CHAPTER XXIII. TROY TOWNSHIP-SOME HISTORY OF COLONIAL TIMES. HISTORIC-LORD DUNMORE'S MARCH-HIS CAMP-1774 TO 1798 ADVANCE IN POPULATION-DISMEMBERED-EARLY SETTLERS TOWNSHIP OFFICERS—COOLVILLE -ITS RISE AND PROGRESS—SURROUNDINGS-CHURCHES, SCHOOLS AND MILLS-BUSINESS INTERESTS -LODGES AND SOCIETIES- HOCKINGPORT--ITS LOCAL HISTORY -TORCH CONDENSED—BIOGRAPHICAL. SOMEWHAT HISTORIC. It was in the latter part of the eighteenth century that Troy Township was first settled. It was, like the most of Athens County, the property of the Ohio Company. There is no doubt that it was one of the favorite spots of the Indian, for from its position at the mouth of one river and on the banks of another, the beautiful Ohio, it was undoubtedly a well-frequented region. For a hundred years, at least many scores, before the pale faces made it their home, the light bark canoe floated upon the waters of the Hockhocking, gliding swiftly and silently down its rippling waters to the deeper and more; quiet bosom of the majestic Ohio. It was in the year.1798 that a company of emigrants, numbering forty persons, left their New England homes and westward found their way until they reached Belpre, and the following year, 1799, arrived and settled in Troy Township, or a part of what now constitutes its boundary. Among those who constituted some of the members of the party were Eleazier Washburn, the Noahs, Cyrus and Xerxes Paulk, Horace Parsons and Ephraitn Frost: Xerx Paulk and Horace Parsons were Baptist preachers, and the latter was pastor of the first Baptist church in the township for so thirty years. LORD DUNMORE'S CAMP. While the first settlements of a permanent nature were made 1798 and 1799, the tread of armed men had been heard within boundaries nearly a quarter of a century before. Lord Dunmor - (650) - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 651 who made his campaign against the Indians in 1774, traversed this township on his line of march. He had also built a fort at the mouth of the Hocking River in the same year, and when the permanent settlers of 1798—'99 came, many relics were found proving that he had camped at least one night, if not more, within the limits of Troy Township. The camping ground had the appearance of an old field, and numerous articles, such as hatchets, bullets, gun-barrels and an old sword, etc., were plowed up within this spacer grown up then with underbrush. Several of these mementoes of early history were preserved for a long time, the sword finding a resting place in the College Museum at Athens. ORIGINALLY AND AT PRESENT. Troy, as its boundaries were originally defined by the County Commissioners at their first meeting, comprised the territory which now constitutes the townships of Orange and Olive in Meigs County, and Rome, Carthage and Troy in Athens County. At that time the Hocking River was the dividing line between Athens and Washington counties, but by an act of the Legislature passed Feb. 18, 1807, the portion of township No. 5, range 11 (now Troy), lying east of the river was detached from Washington and added to Athens County. The formation of Carthage Township in 1810, and of Rome in 1811, and the erection of Meigs County in 1819, taking off two townships, reduced Troy to its present limits. The population of the township in 1820 was 541; in 1830 it was 459; in 1840 it was 1,056; in 1850 it was 1,421; in 1860 it was 1,747; in 1870 it was 1,830, and in 1880 the census gave 1,858. The first election of township officers was held in 1805 at the house of Ebenezer Buckingham. Stephen Buckingham was township lister for that year. These men were the founders of the Buckingham family, which became celebrated for wealth and social influence. Troy has increased but a trifle in many years. She has been shorn of the best of her estate in an agricultural point of view, by the division of her territory. From 1820 to 1860 she continued to hold her own with other townships, but since that time has not been even benefited by the natural increase, having really gained but 112 in population in twenty years. This is not a showing that will suggest pride either in the present or probable future of the township. Rome Township being stricken off from Troy in 1811 took with it many of the prominent early settlers, as Asahel Cooley, Levi 652 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. Stedman, Daniel Stewart, and others. Kingman Dutton, father of Samuel Dutton, settled at the mouth of the Hocking with his family in 1806. At that time there were only two roads in the township: one passed through the center, running from Belpre to Chillicothe, the ferry of which was kept about two and, a half miles above the present site of Coolville by Xerxes Paulk; and another from Belpre down the Ohio to the mouth of the hocking, thence by the ridge (through Carthage Township) to Athens. About 1815 a road was laid out from the mouth of the Hocking up the eastern bank of the river to Federal Creek, where it intersected the Federal Creek road from the Ames settlement. At this early period the great majority of the emigrants to Athens County used to come down the Ohio to the mouth of the Hocking, and then ascend that river in pirogues or canoes. Kingman Dutton kept a number of these craft, and he and his son carried on the business of conveying emigrants and their goods up the Hocking. Abram Brookhart settled in Troy in 1811, and was Township Trustee for several years; Jonas Smith, who came in 1810, was Township Trustee for several terms; Silas Blizzard and Martin Griffin came in 1810. The township records prior to 1837 are lost. TOWNSHIP OFFICERS. 1837.—Trustees, M. L. Bestow, Jesse Derry and Samuel Dutton; Clerk, Isaac A. Dinsmore, Treasurer, R. B. Blair; Justice of the Peace, John Pratt. 1838.—Trustees, M. L. Bestow, Jesse Derry and Samuel Dutton; Clerk, Isaac A. Dinsmore; Treasurer, R. B. Blair; Justice of the Peace, John Pratt. 1839.—Trustees, Nicholas Baker, Jedediah Fuller and Ferdinand Paulk; Clerk, C. F. Devol; Treasurer, R. B. Blair; Justice of the Peace, Roswell Washburn. 1840.--Trustees, Nicholas Baker, Jedediah Fuller and William Kincade; Clerk, Eps Storey; Treasurer, John Frame; Justice of the Peace, Roswell Washburn. 1841.—Trustees, Nicholas Baker, Samuel Dutton and Heman Cooley; Clerk, Eps Storey; Treasurer, A. C. Wedge; Justice of the Peace, Sylvester A. Gibbs. 1842.—Trustees, Joseph Tucker, Samuel Dutton and William W. Barrows; Clerk, R. H. Lord; Treasurer, John Frame; Justice of the Peace, Roswell Washburn. HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 653 1843.—Trustees, Josephus Tucker, Nicholas Baker and Johu rookhart; Clerk, R. H. Lord; Treasurer, John Frame; Justice of e Peace, Sylvester A. Gibbs. 1844.—Trustees, Josephus Tucker, Nicholas Baker and John rookhart; Clerk, R. H. Lord; Treasurer, John Frame; Justice of e Peace, Sylvester A. Gibbs. 1845.—Trustees, Samuel Dutton, Nicholas Baker and M. L. estow; Clerk, R. H. Lord ; Treasurer, John Frame; Justice of the Peace, Roswell Washburn. 1846.—Trustees, Josephus Tucker, Nicholas Baker and Ferdinand Paulk; Clerk, R. H. Lord; Treasurer, John Frame; Justice of the Peace, Sylvester A. Gibbs. 1847.—Trustees, Josephus Tucker, Nicholas Baker and Samuel Humphrey; Clerk, R. H. Lord; Treasurer, John Frame; Justice of the Peace, William F. Pilcher. 1848.—Trustees, J. M. Maxwell, R. M. Wilson and R. K. Bridges; Clerk, R. H. Lord; Treasurer, John Frame; Justice of the Peace, William F. Pilcher. 1849.---Trustees, Heman Cooley, Samuel Dutton and Thomas Richardson; Clerk, R. H. Lord; Treasurer, John Frame; Justice of the Peace, William F. Pilcher. 1850.—Trustees, R. M. Wilson, Samuel Humphrey and J. M. Maxwell; Clerk, R. H. Lord; Treasurer, John Frame; Justices of the Peace, Sylvester A. Gibbs and William F. Pilcher. 1851.—Trustees, Stephen Warren, Josephus Tucker and J. M. Maxwell; Clerk, R. H. Lord; Treasurer, John Frame; Justices of the Peace, Sylvester A. Gibbs and Wm. F. Pilcher. 1852.—Trustees, M. L. Bestow, Josephus Tucker and Samuel Humphrey; Clerk, R. H. Lord; Treasurer, John Frame; Justices. of the Peace, Sylvester A. Gibbs and Wm. F. Pilcher. 1853.—Trustees, M. L. Bestow, Josephus Tucker and Samuel Humphrey; Clerk, R. H. Lord; Treasurer, John Frame; Justice of the Peace, Jonathan Pussey. 1854. — Trustees, Samuel Dutton, Josephus Tucker and G. Creesy; Clerk, R. H. Lord; Treasurer, John Frame; Justice of the Peace, Wm. F. Pilcher. 1855.—Trustees, Thomas Richardson, Josephus Tucker and C. Creesy; Clerk, M. L. Bestow; Treasurer, C. W. Waterman; Justice of the Peace, Sylvester A. Gibbs. 1856.—Trustees, S. A. Gibbs, Josephus Tucker and C. Creesy; Clerk, M. L. Bestow; Treasurer, Jefferson Cole; Justice of the-Peace, Sylvester A. Gibbs. 654 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. 1857.—Trustees, M. L. Bestow, Josephus Tucker and Thomas Richardson; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, A. J. Frame; Justice of the Peace, Win. F. Pilcher. 1858.—Trustees, M. L. Bestow, Josephus Tucker and Thomas Richardson; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, A. J. Frame; Justice of the Peace, Sylvester A. Gibbs. 1859.—Trustees, M. L. Bestow, Josephus Tucker and Thomas Richardson; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, A. J. Frame; Justice of the Peace, Wm. F. Pilcher. 1860.—Trustees, M. L. Bestow, Samuel Humphrey and James T. Morrison; Clerk. John Mitchell; Treasurer, A. J. Frame; Justice of the Peace, Win. F. Pilcher. 1861.—Trustees, Thomas Richardson, Samuel Humphrey and James T. Morrison ; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, A. J. Frame; Justice of the Peace, D. P. Scott. 1862.—Trustees, R. K. Bridges, Shephard Humphrey and James T. Morrison; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, A. J. Frame; Justice of the Peace, Wm. F. Pilcher. 1863.—Trustees, M. L. Bestow, Shephard Humphrey and Thomas Richardson; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, A. J. Frame; Justice of the Peace, Win. F. Pilcher. 1864.—Trustees, John Frame, E. H. Williams and Thomas Richardson; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, A. J. Frame;. Justice of the Peace, D. P. Scott. 1865.—Trustees, John Frame, E. H. Williams and F. W. Tipton; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, A. J. Frame; Justices of the Peace, Wm. F. Pilcher and Win. G. Boyd. 1866.—Trustees, Thomas Smith, E. H. Williams and Thomas Richardson; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, A. J. Frame; Jus- tice of the Peace, Wm. F. Pilcher and Win. G. Boyd. 1867.—Trustees, R. F. Parrish, James B. Dutton and Thomas Richardson; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer. A. J. Frame; Justices of the Peace, Win. F. Pilcher and Wm. G. Boyd. 1868.—Trustees, R. F. Parrish, James B. Dutton and Thomas Richardson; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, A. J. Frame; Justices of the Peace, Win. F. Pilcher and E. W. Johnson. 1869.—Trustees, C. W. Waterman, R. F. Parrish and Warren Patten; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, A. J. Frame; Justices of the Peace, Win. F. Pilcher and E. W. Johnson. 1870.—Trustees, R. F. Parrish, R. K. Bridges and C. W. Waterman; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, A. J. Frame; Justices of the Peace, Wm. F. Pilcher and E. W. Johnson. HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 655 1871.—Trustees, R. 0. Knowles, C. W. Waterman and R. K. Bridges; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, A. J. Frame; Justices of the Peace, E. W. Johnson and Win. F. Pilcher. 1872.—Trustees, R. K. Bridges, Titus Shotwell and Warren Patten; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, A. J. Frame, Justices of the Peace, E. W. Johnson and Win. F. Pilcher. 1873.—Trustees, Thomas Jones, C. E. Dinsmore and Andrew McAin; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, A. J. Frame; Justices of the Peace, Wm. F. Filcher and E. W. Johnson. 1874.—Trustees, R. K. Bridges, T., Shotwell and C. W. Waterman; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, A. J. Frame; Justices of the Peace, Win. F. Filcher and M. R. Franklin. 1875.—Trustees, G. K. Campbell, C. W. Waterman and Titus Shotwell; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, J. Cole; Justices of the Peace, Wm. F. Pilcher and M. R. Franklin. 1876.—Trustees, G. W. Waterman, Titus Shotwell and G. K. Campbell; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, J. Cole; Justices of the Peace, Wm. F. Pilcher and M. R. Franklin. 1877.—Trustees, R. K. Bridges, Ezra Barrows and Seth Russell; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, J. Cole; Justices of the Peace, A. McVicker and F. W. Tipton. 1878.—Trustees, Seth Russell, A. D. Carleton and M. D. Humphrey; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, J. Cole; Justices of the Peace, F. W. Tipton and Win. A. Dinsmore. 1879.—Trustees, Seth Russell, A. D. Carleton and M. D. Humphrey; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, J. Cole; Justices of the Peace, F. W. Tipton and Wm. A. Dinsmore. 1880.—Trustees, E. H. Parker, F. S. Monahan and D. C. Richardson; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, J. Cole; Justices of the Peace, W. R. Baker, E. W. Johnson and Wm. A. Dinsmore. 1881.—Trustees, E. H. Parker, F. S. Monahan and D. C. Richardson; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, J. Cole; Justices of the Peace, W. R. Baker, E. W. Johnson and Wm. A. Dinsmore. 1882.--Trustees, E. H. Parker, D. C. Richardson and John Palmer; Clerk, John Mitchell; Treasurer, J. Cole; Justices of the Peace, E. W. Johnson, Win. A. Dinsmore and Samuel Fitch. 1883.—Trustees, G. K. Palmer, John Palmer and George Simms; Clerk, John Mitchell; Assessor, George Fox; Treasurer, J. Cole. 656 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. COOLVILLE is in one of the oldest settled portions of Athens County, not quite so rough and broken as is many other portions, but fair to look upon and fertile in production. Coolville was not laid out until 1818, and there are very few towns in the county that were laid out sooner, Athens and Nelsonville being perhaps the only ones. It is very pleasantly situated upon rising ground, on the banks of the Hocking River, in the midst of a splendid fruit country, but has no railroad communication nearer than two miles. So far this has neither been a detriment to its progress. nor has it been the cause of any very rapid growth. Some four years before the date above given, or in the year 1814, Simeon W. Cooley and his brother Heman settled upon the land upon which the village is located, and in 1818 Simeon W. laid out, or caused to be laid out, the village of Coolville. The village became, in those early days, quite a center of trade, and beside the Cooleys there were John Frame, Jedediah Fuller (who made an addition to the village), John Pratt, Waterman Lewis, Reuben Blair. Harley and Loran Lewis, Eleazer and Roswell Washburn, J. A. Dinsmore, Jabez Hoyt, Alfred Hobbie, M. L. Bestow, Nathan Hatch, Jacob S. Miller, Henry Lord, J. Press and Curtis Sherman. These settlers were nearly all from New England, and the town has much of the appearance and management of some of the old towns of Massachusetts. It still holds its local trade and has steadily progressed in proportion to the increased growth of the township. Its population is now 365. BUSINESS INTERESTS. A. P. Frame, general store; J. A. Palmer Sr, Co., general store; J. Cole Co., general store; Davis White, furniture; Taylor & Son, drugs; W. C. Higley, drugs; H. C. Cooley, groceries; Mrs. and Allie White, millinery; Roberts Fuller, millinery; Misses Pewthers, millinery; Albert Wedge, shoe store; Joseph Cary, shoe store; Win. Lyons, shoe store; Seth Bailey, hotel; L. L. Lomann, blacksmith; John Knowles, wagon-shop and blacksmith; R. R. Wilson, blacksmith; George King, tannery; J. M. Tidd, saddlery and harness. The postoffice of Coolville was established in 1822. The Postmasters up to the present time have been as follows: Jacob S. Miller, from 1822 to '24; Alfred Hobby, from 1824 to '40; HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 657 R. B. Blair, from 1840 to '41; Eps Story, from 1841 to '42; James M. Miller, from 1842 to '43; John Pratt, from 1843 to '57; James K. Davis, from 1857 to '62; Wm. F. Pilcher, from 1862 to '76; Fannie Pilcher, from 1876 to '81; A. S. Tidd, since 1881. It was made a money-order office in the year 1879, the first order being issued to Mrs. Helen A. Davis, for $3.50, and payable to M. H. Mallory & Co., of New .York. Up to date over 2,000 orders have been issued. The annual sales of stamps are between $600 and $700. COOLVILLE SEMINARY. The people were anxious to establish a higher grade of instruction than that furnished by the common schools of the day, and this wish culminated in the establishment in 1846 of the Coolville Seminary, which flourished for some twenty years, finally closing its existence in 1865. The school was established by the united efforts of A. S. Tidd, Daniel Boyd, Andrew Dudder, Sherman Pelf and A. C. Wedge, under the auspices of the M. E. church. It afforded an excellent opportunity for the young men of the day to fit themselves for college, and was much patronized by those who intended to enter a professional life. The building since 1866 has been leased to the town for school purposes. Two teachers are employed there, and the village has one other school employing one teacher. MILLS. The Cooleys were also the pioneers in the milling business in Troy Township, and the brothers Simeon and Heman erected the first flouring mill with a saw-mill attachment in the township. This mill, or mills, was put up in 1817. It stood until 1882, having been owned in succession by quite a number of persons, and was then torn down and upon its site is erected as fine a mill as can be found in Athens County, and to the extent of its capacity the equal of any. The owners are Jas. T. Morrison, Jas. A. Palmer, Jos. Harknell, John Mitchell and Alexander Fish. The building is a massive one, being 36 x 48 in size and 75 feet high in the main building. It has an addition for an engine-room 20 x 30 feet in dimension. The machinery is all of the latest milling patents and has a capacity of 100 barrels of flour every 24 hours. It has five run of burrs, cost $25,000, and has both water and steam power. - 42 - 658 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. CHURCHES AND SOCIETIES. The Methodist Episcopal Church, is one of the oldest religious organizations in the county, dating from 1820. It was in that day in the Marietta circuit, afterward joined to Athens, and is now one of the five which form the present circuit—Coolville, Bethel, Hockingport, Torch and Little Hocking. The present church building is a find structure, costing $2,000, erected a few years since. The first church was built in 1830, the second in 1855, and was followed by the one above mentioned. It has met with no reverses of moment the past sixty years, having had regular services and now numbers a membership of fifty. Its present Pastor is the Rev. J. H. McKusky. A flourishing Sunday-school with an enrollment of 130 scholars is connected with the church, under the superintendency of Geo. K. Campbell. The Trustees are Geo. K. Campbell, Jas. A. Palmer, A. C. Wedge, F. W. Wedge and A. S. Tidd. Congregational Church. —This church was established in 1841, but was, up to the year 1859, tributary to the church at Hocking-port, at that time the larger and more influential society. The members erected their first church building at Coolville in 1848, which was destroyed by fire in 1854. The Universalists at that time were building a church, but feeling some doubt of their ability to finish, sold it to the Congregationalists and the latter completed it, making a plain but substantial frame church, neatly finished, with a seating capacity of about 200. The Pastors were first, the Rev. L. C. Ford, then in the order named, Revs. C. D. Curtis, F. Bartlett, W. Bay, J. H. Jenkins, A. Brown, C. Mowery and the present Pastor, Rev. T. C. Walker. The church is in a flourishing condition, out of debt, and a membership of seventy. The Camp-Meeting Association of the Marietta District, Methodist Episcopal church, holds its annual meetings about one mile from Coolville, on the road running from the village to the depot. The grounds consist of twenty acres, finely situated on a high piece of ground, with improvements in fences and buildings already to the amount of $3,500. It contains an auditorium, boarding-house, preacher's tent, and a number of private cottages. The Association was organized in September, 1880, electing D. B. Stewart, of Athens, Shephard Humphrey, G. K. Campbell and J. A. Palmer, of Coolville, L. R. Curtiss, of Little Hocking, and Calvin Lesure, of Belpre, Trustees. This site for holding the meetings was chosen HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 659 for its beauty and convenience of location, a good supply of pure water, and the favorable condition of surrounding society. The ground has been leased for sixteen years, and is under the control of the trustees. The officers of the Association are: D. B. Stewart, President; - Frampton, Vice-President; J. A. Palmer, Secretary; and A. S. Tidd, Treasurer. Annual meetings are held, beginning the third Wednesday in August, lasting three weeks. Coolville Lodge, Ho. 337, A. F. & A. M., was established Oct., 16, 1861, with the following charter members: W. W. Hurley, W. M. Bancroft, M. L. Bestow, William Mason, Andrew Fisher, Alpheus Hayden, John A. Lytle, 1). P. Scott, J. M. Harris, S. Dewey and H. Z. Adams. At the first election the officers were: Master, W. W. Hurley; Senior Warden, Wm. M. Bancroft; Junior Warden, M. L. Bestow; Secretary, D. P. Scott. The present officers are; Master, G. W. Harmon; Senior Warden, F. S. Monahan; Junior Warden, J. A. Palmer; Secretary, E. L. Carleton. The membership at present is about eighty-four. Coolville Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., was organized July 12, 1872. The charter members were: W. J. Griffith, Noble Grand; Edgar Humphrey, Vice Grand; W. W. Bay, Secretary; and E. W. Johnson, George Simms, W. C. Bay and A. O. Frame. The membership now reaches seventy, the present officers being: John Bailey, Noble Grand ; Orin Oakley, Vice Grand; J. E. Hartwell, Secretary; G. K. Campbell, Permanent Secretary. The Troy Grange, located at Coolville, was organized and char.- tered in May, 1873, the membership at that time numbering sixteen. The original officers were: 0. B. Jeffers, Master, and Edward Dud-der, Overseer. The membership now is about twenty-five, the officers being : E. H. Parker, Master, and D. H. Frost, Overseer. Both this and the two preceding societies have separate and nicely furnished halls. HOCKINGPORT. Hockingport is located at the mouth of the Hocking River, on the Ohio River, and is one of the oldest settlements in the county. Charles Devol, E. H. Williams, Samuel Dutton, Sylvester A. Gibbs, Benjamin Huntington, Benjamin Brookhart, David Davis, George Williams and Alonzo Williams were among the first settlers. It was formerly, before the coming of the Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad, the most important point in the county besides Athens. It was the shipping point for the whole lower half of the Hocking ,Valley, 660 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. and was well known to business men. It is now comparatively quiet place. The population is now about 150. There are two church organizations, the Methodist Episcopal and the Baptist, both of them very old. There is also a Congregational society, but it holds no services at present. The present business of the town is represented by S. C. White, general store; J. Huntington, grocery; George Simms, hotel and postoffice; Heman Bumgardner, saw-mill; W. G. Boyd, coopering; William Goen, coopering; John Dickerson, coopering; Miss Clara Dutton, millinery; E. G. Franklin, cigar factory. A fine iron bridge was built across the Hocking at this point in 1882, which was never crossed by passengers. It was the finest bridge in the county, the abutments being forty-four feet high, and the bridge itself being 173 feet long. It was supposed to be well put up, but in February, 1883, before it was completed, the stone foundations gave way, unexpectedly, and the bridge sank into the river. It cost $10,781. At the present writing it is being raised, and it will be replaced this year (1883). The Southern Ohio Normal School is located at Hockingport, the building and grounds being owned by the Principal, Professor Charles E. Keyes. The school was formerly known as the Hockingport Seminary, but the building having been recently enlarged and improved, and the authorities believing it to be about to enter upon a new career, changed the name to its present one. It has a. good library and literary society, and gives instruction in both the common and higher branches, being designed to prepare students for college. Instruction is also given in instrumental and vocal music. The Hockingport Baptist Church was organized in 1875 by Rev. B. M. Stout, assisted by Revs. G. R. Gear, J. W. Riddle and R. W. Malcolm. Its first officers were: Rev. B. M. Stout, Pastor; J. W. White, Clerk; William Goens and W. B. Spencer, Deacons; J. W. White, William Goens and W. B. Spencer, Trustees; Mrs. Virginia Spencer, Treasurer. The church edifice was built in 1875. It is 30 x 60 feet in size and cost about $1,200. Rev. J. W. Riley succeeded Rev. Mr. Stout as Pastor, and remained two years. At present there is no regular pastor. The membership of the church is seventeen. The present officers are: 'William Goens, Deacon; J. W. White, Clerk, and Lizzie White, Treasurer. The Union Sunday-school has a membership of forty, under the superintendency of J. W. White. 661 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. The Hockingport Congregational Church was organized by Rev. Lucien Ford, of the Home Missionary Society. Mr. Ford held the first services at the house of Douglass Putnam, with an audience of seventy-five or 100 persons. He preached to this society for some time. The organization of the society at Coolville reduced the membership here somewhat. The church, which cost $2,000, is now used by Prof. Keyes for his normal school. The Methodist Episcopal Society here is very old—one of the oldest in this part of the State. It now belongs to the circuit comprising Hockingport, Coolville, Torch, Bethel and Little Hocking. TORCH. The settlement of Torch is located in the eastern part of Troy Township, and has a population of about seventy-five. It has two stores, kept by William Walden and A. H. Knowles, a blacksmith and wagon shop, and a steam flouring mill, owned by a Mr. Bell. The village has sprung into existence since the railroad was built, and consequently does not boast of the antiquity of Coolville and Hockingport. The postoffice has been established about twenty-five years. BIOGRAPHICAL. Seth Bailey, born Sept. 9, 1806, on what was then known as Vienna Island, is a son of Seth and Polly (James) Bailey, natives of Massachusetts and Connecticut. In 1790 his parents came to Ohio and located in Washington County, where they both died. His grandfather, Seth Bailey, was a native of England. He was one of the early settlers of Ohio, coming here in 1780. His Grandfather James once owned the islands above Parkersburg, now known as the Bailey and James Islands. Mr. Bailey received such education as those early times afforded, frequently having to take a load of wood five and a half miles to market, return home and walk two miles to school. Until recently Mr. Bailey has lived on a farm. He still owns a fine farm of eighty acres, adjoining the village, and also owns the property known as the Bailey House. In 1833 he married Sarah McLure, of Washington County, Ohio. Mrs. Bailey died in 1835 leaving one daughter—Mary, now Mrs. Martin Athey, of Nebraska. In 1840 Mr. Bailey married Mary Ann, daughter of John and Nancy (Patterson) Scott, who was born in 1814. They have seven children—Nancy and 662 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. teachers in Kansas; Lydia is the wife of David Sinclair, of Pennsylvania; Seth Austin; Julia, widow of J. B. Douglass, is a teacher in Coolville; Alice and Elizabeth (deceased). Mr. and Mr. Bailey are members of the Methodist church. Politically Mr. Bailey is a Republican. Marcus L. Bestow, postoffice Coolville, tanner and currier, a son of Job and Luranah (Curtis) Bestow, was born in Massachusetts in 1805. He learned the trade of a tanner at Pittsfield, Mass., and from there came to Meigs County, Ohio, in 1826, where he lived some four years. From there he came to Coolville, where he has resided since with the exception of some four years. April 5, 1829, he married Fanny D., daughter of Peter and Sally (Haskell) Derry, who was born in Oneida County, N. Y., June 7, 1806. This union has been blessed with five children, three living—Luranah M. (Mrs. A. S. Tidd, died in 1850), Fanny M. (wife of J. M. Tidd), Marcus P., Mary E. (Mrs. Hine; deceased), and M. Augusta. Each of the deceased left two children. Mr. Bestow and wife are members of the Congregational church. Mr. Bestow is also a member of the F. & A. M. fraternity. He is one of the oldest Masons in the United States, having become one in 1826, in Chester Lodge, Meigs County, Ohio. Politically he was an old-line Whig, but now votes the Republican ticket. The son, Marcus P., enlisted in the war for the Union and served four years. He was appointed Adjutant on General T. J. Wood's staff, of the regular army, with the rank of Colonel ; he is now a successful attorney in the city of New York. William Bingman, the subject of this sketch, was born March 31, 1831, in Belmont County, Ohio. His boyhood days were spent in farming with his father until he was about nineteen years of age. His education was limited to some extent, there not being schools of any note there at that date. He moved from Belmont County to Morgan, where h was married, Dec. 28, 1845, to Susan Coler, a daughter of George E. and Catherine Coler, both deceased. Mr. Bingman is a son of Stephen Bingman, who was born Feb. 28, 1799. His mother was born Nov. 29, 1802. His father died April 5, 1872, and his mother, June 30, 1863. Mr. and Mrs. Bingman are the parents of thirteen children, only seven now living—Stephen T., Wilsey A., William E., Abraham, Strod P., Mary J. (now Mrs. Russell) Lillie B. (now Mrs. Nist) and Susan E. Mr. Bingman was both a farmer and merchant, owning two stores at the time of his death. He was a man whom everyone looked to. HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 663 both for advice and information. He died Dec. 4, 1882, mourned by all who knew him, and his place as a social citizen and neighbor can never be filled. The Ireland Literary Society, which met in his neighborhood, tendered the bereaved family resolutions of their deepest sympathy, and a copy of the same was printed in the county paper. At his death the county lost a leading business man, and his family a kind and affectionate husband and parent. William George Boyd, cooper, Hockingport, is a son of John and Mary (Murdick) Boyd, natives of Wilmington, Del., where they died. W. G., the oldest of eight children, was born March 14, 1814. He was educated in Wilmington, Del., and learned the trade of a cooper of his father. He lived in Pennsylvania about fourteen years, and then moved to Longbottoin, Ohio, where he lived three years. In 1861 he came to Hockingport. In 1849 he married Mary Ann, daughter of John and Ann (Boyd) Rowan, natives of Delaware. She was born in Delaware, June 27, 1818. They have lost one child by death. Mrs. Boyd is a member of the Congregational church. Mr. Boyd was an Odd Fellow when he came to Hockingport. Politically he is a Republican. He has been Justice of the Peace three years, and Supervisor of the township. Sherman Brewster, a son of Levi and Lydia Brewster, was born Dec. 19, 1822. He is a descendant of William Brewster, who came over with the Mayflower and landed at Jamestown, Va. His boyhood days were spent in college in Smyrna, where h completed his course of study at the age of thirteen, coming out with high colors. He immediately came to Washington County, where he went to teaching. Being so young, it was difficult for him to govern a school, although his knowledge of discipline and teaching was superior, and his mother, being a teacher in former days, governed the school for him. He afterward made teaching his life-work. Sept. 27, 1851, he was married to Miss Nancy Mc Laughlin, who was born Sept. 27, 1831, a daughter of Davis and Mary N. McLaughlin, who are residents of this county. They had a family of eight children, only five now living—Alice, infant twins and Emma (deceased), Edward, Ella, Henry and Cyrus. Mr. Brewster was a well-respected citizen, and had tanght about eighteen terms of school in and about Torch. He died June 3, 1863. He was a man of superior talent and was respected by all with whom he was associated, both in and out of the 664 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. school-room. We give below some lines written by him on the death of his daughter Emma: "Died in Troy Township, Athens Co., Ohio, March 5, 1862, of measles, Emma, second daughter of Sherman and Nancy Brewster, aged four years, five months and twenty-six days. "A lovely child has gone to sleep, No sounds disturb her sweet repose, She can not hear poor Alice weep; Nor calm her parents' deeper woes, " The baby's cry and Edward's call No more demand her watchful care; Between them now there is a wall That none can pass who enter there. " Though far beyond the reach of praise We think of all her goodness now; We think how happy were her days, When health and joy were on her brow. "Our wishes were her only guide, No angry words her tongue did speak, But full of love her life did glide, Until a home she went to seek. " How could a child so young and fair Leave all her dearest friends and kind And pass the vale of dark despair Without one wishful look behind? "Who drew the bow? Who aimed the dart? Who raised on high the chastening rod? Who gave the blow that smote the heart And sent our child to dwell with God ? "'Tis vain to say we will not grieve Because our child has gone to rest; We feel the stroke we did receive, Though she may be forever blest. "Oh, Emma! child of human birth, Though placed in regions far above, Wilt thou forget thy home on earth And all thy parents' care and love? " It would he joy to know but this, That thou, while here, so good and mild, When in a land of heavenly bliss Wilt never cease to be our child. " And when we all shall meet again Without a sigh, a pain, or care; Where purest joys forever reign, Then, then thou wilt be happy there, HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 665 "Alone with the light of day That path the best of men have trod ; The gate is a straight and narrow way, That leadeth to the throne of God. " Farewell, dear child! we give thee up, And prostrate fall before his throne ; But as we drink the bitter cup, We wish 0, God! Thy will be done." H. F. Bumgardner, manufacturer and dealer in all kinds of lumber, Hockingport, is a son of Andrew and Esther (Cooley) Bumgardner, natives of Virginia and Athens County, Ohio, his father of German and his mother of New England descent. H. F. was born April 20, 1837, He was educated in Ohio, and followed farming till 1875 when he engaged in the mercantile business in this village. Being burned out in 1878 he then bought the saw-mill which he at present runs. In 1861 he married Henrietta, daughter of Milton and Mary (McPherson) Humphrey, natives of Athens County, Ohio, and Indiana. She was born June 26, 1839. Mr. and Mrs. Bumgardner are the parents of nine children, seven living—Mary Esther, born Dec. 16, 1862, wife of J. L. Hansen, of Parkersburg, Va. ; Lucy H., born Dec. 10, 1864; Rose F., born June 2, 1867; Frank H., Oct. 23, 1872; Eugene, Feb. 4, 1875; Elton, Jan. 31, 1876; Clara Edna, born July 21, 1879. Mr. Bumgardner and wife are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Bumgardner is a member of the A. F. & A. M. fraternity. Politically he is a Republican. Geo. K. Campbell, postoffice Coolville, farmer, son of Edward and Margaret (Kauffman) Campbell, natives of the North of Ireland and Maryland respectively. His father came to the United States about 1820. He died in 1863, at the age of fifty-eight, in Athens County, Ohio. George K. Campbell was born i n Belmont County, Ohio, Dec. 12, 1834. He received a common-school education and has followed farming through life; he now owns 160 acres of good land on sections 30, 31 and 32. In 1859 he married Lois, daughter of Tiernan and Abigail (Cowdrey) Cooley, who was born June 15, 1830. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell are members of the Methodist Episcopal church. Mr. Campbell is a member of the I. 0. 0. F. He votes the Republican ticket. He enlisted in 1862, in Company B, One Hundred and Sixteenth Regiment, and served three years; was in the battles of Winchester and the Shenandoah Valley of 1863, and the battles about Nashville; also in one of the last battles of the war—Kinston, N. C. He was mustered out at Columbus, Ohio, 666 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY July 7, 1865, having been through most of the severe service of the Union army. In August, 1864, he was commissioned Captain and transferred to the One Hundred and Seventy-fourth Ohio, and took command of Company E, in that regiment, in which position he remained until the close of the war. Mr. Campbell has always taken a very active part in school matters and has taught for many years. He is considered one of the ablest and best teachers in the county. A. D. Carlton was born Oct. 3, 1841, in Athens County, Ohio, a son of John and Annie (Dinsmore) Carlton. His father was one of the first settlers of the county, and was a very prominent man. When he was about ten years old his parents moved to Coolville, where he attended school until seventeen years of age when he returned to the farm. He then went West and remained until 1862, when he enlisted as a private in Company 1, One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio Infantry. He was in the battle of Winchester, where he was taken prisoner and spent fourteen days on Belle Island, Va. He was then paroled and walked home from Annapolis, Md., starting Aug. 6, and arriving Aug. 26 at Coolville. He was afterward in the battles of Cedar Creek, Fort Gregg and several others of less importance. Oct. 10, 1866, he was married to Phoebe Ewers, daughter of Jonathan and Rosana Ewers. They are the parents of six children—Martha L., George E., Anna M., Harry, Ethel and Phoebe J. Mr. Carlton is one of the enterprising farmers of Athens County. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, No. 337. He owns 110 acres of fine farming land located about one mile northeast of Coolville. He has held the office of Township Trustee two years. Edwin L. Carlton, if. D., P. O. Coolville, son of John and Ann Matilda (Dinsmore) Carlton, natives of New Hampshire, who came to Ohio at an early day and settled in Athens County, was born Nov. 16, 1838, and was reared on a farm. He was educated in Coolville, and in the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, taking his medical course and graduating at the Starling Medical College, Columbus, Ohio. In 1865 he began the practice of medicine in Vinton County, but soon returned to Coolvile, where he has since built up a very successful practice. In March, 1865, he married Martha Ann, daughter of E. H. and Elinda (Frost) Stone. This union has been blessed with seven children—Emma R., born Dec. 30, 1865; Mary E., born Jan. 10, 1867; John S., born Aug. 30, 1868; Clara J., born July 6, 1871; Edwin Carl, HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 667 born Sept. 5, 1873 (deceased); Grace, born June 1, 1875; Kate Ruth, born May 20, 1879. Mrs. Carlton is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Dr. Carlton is a member of the A. F. & A. M. fraternity. He votes the Prohibition ticket, and is one of the most respected citizens of Coolville. In 1861 he enlisted in Company K, Thirty-ninth Ohio, Captain Rood. He was with Colonel Groesbeck some time, and was promoted to the Eighth Corps for spilling a lot of whisky, and was afterward detailed to the hospital, where he served the balance of his time; he was discharged in 1864. Jefferson Cole, merchant, P. O. Coolville, son of Nathan and Lavina (Bryan) Cole, natives of New York and Virginia respectively. They came to Ohio about 1800, when this State was settled principally by Indians and wild animals, locating in Washington County, where they lived some years. Then came to Athens County, where they died, aged eighty-six and eighty-one respectively. Jefferson was born in Ohio, Oct. 30, 1826; in early life he followed farming. In 1848 he began a mercantile life, and in 1853 went into business for himself; he has been prosperous and has a fine trade in dry goods, groceries, and everything pertaining to a well-stocked store. During the war Mr. Cole was in the Quartermaster's Department, and after the war resumed his present business. In 1855 he married Phoebe W., daughter of Reuben Davis. By this union there are three children, two living—Eva L., born June 12, 1857 (deceased); Elmer, born March 25, 1863;. Minnie, born May 17, 1871. Mrs. Cole is a member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Cole votes the. Republican ticket and has held the office of Assessor two years. Has been Corporation Treasurer, and he is now Township Treasurer, which office he has held several years. He is one of the well-to-do and much respected citizens of the county. Mrs. Fanny E. Cooley was born in Carthage Township, Athens Co., Ohio, Aug. 22, 1828. She was married in 1847 to Leonard Jewett Cooley. He was born Jan. 15, 1821, a son of Heman and Abigail (Cowdry) Cooley. He was educated in Ohio and learned the trade of a carpenter, but soon after bought a farm and followed that vocation till the breaking out of the civil war. In 1862 he enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio Infantry, and died in the hospital at Annapolis, Nov. 9, 1864. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Cooley—Sarah Jane, born April 6, 1850, was married Feb. 28, 1871, to James 668 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. Runnion, and resides in Minnesota; Frances Abigail, born May 4, 1853; Moses Elliott, born May 2, 1855, was married Aug. 19,1379; Heman, born Sept. 10, 1858, was married Oct. 30, 1882, and resides in Minnesota. Mrs. Cooley is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. John De Wolf,, farmer, is a son of Clement and Nancy (Kasson) De Wolf, natives of Connecticut. His parents moved to Pennsyl- vania and lived some years; then moved to Ohio in 1817. He was a teacher and made that his lite-long labor. John was born in Pennsylvania, April 4, 1813. He was educated in Ohio; now owns 100 acres of land on section 33, where h lives. In 1839 he married Harriet, daughter of Jonas and Jerusha (Waterman) Smith, natives of New York; they moved to Pennsylvania, and in 1810 moved to Ohio. They followed farming some time and boating for many years on the Ohio. They died in Ohio. Mrs. De Wolf was born Oct. 6, 1809. This union has been blessed with three children, two living-Amanda, born July 11, 1842, wife of Matthew Humphrey, of Troy; John, born Sept. 14, 1852, married and lives with his parents; one child died in infancy. Mr. De Wolf, politically, is a Republican. William A. Dinsmoor, son of Isaac and Hannah (Little) Dinsmoor, was born Oct. 3, 1814, in New Hampshire. His parents were natives of New Hampshire and came to Ohio in May, 1834, and located in Lodi Township, Athens County, where they both died. Mr. Dinsmoor's paternal ancestors were originally from Scotland, but settled in Ireland, and at an early day came to America. In 1834 he went to Western New York, and in 1836 carne to Athens County, where he has since lived engaged in farming. Nov. 4, 1838, he married L. L., daughter of William and Laura (Cleveland) Tubbs, and a native of Athens County, born Oct. 17, 1821. They have had seven children, six now living-John C., born Jan. 14, 1840, is deceased; Mary Ann, born July 24, 1841, is the wife of W. L. Saffreed, of West Virginia; Samuel P., born Marc!). 8, 1843, is living in Jersey County, Ill.; Elizabeth C., born July 6, 1846, is the wife of D. W. Gardner; Theresa J., born May 8, 1851, is a school teacher; Franklin P., born Feb. 21, 1853, is living in Stewart; Rosa L., born June 23, 1857, is the wife of Wm. Pruden, of West Virginia. Mr. Dinsmoor is a member of the Christian Union, and his wife of the Methodist Episcopal church. He belongs to the Masonic fraternity. Politically he is a Democrat, and has held several of the township offices. HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 669 A. P. Frame, postoffice Coolville, general merchant, a native of Athens County, Ohio, born in 1837, is a son of John and Mary (Nesmith) Frame, natives of Pennsylvania and Maine respectively. They came to Ohio at an early day, where John died in 1873. A. P. received a common-school education, and has followed the mercantile business. In 1863 he married Eletha, daughter of Thomas. and Osee (Slack) Smith. They came to Ohio many years ago and died here. By this union there are four children—Richelieu L., born in 1864; Mary A., born in 1867; Osee I., born in 1869, and Ralph, born in 1876. Mr. and Mrs. Frame are members of the Congregational church. Mr. Frame is a member of the A. F. & A. M. fraternity. He votes the Democratic ticket. He has been very successful in business and carries a stock of everything usually found in a country store. G. W. Fox was born June 19, 1850, in Doddridge County, W. Va., the son of S. H. and Charlotte (Pinnell) Fox. His grandmother is yet living at the age of 101 years; can see to read without spectacles; walked two and a half miles with Mr. Fox last fall without a cane; never took a dose of medicine in her life; only has a few gray hairs in her head; is the mother of eleven children, and her teeth, except one, are as sound as a dollar. Mr. Fox spent the early part of his life on the farm with his father. When fourteen years old he enlisted in Company C, Sixth West Virginia Infantry, and served about ten months. Dec. 23, 1873, he was married to Miss Emma Mickle, daughter of Andrew and Fannie M. Mickle. They are the parents of four children, but one living -Perry D., who was born Dec. 23, 1878. Mr. Fox came to this county in 1872, settling at Torch, but afterward bought the farm known as the Chambers property, where he now lives. He has fifty-five acres of good land. Although his educational advantages were limited, he obtained a good education, and has been one of the most successful teachers of Athens County, having taught twenty-five terms. He is the present Assessor of Troy Township. He is a member of the I. O. O. F., Coolville Lodge, No. 527. Reuben Gillilan, farmer, Coolville, is a son of Reuben and Lucy (Frost) Gillilan, natives of Vermont and Ohio respectively. He was born in Orange Township, Meigs Co., Ohio, Jan. 23, 1841. He has followed farming most of his life, and now owns 166 acres of land where he lives. In October, 1861, he enlisted in Company I, Thirty-third Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Captain William McKain, and served three years. He was in the battles. 670 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. of Perryville, Ky., Stone River, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Ringgold, Ga., Resaca and Atlanta, besides numerous skirmishes. He was wounded, and was discharged. In 1866 he married Sarah J., daughter of Abraham and Phebe (Smith) Webster, natives of Ohio. There have been by this marriage six children—Lewis R., born May 22, 1867; Seldon E., born March 23, 1869; Winfred, born Aug. 16, 18/1; Phebe Alverna, born Dec. 11, 1875; Bertha Eveline, born March 1, 1879; Berton Everet, born Oct. 10, 1881. Mrs. Gillilan is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church. Politically Mr. Gillilan is a Democrat. Jesse Green, farmer, postoffice Coolville, son of Benjamin and Martha (La Rew) Green, natives of Indian Creek, Va., is the sixth of eleven children. He was born in Virginia, and came to Ohio in 1859. His father died in 1862. After coming to Ohio Mr. Green bought a farm of thirty-five acres, where he now lives. In 1853 he married Martha A., daughter of Shelton and Rachel (Heflin) Smith, natives of Virginia. By this union there are six children, four living—Elijah M., born Nov. 7, 1854, lives in Union County, Ohio; Roxa L., born Nov. 17, 1856, wife of William Cooper, living in Virginia; Ella J., born March 24, 1862, wife of Carson Lewis, living in Troy Township; Ida M., born July 18, 1865, wife of Luther Tiffany, of Meigs County, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Green are members of the United Brethren church. Politically he is a Republican. In 1862 he enlisted in Company I, One Hundred and Sixteenth Regiment Ohio Volunteers, and served three years. He was in several of the severe battles of the war—Winchester, Piedmont, Lynchburg, Richmond and several others; was at Richmond when General Lee surrendered, and was discharged at Richmond. J. E. Hartnell, postoffice Coolville, miller, was born March 25, 1851. He is a partner in the new and fine flour-mill built here in 1882. He is a son of Richard and Sarah (Harris) Hartnell, natives of Western England. Sarah died when J. E. was One year old. He was educated in England and learned the trade of a miller, which he has since followed. He came to America in the spring of 1872, locating in Gallipolis, Ohio; remained there six months, then went to Charleston, W. Va., and from there to his present home. In 1871 he married Mary Jane, daughter of William and Hannah Hunt, natives of England, where they still live. Mrs. Hartnell was born Dec. 12, 1845, in England. By this union there are three children—Walter Bailey, born June 13, 1872; HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 671 Ida Jane, born Dec. 12,1873; Minnie Belle. born Oct. 17, 1880. Mrs. Hartnell is a member of the Episcopal church, and Mr. Hartnell of the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a member of the I. O. O. F. lodge. C. H. Hays, one of the old residents and survivors of Southern Ohio, moving to this State from the East at the time of Martin Van Buren's election, and coming to Athens County in 1861, was born in Connecticut in 1791. When the second struggle for independence seemed to be §taring the American people in the face Ile, like all other brave-hearted Americans, shouldered his gun and marched in the van. He served in the war of 1812 under General Jackson, and now draws a pension on account of disability caused by exposure and servitude in that war. He is now ninety-two years of age, and is very feeble. Perhaps before this work comes before the public, he will have passed from time to eternity, but let it be remembered by all who may chance to look on this page that he is one among the very few who are yet living that helped to win our independence and make the nation what she is. C. B. Hitchcock, Coolville, music teacher, vocal and instrumental, is a son of Quartus and Ardelia (Bond) Hitchcock, natives of Massachusetts, who moved to Ohio in 1846, and located in Belpre, remaining there some twenty-seven years; then moved to Chester, Meigs County, where they still live. C. B. was born in Hawley, March 16, 1825. He was educated in that State, and took a musical academic course under Mason & Webb. He has made music his life-long business, teaching in some eight States, and has been very successful as a teacher. Where many have failed he has always met with success. In 1864 he married in Vermont, Fannie A., daughter of Joseph and Polly (Bowker) Snow, natives of Sand-gate, Bennington Co., Vt. Mr. Snow died in Vermont, and Mrs. Snow is now with her daughter in Ohio. Mrs. Hitchcock was born Nov. 4, 1842. To Mr. and Mrs. Hitchcock have been born three children—Annie M., born May 7, 1866; Herbert R., born Sept. 3, 18G9, and Louie B., born Jan. 27, 1876. Mr. Hitchcock and family dre members of the Congregational church. He votes the Republican ticket. Milton Humphrey, son of Jacob and Mary (Spacht) Humphrey, was born in Troy Township, Aug. 31, 1809. His grandfather came to the United States from England in 1776, landing in Philadelphia, where he shouted " Glory to God " for being permitted to see a land where he could worship God according to the dictates of 672 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY. his own conscience. He was arrested by the police who thought him crazy, but was soon released. He lived in Pennsylvania a year or two and in 1798 came to Ohio and located on Wolf Creek, but afterward moved to Waterman Hill, Troy Township, where he died in 1829. Jacob was the second son of a family of five children. He was married in 1804, and had a family of thirteen children, eleven growing to maturity. His son John was the first child born in the township. Milton is now the oldest native resident of the township. He at one time owned a section of land, but has given a portion of it to his children, having reserved 240 acres for himself. He was married in 1835 to Mary, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth (Forgy) McPherson, who was born Sept. 22, 1816. Ten children have been born to them-Joseph, born March 24, 1837, is a resident of Hardin County; Henrietta, born Jane 26, 1839, is the wife of Heman Bumgardner; Martha, born Jan. 7, 1842, wife of John Gabert; Pratt, born Oct. 30, 1844, resides in Carthage Township; Marshall, born Feb. 25, 1846, resides on the homestead; George, born May 7, 1848, a resident of Troy; Mary Eliza, born Sept. 29, 1850, is the wife of Edward Doderer, of Meigs County; Lucy Ellen, born Dec. 26, 1854, is the wife of William Price, of Meigs County; Selden, born Jan. 13, 1857, lives in Troy Township, and Albert, born Dec. 12, 1858, lives in Hockingport. Politically Mr. Humphrey is a Republican. B. F. Humphrey, farmer, P.O. Coolville, son of Isaac and Harriet (Sawyer) Humphrey, was born Nov. 5, 1820. He was educated in Ohio. He now owns a farm of 162 acres, on fraction section 19. In January, 1851, he married Elizabeth L., daughter of Job and Lydia (Weatherby) Coggeshall, natives of Rhode Island and New Jersey. She was born in Washington County, Ohio, June 18, 1824. By this union there has been six children-Isaac Edward; born Nov.2, 1851, left home and went to the Western mining region thirteen years ago, and for the last five years nothing has been heard from him; A. 0. Wesley, born April 2, 1854, married, and living in Champaign County, Ohio; Nelson, born May 16, 1856; Harvey J., born Oct. 12, 1860; Lydia, born April 14, 1863; Estella Blanche, born Aug. 27, 1867. Mr. Humphrey belongs to the United Brethren church, Scioto Conference; Mrs. H. belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church. Politically Mr. Humphrey is a Republican. Cornelius B. Jeffers, farmer, son of Asa P. and Eliza (Jakeway) Jeffers, natives of Pennsylvania, was born in Carthage Township, Aug. 27, 1831. His parents came to Ohio about 1815. His HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY - 673 mother died in August, 1869. His grandfather came first to Ohio in 1804, but returned to Pennsylvania and lived some years, then came again to Ohio, where he died at the age of ninety years. Cornelius B. had the privileges of a common-school education. He has settled down to farming, and now occupies ninety acres of fine land on section 31, and has 125 acres in Decatur County, Iowa. In 1857 he married Margaret, daughter of Truman and Elizabeth (Duke) Perfect, natives of Kentucky and Pennsylvania, respectively, who came to Ohio in 1805, where they died. By this union there were two children, both deceased. Mrs. Jeffers died June 2, 1860. Dec. 29, 1864, Mr. Jeffers married Margaret, daughter of James and Sarah (Morrow) McCain, natives of Pennsylvania, who came to Ohio in 1847, where they died in 1857 and 1858. Mrs. Jeffers was born Feb. 28, 1830. By this union there is one child—Charles, born June 16, 1866 (deceased). Mr. and Mrs. Jeffers are members of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Jeffers is a member of the grange. Politically he is a Democrat. Manasseh Jennings, farmer, Coolville, is a son of Jeremiah and Amy (Carps) Jennings, natives of New Jersey, who moved to Jefferson County, Ohio, at an early day. They had a family of nine children, Manasseh being the seventh child. He was born in Jefferson County, Ohio, Dec. 9, 1811. He was educated in Ohio and has followed farming for a livelihood. In 1839 he married Phebe, daughter of John and Betsey Palmer, natives of Pennsylvania and New Jersey respectively. Mrs. Jennings was born Oct. 15, 1815. Eight children have been born to them, seven living—Malinda Almira, born Jan. 9, 1841, wife of Wm. Shafer, of Nebraska; Mary Elizabeth, born Dec. 22, 1843, wife of Stephen W. Hull; John R., born Sept. 16, 1844, and was killed at the battle of Chickamauga; Anna Maria, born Oct. 2, 1846, wife of Austin Secoy ; Sarah Alma, born Nov. 4, 1848; Margaret Jane, born Jan. 24, 1850, wife of Timothy A. Price, of Meigs County, Ohio; Rachel Emeline. born March 23, 1852, and Hannah Lucinda, born Oct. 16, 1856. Mr. and Mrs. Jennings are members of the Presbyterian church. Mr. Jennings votes the Republican ticket. He owns forty acres of fine land on section 34. W. N. Kennedy was born Feb. 1, 1834, in Wheeling, Va., and is a son of Susana Kennedy. His father was born in Scotland, and came to this country about 1815, settling at Pittsburg, where he worked at his trade—that of a silk weaver—many years. Mr. Kennedy spent his early life in a weaving factory. When about twenty years - 43 - 674 - HISTORY OF HOCKING VALLEY old he went into the grocery business, and two or three years later went to steamboating. In February, 1865, he enlisted in the war of the Rebellion, serving until its close. He was then engaged in a rolling mill for four or five years, and from there came to the farm where he now lives. May 8, 1874, he was married to Mrs. Mary J. Branyan, a widow with one child—Frank E. They have no children. Mr. Kennedy owns fifty acres of farming land, and is at present engaged in general farming and stock-raising. Charles E Keyes, Principal of the Southern Ohio Normal School, P. O. Hockingport, is a son of Edwin and Sibyl (Sargent) Keyes, natives of Ohio and Massachusetts, respectively. His pa_ rents were married in Ohio, and settled in Hockingport in 1858. From thence, in 1860, moved to Tupper's Plains, where his father built a seminary, of which he was the Principal. In 1862 he en_ listed in Company B, One Hundred and Sixteenth Ohio Infantry, and was elected Captain. He enlisted most of the company himself, they being largely students. In 1864 he was wounded at the battle of Lynchburg, Va., and died in the hospital there a month later. His wife died May 16, 1879. Charles E. was born in Laurel Furnace, Ky:, Aug. 31, 1855. He was educated at Tupper's Plains Seminary and at Marietta College, Ohio, and since then has been engaged in teaching. For three years he was Superintendent of Belpre graded schools. Since coming to Hockingport he has built a large and commodious school building for the establishment of the Southern Ohio Normal School. Aug. 24, 1882, he married Mary, daughter of Charles and Mary (Curtis) Cook, natives of Parkersburg, Va., and Little Hocking, Washington Co., Ohio, Mrs. Keyes was born in Belpre, Nov. 30, 1855. Mr. and Mrs. Keyes are members of the Congregational church. Mr. Keyes is a member of the I. 0. 0. F. Politically he is a Republican. C. L. Knowles, a son of William and Sally (Woodward) Knowles, was born Sept. 26, 1833. His father died in 1870, at the age of eighty-one years, and his mother in 1871, aged seventy-one years. Mr. Knowles was reared on his father's farm, and received a moderate education in the old-fashioned log school-houses. In May, 1861, he enlisted in the Thirty-ninth Ohio In fan try,under Captain Rhodes, for three years, and when his time had expired re-enlisted and served till the close of the war, when he was mustered out at Louisville, Ky., July 9, 1865. He was in the battles of Atlanta, New Madrid, second battle of Corinth, Savannah, Bentonville, S. C., and several others of less importance. April 22, 1868, he was married to Miss