350 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO. was married to Eliza Wright, of Madison township. In 1857 he bought his present farm of four hundred and eighty-two acres, in sections two and thirty-five, in Harrison township. In 1873 he built a substantial brick dwelling on his farm, and moved out of the log house. they had occupied since his purchase of the farm. They had five children, three of whom are now living. Mrs. Vause died June 25, 1878, after a short illness. Her age was fifty-one years, two months and eight days. Mrs. Vause was a member of the Ohio Annual Missionary society, and a consistent member of the Methodist Episcopal church. She died in the full hope of and belief in a blessed immortality. Both Mr. and Mrs. Vause were-members of Asbury Chapel Methodist Episcopal church. In connection with this sketch of the Vause family appears a representation of the house of James I. Vause, accompanied by portraits of himself and wife. MADISON. This is township ten, range twenty-one, and is in the extreme northeast corner of Pickaway county. It comprises Mathew's survey, and contains twenty-four sections, beginning with section thirteen in the northeast corner, and including section thirty-six, in the southeast corner of the township. Of these, two sections were reserved for ,school lands, namely: sections sixteen and twenty-one. Walnut creek runs through the western half of the township, from north to south; the lands on its bottom being very rich and productive. Slate run empties into Walnut creek, near the northeast corner of section twenty, and comprises several branches, spreading from the southeast to' the northeast corner of the township, and furnishing excellent drainage for the entire eastern part thereof. At some points, the banks of this run are high and unfit for cultivation, and are still covered with forest, while many springs of pure water are to be found, some at quite an elevation above the bed of the run.' Walnut creek is a very muddy stream, seldom becoming clear, showtng the result of the washing from clay soil. The soil of Madison is uniformly good, consisting of a black loam and .gravel on the lower lands, and clay on the hills, with many excellent beds of gravel. The eastern part of the township rises into quite large hills, with, generally, a long slope to the lowlands, which were originally swamps, and, at the time of the settlement of the county, abounded in wild ducks and geese, which were readily shot by hunters. Game was plenty at an early day. The forests were the home. of the deer and turkey, and bear were occasionally seen,, as they made their way through the country to their haunts in the lower part of the Hocking valley. Wild ducks were plenty, and the smaller game, such as pheasants, rabbits, and squirrels, inhabited every part of the underbrush and forest. Ancient remains of the extinct race of Mound Builders were to be found in the shape of small mounds, in different parts of the township, many of which are now almost obliterated, by the successive plowing of the land upon which they were located. Some relics are to be seen, that have been dug from these mounds. Hon. A. I,. Perrin has in his possession a small piece of copper taken from one of these mounds, which bears resemblance to a Chisel. The gigantic mastodon, at some remote period, roamed through this country. The writer was shown a tooth of one of these extinct animals, by the above-named gentleman, that is a fine specimen. It was obtained while building a road in the swamp, and is some seven inches in length, and weighs five pounds. Implements belonging to the later race of Indians are frequently found, and consist of stone hammers, or tomahawks, spear- and arrow-heads, fleshers, for removing the skins of wild animals, flints, used for cutting the skins, and pestles, for pounding corn and ipreparing it for use. Many of the present owners of the soil have small collections of this kind, and, at this late day, are making efforts to increase their stock of these relics, that in time will be valuable. BOUNDARY AND ERECTION. Madison is bounded on the north by Madison town--ship, in Franklin county; on the east by Bloom township, in Fairfield county; on the south by Walnut, and on the west by Harrison townships, in Pickaway county. This township was established June 5, 181o, by the county commissioners, who ordered that all that part of Madison and Walnut Creek townships be erected into a separate township, beginning at the north boundary line of the county at the twenty-second range line; thence extending with the county line eastward to the northeast corner of the county; thence extending along the county line south to the southeast corner of lot or section number one, of township number nine, in range number twenty-one (Mathews' survey); then extending west to the southwest' corner of section number six, in said township number nine; thence extending along the twenty-second range line north to the place of beginning. The said township to be known by the name of Madison township. The place of holding election to be the house of Luke Decker, on Saturday, June 23, 1810 HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO - 351 SETTLEMENT. Benjamin Duvall came from Bedford county, Pennsylvania, about 1798, when nineteen years of age. He worked for James and Stephen Short, in Harrison, for several years, until his marriage, after which, he settled near South Bloomfteld, in the same township. He was in the war of 1812, for a time, and on his return settled on section thirty. Here he lived some thirty years, when he sold out and moved to the Sloan place, in Harrison, where they remained five years, when they moved to Shadeville, Franklin county, where both died. Their children were: Sarah, who lives a widow, in Harrison; George is in Illinois; Jeremiah died in Harrison ; Catharine married, and moved to Franklin county, where she died; Robert is in Illinois; William lives in Harrison; Andrew R., lives on section thirty-two, in Madison, where he has a farm of one hundred and thirty acres; he married Cynthia Love, and has four children; she died, and he married Sarah Burget, his present 'wife; Benjamin lives in Harrison; Thomas lives in Auglaize county; Margaret lived single, and died about 1871. John Ritter came from Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, about 1804 or 1805, and settled on the northwest corner of section twenty-four. His wife was Mary Glick. They suffered the usual hardships of the early frontier settlers, denying themselves the comforts of life in order to carve out a home and raise the family of children who came after marriage. They were : Betsey, Hannah, Henry, Joseph, John, Peter, Mary, and Lydia. Betsey married Mr. Neville, and moved away; Peter lives in Henry county; the others are dead. Mr. Ritter also owned part of section twenty-three, now occupied by Daniel Glick. Henry Hall came from Pennsylvania, with his wife and three or four children, about 1804 or 1805, and settled on section thirteen, where he bought a tract of land, and erected a home. He raised fourteen children, all of whom lived to raise families. Their names were: David, Henry, Louis, Isaac, Christian, Samuel, Philip, Susannah, Margaret, Martha, Christine, Polly, Mary, and Hannah. All Married, and most went to the west. Susannah married Henry Northstine, and lives in Madison; David married Mrs. Betsey Kistler, and located in Walnut township. His son, Peter, lives on the old homestead, near the county line. George Reed came from near Cumberland, Maryland, to Ohio, in 1804, and . made a settlement on section thirty. The parents died there. The children were: Robert, George, John, Andrew, Victor, Margaret, Nancy, and Catharine. All died after marriage except Catharine, who is the widow of Thomas Hamilton, and lives in Franklin county, aged nearly eighty-one years. All lived on the land purchased by their father. Robert Reed came from County Tyrone, Ireland, to the United States, in 1793 or 1795. He came to Ohio and settled on section thirty, where he died in 1818. His children were: John, George, James, Robert, Nelson, Victor, and Andrew, besides several daughters. George Gibson came from Virginia about 1804. His father, Col. Thomas Gibson, came with him. He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. They settled on section thirty-two. The children of George Gibson were: Dr. Thomas Gibson, who went to Circleville, and George, a child by a second wife, who died when a child. George Gibson died September 26, 1843. His father died in 1814. Isaac Millar was born in Virginia, from whence he came to Ohio in 1806, and settled on a section of land in Madison township, Pickaway county. This land was entered by William Millar. Isaac Millar accumulated considerable property, and at one time owned eighteen hundred acres of land in Madison and Harrison townships. He married Susan Decker in 1812, and had nine children, five of whom died, and one lives in Pennsylvania. Ann Elizabeth married Jesse Musselman, in 1860, and cares for her aged father, now in his ninety-third year. The sons were: Michael, John, Jacob, and Franklin. John and Franklin are deceased. Michael and Jacob live on property given them by their father. Mr. Millar built and operated a small distillery and corn-mill in Madison, in 1815. He brought the fIrst threshing machine and the first reaper into Madison township, where he has lived most of his life. Joseph Hoffhine came from Maryland in 1806, and settled on the north half of section thirty. His children were: Adam, Elizabeth, George, Susannah, Isaac, Sarah, Mary, William, and Jacob. Adam married and moved away. George married and lived in Walnut township, where he died. Susannah married William L. Peters, and lives on section thirty-three. Luke Decker came to Madison township in 1806, from Hampshire county, Virginia, now West Virginia. He remained two years, when he returned home, where he married Iva Fox, and brought his bride to begin a home in the western woods. He entered section twenty, when he first came, and was accompanied by Ezekiel Groom and family, who soon after moved to Franklin county. Mr. Decker's children were: John, who died March 21, 1878 ; William 1'., who now lives in Groveport, Franklin county ; Vause, who lives in the north half of section twenty, and Hannah, who married Andrew Platter. She died March 20, 1879. Mr. Decker was a commissary to General Harrison, in the war of 1812. At the time of his settlement, there was a camp of Indians near a spring, now owned by Vause Decker. They were peaceable, and went away soon after his settlement. Mr. Decker died September 2, 1838, aged ftfty-seven. His wife made three visits to her native county, on horseback, during her life. She died March 22, 1872, aged eighty-five years. George Coon came from Virginia, in 1806. In 1811, he was married to Sarah Cutler, by whom he had seven children. In 1812 he, with his neighbors, was called on to defend the frontier against the British and Indians, but was not required to serve long, and returned to his home. His children were: Julia Ann, who married, and moved to Franklin county, where she died ; George married Sarah Ann Wilson, and lives on section thirty-two, in Madison township; Emily married, and died in Monroe township ; John died when young; Luke lives in Illinois; Enos married, enlisted in the war of the Rebellion, and died in the 352 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO. service; Franklin married, and died in the war from wounds received in battle. Edward Cutler came from Virginia, in 1806, and settled in this township. His children were: James, who was killed in Columbus ; Enos married, raised a family, and died in Harrison (a daughter of his married Mr. Bur-get, and still lives in Harrison); John married, and raised several children, none of whom now live in this vicinity ; Rachel died of cholera, when it first appeared; Sarah married George Coon, and lived and died in Madison; Nancy married Thomas Burton and raised a family ; Susan married Henry Carder, and lived in Franklin county. In 1808, Louis Fridley and his wife, Susannah, emigrated from Virginia, and settled in Madison, and began the work of hewing a home out of the virgin forest. They raised a family of nine children, who were a great help to them in their pioneer work. They were: George, who lives in Shelby county; Jacob lives in Missouri; John in Shelby county ; Polly married John Wilson, and is now deceased; Diana married Dimick Cole; Catharine married Perry Hedges; Phebe married Silas Allen; Joshua married Sally Clore, and lives on the southwest corner of section thirty-five. She died, and he married Julia Ann Hott. He had, by his first wife, Peter, Louis, and Iva ; by his second wife, George, Joanna, Clinton, Stephen, and Charles. Joshua Fridley has always been a great hunter, when a boy bringing in a great deal of small game. At one time he run a deer down, with two dogs, the larger of which brought the animal to bay, and seized it by the throat, killing it. In his late years he has been a great marksman, and has won many deer, and quarters of beef, at shooting matches. He now has in his possession a target-gun, the barrel of which is about four feet in length, and weighs thirty-one pounds. At his present age, sixty-eight, he is not afraid to shoot against the improved globe sighted guns with his old weapon. John Smith emigrated from Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, with his family, in 1808, and settled on the south half of section thirteen, building a log cabin for an immediate home near a ftne spring of water. He was a hard worker, and with his sons began the work of clearing land for cultivation. His children were: John, Henry, Jacob, Magdalene, Catharine, and Christine. John and Henry afterwards moved to near Winchester, where they died. Jacob remained at home and married Christine Hall, by whom he had fourteen children: Samuel, Susannah, Henry, Moses, Reuben, Christine, Jacob, John, Manesseh, Emanuel, Jonathan, Anna, Sarah, David, and Elizabeth. David married Eliza Fellows, and lives on the old homestead; Reuben married Eliza Glick, and lives on section thirty-seven; Christine married John Blackwood, and lives in the adjoining township of Madison, in Franklin county; Samuel married Mary Fellows, and lived on the adjoining farm, where he died in 1878; Susannah married Solomon Loffer, and moved to Logan county; Henry lived and died near Lithopolis; Moses is in Logan county; Jacob died in Missouri; John Manasseh lives in Logan county; Emanuel in Logansport, Indiana; Anna in Franklin county, Ohio; and Sarah in Howard county, Indiana. John Smith, sr., was a weaver, and was very expert with the loom, weaving twenty yards of cloth in a day. He once wove sixteen yards and mowed one acre of clover in a day. He was a soldier in the war of 1812, and was a true patriot. J. C. Peters came from Berkeley county, Virginia, near Winchester, in 1808, and settled in Walnut township. He was twice married, and had fourteen children by his first wife, and two by his second. In 1825 he moved to Madison township, and settled on section twenty-three. His son, William L. Peters, still lives on the southeast quarter of the same section. He married Susannah Hoffhine, by whom he has six children. He was previously married and had one child, but both wife and child died. His children are: John N., Harriet A., George S., Francis J., Edward A., and James P. Three of these live on the home farm. Valentine Sparr came to Ohio very early. He never owned land in this section, but rented, or leased, a part of Daniel Teegardin's land. His children were Jacob, George, Peter, John, and, perhaps, others. All went to Illinois, or the west. Benjamin Howell was from New Jersey, where he had owned a ferry, which he sold, and bought land in section eighteen. He was unable to obtain payment for his ferry, which so preyed on his mind, that he made way with his life. Benjamin, his son, inherited his property. He also had daughters, who married, but none now reside in this part of the country. John Fisher came from Virginia, in 1809, and settled on the northeast corner of section thirty-three. Before coming to the new country he was married to Elizabeth Decker, and brought with him two children—Ann and Hiram. Ann lives, a widow, in Walnut ; Hiram lives on section thirty-one. After coming to Ohio they had Coon-rod, Mary, Gabriel, David, John, George, Elizabeth, Luke, and Iva. Coonrod owned one hundred acres in section thirty-three, which he sold, and moved to Harrison, where he now lives. John J., his son, lives on section thirty-four, owned by John Noacker. Jacob Spangler settled in Washington township, in 1810, with his family, consisting of four daughters and two sons. His daughter, Esther, married Jacob Hines, and moved to Madison, in 1831, locating on section twenty-seven. They had nine children, one of whom died when an infant. They were Mary, Eli, Jacob, Betsey, Catharine, Enoch, Sarah, Delilah, and I. Marion. Mary lives at home, a widow; Eli is in Iowa; Jacob is in Walnut township; Betsey is in Illinois, a widow; Catharine died an infant; Enoch lives on the old homestead; Sarah is in Circleville; Delilah died in 1872; Isaac Marion lives in St. Paul, and is a shoemaker. Peter Kroninger came from Pennsylvania in, or about, 181o. He had three sons and four daughters: Daniel, Peter, Jacob, Mary, Betsey, Catharine, and Maria. Maria lived in section thirty-four; Daniel married and lived near home; Peter is in Illinois; Jacob died on the homestead ; Mary died in Indiana; Betsey married Jacob Runkle, and lived in Madison; Catharine married John No- HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO - 353 acker, and lives in Madison; Maria married Henry Noacker, and died in 1878. John Nothstine came from Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, in 1810, with his wife and one child. He made a settlement and cleared a farm on section thirteen, owned by John Smith, his father-tn-law. Mr. Smith bought four hundred acres of land, and gave eighty acres to each of his six children : John; Catharine, who married John Fellows; Henry; Magdalena, who lived at home, single, until the death of her parents, when she went to live on her eighty acres; Gertrude married John Nothstine, and settled on her lot. Their children were: Daniel, who died in Madison; Henry W. married Susannah Hall, and now lives on section fourteen; Jonathan was killed by a falling tree a few weeks before the time set for his marriage; Peter married Susannah Slusher, and settled on section thirteen; Joseph married Caroline Plinesmith, and lives in sections thirteen and fourteen; Mary married Daniel Glick, now deceased ; Tina died single, when a young woman, Susan died young, as did Jacob; Eli died an infant. Henry owns one hundred and fifty-eight acres of land in section fourteen, and his children are: Absalom, Joseph, Anna, John, Eliza, Jacob, Christine, Mary R.; Dadvid died an infant; Frank died when a young man ; and Louis Lafayette. Daniel Rainier came from Virginia about 1810, and settled on the northwest corner of section fourteen, where he raised a family of children, consisting of: Isaac, Abraham, Daniel, and several daughters, none of whom now live in this part of the country. His son Isaac lived and died on the home farm. His children were: Isaac, Sarah, Hester, John, and Mary. John now owns the old homestead. John Souser came from Pennsylvania about 1828, and worked the place owned by Mrs. King, on section thirty-five. He afterwards married her, and died on the place. She is still living. William Teegardin came from Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in 1810, and settled on the southwest quarter of section twenty-three. He was twenty-three years of age when he came to Madison, and had three children. His father, Aaron Teegardin, came in the following year, and settled on the southeast quarter of section twenty-two, now owned by Solomon Teegardin. They came in a wagon, in which they lived some four weeks. The wolves were troublesome, and often fought the dogs under the wagon, until driven away by Mr. Teegardin. The nearest neighbor lived eight miles distant, and not a stick of timber was cut in that distance. His wife was crippled by rheumatism ; and he raised twelve children, besides clearing his land. The family consisted of seven boys and five girls. Of these, Margaret married Jackson Millar, Catharine married Harrison Darst, Susannah married John Rockey, Huldah married Elias Hardsock, Elizabeth married Elisha Decker. All the husbands are now dead except John Rockey. Susannah and Elizabeth are also dead. Of the sons, John, Joseph, and Henry are dead. Aaron and Daniel are in Steuben county, Indiana; Abraham and Peter live in the township. William Teegardin died in 1871, aged eighty-four. During the war of 1812, he went to Sandusky and served as a soldier. Jacob McLane came to Pickaway county, from Virginia, in 1810, bringing with him his family, and located on the south side of the creek, near where the iron bridge now spans the stream, and both he and his wife died on the place. There children were : Zachariah, George, Jacob, Nancy, Elizabeth, and Mary. Zachariah married Susan Spaur, and afterwards lived on the Fellers farm. A son, Washington, now resides in Jackson township, where he has operated a grist- and saw-mill for many years. George moved to Franklin county, and afterwards to Putnam county, where he died; Jacob settled in Johnstown, Licking county ; Nancy married Philip Young, and resided in Madison until 1828, when she removed to Shelby county, Ohio; Elizabeth became the wife of Jacob Ice, and resided for a number of years on the homestead, when they moved to Allen county ; Mary married her cousin, John McLane, and lived in Pickaway connty until her death. George P. Shork emigrated from Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, with his wife and several children, about 1812, or, perhaps, earlier, and settled on section twenty-one. They had twelve children, and bore all the hardships of early pioneer. life in the new country. The children were : Elizabeth, who married William Teegardin ; John; Susan, who married John Loffer ; Margaret, who married Jacob Teegardin, and is the only member of the family now living; Jacob ; Joseph; Sarah, who married Christian Baum; Philip; Catharine, who remained in Pennsylvania; Mary, who married Henry Ritter, and settled in the southwest part of the county; Abraham; and Isaac who moved to Putnam county, where he died. Christian Loffer came from Pennsylvania, in 1812. He was married, and had three children : Jacob, John, and Susannah, who became Mrs. Felger. His wife died, and he married Elizabeth Teegardin, by whom he had : Christian, Henry, Daniel, Solomon, Simon P., Ellen, and Sarah. He located on section twenty-three, and cleared a farm. Henry, his son, the only one of the family now living in the township, owns a farm on section twenty-six; Ellen married Samuel Hunt, and lived in Franklin county; Sarah married John Crossley, and died in Logan county. James Lambert came from Pennsylvania, about r 812, and bought a tract of land on section fourteen. He lived a bachelor many years, and married Mrs. Anna Conklin. They had no children, but she had three by her first husband. William F. Conklin, her son, who owns the old farm, has been a prominent man in the township, and has served in the State legislature. William Woolweaver and his. wife, Hannah, came from Virginia, about 1817, and bought fifty acres in section fourteen—the south part. His children were: John, Asa, Eliza, Mary, and Nathaniel. He remained here some thirty years, and all the family, but one, died. Mary lives, a widow, at Lithopolis. Aaron Teegardin came from Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, with his wife and children, in 1811. He had previously visited the county, and made a selection of land. On his arrival, he purchased three-fourths of a 45 354 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO. section of land of John Ritter, and made a settlement, giving each of his children, of whom he had seven, one hundred and sixty acres. His children were George, William, Elizabeth, Jacob, Daniel, Solomon, and Annie. The two elder children had families when they came to this county. George, William, and Elizabeth settled on section twenty-three, and Daniel on section ftfteen. Elizabeth married Christian Loffer; Annie married Daniel Canouse; Solomon married Hannah Cupp; Jacob married Margaret Shook. Annie is the only one of Aaron Teegardin's family now living, her home being in Putnam county. Aaron Teegardin, jr., the son of George Teegardin, became old enough to do some work soon after they came to Ohio, and was often sent to mill on horseback. On one occasion, as he was riding along, he heard a noise in the underbrush, along the path, and presently three black animals, that he thought to be wolves, crossed a short distance ahead of him. He ran his horse after them, and over the two smaller ones, which took to a tree, while the old one reared on her hind parts and showed fight. He hurried forward to a settlement, near by, and said there were wolves in the timber. The men ran out to head them off, but did not, at once, find them. They finally followed the trail and killed them. They proved to be an old bear and two cubs. Henry Regal came from Pennsylvania, as early as 1812, and made a settlement on section twenty-six. His family are now scattered, none living in this vicinity. David Flenner was an early settler in the same neighborhood. He was a tailor, and did such work as came to his hand in the new country. All his family are also gone. Christian Baum came from Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, about 1815, and bought one hundred and sixty acres of land in section twenty-one, located in the northwest corner of the section. Some time after, he bought the same number of acres in section twenty-nine, and one hundred and sixty-three in section twenty-one. He also purchased two hundred acres of land in Ross county. In 1818 he married Sarah Shook, by whom he had seven children, as follows: Joseph, who lives in Ross county; George, in Ross county; Lewis, on section twenty-one, Madison, married Elizabeth Roof, and had seven children; Elizabeth, married William T. Conklin, who has twice been elected to the legislature, and lives on section twenty-nine; John, lives in Ross county, as does Mary, who married Samuel Posey; Jacob married Eliza Cromley, and died at the old homestead. The old log house, occupied by the Baum family when clearing the farm, stands on the farm of Lewis Baum, where it was moved. Christian Baum walked over the mountains to Ohio, when he ftrst came here, carrying his rifle on his shoulder. At the beginning, he had but little property, but by hard labor he secured a home and a competence. In 1862, he died, aged about seventy-two. There was a small clearing on his place when he bought it. Solomon Glick came in 1814 or 1815, and settled on section twenty-seven. His children were: Delilah, Lucinda, Jemima, Enos, Mary, and Maria; the latter of whom died in infancy. Eliza married Reuben Smith, and lives in Madison; Solomon is in Indiana; Monroe is not in this vicinity; Lucinda died in Indiana; Jemima died in Indiana; Enos is in Kansas; Delilah in Columbus; and Jesse lives with Reuben Smith. Nathan Perrill came from Frederick county, Virginia, in 1816, arriving May 5th, of that year. He was married in Hardy county, Virginia, before emigrating. He settled on the southwest quarter of section fifteen, which he purchased from William Teegardin, who bought it from the government for eight hundred dollars. His journey was made with a four-horse team, over the mountains. His wife sometimes rode horseback, and sometimes walked. They crossed the Ohio river at Marietta. Greencastle, Fairfield county, seven miles distant, was the nearest post-office. Three children were born before emigrating, namely :.Augustus L., Zebulon H., and Catharine, who became Mrs. John B. Moore. After settlement came Fraces S., who married Adam Dyer (both deceased), and Mary E., wife of John D. Vause. Nathan Perrill died March 25, 1843, aged sixty-eight years, and his wife, Christina, died January 27, 1875, aged nearly ninety-one — probably the oldest woman in the township when she died. Mr. Perrill served as a second lieutenant during the war of 1812, and was stationed at Norfolk, Virginia, most of the time. He was justice of the peace several years in Madison. His second son, Zebulon H., owns the old homestead and lives on the adjoining farm. He has been justice of the peace several times, and has also served as township trustee. John Woodruff came about 1810 or 1812, and settled on section nineteen. His children were: Adam, William, Elijah, Mary Ann, and another daughter. All moved to the northwestern part of the State. There were other settlers in this part of the township, but their names are not to be obtained. Joseph Kelly came before 1810; he made a settlement in the south part of the township, and raised a family, consisting of: John, William, Joseph, and Hannah. He lost his first wife, and married a Miss Shafer. He was an early justice of the peace. Hannah married James Reed. The sons died. Andrew Dildine came to Madison about a10, locating on section fourteen. His children were: John, Nancy, and Elizabeth. John moved to the north part of the State. Nancy and Elizabeth married Reeds; but all are now dead. John Albright settled near Dildine, about a10 or 1812. He had a family, but none remain in the vicinity. John Funkhouser came very early, and settled on section twenty-one, but returned to Virginia before 1816. He was located on school lands, and sold his lease to William Bowen. Truman Bowen had a lease on section sixteen, about the same time. John Colburn lived on section twenty-one, near Bowen. He raised a family, but did not make a purchase, and all are now gone. David Morris lived on section sixteen, near Truman Bowen, previous to 1816. His children were: Elisha, HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO - 355 Hannah, David, Samuel, and Daniel. The latter was drowned in Slate run, when an infant. The family afterwards moved away. William Bishop, James McClish, Daniel Hankison, and John Childs, were also leasers on section sixteen. None are now living here, nor are their descendants. Noah Groom and John Guiberson were also leasers on the same section, which was reserved for school purposes. Henry Crossley settled on section four, the south part, before 1816, where he raised a family. His children were: Isaac, John, Henry, Joseph, and several daughters, one of whom married Thomas Peyton, and one married William McGarrity. There were other children, but their names cannot be obtained. Jacob Ice settled on section twenty-nine before 1816. His sons were George, Jacob, and Samuel, none of whom remained in the county. George Hensel came about the same time, and settled on section twenty-five, in the eastern part of the township, where he still lives, with his family. Jacob Noyer came from Pennsylvania before 1816, and settled in the southwest part of section twenty-four. His children were John, Benjamin, Samuel, Rachel, Catharine, and another daughter. His farm is partly owned by Aaron Teegardin. Mr. Noyer died, and his family scattered and moved to other parts. Jacob and Isaac Schleick settled in the southeast corner of the township, near the county line, soon after 1816. Their descendants still occupy the land. Samuel Hunt was an early settler in section eighteen, arriving some time before 1816. He had a family, but none are now residents in this vicinity. Matthias Case came about the same time as Hunt, and settled on the same section. None of his family now remain. Joshua Benton settled on section seventeen very early. His children were John, Joshua, Basil, and Walter, besides several daughters. He and several of his children died here, and the rest moved away. Augustus L. Perrill came with his father's family from Hardy county, Virginia, in 1816. His father settled on section fifteen, until 1840, where he lived. In that year he moved to his present home, on section twenty-one. In 1832 he was elected sheriff of the county, and served until and during 1836. In 1839 and 1840, he was in the State legislature. In 1844 he was elected to congress, and served two years. In 1858 he was again elected to the State legislature, and served six years. In 1862 he was a third time elected to the same office. Joseph Wright was born in county Down, Ireland, in 1793. He emigrated to the United State in 1816, and located at Sinking Springs, Highland county, for four years. In 1820, he married Sarah Platter, whose parents came from Kentucky to Ross county, in 1801. After marriage, in 1820, they moved to Madison, Pickaway county, where he bought three hundred and twenty acres of land, on the second bottom of Walnut creek. He was a hard worker, and his health gave way about 1846. They had eight children—Mary Ann, Sarah Jane, Eliza, William, Joseph P., Andrew, David, and John C. For some years after his settlement, he lost cattle from murrain. Wild animals, squirrels, and turkeys, eat the corn in the fields. In politics, Mr. Wright was a Republican; in religion, a Presbyterian. He assisted in forming the church at Lithopolis. His death occurred in 1871, aged seventy-eight years. His wife died in 1864, aged sixty-nine. John C. lives on the old homestead; William lives on the adjoining farm. Daniel Wilson emigrated from Delaware to Ohio in 1806. He became a soldier in the war of 1812. After his return he married Sarah Gordy, and settled near Circleville. In 1818 he moved to Harrison, and in 1820 to Madison, where he bought one hundred and sixty acres of land from Obediah Allen, in the southeast corner of section thirty-one. He raised ten children ; of whom William, lives in Delaware county; Mary died when a young woman ; Jane married John A. Peters, and lives on the same section on which her father lived; Elizabeth married William Whitehead, and lives in Harrison ; Sarah married George Coon, and lives in Madison; Rachel married George Cummings, and lives in Franklin county; John lives on the home farm; Daniel and George live in Franklin county ; and Thomas in Shelbyville, Illinois. Michael Millar is the son of Isaac Millar, who came to the country in 1806. He was born in March, 1820, and has done his part in subduing the wilderness. He married Margaret Reed in 1845, and has had six children: Mellissa, George, Alice, Kate, and Mattie; one died in infancy. He lives on a farm given him by his father, in section thirty-two. Near his house stands a log cabin used by the Reed family, as a house, in 1805. It was originally built with a chimney at each end, and a door on each side, where immense back-logs were drawn in, by a horse, to feed the roaring fire-places. Isaac Bean came from Frederick county, Virginia, in 1825 or 1830, with his family. Before coming to Ohio he served in the war of 1812. His family consisted of his wife and ftve children; Isaac Newton; James; Zebulon Perry ; Mordecai: and Dabney. Isaac Newton lives in Harrison, and his father resides with him; James, Mordecai, and Dabney have been editors of papers, and James was at one time a member of congress. Jesse Spangler settled in the eastern part of the township in 1829. He afterwards moved to Henry county. Henry Culp came to Madison about 1829, and settled on section thirty-four. His children were: Levi, Lewis, Amos, Leah, Harriet, Lucinda, Mahala, Catharine, Naomi, Lorene; Minerva, who died an infant; Levi, who is in Indiana; Lewis, deceased ; Amos, in Franklin county; Leah married David Brobst, and is deceased; Harriet married George Cromley, and lives in Columbus; Lucinda married John Sawyer; Mahala married Joseph Miller; Catharine married Mr. Hickle; Naomi marrted Mr. Bradley, and lives in Indiana; Lorene married Benjamin Brobst, and lives in London, Madison county. Jacob Brobst and family came from Berks county, Pennsylvania, in 1806, and located in Bloom township, Fairfield county. His children were: Jacob, Peter, John, David, Mary, and Salome. Jacob married Phebe Hoover, 356 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO. and settled in Madison township, on section twenty-ftve, where he died; his widow lives on his farm. Peter married Elizabeth Fuller, and lives on the north half of section five, in this township. They had nine children, but two of whom now live in the township—Monroe on a part of the home farm, and Joseph at the old homestead with his father. John Noacker emigrated from Pennsylvania to Madison in 1832. For a few years before coming here he worked at his trade, that of a tinner, in Columbus. He married Catharine Kroninger, and. located on a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, belonging to his wife, in 1838. His children were: Henry, Peter, Phebe, Diana, William, Mary, Sophronia, Catharine, and Clarissa. All but one live at home. EARLY INDUSTRIES. An oil-mill was erected by Jacob Shook on the southwest quarter of section fifteen. Its purpose was to make oil from flax-seed. This business was carried on some eight or ten years. Afterwards the site was used on which to build a saw-mill, by the same owner. A copper still was built on section sixteen, about 182o or 1822, by William Bishop. It was run for a number of years. Another copper still was erected on the southeast quarter of section sixteen, by Jesse and John Reed, in 1825. Still another was located on land owned by John Decker. This was owned and operated by Enoch Henry, and was on the east side of Walnut creek. The first grist-mill was built and owned by Luke Decker, father of Vause and John Decker, in 1816 or 1817. Nathan Perrill and H. H. Sage assisted in the construction, of the mill. Business was conducted there for over twenty-five years. Isaac Millar run a small still soon after his settlement, in 1806. He also introduced the first threshing-machine and the first reaper in the township. A copper still and mill was run by Wiliam Teegardin at the time of the building of the Ohio canal, in 1825-3o. Jacob Shafer moved from Harrison to Madison, soon after 1810, and established a small tannery; he also had a small mill, for grinding, in connection with this. It was run by horse power. Luke Decker had a mill on Walnut creek, about 1815. It was located on section twenty. Stone quarries have been opened in the township, for local use, but the quaility of the stone is not very good, and no quarries are worked, except as the inhabitants need stone for foundations to buildings and for cellars. EARLY SCHOOLS, ETC. Among the early school teachers was 'Travis Red, who taught in what is now known as district one, on land owned by Aaron Teegardin. The school was conducted in the usual style of those days. He was succeeded by David Ammon, who lived among the settlers, wrote deeds, and was a favorite. Many old deeds, in his handwriting, may be seen in the township. He afterwards became editor of the Castigator, at Ripley, Brown county. Another prominent teacher was William McArthur, who taught a number of terms. Afterwards, he was county auditor and treasurer, and died in Circleville. Other teachers of early times were : John Wright, Alexander Cameron, Truman Bowen, David Daugherty, and John Miller. At this time there are five district schools in the township. The first fine house in the township was built by John Ritter, but at what date cannot now be ascertained. It was weather-boarded, and was painted red. It was a notable house in its day. Among the early justices of the peace were : Joseph Kelly, George Reed, George Gibson, and Nathan Perrill. BUSINESS. The local business in Madison is very limited, consisting of that done at Teegardin's store, one wagon and blacksmith shop, and three boot and shoe makers. Most of the repairing and building of wagons is done in some of the adjoining towns. The first blacksmith in the township was John Ritter, who came to Madison in 1804 or r8o6. In 1866 G. A. Knepper and John Teegardin built a store, and opened a stock of goods at St. Paul. They continued in partnership one year, When Knepper sold out. It was then run a year by Teegardin & Julian, when Teegardin became sole proprietor, and conducted the business five years, when he associated with himself his brother, Philip. It was again run five years in partnership. At the end of that time John Teegardin bought his brother's interest, and has since conducted the business alone. INDIANS. When the country was first settled, bands of the Shawnee Indians hunted in the forests of Madison, and in the spring made sugar in the maple groves, but did not make it a regular camping ground. Some remained here for several years, until game became scarce, when they wandered away, in search of new hunting grounds. They were uniformly civil, and seldom, if ever, caused any uneasiness among the settlers. SOCIETY. The only society in the township is a Grange, which was started in 1875. Prominent among the members are John Cromley, Aaron Teegardin, Philip Teegardin, V. S. Decker, Philip Pontious, Hugh Traverse, Nathan Perrill, Nathan and Augustus Moore. Meetings were held in Perrill's school-house, on the northeast corner of section twenty-one. These were continued some three years, but at present little interest is taken in the Grange. POST-OFFICE. Madison township had no post-office until quite late —just before the war of the rebellion. Previous to that time, all mail was obtained at the nearest post-officesome going to South Bloomfield, some to Franklinton, Lancaster, or Lithopolis. Each neighborhood would get its mail by some 'one person, who went to the post-office once or twice a week, so that all were not obliged to go after mail each week. In 1859 or 186o, an office was established at St. Paul's which was, at that time, called Teegardin's. Rev. J. A. Roof was appointed first postmaster, and administered the office at his residence. No provision was made for carrying the mails, and for several HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO - 357 years it was done by private enterprise, no bond being given, and persons in the neighborhood alternating in bringing mail. Finally, a private subscription was raised, and George Coon carried it for two years—during 1868 and 1869. Andrew H. Duvall succeeded him, and carried it for several years, until a regular route was established between South Bloomfteld and Marcy, on the line in Fairfield county. The name was changed to St. Paul's. The second postmaster was Louis Rhodes. John Teegardin has been postmaster for the past ten years, and keeps the office in his store. CHURCHES. ST. PAUL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH was organized in 1834. The members of this denomination in Madison, finding it too far to attend services in the adjoining county of Fairfield, petitioned the synod of Ohio, at Miamisburg, for a minister and a separate organization, in this year. Their petition was granted, and the Rev. Joseph A. Roof was licensed as a preacher to minister to them. The first service was ,held at the house of Mrs. Mary Magdalene Hoover, June 29, 1834. On August 3d the congregation assembled and organized as a church, electing Solomon Teegardin and John Brentlinger as elders; Elias Hoover and Jacob Lilly as deacons. They were installed into the duties of their respective offices the same day. Preaching was for a time held in school-houses. December 3, 1834, a meeting was held to consider the propriety of purchasing a lot and building a church. A subscription was raised and a lot purchased on section twenty-three, on which a church-building was erected the following year. By the terms of the subscription, this church was to be the joint property of the Evangelical Lutheran church and the German Reformed church. The building was not completed until 1838, though it had been occupied since 1835. Mr. Roof continued as pastor until 1855, when he resigned. He was again called to the pastorate in 186o. In 1863 it was determined to build a new church, which was done, at a cost of four thousand dollars. In 1869 Rev. E. T. S. Tressel was called to the pastorate, and became their minister. In 1872 a parsonage was built, of brick, at a cost of fifteen hundred dollars. The present membership is one hundred and twenty-five. A Sabbath-school is conducted by the members, with a good attendance. The superintendent is Esther Brown; assistant, David Adkins. The new church was built, and is entirely owned by the Evangelical Lutheran church. TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH was organized in 1856. The first minister employed was Rev. Peter Eirich. In 1856 the congregation raised means, by subscription, for the purpose of building a church, and in the same year a frame church was erected on the southeast corner of section twenty-five, on land given for the object by Jacob Brobst. The first members were: Peter Brobst and family, Jacob Brobst and family, David Brobst and family, Conrad Salt and family, Samuel Smith and family, David Hall and family, Reuben Smith and family, and others. Reuben Smith was greatly instrumental in forming the church. The present minister is Rev. Joseph Beck. A Sunday-school of about one hundred members is maintained, under the superintendence of Monroe Brobst. The church numbers some eighty communicants, with a good attendance and no debt. A METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH was organized in Madison about 1844, by Isaac Hunter, who was a circuit preacher about that time. It was called Pleasant Grove church, and was included in the Lithopolis circuit. A church-building was erected in 185o, and services were continued here until 1869 or 187o, when the building was sold to the township trustees for use as a school-house. No services of this denomination are now held in the township, the congregation going to churches in the adjoining townships—to Winchester, Lithopolis, and to Hopewell church, on the Franklin county line, near Walnut creek. Isaac Rainier and Thomas Shawhan were among the early members of Pleasant Grove church. CEMETERIES. The first cemetery in the township was located on land now owned by Vause Decker, northwest of the schoolhouse, in the center of section seventeen. The land was owned at the time by a non-resident, Jacob Behenstaugh by name. A number of burials were made there, but the place is now neglected, and no marks are left. A cemetery was opened by Z. H. Perrill, on the old Perrill place, in 1843. Nathan Perrill was the first person interred there. At the present day there are cemeteries at the Lutheran church, on the northwest quarter of section thirty-three ; on the northwest quarter of section twenty-two; on the northeast quarter of section thirty-four; on the northwest quarter of section twenty-three; and on the southeast quarter of section twenty-five. BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. JACOB MILLAR. The subject of this sketch is a native of Madison township, having been born there November 5, x817. His father was Isaac Millar, and his mother, Susan Decker, to whom he was married in Hampshire county, Virginia, in 1811 or 1812, in which year he brought her to Ohio to begin a pioneer's life. He first came to Ohio in 18o6. He bought three hundred and twenty acres of land in section twenty-eight, Madison township, on which he built a log cabin, and made a clearing of twenty or thirty acres. The first year of his arrival he spent with his brother, William Millar, in Harrison township, by whom his land in Madison was first entered. The cabin in which he lived after marriage, and in which Jacob Millar was born, was built of logs, with puncheon floor. The logs of which the old cabin was built are still in use in a smaller cabin on a part of the old farm. The first child born to Isaac Millar and his wife, was Rebecca, in 1813. She married William Short, and moved to Illinois, where she died. John D. was the second child. He married Ann Amelia Jones, and died in Harrison. The following named children came after : Jacob, Michael, Susan, Sarah, Franklin—the three latter being deceased ; Hannah became the wife of George W. Brown, of Pennsylvania, and Elizabeth married Jesse Musselman, and lives in Harrison township. Jacob Millar, from his earliest boyhood, worked at the hard work of 358 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO. clearing the land, and raising crops among the stumps in the new country. His father was always a hard worker, and the sons were not behind him. The assistance given by the boys from the time they could do the smallest chores, was not to be despised. His opportunities for obtaining an education at school, were very limited, and generally consisted of two or three months' attendance at such schools as were then taught, during the winter months, for a few years. Since his manhood he has made good use of the opportunities he has had, and is one of the substantial men of his township. He remained at his father's house until his marriage. He was married, November 12, 1854, to Miss Florentine Kauffman, of Bloom township, Fairfield county. They immediately began housekeeping on the farm they now occupy, though not in the same house. His father and mother remained in the same house until the death of the latter, June 13, 1858. After the death of his mother, his father gave each of his children a share of property, the sons receiving land and the daughters a money share. Jacob Millar received two hundred and sixty eight acres in Madison, and one hundred acres in Harrison township. He has since bought an additional forty acres in Harrison. In 1867 they built their present beautiful and commodious brick residence, on the bank of Walnut creek. During their married life there have been born to them seven children: Susan Elizabeth, who married Edwin A. Peters, and lives in Franklin county; De Witt Clinton, Mary Frances, Hannah Rebecca, Cora Bell, Lucretia, and John Decker. All, with the exception of Elizabeth, remain at home. Mr. Millar and his wife have always been hard workers, and their home, with its many comforts and conveniences, is a constant reminder of the toil during the past. Their children are growing up around them, a comfort to them in their later life, while plenty surrounds them. AARON TEEGARDIN. The subject of this sketch, Aaron Teegardin, was born in Franklin township, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, February 23, 181o. When about one year of age, his father emigrated, with his family, to Ohio, arriving in Madison township, in April, of that year. His father was George Teegardin, and his mother Christine. Brobst Teegardin. On their arrival, Mr. Teegardin located his family on one hundred and sixty acres of land, in section twenty-three. The children of George Teegardin were Barbara, John, Ann, Aaron, and Mary. Aaron Teegardin, when a boy, attended such schools as the country then afforded, they being sustained by private subscription. His school education was necessarily very limited, and was mostly confined to a few months during the winter, after he became of an age when his help in the necessary work of the farm was valuable. He worked hard, as did even the boys, in those days, at log-rollings, raisings, clearing the forest, and raising the necessary food for subsistence, his only recreation being fox hunting, in the winter, and such gatherings of the young people of the neighborhood as took place. In March, 1833, he was married to Sarah Hoy. After marriage they moved into a hewed-log house, which still stands near their present residence. Here they lived, and here were their children born, who were as follows: Ephraim, who was born December 27, 1834, and was married to Nancy Sharp, and now lives in Miami county, Indiana; Mahala remains at home; Henry was born April 16, 1841, and died in August, 1863, at Boise City, on the western slope of the Rocky mountains, where he had gone in search of his fortune in the gold mines; John married Harriet Hoffhine, and lives on section thirty-one; Mary lives at home; Augustus owns property in section seventeen, but lives at home; George Philip married Amelia Hoffhine, and lives on the home farm; Levi married Rosetta Phleeger, and lives on the home farm; one child, the second, died in infancy. In 1850 they built their present substantial farm dwelling, near the log house that had so long been their home. A representation of their home, together with portraits of Mr. and Mrs. Teegardin, appear in connection with this sketch. Mr. Teegardin was, for more than twenty years, a trustee of his township. During the time the old State militia law was in force, he held the offices of lieutenant, captain, and major, in that organization, serving in these different offices some eight or ten years. He also held the office of justice of the peace from 1844 to 1847. He has filled a father's place in his care for the orphaned children of his brothers and sisters, all of whom are now grown to manhood and womanhood. FRANKLIN. Immediately after the formation of Franklin county, in 1803, the territory embraced within its limits was divided into four nearly equal parts, or townships. The southwest quarter, then nearly double the size of the present entire county, was designated as Franklin township, a name which a part of the original territory still retains. It is the only township in the county that bears its original name. It was reduced to its present limits by the erection of Prairie township, in 1819. It is bounded on the north by the townships of Norwich and Montgomery, south by Jackson, east by Montgomery and Hamilton, and west by Prairie. In this township transpired many early events of importance. Here was begun the settlement of this now populous and wealthy county. Here, in August, 1797, was laid out the pioneer village in the county, Franklinton, now annexed to the city of Columbus. It will be our province, in the following sketch, to treat upon those matters pertaining to the township of Franklin as at present organized. The surface features are generally level, the only exceptions being along the course of the streams, where it is rolling. STREAMS. The principal water course in the township is the Scioto river, which enters the north part of the township, flows in a southeast course for perhaps one mile, then changing to a nearly due east direction, cuts off a portion of the northeast corner of the township. Reaching the eastern boundary of the township it turns southward, coursing along this boundary line, which it forms. This stream is of some importance as furnishing water-power advantages. The Olentangy river, next in size, flows from the north, discharging its waters into the Scioto at or near the point where it turns southward on the east line of the township. Flowing from the west, across the south part of the township, is Scioto Big run, which, with its tributaries, completes the water courses of the township. INDIANS. The red men of the forest were more numerous in the early settlement of the township. They were principally of the Wyandot tribe, though there were scattering members of the Delawares and Mingoes. An extensive encampment was situated on the west bank of the Scioto river, not far from where now stands the Harrisburg bridge. For several years previous to the settlement, the Indians raised corn, on what came to be known in later years as Sullivant's prairie. The venerable Nelson Foos, to whom the writer is indebted for many facts in this history, says that the Indians were peaceable and friendly towards the settlers, and that, although when under the influence of whiskey, they fought savagely among themselves, rarely, if ever, did they molest the whites. Jacob Fisher relates that on the general exodus of the Indians, one remained, a harmless old fellow, who subsisted on game, with an occasional donation from the settlers. He was eventually shot by a hunter named Daniel Harrington. SETTLEMENT. Early in the year 1797, Lucas Sullivant came to Ohio, and with a corps of chain-carriers, markers, etc., engaged in surveying land and locating warrants, in the Virginia military district, west of the Scioto. The subsequent fall, the village of Franklinton was laid out by him, and to facilitate settlement, the lots bordering a certain street were donated to such as would become actual settlers thereon. The name " Gift street" was given the thoroughfare passing between these lots. That this inducement to settlement was successful, is clearly attested by the immediate and constant growth of the primitive town. We learn that during the first years of the settlement, the great amount of sickness in the vicinity retarded, to a considerable degree, rapid immigration. The diseases being malarial were more annoying than dangerous, and the natural advantages of the country—fertile soil, abundant range for cattle, and game of all kinds in unlimited quantity, were features too important to be overlooked; and gradually the colony increased until the war of 1812 came on, during which period, Franklinton is said to have reached the zenith of its prosperity. W. T. Martin says, upon the authority of A. McElvain, who came from Kentucky to Chillicothe with his parents, in the spring of 1797, and subsequently settled in Franklinton, that the "first white family who settled in Franklinton, then called the Forks of the Scioto, was Joseph Dixon." This was during the fall or winter of 1797-98. Mr. Martin gives the names of the following first settlers: George Skidmore, Robert and Jeremiah Armstrong, William Domigan, James Marshall, John Brickell, John Lisle and family, William Fleming, Jacob Grubb, Jacob Overdier, John Blair, John Dill, Arthur O'Harra, the Deardurfs, and the Sells. For a sketch of Lucas Sullivant, the reader is referred to the history of Columbus. Joseph Foos, who was a native of Ohio, removed to Harrison county, Kentucky, where he married Lydia Nelson. Late in the fall of 1798 he came to Ohio, making settlement in Franklin township. His log cabin was constructed upon the farm now owned by the Osborn heirs, on the Harrisburg pike. In 1803 he built a brick house in Franklinton and engaged in hotel-keeping. (361) 362 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO. This building was considered a monster affair for the period. His son says it would hardly make a respectable kitchen for the hotel of to-day. Mr. Foos continued in the hotel business until 1818, the greater portion of the time. Being an energetic public man, he was early elected to the legislature, and served, with scarcely an interval, twee ty years. He did a few months' service in the war of 1812, ranking as brigadier-general, and afterwards with the militia he rose to the rank of major-general. He devoted considerable time, and expended some money, in the interest of a canal across the Isthmus of Darien, now being built. Mrs. Foos died as early, perhaps, as 1809. The children by this marriage Were: Nelson, who married Jane Price and lives in Columbus; Frank, who marrted Mrs. Amelia Ray and lives in Illinois; and Eliza and Ellen, who are deceased. Mr. Foos married a second time, the fruits of this union being: William, John, Lewis, Gustavus and Joseph (twins), and Clara, all living in Ohio except Joseph, who is deceased. William Domigan, sr., was among the first settlers in Franklinton. He came from Maryland, and, in 1803, opened a hotel, which he kept until his death, in 1831. The court records of August 8, 1803, show that "a license be granted William Domigan, sr., to keep tavern in his own house in Franklinton, until the next court of common pleas for Franklin county, and afterward, until he can renew his license." The children of William Domigan and wife are: Enoch, Abijah, William, Eden, (another son, who went to sea and was not heard from afterwards), and a daughter, Marib, who became the wife of Thomas Riddle and died in Franklinton in 1843 or 1844. All the children are now deceased; Enoch, the last, having died recently in Galena, Delaware county. William was drowned in the Scioto river. Eden was killed at the raising of Sullivant's (now Rickley's) mill. Abijah lived and died in Franklinton, dying in 1841. His son William, now living in Clinton township, was born in 1812. He was elected sheriff of Franklin county in 1841, and also in 1863, serving four years from each election. Michael Fisher, who was a native of Virginia, removed with his family, then consisting of a wife and one child, to Ohio, locating in Franklinton, in its infancy. After some years' residence here, they removed to Hamilton township, and there died. John Huffman, who was born in Maryland, removed, when a child, with his parents to Washington county, Pennsylvania, and there grew to manhood. He became a captain under Lord Dunmore, and while encamped at Chillicothe, he made a reconnoissance as far north as the fork of the Scioto. Here, near where is now Franklin-ton, he found a body of Indians with whom he engaged, and who finally swam the river and escaped. He then returned to Chillicothe, and eventually to his home in Pennsylvania, where he married and reared a numerous family. During his stay in Ohio he was so well pleased with the country, that he resolved to return. An opportunity did not occur until the spring of the year 1800, when he came out and made purchase of three hundred and eighty acres of land in Franklinton township, a portion of which is now occupied by a grandson, George W. four years later he permanently located on his purchase, building his log cabin upon the west bank of the Scioto river. The year following his settlement he erected a distillery near his dwelling, and this he operated for several years. He, for a time, run a flatboat on the Scioto, as far south as Portsmouth, for trading purposes. In after years he purchased four thousand acres of land in Plain township, paying for the same one gallon of whiskey per acre. Mr. Huffman died in 1826, and his wife some years previous.. The children were: Henry, Elizabeth, John, Barbara, Priscilla, Catharine,. Jacob, Peter, and Mary. Two only of these located in Franklin township: Jacob, who married Rebecca White, and passed his days on lands now occupied by his son, George W.; and Mary, who became the wife of Abram Scott, and died a few years since in Columbus. The remainder of the family settled in Plain township, and are now deceased. Jacob Walcutt and Mary Macy Walcutt, his wife, from whom have descended the numerous people of this name who are now residents of Franklin county, were natives of Loudoun county, Virginia. The date of their location in Franklin county was in the year 1815. His wife died four days subsequent to their arrival. Mr. Walcutt's death occurred in 1832. The children were: Mary, who died while en route for Ohio; James, who married Mary Legg, and Jacob, who married Elizabeth Riley, settled in Franklin township; John, who married Marilla Brodrick, and located in Columbus; and Robert, whose wife was Susan Legg, and who found a home in Perry township. None are now living. James settled on the Scioto river, in this township, in 1828, and died there in July, 1876, at the age of over eighty-six years. His wife, Mary, died in 1861. They raised a family of ten children, eight of whom are now living: Melinda, wife of Eli K. Williams, in Mifflin; Huldah, widow of Richard Walcutt, in Norwich; Jane, wife of James Ruby, on a part of the homestead; Eliza, wife of Eri Douglas, in Norwich; Susannah, wife of Samuel Sandusky, in Truro; Rhoda, wife of Bartley O'Harra, in Prairie township; Laura, wife of Thomas Kramer, in Madison county; and James, on the homestead. John Walcutt's children are: Ann, David B., Virginia, and Charles C., who all reside in Columbus. The family of Robert Walcutt, all of whom reside in the county, consist of seven children, namely: James, Absalom, John, Louisa, Millie, Robert, and William. Samuel Sandusky, sr., from Kentucky, was among the pioneers of Franklinton. He married, subsequently, Polly Perrin, who died in 1825, and the year following he removed to Madison county, where he afterwards lived. He was married a second time, and was- the father of five children, four by his first wife, two of whom are now living, namely: Rebecca, wife of Tracy Wilcox, living in Delaware county; and Samuel Sandusky, jr., resident of Truro township, this county. He married Susannah, daughter of James Walcutt, previously mentioned. Samuel Sandusky, sr., was a gunsmith by trade, and was one of the most expert hunters in the county. Samuel White was prominent in the pioneer settlement HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO - 363 of Franklin township. He was a soldier in the Revolution, and served nearly seven years during that determined struggle to throw off the galling yoke of British oppression. It is said, by descendants of the family, that Mr. White, at the battle of Stoney Point, was scalped by the Indians, and left on the field of battle. At the close of the war he returned to his home, and married Jane Stewart, with whom he emigrated, from Hardy county, Virginia, to Ohio. The date was 1805. A settlement was made on the bank .of Scioto run, in Franklin township, on the farm now occupied by A. H. Shade. Mr. White not being possessed of health sufficient to do farm labor, passed many years of his life in teaching school. His death resulted from injuries received from a runaway horse, in October, 1841. Mrs. White deceased in January, 1839. The children are: James S., John M., Samuel, Sarah and Elizabeth (twins), Alexander, William, Rebecca, Jacob, and George, all of whom are deceased except the latter, who married Mary A. Baltimore, and lives in Franklin township. John Goetchius was one of the pioneer settlers, but of him, or family, the writer has no record. Ralph Osborn, who located in Franklinton, in 1806, was a native of Waterbury, Connecticut. He was an attorney-at-law. In 1808 he was appointed the first prosecuting attorney for Franklin county. In i810 he moved to Pickaway county. In 1815 he was elected State senitor, and served some eighteen years. In 1833 he was elected senator, and died in Columbus, December 3o, 1835. Doubtless an extended sketch of this gentleman will be given in another department of this work. Isaac Miner (afterwards Judge Miner) came from the State of New York, to Franklinton, in 1806 or 1807. A brother, Jeremiah, came on the following year, and perhaps two years later, they removed to Madison county. William Harrison was a native of New Jersey. His wife was Helen Sisco. He was, for years, superintendent of the Longwood iron works. In 1807 he removed to Ohio, and purchased a farm in Franklin township, and engaged in farming, which avocation he pursued during life. He died October 24, 1824, and his wife died in January, 1830. There were six children in the family: James, Martha, Sarah, Charles, Anna, and William. All are deceased except the last-named, who resides in Columbus. R. W. McCoy, who was a native of Franklin county, Pennsylvania, came to Franklinton, in 1811, and engaged in merchandising. Five years later he removed to Columbus, where he engaged in the same avocation, which he prosecuted until his death, January 16, 1856. William Miller and his wife, Christina Fisher, were natives of Virginia. The period of their location in Franklin township was early in the present century. A grandson (William); now occupies the original homestead. Mr. Miller was a farmer, and in time brought his broad acres of dense woodland to a profitable state of cultivation. He died November 1, 1850 ; his widow survived him many years, her death occurring August 15, 1875. They had but one child, Adam, who married Mary Wolf, and has left numerous descendants in the county. Of these, William, Jacob, and Fisher, live in Franklin township, and Margaret (Mrs. J. McDonald), and George reside in Jackson township. Orris Parish, who was a lawyer, came from the State of New York to Franklinton, early in the settlement. In 1816, he was elected president judge of the court of common pleas, for this district. He became eminent as an attorney, and died in Columbus in 1837. Without doubt, there are many other persons who located in Franklin township in its early settlement, who are entitled to a place in this history. The indifference manifested by those having the ability to furnish facts, has greatly retarded the writer, and is his only apology that this department is meagre. Jacob Stimmel came from Virginia to Ohio in about 182o. He married Mary E. Landis, and, in 1828, located in Franklin township. He was a farmer, and died early in September, 1853; his wtfe dted in April, previous. Two of the children live in Franklin township : Samuel, who married Mary E. Holten, and John, whose present wife was Mary E. Miller; Mary (Mrs. William Vance), and Sarah (Mrs. John Holton), live in Columbus, and Eliza J. (Mrs. W. T. Reese), lives in Hamilton township. John Holton and family located in this county in 1834. Emanuel Alkire came from Lewis county, Virginia, to Franklin township, in 1828. His wife was Sarah White. He located on the farm now occupied by N. Gantz, where he died, September 2o, 1849 ; his wife died January 5, 1839. Of the twelve children belonging to this family, the following are now living : Jesse, Eliza (Mrs. Jacob White), William, Joseph, James, and Nancy. Capt. Adin G. Hibbs came from Pennsylvania in 1832, He had previously married Pamelia Shade. He lived for a time in Columbus, and subsequenty laid out the village of Shadeville, where he lived a few years. He now lives in Franklin township, and has amassed great wealth. But one child has blessed this couple, born prior to coming to Ohio. It died in infancy. Conrad Clime, whose life-work has been that of a farmer, married Rebecca Heaton, and, in 1833, removed from Bucks county, Pennsylvania, to Ohio. He lived for perhaps one year in Columbus, then purchasing land in Franklin township he removed thereto, and there he still resides. His wife died August 9, 1841. The children were: Mary J. (Mrs. C. White), Anna E. (Mrs. R. Vander-burg), and William F., who married Mary L. Briggs, and lives on the old homestead. Jacob Shade removed from near Philadelphia,. Pennsylvania, to Jackson township in 1835. He now lives in Franklin township. His wife died in 1842. The children living are : Adin H., who married Ann White, lives in Franklin township; Ann E. (Mrs. H. Bailey), lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Aadline (Mrs. R. Finney), lives in North Wales, Pennsylvania. Joseph Cromwell, who was a direct descendant of the renowned OliverCromwell, married Mary Ann Hull, and in 1835 came from Frederick county, Maryland, to Franklin county. After several removals he located permanently on a tract of land in Franklin township, which he purchased from Capt. George Skidmore, a pioneer in the 364 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO. county, and here they yet reside. The children are: Emeline, who lives at home; John S., who married Eliza J. Anderson, lives in Franklin township; Josephine (Mrs. J. Legg); Charlotte (Mrs. L. E. Green), Sarah lives at home; and Frances V. (Mrs. S. J. Woolley), lives in Brown township. Thomas Deems, who was a native of Pennsylvania, married Mary Sims, of Muskingum county, Ohio, and in the spring of 1841, located upon the farm he still occupies, in Franklin township. His wife died November 12, 1870. Mr. Deems has worked at blacksmithing during his life. His children are: Melissa (Mrs. James Kennard), Gilbert C., Stephen F., Jerusha (Mrs. C. Wagner), Sarah (Mrs. David Smiley), and Lavina, who died in infancy. Joseph O. B. Renick, a son of William Renick, sr., who was of the family so prominent in Pickaway county, was born in Harrison township, of that county, in 1810. He married Julia McNeal, of Hardy county, Virginia, and in 1855 removed to Franklin township, locating upon the farm he still occupies. Mrs. Renick deceased December 15, 1844, and in 1851 he married Rebecca Adams, of Chillicothe. By the first marriage, the following children were born: William, Daniel, McNeal, Felix, Juliet E., and two who died in infancy. One child was born of the present marriage, also deceased. Mr. Rennick was engaged in merchandising, in Circleville, some years, and brought the first stock of goods to that place over the Ohio canal. He is now extensively engaged in the raising of short-horn Durham cattle. He has for some years paid considerable attention to the growing of blooded horses. FIRST EVENTS. In 1803, Joseph Foos opened a hotel in Franklinton, and about the same time William Domigan announced entertainment for man and beast. The last named hostelry was of logs, but large and commodious. These were the first taverns in Franklin county. The first merchandizing was by Robert Russell, and the date as early as 1803. The stock, which consisted of but an armful or two of general merchandise, was displayed on shelves placed around the sides of a small building designed for a "smoke house ;" a small table in the center served the double purpose of counter, and a seat for the proprietor, who could readily reach the goods on the shelves from his seat on the counter. Several "packhorse traders" were engaged in business here, from time to time. The goods were transported on horseback from Pittsburgh and Detroit, and consisted mainly of iron, salt, and whiskey. The first store of respectable proportions was built by James Scott, in 1806. The first brick house in the township, was, doubtless, erected by Lucas Sullivant. A post-office was established in Franklinton in 1805, and discontinued in about 1835. Following is the first and successive postmasters : Adam Hosack, Henry Brown, Joseph Grate, James B. Gardiner, Jacob Kellar, Joseph McDowell, William Lusk, and W. Risley. At this time there are two post-offtces in the township Camp Chase, which was established on November 10, 1873, with George W. Scott as postmaster, and is located at the point where the C. S. & C. railroad crosses the National road, and another on the same railroad, near the terminus of the avenue, established in February, 1874; Henry Hains, postmaster. At this time there is but one hotel in the township-the "Four Mile House," which has become one of the ancient landmarks. It is situated on the National road, and has been in operation under different owners for many years. Mrs. Harriet Bigelow is the present proprietor. The first burying-ground in the township, is the one situated on the bank of the Scioto river, and north of the former village of Franklinton. In this yard were buried the remains of Lucas Sullivant and wife, General Joseph Foos and wife, Lyne Starling, and a host of those hardy pioneers who helped to subdue the wilderness; but since the establishment of Green Lawn cemetery, the beautiful, silent "city of the dead," many removals have taken place, and the village cemetery appears neglected and forgotten. ORGANIZATION. As previously stated, the organization of Franklin township was nearly contemporaneous with the erection of the county. Seventy-six years have elapsed since the first township election. The township records, imperfectly kept at best, are now nowhere to be found, and we must be content to commence with the officers for 1879, who are as follows: William House, John S. Cromwell, and James R. Walcutt, trustees; J. J. Eakin, clerk ; Clark White, treasurer; G. M. Walcutt, assessor; Joseph McNinch and G. M. Walcutt, constables; and twelve supervisors of highways. Following is a list of the persons who have served as justices of the peace for Franklin township from its organization to the present: 1803, ZachariahStephen, James Marshall; 1806, Arthur O'Harra; 1808, Samuel White; 1812, Joseph Grate; 1814, Nicholas Goeches, Joseph Gorton, Jacob Kellar; 1820, Robert W. Riley, Jacob Grubb; 1822, Joseph Badger ; 1825, Reuben Golliday ; 1826, Stewart White ; 1828, William Lusk ; 1832, James Graham; 1837, Samuel l)eardurf; 1838, Jacob Fisher; 1840, William Caldwell, Adam Alkire; 1841, William Henderson; 1846, Lemuel Frizzell, Jacob White; 1847, Bartley Boyd; 1849, Robert King, Benjamin Overmire; 1854, Bazil Riddell; 1855, Jesse Alkire; 1856, John A. Kellar; 1857, W. B. Preston; 1864, Philip Shafter; 1872, James Pippin; 1875, William Walter, present incumbent; 1878, N. P. Mix, present incumbent. CHURCHES. Among the early religious gatherings in Franklin township, outside of Franklinton, were a series of meetings held at the house of Henry Goetschius, by the Revs. Messrs. Austin and Sims, of the Methodist Episcopal church. The date the writer cannot give, but he is informed that it was prior to 1828. The result was the formation of a pioneer class in Methodism, consisting of: John and Nancy Goetschius, Henry and Elizabeth Goetschius, Richard and Sarah House, Elisha and Elizabeth Chambers, Giliom and Leah Demosert, Jacob and Elizabeth White, and a few others, whose names are forgotten. Soon after this class was formed, a log meeting-house was HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO - 365 built on Scioto Big run. This was a small affair, and rude in its appointments; yet, for as many as ten years, did this devout band of christians hold frequent meetings within its bark-covered walls. Its successor was the brick edifice known as the Union church, occupying the site of the first church. This charge was formerly attached to Darby circuit, and subsequently to Harrisburg. For a list of the ministers who have presided over this congregation, see the history of the Methodist Episcopal church at Grove City, in another part of this volume. The Union church has now a large membership, and in connection, a flourishing Sabbath-school. The Friends' church, at Gamp Chase, was formed in the spring of 1876, previous to which the members of this sect attended the church at Columbus. The constituent members of the church at Camp Chase were as follows: William and David Binns and families, Lewis and Joseph Ong and families, John Cowgill and family, and John Hussy and family. During the summer subsequent to the formation of the church, a substantial brick meeting-house was erected, at a cost of one thousand three hundred dollars. Its location is on the National road, at the crossing of the Cincinnati, Springfield & Columbus railroad. The present church officers are: William Binns and wife, elders; and John Cowgill, overseer. The present membership of this church numbers fifty persons. SCHOOL. Mr. Foos remembers a school which was taught in a little log building standing on Gift street, in Franklinton, as early as 1805. He was one of the scholars. The teacher was an Irishman, of good educational attainments, but who was cursed with an inordinate appetite for whiskey, and when under its influence (which was the greater part of the time) he was cruel and tyrannical. A favorite method of punishment was to compel the victim to place his hands, palms down, upon the desk, in front of the teacher, when he, the inhuman, drunken fiend, would draw the keen blade of his knife across the ftngers, making deep gashes. This, finally, coming to the parents, the noble representative of a down-trodden nationality was summarily kicked from the " temple of learning," and it is to be hoped, from the sight of civilized humanity. SOCIETIES. At this time these are confined-to the order known as Patrons of Husbandry, or Grangers, a society formerly enjoying great popularity among farmers; but of late, we learn, the order has declined materially, and has lost much of its former prestige. In this, history but repeats itself, and if there be real merit in the order, time will weed out the drones, and a safe foundation be established. Camp Chase Grange, No. 528, was organized February 11, 1874. Its sessions were begun, and are still held, in the school-house, in sub-district number three. The charter members were : J. M. Dunlap and wife, N. P. and Emmett Mix and wives, J. W. Ames and wife, C. Holt and wife, M. Williams and wife, James Fippin and wife, R. Demorest and wife, John H. Bell and wife, W. S. Postle, C. W. and F. Haldy, E. Witson, F. Wilson, J. and J. A. Tom, J. S. Cromwell, W. McGrew, Smith Postle, A. Watts, I. Zellers, and W. Clime. The officers on organization were: J. M. Dunlap, M.; E. Mix, O.; N. A. Mix, lecturer; W. S. Postle, steward; C. Haldy, assistant steward; J. S. Cromwell, chaplain; William McGrew, secretary; and S. Postle, treasurer. The regular meetings occur on the first Monday before the full moon, and two weeks thereafter. The membership is now (August, 1879) fifty. Following are the officers for 1879: William Clime, M.; Frank Sperry, 0.; G. Weatherell, lecturer; E. G. Neff, steward ; A. Fippin, assistant steward; S. Fippin, chaplain; Charles Haldy, secretary; E. Mix, treasurer; Anna Clime, lady assistant steward; Mary Kaderley, ceres ; Mary Jenney, pomona; and Louisa Haldy, flora. Franklin Grange, No. 632, was organized March 4, 1874, with charter members as follows: Hon. Clark White and wife, J. M. Briggs and wife, J. K. Lowe and wife, Henry Briggs and wife, J. E. Chambers and wife, J. J. Eakin and wife, Jacob Early and wife, William House and wife, Theodore Hart and wife, Harvey Peters and wife, Miss Lucinda Bailey, Lottie and Lizzie Chambers, Henry and Samuel Bitler. The society was organized at the Briggs school-house, by J. H. Hess, deputy grand master, who installed the following officers: Clark White, M.; J. K. Lowe, 0.; J.. M. Briggs, lecturer; Jacob Early, steward; Theodore. Hart, treasurer; J. J. Eakin, secretary. During the season of 1878 the Grange built, in connection with sub-district number five, a substantial brick building, in size, thirty-two by forty-eight feet, the second story of which is occupied for a grange hall. The total cost of this building was two thousand, two hundred dollars. The Grange meets on the first and third Saturday evenings of each month; has a membership of thirty-two, and is one of the most prosperous organizations in the country. The officers for 1879 are: J. M. Briggs, M.; J. J. Eakin, 0.; Trevitt Hoover, lecturer; Adin H. Shade, steward; L. W. Campbell, assistant steward; Wright Peters, G. K.; Mrs. William Towns, lady assistant steward; Miss Lottie Chambers, ceres; Miss Eliza Johnson, flora; Mrs. Trevitt Hoover, pomona. It is highly probable that societies. in the interest of temperance have had an existence in the township, but of this the writer has no positive knowledge. PHYSICIANS. Without doubt, the pioneer physician in Franklin township was L. Goodale, who located in Franklinton village, in 1805. [He subsequently removed to Columbus city, which see for further particulars of his life]. Dr. S. Parsons, who was a native of Reading, Connecticut, located in Franklinton, January 16, 181i. Some five years later, he removed to Columbus, where he became prominent as a physician, and highly respected as a citizen. In 1843 he was elected to the State legislature, and for many years he was president of the Franklin branch of the State bank of Ohio. Doubtless other physicians have had an abiding place in this township, whose names are worthy of recognition. At this time but one doctor lives in the township, W. I). Crumley, who located on the 366 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO. Harrisburgh pike, in 1846. He is a graduate of the Cincinnati Eclectic college, class of 1848-9, and of the Starling medical college, class of 1862-3. Dr. Crumley has an extensive and quite lucrative practice. INDUSTRIAL PURSUITS. For several years there was no mill nearer than Chillicothe. In Franklinton a hand-mill was constructed, which would grind corn, but it was not of sufficient capacity to accommodate the whole colony, and the stump mortar was resorted to by soiree, while others reduced the corn to a proper condition for bread-making by grating it. The dwellers of to-day, upon this goodly land, can have but a faint conception of the inconvenience caused by the absence of flouring mills. About the year 1800, a small mill was erected, and, about the same time, John D. Rush built another, on the Scioto, a short distance above Franklinton. Both soon fell into disuse, and in time went to decay. After this, mills propelled by horse-power came into use, but they were rude and imperfect in their mechanism. The first grist-mill of any considerable importance in the township, was built by Lucas Sullivant, as early as 1820. This property is now owned by S. S. Rickley, but has been greatly improved. Franklin township has been abundantly blessed with sawmills, the government, during the early years of the settlement, making donations of land to any person who would construct a mill. Parties would put up a mill, saw lumber enough to get a title to their land, and let the mill go to decay. This, Mr. Foos informs us, was often the case. CAMP CHASE. This once famous rendezvous was situated on the south side of the National road, and some four miles west of Columbus. Here thousands of Ohio's loyal sons learned the dread art of war, and went forth to do battle for the flag. Many, very many, never returned; their lives went out as a sacrifice, and beneath the skies of the sunny South, where the orange and the magnolia wave a ceaseless perfume, the spot perhaps unmarked, they sleep the sleep that knows no waking. May traitor footsteps never tread the herbage o'er their graves. The lands formerly embraced within the enclosure of the camps are now divided into lots, and where was once the spacious parade ground, now stand the dwellings of the peaceful citizens. Nothing is left to remind the writer of the days of " lang sync," except, perhaps, that now rapidly decaying hostkry, know as the Four Mile house. It seems little changed, except by time. To the south of the camp, and adjacent to Sullivant avenue, is the Rebel grave-yard, containing the remains of some thousands of Confederate soldiers, who died in the prison at the camp. It is, perhaps, needless to state that these men died of disase or wounds; they were not starved to death by order of the President, as were too many of our brave boys at Andersonville, and other "Courts of Death," under control of the southern chivalry. THE STATE QUARRY. The lands embraced in this tract were purchased on April 11, 1845, from William S. Sullivant. They em brace fifty acres, and are situated in Franklin township, on the bank of the Scioto river. The rock is of secondary formations, of different forms and colors, giving to the block an appearance like clouded marble. The strata are from five inches to five feet in thickness, and afford the finest building stone in central Ohio. The stone used in the construction of the state house was taken from this quarry, as was also that used in the construction of the penitentiary and other State institutions. THE COLUMBUS ASYLUM FOR THE INSANE. This institution had its inception on January 5, 1835, at which time the State medical convention adopted and sent to the legislative bodies, then in session, a memorial, asking "for the erection of an asylum for the insane, adapted, in all respects, for the relief of mental derangement, etc." Immediately subsequent, an act was passed, establishing a lunatic asylum for the State of Ohio, and the following directors were appointed to purchase a site and attend to the erection of suitable buildings: Dr. Samuel Parsons and Dr. William M. Awl, of Columbus, and General Samuel F. McCracken, of Lancaster. In July following, lands were purchased for a site, situated in the northeast corner of the then corporate limits of the city of Columbus. These were added to until, in 1845, the grounds comprised a trifle over sixty-four acres, and cost six thousand, three hundred and five dollars and thirty-five cents. Subsequently [May 7, 1869], seven and one-half acres of land were added to the asylum grounds, at a cost of fifteen thousand dollars. N. B. Kelley was appointed architect in July, 1835. Plans were drawn ; the necessary appropriation was made by the legislature, and, on April 20, 1837, the corner stone of the building was laid, when there were present Samuel Parsons, William M. Awl, N. B. Kelley (superintendent of construction), William Mcllvain, and Isaac Coul. The main building was completed November 10, 1839; the west wing in 1845; the east wing in 1846, and the center wing in 1847. This completed the edifice. Its cost was one hundred and fifty-three thousand, eight hundred and twenty-one dollars and eighty-four cents. About one-third of the labor was performed by convicts from the Ohio penitentiary. The building was quadrangular in form, being three hundred and seventy feet front by two hundred and eighteen feet deep, and covering an acre of ground. It was divided into four hundred and forty rooms, exclusive of the basement. This building was destroyed by fire on the night of November 18, 1868, and of the three hundred and twenty patients, all were rescued except six females, who were suffocated by the intense smoke in ward six. This fire was, without doubt, incendiary. April 23, 1869, the legislature passed an act for the erection of a new building, to cost not more than four hundred thousand dollars. Ground was broken the following October, but we do not learn that anything further was accomplished. On April 18, 1870, an act was passed authorizing the sale of the old asylum grounds, for a sum not less than two hundred thousand dollars, and the purchase of suit- HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO - 367 able grounds elsewhere, in the vicinity of Columbus, at a price not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars. The consummation of this act was the purchase of the grounds upon which now stands thftnestst building of its kind, perhaps, in the whole world, its erection, prompted by the finer feelings of humanity. It stands to-day a monument of which the whole people of the great commonwealth of the State of Ohio should justly be proud. The lands, which were purchased of William S. Sullivant, consist of three hundred acres, situated in the township of Franklin, and bounded as follows : on the east by a line commencing at the second mile-stone west of Columbus, on the National Road, and extending north to the Little Miami railroad; north by said railroad; south by the National road, and on the west by a line parallel to the first-named line. The location is upon a hill, overlooking the city of Columbus and the surrounding country, and is designated by the name of Glenwood, which title was genen it by the former matron, Mrs. L. W. Peck, as "appropriate to the wild beauty of its surroundings." The directors came into possession of the grounds on the fifth of May, 187o, and the following day the work of excavation for the new structure was commenced. The foundation was commenced on the twenty-third day of the same month, and on the fourth of July, following, the corner-stone was laid by the grand lodge of Masons of the State of Ohio, Governor Rutherford B. Hayes, presiding. There were present many State officers, the Masonic bodies of Columbus, and a large concourse of citizens. William L. Peck, M. D., was chosen resident architect and superintendent of construction, a position which he filled to the full satisfaction of the hoard. Following are the names of the trustees at this time: S. M. Smith, William B. Thrall, John Hunter, Henry B. Curtis, W. Fullerton, M. D., P. M. Wagenhals, M. D. The building was pronounced complete in the spring of the year 1877, but is was not formally opened for patients until August 13, following. The following description of this immense structure is from the report of the skillful and experienced architect, T. R. Tinsley : "The present new structure has an eastern frontage of about eleven hundred feet, and is composed of eight wings for patients, four on each side of the center building, receding from the same. The central part has a depth of five hundred and sixty feet. The patients' wings are constructed with a corridor or promenading court, or day-room, fifteen feet by one hundred and eighty-five feet in the center, with patients' rooms opening on each side, thus forming a ward. These wings average about one hundred and eighty-five feet long, and are connected together by receding wings, wherein are located the dining-rooms, water-closets, baths, and lavatories. Patients' wings are three and four stories high, and contain thirty-two wards, said wards having an average capacity of about thirty patients each. Each ward is supplied with its respective patients' parlor, dining, and attendants' rooms, water-closets, baths, lavatories, drying-room, dead-lifts, dumb-waiters, etc. The front portion of the center building is the administration building, containing the officers', business, and living rooms. The middle part of the center building contains the theater or amusement hall, chapel, etc., the rear end of the center building being devoted to mechanical and domestic purposes—as kitchen, laundry, oven, machinery, boilers for heating and power, engines, etc., these buildings being four stories high. "The structure presents an imposing and impressive view from the city. It is embellished with numerous towers, spires, and turrets of v,arious designs, which lend quite a picturesque tone to it. It is, withal, a grand structure for a most noble purpose, and reflects credit on the munificence of the State, and honor to its designer Levi T. Scofield, esq., architect, of Cleveland, Ohio '" The general materials used in the construction of the structure are bri .k, stone, and iron, the building being made as near fire-proof apossiblele and practicable for its purpose. “The consumption of materials, of course, was enormous, approximating thirty-five millions of bricks, the circumference of the edifice being, about one and one-eighth miles. There were also four million twoundreded thousand pounds of iron-work, comprising, among other things, four thousand five hundred feet lineal of iron stairways, almost seven-eighths of a mile. The steam-heating, ventilating, and water-supply apparatus; plumbing and gas-piping, sewer pipes, foul air ducts, cistern connections, and other like works, have consumed almost one hundred miles of pipes of various sizes and materials. "There are about ten acres of floor area; this includes wood and artificial stone; more than four and one-half acres of slate and iron roofing; nearly forty acres of plastering. "The structure has something more than three thousand two hundred windows, and fully one thousand rooms, corridors, and passages, not including the basemencompartmentsts, which are wholly dedicated to ventilation by steam fans, steam and other pipes, and railroad track for delivery of food, etc., to the respective dining-rooms. The total number of cubic feet of air space heated is three million three hundred and forty-five thousand. The above quantities give a general idea of the magnitude of the building." Its entire cost, as shown by the report of the trustees, for the year 1877, was one million, five hundred and twenty-six thousand, two hundred and twenty-six dollars and forty-five cents . The following are the trustees for the year 1877: George WManypennyny, president ; James Buckingham, Joseph K. Secor, George Mitchell, M. D.; E. J. Blount, board of trustees. The resident officers are: Richard Gundry, medical superintendent; D. A. Morse, H. B. Nunemaker, H. A. Tobey, C. D. Carpenter, assistant physicians; George S. Bell, steward; Mrs. M. M. Gun-dry, matron. Dr. Gundry served as superintendent until May 15, 1878. The present officials are: E. J. Blount, president; David W. Brooks, secretary ; George W. Morgan, Benjamin Myers, and Joseph P. Smith, board of trustees. The resident officers are: L. Firestone, medical superintendent; H. A. Tobey, C. W. King, Thomas Sparrow, G. P. Follett, assistant physicians ; Isaac Anderson, steward; Mrs. L. Firestone, matron. The medical superintendent's report for the year ending November 16, 1878, shows that there were under treatment, during the year, five hundred and eighty-eight male, and six hundred and thirty-eight female patients, making a grand total of twelve hundred and twenty-six. THE OHIO INSTITUTION FOR THE EDUCATION OF IDIOTIC AND IMBECILE YOUTH.* The first legislative action having in view the establishment of an institution for the improvement of idiots, was in March, 185o, when a resolution, introduced by Hon. Pinckney Lewis, was passed, appointing the superintendent of the Ohio lunatic asylum, Dr. Hanbury Smith, to report at the next session of the General assembly, upon idiocy and idiot instruction, as follows: " First, to make inquiry into the expediency of making provisions, on the part of the State, for the support of the idiotic and imbecile portion of our population; particularly it shall be his duty to report the results of experiments already madeandna now being made, in the education of the idiotic; also, the number o . this class of population in Ohio ; and finally, into the economy of supporting and educing this class of ou * By Dr. G. A. Doren. 368 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO. population in institutions adapted to their use, as compared with their support as at present provided." In January, 1852, Governor Wood, in his annual message, directed the attention of the general assembly to the duty of providing for the care, protection, and improvement of the imbecile. and idiotic. Governor Wood's efforts were earnestly seconded by his successor, Governor Merrill, who, in his annual message to the general assembly in January, 1854, recommended that that unfortunate class be embraced within the range or beneficial operation of our benevolent institutions. In March, 1854, Dr. N. S. Townshend (a trustee of this institution from the date of its organization up to May, 1878), then a member of the senate, to whom was referred so much of the governor's annual message as related to the subject of idiocy, made to the senate a most interesting and able report, which was laid on the table and ordered to be printed. During the year 1856, public attention was called, through newspaper articles, to the number of idiots in the State, their condition, and their capabilities for improvement, by Dr. R. J. Patterson, who had, for many years, devoted himself to the treatment of insanity and mental diseases. A bill to establish an asylum for idiots was introduced in the house of representatives by Hon. Ralph Plumb, but was presented so near the close of the session that it was laid over for want of time to properly consider and act upon it. In January, 1857, Hon. Herman Canfield, of the senate, introduced a bill to establish an asylum for the education of idiotic and imbecile youth. This bill became a law April 17, 1857. The institution was organized by the appointment of Hon. William Dennison, Hon. N. S. Townshend, and Hon. Asher Cook, as trustees. R. J. Patterson, M. D., was elected superintendent. A large dwelling house, opposite the institution for the blind, was rented, and the first pupil was admitted August 3, 1857. Sixteen pupils were admitted the first year. During the three succeeding years the average number of pupils was thirty. Hon. William Dennison having been elected governor, resigned his position on the board of trustees, and was succeeded by Hon. Herman Canfield, November 15, 1859. Dr. R. J. Patterson resigned the place of superintendent, November 15, 186o, and was succeeded by Dr. G. A. Doren, the present superintendent. The accommodations of the institution were increased to fifty pupils during the year 1861, which was the average number under care until the occupancy of the new building, in July, 1868. During the year 1862, Hon. Herman Canfield, who was killed at the battle of Pittsburg Landing, was succeeded upon the board of trustees by Hon. Peter Hitchcock, and Hon. Asher Cook by J. A. Lutz, Esq. In 1864, the legislature passed an act to permanently establish the asylum for idiots, and appropriated money for the purchase of a site, and the construction of permanent buildings. Work upon the buildings was not commenced, however, until the autumn of 1865. The new buildings were occupied in July, 1868, and were opened with one hundred and five children. The number was increased to one hundred and fifty in 1869; to one hundred and seventy in 187o, and to two hundred and fifty, the capacity of the institution, in 1871. The buildings were then enlarged. In 1872 three hundred pupils were accommodated. Additions were again provided for. During the year 1873, three hundred and ten children were cared for; in 1874, three hundred and fifty-one; in 1875, three hundred and ninety-three. The number of children accommodated each year since 1875 has been over four hundred and fifty. The number now cared for is four hundred and seventy-five. Two new wings are, at this writing, being completed, and, when finished, the number of inmates will be increased. The present officers of the institution are as follows, viz.: Hon. John A. Shank of Cincinnati, J. M. Montgomery, esq., of Columbus, Hon. J. K. Rukenbrod of Salem, trustees; Gustavus A. Doren, M. D., superintendent; A. P. Bateham, clerk; Miss Harriet F. Purple, matron; Mrs. Sarah Lawrence, assistant matron; Miss Sarah Husted, housekeeper; Mrs. L. N. Doren, Miss M. E. Clift, Miss Lucretia Lockwood, Miss L. R. Seymour, Miss F. Ruggles, Miss J. B. Bateham, Miss P. K. Ayres, Miss J. Zurmehly, Miss Mary Wicks, Miss Annie L. McGrew, Miss J. W. Ricks, Miss Annie M. Clark, Miss M. D. Clark, Miss E. L. Clark, Miss E. V. Thompson, Miss I. H. Breckenridge, Miss F. E. Wright, Miss Mattie Wright, Miss Anna L. Brown, teachers. WASHINGTON. This township was set off and organized by its present name, in 1809, at that time including all of its present territory, as well as that of Perry and Norwich, and a portion of Brown township. It was comprised of parts of the original townships of Liberty, Franklin, and Darby. In 1820 it was established, with its present boundaries, a large portion on the east being taken in the formation of Perry. The earlier settlements were made along the Scioto river, the first being on the site of the present town of Dublin. The territory, at a little distance back from the river, with the exception of that bordering on the runs and small brooks, was late in its settlement. Especially was this the case in the northern part of the township, where the Duns, of Chillicothe, and others, owned large tracts of land, which were not placed on the market until a comparatively recent date. NATURAL FEATURES. The eastern portion of the township, where it borders on the Scioto river, has high hills and bluffs, which extend up the valley of Indian run for some distance, and for a short distance up nearly, if not all, the small runs that empty into the Scioto. The main road, extending from north to south, through the township, follows the river bank, in many places, for a long distance, over the out-cropping limestone rock, making a solid and permanent road-bed, though not always as smooth as could be desired. The timber was originally beech, maple, hickory, elm, ash, walnut, on the bottoms, and buckeye, oak, and other varieties, in a small way. Most of the valuable timber has been cut off and utilized, by being sawed into lumber, though vast quantities were deadened and burned in early days. The soil is mostly clay, and is capable of producing large crops when properly cultivated. The streams are: Indian run, which empties into the Scioto river, just above Dublin, and Hayden run, on the south border of the township. There are also numerous small runs, or brooklets, that help to drain the surface of the township. At the point where these runs descend the hills and bluffs, to reach the river, is some very rugged and romantic scenery. In places, the water has a perpendicular descent of from ten to twenty feet, and in the distance of one or two hundred feet, falling sixty or seventy feet. The falls on Hayden run have been, for some years, a favorite resort for picnic parties. SETTLEMENT. Among the first settlers of Washington were Ludwick Sells and his sons, Samuel, Peter, Benjamin, and William, from Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania. John Sells, an elder brother of Ludwick Sells, also came into the same neighborhood, tn the fall of 1808. Two of the brothers, Peter and Benjamin, came to Ohio first of all, and purchased four hundred acres of land, where the town of Dublin now stands, for their brother John; one hundred acres below this, for their father, and three hundred for themselves, north of Dublin. They afterwards sold one hundred acres of their purchase to their brother, Samuel. They made a large camp, near the spring at Dublin bridge, where they lived some weeks, until cabins could be built. Their settlement was made along the river bank, below the present site of .the bridge, and high enough from the. bed of the river to be safe from, floods. The street on which they settled is now, called River street. George Ebey came with his wife and family soon after the Sells. He, with John Sells, erected a flouring-mill in 1812. A daughter of his married Amaziah Hutchinson, and now lives with her daughters, two of whom married brothers, John and Daniel Thomas, who live in Perry township. Alexander Bassett came about the same time, and settled a mile southwest of Dublin, where he bought and cleared land. This he sold to Mr. Tuttle, and with his family went farther west. The next settler below Ludwick Sells was Augustus Miller, who came into the country about 1804. James Hoey came in 1815, and settled a mile and a half up Indian run, on the north fork, where he made a home. Joab Hayden, an eccentric genius, settled, very early, in the extreme southern part of the present township, on a run which still bears the name of Hayden's run. He was a very foolhardy man, and would attempt the most dangerous feats, at which he always succeeded in coming off safely. He once went to the Kanawha salt works for salt, and, in a spirit of boasting, said he would climb a very high tree and stand on his head on a limb, nearly a hundred feet from the ground, for a barrel of salt. His offer was accepted, and he proceeded to execute his proposition. After climbing to the designated limb he was offered a barrel of salt to desist from his purpose, but he swore he would stand on his head, and he did, although those present expected to see him fall and meet certain death. He then offered to fall into the river, for another barrel of salt, but no one would make him the offer. Samuel Sells, a son of Ludwick Sells; settled in Franklinton in 1802. In 1809 he moved to Washington township, and settled a mile west of the present village of Dublin, on Indian run. A large body of Indians, num- (369) 370 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICK AWAY COUNTIES, OHIO. bering about one hundred and fifty, were encamped on his land, it being a favorite ground for them. Some of them enlisted under General Harrison, among them a noted warrior called Captain Turtle, who participated in the battle of Tippecanoe. The following were also early settlers : John Wyandt settled three-fourths of a mile west of Samuel Sells; James Slosson, also west of Sells, on Indian run; McCune and Jacob King near by ; and Jacob Sladle also on Indian run. George Ebey came from Huntingdon county, Pennsylvania, to Ohio, in 1805. He settled, for one year, in Franklinton, until he could find a location to suit ,him. At the end of a year, he removed, with his family, to Washington township, and settled half a mile west of Dublin. He was a miller by occupation, and brought with him a silk bolting cloth, and, soon after his arrival, dressed some small stone, and built a primitive mill for the use of his family, in his own.kitchen. Here they ground their own corn and wheat, and always had the Wherewithal for good bread and light biscuit, two articles that were considered luxuries among very many of the pioneers. He and George Sells soon built the first mill in Washington township, on the banks of the Scioto river, where it is continued to this day, and is now owned by Joseph Corbin. Mr. Ebey came, with his wtfe and family of six children, over the mountains in a large Pennsylvania wagon, drawn by five horses, over almost impassable roads through the forest. In their new home they raised ten children, four being born after their settlement. The names of the children were Jacob, Henry, John, George, Betsey, Mary, Barbara, Susan, Sally, and Rose Ann. Charles Mitchell, accompanied by his wife and family, consisting of six boys and three girls, came from Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in 1815. He came in a large boat from Robstown, on the Yonghighany river, to the Ohio, from there to the Scioto, and up that to Columbus. Some of his boys came on this trip with him. The cargo of the boat consisted of a greater variety of household goods than was generally brought by the early pioneers, including three barrels of rye whiskey, Which was made into bitters and taken by the family, none of whom were sick with malarial diseases while that lasted, which was some ten years. The rest of the family came overland from Pennsylvania in a four-horse wagon. Their cows and other stock were driven along at the same time. The family consisted of John, Charles, William, Hugh, Thomas, David, Elizabeth, Jane, and Sarah. Mr. Mitchell bought one thousand and seventy acres o land from Walter Dun, of Chillicothe. This land lies one half mile north of Dublin, and adjoined that purchased by the Sells brothers. A home was made near the bank of the river, where Mr. Mitchell died in 1823. At his death the property was divided among the children, all of whom settled on their land, which they cleared and improved. Charles Mitchell, jr., bought the land owned by three of his brothers, and built a house one half a mile from Dublin, where he now lives. He married Eliza D. Reed, in 1835, and has raised seven children, all of whom are married and live near home. He was agent for the sale of the Dun land some twelve Or fourteen years. William Mitchell and Hugh married sisters of Charles Mitchell's wife. Hugh died on his property, near Dublin, which is now owned by his heirs. William lives in Fairburg, Illinois, as does Thomas. A daughter of Charles Mitchell, jr., Annie, married Harlan F. Johnson, and lives a mile north of her father's. Mr. Horsey was an early settler in Washington, near Dublin. He afterwards sold his land to John Sells. Elisha. Hays came soon after the Mitchells, and settled west of them, on Indian run. Several of the family came at the same time, and their descendants are now living in the township. . Mr. Rogers was the first settler back from the river on the level land. He came about 1825, and located about three. miles southwest from Dublin, where he bought land and made a farm. He afterwards sold, and none of the family now remain, with the exception of a widowed .daughter, Mrs. Turner. Mr. Babcock came with Mr. Rogers, and settled immediately north of him. Messrs. Hunter and Wilcox setted north of Babcock, at a still later date. Jeremiah Dominy came from Beekmantown, New York, in 1812, in a wagon, with his father-in-law, James Norton. They settled on Sugar run, in Madison county, where he died in 1868. He was twice married, and raised twenty children. His son, Henry, bought two hundred and twenty acres of land of Barney Elrich and Amos Kidwell, in the south part of Washington township, in 1864. He married Harriet Barlow, in 1834, and has nine children, all but one of whom are married. Henry Coffman came to Ohio in about 1810. He established a hat shop in Ripley, Brown county, where he lived some ten years. His wife was Margaret Sells, whom .he married, in Washington township, before coming here to live. He came here about 1820, and moved on the land of Ludwick Sells. He worked some years in the hat shop of Eliud and Charles Sells, in Dublin, and then bought a farm west of the town, where his son, Fletcher, now lives. James Ewing Donaldson came to Ohio with his father, in 1798, when six years old. They settled in Union county, where his father died early. He was raised by his grandmother and his uncle, James Ewing, and in 1816 married Cynthia Dodge. In 1832 he moved to the northwest corner of Washington township, where he bought two hundred and thirty-two acres of land. At the time of his purchase there was no clearing, and no road in this vicinity. He built a hickory-slab shanty to live in during the summer, and in the fall completed a hewed log house, which he partially built before settling with his family. His children who lived, were James, J. Werden D., Israel C., and David M. James lives on a part of the home farm, on the west side of the road ; and his brother, J. W. D., lives on the east side of the same road,. near by. Their mother lives with her son James. The land which Mr. Donaldson purchased is in the Means survey, number five thousand one hundred and sixty-two. THE PINNEY FAMILY. Abner Putnam Pinney was born in Connecticut, February 28, 1779. He, with several of the family, and others, to the number of forty families, were members of the Scioto company, which was organized in Connecticut and Massachusetts, in 1802, for the purpose of founding a colony in Ohio. They chose Colonel James Kilbourne as agent, to examine lands and make a suitable purchase for the members of the colony. A location was made at the present village of Worthington, in the vicinity of which a large tract of land was secured. In the summer of 1803, the following persons came to Ohio, in advance of the colony, for the purpose of building cabins and making some preparations for the accommodation of the families who should follow them: Lemuel Kilbourne and family, Levi Pinney, Alexander Morrison, jr., Abner P. Pinney, William Morrison, Adna Bristol, E. C. Brown, and Israel P. Case. They were followed, in the fall of the same year, by the other members of the colony, who settled on the lands purchased by their agent. The first marriage in the colony took place on the tenth day of February, 1804, the ceremony being performed by Thomas Stevens, esq., of Franklinton, in the log school-house at Worthington. The persons united in wedlock were Abner P. Pinney to Miss Polly Morrison, and Levi Pinney to Miss Charlotte Beach. Every person then living in the settlement was supposed to be present, and the most that could be was made of this most interesting occasion. Soon after their marriage, Abner P. Pinney and his wife settled in Middleburg, Liberty township, Delaware county, where eight children were born to them, as follows: Mary, born October 23, 1807, died August 6, 1825; Lovisa, born October 19, 1809, died in May, 1855; William Chester, born October 15, 181 r, died September 17, 1873; Lyman Gillett, born July 28, 1815, died October 6, 1843; Eli Morrison, born September 27, 1817; Florina Lodamia, horn January 29, 1820 (now Mrs. Brooks), lives in Columbus.; Betsey Mehetabel, born April 16, 1828, died November 11, 1846. Of these eight children, but two are now living. Mrs. Pinney died, March 19, 1865; Mr. Pinney died in Dublin, at the residence of his son, Dr. E. M. Pinney, in 1869. After remaining in Delaware county until about 1829, Mr. Pinney, with his lamily, returned to Worth ington, where they remained a few years, when they again removed, to Columbus. Eli Morrison Pinney was born September 27, 1817, in Middleburg, Delaware county. After the family removed to Worthington, he attended school at the academy at that place, where he remained when the family removed to Columbus. When he had become sufficiently familiar with the common branches of education at the academy, he entered upon a course of study in the Reformed Medical college, of Worthington, from which he graduated, in 1838. Immediately after completing his medical studies, he went to Lexington, the county seat of Scott county, Indiana, where he engaged in practice, and were he remained until February, 1842, when he came to Dublin, Franklin county. Here he has since remained, and here he has built up a good practice, and won the esteem and confidence of the community in which he resides. He was married, November 6, 1843, in Dublin, to Marilla Sells, a daughter of Charles Sells, who came with his father, John Sells, to this place, in 1808. From this union, nine children have been born: Charles Lyman, graduated from Starling Medical college, of Columbus, in the class of 1877, after having spent some time at Kenyon college, and is now engaged in practice, with his father, in Dublin. Eli Morrison Pinney, jr., also graduated from Starling Medical college; he was engaged in the practice of his profession at Kenton, Hardin county, where he had built up an extensive practice, at one time having charge of the medical department of the county tnfirmary. He was killed by the cars, February 19, 1877. The next child was Wilbur, who is engaged in farming, in Delaware county. Glendora Cameron Pinney, the fourth child, married Charles Lander, who is official stenographer of the supreme court, and lives at Columbus. Holmes Sells Pinney is engaged in the drug business, at Dublin. Anna Amanda Pinney married Charles House, and lives on a farm near Dublin. Frank Davis Pinney is at home. Abner Henry is in Missouri, and Marilla Antoinette remains at home. Mrs. Marilla Sells Pinney died at the home of her husband, in Dublin, April 5, 1865, at the age of forty-one years. By her death, her children lost a kind and indulgent mother, her husband a true and faithful wife, and the community in which she lived a loved and sympathizing friend. HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO - 371 Iden Bishop settled on the land south of Donaldson, and previous to his settlement, about 1826. His brother, Finley, bought his land in about 1828. Richard Hays settled on the run south of Donaldson's, about 1828. Below Hays, on land now owned by Frank Goble, a man named Lawyer, settled about 1830. He was killed by a falling limb from a tree, in 1832. The next lot south was owned by a man named Cole, who came about 1828 or 1830. Joseph Filler came from Frederick county, Maryland, in 1837, and bought fifty acres in the Gilliam survey. The land was originally owned by Dun, and afterwards by Hays, who made a clearing. The north fork of Indian run passes through it. Mr. Filler was twice married, and had six children, all of whom are now dead. His son, Frederick E., died on the place, in January, 1879, leaving a wife and two children. Adam H. Price came to Franklin county about 1832, when eight years of age. In 1844 he bought land in the north part of Washington township, a short distance east of Donaldson's. He married Phebe Huston, in 1845, and settled on his purchase, where was a clearing, 'made by previous owners. Since his settlement he has engaged in farming and broom-making. They had ten sons, nine of whom are now living, all but one near home. Joseph Cosgray came from Pennsylvania to Perry county, where he first settled. While living there he married Elizabeth Gordon, and has raised seven children, one of whom died when twenty-one years of age. In about 1837 he moved to Washington and bought one hundred acres of land in the west part of the township. His children are all married, with the exception of his eldest son, and all live near him. Hugh Huston came from Pennsylvania in 1826, and settled two miles west of Dublin, on the post road, on a farm owned by the Demar family. He remained here about eight years, and in 1834, moved to the farm owned by Frank Goble, where he remained until his children grew up, when he removed to McLean county, Illinois. Basil Brown came from Maryland to Delaware county in 1818. In 1821 he settled in Perry township, Franklin county, and in 1826 moved to Dublin, where . he worked at his trade, that of shoemaking, until his death, in" 1834. His son, James Brown, lives a mile west of Dublin; another son in Norwich township, and a daughter at Hilliard. When he first came to the West he, with his wife and three children, had two horses as a means of conveyance. He walked most of the way, letting his family ride the horses. Benjamin Sells, son of Peter Sells, who settled near Dublin in 1802, was born in 1813. In 1834 he married Elizabeth Davis, and in August, 1835, settled on his present farm, in the south part of Washington township, on the north side of Hayden run. He bought his land of Allen Latham, who was an heir of the original proprietor, Anderson. Mr. Sells has cleared and .improved his farm, and has a comfortable home. They have four children, two of whom live in Hilliard and two in Missouri. EARLY EVENTS. The first settlement in Washington township was made at the present village of Dublin, in 1801 or 1802, by Ludwick Sells and his sons, Samuel, Peter, William, and Benjamin. Another son, John, came in the fall of 1808. The first child born in the township was Fletcher Sells, son of John Sells and wife, in March, 1809. Another child, Otis Millington, was born the same night, in what is now Perry township, at that time included in Washington. The first orchard was planted by Ludwick Sells, about 1806. The nearest mill the early settlers could reach was at Old Town, now Frankfort, Ross county. A mill was built at Franklinton, soon afterwards, and a little later, about 1812, one was built at Dublin, by John Sells and George .Ebey. A saw-mill was built in connection with it. This mill was built on the site of the stone mill, in Dublin, now owned by Joseph Corban, who rebuilt it, after many years. The old saw-mill was discontinued about 1869. John Sells also built a saw-mill on Indian run, soon after 1812. This was used until the timber supply was well nigh exhausted, and the water drained away so that it could be run but a limited time each season. He then built a mill at another point on the same run, which was in operation many years, and was finally torn down, about 1850. Mr. Sells sawed lumber for his neighbors on shares, as well as sawing his own logs. The lumber he rafted down the river, to Franklin-ton and Columbus, finding a ready sale there for all he could produce. An oil-mill was erected in Dublin, about 1820, by Daniel Wright, who run it about ten years, when it was abandoned. William Kilbourne introduced a carding machine, about the same time, which was located in the oil-mill. The motive power of both was obtained by means of a horse tread-mill. A distillery was started by John Sells, near the present Dublin bridge, about 1812. It was in operation but about two years. John Sells also started a hat factory, under the hill, near the distillery, where he carried on the business of manufacturing hats a number of years. His sons, Charles and Eliud, learned the business of him, and afterwards built a shop on the hill, where they continued the business some years. The first settled physician in Dublin was Dr. Albert Chapman, who read medicine in Worthington with his uncle, Dr. Upson, and commenced practice there in 1821. During his practice in Worthington, he answered many calls in Dublin, and, in 1830, he located here permanently, and continued in practice until about 1870, though, since 1840, he has not depended on his profession for the means of living. Dr. Chapman opened the first regular store in Dublin, in about 1832. He continued in business until 1840. At one time, Orange Davis was associated with him in business. Dr. Chapman sold out his mercantile business about 1840, and dealt in land, besides loaning money. At one time he owned one thousand acres of land. Dr. E. M. Pinney -commenced practice in Dublin in 1842. He first studied in Worthington, at the botanic school,/ where he graduated in 1837. He then commenced practice in Indiana, where he remained until 1842, and has now been in continuous practice forty-two years. Dr. J. 372 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO. R. Marshall came in 1858, after Dr. Pinney, and has been in continuous practice here since that time, with the exception of a term in the legislature. He was a soldier in the Mexican war. Holcomb 'Fuller came to Dublin, and commenced the mercantile business about 1832. He was born in Perry township, near Worthington, where his father settled in 1806. He married before engaging in business, and at his death was succeeded by his son, E. W. Tuller, who is at present engaged in business at the same stand. Another son, Woodruff, is also engaged in the mercantile business in Dublin. A man from Virginia opened a store in Dublin, after Mr. Tuller commenced business, but did not remain long. The first school in Dublin was taught, about 1820, by F. Henry. The first tavern in Dublin was kept by John Sells, as early as 1809 or 1810. His sign was the black horse—a large picture that would attract the eye of the weary traveler. His son; Eliud, kept the next tavern. The first death in the settlement was that of Mrs. Polly King, in January, 1815. The next was Mrs. George Ebey, in March, 1815. John Christie died soon after, and was followed by others. For several years, about this time, it was very sickly, fever and ague predominating. The first burial ground was located at Dublin. It was used almost exclusively until 1858, at which time the Odd Fellows' cemetery was opened for burials. Some interments were made in the old ground until about 1870, and some have, occasionally, been made since in private grounds. In 1823, Charles Mitchell, jr., and his brother, William, had a flat-boat made, a few miles up the river. They loaded it with flour, pork, potatoes, etc., which they conveyed to New Orleans, where they sold it for enough to about pay their expenses. Quite early in the history of the country, Charles Mitchell slaughtered two thousand, two hundred hogs, in one season, for Mr. Dun. The pork made was shipped to Liverpool. When the country was ftrst settled, salt was obtained from Chillicothe, the price paid being six dollars per bushel.   John Swain bought a mill-site on the Scioto river, just below Dublin, of William Sells, in 1832. He built an oil-mill and put in a carding machine, and afterwards a cloth-fulling machine. These were run quite a number of years, and, in 1855, he sold out to Lorenzo Holcomb, who built a flouring mill on the same site, and discontinued the oil and carding business. After two or three years he sold the property to Holcomb Tuller, who continued the business until his death. In the division of his property, this part fell to his son, E. W. Tuller, who run the mill a few years and then discontinued it. The frame of the building was torn down in 1877, and he built of it a warehouse at Elmwood station, in Perry township.   Holcomb Tuller started an ashery in Dublin, north of the bridge, in 1840. There he made black salts, some four or five years, when he commenced the manufacture of saleratus. He carried on the business ten or twelwe years, and made a good start in business, selling his goods in Cincinnati. A part of the time Isaac N. Wells was a partner in the business. Edward Eberly was the first blacksmith in Dublin, about 1810. He continued at the business until his death. Joab Hayden was a black smith at an early day. He was apt at anything. He hunted wild bees a great deal, and always had a quantity of honey in the house. John Ashbaugh started a pottery in Dublin about 1813 or 1814, and made earthen dishes and porringers. The Indians were good customers of his, often coming, to the number of thirty or forty, to buy his wares. He remained but a few years, being of a roving disposition and wanting to change. Henry Shout built a saw-mill on Indian run, near the present residence of Fletcher Sells, as early as 1818. His mill was run by an overshot wheel. Lumber in large quantities was sawed and floated down to Franklinton and Columbus, where it was sold. The first plows used were made with a wooden mold-board, and a share fashioned by the deft hand of a country blacksmith. These were superseded by the Bull plow, and then by Wood's patent, at that time thought as near perfection as it was possible to attain.   John Sells took the first boat down the Scioto river in the spring of 1821. It was flat-bottomed, and fifteen or sixteen feet wide, by sixty feet in length, and was built during the winter. He secured a load of five hundred barrels of flour, and a quantity of bacon, which he intended to take to New Orleans. He iwaited until the March freshet to be sure and have enough water on the rapids. Enoch Evans went as pilot, Abraham Sells as cook, John Sells and Moses Davis, as hands. Fletcher Sells also accompanied the expedition. It was prophesied, by many, that the boat would not pass the milldams in safety, and Mr. Sells was naturally somewhat anxious as to the result. The dam at Marble Cliff mills was a low one, and was readily passed, but one, some seven feet in height, at or near Franklinton, was dreaded. A large crowd, for those days, was gathered at Franklin-ton to see the boat pass over the darn. The pilot sent all hands to the stern of the boat, and when the bow struck the water below the fall, it rose slowly from the water and floated on in safety, while loud cheering from both banks testified to the feelings of all on shore. Mr. Sells sold his load at Maysville, Kentucky, and returned to Dublin. Several boats were sent down by other persons at a later date.   JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.   The successive justices of the peace in Washington township, from its organization in 1809, are as follows: 1809, Benjamin Sells and Daniel M. Brown; 1811, Daniel Bruck and Robert Justice; 1812, Justice Miller and Simeon Wilcox ; 1815, George. Robert and Tracy Wilcox; 18.17, John Sells and Patrick Conner; 1818, David Smith, and Chandler Rogers in place of Tracy Wilcox; 1820, Peter Sells and Alexander Bassett; 1822, William Kilbourne, in place of Bassett, resigned; 1824, Charles Sells and Brice Hays; 1827, Charles Sells, re-elected, and James Howard, in place of Hays; 1828, David Bailey, in place of Howard; 1830, Charles Sells, reelected, and Henry Coffman, and Jacob Pawpaw in place of Bailey, deceased; 1831, John Eberly, elected in place of Pawpaw; 1835, Henry Coffmam, re-elected, and John Uffner; 1834, John Eberly, re-elected; 1836, Daniel   CHARLES AND ELIZA P. REED MITCHELL   Charles Mitchell was born in Pennsylvania, February 26, 1797. His father was Charles Mitchell, and his mother, Jane (Robinson) Mitchell. Charles Mitchell, senior, was twice married, and had, by his first wife, three children : Jane, Elizabeth and Andrew. The latter went to New Orleans when a young man, and the last intelligence from him was that he had joined the army under General Jackson. The children by the second wife were John, Sarah, Charles, William, Hugh, Thomas and David. In 1815 Charles Mitchell and his family emigrated to Ohio, and settled where his son, Charles, now lives, a half mile north of Dublin, in Washington township, where he bought a large tract of land. He died in March, 1823, and by will devised his property to his wife and children, giving each one hundred and fifty acres of land, with the exception of his wife and his sons, Charles and William, to whom he gave three hundred acres of land, on condition that they pay his debts, which amounted to a considerable sum. A very short time after his death, his sons, Charles and William, started down the Scioto river with a boat load of flour, pork, potatoes and other produce, their destination being New Orleans. On their arrival at that city, they found the market supplied with produce, and in consequence they received but about enough to clear the expense they had been at in the trip. (Other incidents connected with the early settlement of this family will be found in the history of Washington township).   On the first day of September, 1835, Charles Mitchell was united in marriage to Eliza Reed, a daughter of Samuel Reed, who was an early settler on Darby creek, near Milford, Union county. The result of this union was seven children, all of whom are living within a short distance of their aged parents, whom they can see every day. The children were: Martha J., who married Asher Brand; Calvin married Sophia Ashbaugh ; Anna E. married Harlan F. Johnston; Olive H. married Joseph Thompson ; Mary E. married Frank Goble; Charles W. married Malvina McCauley ; Luther R. married Julia Armistead, and remains at the old homestead   The present home of Charles Mitchell was built by his father in 1822, and has since been continuously occupied. It is a strongly constructed frame building, and from appearances, will stand another half century.   Charles Mitchell and his wife were early members, and among the founders of the Presbyterian church at Dublin, the first service of this church in the township being held in his father's house. They have been consistent members of the church of their choice for more than forty years, and for several years Mr. Mitchell has been an elder. Five of their children have followed in their footsteps, and joined the same church, as have the wives of each of their sons.   As the result of a hard and laborious life Mr. Mitchell has accumulated a good property, and in his declining years he can sit by his fireside, cheered by the company of his wife, who has been a life-time companion to him, and blessed with the company of his dutiful children and grandchildren.     HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO - 373   Wright and James Howard; . 1838, John Eberly, reelected, and William Harris, in place of Howard; 1839, Zenas Hutchison, in place of Daniel Wright, and George Churchman, elected; 1841, John Eberly, re-elected; 1842, Henry Coffman and Z. Hutchison; 1844, John Eberly, re-elected; 1845, George W. Evans, in place of Hutchison; 1848, John Eberly, re-elected, and William Graham; 1848, George W. Evans, re-elected; 1850, John Eberly and William Graham, 're-elected; 1851, George W. Evans, re-elected; 1853, John Eberly and William Graham, re-elected; 1854, Eri Douglass in place of Evans-Douglass resigned in 1856, and his place was not filled; 1856, John Eberly and William Graham, reelected; 1859, William Graham and John Eberly; 1862, John Eberly, A. Thompson and Noah Orr; 1863, J. R. Marshall; 1868, James E. Wright; 1869, G. D. Wilcox; 1872, J. R. Marshall and Samuel Powers; 1872, L. B. Cook ; 1875, E. W. Tuller and A. Thomas; 1877, W. J. Shriver ; 1878, E. W. Tuller and J. R. Marshall   SCHOOLS.   The first schools in the township were held in Dublin, where was the first settlement, and where the schools have been improving year by year. In 187o the township built a large hall in connection with a school-house containing three rooms, two of which are now in use. Washington has the usual complement of district schools, most, if not all, of which are supplied with substantial brick buildings, and are provided with good teachers during the spring, fall and winter.   DUBLIN.   The village of Dublin was laid out by John Sells in 1818, and it soon grew to be a place of considerable business, with several stores, taverns, mechanics, and a good flouring-mill on the Scioto river. In 1855 the village was incorporated, and the following officers elected: Z. Hutchinson, mayor; and William Graham, recorder. The municipal organization did not become popular, and after a year's trial it was given up. The village was platted by John Shields, an Irishman, and a good surveyor. He asked the privilege of naming the town, which was granted him, and he said he would name it after the city in Ireland, in which he was born, Dublin.   POST-OFFICE.   There is but one post-office in the township, that of Dublin, which was establised in 1820. The first postmaster was Daniel Wright, who administered theoffice until 182o, when he was succeeded by Moses Davis, who served until about 1827. Isaac N. Walters succeeded him from 1828 till 183r, when John Eberly was appointed. He served until his death in 1864. His son, Thomas Eberly, was then appointed, and has since administered the office.   CHURCHES.   CHRISTIE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH   was organized about 1807 or 1808, at the house of George Ebey, near Dublin. After the death of Mrs. Ebey, in 1815, meetings were held at the house of Ludwick Sells. Among the early members were: Benjamin Grace and his wife, Catharine; Daniel Brunk and Peggy, his wife; Mr. Sherlock and wife; Mrs. Peter Millington; Benjamin Britton and wife; Isaac Grace and wife; Robert Boyd and wife, besides others whose names cannot now be recalled. Benjamin Grace and Daniel Brunk were early local preachers. The first church edifice was built of stone, on the site of the present church. The ground on which it was erected was given for the purpose by Mr. Christie, after whom the church was named. This was erected about 1837 or 1838. It was torn down and the present building erected in 1868. Rev. Mr. Fisher was an early circuit rider in 1815. Rev. Mr. Farnham was on the circuit in 1817.   Another Methodist church was organized in March, 1879, in the west part of the township. The trustees are D. A. Cosgray, Z. Amlin, John Cramer, John Westwiller, and James Milligan. The class now consists of about forty members. Preaching was held in the brick school-house, adjoining the present church lot, for a time, until about the middle of August, 1879, when a windstorm demolished the building. A neat frame church was erected next the school-house, in the fall of 1879, at a cost of thirteen hundred and seventy-five dollars. A Sunday-school has been sustained at the school house for many years.   THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH   was organized by John Shields, an Irishman, about 1810 or 1811. Among the first members were: Daniel Brunk and wife, who were members of the Methodist church, previously, Benjamin Britton and wife, John Sells and wife, Jacob Pawpaw and wife, and others. Benjamin Britton was a preacher in the church. Meetings were held, for many years, in private houses, the first church, a hewn log structure, being erected on the place of Daniel Brunk, about 1821. Some ten years later, a stone church was built in Dublin, on the corner of the street, west of the bridge that crosses the Scioto river. This building was afterwards sold, and was, for a number of years, used as a wagon shop, until its destruction, by fire, in 186o. A new stone church was commenced, near the present town hall, in 1844, and was completed in 1845. This building was in use until 1877, when the present brick church, of the Christian denomination was erected, adjoining the Odd Fellows' cemetery, at a cost of four thousand dollars. The present pastor of the church is Rev. L. C. Winget. The members have sustained a Sabbath-school for more than twenty years, the present membership of which is about sixty. The superintendent is Isaac Morgan.   PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.   The first sermon in Dublin, preached by a Presbyterian divine, was by Rev. James Hoag, in 1817. A small number of christians, and others, met at a cabin, occupied by Charles Mitchell, and enjoyed a discourse by a member of the church they favored. No organization was had until about 1829, when a church was formed, some of the early members being: Mr. O'Hara, William Mitchell (both of whom were early elders), Charles Mitchell, the Donaldsons, Johnsons, Isenbergs, and others. Charles Mitchell was afterwards an elder. A frame church was erected in the north part of town, about 1830, the pres-   374 - HISTORY OF FRANKLIN AND PICKAWAY COUNTIES, OHIO.   ent membership of which is about fifty-six. The minister, during 1879, is Rev. J. L. Gage, of Worthington. A Sunday-school, of about forty members, is sustained, under the superintendence of Harlan Johnson.   THE UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH   was organized in the Christian church, in 1849, by Rev. Mr. Babcock. Among the first members were John Huston and wife, Daniel Matheny and wife, Bendigo Matics and wife, Nancy Hays, James Penn and wife, John Penn, Mrs. Catharine Williams, and Abraham Williams. A frame church was built north of the present town-hall site, in 1853 or 1854. This was used until 1867, when the church was given up, many of the members uniting with the Methodists, Christians, and Presbyterians. Since the church organization was given up, the building has been suffered to go to decay, and is almost torn in pieces at the present time.   Another United Brethren church was built in the north part of the township, near the Delaware county line, about 1846. At first logs were hewed, with the intention of erecting a log house, but this plan was changed and the logs sold. A frame building was then put up. William Warner was an active member in the organization of the church and in erecting the building. Preaching had been held in the neighborhood several years previous to the building of a house of worship. Other members were: Cyrus Ashbaugh and wife, and Henry Karrher and wife. The organization was given up some years since, and the members now attend church at Powell, in Delaware county. A Sabbath-school is sustained at the church-building during all the seasons except the winter.   SOCIETIES.   EVENING STAR LODGE, INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS,   was chartered by the grand lodge of Ohio, in January, 1848. The charter members were : Moses Davis, Dr. E. M. Pinney, Alexander Thompson, Zenas Hutchinson, Holmes Sells, George P. Deardorff, Giles Weaver, and J. K. Thomas. The lodge was instituted March r, 1848. Meetings were for some time held in a house on the corner of Bridge and High streets, until the fraternity bought a hall in the second story of a building erected by Dr. Pinney and Holmes Sells. This building was of stone, the lower story being used for business purposes. It finally became unsafe, and, in 1872, when the town hall was built, the Odd Fellows added a third story to the main building and furnished it for a lodge-hall. The first records of the lodge were burned in the store of E. W. Tuller, in April, 1876, and the names of the first officers cannot be obtained. The present officers are: A. S. Belsford, N. G.; H. S. Belsford, V. G.; '1'. J. Thomas, R. S.; T. J. Stinebaugh, P. S.; H. T. Eberly, treasurer; E. Brittingham, W.; H. S. Judson, C.; Henry Karrer, I. G.; H. S. Judson, 0. G.; H. G. Eberly, R. S. N. G.; W. A. Doughty, L. S. N. G.; A. Smith, R. S. V. G.; E. G. Thomas, L. S. V. G.; E. W. 'Fuller, R. S. S.; Lyman Smith, L. S. S.   JOHANAH ENCAMPMENT, NO. 57, INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODD FELLOWS,   was chartered July 22, 1853, the charter members being: James K. Thomas, Ansel Mattoon, Alexander Thompson, Miles Pinney, Holcomb Tuller, Samuel Stout, and Jonathan T. Gardner. Meetings are held at Odd Fellows' hall.   ODD FELLOWS' CEMETERY.   Some ten years after the organization of the Odd Fellows lodge in Dublin, and the members began to fall away in death, the subject of a cemetery, for members of the fraternity, was discussed. It was at first proposed by some of the members to procure a private burying-ground, and, at a meeting of the lodge, April 21, 1858, it was resolved that a committee be appointed to procure such a ground. This was found to be impracticable, and it was finally decided to form a cemetery association under the general laws of the State, and to extend its benefits to all. On the twelfth day of May, 1858, a committee consisting of William B. Hays, Moses Davis, and Zenas Hutchinson, reported to the lodge that they had purchased of E. M. Pinney and H. Sells, six and seven-tenths acres of land, immediately west of Dublin, for seventy-five dollars an acre. The same month, the grounds were platted by James E. Wright, esq. An organization was effected July 21, 1858, under the name of the Odd Fellows' cemetery association, of Dublin. The officers elected were: Moses Davis, Andrew Lytle, Holcomb 'Fuller, C. Bacon, C. Foglesang, James E. Wright, and Fletcher Coffman, trustees; William B. Hays, clerk, and Moses Davis, president, of the board. The first burial in the new ground was Mary Elizabeth Graham, wife of William Graham, esq., on November 4, 1858. The ground is under the control of the members of. the Odd Fellows fraternity, none others having a voice in the conduct of its affairs. Any person, association, corporation, or eleemosynary institution, can purchase and own one or more lots in the cemetery.   Samuel S. Davis erected, at his own expense, a substantial stone-arched vault, in 1876. This vault is used for temporary purposes of security, by any person desiring so to use it.   The record of interments has been destroyed, so that it is impossible to give the number now interred, but this is the only ground in general use in the township at present.   INDIANS.   Members of the Wyandot tribe of Indians often encamped on Indian run, which flows into the Scioto just north of the town of Dublin. A camp, under the chief, Billy Wyandot, made their abiding place here a great portion of the season for several years after the early settlers came to the country, and parties from Upper Sandusky often traveled over the Indian trace to Franklinton, laden, in the spring, with furs, the result of the winter's trapping, and with maple sugar, which they traded with a Frenchman, who kept a trading post at Franklinton. There they procured guns, ammunition, and blankets, besides trinkets for their squaws, and themselves.