. Russell, Addison P.,Lit. D, - S - Saville, Frank D. Scott, William T., M. D. Seitz, John L. Sewell, Charles W. Shank, Edwin R.	443 756 954 944 957 623 763 918 577 652 788 850 549 735 799 656 881 831 687 899 619 399 947 384 481 707 779 915 864 501 895 920 928 496 843 558 821 815 743 965 664 851 569 595 444 537
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Shank, Lucius D. Sharp, Elmer W. Shidaker, Andrew R. Shrieves, Elizabeth, M. D. Skimming, Charles W. Skimming, Samuel Smith, Arthur T. Smith, Dr. Frank R. Smith, Harley H. Smith, James E. Smith, John Q. Smith, Simeon G. Smith, William E. Smithson, Charles L. Snider, J. M. Snowden, Alton L. Snowden, Seth R. Snyder, Philip E. South, Thomas Spahr, J. Lester Sparks, Josiah W. Speer, John Spence, Friend P. Spickard, Lewis J., M. D. Spinks, Martin J. Sprague, Alfred Stanfield, Robert T. Starbuck, Arthur W. Starbuck, Asa Starbuck, Marion R. Starbuck, William A. Steele, Harry D. Steele, William B. Stephens, Dennis Stephens, John Stewart, Philip A. Stewart, William I. Stieritz, Henry Stieritz, Jacob Stieritz, Godfrey Stieritz, David Stingley, Alvin Stingley, Calvin Stingley, J. Albert Stingley, William A. Stoltz, Fred Stoltz, Jacob Stotler, Elijah P. Stroup, John H. Stuntz, Harry, M. D. Summers, David E.  Summers, Isaac R.	875 523 690 732 641 959 570 374 685 720 939 420 381 918 887 860 651 465 377 394 376 686 628 850 463 556 703 382 696 572 573 922 884 805 435 855 734 738 739 739 739 658 659 670 772 431 956 600 698 514 713 726	Swingley, Henry L. Symons, John - T - Tedrick, Isaiah Tedrick, William T. Telfair, Clarence T. Telfair, John B. Terrell, Charles E. Terrell, Edward E. Terrell, Hugh E. Terrell, James H. Thatcher, Hon. Oliver J. Thompson, Clayton A. Thompson, William F. Thorpe, G. P. Thorpe, Rodney T. Tilton, John Toohey, Michael Townsend, Oliver J. Townsend, Orland Tribbet, Clayton A., M. D. Tribbet, L. H. Trickey, Eberle D. Truitt, John F. Turner, Michael - U - Underwod, Zephaniah Urton, Ephraim H. - V - Vandervort, John W. Vandervort, Lorin A. Vandervort, Nicholas W. Van Pelt, Charles Van Pelt, Elijah Van Pelt, Milner Venneman, Henry Villars, J. Oscar Villars, James   - W - Wade, Charles Walker, Mrs. Mary Wall, Robert D. Ward, Charles A. Warnock, Henry	963 829 818 818 892 816 682 515 796 900 896 952 680 378 927 817 863 693 634 931 562 584 602 839 929 926 587 433 372 688 882 710 455 789 385 955 500 744 462 906
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Watkins, Raymond, M. D. Webb, James C. Weitz, Leo West, Allen M. West, Judge Edward J. West, Prof. Edwin P. West, Emerson B. West, J. Frank West, Col. Owen West, Owen A., M. D. Whinery, Allen C. Whinery, Lewis E. Whinery, Lewis P. Whitacre, Emmett B. White, Robert W. Wical, John B. Wielert, George Williams, Alfred J.	493 716 747 442 672 404 881 635 632 520 529 499 447 873 617 806 845 440	Williams, Francis R. Williams, Fred G., D.D.S. Williams, Joseph W. Wilson, Andrew J. Wilson, Lewis C. Wilson, Samuel Wire, George W., M. D. Wisbey, Henry C. Wood, Will B. Woodmansee, Hoy M. Woods, Henry A. Woods, Robert E. Worrell, George P. Worrell, James G. Wright, Miss Ellen C. Wright, H. Doyle Wright, Prof. Hugh J. Wright, Laurence G.	683 546 904 484 876 934 454 706 598 450 828 786 633 604 480 814 746 806