HISTORY OF Richland County OHIO FROM 1808 TO 1908 By A. J. BAUGHMAN Also Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens of the County ILLUSTRATED VOL. I. & II. CHICAGO: THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING CO. RICHLAND COUNTY COURTHOUSE, MANSFIELD, OHIO
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1908 INDEX HISTORICAL A Century in Richland County 7 Ohio-Michigan Boundary Line Dispute 11 The Ancestry of the Ohioan 13 The Original Man from Ohio 15 Topography and Geology of Rich land County 17 Moravians Passed Through Mansfield 25 First White People in Richland County 28 In the Long Ago 29 Incidents of Pioneer Times 31 Incidents of Pioneer Life 34 Reminiscences of a Minister 38 Old-Time Sports 41 Whipping Posts 43 Among Old Records 44 About Old Photographs 47 The Monroe Seminary of Long Ago 51 Mansfield's Centennial 52 Historical Society 59 The Mansfield of Fifty Years Ago 73 The Mansfield of Today 76 The Growth of Mansfield 78 Favorable Impressions of Mansfield 84 Our German Citizens 85 Churches of Mansfield 87 Public Officials of Mansfield 89 The Oldest House in Mansfield 92 Old-Time Memories Revived 93 Old Town Council Records 95 Governor Kirkwood 95 Several City Ordinances 96 An Old Annual Report 97 Famous Fire Company 103 Early Railroads 104 Mansfield's Industries 108 The Telephone 111 The Butler Oil and Gas Field 113 Soldiers of the War of the Revolution 118 A Massacre by the Indians 120 The Copus Battle 127 The Copus and Zeimer Monuments 132 Camp Council 135 General Crooks' Campaign 140 Colonel Crawford's Campaign and Awful Death 141 Capture of the Indian Assassins 145 Mexican War Survivors 153 Defenders of the Flag 159 Richland County Soldiers in the Rebellion 161 The First Volunteer 165 The Sherman Brigade 168 The First Battle of the Civil War 169 The Sultana Disaster 171 Memorial Day Musings 176 The Grand Army of the Republic 178 Soldiers' County Reunion 179 Reunion of Company I, Sixteenth Home Life in Richland County During the Civil War 185 A Big Democratic Meeting 187 A Deadly Explosion 190 Storms and Floods 191 Mormons in Richland County 195 The Bushong Murder 197 Murder Mysteries 199 Hon. John Sherman 202 Johnny Appleseed 213 Parson Gerry 223 The "Immortal J. N. 225 Three Peculiar Characters 227 Third Annual Meeting of the Richland County Historical Society 229 The Dedication of the Mansfield Blockhouse 237 Richland County's Public Monuments 251 Richland County Poets 253 The Power of Song 254 Love Affairs 256 "The Unjust Judge" 263 The Mansfield Press 265 The Bench and Bar 274 Ohio State Reformatory 300 The Richland County Infirmary 309 Richland County Children's Home 310 Monroe Township 312 Mifflin Township 320 Madison Township 325 Perry Township 328 Washington Township 341 Franklin Township 349 Sandusky Township 356 Weller Township 360 Springfield Township 364 Worthington Township 370 Plymouth Township 375 Jefferson Township 378 II - INDEX Sharon Township 382 Troy Township 386 Alta 391 Shelby Settlement 391 Gatton's Rocks 393 Shenandoah 396 East Crestline 398 Vernon Junction 400 Olivesburg 404 Darlington 406 Adario 408 Winchester and Hemlock Falls 412 Milisborough, New Castle, Ontario 415 Richland Village 418 Salem, Shiloh 421 Newvile 425 Lucas 428 Bangorville 433 Plymouth 435 Lexington 438 Village of Butler 441 Bellville 442 Shelby 450 Abandoned Town Sites 468 Mansfield's Banks 472 Richland Statistics 474 Mansfield Water Works and Fire Department 475 Mansfield Public Schools 477 Company I, First Regiment, 0. V. I. 478 Banquet of Company H 478 BIOGRAPHICAL Ackerman, Michael 671 Adrain. William 705 Andrews, Samuel 770 Arehart, C. C. 968 Arnold, David 1078 Arter, C. H. 864 Arter, George 964 Aten, J. S. 637 Atyeo, George 907 Au, Z. T. 1130 Augustine, Charles 527 Avery, R. L. 692 Backensto, U. P. 585 Baer, G. A. 513 Balliet, J. B. 892 Barghiser, J. L. 1018 Barnes, H. J. 827 Baughman, Abraham Sons 797 Baughman, A. J. 785 Baughman, A. P. 757 Baughman, Elizabeth C. 514 Baughman, J. W. 1143 Baughman, P. S. 1049 Baxter, J. L. 606 Beelman, J. I. 857 Bell, A. E. 736 Bell, H. E. 638 Bell, S. F. 542 Bemiller, Emerson 834 Berno, William 844 Berry, Benjamin 494 Berry, Eli 674 Bevier, Caleb 938 Bevier, Isaac 589 Bevier, Jackson 755 Bevier, Samuel 790 Bisel, Joseph 794 Black, F. B. 1070 Black, T. F. 1088 Blair, James M. 1134 Blanchard, Allen 1150 Blymyer, G. W. 775 Blymyer. W. G. 756 Boyce, Washington 1006 Bradford. W. S. 1146 Bricker, David 622 Bricker, I. F. 848 Bricker, S. S. 508 Brinkerhoff, Roeliff 487 Brown, Danforth 642 Brown, Huntington 618 Brown, J. E. 583 Brucker, Lewis 1031 Bush, Albert C. 1015 Bushnell, Martin B. 595 Cahall, John 586 Cappeller. W. S. 1052 Carl, S. P. 942 Carpenter, Reid 624 Cashell, Jesse 1056 Cassel, I. J. 1086 Cassel, W. A. 1097 Chambers, Erskine 893 Champion. John 820 Champion, L. W. 562 Clark, George 753 Clark, J. Howard 828 Cline, B. F. 924 Cline, G. W. 726 Cline, Mary E. 1045 Coble, George W. 817 Condon, B. F. 816 Condon, L. F. 1007 Coulter, Ursula J. 529 Craig, J. H. 777 Craighead, David 843 Craiglow, J. F. 994 Crevling, A. W. 498 Crouch, Martha 998 Crum, F. P. 635 Crum, Bartley 808 Cullen, J. W. 1062 Culp, Frank S. 1058 Culver, David 1080 Culver, Solomon, Sr. 1098 Cummins, A. C. 1137 Cummins, D. W. 576 Cunningham, 0. I. 760 Day, Amos 823 DeIn, Adam 670 Dick. Isaac 793 INDEX - III Dill, J. F. 499 Disbro, W. W. 1039 Doolittle, L. O. 610 Dougherty, W. M. 850 Douglas. M. E. 559 Douglass, S. M. 548 Dow, William 1154 Drennan, G. B. 1025 Early, John 561 Elston, William H. 1120 Enzor, H. A. 1171 Etz, Gustav 1145 Fackler, H. F. 1066 Fate, H. H. 882 Faulkner, D. S. 914 Fenner, Henry L. 672 Fergueson, Isaac 787 Ferguson, G. W. 744 Ferguson. James G. 883 Ferree, J. W. 956 Fickes, J. W. 1095 Findley, S. E. 988 Finney, James C. 916 First, J. M. 662 Fish, J. C. 1163 Fisher, Joseph 566 Fisher, J. J. 1131 Fleming. David 1149 Flockerzi, Conrad 807 Follin, William H. 918 Foltz, S. A. 651 Ford, S. N. 1169 Fox, Herman 721 Frank, Ludwick 1068 Frazier, M. D. 915 Frengel, J. F. 1129 Fry, U. G . 743 Galbraith, J. W. 682 Gano, David 700 Garber, David L. 1092 Garber, H. S. 689 Garber, John L. 632 Garber, Rebecca 572 Garber. T. L. 1164 Gass, Isaac 617 Gatton, Cyrus 1105 Gatton, P. T. 1140 Gaumer, C. N. 504 Geddes, G. W. 598 Gelsanliter, Peter, Jr. 1139 Gilchrist, William 1000 Gorham. S. R. 746 Green, T. J. 528 Gribben, Robert 1122 Gribling, G. H. 977 Griebling. J. W. 558 Griffith, Charles 1046 Griffith, M. W. 1055 Gross, Adam 1017 Grubb, Joseph 1036 Gutshall, S. S. 503 Hahn, W. M. 1155 Harter, J. R. 835 Harter, M. D. 1170 Haverfield, Joseph 1141 Hawk, Jacob 911 Hawk, William M. 946 Hayes, Charles L. 567 Hayes, R. B. 846 Heath, C. F. 905 Heath, Roger 1106 Hedges, James A. 1069 Hess, J. H. 986 Hess, Reuben 987 Hildebrant, H. W. 997 Hines, Clark B. 990 Hink, Barbara 722 Hogan, Teresa 1112 Holtz, George 501 Holtz, Simon 615 Hoover, H. L. 754 Horn, Charles 556 Huber, C. H. 750 Huenerfauth, S. F. 1030 Hughes, A. S. 984 Hughes, C. M. 639 Hughes, Esther A. 663 Hughes, Fanny 783 Hughes. Robert 813 Hull, J. C. 1072 Hummel, A. C. 926 Humphrey, J. E. 847 Humphryes, R. B. 530 Hunter, Joseph M. 536 Huntsman, C. C. 836 Huntsman, J. W. 569 Huston, C. H. 649 Hutchison, R. E. 630 Imhoff, Harvey 946 Ink, Theron 1119 Jenner, John W. 677 Keefer, A. H. 523 Keefer, J. W. 849 Keiser, D. F. 1027 Kern, J. W. 1031 Kerr, J. C. 874 Kirkwood. Amos 941 Kissane, R. P. 725 Klinkle, George 669 Knofflock, George 980 Knox. John 628 Kooken, Henry C. 1172 Krause, John 973 Kuebler, Jacob F. 680 Kuchler, Louis S. 497 Kuhn, Giles 658 Kuhn, John 767 Kuhn, Peter 800 Lahman, Jacob 825 Laning, J. F. 708 Lantz, Abe S. 784 Lantz. H. B. 788 Latimer, George 1020 Leedy, Aaron 838 Leedy, A. B. 580 Leiter, D. B. 819 Leiter, John H. 659 Leiter, W. S. 809 Leonard. J. A. 951 Leonard. W. L. 1127 Lewis, H. C. 1142 Line, C. L. 896 iv - INDEX Linn, William 979 Lockhart, Aaron 1008 Lockhart, William C. 934 Lowrey, G. H. 877 Lutz, Thomas 1038 Lutz, William 690 McBride, C. E. 532 McClellan, C. L. 500 McCollough, Isaac 1071 McCoy, William 948 McCready, David J. 944 McCrory, R. B. 931 McCully, J. W. 975 McDanel, J. R. 627 McFerren, George 709 McLean, E. O. 866 McPhern, J. J. 1168 Mahon, Ellen 518 Mansfield, Edwin 730 Marquis, F. S. 837 Marvin, D. S. 652 Massa Family 1118 Mengert. L. C. 1153 Mickey, Harrison 898 Miller, B. E. 1050 Millikin, W. B. 1003 Minnear, B. F. 555 Mitchell, George 600 Mitchell, W. H. 974 Moffett, John 690 Momyer, Clark W. 570 Moor, C. S. 402 Moore, Robert 873 Mottayaw, Jacob, Sr. 1102 Nail, F. S. 1103 Needham, Jeriel 747 Nelson, F. B. 876 Niman, J. A. 545 Niman, J. B. 780 Noecker, I. G. 958 Nothacke, John 641 O'Donnell, W. E. 502 Ohler, J. C. 830 Olin, G. A. 985 Opdyke, S. B. 1032 Page, J. W. 789 Palmer, B. F. 578 Parker, Mrs. S. J. 999 Patterson, J. I. 519 Patterson, T. P. 995 Payne, J. E. 509 Peppard, William 1012 Phipps, Frank 605 Pittenger, H. O. 1042 Pittenger, L. N. 614 Pitts, J. C. 739 Price, J. A. 520 Purdv, Archibald 1128 Purdy, James 1158 Ray. O. M. 838 Redding, Vernon 954 Reding, William 575 Reed. H. L. 1114 Reed. Verner Z. 540 Reiff, C. W. 729 Rhoads, Z. T. 565 Rhodes, David 806 Rhodes, H. P. 875 Robinson, Calvin 577 Robinson, Samuel 647 Rogers, A. J. 667 Rogers, Daniel 886 Rogers, L. L 903 Roush, W. S. 1035 Ruckman, B. S. 729 Rummel, Silas 1040 Ryder, Mrs. H. N. 1110 Samsel, Jacob 976 Sawhill, John M. 1060 Schaeffer, George A. 538 Schafer, C. C. 571 Schettler, William 1021 Schindler, Christian 688 Schreiber, F. A. 805 Schuler, Jane F. 878 Scott, W. O. 965 Scott, W. W. 646 Secrist, H. C. 737 Secrist, J. H. 552 Shaffer. J. T. 1148 Shaw. W. A. 664 Sheidley. Mrs. M. M. 923 Shoup, Cyrus H. 765 Shryock, W. H. 600 Skiles, G. M. 840 Skiles, J. C. 587 Skiles. R. C. 804 Smart, H. F. 608 Smith, Eune 810 Smith. H. R. 712 Smith, Jonas G. 510 Snyder. W. O. 681 Spayde, John 1082 Spear, Solomon 868 Sprow. Louis 758 Stambaugh, T. C. 512 Stambaugh, S. F. 921 Steel, Alexander 764 Stevenson. Samuel 759 Stewart, A. M. 522 Stover, H. F. 871 Strauch, C. B. 856 Stroup, S. L. 301 Stuff, Michael 863 Sturges, Dimon 861 Summers. Dr. D. V. 885 Summerville, A. J. 733 Swaney, Gilbert 551 Swank, John L 740 Swigart, W. H. 1022 Swisher, W. R. 906 Switzer, Mary M. 1079 Taylor, Charles 908 Taylor, D. A. 1081 Taylor, John 1076 Taylor, Johnson 928 Taylor, P. M. 1150 Teeter, D. M. 1091 Teeter, Fremont 815 Teeter, Norman 1154 Terman, George W. 774 INDEX - V Thompson, I. N. 133 Thuma, W. H. 796 Tooker, Elias 1117 Touby, Martin 913 Uhdich, Jonathan 684 Vioson, J. W. 588 Wagner, C. C. 1166 Wagner, Theodore 865 Walker, W. S. 1077 Walsh, J. P. 970 Walter.. Fred 710 Ward, M. D. 1047 Ward, S. E. 947 Wareham, James 903 Watson, John 698 Weber, Henry 696 Weidner, George H. 1085 Weil, J. W. 738 Weldon, William M. 957 Wentz, Henry 888 Wigton, Pierce J. 491 Wiler, J. U. 554 Willett, Frank P. 728 Williams, John B. 660 Wilson, Alfred 1136 Wise, Phebe A. 795 Witt, Horatio 709 Wolfe, N. M. 768 Wolford, W. B. 631 Woods, J. H. 1151 Worley, George 748 Young, Eliza J. 702 Zartman, David 547 Zimmerman. Levi 524 |