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PREFACE.
THE history of Defiance County, Ohio, which has been for some time in course of preparation, is
herewith I presented to the patrons of the work, in a form which it is confidently believed will
prove satisfactory to all, being in strict accordance with the announcements made in the
prospectus issued some two years ago.
The work was undertaken in the belief that there is a proper demand that the events which relate
to the early times should find a permanent record, and with what fidelity to facts and with what
patience of research we have accomplished the task we leave to the judgment of our patrons, in
whose keeping the traditions of that day remain, and for whom the work was undertaken. Fully
aware of our inability to furnish a perfect history from meager public documents, inaccurate
private correspondence and numberless conflicting traditions, we make no pretension of having
prepared a work devoid of blemish, Every important field of research has been minutely scanned,
and, while we acknowledge the existence of unavoidable errors, we claim to have prepared a
work fully up to the standard of our promises, and as accurate and comprehensive as could be
expected under the circumstances.
To the citizens of the county for the co-operation we have at all times met with, and to all who in
any way contributed to the work or aided us in its preparation, we tender our thanks ; we
especially desire to mention the names of Jacob J. Greene, William C. Holgate, H. N. Prentice,
William Carter and Alfred P. Edgerton, who furnished us with many facts and events of by-gone
days.
CONTENTS.
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CHAPTER I.—HISTORY OF THE
TERRITORY NORTHWEST OP THE
OHIO —The Ordinance for the Government
of the Territory of the United States
Northwest of the Ohio--Surveys and Grants
of the Public Lands—Treaties made with the
Indians—First Officers of the
Territory—The Second Grade of Territorial
Government— Early Laws of the
Territory—Local Courts and Court
Officers—Organization of Counties—Early
Territorial Villages and Towns—Territorial
Officers —Hostility of Indian
Tribes—Military Expeditions—
Organization of the Second Grade of
Territorial Government—Members of
Territorial Legislature of 1799-1800—First
Council and House of Representatives
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CHAPTER XVII—TOWNSHIP
VAGARIES —Johnny Appleseed—Pioneer
Home—Pioneer Wedding—Navigating the
Maumee—First County Fair—The
Hebrews—Table of Population by Townships
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CHAPTER II—GEOLOGY —Our
Sedimentary Rocks—Our Drift Geology
—Glaciation — Erosion -- Modifications
—The Great Scandinavian Glacier—Lake
Beaches Due to the Shifting of the Earth's
Center of Gravity—Glaciers and Glacier
Movements
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CHAPTER XVIII.—THE MEXICAN
WAR
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CHAPTER III.—AGRICULTURAL
RESOURCES OF DEFIANCE COUNTY
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CHAPTER XIX.—MILITARY RECORD
OF DEFIANCE COUNTY IN THE WAR
OF THE REBELLION —The Call for
Troops— Fourteenth Ohio Infantry—
Twenty-first Ohio Infantry—Thirty-eighth
Ohio Infantry— Forty-eighth Ohio Infantry—
Sixty-eighth Ohio Infantry—One Hundredth
Ohio Infantry —One Hundred and Seventh
Ohio Infantry— One Hundred and Eleventh
Ohio Infantry— Additional List of Defiance
Soldiers
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CHAPTER IV.—THE MIAMIS —Little
Turtle
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CHAPTER XX.—DEFIANCE—
Population– Post Office—Incorporation
—Hotels— Banking
—Industries—Newspapers—Schools of
Defiance— Pioneer Physicians — Societies—
Churches of Defiance— Cemeteries
—Defiance Township—Personal Sketches
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CHAPTER V.—THE HISTORY OF THE
SHAWNEES—The Sale of Their
Reserves— The Final Removal—Their
Great Chiefs
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CHAPTER XXI.—ADAMS TOWNSHIP—
Voters in 1845—Personal Reminiscences
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254-257
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CHAPTER VI.—BRITISH
EXPEDITION P THE MAUMEE IN
1780—Early Indian Councils-Defiance, the
Heart of the Indian Nation—John Brickell's
Captivity—Spencer's: Indian Life at
Defiance
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CHAPTER XXII—DELAWARE
TOWNSHIP — Village of Delaware Bend
—Dunkard's Church—United Brethren
Church at Sherwood—Personal
Reminiscences
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257-266
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CHAPTER VII.—GEN. WAYNE'S
EXPEDITIONS —Daily Journal of
Wayne—Gen. Wayne—Treaty of Greenville
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61-78
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CHAPTER XXIII.—FARMER
TOWNSHIP — The Village of Farmer
Center —First Voters—Personal
Reminiscences
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267-277
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CHAPTER VIII.—DEFIANCE COUNTY
IN 1812—The Death and Burial of Capt.
Logan— Gen. Winchester's Order Book—
Winchester's Departure
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CHAPTER XXIV.—HICKSVILLE
TOWNSHIP —Roads—Sales of Land-
Mills— Voters in 1845—Hicksville—Village
of Hicksville—Schools - Churches —Secret
Societies —Physicians—Attorneys—Press —
Business Industries—Personal Reminiscences
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CHAPTER IX.—SURVEYS
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CHAPTER XXV.— HIGHLAND
TOWNSHIP —Ayersville—Churches
Ayersville Grange—Voters in 1845—
Personal Reminiscences.
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308-317
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CHAPTER X.—ORGANIZATION OF
WILLIAMS COUNTY —Early Proceed-
ings of the Commissioners—Court
House—First Election
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84-85
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CHAPTER XXVI.—MARK
TOWNSHIP— Schools—Mark
Center—Person- al Reminiscences
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317-324
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CHAPTER XI.—ORGANIZATION OF
DEFIANCE COUNTY —Full Text of
the Rill Organizing Defiance County—
Rejoicings at Defiance—Court House
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85-87
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CHAPTER XXVII.— MILFORD
TOWNSHIP — Churches — Arrowsmith
Mill—Personal Reminiscences
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324-334
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CHAPTER XII.—COUNTY OFFICIALS
of County Officers
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CHAPTER XXVIII.—NOBLE
TOWNSHIP —Personal Reminiscences
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334-340
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CHAPTER XIII—THE COURTS —The
Bench
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90-91
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CHAPTER XXIX.—RICHLAND
TOWNSHIP —The Village of Independence
— Voters in 1845 —Fort Defiance Grange,
No. 267—Personal Reminiscences
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340-346
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CHAPTER XIV.—THE BAR —The
Present Bar—Horace Sessions—John
Beaston Semans—William Semars—Samuel
H. Greenlee—Gilbert L. Myers—Erastus H.
Leland—Maj. Samuel A. Strong—Thomas
Cowan —Thomas T. Cowan—Hamilton
Davison—George W. Killey—John
F. Deatrick—Silas T. Sutphen—Henry
Hardy—William Carter
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CHAPTER XXX. — TIFFIN TOWNSHIP—
Early Voters—Village of Evansport—
Evansport Lodge, F. A. A. M., No. 511
—Personal Reminiscences
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CHAPTER XV.—CANALS
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CHAPTER XXXI—WASHINGTON
TOWNSHIP —Georgetown—Voters in 1845
Personal Reminiscences
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CHAPTER XVI.—RAILROADS
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PERSONAL SKETCHES.
DEFIANCE TOWNSHIP.
Adams, Nathaniel B.
Ashbaugh, Samuel S/
Austin, Mrs. Ruth
Brubaker, John
Brubaker, Mrs. Eliza
Bauer, Joseph, Jr/
Brown, William A.
Bronson, Charles E.
Blanchard, Ledger
Blanchard, Joseph
Blanchard, Gideon
Blair, Enos
Blymyer, William Gaylord
Bechtold, Dr. Anthony
Bethel George W.
Beardsley, Livingston F.
Corwin, Isaac
Carroll, Thomas R.
Carroll, William
Cary, Robert
Casebeer Capt. J. F.
Carter, William
Culley, Frank C.
Downs, Mrs. Sophia
Dickman, Peter
Davis, Z. H.
Foust, John A.
Felton, Rev. Truman
Flickinger, Charles Andrew
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Gorman, Michael
Gorman, John W.
Greene, Jacob J.
Graper, John D.
Geiger, Christian L.
Hoeffel, Michael, Jr
Heatley, James B.
Hively, John
Haller, J. S.
Harris, Henry B.
Higgins, William
Holgate, William C.
Holgate, Curtis
Hoffman, William G.
Hall, Henry B.
Hilton, Jesse
Holston, Maurice S.
Harley, Christian
Kiser, Mrs. Julia A.
Kettenring, Peter
Killey, Daniel H.
Kahlo, Joseph J.
Kniss, John
Lewis, William, Jr
Lindenberger, Edward F.
Lehman, John
Lauster, Peter William
Levi, Joseph I.
McCollister, John
McFarlan, Mrs. Hannah
Miller, John,
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Miller, Charles L.
Miller, Horace P
Miller, Abijah John
Marquardt, Conrad
Newton, Townsend
Neill, Lewis
Oliver, Mrs. Elizabeth
Preisendorfer, John M.
Powell, Dr. W. S.
Royce, Charles V.
Richardson, Lay Whitney
Ralston, Joseph
Rowe, John
Stevens, Frederick F.
Schneider, John Jacob
Squire, Virgil
Shead, Frank J.
Shirley, Philip
Schlosser, Peter
Stow, Rev. William B.
Sauer, Henry
Scott, John Lawrence
Strong, Charles Carroll
Southworth, Burr B.
Tuttle, John
Trampe, Frederick
Thacker, Dr. I. N.
Viers, A.
Weisenburger, G. M.
Weisenburger, Francis J.
Wood, Harvey
Wilhelm, Main
White, Hon. Elmer
Widmer, Daniel
Widmer, John
Ziegler, Peter
Ziegler. Michael
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Bunnell, Joseph
Bunnell, Joseph S.
Butter, Ephraim
Clemmer, John
Clemmer, George
Crook, Edward W.
Casebeer, James
Clay, J. C.
Edgerton, Alfred B.
Donafin, Isaac
Elliott, Hugh
Edson, Ptolemy
Forlow, Amos
Forlow, Benjamin
Forlow, J. B.
Fish, Simon W.
Gingrich, Jacob
Griffin, L. E.
Gale, Lucius
Greer, Mrs. E. R.
Hill, Hon. W. D.
Hilbert, Peter
Henning, Frederick
Henry, Abram
Henry, William J.
Huffman, D. G.
Hoffman, Michael
Hoffman, John A.
Hoffman, G. W.
Kerr, Robert Filmore
Kleckner, William J.
Kinmot, William
Kinmot, Dr. T. C.
Loveland, Luther
Lawson, John
Maxwell, William R.
Maxwell, James
Miller, John A.
Norick, George
Osborn, Ransom
Otis, E. D.
Otis, Dr. William D.
Parker, Allen
Pettit, B. S.
Phillips, Asher P.
Putnam, L. R.
Ryan, John
Ryan, J. C.
Richards, Dr. W. H.
Rakestraw, Dr. B. M.
Scott, George W.
Swilley, John
Summers, A.
Tracht, Michael
Tracht, George
Thompson, F. M. .
Tannehill, C. V.
Thoman, Conrad
Warner, Amos
Warner, George
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ADAMS TOWNSHIP.
Diehl, Aaron
Hornish, John
Hall, Emanuel
Lehman, Henry
Markel Ephraim
Shrimplin, John
Swartz, ,Jacob
Tubbs, Charles
Tittle, T. J.
Wisda, John
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HIGHLAND
TOWNSHIP.
Ayers, Joseph Prudden
Ashton, James
Brechbill, Henry
Brechbill, Abram Troxell
Boutell, N. A.
Boutell, John
Fullmer. A.
Hill, H. J.
Hoeltzel, Philip George
Kraft, Jacob
Mix, E. B.
Myers, Jacob K.
Povenmire, Abraham
Sanford, John M.
Skiver, Augustus
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DELAWARE TOWNSHIP
Armstrong, George C.
Blair, Nathaniel M.
Brown, David Benton
Coffin, Orlando
Frink, Henry
Gillespie, F. R.
Hill, George W.
Haver, Moses M.
Kintner, George
Lewis, Catharine.
Miller, Elias
Musselman, John
Platter, Jacob
Snook, U. R., M. D.
Speaker, Mrs. Elizabeth
Smith, E. B.
Smith, Charles
Smith, James M.
Smith, E. T.
Slough, Henry
Shook, Simon P
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Crawford, Thomas
Colby, Dr. Levi
Critchfield, Lyman R.
Devore, E. H.
Frederick, John P.
Frederick, Peter
Haver, Robert
Hutchinson, William C.
Kleckner, Samuel
Kyle, Josiah
Knight, William J.
Martin, Henry
Onstott, Samuel
Rice, George N.
Spealman, G. w.
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FARMER TOWNSHIP
Alexander, Thomas M.
Allen, Mrs. Harriet M.
Earlston, Mrs. Susannah
Farmer, Enoch
Foot, Orley N.
Gardner, James A.
Haller, Mrs. Cassandra
Haller, William M.
Hill, Horace W.
Huber, Anthony
Hopkins, Oney Rice
Knight, Richard
Lord, Randall
Lord, William
Miller, Dr. B. E.
Martin, William
Norway, John
Price, William
Price, John
Ridenour, Susannah
Rice, mrs. Lydia
Reynolds, Dr. J. J,
Tharp, Elisha
Welden, Ethan R.
Waltz, George
Wolford, Emanuel
Wilder, Levi W.
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MILFORD TOWNSHIP.
Battershell, Rudolph J.
Barry, Charles W.
Crary, Nathaniel
Chapman, George W.
Green, Jacob, Jr
Gingery, Ava
Henry, John
Haller, John F.
Hulburt, C. M.
Hootman, John Jackson
Hootman, John
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HICKSVIILE
TOWNSHIP.
Ainsworth, John M..
Babbage, William
Brinker, Simon P.
Rabb. Mark W
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Hootman Christepher
Pierce, William G.
Serrill, Jacob D.
Stone, Alpha
Wartenbee, Isaac
Wilcox, A. W.
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Hall, George, Sr.
Hall, Adam C.
Key, Francis L.
Kibble, Parmenas
Kibble, William Nelson
Kuhn, Christopher
McCaulery, Philip
Miller, David
Moon, Jacob, Jr.
Partee, Lewis
Purtee, Obadiah
Purtee, George
Purtee, Enos
Rath, William
Rethmel, John H.
Rethmel, Ezra
Rogers, Alexander,
Russell, Dr. Houston
Russell, John J
Schlosser, Samuel
Shuter, Samuel
Skinner, Charles A.
Snider, John
Snider, Solomon
Snider, Amos
Snider, Samuel
Spangler, Abraham
Spangler, Peter
Spercer, Frederick
Stever, John G.
Strawser, John
Sullinger, Adam
Walter, John N
Weiland, John G.
Wissler, John W.
Wissler, David
Yeager, Thomas
Yeagley, B.
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NOBLE TOWNSHIP
Hilton, Brice
Langdon, Lyman
Perkins, John
Partee, John
Plummer, John
Statler, Barnett G.
Travis, William
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RICHLAND TOWNSHIP.
Braucher, Mrs. Mary
Braucher, Isaac F.
Evans, Pierce
Elliott, Thomas
Elliott, J. B.
Elliott, A.
Hill, John
Kepler, Samuel
Ort, Henry
Rohn, Samuel
Taylor, John, Jr.
Weidenhamer, Benjamin
Woodward, Orestus U.
TIFFIN TOWNSHIP.
Andrews, William F.
Barnhart, Mrs. Martha
Bennett, Aaron
Bergman, Solomon
Black, George
Bohn, Alexander
Brown, Henry
Brown, John Wesley
Cameron, John
Cameron, Lydia (Stenger)
Cameron, John P.
Cameron, Robert B.
Cameron, Samuel P.
Churchman, William
Collins, Joseph
Coy Family, The
Craine, John T.
Dieden, Jacob
Enneking, Frederick
Erman, Jacob
Figley, Jacob
Figley, Simon
Fribley, Daniel
Garber, John A.
Garber, Brice H,
Garber, DeWitt Clinton
Gares, Peter
Gurwell, James S.
Gurwell, Martin
Hall, Jacob
Hall, George C.
Hall, Adam
Hall, William
Hall, Jesse
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TOWNSHIP.
Beattie, S. K.
Benner, George W.
Bostater, Andrew
Donley, Henry
Donley, William
Doud, Mrs Clarinda
Earlston, John
Garver, Isaac
Goller, George
Gorrell, James
Hanna, Mrs. Mary
Hartshorn, Dr. N. W.
Keller, Mrs. Mary
Kintner, John
Lorah, Henry
Mason, John
Moon, Samuel Perry
Pearce, William, Sr
Persin, Christopher
Ridenour, George
Scott, Andrew
Strawser, Philip
Struble, Martin
Ufer, William
Ury, George W,
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ILLUSTRATIONS.
Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. G. C.
Arrowsmith, M.
Allen, Mr. and Mrs. D.
Ainsworth, J. M., residence
Babbage, William
Beardsley, L. E.
Beattie, S. K.
Boutell, N. A.
Braucher, Isaac
Brechbill, Mr. and Mrs. A. T.
Brechbill, Mr. and Mrs. John
Bronson, C. E.
Cameron, John and Lydia
Casebeer, J. E.
Casebeer, James
Court House and Jail
(lemur, John
Conrad, Mrs. Mary
Crook, E. W., residence
Deatrick, J. T.
Gares, Peter, residence
Haller, Jesse
Haller, Cassandra
Haller, Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Albert
Forlow, Amos
Forlow, Benjamin
Flickinger, C. A.
Foust, John A.
Funnier, A.
Greene, Jacob J.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F., portraits and residence
Hall, Mr. and Mrs. George C., portraits and residence
Hardy, Henry
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Harley, C.
Henning, Fred, residence
Higgins, William
Hill, H. J.
Holgate, William C.
Hoeltzel, P. G.
Huber, Mr. and Mrs. A.
Kerr, R. F., residence
Knight, Richard and Harriet
Miller, Mr. and Mrs. David, portraits
and residence
Mix, E. B.
Preisendorfer, J. M.
Prentice, H. N.
Price, Mr. and Mrs. John
Price, Mr. and Mrs. William
Ralston, Joseph
Ridenour, George
Rohn, Mrs. Sarah
Rohn, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel
Sutphen, S. T
Skiver, Augustus
Snider, Mr. and Mrs. John, portraits
and residence
Struble, Martin
Swilley, John
Thompson, F. M.
Ufer, William
Wilhelm, Adam
Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. O. U.
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