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CHAPTER XVII.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP AND TIFFIN CITY.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, as established by the commissioners of Sandusky County in June, 1820, embraced the territory within the following named boundaries: Commencing where the line between Townships 2 and 3 strikes the river on the east bank; thence along such line to the northeast corner of Township 2, in Ranges 15 and 16 east, to the southeast corner of Township 2; thence west to the line between Townships 1 and 2; thence north, with the meanders of the river to the place of beginning. The name was suggested by the Bowes, Butlers, Vances and other settlers, in honor of DeWitt Clinton, then governor of New York State. In December, 1824, the commissioners of Seneca County established Clinton Township within the boundaries of the original surveyed Township 2 north, Range 15 east. Since that time the sections east of the river have been governed "variously," sometimes by Hopewell and Sometimes by Clinton; but, as related in the organic history, such mutations we're stopped, and the township is now Clinton throughout its length and breadth.

The Sandusky River enters the township in Section 30, just at the southwest corner of what is known as Springdale addition to Tiffin, flows northeast, and thence northwest to the great bend where it turns east, and thence flows north by east through the city and township, leaving Clinton in the northwest quarter of Section 5. The terrace is high above the water level, generally lying some distance back on each side, giving a large strip of valley or bottom lands, and presenting a hundred beautiful scenes well worth the labor of a painter.

Honey Creek, that old stream, sweetened by the name of pioneer memories, looks into the township in its extreme southwestern corner, while Rock Creek and its tributaries, the ancient mill-drivers, water the central southern sections, and, flowing in a tortuous course northwest, enters the Sandusky just east of Washington Street bridge. The name given to it is well deserved. During a great part of the year there are more rocks than water visible; but when water does appear it comes in torrents, as the history of many an old time bridge can tell.

There are two other large streams flowing east through the center of the township, which enter the river in Section 17, just below Tiffin. The northeastern sections are watered by a nameless creek, while a number of short spring creeks are found meandering almost everywhere throughout the thirty-six sections. In the centre of the northeast quarter of Section 33 is a spring lake, another near the river on Section 5, and another on Section 8.

In the neighborhood of the river and creeks the land is much broken, and throughout the township "rolling heavily." It is as fertile as land may be, and shows the result of years of labor in the number of fine farms, orchards and gardens.

The geological features of the township, particularly in the neighborhood of Tiffin, are interesting, as here the line between the Niagara and Helderberg

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groups of rock occurs. In the Geological Report (Vol. V, p. 628) it is said that the quarries of the city, although producing only Helderberg rock, show, at some times at their bases, exposures of the underlying Niagara limestone. These quarries are located on the eastern side of the ridge known as the Cincinnati axis, and the characteristics of the rocks are much the same as those in the quarries on the western side of the anticlinal in the Helderberg formation; but the stones at Tiffin are more massive and are therefore more suitable for heavy construction. The courses are often twenty-six inches in thickness, and the stones produced are used largely for foundations and bridge work. The product of quick-lime from these quarries is also large. The stone is light drab in color; it is bituminous and gives forth a strong odor when hammered, but this characteristic is not so marked as in the dark colored varieties. The principal market for all three of the quarries at Tiffin is furnished by the immediate neighborhood. Besides the quarries in the table there are several smaller ones which are worked in the vicinity of the town and which produce the same kind of material in less amount.

Fire clay is found even within the boundaries of the city, and brick-yards have been carried on from the close of the third decade of this century. Tile works and the now much prized terra-cotta find a place in the economical geology of this township.

Settlement by Pioneers and Old Residents.-The first direct reference made to that part of Ohio known as Clinton Township, Seneca County, was in 1812. Long years before that, however, the district was known to the trappers, hunters and traders of the Sandusky, who took particular pains to picture the country at once inhospitable and dangerous to life and limb. In 1812 Surveyor Meeker and some laborers opened a road from Upper to Lower Sandusky, over a route planned by Gen. Bell, as told in the military chapter; subsequently a stockade was constructed, and a few log-houses built on the site of the camp of Col. James V. Ball's Pennsylvania Regiment, which camp was named Camp Ball, prior to the building of the fort in 1813. Here, November 18, 1817, the first white American came to settle, and with him came two wanderers, who never hitherto settled in any place, and who may be wandering still-William Murphy, of Oxford Township, Delaware County, who wandered Westward, and died of hardships, and Lyman Main, of Troy Township, Delaware County, a great hunter. The first place the-writer sees the name of Erastus Bowe is in the " History of Delaware County," page 318, where he is entered as a voter in 1809, and an emigrant from Vermont. There also the names of Paul D. Butler, who came from Massachusetts in 1808, and Thomas Butler, his son, both old settlers of Fort Ball, appear as residents of Delaware Township, and whose great-grand and grandchildren, respectively, are now residents of Delaware. Erastus Bowe built a log-house just north of Washington Street bridge in 1817, and in June, 1818, brought his family from Delaware, Ohio, making the first permanent settlement that year. His son, Erastus G. Bowe, is now in Tiffin, linking the present with the very beginnings of the township and city. Then came the Spencers, Butlers, Abner Pike (the old sentry of Oakley), Joseph Vance, David Risdon, Josiah Hedges and all those pioneers and old settlers who raised the township from a wilderness to be the fairest part of a whole State. In the following notice of pioneers a full effort has been made to give the name of them all and a brief notice to each. In view of the fact that the great number of them find mention in the general and township histories, as well as in the chapters of personal history, this review is published, so that no one whom it is possible to identify with the progress of this division of the county may escape honorable mention. Doubtless many names of good mar. and women do

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not appear here; but such names will be found in that chapter of history treating on the subject with which their lives were linked.

Moses and Sarah P. (Snow) Abbott, natives of Massachusetts, parents of Francis Abbott, came from Huron County, Ohio, in 1822. 'They are both deceased . . . . Andrew Albrecht, father of Philip, came from Baden, Germany, in 1832, and settled at Tiffin . . . .Mary J. Albrecht, born in Tiffin, Ohio, October 2, 1832, died at her home in Bowling Green October 24, 1884. July 12, 1866, she was married to Martin Albrecht . . . . Gideon W. Allen died July 26, 1883, after many years residence in Seneca County . . . . John Andes settled at Tiffin in 1852, moved thence to Fostoria, and has taken a full part in building up that city . . . . John Anway, who entered the west half of southwest quarter of Section 23, Clinton, was the first person to patent United States lands in the county. He settled here in 1821. . . . John Ardner died at Tiffin, in his seventy-fifth year, August 9, 1885 . . . . Robert Armstrong (see Indian and pioneer histories) . . . . W. W. Armstrong, son of John Armstrong, of New Lisbon, Ohio, was born March 18, 1833. He entered the office of the Seneca Advertiser in 1847, and remained there until 1852, when he received an appointment in the State treasurer's office. In 1854 he purchased the Advertiser office; was postmaster at Tiffin from 1857 to 1861; was elected Secretary of State in 1862, and was re-elected. In 1865 he sold the .Advertiser to the Myers Brothers, purchased the Cleveland Plaindealer, and has since, as before, held a very high place in the Ohio political world. He married Miss Sarah V., daughter of Josiah Hedges, November 10, 1857 . . . . Anthony H. Arnold, born at Lancaster, Ohio, August 11, 1826, came to Tiffin in 1847, married Miss Mary R. Fanning in 1855, served as constable of Clinton Township from 1861 to 1879, and also was deputy sheriff for about seventeen years; he died in July, 1885.

Ezra Baker, who settled in Seneca County in 1833, died in April, 1873, aged seventy-four years. He built one of the first mills in the county now standing in Clinton Township . . . . William Baker died December 9, 1874 . . . . Frederick A. Baker. born in Frederick County, Md., May 31, 1818, came to Seneca County in 1845, and in 1847 settled on the Portland Road near Tiffin; died June 5, 1885 . . . . Col. James Y. Ball, (see Military History) . . . . Lewis Baltzell, who died September 11, 1874, was born in Frederick County, Md., November 29, 1800, came to Clinton Township in July, 1829, and made his home here until his death . . . .John Baugher, who built the first court house, was a native of Maryland (see Martin of Martin & Megley) . . . . Ferdinand Baumgartner, who died September 24, 18 72, was one of the old residents of the township . . . . John Beard settled in the southern part of Clinton, about 1824, where he competed with Levi Cressy as blacksmith; born in Pennsylvania in 1794, died in 1832. His wife, Hannah (Doane) Beard is also dead . . . . George Beck, born in 1800, died December 5, 1875 . . . . John Beck, another old resident, died December 18, 1884, aged over eighty-two years ....Rev. J. J. Beilharz, was one of the early preachers, corning here in 1841 . . . . John Bell, born in 1811, died August 24, 1880, was one of the pioneers, so also was Vincent Bell .... Rev. R. R. Bement, the first superintendent of the Tiffin Union School in 1850--51, must. be classed among the old residents . . . . F. Don and Charlotte (Platt) Benhain, natives of Connecticut, parents of Mrs. Benjamin F. Tomb, of Pleasant Township (who was boric in 1845), came to Scipio Township in 1838, and in 1840 moved to Tiffin, where Mr. Benham was express agent for many vears. He was born in 1804, died in 1882; Mrs. Benham was born in 1808, died in 1877 . . . . Jacob and Rosanna (Clink) Bender, natives of the old country, father and stepmother, respectively, of Lewis F. Bender, of Clinton Township (who was born near Red River, Canada, in 1823,) arrived in this

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county in 1833 and in 1847, and moved to Williams County, where Jacob Bender died. His widow resides in Missouri . . . . Francis Bernard resided at Tiffin, built the pioneer brick house at Tiffin (Dr. Dresbach's office); died here . . Andrew Brehler died April 29, 1876 . . . . Joseph Biggs settled in Clinton Township about 1825 . . . . Benjamin Biggs died July 5, 1866, in his eightyfirst year . . . . Mrs. Priscilla Biggs died March 30, 1839 . . . . Rev. Joseph L. Bihn, 1856, the church builder and founder of the Orphan Asylum, is credited with the name of being one of the most useful old residents .... Sardis Birchard (Ansequago), though connected in early years with McNeal's store as assistant, cannot be claimed as a pioneer of the county . . . . David Bishop, of Tiffin, was crier at the sale of lots in Upper Sandusky August 20, 1845, for which duty he received $43. Chester R. Mott was clerk. Bishop died December 5, 1850 . . . .Jacob and Sarah Black were natives of Maryland, married and settled in the East, and in 1827 came to Tiffin; moved to Wyandot County, where Mrs. Black died in 1863. Mr. Black lived among his children until his death in 1877 . . . . Jacob Black, born in Clinton Township in 1828, now resides in Big Spring Township . . . . George W. Black, kept the first successful lunch counter at Tiffin . . . . Frederick Blassius was drowned in Rock Creek near the gas factory in February, 1863. He was seventy-seven years old . . . . Henry G. Blassius died March 31, 1877, aged sixty years . . . . Andrew Blum born in Hesse, Germany, August 28, 1810, immigrated to America in 1832, and two years later located in Tiffin, where he followed the tailor's trade. His death took place in February, 1885 . . . . John Bloom, Sr., an old resident of the county, died in February, 1885 . . . . Jacob Boner, who settled at Tiffin in the fall of 1826, was born May 2, 1809 . . . . Martin Bollinger, one of the old German citizens of Tiffin, died September 10, 1882 . . . . Peter A. Bermuth was born at Tiffin, January 5, 1854; worked in M. J. Kerchner's store eight years, and opened a store for himself in March 1884; he died July 20, 1884 . . . . Erastus Bowe, the first American settler of the county in 1817, and his son, Erastus G. Bowe, Jr., born in Delaware County, Ohio, April 5, 1818, are referred to in the pioneer chapter . . . . John C. Bowland, died July 18, 1874, aged fifty-eight and one-half years . . . . John and Magdalena Bowser, natives of Maryland, parents of Col. Jacob Bowser, of Clinton Township, came here in 1829 and here died . . . . Col. Jacob Bowser, born in Maryland, in 1806, come to this county in 1827 remaining a few weeks; then returned to Maryland, and in 1829 again visited Ohio and bought the farm where be now lives In 1830 he brought his wife from Maryland. She was Miss Anna Startzman, born in Maryland in 1809, and died in 1876 . . . . Thomas W. Boyce, now residing in Sandusky City, was one of the first settlers at Tiffin . . . . Susannah Boyer, relict of the late Jacob Boyer, and the mother of H. A. and William Boyer, died August 31, 1885, aged eighty-seven years. She was one of the pioneers of Tiffin, having resided here since 1834 . . . . Col. Bradley, who built the Central Hotel and opened it as a tavern, was an important figure in pioneer days. At his house, militia, railroad projectors, politicians and even preachers assembled to discuss ways and means for carrying out their various enterprises. In 1832 the name of his hotel was changed to the Washington House, and in 1836 he built the Western Exchange . . . . Henry Brass, died April 14, 1855. He was an unassuming, useful old settler . . . . John G. Breslin, of whom reference is made in the political and press chapters, took up a large space in the history of Seneca and indeed in that of Ohio, in earlier days. In April, 1842, he purchased the office of the defunct Van Burenite; in May issued the Seneca Advertiser and conducted it until 1854. He was elected member of the Legislature in 1848 and re-eloeted. He was also elected State treasurer and

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took part in many, if not all those stirring events, which marked the period of his residence at Tiffin. He married a daughter of Widow Creeger, Miss Louisa Creeger . . . . John Britt settled at Tiffin in 1842, and is still a resident of the city . . . . Nelson L. Brunner, born in Maryland, September 18, 1832, settled in Ohio in 1853, graduated from Heidelberg College in 1855, and was admitted to the bar in 1858. He was a partner of John C. Lee, at Tiffin, for some years, and is still a resident lawyer . . . . Henry C. Brish, born in Frederick County, Md., in 1799, married Miss Eleanor S. Carey, of the same county, in 1824, came to Seneca County in 1828, succeeded James Montgomery as Indian agent, and was the last agent of the Senecas in Ohio. His home near Tiffin was called Rosewood, and there he died in February, 1866 . . . . Mrs. Eleanor C. Brish, one of the pioneers of the county, died March 14, 1885, aged seventynine years seven months and fourteen days. When this lady arrived in 1828 she brought a piano with her, which is supposed to be the pioneer piano of the county .... John Michael Bruennert was born in Behringen, Thuringia, in 1807. At the age of forty-five he immigrated with his family to America, and lived for many years on a farm a few miles west of Fort Seneca. His last years he spent with his children in Tiffin, until his death September 11, 1885 . . . . . Dominick Burkhart, a pioneer, died September 5, 1881, aged eighty-four years . . . . William W. Burnee, died September 11, 1848 . . . . Robert Burns, an early settler near Fort Ball was drowned in 1830 while attempting to cross the river to Tiffin . . . . Joseph Burnside located in Bloom Township about 1821; moved to Clinton Township about 1824, settled just west of the city cemetery; died May 3, 1875, aged seventy-one years .... Aaron Burtscher, a former resident of this county, died in April, 1885, at his home in South Toledo, at the age of eighty-nine years. He was the father of Street Commissioner Burtscher, of Tiffin. He came to Seneca County in. 1839 . . . . Paul D. Butler, one of the builders of the Spencer Mill located in one of the block-houses at Fort Ball; . . . . Jacob Buskirk, who died December 1, 1837, and was buried at Tiffin, was a pioneer of the county . . . . John and Magdalena Buchman, natives of Switzerland came to America, settling in this county in about 1840. Here Mrs. Buchman died in 1868. Mr. Buchman resides with his children . . . . Grafton and Rebecca Bernard were early settlers . . . . Jacob Black, of Big Spring Township, was born in Clinton Township in 1828.

James Cahill, County Cavan, Ireland, died July 18, 1870, aged ninetytwo . . . . Rev. Jacob P. Cahill, son of James Cahill, and an old settler, died September 29, 1862, aged forty seven years . . . . Alexander Campbell, who died November 22, 1865, aged fifty nine years, was one of the pioneers of Tiffin.. . . Mrs. Margaret Campbell, born in Frederick County, Md., July 12, 1798, settled in Tiffin in the fall of 1830 . . . . David Campbell, a printer of 1834, may be considered one of the pioneers of the case in this county . . . .Hiram Carney died October, 1861, after several years' residence in Tiffin . . . . George Chaney, named as a pioneer of Hopewell Township, was one of the early settlers of Tiffin, and still resides in the city. He has been held up as an example of those old settlers who have " held their own.". . . . Scudder Chamberlain's name appears in early records, and is referred to in Chapter IV . . . . James M. Chamberlain, born in Columbiana County, Penn., August 26, 1806, settled at Tiffin in 1832 . . . .Mrs. Ann E. Clark, born in Northumberland County Penn., in 1797 , settled at Tiffin in 1830 . . . . Sylvester B. Clark, who died in September, 1885, settled at Tiffin in August, 1833. He was born in Monroe County, Va., February 2, 1802 . . . . Thomas Coo, seventy years old, died May 24, 1858. He was one of the pioneers of Clinton Township . . . . Michael Collins was one of the old settlers of Clinton Townsbip . . . . John, Jerry and Thomas Connor

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were early settlers at Tiffin . . . . John Cookerly died November 23, 1839, having resided here for some years prior to his death . . . . Uriah P. Coonrad, one, of the pioneers of Tiffin, moved the first old jail to the site of the woolen-mill, and made his home there for many years. In 1864 he removed to Hopewell Township, and died there in 1879. This old settler's name occurs often in the organic and political chapters, and in the history of Tiffin and Hopewell Townships. S. A. Coonrad, his son, has served as clerk of Hopewell Township, and is now a resident of Tiffin ....Frederick and Catharine (Barrick) Cramer, na tives of Maryland, settled on Section 16, Clinton Township, in 1830 . . . . D. F. Cramer, now of Tiffin, their son, was born in Maryland in 1811, and came here with his parents . . . . Frederick Cramer died in August, 1842 . . . . Enos Cramer, who died August 24, 1879, was born in Frederick County, Md, February 24, 1804, and settled at Tiffin in 1831 . . . . Uriah Creeger, aged forty-one years, died August 17, 1851 . . . . John H. Creeger died May 25, 1872. Both were pioneers of the county . . . . Levi Cressey, the blacksmith of Fort Ball, resided near Milton McNeal's house, and must be called the first blacksmith of pioneer times. Many references are made to him in this history .. . .Benjamin Crockett was employed to teach the Tiffin district school in October, 1832 . . . . Henry Cronise, one of the early settlers, whose daughters are lawyers of Tiffin, filled a large place in the history of the city .... J. Crouse, D. D., came in 1844, and has since been closely identified with the church history of the county .. . . John and Mary Ann Cromer came from the East to Tiffin in 1826, bringing with them their son, Thomas H.; now a retired farmer residing in Tiffin, born in Maryland in 1821 . . . . Frederick and Susan Crum, parents of Mrs. Deroy C. Dunn, of Hopewell Township, were early settlers of Clinton Township . . . . John Crum settled north of Tiffin in 1824; died in February, 1873 . . . . Robert Crum, formerly a resident of Tiffin, dropped dead on the street in Toledo, September 27, 1881, of apoplexy. Mr. Crum was engaged in the grocery business in this city, in partnership with Henry Brohl, from 1857 to 1864, and shortly after their dissolution of partnership he moved to Saginaw, Mich., and from there to Toledo, where he has resided ever since . . . . Rev. Isaac Culler, Lutheran preacher for many years, died March 28, 1882 . . . . George W. Cunningham, born in West Virginia in 1823, came, in 1844, to this county, and became one of the most prominent mill-owners in these parts.

Levi Davis, born in Maryland, August 6, 1796, came to Tiffin in 1830; died May 26, 1870 . . . . Thomas Derr, an old settler of Tiffin, died April 8, 1845 . . . . re Rudolphus Dickenson (see page 291) . ....Daniel Dildine, Sr., settled on Rock Creek, in 1824, died September 27, 1872 . . . . Margaret, wife of Dan. Dildine, died March 10, 1862 . . . . Mrs. Jane Dildine, born in Columbia County, Penn., November 29, 1806, settled at Tiffin with her parents in May, 1829 . . . . Mrs. Jane DeWalt, born in Northumberland County, Penn., April 15, 1815, settled at Tiffin, with family in April, 1824 . . . . William McEwen Dildine was a native of Fairfield County, Ohio, came with his parents to this county, in 1828, and settled upon the land now occupied as Greenlawn Cemetery; Christina Ann (Berger) Dildine, his wife, was a native of Maryland, and came with her uncle, Levi Davis to this county about 1830 . . . . John W . and Elizabeth Ditto, former born in Pennsylvania, in 1785, and the latter on the Atlantic Ocean in 1795, parents of Mrs. Henry Sheats, and of Mrs. James Patterson, married in 1814, and settled in this county, where Mr. Ditto died April 7, 1853, and Mrs. Ditto in 1885. John Ditto settled in Clinton, early in 1822 .....Peter and Margaret DeWitt, former a native of New Jersey, latter of Pennsylvania, parents of Samuel H. De Witt, of Clinton Township, who was born in 1822, in Pennsylvania, came to this county from Marion County, Ohio,

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in 1831, and here died, Mr. DeWitt in 1853, and his widow in 1883. :... Joseph Doerle, born in 1807, came to Seneca County at an early date, and died in 1868 . . . . James Dornan, who settled at Tiffin, May 21, 1828, was born in Washington County, Penn., July 4, 1796. . . . Stephen Dorsey, an old settler, died April 5, 1867 . . . . Mrs. Elizabeth Dorsey, born in Fayette County, Penn., November 16, 1799, settled at Tiffin in 1856 . . . . Eli Downing resided on the plateau above Fort Ball in 1818-21. He was charged with participating in the robbery of Spicer, but escaped from prison at Fremont, leaving one of the gang to suffer imprisonment. Owing to the action of good citizens of Tiffin and Fort Seneca, almost all Spicer's money was recovered and returned to him . . . . John Drake, who was married to Mrs. Eliza Goetchius August 16, 1832, by Squire Reuben Williams, was one of the pioneers . . . . Urich Drake, mail carrier, was murdered on the Fremont road, by one of the Spicers, a mongrel white man . . . . Ely Dresbach (see page 311) . . . . Charles and Lucinda (Russell) Driesbach, old settlers of Tiffin, are gone with the majority. Mrs. Driesbach, so long a widow, died November 15, 1882 . . . . Armstrong Drennon, to whom Mr. Hedges presented a lot on the site of Tiffn, in 1821, erected a cabin just south of the woolen-mill, on the west side of Washington Street that year, the first building erected on the east side of the river in the present city. His three children, his wife and himself died in this cabin . . . . William N. Dunn, who settled in Hopewell Township in 1841, died in November, 1883, aged sixty-eight years. He was born in Sullivan County, N.Y., February, 1815; settled with his parents in Wayne County, Ohio, in 1834 . . . . James Durbin, surveyor, is noticed throughout the history in connection with the survey of towns and additions . . . . Mrs. Mary H. Durham, an old resident of Tiffin, died in October, 1884. . Samuel and Elizabeth (Miller) Daly, formerly, of Philadelphia, parents of Mrs. Isaac Stultz, of Loudon Township, came to Tiffn in 1822.

Henry Ebbert, born November 29, 1801, in Fayette County, Penn., died at Tiffn March 31., 1880. He settled at Tiffn November 15, 1831, and took an active part in business and politics up to the period of his death. In the political chapter, page 270, as well as the local history, many references are made of him .... Jacob M. Ebbort, born October 2, 1814, died November 23, 1881, was another old settler, while George Ebbort settled in 1831 . . . . Mrs. Elizabeth Ebbert, born in Bucks County, Penn., January 22, 1802, settled at Tiffn, November 15, 1831 . . . . John Edar was one of the pioneers of Tiffn, and one of the first to establish a regular meat market in partnership with Bowe . . . . Thomas R. Ellis, a settler in the neighborhood of Tiffn in the summer of 1828, was born in Burlington County, N. J., August 8, 1795 . . . . Jeremiah W. and Lucy A. Egbert, parents of Isaac R. Egbert, of Clinton Township (who was born in 1858 in this township), natives of Ohio, settled in this county in an early day . . . . Henry Einsol, born in Pennsylvania in 1805, came to this county in 1828 and married, in 1835, Sarah Keller, born in Fairfield County, Ohio, in .1813 . . . . James D. Ely died February 4, 1848 . . . . Philip Emich, born in Bavaria in 1822, son of Louis Emich, at one time a hotel keeper in Tiffn. came here in 1846, and died in 1870 . . . . Francis and Nancy Ann (Woods) Fanning, parents of Dr. Fanning, of Tiffn, were natives of Ireland and became pioneers of Seneca County, settling here in 1834.

John Fiege, a native of the Electorate of Hesse, born in 1811, settled in Tiffn in 1833-34, and his wife Louisa (Von Blon) born in the Bavarian Palatinate, in 1813, came at the same time. John Fiege was drowned in his mill race in Tiffin March 31, 1869; his widow died in 1874 . . ..Philip Faulhaber (deceased), born in Canton, Ohio, in 1830, came with his widowed mother, Mrs. Louisa (Munsinger) Faulhaber, a native of Germany, to Tiffn in 1839,

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and in 1851 he moved to Fostoria. He was killed in 1862 at Chickasaw Bayou, while serving as captain of the Fifty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry . . . . Julius Feldnagel was one of the first tavern-keepers in Tiffin . . . . George Flack, of Maryland, father of Josiah Flack, and Samuel Dailey, father of Sylvia Ann Dailey (Josiah and Sylvia Ann (Daily) Flack being parents of A. L. Flack, of Tiffin), were very early settlers . . . . Mrs. Flahaff resided at Tiffin for many years, until the family moved to Indianapolis. John Flahaff is now residing at Fostoria .... Jacob H. Fleming died here April 16, 1847 . . . . Upton R.. Flenner, born March 12, 1811, died at Tiffin October 10, 1882, aged seventyone years and seven months. He settled in Clinton Township in 1835 . . . . David Fowler settled at Tiffin in 1821 . . . . Jacob, Peter and Jefferson Freeso settled in Clinton in 1828 . . . . Mrs. Anna Freese died February 30, 1842, in her sixty-fourth year . . . . Andrew Frutchey was one of the early settlers and one of the first stricken with cholera in 1834 . . . . Mrs. Lydia Fuller died at Tiffin March 27, 1848. She was the mother-in-law of R. W. Shawhan . . . . John Fye, Sr., .born in Pennsylvania in 1816 settled in Seneca County in 1845, moved to Oak, Ind., April, 1882, and died there May 31, 1885.

George Gassman was born in Liberty Township, August 24, 1837, where his father, John Frederick Gassman, a native of Baden, Germany, settled at an early date . . . . Michael Gillis, known for years as the "silk merchant, " settled at Tiffin almost forty years ago. He is a native of Ireland . . . . . James T. Gangiver, born in 1804, died January 4, 1885 . . . . . Ephraim Gaver located near Tiffin in 1832 . . . . Julia Gear, mother of Philip Gear, came early . . . . Jacob Gedultig, aged sixty-eight years, died November 27, 1864 . . . .Adam Gemminger died April 9, 1869 . . . . Rev. Daniel Gibbons (1833) was one of the pioneer expounders of the gospel in the county . . . . Joseph R. Gibson, formerly of Tiffin, died before the war. Mrs. Gibson resides on North Washington Street . . . . Andrew Glenn, who died September 22, 1858, aged forty-eight and onehalf years, settled at Tiffin at an early day, and was a successful merchant .... Gen. William H. Gibson, son of John Gibson, of Eden Township, born May 16, 1822, was brought by his parents to Eden Township that year, and is one of the oldest four living residents of the county. After receiving a common school education at Melmore, he studied at Ashland Academy; then entered Abel Rawson's office, and with that pioneer lawyer and Robert G. Pennington read law until admitted to the bar in 1845. He was the last Whig candidate for attorney-general of Ohio, in 1853, and shared in the defeat of the party. In 1855 he was elected State treasurer by a majority over John G. Breslin of 434, and resigned in 1857. In 1861 he was one of the leading citizens in organizing troops for the defense of the Union, and, as colonel of the Forty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry and temporary commander of a division, won for himself an enviable place in the hearts of the people. At the close of the war he was commissioned brigadiergeneral for distinguished services, and, returning to Tiffin, resumed the practice of law. In 1872 ha retired from law practice, and, turning his attention to the development of Tiffin, aided in securing additional railroad facilities. He has been an able and eloquent advocate of Republican doctrine for a number of years, and as a public speaker is known from the Atlantic Ocean to the Missouri River. The General is an ordained minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and often fills the pulpit at Tiffin. Gen. Gibson married Miss Martha Creeger, daughter of the Widow Creeger, an early settler. This lady is still a resident of Tiffin . . . . . Daniel and Jane E. Gittinger, natives of Maryland, settled in this county about 1845, and here died . . . . John Gilliland, at one time superintendent of the Tiffin Woolen Mills,

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died at Independence, Richland County, June 2, 1883 . . . . Nicholas Goetchius, a. native of New York State and a soldier of the war of 1812, settled in Clinton Township, five miles from Tiffin, in April, 1825; he died in 1860 at Green Spring. James Goetchius came with his father, Mrs. Susan Goetchius died at Tiffin .. ..John H. and Ellen (Stein) Glick, parents of Mrs. W. O. Dildine, of Tiffin, came from Pennsylvania and were pioneers here. John Glick died August 30, 1855, in his seventy-fifth year .... John Goodin, a pioneer, is referred to in the history of his hotel . . . . . Henry and Jane Gross, parents of Samuel Gross, a pioneer of Bloom Township, came from Pennsylvania to Tiffin in 1831 . . . . . Henry Grummel, born in Bavaria in 1838, located at Tiffin in 1854; enlisted for the war, served until June, 1865, and died July 23, 1885 . . . . .Marcus Y. Groff and Hezekiah Groff are names well and favorably known in the history of Tiffin. Silas W. Groff, a member of Capt. F. g. Shawhan's company of the One Hundred and Twenty-third Ohio Volunteer Infantry, died March 4, 1885, in his thirty-ninth year. He was a mere boy when he entered the service of the Union . .. . .F. W. Greene, an early settler, served as United States marshal, moved to Cleveland and died there some years ago . . . . . John Griffith died April 9, 1863, aged fifty-six years . . . . John Gwynn, a settler of 1862, died December 20, 1884. Mr. Gwynn was well known among the older citizens, having lived here for at least a quarter of a century. He with his brother established the gas works in this city, and it is reported that at one time the deceased was sole owner of the same. He also studied law, and for a time practiced in the courts here, with a degree of success. Some years since he met with a reverse in fortune, which was followed by a disease that affected his brain, producing an aberration of the mind, from which he never fully recovered. His wife died a few years ago.

Henry Hall, who died about three years ago, was eighty years old; his wife Hannah died June 12, 1868. Both were pioneers of Clinton Township . . . . .L. A. Hall was born in Onondaga County, N. Y., August 30, 1813; moved West in 1833, and settled at Tiffin May 5, that year, and entered John Park's store as clerk. Here, April 7, 1835, he married Miss Cynthia A., daughter of Josiah Hedges. In 1833 he was temporary clerk of court. From 1834 to 1841 he was clerk of court, and from 1835 to 1837 partner of Mr. Hedges in mercantile business. In 1841 he was admitted to the bar, and served as prosecutor, for Seneca County in 1856-57; was assessor of revenue for Ninth Congressional District from 1862 to 1865, presidential elector on the Republican ticket in 1868, and a participator in all those political battles referred to in the chapter on elections. Mr. Hall was one of the projectors of the T., T. & E. R. R., and was president of the company from its organization until the completion of the road. He took a leading part in every movement conducive to the welfare of Seneca County up to his death, June 16,1880 . . . . John Handly, a pioneer of the county, died December 20,1855, aged sixty-six years . . . . Balthasar and Margaret Haefling, natives of Germany, came from Pennsylvania to Tiffin in 1839, and here died, Mrs. Haefling in 1845, Mr. Haefling in 1864 . . . . William and Elizabeth (Turner) Harris, parents of Charles W. Harris, of Liberty Township, were early settlers at Fort Ball. Mrs. Harris is a daughter of Benjamin and Rachel (King) Turner, who came to this county in 1829 . . . . Josiah Hedges, born April 9, 1778; died July 1 5, 1858, is known as the founder of Tiffin; he is referred to often in the general history, again in the history of Clinton Township and Tiffin City, and in the pages devoted to personal history and biography . . . Josiah Q. Hedges died February 16, 1849 . . . . . Mrs. Hannah Herrin, a native of Maryland, born in Frederick County, December 9, 1813, settled in Clinton Township, in 1833 . . . . . Samuel Herrin settled in Clinton in 1828; moved to Eden,

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where he was justice of the peace for many years, and was elected county treasurer, as shown in the political chapter. He was born in Pennsylvania, August 21, 1812, and married Miss Bertha Ann Olmsted, in 1835. His elder brother, Joseph, settled in Clinton Township, in 1828 . . . . .Peter Hesseldenz, whose five children died of cholera, near Tiffin, in 1848-50, died in 1877. He came from Germany in 1847 or 1848 . . . . .Jacob and Mary (Wick) Heilman, came to this county from Hessen Darmstadt in 1839 .. . .John Heilman, a native of Hessen Darmstadt, born in 1821, came to Tiffin in 1843 . . . . . Henry and Maria Barbara (Kegg) Hershiser, latter of Pennsylvania, parents of Dr. Hershiser, of Tiffin, came to Tiffin in 1833; Henry died March 27,1873, aged seventy-four years . . . . . "Sammy" Hoagland, the quarryman at Fort Ball, and previously ferryman, was a famous character in the early years of Fort Ball and Tiffin . . . . . Frederick Hoffman, owner of the first German tavern at Tiffin (1834), died of cholera the same year . . . . . John Hoke, an old settler, died September 27,1876, aged seventy-nine years . . . . . William Holt, an ancient settler, is now residing at Tiffin . . . . . John Hoover died June, 1869, aged sixty-eight and a half years .. ..Harvey Howard came to Tiffin from Wooster, Ohio, in 1847, and, in partnership with J. M. Naylor, established a hardware house in which he was interested until 1851 . . . .John and Margaret (Miller) Houck, parents of Isaac M. Houck, of Tiffin, a nd whose ancestors were pioneers of Pennsylvania, settled in this county at an early period of its history . . . . Jacob and Susannah M. Holtz, natives of Maryland, settled in Clinton Township in1834; Jacob died in December, 1859, and his widow in 1870. George and Dennis Holtz, their sons, also settled here in 1834 . . . . Dr. A. B. Hovey was born in Orleans County, Vt., February 9, 1829. Coming to Ohio when fourteen years of age, he entered Oberlin College, where he remained six years, at the same time studying medicine with Dr. Homer Johnson. In 1850 he entered the office of Prof. Ackley, in Cleveland, and graduated in March, 1852, and in the same year came to Tiffin, where he resided up to his death, October 2, 1884. His body was found in his barn with a wound in the top of the head. Coroner Lepper and Drs. Williard, Leahy and Benner were summoned; also Mr. F Fiege, the undertaker, and the body was brought into the office for examination. The decision reached was that the deceased came to his death from natural causes .. ..Horace Huber,born in Fairfield County, Ohio, in April, 1822, settled in Clinton Township in April, 1847, about six months afterhis marriage with Miss Mary Reber, of Fairfield County .. . .Jacob and Catharine (Smith) Hunker came to Clinton Township in 1853. Mr. Hunker is now (1885) in his eighty-first year; Mrs. Catharine Hunker died in 1854 . . . . William and Clorinda Hunter, natives of Virginia, married in Tiffin, Ohio, parents of S. S. Hunter, of Clinton Township (who was born here in 1832),settled in Clinton Township, where William Hunter died December 24, 1868. His widow resides at Tiffin.. . David and Nancy Huss, former a native of Pennsylvania, latter of Maryland, parents of Mrs. Lysander Reynolds of Clinton township (who was born in Maryland in 1823), came to this county in 1826, and here died . . . . Jacob Huss, father of George Robinson Huss (latter born at Tiffin in 1828), carne from Maryland in 1824, and carried on the first saddle and harness making business in Tiffin. He died December 30, 1849. His wife, Sarah (Robinson) Huss, came from Berkeley County, Va., to Tiffin, in 1825, and died in 1876 . . . . Jacob and Margaret Hyter, natives of Maryland, came to this county in 1839, where they died-Mr. Hyter in 1860, and his widow a few years later.

Agreen Ingraham, the first sheriff of the county, is referred to very often in the organic and political chapters as well as in the local history . . . . Moses Johnson died September 9, 1864, aged eighty-two years . . . . Rebecca Johnson,

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relict of William Johnson (deceased), was born in Frederick, Md., April 2, 1808, died August 23, 1879, having attained the advanced age of seventy-one years, four months and twenty-one days. The family migrated to Ohio in 1835 . . . . John Julian died April 12, 1852, aged sixty-six years. For years he was a useful member of pioneer society at Tiffin . . ..Joseph Juneau, or Jenay, a colored man, carried on the cabinet-maker's trade at Fort Ball in olden times.

Jacob Kabb died September 9, 1843, aged sixty-three years . . . . George Kaull, who came from Allentown, Penn., died September 27, 1872, while visiting Mrs. Stephen Strouss, his daughter . . . . John and Elizabeth Keller, natives of Pennsylvania, where they married, parents of Lewis Keller, of Clinton Township, born in 1808 in Fairfield County, Ohio, came to Fairfield County from Pennsylvania in 1805 visited this countv in 1824, and in 1828 settled in this township, where Mr. Keller died in 1857, and Mrs. Keller in 1859 . . . . Joseph Keller died January 15, 1853 . . . . Joel Keller, who died September 15, 1881, was born in Fairfield County in 1821; settled in Clinton in 1828 . . . . In the fall of 1824 John Keller, known as "Uncle John," brought a number of apple trees from Fairfield County, Ohio, and planted a four-acre orchard near the Keller Mill, in Clinton Township. This was the first orchard set out (if we except the trail of "Johnny Appleseed") in this county. Some vandals came this way later in the fall of 1824, and carried away the greater number of the young plants . . . . Levi and Elizabeth (Cupp) Keller, parents of Levi Keller of Reed Township, came here in an early day. Levi Keller, Sr., who still lives, was a son of John Keller, who built the "old Keller Mill;" Mrs. Keller died in this county in 1875, aged sixty-nine years . . . . .The Keller family, of whom Mrs. Eliza Seever was a member, came to Ohio in 1808 and to this county in 1835. Peter Seever, of Tiffin, her son, was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, in 1819 . . . . David B. King, a native of Butler County, Penn., born January 2, 1809, settled at Tiffin, in May. 1830, and is numbered among the half-century pioneers . . . . Joseph and Margaret Kintz, natives of Pennsylvania, where they were married (parents of Lewis, born in 1818, and M. L., born in 1822, both natives of Pennsylvania, and now of Clinton Township), came here from Stark County, Ohio, in an early day, and here died . . . . Michael Kirchner came to this county from Bavaria in 1840, when twenty years old, and his parents John and Mary (Achum) Kirchner, in 1844 . . . . F. D. Kishler, of Tiffin, was born here in 1831, his parents, Frederick and Elizabeth (Miller) Kishler, having come here in 1828 from Perry County, Ohio, formerly of Pennsylvania . . . . Richard Keating died August 14, 1827, and Rev. John Keating died September 3, 1859; both were old settlers. . Charles Kelly, who, in 1821, assisted in building Drennon's cabin on the site of Tiffin, was born in Pennsylvania in 1798. His daughter married Dr. Samuel W. Bricker, of Tiffin . . ..Bartholomew Kenny was drowned in 1830, while crossing the river to Tiffin . . . . Samuel and Rebecca (Thompson) Kridler, natives of Pennsylvania (former born March 28, 1800, in Bedford County), settled in Tiffin in 1823 . . . . Dr. Henry Kuhn, born in Frederick County, Md., October 28, 1802, settled at Tiffin in 1829: died October 16, 1878. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 1825, and on coming here at once entered on the duties of his profession. The epidemic of 1834 and the numerous cases of sickness throughout the county kept him always in physician's harness; yet he made time to share in all works which promised to advance his adopted county. His first wife, to whom he was married in Maryland-Catherine (Baltzell) Kuhn--died in August, 1842. His second wife, nee Miss Maria Pennington, is still a resident of Tiffin. Dr. Kuhn was the first and only president of the Seneca County Pioneer Association . . . . George I. Kuhn

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emigrated from Germany in 1829 and came to Seneca County in 1839. He died May 13, 1856; aged sixty-four years . . . . John Kiltsch settled at Tiffin about 1830 . . . . Jacob Korner and John G. Kennedy were all old residents ....Anthony Kuebler, a native of the Grand Duchy of Baden, settled at Tiffin about 1835, where for many years he was a boot and shoe-maker. His wife, Frances (Schabacher) Kuebler, a native of Bavaria, came with immigrants to Tiffin, when a young girl.

William Lambertson (father of Sharon and Virgil Lambertson), an old resident of the county, died January 15, 1882 . . . . Daniel and Susanna Lambertson, natives of Pennsylvania, parents of Mrs. Hezekiah Searles, of Clinton Township (who was born in Pennsylvania in 1817) came to this township and settled on Section 24, in 1824, where they died, Mrs. Lambertson in 1844, and Mr. Lambertson in December, 1852 . . . . Henry Lang, father of Judge Lang, was one of the first German settlers at Tiffin. He died here in August, 1838, while his widow, Mrs. Catherine (Shuetz) Lang, died in June, 1849 . . . . William Lang, one of the early settlers, and certainly one of the county's most prominent and useful citizens, is still a resident of the county. His name is identified with almost every chapter of the county's history, and to these several parts the reader is referred . . . . . Charles Lambkins, who died a few years ago, was among the old settlers . . . . . Lewis H. and Sarah Leffler, natives of Wurtemburg, parents of Lewis Leffler, emigrated from Germany in 1846 and settled in Clinton Township, where the former died in 1885 and the latter in 1879 . . . . . John D. Loomis, a native of New York State, settled at Tiffin in 1847, when he bought Wolf's foundry and established the present industry . . . . . L. M. Loomis may be also named among the old residents . . . . . Andrew and Mary (Swayze) Love, natives of Pennsylvania and Virginia respectively, parents of James W. Love, of Tiffin, who was born in Fairfield County in 1828, settled at Tiffin in 1830 . . . . . Thomas Loyd, born in 1799, died February 3, 1867 . . . . .Andrew Lugenbeel, born in Frederick County, Md., died December 10, 1863, aged fifty-six years and three months. He came to Tiffin in 1833, a few months after his marriage with Miss Eliza Baltzell, of Maryland. He was one of the early merchants, and in 1836 built the grist-mill and dam at the Tiffin Water-works. This mill is still in good repair, but not running. Mrs. Lugenbeel died in 1843, and two years later Mr. Lugenbeel married a daughter of John Sender, who now resides at Tiffin, in what is known as the Lugenbeel Mansion, nearly opposite the Soldiers' Monument, and where the Fort Ball spring enters the river.

John Magill, a printer in 1834, and partner of Case Brown, in the Patriot office, was among the pioneer "typos" of the county . . . . . Manley, one of the old merchants of Tiffin, settled in the city in 1848 . . . . Hugh McCandless Martin, born August 3, 1834, was killed by a land-slide at Crested Butte, Colo., August 26, 1882. He attended the academy at Republic, then entered Heidelberg College, read law with Gen. W. H. Gibson. His parents, Samuel S. and Mary C. Martin were old residents of the county . . . . Nicholas Martin, an aged old settler of Tifn, dropped dead of heart, disease, in February, 1885. The deceased was a retired farmer of some wealth, and was about seventy-five years old ....John and Barbara (Broadbeck) Martin, former a native of Maryland, latter of Pennsylvania, came to this county from Maryland, in 1825 . . . . Mrs. J. W. Martin, wife of Dr. Martin, died December 17, 1884 . . . . Peter Marsh settled in Clinton Township, in 1823; died at Kenton, Ohio . . . . George and Elizabeth Marshall, natives of Germany, came direct from the fatherland to this county in 1834, and here died . . . .Alex. Mason opened a botel called "The Eagle" in 1834. The old Eagle is now a purl portion of the Shawhan House . . . .

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John Maul, born in 1795, died October 3, 1866 . . . . William McCulloch (See pages 199, 215 and 221) . . . . . William McEwen settled in Clinton Township, in 1823 . . . . Neal McGaffey, the first clerk of courts, was here in 1823 . . . .In 1825 he engaged in the search for the Brayton boy, and, with his party, camped where Fostoria now stands .. . . Hugh McAllister died May 20, 1872, aged sixtyfive years . . . . John McCalmont died two years ago, aged seventy years . . . . Thomas J. McCleary died April 9, 1861, aged fifty-seven and a half years . . . . Joseph McClellan died January 7, 1860, aged seventy-two and a half years . . . . Rev. John McLain, Presbyterian, died June 24, 1862. The people of his Tiffin and McCutchenville congregations erected a monument to him in the new cemetery . . . . Lucien D. McArdle, died July 18, 1850 . . . . Ezekiel McFerren and Rev. Father McNamee must be numbered among the old settlers . . . . Austin McNeal, Tiffin, was born at Fort Ball (now Tiffin) in 1830. His father, Milton McNeal, a native of New York State, settled here in 1823, died in 1834, and his mother, Maria (Gregory) McNeal, came in the following year from Athens County, Ohio . . . . Dr. John Alexander McFarland was born at Waynesboro, Franklin Co., Penn., June 10, 1811; died June 1, 1843. The Doctor, after going through the courses taught in the village schools, was sent to the academy in Chambersburg, Penn. After leaving the academy he engaged for several years in teaching school at Waynesboro. He then commenced the study of medicine; attending the usual course of lectures at the Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, received the degree of M. D. in 1837, and in May of that year settled at Tiffin. His life here was a model one, which endeared him to all classes. His widow, nee Miss Ann E. Staley, of Frederick County, Md., was buried June 1, 1870 . . . . James Mercer was an old resident . . . . Henry Miller settled at Tiffin in 1821 . . . . Adam Miller died October 27, 1862, aged eighty-five years . . . . Daniel and Anna Miller, parents of Peter Miller (born in New York State in 1833), Mrs. Lloyd Norris (born in New York State in 1836) and Mrs. Samuel H. DeWitt (born in 1839 in this county) and Mrs. Lewis H. Young (born in this county in 1846), all of Clinton Township, married in New York State and came to Ohio in 1837, where Mrs. Miller died in 1849. Mr. Miller subsequently married Sarah Raber, and they now reside here . . . . Aaron Miller, of Clinton Township, born in Pennsylvania in 1811, came in 1835 to Seneca County, where he married, in 1836, Mary Merchant, who was born in Virginia in 1813. They reside in Clinton Township . . . . Eben Mills died at Tiffin in 1835 . . . . William Montgomery, eldest son of the Indian agent, was a merchant at Tifn . . . . J. B. Mossoney died August 16, 1871, aged eighty-four years, one month and twenty-two days . . . . Rev. M. Molin settled at Tiffin in 1850, and was among the popular old residents of the village . . . . William and Christina (Humes, nee Plank) Montgomery, former a native of Ireland, latter of Virginia (she was mother of Samuel V. Humes,of Pleasant Township, by former husband) came to Clinton Township in 1824, and in 1834 moved to Pleasant Township, where Mr. Montgomery died shortly after. His widow died in 1873 . . . . John Myers, born in Germany in 1816, came to this county in 1844 . . . . James Myers settled in Clinton Township in .l June 1833 . . . . Peter P. My ers, who died August 13, 1877, in his sixtieth year, came to Tiffin in October, 1856, and for years was owner of the hotel known as the "Shawhan House." Mrs. Agnes N. Myers, widow of P. P. Myers, came with her husband to Tiffin in October, 1856; died March 11, 1884, in her sixty-fifth year.

John M. Naylor came to Tiffin in 1847, where in company with Harvey Howard, he established a general hardware store . . . . W. W. Naylor, brother of J. M. Naylor, became a partner in the latter's hardware business in 1857,

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succeeding Naylor & Pittinger . . . . William Negele who died August 7, 1859, settled at Tiffin in 1854 . . . . Michael Neikirk died May 12, 1880, aged eightythree years, seven and a half months . . . . Samuel Nighswander, county surveyor and engineer, Tiffin, born in Pennsylvania in 1834, came here with his parents, Joseph and Elizabeth (Bair) Nighswander, in 1847 . . . . Warren P. Noble, whose parents, William and Rebecca (Lytle) Noble, settled near Jackson Township in 1836, located at Tiffin in 1842 (see chapter on courts and bar, page 301) . . . . Nathaniel and Sarah Norris, natives of Maryland, parents of Lloyd Norris, of Clinton Township (who was born in 1830, in this county), came here about 1828, remaining till their death. Mr. Norris died in 1864; his widow in 1865 .. ..Dr. Rufus and Clarissa (Waters) Norton, parents of Hon. James A. Norton, of Tiffin, former a native of New York State, son of Isaiah Norton, settled here in 1835, where the doctor was a practicing physician for over thirty years.

Dr. Minard Overmiller, one of the old physicians of Tiffin, died at Toledo, September 28, 1884, aged sixty-five years. He was married to Miss Mary Burke, of Tiffin, May 13, 1852, who survives him .. ..Thomas Ogle was born February 7, 1815 . . . . Joseph and Elizabeth Orner, maternal grandparents of Henry J. Weller, attorney at law, Tiffin, were early pioneers of the county.. . John G. Osteen, a settler of 1839, is still a resident of the city . . . . Rev. M. O'Sullivan came in 1852, and resided here for some years.

Louis Papineau was the constable for this part of Sandusky County in 1820-21. He it was who arrested the men who were supposed to have robbed Spicer .... John Park, father of Christopher C. Park, of Tiffin, was born in New Jersey, in 1788, and came to Tiffin in 1830, where he was engaged in, mercantile pursuits for several years, removing, in 1844, to the "Pleasant Hill" farm, in Clinton Township, where he died August 9, 1868 . . . . George Park and C. C. Park were settlers of 1830, natives of Pennsylvania, where the name is written Pearke. The late Mrs. C. C. Park, of Tiffin, while engaged in driving mosquitoes out of the house, mounted a chair, which tipped over. In falling she received such injuries as caused her death within three hours after the accident, June 13, 1865 . . . . Col. J. W. Patterson, now of New York, was a resident of Tiffin as early as June, 1833 . . . . James Pelan kept a book store at Tiffin as early as 1855. It is said that he joined the Confederate Army . . . . Joseph Pennington, who settled at Tiffin in 1834, died August 3, 1866 . . . . Barclay Pennington, of Tiffin, born in New York State in 1828, came to this county in 1831 with his parents, Joseph and Sarah (Denison) Pennington . . . . Robert G. Pennington, whose name appears in the general history, is a member of the old bar of Seneca County (see his biography) . . . . James P. Pillars, known as Judge Pillars, is an old-time resident, whose name finds mention both in the political and law chapters . . . . Jacob Plane was one of the early postmasters of Tiffin, and one of the old justices of Clinton Township . . . . Mrs. Theresa Pittinger, wife of Benjamin Pittinger, and daughter of John and Eva Creeger, of Maryland, was married to Mr. Pittinger, September 10, 1825, died December 8, 1847 . . . .Benjamin Pittinger, a native of Maryland, born January 29, 1798, settled at Tiffin, December 5, 1825, and was elected associate judge of common pleas. In 1825 he married Miss Creeger. On her death, in 1847, he married Miss Mary A. Hunter, and in 1861 moved to his farm, where Mrs. Pittinger died in 1877, and the judge in 1881. Their son, D. C. Pittinger. was born at Tiffin in 1836 . . . . John Pittinger, born in 1778, died October 20,. 1857 . . . . J. H. Pittinger, one of the oldest members of the Seneca County bar, died suddenly, January 14, 1885, aged sixty-one years . ...Allison Phillips was another old settler, whose memory is almost lapsed into the past . . . .

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Michael Price, born in County Carlow, Ireland, October 27, 1795, died August 7, 1859 . . . . D. S. Price, son of Michael Price, died at Pittsburgh Landing, March 29, 1861 . . . . Robert and Rhoda (Hendrickson) Patterson were early settlers here.

James and Mary (Madigan) Quinn, natives of Ireland, parents of James W. Quinn, of Fostoria (who was born in Ireland in 1837), came, in 1851, to Tiffin, where James Quinn, a blacksmith by trade, died in 1859, aged seventy-eight years. James W. Quinn moved to Fostoria in 1871 . . . . . Rev. Edmund Quinn was pastor of St. Mary's Church, at Tiffin, in 1833, as related in the history of the churches.

Christian and Catharine M. (Sprengle) Ransburg, came to this county in 1831, settling in Clinton Township. In 1856 they moved to Indiana, where Christian Ransburg died in 1864, aged seventy-nine, and Mrs. Ransburg in 1870, also aged seventy-nine . . . . . Rev. Fred. Rahauser came here in 1835 . . . . Joseph Ranker was also an old resident . . . . John Rauch, born in 1800, died December 13, 1874 . . . .Abel Rawson, born in Warwick County, Mass., May 11, 1798, located, February 15, ,1826, at Fort Ball (now Tiffin), where he was appointed prosecuting attorney and postmaster, and to other offices. He died August 24, 1871. His wife, Sarah Ann (Clark) Rawson, died June 6, 1849. His second wife, to whom he was married September 25, 1856, Mrs. Maria McNeal, widow of Milton McNeal, was born at Athens, Ohio, May 16, 1808, settled at Fort Ball with her parents May 4, 1824 . . . . Francis Reif, a native of Bavaria, settled in Seneca County in an early day, died November 7, 1877, aged seventy-two years . . . . Rufus W. Reid (one of the old Tiffin merchants), who married Sylvia Ann Hunt, of Fort Seneca, after her divorce from Samuel Wright, introduced the era of grain warehouses by building one at the depot of the Mad River Railroad, Fort Ball. Owing to opposition of other mercantile houses at Tiffin, he "went under," and became a financial and social wreck long prior to his death . . . . William Rex, who was born January 11, 1802, died April 4,.1872, was one of the pioneers of Tiffin ....Michael and Louisa Reinbolt, former a native of Alsace, France, latter of Byron, came to America about 1829, settling in Clinton Township, were married in Pleasant Township, where they lived two years,. then moved into Clinton Township. Mr. Reinbolt died in 1880; his widow now lives in Sandusky, Ohio . . . . Ibrahim and Harriet Reynolds, former a native of Connecticut, latter of New York State, came to this county in 1836, afterward moving to Hancock County, then to Wyandot County, where they died .... David Rickenbaugh settled a few miles east of Tiffin in 1833, died April 17, 1859, aged fifty-nine years. Margaret, his wife, died August 15, 1885 . . . . Joseph Richards settled at Tiffin in 1827, and came from Fayette County, Penn., where he was born, April 7, 1792, to Clinton Township in 1823 . . . . Balthazar Ries, a barber, opened a shop at Tiffin in 1847 . . . . Caleb Rice, a soldier of 1812, settled at Fort Ball in 1819; died in Illinois in 1849 . . . . .Philip L. Riehm died February 9, 1872 . . . . A Riggs and Lydia G. Riggs moved from Frederick County, Md., to Seneca County in 1832. Miss Riggs married Mr. Dildine in 1841; moved to Risdon in 1847, and died July 9, 1885 . . . . . Solomon and Catharine Robenalt, natives of Pennsylvania, parents of Mrs. Peter Nliller, who was born in this county in 1832, came to Seneca County in 1829, and here died, Mr. Robenalt in 1863, and Mrs. Robenalt in 1881 . . . . Eliphalet Rogers settled in the. woods, a few miles north of Tiffin, about 1823 or 78`24 .. ..William Rollins. one of P. D. Butler's assistants, was sentenced to fifteen years in the penitentiary, but was pardoned one year later .... Henry Rosenberger, a native of Virginia, came to Ohio in 1822, settling in Clinton Township, and here he lived and toiled for fifty-one years. His first wife was

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Miss Jane Shaul. In 1876 he moved to Tiffin, having sold his farm to Jacob, his son . . . . Joseph and Catharine (Gilmore) Robinson, natives of Ireland, parents of J. T. Robinson of Scipio Township (who was born, in 1844, in Tiffin), were early settlers here. Mr. Robinson died in 1860; his widow in 1861. J. T. Robinson moved to Scipio Township in 1863 . . . . Mrs. Jane (Sneath) Rummel died in March, 1839 . . . . George Rummell, a native of Ohio, settled at Tiffin in 1834 . . . . P. H. Ryan, a settler of 1852, and one of the most useful citizens of Tiffin, has filled the public position credited to him in the political chapter, and in the history of Tiffin. He is the author of a work on mathematics and algebra, which awaits publication. Mr. Ryan had for years carried on an extensive business at Tiffin.

Jacob Sager of Hopewell Township, born in 1828, in Maryland, came to Ohio in 1850 and settled in Clinton Township, where he remained fifteen years, then moved to Hopewell Township .... Louis C. A. Schmidt came from Germany to this township in 1846, when thirty years old . . . . . John Schneider, Christopher Schneider, Rev. M. Schoenhenz (1835), and Rev. John L. Sanders (1833), were all old residents . . . . Robert R. Scott who was born in 1812, died in September, 1857, after many years residence at Tiffin . . . . Mrs. Kate (Fitzmaurice) Scannell,widow of John Scannell (who died in his native county in 1859), and mother of Michael Scannell, of Tiffin, all natives of County Kerry, Ireland, came to New York about 1859, where Mrs. Scannell lived until the family moved to Tiffin . . . . John and Catharine Senn, former a native of Switzerland, latter of Belgium, parents of Mrs. Peter Buchman, of Clinton Township (who was born in this county in 1843), were early settlers in Seneca County, now residing in Pulaski County, Ohio . . . . John Secrist settled in Clinton Township in October, 1828, died in April, 1848 . . . . Mrs. Margaret Secrist died April 6, 1884, aged eighty-two years . . . . Mrs. Eliza (Lamberson) Searles, born in Northhampton County, Penn., July 14, 1817, settled in Clinton Township in April, 1825 . . . . John Seidel, an old resident, died at Tiffin in September, 1882, in his sixtieth year . . . .Joshua Seney was born in New York City, and removed to Ohio in 1832, settling at Tiffin, where he died in 1854. George E. Seney was born in 1832, in Penn. (see page 302 and biog.) . . . . Mrs. Ann Seney, born in Pennsylvania Sept. 13, 1803, settled at Tiffin November 15, 1831, died May 5, 1879 . . . . Rev. Isaac Seitz, born in Bloom Township in 1828, is a son of John and Magdalena (Spitler) Seitz, early settlers of the county . . . . Philip Seewald, an old settler, died October 30, 1878, aged seventy-nine years . . . . Louis Seewald, a native of Bavaria, born September 15, 1831, settled at Tiffin in 1833, and has been among its leading citizens since that time . . . .Frederick Shawhan, an old Revolutionary soldier, a native of Maryland, came to Ohio in 1812, locating first in Fairfield County, afterward settling in Seneca County in :1831. He died near Tiffin, August 26, 1840. His son and only surviving child, Rezin W. Shawhan, born in 1811, in Virginia, located in Tiffin, September 10, 1833, and has identified himself with many public and private enterprises . . . . Josiah Shawhan, son of Frederick Shawhan, and a cotemporary settler, died May 20, 1880 .... William Spicer, an Indian captive, and a wealthy though filthy resident of Seneca County for years before 181.7, is mentioned in the Indian treaty, as follows: "To William Spicer, who was taken prisoner by the Indians, and ha,: ever since lived among them, and has married a Seneca woman, 640 acre, beginning on the east bank of the Sandusky, forty poles below the lower corner of said Spicer's corn field,thence up the river on the east side with the meander; thereof, one mile, thence and from the beginning east for quantity." Thin; fellow was robbed by Rollins and others of Fort Ball, in 1821; but owing to the exertions of the pioneers the robbers wore captured and one of them punished.

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. . Mrs. John M. (Stoner) Shaul, formerly wife of John Staub, died August 9, 1885, aged sixty-four years. Her former husband and herself conducted the American Hotel, which stood where the National Hall block now is, at Tiffin . . . . George Shaver, who resided on the northwest quarter of Section 21, Town 2, Range 15, died in 1827, leaving his property to his wife, Mary, and his son, George J. Shaver. In the fall of 1830 John Kish, Arthur Morrison and Charles W. Foster were appointed appraisers of the property and valued the land at $3.37 1/2 cents per acre . . . . Joseph and Susan (Kain) Shafer, former a native of Virginia, latter of Pennsylvania, parents of Alfred L. Shafer, of Pleasant Township (who was born in Clinton Township in 1840), settled in this township about 1836. Mr. Shafer died in 1849, his widow in 1881. . . Henry and Nancy Sheats, came to Seneca County, in 1839, and here Henry Sheats died. His widow afterward moved to Henry County, Ohio, where she died .. . .Edmond Shelt, an old settler, died March 25, 1884, in his sixtieth year. He joined the first volunteer fire organization of Tiffin in 1849, old Hand Engine Company No. 1, Gen. W. H. Gibson, foreman. Since then he has been an active fireman . . . . Howland and Huldah Sherman, former a native of New York State, born in 1814, latter of Connecticut, born in 1823, parents of Eldridge Sherman, were married in 1842, and then settled in this county, where Howland Sherman died in 1865. His widow resides with her son Eldridge . . . . Mrs. Margaret Schock, born in Frederick County, Md., December 10, 1804, settled at Tiffin, in 1833 . . . . Frederick W. and Catharine Shriver, natives of Pennsylvania, parents of Mrs. Lewis Keller, came, in 1833, from Columbiana County, Ohio, to Clinton Township, where they died, the former September 2, 1840 .. . .Capt. William D. Sherwood resided north of Tiffin, about a mile from the Crum settlement . . . . George Shroyer died February 25, 1875, after years of residence here ....Peter Shultz, a native of Belgium, born in 1821, came direct to Tiffin in 1843, where he worked at his trade (shoe-maker) until 1846. He made shoes for the Wyandot Indians, who were here when he came. In 1846 he went to the Mexican war, and in 1849 to California, but in 1859 returned to Seneca County, and settled in Hopewell Township . . . . Lewis and Esther Shubert, natives of Pennsylvania, came to Tiffin in 1847, where they afterward resided . . . . John Six died March 9, 1873, aged eighty-three years ....William Alfred Six, father of James V. Six, of Tiffin, was born in Maryland, and in 1843 came to Tiffin, where he eventually took important part in the building of the place for many years . . . . Fred. Singer, one of the old residents, is a citizen of Tiffin .. ..Elisha Smith was one of the early settlers of Fort Ball; was also one of its first tavern keepers; died about 1836 . . . . David Smith was the violinist of the Fort Ball settlement, and the first cabinet-maker there . . . . John Smith died September 25, 1839, aged fifty-four years . . . .Richard and Catharine (Baugher) Sneath, parents of Samuel B. Sneath, of Tiffin, who was born in that city in 1828, former a native of Connecticut, latter of Pennsylvania, settled in Tiffin in 1827. It is stated, however, that the Sneath family, accompanied by Jacob Huss and H. Zimmerman, arrived at Tiffn June 10, 1826 .. ..Albert G. Sneath was one of the old pioneer business men, who worked hard to build up Tiffin a few years ago. His death took place at Kansas City, March 25, 1884, in his sixty-ninth year.

. . James B. Sneath, an old resident of Tiffn, born in 1804, died November 5, 1878 . . . . Lewis E. Sneath was murdered at Humboldt, W. T., October 27, 1861 . . . . Mrs. Elizabeth (Barton) Sneatb, widow of Robert Sneath (former born in Pennsylvania in 1780), and mother of William Sneath, of Pleasant Township (who was born in Maryland in 1817), came with her children to Bob mont County, Ohio, in 1828, and to Clinton Township, this county, in 1834,

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where she died in 1840. William Sneath operated the home farm several years, then moved, in 1846, into Pleasant Township . . . . John W. and Barbara (Hammon) Snyder, natives of Baden, and parents of Calvin Snyder, of Tiffin, settled at Tiffin in 1832 . . . . Christopher Snyder, a native of Germany, settled at Tiffin in 1832, diod March 22, 1857 . . . . Michael Snyder died in June, 1879, aged seventy-nine years . ....Philip Snyder, born August 17, 1782, died July 28, 1863 . . . . Philip Snyder, a native of Lancaster County, Penn., settled at Tiffin in 1847; died in September, 1882, aged sixtyfive years . . . . David Souder, born in 1770, in Pennsylvania, died August 29; 1862 . . . .Rev. John Sonder, came to Seneca, June 17, 1826, with his family, and is still a resident of Tiffin. He was born in Lancaster County, Penn., November 26, 1799 .... Jacob Sender died December 30, 1854, aged sixty-three years. He settled at Tiffin in 1848 . . . . Francis Sanders died in the county June 1, 1849 . . . . John Sohn, who died in July, 1859, aged eighty-two, came from Pennsylvania about 1834 . . . . James A. Sohn, born in Pennsylvania, November 19, 1832, was brought to Tiffin about eighteen months later by his parents . . . . Rev. Henry G. Spayth, born September 13, 1788, died September 9, 1873 . . . . Jesse Spencer (see history of Fort Ball) . . . . David Spielman, father of Mrs. Montgomery Noble, of Jackson Township, an early settler here, died in January, 1857. . Henry C. Spindler, one of the pioneers, died at Tiffin, April 2 1885, in his sixty-first year . . . . Ruth Spurrier, wife of John H. Clay, was born in Frederick County, Md., January 19, 1798, and died in Seneca County, Ohio, June 9, 1879, aged eighty-one years, four months and twenty-one days. She was married in the State of Maryland, August 30, 1828, and moved to Seneca County, Ohio, April 27, 1833. " Mother " Clay was a church member for a period of fifty-three years ....Isaac Startsman died in 1872 in his seventysecond year .... John J. Steiner was a lawyer and provost-marshal during the war. Mrs. O. B. Tunison is his daughter .... Joel Stone died June 2, 1846 . . . . Jesse Strong died in March, 1876, aged seventy-five years . . . . John Strong settled here prior to 1830 . . . . John Stoner and George Stoner settled on Section 18, Clinton Township, in 1822. The former wounded himself while hunting in the fall of 1826, and died in January, 1827 . . . . Rev. Mr. Stanch was at Tiffin in 1830. . . John Staub and "Brewery-man" Sting were also old residents. . . Henry St. John, born in Washington County, Vt., July 16, 1783, served all through the war of 1812, was at the burning of Buffalo, moved to Wooster, Ohio, in 1815, and there married Miss Jane Elder, December 2, 1817. In 1828 be removed to Crawford County, and in 1837 settled in Seneca County, seven miles from Tiffin, on the river, where he had a farm, a mill and a store. He served in Congress during the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth sessions, then moved to Tiffin, where he died suddenly of heart disease, in May, 1869 . . . . William Sullivan, who, with his brothers Edward and Michael, settled at Tiffin in 1848, died in April, 1873. He was one of the leading hardware merchants of the county . . . . Mrs. Honor Sullivan, widow of William Sullivan, died April 5, 1885, in her sixty-fifth year. She was born in Ireland in 1825, and, immigrating to this country in 1847, settled in Cleveland, where she resided for eight years, and where, in 1848, she was married to her late husband, William Sullivan, and with him came to Tiffin in 1855. Her sons are Charles J. M.. of Tiffin; Dr. Emmet W., of Cleveland, and Gerald E., who resides in Des Moines, Iowa . . . . Edward Schwander settled in Clinton Township in 1840 . . . . John Schwander settled in Clinton Township in 1841, died June 15, 1859, aged eighty-three years . . . . Thomas Swander died January 4, 1879, aged seventythree years . . . . James Swander died in 1849, aged forty-five years . . . . Mary (Brobst) Swander, of Swander Station, is a member of the long-lived Brobst

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family, of Easton, Penn., and is now about eighty years of age . . . . M. G. A. Swigart died in July, 1850.

Thomas Teare, who settled on land in Adams Township about forty years ago, resided in Tiffin, where he died. His brother Caesar, who came to the county in 1870, resides in Adams Township . . . . Lance Todd, who settled at Fort Ball in August, 1828, and moved to Scipio Township, was born in Frederick County, Md., January 7, 1806 . . . . Thomas Todd came to Fort Ball in 1828, and to Scipio Township in 1829 . . . . William Toll, born October 11, 1801, in Augusta County, Va., an early official of the county, lieutenant-colonel of militia, jailer, deputy sheriff and many other things in the early history of Seneca County, died March 19, 1871, aged seventy years. His son served in the war for the Union, returned home and died ....Benjamin Tomb, an old resident, died January 17, 1883, aged ninety years. He was identified in banking, years ago, in this city, and first went into the business in 1852 with Sylvanus Arnold. Arnold sold out in about two years to John T. Russ, and the bank was then known as Tomb, Huss & Co. Under the above name the bank existed until 1865, when the company organized the "First National Bank of Tiffin." For eleven years the institution did a good business, until wrecked by the cashier, John T. Huss, who took his own life rather than face his shame. This closed up the affairs of the bank, and the depositors were paid 60 cents on the dollar . . ... Francis Trexler died May 15, 1870 . . . . Valentine Trumpler died April 26, 1876, aged seventy years . . . . L. Trumpler died a few years ago . . . . Benjamin Turner settled just west of Fort Ball in 1829, moved to Liberty Township in 1834. In 1829 he paid $100 for nineteen acres of land to Elisha Smith.

Aaron Umsted died September 18, 1844, aged fifty-three and one-fourth years, and Eli Umsted died May 25, 1881, aged eighty-one years. Both were old settlers of Tiffin, locating in Clinton Township in 1828.

Philip VonBlon settled at Tiffin in 1836, and died October 13, 1870, aged eighty-one years . . . . .Louis T. Volmer, whose parents were pioneers of Tiffin, was born here February 29, 1852; died June 7, 1883 . . . . . Thomas and Isabella (Board) Vannette (both deceased), parents of Mrs. William Sneath, of Pleasant Township, came from New Jersey to Clinton Township in 1825.

Anton Wagner, an old settler of Seneca County, who started the first market garden near Tiffin, in 1846, died September 1, 1883. Martin Wagner, of Tiffin, and F. H. Wagner, residing on the South Greenfield road, are his sons .. . . Joseph Walker, one of the pioneers of Tiffin, died January 15, 1861, in his fifty-eighth year. For years he hold a foremost place in the commercial circle of Tiffin, and was one of the city's most estimable old settlers. Remarried Miss Rebecca Hedges, daughter of Josiah Hedge's. This lady died January 16, 1861 . . . . Mrs. Elizabeth Walker, a resident of Tiffin for over half a century, died April 30, 1885, aged eightytwo years. She was a member of the Methodist Protestant Church for over forty years .... Cooper K. Watson is referred to in the chapter on the courts and bar (page 302) . . . . Dominick Welter, born. in Germany, January 27, 1839, settled in Tiffin with his parents in 1850; moved to Chicago in 1853; served with the Fourth Ohio Cavalry during the war; returned to Chicago, and in November, 1882, was appointed secretary and inspector of the Chicago Police Department. He died July 8, 1885, and was buried by the Forresters, Catholic Benevolent Association, First Illinois Cavalry and Police Department . . . . Jacob and Rebecca (De Laughter) Wilcox came from Maryland and settled at Tiffin in 1830. Jacob was a soldier of the war of 1812, and resided in Seneca County until his death, June 5, 1875 . . . . Joel W. Wilson, an old settler of Tiffin, died September 8, 1856, aged fortytwo years . . . . Thadeus Wilson was also an old resident . . . . John Williams, a

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pioneer of 1821, was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, April 21, 1818; moved with parents to Fort Ball in 1821 . . . . Reuben Williams, who built the first bridge at Tiffin, was a carpenter and worked at his trade until his death some years before the war. In 1824 he built a saw-mill on the Coe farm, assisted by .James Wolf. Mrs. Hospelhorn, now of Tiffin, is a daughter of his . . . . Eli Williams was a preacher who resided in Clinton Township, but was found guilty of an unnatural crime and sent to prison for life . . . .Richard Williams, one of the early lawyers, died September 12, 1852 . . . . Christian Witz was a contemporary of Dren in the first settlement of the town of Tifn in 1821 . . . . Andrew Wooff died in March, 1872, aged seventy-one years. It is supposed that he came here prior to 1830 . . . . James Wolf was here in 1824 . . . . Henry and Susanna (Heistand, nee Bretz) Wolf, former of whom, born in 1787, was suffocated in a well in 1825, and latter died in 1872, in her seventy-ninth year (they were parents or Mrs. John Free, born in 1822 (came to this county in 1823, and settled near Tiffin.

William N. York was drowned, while M. Stem, of Tiffin, and Shoemalcer. of Republic, barely escaped, during the wreck of the "Chesapeake," off Conneaut, in June, 1847 . . ..Tobias Yengst died August 2, 1855, aged fifty-fonh years . . . .John Young came to Tiffin at an early date.

George W. Zook, father of Mrs. Thomas Galen Brosius, was one of the early pioneers of this township. He died in Henry County, Ohio, in 1865 . . . . Victor J. Zahm was born in Tolford, Ohio, March 7, 1837, and came to Tiffin with his parents in 1846. At the age of fifteen he engaged in the printing business, remaining at it until 1875, when he entered the auditor's office as deputy, and in the fall of 1876 was elected auditor, filling that place for two terms, and retiring in 1882. He died August 28, 1885 . . . .Henry Zimmerman arrived at Tiffin, June 10, 1826, with the Smiths . . . . John Zeigler died January 26, 1883 . . . . Jacob Zimmer died January 20, 1861 . . . . Gerhart Zimmer, who entered the lands at Cromer's Station in 1832, was a centenarian.

William Childs settled at Tiffin in 1821 (coming from Auburn, N. Y., that year), and erected a cabin on Sandusky Street, in which he died the same year. His wife died immediately after, leaving a baby, born just before her death.

Official History.-To describe the condition of the records of this old township would be a task similar to that of describing something struck by a cyclone, of which the slightest truces alone remain. There is nothing left of the old records; a few of the men who had them in charge reside here to-day, but their memories cannot take the place of those ordinary looking old books of tile past, and thus the loss of- a few modest, humble old volumes is irreparable. The township records, which came into possession of Mr. Dore, the present clerk, date back only to 1878, and from them the following list of township officers, elected annually, is taken:

1878.-Edward Swander, Henry L. Best and Jacob Young, trustees: William O. Dildine, clerk; Albert Beilharz, treasurer; Martin Woodside, assessor: Anthony H. Arnold and John Knott, constables; Daniel Dildine. Jesse H. Leidy, justices of the peace.

1879.-Henry L. Best, Jacob Young and Peter Miller, trustees; William O. Dildine, clerk; Albert Beilharz, treasurer; Martin Woodside, assessor; Virgil D. Lamberson and John Knott, constables; Daniel Dildine, P. H. Jayne, justices of the peace.

1880.-William Kline, Peter Miller and Homy L. Best, trustees; William O. Dildine, clerk; Sylvester J. Kintz, treasurer; John C. Leidy, assessor:

*In 1843 Jephtha Lamberson was justice of the peace, and David E.. Owen, clerk. Henry Ebbert succeeded Owen in 1844.

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Virgil D. Lamberson and John Knott, constables; Daniel Dildine, P. H. Jayne, justices of the peace.

1881..-William Kline, Peter Miller and Henry L. Best, trustees; Hiram C. Koppel, clerk; Sylvester J. Kintz, treasurer; Ezra Bowser, assessor; Anthony H. Arnold and Virgil D. Lamberson, constables; Daniel Dildine and P. H. Jayne, justices of the peace.

1882.-William Kline, Peter Miller and Samuel Horn, trustees; H. C. Koppel, clerk; A. Beilharz, treasurer; James M. Bowser, assessor; Porter H. Jayne and Daniel Dildine, justices of the peace; A. H. Arnold and V. D Lamberson, constables.

1883.-Jeremiah Rex, John C. Lydey and Peter Miller, trustees; Louis Wagner, clerk;. Albert Beilharz, treasurer; James M. Brown, assessor; John Silvers and A. Brickford, constables; Porter H. Jayne and Daniel Dildine, justices of the peace.

1884.---Jeremiah Rex, John C. Lydey and Peter Miller, trustees; William H. Dore, clerk; Albert Beilharz, treasurer; James Bowser, assessor; John Graveldinger and John Silvers, constables; Porter H. Jayne and Daniel Dildine, justices of the peace.

The elections of 1885 for township officers were carried out on party, principles. The highest number of votes polled in the township was 162, and the highest number in the township and city was 1,077, so that the vote of the township is still as small as it was in pioneer days.

TRUSTEES. CLERK.

Millert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1066 Dore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1070

Rex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .986 Lott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 656

Lydey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1077 JUSTICE.

Eybert. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667 Jayne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1038

Gray......................... . . . . 678 Rex. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 951

Rickenbaugh . . . . . . . . . . .671 Sohn,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770

TREASURER. ASSESSOR.

Beilharz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1070 Letchert . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 1070

Harley............................... 651 Norris.............................. 701

CONSTABLES.

Silvers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1077

Graveldinger .. . . . . . .. . . 892

Bickford. . . . . . . .. . .. . . . 788

VILLAGES OF THE TOWNSHIP.

Swander, or Morris Postoffice, five miles east of Tiffin, is a station on the Northwestern Ohio Railroad; B. J. Bright is railroad agent, grocer and postmaster; James Harshman, blacksmith, and C. C. Crosby, shoe-maker. Mr. Bright was re-appointed to charge of the postoffice in September, 1885. The present name of the village was given in honor of J. S. Morris, superintendent of the Northwestern Ohio Railroad and owner of the Shawhan House, Tiffin. The only society organized there up to January, 1885, is the Literary and Debating Club, of which the following named are the officers: President, M. V. Kaga; vice-president, T. J. Collins; treasurer, H. R. Mile y; secretary, B. W. Knepple.

Viona, on the east half of tile northeast quarter of Section 35, was surveyed for John H. Foulk in October, 1874. It is the center of a rich agricultural district, and, like all such towns, is one of great expectations. Here also a Literary and Debating Club has been organized, with the following named

T Democrats in Roman letters, Republicans in Italics.

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officers: President, N. R. Heaton; vice-president, W. F. Wenner; secretary, B. W. Knepple; treasurer, H. R. Miley; historian, N. W. Miller.

The old villages of Oakley, Fort Ball and Pan Yan are grouped in the history of Tiffin.

GENERAL STATISTICS.

The assessment roll of Clinton Township for 1841 shows following statistics: 22,937 acres of land, valued at $104,810; town lots valued at $53,316; horses, 425, valued at $17,000; cattle, 701, valued at $5,608; mercantile capital and moneys at interest, $33, 450; pleasure carriages, 25, valued at $1,545; total, $215,433. Total tax, $3,069.92; delinquences since 1840, $331.95.

The valuation and taxation for 1884-85 are shown by the following statistics: Acres of land, 20,639, value $1,012,420; chattels, $363,780; total, $1,376,200, or if equally divided among the 1,702 inhabitants, credited by census of 1880, would give to each $808.50. The total tax for 1884-85 is $16,517.14, together with $155 dog tax.

The general statistics for 1884 are given as follows: Acres of wheat, 3,975; of rye, 16; of buckwheat, 2; of oats, 1,027; of corn, 2,488, producing 73,254 bushels; of meadow, 1, 265, yielding 1,483 tons of hay; of clover, 1,214 acres, giving 1,327 tons of hay, 899 bushels of seed, and 92 acres plowed under; potatoes, 136 acres, yielding 16,616 bushels; milk sold for family use, 12,195 gallons; home-made butter, 61,035 pounds; 1 acre sorghum, 122 gallons; gallons of maple syrup, 235; 213 hives, 3,595 pounds of honey; 18,310 dozens of eggs; 1 acre vines, 1,270 pounds; 1 acre sweet potatoes, 50 bushels; 496 acres of apple trees, 6,482 bushels; 225 bushels of pears and 10 of cherries; lands cultivated, 14,289 acres; pasture lands, 1,227; wood land, 3,431; waste land, 107; total acreage, 19,054; wool, 20,626 pounds; milch cows, in 1863, 563; dogs, 159; sheep killed and injured by dogs, 9; animals died of disease, 96 hogs, 81 sheep, 25 cattle and 13 horses.

The condition of the schools of Clinton Township in August, 1884, is sot forth as follows: Local tax, $1,706.31; receipts, $4,689; expenditures, $3,644.36; schoolhouses, 8; value of property, $1,600; teachers employed, 15; average salaries, $38 and $24; male pupils, 140; female, 130.

In the foregoing pages the pioneers of Fort Ball and Tiffin are grouped with those of Clinton Township, because for years, in fact up to the close of the. pioneer period, there were no social or geographical lines drawn between the country sections and the settlements of Fort Ball and Tiffin. In the history of Tiffin City all names identified with its business, social, religious and municipal interests, find mention in direct connection with the history of the city's beginnings and progress, thus rendering the story of the township and city as replete in detail as it is possible to make it.