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CHAPTER I
The Indians Occupation	18
CHAPTER II
Settlement	31
CHAPTER III
Logan, The Mingo Chieftain	37
CHAPTER IV
Jefferson County's Resources	47
CHAPTER V
The Courts, Bench and Bar of Jefferson County	74
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES JEFFERSON COUNTY
Cross Creek Township	99
Island Creek Township	107
Knox Township	133
Mt. Pleasant Township	171
Ross and Salem Township	190
Saline Township	201
Smithfield Township	207
Steubenville Township	215
City of Steubenville	229 254 279 304
Warren and Wayne Township	345
Wells Township	360
CHAPTER VI
Organization of Jefferson County	368
CHAPTER VII
Schools of Jefferson County	401
CHAPTER VIII
Religous History of Jefferson County	408
CHAPTER IX
The Press of Jefferson County	434
CHAPTER X
Medical History of Jefferson County	438

Adams. Martin 395 Adena 391 Amsterdam 394 Armstrong, Ensign 29 Auditors 374 Banks—  Commercial 71  Citizen's 71  Exchange 71  First, in Steubenville 379  First National 72  Miners' & Mechanics' 71  Mt. Pleasant, The 71  Smithfield National 72 Bar meetings 93-98 Bergholz 394 Boats, building of 69 Bouquet, Col 20 Blank book, the manufacture of 69 Block house 32 Bloomingdale 391 Brick—  Edward Nicholson, works of 68 Nonesuch works 68 Porter, Minor & Co 68 Brown, William 38 Building and Loan Association 72 Buskirk's Battle 34 Cable, Philip 379 Calumet 383 Carpenter, John 33 Churches —  Baptist, Regular 426  Catholic 420  Disciples 425  Early 408  Episcopal 414  Friends 428  Methodist Episcopal 416  Methodist Protestant 41  Presbyterian 411  United Presbyterian 422 Coal 47-57 Collier, James 96 Combat, Indian 19 Copperas, Benjamin Johnson, works of 69 Coroners 376 Cornstalk, Chief 26 Clay, fire 59 Clerks —  Common Pleas, list of 92  Of the court 374 Commissioners 376

Fisher, J. C. 379 Foundry —  James Means & Co. 64  William Kenyon 64  W. L. Sharp & Son 64 Fort Steuben 377 Furniture, the manufacture of 66 Gas, natural 57 Gist, Christopher 19 Glass works 65 Greathouse, Daniel 41 Hammondsville 396 Hayti 391 Holmes Mill 398 Hunter, Samuel 378 Indians —  Characteristics of 23  Eries 17  Senecas 24  Shawnees 25  Wyandots 25 Indictment, first, for murder 80 Iron 62 Irondale 396 Iron works—  The Jefferson 64  The Spaulding 65 Johnson boys, account of 32 Jones, David 381 Judges —  Common pleas 86  Circuit court 90  District court, list of 88  Probate 375  Probate court 90  Supreme court, list of 88 Jury, the first 76 Kenton, Simon 45 Knoxville 383 LaGrange 387 Limestone 62 Linton 397 Logan, Mingo Chief 17 Logan, speech of 44 Lloyd, William R. 97 McCook, George W. 97 McCoy's Station 383 Manufacturers 63 Marble works, Italian 392 Maxwell, James 27 Medical society 439 Mingo Bottom 381 Mingo, Indian village of 379 Mingo Junction 382

Pioneer-  Houses 35  Implements 35 Plow works, the Cloverdale 64 Point Pleasant, battle of 43 Pork packing 390 Port Homer 397 Portland 400 Pots, glass melting 65 Pottery, the manufacture of 66 Prosecuting attorneys, list of 90 Railroads, history of 69 Recorders 374 Representatives 373 Resolutions 90 Richmond 383 Richmond college 405 Riley family, massacre of 33 Ross, James 378 Ross, Joseph 30 Rush Run 400 Salem 384 Salt Works 393 Schools 401  Steubenville Public 403  Seminary, the Ladies' 403 Senators, state 372 Sheriffs 373 Sherman House 389 Sloan's Station 382 Smithfield, village of 389 Statistics 72-74 Steuben, Baron 377 Steubenville 377 Steubenville, first offices of 379 Survey, congressional 36 Surveyors, county 376 Sutherland, John K. 94 Tanneries 390 Tappan, Benjamin 94 Taxation 72 Terra cotta 67 Tiltonville 400 Treasurers 374 Trenton 387 Treaties, Indian 20 Townships, information of 368  Brush Creek 394  Cross Creek 397  Island Creek 395  Mt. Pleasant 384  Ross 392  Salem 383  Saline 395

Courts 74  Circuit 81  Common pleas 75  Quarter sessions 78  Territorial 75  Territorial probate 81 Court houses 77-369 Cresswell 392 Croxton 395 Croxton's Run, battle of 33 DeClown 19 Doyle, Benjamin 379 Directors, infirmary 376 East Springfield 384 England, John 378 Fairplay 392 Fire clay—  The Ohio Valley, Co. 68  The Freeman, Co. 68

Mills, Clinton, paper 63 Mills, early 63 Mills Exchange, the 392 Moody, Roderick S. 95 Morgan, George 21 Mt. Pleasant, village of 385 Myers, " Auver " Mike 33 Newberg 382 Nebo 394 Newspapers 434-437 New Somerset 383 Ohio company 19 Oil 57 Packets 69 Philipsburg 387 Physicians 438 Pioneers —  Dangers 35  Furniture 35

Smithfield 387  Springfield 394  Warren 399  Wayne 391  Wells 387 Underground railroad, The 386 Unionport 391 Viers, Brice 379 Vote, official, for governor 370 War, Dunmore's 40 Warrenton 399 Washington, George 19-380 Wells, Bazaleel 376 Whipping post 85 White-Eyes, killing of 78 Wintersville 398 Wright, John C. 94 York, village of 330 Yorkville 400

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, OHIO. In addition to the following list, there are many names of early settlers that appear in the Historical Index for this county, to which reference is made. These personal sketches are generally arranged in alphabetical order for each township, thus making a double index. The page at which the sketches for each township begin is first given, and afterward all of them are given without reference to the townships.

Cross Creek township 99 Island Creek township 107 Knox township 133 Mt. Pleasant township 171 Ross township 190

Salem township 190 Saline township 201 Smithfield township 207 Steubenville city 229

Steubenville township 215 Warren township 345 Wayne township 345 Wells township 360

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Abraham, William C. 229 Adams, George W. 215 Adams, John D. 133 Albaugh, Reuben 134 Alexander, Samuel 230 Allison, William R. 230 Anderson, Lewis 233 Archer, William J. 234 Arthurholt, Allen H. 134 Aten, David 135 Attig, John 215 Ault, Andrew 107 Ault, Andrew C. 107 Ault, Andrew J. 108 Ault, George 108 Ault, Jacob 107 Banfield, William 201 Banfield, William H. 202 Barclay, Thomas 236 Barkhurst, John L. 171 Barkhurst, Joshua 207 Barkhurst, William 172 Barnes, William P. 190 Barr, Charles E. 216 Bates, John S. 237 Battin, Asa H. 237 Becker, Wilhelm F. 238 Bell, William G. 108 Berry, Samuel P. 136 Betz, B. J. 136 Betz, George 136 Blackburn, James H. 137 Blackburn, William S. 345 Bluck, Thomas B.109 Bowers, Albert M. 109 Bower, Cletus 137 Bone, Benjamin F. 173 Borden, Amos W. 238 Boren, G. B. 239 Bradway, Thomas 185 Brant, John W. 202 Brashear, Oscar F. 240 Buckingham, Andrew S. 241 Buchanan, Franklin S. 216 Burchfield, John A. 110 Burns, John G. 243 Burns, Henry 110 Bullock, William 242 Butcher, Isaac 191

Corbett, D. M. 249 Crabs, John 192 craven, John 176 Crawford, Homer B. 114 Crawford, James 114 Crawford, James W. 114 Crawford, John 139 Crawford, Josiah J. 140 Crawford, Orlando Y. 140 Culp, George L. 115 Culp, John F. 115 Cummings, Robert M. 250 Daniels, John T. 141 Daniels, Thomas M. 141 Daton, James F. 250 Daton, Jerome P. 251 Davidson, Darius 115 Davis, George H. 116 Day, William 252 Dean, James 361 Dean, George A. 219 Dean, William 218 Demain, John A. 210 Devenny John S. 252 Dobbs, John 116 Dorsey, Edward B. 192 Downer, William 203 Doyle, Benjamin 254 Doyle, John B. 254 Doyle, Joseph B. 255 Duff, H. T. 203 Dunbar, Jared 255 Dunbar, O. P. 256 Duval, William G. 361 Edmiston, Joseph W. 142 Edmiston, John C. 141 Ekey, Andrew 100 Ekey, John 99 Ekey, John H. 100 Ekey,' Thomas 100 Elliott, Andrew A. 257 Elliott, George B. C. 142 Elliott, William 257 Ellis, Thomas R. 193 Evans, Evan G. 176 Fagan, James M. 143 Farmer, Frederick 219 Ferguson, Charles S. 258 Ferguson, James W. 349

Gruber, David M. 266 Hales, Andrew 149 Hales, George A. 119 Hales, John C. F. 119 Hall, Joseph 267 Hamilton, Archibald 268 Hammond, John G. 350 Hartley, James J. 268 Hartnedy, M. M. A. 269 Hastings, Bascom M. 211 Hastings, William 119 Hazlett, Hugh 120 Hazlett, James S. 120 Hellstern, John L. 271 Henderson, James M. 149 Henry, George N. 271 Hereran, Bernard 221 Hervey, David 351 Hervey, David A. 351 Hervey, David M. 352 Hervey, Ebenezer 352 Hervey, John B. 353 Hinkle, Conrad V. 149 Hill, Mackall D. 272 Hoffman, James P. 195 Hope, Adam R. 177 Horton, Thomas 178 Hout, George A. 195 Hout, John W. 195 Hunter, W. H. 273 Hull, J. H. 120 Huscroft, William G. 101 Huston, Sam 274 Irons, William M. 275 Irwin, John D. 275 Jackman, Winfield S. 150 Jacobs, William D. 121 Jenkins, George K. 179 Jenks, Mrs. John M. 121 Johnston, Smiley H. 363 Jones, Edward B. 179 Jones, William C. 364 Kilgore, John D. 122 Kithcart, John A. 276 Kithcart, William S. 180 Knagi, Frederick 150 Kneff, Benjamin 222 Laban, Frederick W. 151 Laughlin, Robert 277

Cady, Alonzo L 244 Call, Alexander 138 Call, David 99 Call, David 346 Call, James M. 347 Canby, Charles F. 244 Cariens, John R. 217 Carman, Samuel 317 Carnahan, John A. 111 Carr, David S.111 Carson, Archibald 217 Carson, Winfield S. 218 Carter, Augustus 208 Carter, Elihu 174 Carter, Joshua A. 173 Carter. Nelson 174 Cassell, John 99 Castner, Paul 111 Clark, James 112 Clark, Robert 112 Clark, William 112 Clingerman, James 245 Clohan. Lewis 360 Coble, Hugh S. 245 Cochran, George W. 113 Cole, Elijah 191 Collier, John B. 246 Collins, John W. 138 Comly, Benjamin 175 Comly, David 175 Comly, John 175 Conn, P. B. 247 Connor, Patrick 113 Cook, John M. 248 Cookson, William C. 348 Cooper, Alexander 139 Cooper, John H. 139 Cooper, John W. 114 Cope, William M. 209 Copeland, Joseph 349

Fickes, George J. 259 Fickes, Henry H. 259 Filson, Davison 260 Fisher, Benjamin H. 261 Fithen, Waid 220 Fitzpatrick, Alexander 143 Foreman, Robert P. 262 Foster, Arthur M. 263 Fleming, Henry W. 117 Floyd, James C. M. 262 Francis, Joseph 211 Franey, Elmer E. 144 Franey, John 144 Franey, R. M. 145 Franey, William B. 144 Freshwater, William Z. 145 Futhey, Peter L. 193 Galbraith, James 117 Gallagher, James 263 Garlick, William Between 264-265 Garrett, Horatio G. 265 Garrett, William H. 265 Gaston, Hamilton D. 146 Giesey, Emmet R. 194 Gilchrist, Alexander 362 Gladden, William 146 Goodlin, James O. 148 Goodwin, Finley 194 Gorman, Patrick 266 Goucher, Charles W. 146 Goucher, William B. 147 Gould, Uriah B. 100 Gowdy, Isaac M. 147 Gracey, James A. 101 Grafton, Benjamin B. 118 Grafton, Isaac 117 Grafton, Jehu L. 118 Grafton, John D. 118 Graham, John C. 220 Gregg, Melvin 148

Leas, William 196 Leonard, Andrew P. 222 Lewis, Plummer P. 277 Leyden, Alphonsus M. 122 Linton, Benjamin H. 278 Lloyd, Isaac 181 Lloyd, John 181 Lockhart, John H. 223 Loomer, John 279 Love, Matthew 204 Lowe, W. H. Between 264-265 Loyd, John 102 Loyd, William C. 223 Lyle, Joseph Pressley 353 Lyons, Abraham M. 279 Lyons, James 123 Lysle, Thomas B. 151 McAdoo, Samuel 152 McCausland, George 123 McCauslen, Thomas 280 McCauslen, William S. 281 McConnell, Joseph 102 McConnell, William 204 McCook Family 282 McCoy, George W. 152 McClinton, John 281 McCullough, David U. 124 McCullough, James B. 284 McCullough, John 103 McCullough, Samuel N. 205 McFadden, Henry Hunter 285 McFeelys, The 253 McFerren, Francis A. 153 McFerren, Walter S. 154 McGee, Obadiah J. 365 McGhie, Robert W. 153 MeGough, Robert C. 224 McGowan, David 286 McIntire, William J. 366 McKee, John 288

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McKee, Samuel 287 McLaughlin, William D. 288 McMullen, William 289 McNary, Robert 354 Manly, Joshua 289 Mansfield, Frank C. 102 Mansfield, John A. 290 Markle, Jacob P. 124 Martin, Leamon W. 125 Matthews, Benjamin F. 291 Matthews, Enoch W 292 Matthews, John 292 Maude, Benjamin 293 Maxwell, F. S. 291 Maxwell John S. 293 Medcalf, James L. 154 Mertz, Henry Ney 294 Metcalf, Rosanna 196 Miller, John Huston 295 Milner, David N. 182 Minor, Samuel D. 155 Mitchell, Thomas F. 183 Montgomery, Thomas H. 125 Mooney Frank M. 297 Mooney, Johnston 297 Moore, George 298 Moore, James M. 155 Moore, John 364 Moore, Thomas V. 355 Moreland, Daniel A. 126 Morgan, Waltman W. 224 Morris, Justin G. 299 Morrow, George W. 126 Morrow, Thomas W. 156 Hunker, Jones 299 Myers, Benjamin F. 158 Myers, George 160 Myers, James W. 157 Myers, Jay A. 157 Myers, John, Sr 158 Myers, John W. 158 Myers, Michael, Sr. 159 Myers, Michael 160 Myers, Noah 156 Myers, William, Sr. 157 Myers, William F. 160 Nicholson, Andrew J. 301 Nicholson, Charles M. 301 Nicholson, Frank 301 Nicholson, George W. 300 Nicholson, Matthew 300 Oliver, John F. 302 Ong, Abram 183 Opperman, Henry 303

Permar, Wesley 104 Pitner, Levi L. 307 Porter, Alexander L. 356 Potts, George 357 Price, L. R. 197 Priest, Henry M. 309 Prentiss, Benjamin F. 308 Pugh, George C. 127 Purviance, Thomas H. 310 Pyle, Sheridan B. 198 Queen, Samuel E. 310 Rabe, Theodore F. 311 Reed, J. Ross 357 Reid, Alexander McC. 312 Reynolds, James M. 312 Richards, Rees Griffith 313 Richards, William 315 Ricks, Richard L. 184 Ridgley, William F. 315 Risdon Nottingham 225 Roach, Jeremiah S. 226 Roberts, Charles 198 Roberts, David W. 206 Roberts, George D. 161 Robertson, John 128 Robinson, Isaac 206 Rogers, Joseph C. 128 Ruddicks, William 316 Rutledge, James A. 104 Sanborn, Henry M. 358 Sanders, Thomas Scott 130 Sanford, Orlin Mead 317 Salmon, Josiah B. 317 Saltsman, Jefferson 129 Sarratt, James F. 318 Scott, John T. 199 Scott, William M. 319 Shane, Benjamin 130 Shane, James 130 Shanley, Frank N. 319 Shanley, James J. 162 Sharon Family, The 320 Sharp, Benjamin M. 322 Sharp, Thomas A. 321 Sharp, William L. 323 Sheal, John E 321 Sherrard, Robert 325 Sheuster, Samuel 131 Simeral, William F. 327 Simpson, David 226 Slutz, Mahlon J. 199 Smith, John 162 Smith, John C. 163 Smith, Horace G. 185

Stewart, James W. 330 Stewart, 0. V. 331 Stewart, Robert B. 163 Stewart, William P. 164 Stone, James 165 Stokes, Frank 164 Stokes, William 165 Sutton, Jane 201 Swickard, Samuel 166 Tappan, Benjamin 335 Tate, T. Elriot 207 Taylor, Samuel B. 166 Thompson, Elisha 187 Thomas, George S. 335 Thomas, Isaac 186 Thomas, John C. 228 Tipton, Carrollton 359 Trainer, John H. S. 336 Turnbull, James 338 Turner, Robert H. 228 Tweed, James D. 105 Underwood, John 105 Updegraff, David B. 187 Updegraff, Jonathan T. 188 Van Tilburg, Samuel 167 Van Tilburg, Sylvester 167 Vermillion, William 212 Waddle, Oliver M. 366 Walker, John C. 167 Walker, Philip A. 339 Walker, W. S. 340 Ward, Thomas L. 168 Warden, Wesley A. 131 Warren, David T. 168 Warren, George B. 169 Warren, Thomas 168 Warren, William 168 Watson, George A. 131 Watt, William H. 169 Wable, Thomas H. 169 Webster, George P. 341 Weir, William F. 229 Welch, Benjamin 132 Wellington, William 170 Wells, Bezaleel 341 Wheeler, John 213 White, D. K. 201 White, Leonidas 106 White, William M. 189 Whittaker, James F. 359 Williams, Obadiah J. 106 Wilson, Samuel A. 171 Winning, Edward D. 367 Winterringer, Barnard 342

Paisley, James E. 205 Paisley, John H. 161 Parks, William H. 356 Parsons. Amos 304 Patterson, Robert H. 197 Payne, Benjamin F. 304 Pearce, Enoch 305 Pearce, John 306 Peeler, Susannah H. 225

Spaulding, David 329 Stafford, John W. 332 Stanton, Edwin M. 332 Stanton, William 334 Stark, James G. 104 Stephenson, James W. 200 Steuart, James E. 227 Stewart, Andrew J. 163 Stewart, Harlan W. 331

Winters, George B. 343 Winters, William 132 Wood, William H. 214 Wright, Alfred T. 132 Wright, Nathaniel D. 343 Wright, Thomas B. 344 Yeagley, William 171 Yocum, John 133 Zink, William R. 345

vi - INDEX. HISTORICAL INDEX OF BELMONT COUNTY

Alexander, Robert J. 806 Appleseed Johnny 817 Armstrong, Ensign 451 Auditors. 473 Bar, Belmont county, the 803 Barnesville 161  Churches and schools 763  Early business men of 762  Manufactures 763  Merchandising 763  Municipal organization 762 Bar, present members of 808 Belmont, town of 765 Bellaire 756  Commercial business 758  Churches 758  Early history of 756  Incorporation of 757  Growth and present condition 757  Newspapers 758  Schools 758  Streets and roads 758 Border warfare 446 Boston 767 Bridgeport 760  Manufactures 761  Mayors of 760  Statistics of 761 Blast furnaces 481 Broadhead, D. 451 Captina, battle of 458 Cement 479 Centreville 768 Chambers, R. E 807 Cholera 797 Churches —  Baptist 780  Catholic 783  Christian 781  Episcopal 784  First congregations 776  First meeting houses 775  Methodist Episcopal 778  Presbyterian 779  United Presbyterian 782 Cities and towns 755 Clerks 471 Coal 477 Constables 464 County commissioners 471 County organization 441 County seat, removal of 465 Coroners 473 Court, circuit 803Courts Early 800Changes in the 801Common pleas, judges of 802District 802Territorial, justices of 802Cowen, Benjamin 806Cowen, D. D. T.............-. 806

Fruit culture 817 Gas 480 Genin, Thomas H. 805 Goblet Works, The Bellaire 485 Glenco 767 Glass,AEtna Mamfacturing Co 486 Glass Works, Belmont 484 Glass. Elson company 486 Glass Works, Excelsior 484 Glass Works, La Belle 485 Glass Works, National 485 Glass, the, industry 484 Grand jury, first 463 Grape culture 819 Hammond, Charles 803 Hendrysburg 766 Homes, early settlers 812 Hubbard, William B. 805 Huntre 768 Indians, adventures with 458  Character of 443  Courtship and marriages 445  Food and cooking 445  Noted chiefs 446  Murders by 460 Indian occupancy 442 Industries, manufacturing 480 Infirmary directors 473 Institute,.first teachers 770 Implements of labor 813 Iron and steel 481 Jacobsburgh 768 Jennings, David 805 Judges, probate 473 Kennon, W. S. 807 Kennon, William, Sr. 805 Kirkwood, Robert 453 Land sales, first 449 Limestone 478 Loydsville 767 Lundy, Benjamin 791 Manufactures 480 Manufactures, statistics of 487 Martin's Ferry 763 Churches and schools 764 Commercial business 764 Manufactures 764 Municipal officers of 763 Maynard. 766 Medical society, Belmont Cty 799 Medical society, first 796 Medico-Chirurgical society 798 Medical organizations 797

Prosecuting attorneys 473 Public buildings 464 to 468 Quincy 767 Railroads 488 to 491 Recorders 473 Representatives, congressional 469 Representatives, county 470 Review 820 Revolutionary veterans 810 Roads, early 813 Ruggles, Benjamin 804 Sandstone 478 School board, township 772 School districts, separate 772 Schools, early 769 Senators, state 470 Settlements, early 448  Early legal 453  Early unauthorized 450  First 810 Sewelsville 767 Shannon, James 806 Shainnon, Wilson 804 Sheriffs 471 Sheep husbandry 816 Somerton 767 Standard Iron company 483 Stamped Iron 487 Statistics, educational 773 Stewartsville 767 St. Clair, Arthur, proclamation of 461 St. Clairsville 759  Churches 760  Early history of 759  Newspapers 760 Strawberry culture 820 Supervisors 464 Sweney, Oliver J. 807 Table of yields 816 Tallman, Peter 806 Temperanceville 768 Townships, first division into 462

Courts  Early 800  Changes in the 801  Common pleas, judges of 802  District 802  Territorial, justices of 802 Cowen, Benjamin 806 Cowen, D. D. T. 806 Danford, Lorenzo 807 Dille's Fort 451 Distilleries 481 Early settlers, trials of 460 Election precincts 463 Fairmount 766 Farmington 766 Fire clay 479 Flushing , village of 765 Foundry, The Belmont 484 Foundries 483

Mills —  Iron and steel 482  Nail 482  Woolen 480 Morristown 764 Nail company, The Laughlin 482 Nail works, The AEtna 483 Nagle, Jacob 805 New Castle 768 Newspapers 785 to 791 Nurseries, first 818 Officials, list of 469 Oil 480 Pioneers, toils and dangers of 811 Physicians 795 Political conditions 474 Population 441 Powhatan Point 768 Pleasant Grove 766 Preview 820

Township —  Flushing 457  Goshen 457  Mead 454  Somerset 457  Smith 457  Pease 455  Pultney 455  Richland 455  Union 456  Warren 456  Washington 458  Wayne 457  Wheeling 456  York 458 Treasurers 471 Treaty 447 Uniontown 768 Vote, official, for governor 474 Warnock Station 768 Weir, James 806 West Wheeling 767 Window Glass—  Barnesville, Company 478  Bellaire, Works 486  Crystal, Company 486  Enterprise, Company 487  Union, Works 486 Woolen mills 480

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF BELMONT COUNTY, OHIO. In addition to the following list, there are any names of early settlers that appear in the Historical Index for this county, to which reference is made. These personal sketches are generally arranged in alphabetical order for each township, thus making a double index. The page at which the sketches for each township begin is first given, and afterward all of them are given without reference to the townships.

Colerain township 491 Flushing township 497 Goshen township 513 Kirkwood township 702-710 Mead township 702-710

Pease township 521 Pultney township 565 Richland township 615 Smith township 689 Union township 702-710

Warren township 710 Washington township 730 Wheeling township 736 York township 747

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Adams, David S. 491 Albrecht, John 710 Alexander, James 136 Alexander, John 615 Alexander, Mary A. 566 Alexander, Samuel 567 Allen, William A. 521 Allen, William G. 566 Alton, William 730 Anderson, A. W. 565 Archer, Frank B. 567 Armstrong, Alexander 731 Armstrong, C. W. 731 Armstrong, John 522 Armstrong, Julius 732 Armstrong, L. W. 732 Ault, B. R. 689 Ault, Conrad 616 Ault, Daniel 616 Ault, Joseph 617 Ault, Michael, Jr 689 Ault, Thomas 568 Ault, Valentine 711 Baldwin, John F. 617 Barnard, William G. 569 Barr, Lewis William 570 Baugh, John 690 Bayha, W. F. 522 Beam, Henry 618 Beam, Washington 618 Beatty, A. William 497 Bentley, John W. 513 Bentley, Solomon 618 Berry, Dunham M. 618 Bethel, Alfred 497 Bethel James 498 Bird, Joseph 523 Boggs, Moses 690 Bone, Robert W. 514 Boone, Dexter W. 571 Boone, J. S. 747 Boroff, Hiram 619 Boyd, Clark 737 Boyd, William 620 Boyd, William, Jr. 621 Bradfield, John 711 Brady, Benjamin F. 523 Brailly, Philip 571 Branson, David 498 Brown, George 621 Brown, William H. 572 Bryson, Edward 691 Bryson, J. A. 691 Bundy, William 712 Burson, James A 515 Burtoft, Thomas 622

Danford, Lorenzo 629 Darrah, A. C. 630 Darrah, James B. 576 Day, Benjamin F. 577 DeHass, Frank S. 528 Denham, Joseph H. 631 Denham, William 631 Dillon, Job 702 Dixon, James 632 Dixon, Henry 632 Douglass, Andrew 632 Brennen, James H. 529 DuBois, John 577 Duff, Thomas 738 Duncan, George 729 Dunn, Samuel 515 Dunn, Stephen 515 Eaton, William 702 Edgerton, James 713 Elson, William K. 530 Ely, James Sykes 714 Estep, William 633 Fawcett, Amos 633 Ferguson, Malcom 738 Ferrell, Francis B. 634 Field, Jeremiah 516 Fisher, Abijah 502 Fisher, John V. 703 Fisher, Rachel 503 Fitton, James 578 Floto, Henry 530 Fowles, G. M. 748 Frasier, James W. 634 Fulton, Robert M. 692 Fulton, William 635 Garden, A. T. 579 Garrett, John 580 Gaston Isaac H. 635 Gay, John C. 693 George, Selden 686 Gibbons, Joseph 715 Giffen, James A. 749 Giffen, Peter 716 Gill, William N. 580 Gilmore, E. W. 531 Glessner, Thomas L. 531 Graf ton, Isaac N. 581 Green, Charles M. 749 Green, George 693 Greenlee, William 582 Haines, Henry R. 693 Haines, Seldon T. 636 Hall, Alonzo O. 733 Hall, Job 732

Hoff, W. D. 642 Hoffman, Frederick 584 Hogan, James 694 Hoge, Asa H. 740 Hogue, A. J. 704 Holahan, Daniel 694 Holloway, Isaac 505 Hoover, S. T. 733 Howell, Robert T. 535 Huff, Daniel Wheeler 505 Huffman, Marion 585 Humphrey, Nathan 517 Hutchison, James 586 Hutchison, James 642 Hutchison, John S. 643 Hutchison, Joseph F. 585 Israel, John C. 705 Jackson, Thomas B. 517 Jennings, George S. 587 Jepson, George 643 Johnson, James 644 Johnson, John 644 Johnson, Robert 749 Johnson, Thomas 645 Johnson, William 587 Jones, Edward 588 Jones, Rees 589 Judkins, Frank M. 506 Kehrer, John C. 536 Kelly, Harry 589 Kemple, Henry C. 591 Kennon, Newell K. 645 Kennon, William 646 Kennon, Wilson S. 647 Kelsey, W. J. 695 Kelly, Carolus C. 590 Kern, George 591 Kinney, Henry 734 Kintner, John C. 647 Kirk, Ralph W. 707 Kirk, Thomas W. 506 Kir k, William B. 705 Kirkwood, Robert 537 Knox, William 648 Koebrsen, August F. 539 Koehnline Bros 539 Kuckuck, Charles W. 510 Kurtz, Earnest 592 Lane, Isaac R. 722 Lane, John W. 540 La Roche, Charles J. 593 Latham, George S. 507 Laughlin, John W. 723 Lawrence, Albert 648

Burson, James 512 Burtoft, Thomas 622 Caldwell, John 737 Campbell, Samuel 622 Campbell, William M. 737 Carlile, Robert 623 Chambers, William 623 Charlesworth, James F. 624 Chessell, George W. 524 Chew, Matthew A. 525 Clark, Robert 625 Clark, Samuel C. 628 Clark, Thomas A. 627 Clark, Thomas E. 626 Clark, William 525 Clark, William E. 627 Clark, William J. 627 Clifford, R. H. 691 Clifford William M. 691 Clements, Joseph 573 Clevenger, Isaac 499 Cochrane, John S. 526 Cochran, William C. 574 Coffland, William N. 628 Cooper, Joseph W. 574 Collins, James B. 500 Cope, Isaac G. 492 Cowan, David 492 Cowen, Frank M. 500 Cowgill, Joseph 689 Crawford, W. B. 527 Crozier, Ralph 575 Crozier, Richard 575 Cummings. Samuel O. 576 Danford, Alexander C. 628

Hall, Robert 637 Hall, Robert S. 637 Hall, William Q. 637 Handel, C. F. 532 Handerschild, Edward 739 Hanes, Joseph T. 532 Hanlon, T. T. 717 Hammond, Alexander C. 638 Hardesty, the Family 638 Hart, Miles R. 694 Hawthorn, Alexander G. 639 Hawthorn, David 493 Hays, Henderson 739 Heatherington, Jacob 582 Heed, Jacob 717 Heed, Joseph L. 516 Helling, Charles A. H. 533 Helpbringer, Peter W. 636 Henderson, John 640 Henderson, Joseph A. 640 Henry, Charles 583 Hervey, William E. 533 Hewetson, A. H. 641 Hibbard, F. W. 718 Higgins, James L. 534 Hill, Thomas 534 Hilles, George E. 721 Hillis, Nathan 719 Hilles, Samuel 721 Hilles, Skipworth C . 720 Hingeley, John W. 722 Hinkle, Christopher 641 Hipkins, Stephen 535 Hobson, Edward L. 503 Hobson, John A. 504

Lee, E. P. 724 Lee, Levi B. 724 Lester, Joseph 696 Lewis, Ira 695 Lewis, Jacob 695 Lewis, T. E. 695 Lewis, William B. 541 Linder, John 518 Loe, D. S. 541 Long, Conrad 542 Loper, Benjamin M. 649 Lucas, E. H. 696 Lucas, Samuel C. 696 Lyle, Alexander 543 McAlister, Albert 697 McClain, William J. 595 McClure, William B. 543 McClowd, Wilson 697 McConahey, James McC. 544 McConnell, Robert 697 McCracken, William 741 McCreary, William T. 707 McCue, G. T. 545 McFarland, Andrew 650 McFarland, Elijah 651 McFarland, James 652 McGaughey, Hiram 698 McGaughey, Robert 698 McGregor, Alexander 594 McGregor, Samuel H. 593 McKelvey, A. T. 652 McKelvey, J. O. 708 McMaster, James N. 698 McMillan, Jacob 493 McMillan, Sarah A. 494

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McNiece, John 653 McSwords, Daniel Z. 545 Mackall, Benjamin H. 725 Major, William G. 709 Magee, Jesse B. 654 Manchester, C. E. 726 Mann, William 546 Marshall. John 654 Martin, Ebenezer 547 Mayhew, Clark H. 519 Mayhugh, A. 699 Maywood, John P. 547 Mead, Frank 507 Mears, Thomas J. 548 Meehan, Owen 655 Mellott, James W. 656 Merritt, Robert 596 Milligan, David H. 656 Milligan, Samuel 549 Mills, James R. 727 Mitchell, Joseph R. 657 Mitchell, Matthew C. 549 Mitchell, Rockwell B. 550 Montgomery, Joseph B. 551 Moore, Samuel 597 Morgan, Edmund G. 597 Morgan, Henry 658 Morgan, Thomas 742 Morris, Ezekiel C. 598 Morris Family history 508 Murdaugh, Louis 658 Muhleman, Robert W. 599 Naylor, David K. 494 Neal, Robert E. 599 Neff, Andrew James 600 Neff, Alexander 600 Neff, Henry 659 Neff, John W. 660 Neff, Theodore 601 Neff, William 660 Neiswanger, David 660 Neiswanger, Isaac 661 Nichol, Thomas M. 662 Nickolaus, Volney 750 Nichols, Balaam 742 Nichols, John W. 661 Nichols, William 519 Northwood, Harry 552 Ogilbee, Robert I. 699 Ogle, Alexander 602 Ogle, Benjamin F. 602 Ong, Albert R. 552 Orr, James 663 Orr, William H. 553

Parkinson, William 663 Parks, James 510 Patterson, Isaac H. 664 Patton, Calvin W. 664 Patton, James B. 743 Patton, Thomas L. 743 Patton, William 744 Patton, William L. 744 Pickering, Henry F. 665 Pickering, John Charles 668 Pogue, Robert 668 Pollock, John 669 Pollock, Samuel 706 Poorman, Christian L. 603 Porterfield, John 669 Porterfield, William D. 670 Potts, E. R. 751 Potts, Louis B. 670 Price, James 745 Price, John W. 511 Pugh, Morgan 735 Ramsay, George E. 752 Ramsay, I. W. 752 Ramsay, W. A. 753 Ramser, John 753 Ramsey, James A. 700 Reed, B. P. 728 Reed, William M. 604 Rehm, Henry 670 Rhodes Family 555 Rietz, Jacob 605 Riggs, E. N. 754 Robinson, George 671 Rodefer, Albert D. 605 Roeder, Andrew 606 Ro wles, Nathan H. 607 Ruggles, Benjamin 671 Sanders, John W. 608 Satterfield, Charles W. 609 Satterthwaite, William 672 Scales, Adam 673 Schumacher, Charles C. 673 Schumacher, Charles C. 674 Schumacher, Charles W. 674 Seabright, Charles 557 Sedwick, Leroy 674 Sellars, Peter 609 Shannafelt, John B. 610 Shannon, John W. 675 Shepherd, Richard 735 Sidwells, The 676 Smith, David J. 611 Smith, Hiram W. 557 Smith, John S. 676

Steenrod, Daniel 677 Steenrod, George E. 657 Steger, Ambrose 710 Stewart, James A. 678 Stewart, John 677 Stewart, John 679 Stewart, John E. 679 Still ell, James V. 520 Stratton, Charles 511 Sutton, Lewis 680 Sutton, Richard 681 Sutton, R. D. 700 Sutton, Zachariah 680 Taggart, John 681 Taggart, Joseph J. 682 Tallman, John A. 729 Taneyhill, Richard H. 729 Taylor, James 746 Taylor, John R. 735 Taylor, Henry 746 Taylor, Samuel 682 Taylor, William T. 700 Thompson, Samuel M. 683 Tilton, J. H. 558 Todd, John M. 559 Troll, Frederick 684 Tweedy, G. W. 560 Vickers, Isaac 495 Waddell, William B. 684 Wagener, David 560 Wagener, Van 561 Walker, 1saac J. 512 Walters, George W. 612 Watkins, Benjamin 685 Watson, John 747 Watson, Josiah 495 Warnock, William 701 Warwood, Henry 562 Webster, John V. 513 Welday, Henry C. 685 Wells, Levi 613 West, Simon B. 562 White, A. P. 701 White, Benjamin 520 White, John 686 White, William 687 Wilkins, Ronert 687 Williams, Brady 0. 563 Wilson, Harry G. 614 Wilson, James 614 Wilson, L. F. 730 Wood, Joel 563 Wood, William H. 565 Workman, A. M. 736

Overbaugh, Michael G. 663 Owens, John G. 751 Park, David 554 Parker, Oliver C. 555

Smith, Joseph B. 611 .Smith, Thomas J. 558 Stanton, Henry 511 Stanton, William 728

Worley, Joshua 687 Wurster, Philip 754 Young, John F. 688 Yost, Milton 496

ILLUSTRATIONS.

Calumet Fire Clay Co., works of Between 264-265 Cochran, John S. Facing 526 Connor, Patrick. Facing 113 Empire Fire Company, works of Between 264-265 Francy, John Facing 144 Francy, R. M. Facing 145 Garlick, W. H. Facing 264

Great Western Fire Clay Co., works of. Between 264-265 Miller, J. H. Facing 295 Poorman, C. L. Facing 603 Reid, Alexander McC. Facing 312 Saltsman, Jefferson Facing 129 Trainer, J. H. S. Facing 336