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CARROLL AND HARRISON COUNTIES - 433 CHAPTER XXIV CADIZ TOWNSHIP TOWNSHIP'S AGE-BOUNDARY- TOPOGRAPHY-POPULATION- ORGANIZATION- CADIZ THE COUNTY SEAT-RAILROADS--EARLY SETTLEMENT-MINING AND GAS WELLS. Cadiz Township, (formed in 1803), is bounded on the north by Stock and Archer townships, on the east by Green and Short Creek townships, and on the south by Moorefield and Athens townships. It was embraced in Jefferson County before the organization of Harrison. Of the coal mines and gas wells the chapter on geology will treat for the county including this particular township. ORGANIZATION This sub-division of Harrison County was organized while the county was yet a part of Jefferson County, in 1803, as previously stated, but took on its present form and size by act of the Harrison County commissioners in 1833. Its officers have worked in harmony with those from other townships in helping to build up and support a good county government. RAILROAD AND COUNTY SEAT TOWN Cadiz Township has one railroad-the spur of the Pennsylvania system running southeast from Cadiz Junction to the village of Cadiz, which place is the only village within the township, and of which this work treats later. At present there are auto-bus lines conveying passengers and carrying mail from East Cadiz, a few miles to the east of Cadiz, and also one from Cadiz south to New Athens. The bus line from Cadiz to East Cadiz connects with trains on the Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad. POPULATION The government reports give the census figures for three decades prior to the present one, as follows : Cadiz Township, 3,041 in 1890; in 1900 it had 2,993; in 1910 it had 3,076, including the village of Cadiz. The 1920 census returns just issued by the department gives the population at 3,109 for the township and village. Cadiz village is given at 2,084. PIONEER SETTLEMENT Before 1814 (exclusive of Cadiz village) came the following settlers: John Agnew 1807, from Washington County, Pennsylvania ; Reuben Allen, 1812, from Maryland ; James Allison. about 1810; 434 - CARROLL AND HARRISON COUNTIES George Barricklow. 1812, from Fayette County, Pennsylvania; Henry Barricklow, 1809, from Fayette County, Pennsylvania; Valentine Barriger, 1813, from Adams County, Pennsylvania; Arthur Barrett, 1808, from Frederick County, Virginia; John Baxter, 1812, from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; Zaccheus A. Beatty, 1804; Zaccheus Biggs, Steubenville, 1806; John Blair, before 1810; Rannel Blair, 1809, from Brooke County, West Virginia; Thomas Burkhead, 1812; Samuel Carnahan, 1806; Joshua Cecil, 1813; Nathan Chaney, 1805, from Virginia; Robert Cochran, before 1805, from Allegheny County, Pennsylvania; Samuel Dunlap, 1805, from Fayette County, Pennsylvania; John Eagleson, 1813 from Maryland; Abraham Furney, before 1805, from Germany; John Gilchrist, 1811, from Fayette County, Pennsylvania; Francis Gilmore, 1808; Samuel Gilmore, before 1805, from Hopewell Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania; William Grimes, 1813; Jesse Haines, 1811 ; James Haverfield, before 1810, from Huntington County, Pennsylvania; Samuel Heavlin, 1812; Samuel Hedges, before 1810, from Virginia; Alexander Henderson, 1813, from Pennsylvania; John Jamison, before 1805, from Hopewell Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania ; Absolom Kent, 1805, from Fayette County, Pennsylvania; George Leporth, 1806; Samuel McDowell, 1811; John McFadden, before 1805, from Hopewell Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania; Joseph McFadden, before 1805, from Hopewell Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania; John McMillan, 1807; Andrew McNeely, before 1805, from Berks County, Pennsylvania; James Mahon, 1812; Arthur Martin, 1813, from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania; Matthew Mitchell, 1806, from Washington County, Pennsylvania; John Morris, 1813, from Western Virginia; John Oglevee, before 1805, from Fayette County, Pennsylvania; John Perry, 1813; James Porter, before 1805, from Washington County, Pennsylvania; Samuel Porter, before 1805, from Washington County, Pennsylvania; Joseph Rogers, 1808, from Maryland; William Rogers, 1811, from Maryland; Adam Ross, 1804, from York County, Pennsylvania; John Ross, 1804, from Pennsylvania; Joseph Steer, 1805; James Stewart, 1812; David Thompson, about 1814, from Tyrone, Ireland; Elizabeth Toole, 1810; Bazaleel Wells, of Steubenville, 1806; Charles D. Wells, 1813; Robert Wilkin, before 1802, from Pennsylvania; Thomas Wilson, 1812, from Brooke County, Western Virginia. |