HISTORY OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OHIO IN THREE PARTS: PART FIRST.—GENERAL HISTORY OF THE COUNTY. PART SECOND.—HISTORY OF CLEVELAND. PART THIRD.—HISTORY OF THE TOWNSHIPS. WITH PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES: PROMINENT MEN AND PIONEERS COMPILED BY CRISFIELD JOHNSON. PUBLISHED BY D. W. ENSIGN & CO. 1879 PRESS OF LEADER PRINTING COMPANY, CLEVELAND, OHIO CUYAHOGA COUNTY COURTHOUSE, CLEVELAND, OHIO CONTENTS. HISTORICAL SEARCH ENGINE When you reach the page you have been referred to by the search engine, search this page by going to the top of your browser, click Edit and then click find on this page. Type in the desired search word and click. This will take you to the places on the page where this word is found. It will take you through all of the places that this word is found on this page (RETURN TO THE HOME PAGE) FILES FOR THE TEXT 001 025 050 075 100 125 150 175 200 225 250 275 300 325 350 375 400 425 450 475 500 CONTENTS. HISTORICAL HISTORY OF CUYAHOGA COUNTY. PART FIRST. General History of the County. PART SECOND. The City of Cleveland. CHAPTER 1.—The Situation in 1626 II.—Prehistoric Speculations 1II.— The Eries and their Destruction 1V.—Disputed Dominion V.—English Dominion VI.—The Period from 1783 to 1794 VII.—Sale and Survey VIII.— The Period from 1798 to 1800 IX.—The Period from 1801 lo 1806 X.—The Period from 1807 to 1812 XI.—The War of 1812 XII.—From the War to the Canal XIII.—Progress, Inflation, and " Hard Times" XIV.—The Period from 1840 to 1861 XV.—During and since the War XVI.— First and Fifth Infantry  XVII.—Seventh Infantry XVIII.—Eighth, Fourteenth, and Seventeenth Infantry XIX.—The Twenty-third Infantry XX.—Twenty-fourth, Twenty-seventh, and Thirty-seventh 1nfantry, etc. XXI.—Forty-first Infantry XXII.— Forty-second, Forty-third, and Fifty-second Infantry XXIII.—Fifty-fourth, Fifty-eighth, and Sixtieth Infantry XXIV.— Sixty-first, Sixty-fifth, and Sixty-seventh Infantry XXV.—Eighty-fourth, Eighty-sixth, and Eighty-seventh Infantry, etc. XXVI.—One Hundred and Third Infantry, etc. XXVII.—One Hundred and Seventh Infantry, etc. XXVIII.— One Hundred and Twenty-fourth Infantry XXIX.—One Hundred and Twenty-fifth and One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Infantry XXX.—One Hundred and Twenty-ninth and One Hundred and Fiftieth 1nfantry XXXI.—The One-Year Infantry Regiments XXXII.—The Sharpshooters XXXIII.— Second and Sixth Cavalry, etc. XXXIV.—Tenth and Twelfth Cavalry XXXV.—First Light Artillery, etc. XXXVI.—The 1ndependent Batteries, etc. XXXVII.—The Press XXXVIII.—Colleges XXXIX.—Various Societies, etc. XL.—The National Guard, etc. XLI.—Census Notes XLII.— Cuyahoga County Civil List XLIII - Geology PAGE 13 15 17 20 24 30 36 44 47 53 58 63 70 74 80 83 85 94 96 101 105 115 117 121 126 128 136 139 146 151 153 161 163 170 174 181 188 202 204 207 210 210 214 CHAPTER XLIV.—The First Four Years XLV.—The Village from 1800 to 1815 XLVI.—The Village from 1815 to 1825 XLVII.—From 1825 to the City Charter XLVIII.— An Outline of Later Years XLIX.—Protestant Episcopal Churches L.—The Methodist Churches LI.— The Presbyterian Churches LII.—The Baptist and Disciple Churches LIII.—Roman Catholic Churches, etc. LIV.—The Congregational Churches LV,—Evangelical and other Churches LVI.—Benevolent Institutions LVII.—The Masons LVIII.—Odd-Fellows and Knights of Pythias LIX.—Foresters, Knights of Honor, and Clubs LX.—Board of Trade, Banks, etc.   LXI.—Miscellaneous Departments and Institutions LXII.—Manufactures LXIII.—Schools and Libraries LXIV.—The Cleveland Bar LXV. —Cleveland Civil List LXVI.—Biographical Sketches LXVII.— " “ (continued)  LXVIII.— “ ” “ PAGE 223 229 236 240 242 245 250 255 259 263 268 272 278 285 289 293 297 301 308 310 317 321 327 348 374 PART THIRD The Townships. LXIX.—Bedford LXX.—Brecksville LXXI.—Brooklyn LXXII.—Chagrin Falls LXXIII.—Dover LXXIV.—East Cleveland LXXV.—Euclid LXXVI.—Independence LXXVII.—MayfIeld LXXVIII.— Middleburg LXXIX.—Newburg LXXX.-Olmstead LXXXI.—Orange LXXXII. -Parma LXXXIII.—Rockport LXXXIV.— Royalton LXXXV.—Solon LXXXVI.—Strongsville LXXXVII.—Warrensville 403 411 416 425 435 452 460 466 471 481 484 491 497 501 510 515 520 528 BIOGRAPHICAL John W. Allen Sherlock J. Andrews William W. Armstrong Elbert Irving Baldwin Melanethon Barnett George A. Benedict Hamilton Fisk Biggar William Bowler Alva Bradley Francis Branch Gains Burk Stevenson Burke PAGE 327 327 329 329 330 330 331 332 333 334 334 335 Leonard Case Selah Chamberlain Henry Chisholm William Chisholm Ahira Cobb James M. Coffinberry William Collins Edwin Weed Cowles Edwin Cowles Samuel Cowles D. W. Cross John Crowell PAGE 336 337 337 338 338 340 341 342 343 345 345 348 8 - CONTENTS. John Henry Devereux William H. Doan Daniel P. Eells Sylvester T. Everett James Farmer Seneca O. Griswold Edwin B. Hale Truman P. Handy Benjamin Harrington Henry J. Herrick Rensselaer R. Herrick Orlando J. Hodge Geo. William Howe James M. Hoyt Hinman B. Hurlbut John Hutchins Levi Johnson Alfred Kelley Thomas M. Kelley Charles Gregory King Zenas King Jared Polter Kirtland David Long Robert F. Paine Richard C. Parsons Henry B. Payne Frederick William Pelton Jacob Perkins Nathan Perry Houston H. Poppleton Thomas Quayle Daniel P. Rhodes Ansel Roberts John P. Robison William G. Rose James Henry Salisbury John C. Sanders PAGE 348 350 351 352 353 354 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 363 364 365 366 366 367 367 368 369 370 371 372 373 373 374 375 377 378 379 379 381 William Johnson Scott Elias Sims Abraham D. Slaght Amasa Stone Andros B. Stone Worthy S. Streator Peter Thatcher Amos Townsend Oscar Townsend Jephtha H. Wade Samuel Williamson Hiram V. Willson Rufus King Winslow Reuben Wood Timothy Doane Crocker Rufus P. Ranney Theodore Breck Moses Hunt Moses Mathews Isaiah W. Fish Martin Kellogg Abel S. Hinckley Harvey W. Curtiss L. G. Porter John Doane Col. Ezra Eddy Frederick Willson John Baldwin Henry Parker A. P. Knowlton David Johnson Stearns Amos Boynton John P. Spencer Lewis Nicholson Israel D. Wagar Alanson Pomeroy PAGE 382 383 383 384 385 186 387 388 389 390 392 393 394 395 395 397 facing 410 412 414 416 422 424 434 facing 440 450 facing 468 470 facing 472 " 476 “ 478 491 495 facing 504 506 509 527 ILLUSTRATIONS Cuyahoga County Court-Houses (Frontispiece) Outline Map of Cuyahoga County Portrait of Nathan Perry (steel) H. V. Willson " " John Crowell " S. J. Andrews " R. P. Ranney “ H. B. Payne " " Stevenson Burke (steel) William Collins " "  “ Geo. A. Benedict " R. C. Parsons Edwin Cowles " " Edwin W. Cowles " " Jacob Perkins “ “ J. P. Robison “ Amos Townsend " W. S. Streator " Geological Map of Cuyahoga County Portrait of John Hutchins (steel) Profile Section Across the Cuyahoga Valley Portrait of Gen. Moses Cleaveland " S. Williamson (steel) “ B. Harrington " “ S. Chamberlain " “ Z. King “ " H. B. Hurlbut " " James Farmer " " J. H. Wade " “ Daniel P. Eells " " W. H. Doan “ " Peter Thatcher (steel) " T. P. Handy " " E. B. Halo “ " S. T. Everett " " D. P. Rhodes " “ A. B. Stone “ " William Chisholm (steel) “ Henry Chisholm " " A. Stone “ " J. M. Coffinberry “ " James M. Hoyt “ " F. W. Pelton “ " Wm. G. Rose “ facing title. 13 52 56 60 64 68 72 78 82 188 192 between 194, 195 " 194, 195 facing 202 " 200 " 210 " 212 " 214 " 216 “ 217 facing 223 " 236 " 240 " 244 " 246 " 256 " 276 " 280 " 282 " 284 " 288 " 296 " 298 " 300 " 304 " 306 between 308, 309 " 308, 309 facing 310 " 316 “ 320 " 322 “ 324 Portrait of R. R. Herrick (steel) " E. 1. Baldwin " " H. F. Biggar “ " William Bowler " " A. Bradley “ " A. Cobb “ " D. W. Cross “ “ J. H. Devereux “ “ S. O. Griswold " " H. J. Herrick “ “ George W. Howe " " C. G. King “ " R. F. Paine “ H. H. Poppleton (steel) " Thomas Quayle " " Ansel Roberts “ " J. H. Salisbury " " J. C. Sanders “ " Elias Sims “ " A. D. Slaght “ " Francis Branch “ " Oscar Townsend “ " T. D. Crocker “ " S. V. Harkness “ " Theodore Breck " Moses Hunt " Moses Mathews " 1saiah W. Fish " Martin Kellogg " Abel S. Hinckley " H. W. Curtiss (steel) " L. G. Porter " John Doane (steel) “ Col. Ezra Eddy " Frederick Willson (steel) " John Baldwin " Henry Parker “ A. P. Knowlton " Gains Burke " David J. Stearns " John P. Spencer " Lewis Nicholson " 1srael D. Wagar (steel) " Alanson Pomeroy   PAGE facing 326 "328 "330 "332 "334 "33S "344 "348 "354 "356 "360 "366 "368 "372 "374 "376 "378 "380 "382 "384 "384 "388 "396 "400 "410 "412 ">414 "416 "422 "425 facing 434 "440 "450 "468 "470 "472 "476 "478 "482 491 facing 504 "506 "508 "526 INTRODUCTION. THE subject of our history comprises the present territory of the county of Cuyahoga and the acts of the inhabitants of that territory. Everything lying beyOnd those limits will receive only such mention as may be necessary to show the connection of the chain of events. The work is naturally divided into three portions. The first consists of a general history of the county, comprising a connected chronological record of the principal events from the earliest accounts down to the year 1879; followed by some statistical matter, by condensed histories of the principal regiments and batteries containing Cuyahoga county soldiers in the War for the Union, and by sketches of various organizations which pertain to the county at large, but an account of which cannot well be incorporated in the continuous record. The second part is composed of a history of the city of Cleveland constructed on the same plan; that is, with a general account of the city's magnificent progress from its first permanent settlement by the whites to the present time, accompanied with separate sketches of the various churches, societies, and other prominent institutions within its present corporate limits. The third part will be occupied by histories of all the townships in the county; each being arranged on the same plan as that of the city, though necessarily occupying far less space, and the first settlement by the whites being taken as the starting point in each. Interspersed among these city and township histories will be found numerous portraits of citizens of the county, accompanied by biographical sketches, together with illustrations of buildings and natural scenery. The earlier portion of the general history of the county is necessarily derived entirely from books, while for the later part contributions have also been levied on newspapers, manuscript records and personal reminiscences. For the city and township histories we have depended principally on the three last named sources of information, it being seldom that we find crystalized in books the facts occurring during the present century, to which those minor histories principally relate. In regard to early history, we are under especial obligations to Colonel Charles Whittlesey's "Early History of Cleveland." As Colonel Whittlesey has gone over the same ground, many of the facts narrated by us relating to the title and survey of the Western Reserve, and the first settlement of the county, are also mentioned by him, although we have consulted many other authorities and original manuscripts, and some surviving residents of the county previous to the war of 1812, and have added considerable to the stores contained in the Colonel's valuable repository. The arrangement, the language and the conclusions are entirely our own. We also beg leave to acknowledge our obligations to the following volumes, which we have had occasion to consult during the progress of our work: Howe's Historical Collections of Ohio; Parkman's Conspiracy of Pontiac; Parkman's Jesuits in North America; Parkman's Discovery of the Northwest; Bancroft's History of the United States; Bouquets' Expedition against the Ohio Indians; Crawford's Campaign against the Indians of Sandusky; Lossing's Field Book of the War of 1812; Reid's Ohio in the War; Joblin's Cleveland Past and Present; Freese's Early History of Cleveland Schools; Higher Educa- - (9) - 10 - INTRODUCTION. tional Institutions of Ohio; Kilbourn's History of the Ohio Canals; Payne's Cleveland Illustrated; Hayden's History of the Disciples in the Western Reserve; Wood's Record of the Seventh Ohio Infantry; Hayes' Journal-History of the One Hundred and Third Ohio Volunteers; Mason's Record of the Twelfth Ohio Cavalry; Tracie's Annuals of the Nineteenth Ohio Battery; Our Acre and its Harvests, by Mary Clark Brayton and Ellen F. Terry, etc., etc. We have paid especial attention to the military record of the county in the War for the Union, and believe we have made it as complete as was practicable in the space we were able to devote to it. We also desire to express our especial obligations to the officers of the Western Reserve Historical Society for the ample opportunities afforded us of consulting the valuable library, newspaper files and manuscripts of that institution. Our acknowledgments are also due the librarians of the City Library and the Cleveland Library Association for similar favors. The ladies and gentlemen who have favored us with personal reminiscences bearing upon our subject are so numerous that it is almost impossible to do more than express our obligations to them en masse. We shall endeavor, however, to mention the more important contributions in connection with the various, portions of the work in which they have been used. It is needless to say to any sensible person that in a work of this magnitude, and of such multiplicity of details, there must be some errors. Especially is this to be feared in a county of such rapid development as Cuyahoga—in a city of such marvelous growth as Cleveland. Where civilization has charged through the wilderness at a "double quick;" where the bears of the forest still lingered after the bears of the stock exchange had begun to growl; where lawyers have had to fight with wolves and doctors have sometimes been confronted by panthers; where the Indian trail of three fourths of a century ago is replaced by a street which is proudly claimed to be the finest in the world, there has been little time to make a record of these kaleidoscopic changes. Nay, the memory of surviving witnesses may well be sometimes at fault, confused by the swift succession of events—by a growth of county and city unequaled outside of America, and rarely matched even in our wonder-working country. But we have taken great pains to secure accuracy, and we believe we have succeeded so far as success is possible in a work of this nature. As for the manner in which this mass of local information has been arranged and presented, we must leave it to the judgment of our readers. Those readers we now invite to ascend with us the stream of Time for two hundred and fifty years, in a single instant, preparatory to taking their places in the ship "History," and sailing slowly down the mighty river, noting year after year, decade after decade, century after century, the marvelous changes taking place on its teeming shores.