DOVER TOWNSHIP. - 353 CHAPTER VI. DOVER TOWNSHIP. THIS is one of the more recently erected townships, occupies a central position on the eastern boundary of the county, and is bounded as follows: On the north by Leesburg Township, on the east by Delaware County, and Mill Creek Township, on the south by Mill Creek Township, and on the West by Paris Township. The territory composing Dover originally belonged to Mill Creek, and remained in that township, it appears, until December 1838, when, although the date of the act of the Commissioners is not recorded, it is evident it was constituted into a township to be known by the name of Dover, as follows: "Beginning at an ash, elm and sugar tree, at the southwest corner of Survey No. 9,028, in the name of John Hunt, and most westerly corner to Mill Creek Township, thence north to west, along the east line of Surveys Nos. 2,254, 3,350, 3,352, 4,072 and 3,390 to two hickories and sugar trees at the northwest corner of Survey No. 5,505, in the name of Selby Onions, thence north 80' E, 400 poles to an ash, beech, sugar tree and iron wood; thence north 10' W. 200 poles, to two ash trees and a hickory, the northwest corner of Survey No. 5,869, in the name of William B. Bunting; thence, north 80' east, 400 poles to a stake in the line of Union and Delaware Counties; thence with the line of said counties south to a stake in the line of Survey No. 5,501, and the most northerly corner to Mill Creek Township, thence with the line of Mill Creek Township, as recorded above, to the place of beginning." "March 5, 1839, ordered by the County Commissioners, that the boundary line of Mill Creek and Dover Townships be altered, so as to detach from Mill Creek Township, and attach to Dover Township Survey No. 3,007, in the name of John Graham." The lands of this township were surveyed as follows: Surveyed, June 3, 1797, for John Graham, Assignee, 1,087 acres, Survey No. 3,007. Nathaniel Massie, D. S. Surveyed December 14, 1798, for Edward Dawse, Assignee, 372 acres, Survey No. 3,355. Nathaniel Massie, D. S. Surveyed October 20, 1801, for John Overton, 1,000 acres, Survey No. 4,065. John Kerr, D. S. Surveyed, January 22, 1807, for John Pride, heir-at-law to William Pride, deceased, 1,000 acres, Survey No. 5,135. James Galloway, Jr., D. S, Surveyed, July 27, 1807, for Robert Means, Assignee, 1,358 acres, Survey No. 5,497. James Galloway, Jr., D. S. Surveyed July 27, 1807, for Robert Means, Assignee, 1,358 acres Survey No. 5,498. James Galloway, Jr., D. S. Surveyed July 28, 1807, for Robert Means, Assignee, 1,358 acres, Survey No. 5,499. James Galloway, Jr., D.S. Surveyed, July 19, 1807, for Robert Means, Assignee, 800 acres, Survey No.5,501. James Galloway, Jr., D. S. Surveyed July 29, 1807, for Robert Moans, 800 acres, Survey No. 5,502, James Galloway, Jr., D. S. Surveyed July 30, 1807, for Robert Meaner and John Stokely, Assignees, 428 acres, Survey No. 5,504, James Galloway, Jr., D. S. Surveyed, November 9, 1809, for Robert Means, Assignee, 255 acres, Survey No. 5,505. James Galloway, Jr., D. S. Surveyed November 8, 1809, for the representatives of Selby Onions, 200 acres, Survey No. 5,505. James Galloway, Jr., D. S. Surveyed June 3, 1808, for the representatives of William B. Bunting, 1,000 acres, Survey No. 5,869. James Galloway, Jr., D. S. Surveyed, February 19, 1817, for John Hunt, 1,000 acres, Survey No. 9,028. David Collins, D. S. Surveyed, 1,000 acres 354 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY. for John White, Survey No. 3,950. Surveyed, 1,000 acres for Robert Dandridge, eleven and four-fifths acres in Dover Township, and the balance in Mill Creek Township, Survey No. 1,307. STREAMS, SURFACE, SOIL, ETC. The principal streams of this township are Blues Creek and Mill Creek. The former enters from Leesburg, through the farm of J. McKelvey, in Survey No. 5,497, and courses a little south of east through the north central part of the township into Delaware County, leaving Dover in the farm of J. Rittenhouse, Survey No. 7,358. This creek receives, in about the center of its course through the township, Grass Run, which is the only tributary of any size or name. Mill Creek enters the township at about the center of its western boundary, in the farm of D. F. Dyal, Survey No. 3,355, and takes a southeasterly course to the northeast corner of Isaiah Lame's farm and the corner of Mill Creek Township, from which point it takes nearly an east course, forming the boundary line between Dover and Mill Creek. At the eastern line of the farm of J. Battees, it takes a northeast course through the corner of Mill Creek Township, and just cutting the southeast corner of Dover Township, passes on through the corner of Mill Creek Township into Delaware County. This is the greatest stream of the county for water power and mill privileges, and in an early day furnished sites for many mills, most of which are now things of the past, or have been converted into steam-power-mills. Between the two streams above described is Dun's Run, which rises on the farm of S Butz, in Survey No. 5,497, courses southeast through the central portion of the township and passes into Delaware County, through the farm of P. J. Sherman, on Survey No. 3,007. They are all the streams of importance in Dover Township. The surface is generally level, or slightly undulating, and lies beautifully for the purposes of agriculture, which is the chief pursuit of its inhabitants. Along the two streams, Mill Creek and Blues Creek, the surface is rolling, and in some parts hilly. The balance of the township is, as stated above generally level, The soil is rich and productive. Along the creek bottom it is principally a deep, black loam. The balance of the township is generally a clay soil, strong and productive, and not liable to be effected by an ordinary drought to an extent sufficient to injure the crops. The land was originally very wet, but by ample ditching and draining with tile is becoming in good condition for cultivation or grazing. The principal productions of the soil are wheat, corn, oats and potatoes. It is also an excellent grass growing, and much attention is given to grazing and the stock business. Among the larger farms one can see fine herds of cattle grazing upon their beautiful pastures. These lands were originally very heavily timbered, and the first settlers had heavy labors to perform to remove these giants of the forest, clear up the thick undergrowth, and grab out and bring the land into cultivation; in fact, it took many years before the large stumps and roots became decayed and removed, so as to leave the land clear and easy of cultivation. The first generation labored and toiled and expended their energies and very life to remove the forests and make their homes and farms; and most of them, when just in condition to begin to live and enjoy some of the comforts of life which their labors had produced, were called away by death, and all the fruits of their many labors left to the enjoyment of others. The timber along the creek bottoms consisted principally of walnut, hickory, elm, sycamore, and some cherry and oak. The walnut grow in great numbers and of fine quality, but in that day they were of comparatively little value, thousands of fine logs being rolled into log heaps, and burned to get them off the land; these, if now in possession of the owners of the land, would be of great value. Away from DOVER TOWNSHIP - 355 the creek bottoms, the timber consists principally of hickory, oak, elm, sugar tree and beech; the sugar-tree formed in many localities the principal timber, and in that day, as at present, was of great utility and profit by reason of the vast quantities of sugar made. It also then, as now, produced the best of wood for fuel. The country is now nearly destitute of walnut timber, the manufacturers of fine furniture having demanded and obtained nearly everything of the walnut species, but the sugar tree groves have been carefully preserved for the luxury and profit they yield in sugars and fine syrups. EARLY SETTLERS. first locality in this township where the sound of the woodman's ax broke upon the solitude of the vast forest, was on the south or west bank of Mill Creek, in the southwest part of the township. A few years earlier, Ephraim Burroughs had settled in the wilderness of Mill Creek Township, near where the village of Watkins now stands, with his family of seven sons and four daughters. Of these children the second son, Jonathan M. Burroughs, was born in New Jersey, September 15, 1794, and married Mercy Bell, a daughter of Daniel Bell, one of the early settlers of Mill Creek Township. In the fall or winter of 1815, Mr. Burroughs located on Mill Creel, in what is now Dover Township, on 400 acres of land which he leased of Thomas C. Geary, of Virginia, 200 acres of which were situated on the south side of Mill Creek, and 200 acres on the north side. Here Mr. Burroughs struck the first blow in opening Out the mighty forests of Dover Township, and here he made his first financial start in life, beginning with no capital, not even an outfit for housekeeping. He erected his little log cabin, daubed with mud, and in midwinter moved into it with his young wife and companion. In one corner of the cabin was erected a frame for a bedstead, consisting of two poles extending from holes bored in the logs of his cabin, and supported by a single corner post, with poles laid across for slats, upon which was laid a straw bed, and for cover they had a feather bed containing about five or six pounds of feathers and one blanket; this was all the bedding they possessed. Their table consisted of a large slab into which were put legs. His wife had a broken skillet, the only cooking utensil she possessed. She had one broken plate, one knife with a part of the handle broken off, and one fork with one tine broken off; these composed their entire outfit of dishes, and served for her use at their meals. Mr. Burroughs made a wooden fork for his own use, and for a knife to eat with he used his pocket knife, partaking of his food from a wooden plate of his own manufacture. These constituted their entire outfit of table ware. Spring and the sugar-making season were near at hand. The forests were abundantly supplied with sugar trees, and their first effort must be to manufacture all the sugar possible. But here again was another difficulty; they had no utensils for making sugar Mr. Burroughs from some source obtained, by renting, three large kettles, and with his own hands made a large quantity of wooden sugar troughs and tapped about 200 sugar trees, Now the work and labor commenced; day and night, "week in and week out," they toiled, gathering the sugar water, boiling it down and making sugar, till the season for such work was past. Now, they must market their sugar, and purchase some necessary articles for the house. The nearest store was that of James Ewing, near plain City, about ten miles distant. He had no horse, there were no roads, but mere bridle-paths run by blazed trees. He took upon his back all the sugar he could carry, and traveled the entire distance to the store on foot. In exchange for his sugar, he purchased one-half dozen plates, one-half dozen knives and forks, one half dozen cups and saucers, one tin teapot, and one-quarter of a pound of tea, and with these on his back, he 356 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY. trudged his way back to his home. His wife unpacked and washed the dishes, while Mr. Burroughs with his ax split out a large slab, and dressed it up as smooth as possible, and upon pins driven into a log in the cabin he placed his slab, to serve as a shelf, upon which was placed this new supply of table-ware. With hearts full of gratitude, and eyes beaming with delight and satisfaction, on the opposite side of the room of that humble cabin, stood the young pioneer with his trusting and affectionate wife, gazing upon that small, but to them beautiful and bountiful outfit, the result of their first united labors toward obtaining a home and a livelihood. Who can fully realize the rapture that now filled their souls as they there stood and viewed their entire worldly goods, and know that their own labor had produced them, under the most adverse circumstances! And who would be surprised that Mr. Burroughs says,"I tapped my wife on the shoulder, and said to her, 'we'll make it yet!'" Mr. Burroughs said he felt prouder at that moment, over that success, than in after years he would have done, had he been presented with $10,000 in cash. Mr. Burroughs remained upon this land he had leased about three years, during which time he had cleared forty acres. At the expiration of seven years, he owned two horses, a good wagon, a yoke of oxen, five milch cows, nine head of two-year-old steers, and forty head of hogs. Truly, his assertion to his wife, "we'll make it yet," was verified; he was now on the sure road to wealth and a fortune. He now purchased 187 1/2 acres of land on Blues or Little Mill Creek-land which is now owned by John Robinson-on Survey No. 5,499, and here commenced to open out a home and a farm for himself; and here he resided for thirty years. In the fall of 1853, he sold his place and removed to Illinois, where he resided till 1875. The success that crowned his first efforts in his start in life was continued in an increased ratio, commensurate with the increase of his property and advantages to accumulate; and now at this period of his life, after threescore years of diligent toil and labor, he finds himself in possession of an ample competency; in amount many thousands of dollars. At the last-mentioned date-1875--he removed to Lafayette, Ind., and in July 1882, he again returned to Union County, Ohio, and now resides with his son in the village of Dover, in the eighty-ninth year of his age. Mr. Burroughs has been four times married, and his last and fourth wife he buried several years since, while a resident of Illinois. His life, while successful financially, has also been characterized by liberality and probity-giving freely of his own means and influence to all worthy objects, improvements and progress of the communities where he has resided. William Badley, it is said, was the second one to locate in the precinct of Dover Township. He settled on Mill Creek just below Mr. Burroughs, in 1818. He was a native of Maryland, where he married Sarah Hurst, by whom he had the following children: James, Arthur, Tabitha, Mahala, Anna, one daughter who married a Mr. Cook, Mercy, William, Nelson, Sallie and Zachariah, most of whom died early in life with consumption. Mr. Badley was honest, upright and a worthy pioneer. The year 1818, in which Mr. Badley settled, was the date of several new settlers coming to Dover Township; in just what order they came is not so certain, but as they all arrived the same season, there could be but a few months' difference between them. We will therefore assume the following order of settlement: John Hannaman, the third settler, came from near Chillicothe, although probably a native of some Eastern State, and settled on Mill Creek, south of the Marysville & Delaware pike, where he purchased 200 acres, upon which he located in 1818; after several years' residence he removed to the West. His children were as follows: Mary, who died in the West; Susanna, married Stephen Dysert, and died in this county; Nancy, married Isaac Dodd and resided in this township till DOVER TOWNSHIP. - 357 quite advanced in years, when both removed to the West and died: Rachel, married Joseph Williams, and settled in the West; John, married Jane Maze, and died in this county; Robert, married a Miss Plummer, and settled in the West; Rebecca, Priscilla, Peter and Duncan, all moved to the West with their parents. Stephen Dysert, mentioned above as marrying Susanna Hannaman, came from Ross County, and settled on the most northerly fifty acres of Mr. Hanna man's land, described above, it is believed at the same date (1818), and re sided here till his death. He and his wife are buried upon the farm where they spent their life. Their children were John, who now resides in Mercer County, Ohio; Mary, deceased; Julia Ann, now residing in Mechanicsburg; Rachel, resides in Illinois; Susanna, deceased; Nancy, deceased; Priscilla, removed to Kansas; Joseph, deceased, and Euphemia, who also resides in Mercer County, Ohio. Isaac Dodd, married Nancy Hannaman in Ross County, came to this county at same date (1818), and settled on the most southerly fifty acres of Mr. Hannaman's tract of land above described, and here resided until advanced in years, when he moved to the West and died. Of his children, Samuel married Mahala Clark, and died in the West; Elizabeth, married William Perry, and settled in the West; and Jamison, married Mary Williams, and moved to Iowa. Lancelot Maze, who also became a settler here in 1818, located on Mill Creek on land now owned by Mrs. Freshwater, where he died in the fall of 1823. He was a native of Ireland, from which he emigrated to America when sixteen years of age, and, with his wife Mary, to whom he was married in Pennsylvania, is, removed to Huron County, Ohio; thence to this county, as above stated. It is said by some of the early settlers that he was one of the first Justices of the Peace of Mill Creek Township. Children-John; one daughter, married and resides in Huron County, Ohio; Robert, Sarah, Jane, Joseph, Jesse and Millie, all of whom moved away soon after their father's death. William Richey, Sr., was born in Cumberland County, Penn. His father was Adam Richey, a native of the North of Ireland, who emigrated to America in 1757. He married Nancy Boulton, of Ireland. They died in Pennsylvania. William was twice married. His second wife was Mary Kane, a daughter of James and Martha (Turner) Kane, he a native of Ireland, and she of England. They were married in Ireland, and emigrated to America in 1773, and settled and died in Westmoreland County, Penn. Mr. Richey came to Ohio and settled on the Darby Plains, in Madison County, in 1813. In February 1819, he removed with his family to this county, and settled on Mill Creek, on land now owned by his son Joseph K., on Survey No. 9,028, and here resided till his death, August 17, 1847. Of his children, William was eighteen years of age when the family came to this county. He married and settled here, and became one of the leading, prominent and reliable citizens of the county. Politically, he was originally a Whig, and in the session of 1845 - 46, represented the county in the Legislature. He also served as a Justice of the Peace, it is said, twenty-one years. Mr. Richey resided here more than fifty years, and during that time cleared up and improved a fine farm. About 1873, he removed to Franklin County, Kan., where he died March 16, 1882, aged eighty-eight years. His first wife, whom he married in Ohio, died after they settled in Kansas, and he again married, his second wife surviving him. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church for half a century. James, another son of William Richey, Sr., also served as a Justice of the Peace several years, and filled other prominent offices of his township and of the county. In 1834, he removed to Delaware County. Three children of the family still survive-James, Joseph K. and Catharine. 358 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY. John Dinwiddie, a native of Virginia, married Sarah Crane, of Greenbrier County, Va.,--now West Virginia--and removed first to Ross County, Ohio; thence, in 1823, came to Union County and settled on Mill Crook, where he purchased land which is now owned by A. G. Boring, and resided until his death: his remains were interred upon his own farm. His wife survived him and died in Iowa. Their children were as follows: Robert, Elizabeth, Silence, John, Margaret, Mary, William, Andrew, Rebecca, and Priscilla, all of whom moved away and settled in various States of the Union. Daniel Williams was a son of John Williams, and was born in the State of Maryland, With his father's family he emigrated to Ohio, in 1808, and settled near Chillicothe, Ross County, where his father died. Daniel there grew to manhood and married Christiana Badley, and in January 1824, he removed to Union County, and settled on the north bank of Mill Creek, in Paris Township, and in February 1828, settled on land now owned by Michael Cody, residing there four years. He sold the place to his brother John, and removed to Marysville, where, on March 25, 1860, his wife died, and in the fall of the same year he returned to Dover Township and resided with his son Matthew until his death, March 28, 1866, aged seventy-six years. His children were as follows: Matthew M., who married. Sarah Winfield and now resides in Dover; Hester Ann R., married J. W. Landsdown, and died in Marysville, and Elias M., who died unmarried. John Williams, a brother of Daniel Williams, married Anna McGuire, of Ross County, Ohio, and settled on the above mentioned place, which he -r chased of his brother Daniel in 1832-33. There he resided till 1857, when he removed to Oskaloosa, Iowa, where he died; his wife survived him and was still living when last heard from. They had the following children: John M., who married Elizabeth Lawraway and died in Iowa; Mary J., married I. J. Dodd and also died in Iowa; Ellen, married Phineas Phillips and resides in Iowa; Elizabeth, married Samuel Ross and died in Iowa, and Thomas J., who died in Iowa unmarried. Jonathan Bowen was a native of Virginia. He emigrated with his family to Ross County, Ohio, and about 1825 removed to Union County and here settled on the tract of land now owned by Mrs. Jane Bowen; he was twice married, and on the farm just mentioned he and his last wife both died; his wife, Elsie, died July 6, 1840, aged sixty-six years; he died February 18, 1852, aged ninety-one years. Their children were as follows: Priscilla, married Henry Lease and settled in the West; Jesse, married a Miss Spurgeon and resides in the north part of this county; Jonathan, married Mahala Clark, is deceased, she still survives; Edward, married Julia A. Dysert, is deceased; Abraham, married Miss Sarah Bradley and removed to Kansas; and William, who married Jane Blue, is deceased. James B. Clark, a native of Virginia, married Elizabeth Carney, and removed to Ross County, Ohio; thence about 1825 settled on Dun's Run, Dover Township, this county, on land now owned by Samuel Gamble, where he died February 19, 1829, aged forty-five years. Their children were Mahala, Diana, Theresa, Austin, Eleanor and Maria. Mr. Clark was one of the early teachers of this vicinity, a well-educated man and a good citizen, but was soon removed by death, having been a resident here only four or five years. David W. Worley, it is believed, was a native of Virginia; he married Nancy Bowen and became an early settler of Ross County, Ohio, removing about 1824 to Union County, and locating on Dun's Run, on land now owned by William Howey, where he resided till his death. His wife died March 25, 1855; he survived her until December 31, 1871, when he died, aged seventy-six years. It does not appear that Mr. Worley ever purchased land, but probably Page 359 - Blank Page 360 - Picture of Shepherd Clark DOVER TOWNSHIP. - 361 remained a renter through his life, and was a resident of this township about forty-seven years. In 1824-25, Coats Thornton settled on Survey No. 5,135, and about the same time George H. Houser settled on Survey No. 9,028. In 1825, William Wilmuth settled on Survey No. 3,348, and perhaps a little earlier Richard Columber settled on land now owned by William Howey, where he resided till his death. John Columber, near the same time, settled in the same neighborhood, but never married, and died where he first located, June 7, 1857, aged sixty years. Amos Spurgeon, a native of Virginia, settled on Blue's Creek, on Survey No. 5,499, on land now owned by Samuel Bowdre, about 1827. He married and settled first in Delaware County, where he resided several years, thence located in this county as above described, and while here his wife, Nancy Wilson, died. About 1865, he removed to Illinois, where he resided with his daughter until his death. His children were: Jesse (deceased), Anna (deceased), James, who was killed in the army in the war of the rebellion; Sarah and Susan, both deceased; George, now resides in Indiana; Nathan, resides in Putnam County, Ohio; and Elias, who died in the army. Mr. Spurgeon was cooper and shoe-maker by trade. He was also a great hunter and trapper, good neighbor and worthy citizen, and a Deacon in the New Light Church. Rev. John Carney was a native of Virginia, but emigrated to Ohio and settled in what is now Dover Township, about 1828, residing here till his death. He was quite a noted and earnest Baptist and one of the early preachers throughout this vicinity. Although not an educated man, and never in charge of any church, yet he was a good and devoted man, and an earnest and efficient worker in this community in the interests of the church. John Price settled on land now owned by D. W. Rittenhouse, about 1828, but remained here only a short time and moved away. James Thornton became a settler here about the same year. Abner Liggett moved into this county from Delaware County, about 1829 - 30, and settled on the south bank of Blue's Creek, on the east of Mr. Myers. He married Catharine Eubanks, and resided here till the spring of 1882, when he removed to Green Bond and there resides with one of his daughters. Of his children, Susan married William Perkins, Absalom resides in Delaware County, Elizabeth married James Perkins, is deceased, and Jane married N. D. DeGood. Mr. Liggett was a very successful farmer and stock-dealer, and accumulated considerable wealth. Lewis Filler, a native of Virginia, settled northeast of Dover, on land now owned by J. Norris, about 1834; is still living and resides about two miles east of Dover and is one of the surviving pioneers. Rev. Ebenezer Mathers, one of the early pioneers of Union Township, became a resident of this township about 1834, settled on land now owned by B. Hanawalt, and died where Jefferson L. Richey now resides. He was a preacher and an earnest worker in the Methodist Church for many years. The first class of the Mount Herman Church was organized at his house about 1838. He became one of its first members, and remained a faithful member and worker as well as an earnest and eloquent preacher until his death, December 20, 1852, aged sixty-three years. Joseph Russell and Elijah Brown settled here about 1831-32; Levi and Daniel Longbrake in 1832-33. About 1833 came Mathew Columber and Alexander Ross, the latter settled on Survey No. 5,499, the former died October 29, 1853, aged sixty-seven years. Between 1833 and 1835 were settled here James Mathers, Alexander R. Bowen, Ebenezer Bethard, Samuel H. Dodd, 362 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY. Joseph North and James Buxton, the latter residing on the West bank of Mill Creek, and upon his land is the cemetery known as the Buxton Cemetery. Michael Myers came here from Licking County, Ohio, about 1834, and settled on Blues or Little Mill Creek, on Survey No. 5,498, where he purchased a track of land and resided until his death. He was buried on his own farm, near his orchard. He was twice married; his last, wife was Catharine Johnson. His children were: Adam, deceased; Michael; Lewis, deceased; Mary and William. Mr. Myers was generally known as "Judge Myers," whether from holding office or not we are not informed; but he was a man of marked ability and sound judgment, and a very worthy citizen. Adam Myers, a brother of Michael, settled here at the same date. He married Miss Nancy Bazzel and resided here through life. He had one child, Lewis, married Rebecca Estep, and died aged twenty-five years; had one child Jane, who married Oscar Gregg. John Meyers, also brother of Michael and Adam Myers, married and settled here about the same date. His children were: Mary, who married Jesse Colver; William, who served in the army in the war of the rebellion, was taken prisoner and died in a rebel prison; Joseph, also served in the army; he married and is now residing in Hardin County, Ohio; Anna married R. Slack; James resides on the home farm; Samuel, John and Adam. Mr. John Myers died the same day, and within a few hours of his brother Adam, and both were interred at the same time in Mount Herman Cemetery. Samuel Bowdre, born in Madison County, Ohio, is a son of one of the early pioneers of that county; he settled here about 1835, and married Nancy J. Green; has made a continued residence here for forty-seven years, and has a fine farm and home made by his own industry and labors. He had the following children: Benjamin F.; George W., now married and settled in Illinois; Mary Jane, who married Ira Brown, and resides in Paulding County, Ohio; Martha Ann, died in childhood; Lucinda; Emily; Almira, who married George Sullivan and resides in Urbana, Ohio; S. Preston; William; Alice; Sarah Bell, who married Chauncy Pyres and resides in Delaware County, Ohio. Romanto Allen, Jesse Carpenter, James Reed, Eli Sheldon, all settled here about 1834-36. Samuel Beck, a native of Virginia, settled on the north bank of Blues Creek, about 1836, and resided here till his death January 9, 1859, aged eighty-one years; his wife Lydia died November 11, 1857, aged eighty-six years. Their children were James, Isaiah, Aaron, Vivian and Mary. Roden Huffman, a native of Virginia, married Mary Beck and settled here at the same time with his father-in-law, Samuel Beck, and died here January 8, 1852, aged fifty-eight years. The following persons all settled here from 1835 to 1839, the time of the erection of Dover Township, viz.: James Ryan, Abel Tanner, Hanley Turner, John Cratty, Schuyler Perkins, S. Butz and William Green; the latter was a native of Virginia, and first settled in Wayne County, Ohio, thence came to this county, settling in the northern part of Dover Township. He married Martha Bilderback and resided here till his death. Their children were Riley, Ruhma, Deborah, Sarah, all deceased; Charles, Drusilla, William, the latter died in Illinois and Martha, who resides in Licking County. The above embraces most of the early settlers of Dover Township. There are possible omissions, but they are few, and we feel assured that there cannot be many others who should appear in the foregoing list, as we have given more than fifty beads of families who with their children already arrived at maturity when they settled here will swell the list to probably nearly two hundred persons. MILLS. It appears that there have been but few permanent mills in Dover Township, There have doubtless been a number of portable saw mills located at DOVER TOWNSHIP. - 363 various points for limited periods of time; but it is evident that much of the lumber used within the township has been sawed by mills elsewhere; also, a great portion of the grain for home consumption has been ground at grist mills in other territories. About 1850, Adam Richey and Beal Selman erected a steam saw mill about three-fourths of a mile west of Dover Village, on the Marysville pike, at the crossing of Mill Creek. They were subsequently succeeded by J. H. Felkner, and after a few years he sold the property to J. D. Burkabill, in whose ownership it still remains. It is a No. 1 mill and has done an extensive business. About 1871, L. B. Dennis erected a saw-mill and spoke factory in the village of Dover. He carried on an extensive and prosperous business, employing twelve to fifteen men, until about 1874-75 he Sold the property to D. F. Dyal, who continued the business about two or three years, but in 1877-78 removed the machinery to the State of Arkansas. These have constituted the principal mills in Dover Township. SCHOOLS. The first school in this township was doubtless on Mill Creek, in the neighborhood of the families of Badley, Burroughs, Dysert, Hannaman, etc. And from neighborhood to neighborhood, as the different settlements were established, the primitive log schoolhouse sprang into existence, and these were supplanted by others with a little more room and comfort, until now the township embraces seven subdistricts, with a like number of good frame schoolhouses, with the modern improvements and comforts, giving the children the full advantages of the schools of the present age, so in contrast to the rough and imperfect institutions of pioneer days. The following is the enumeration of the seven subdistricts from the last report to the Auditor of the county. Subdistrict No. 1, males, 16; females, 17; total, 33. Subdistrict No. 2, males, 28; females, 23; total, 51. Subdistrict No. 3, males, 53; females, 42; total, 95. Subdistrict No. 4. males, 19, females, 14; total, 33. Subdistrict No. 5, males, 41; females, 26; total, 67. Subdistrict No. 6, males, 21; females, 20; total, 41. Subdistrict No. 7, males, 7; females, 10; total, 17. Total males, 185; females, 152; grand total, 337. Report of the finances by Board of Education: Balance on hand September 1, 1881 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $751 99 State tax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496 50 Irreducible school funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 50 Township tax for schools and schoolhouse purposes . . . . . . . . 2,579 75 Amount received from sale of bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330 00 Fines, licenses, tuition of non-resident pupils, etc . . . . . . . . . . . ..104 91 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,295 66 EXPENDITURES Amount paid teachers in common schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,736 47 Amount paid on interest or redemption of bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,947 20 Amount paid for fuel and other contingent expenses . . . . . . . . . . 487 12 TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,170 79 Balance on hand September 1, 1882 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $126 86 Number of schoolhouses in the township . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Number of school-rooms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Number of teachers necessary to supply schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Average wages paid males . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $40 Average wages paid females . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $28 Average number of weeks schools were in session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Total value of school property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500 CHURCHES. As this township was not as early settled as some of the other townships of the county, so also we must expect that they would be proportionately later 364 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY. in establishing churches, and as the first settlement in this township was in the southwest part near the early settlement at Watkins where there was a church early organized, which we presume served the spiritual wants of this first settlement of Dover Township, hence we do not find any ecclesiastical organization until the central part of the township was settled, when it became necessary for their moral and spiritual growth to organize into a religious body to be designated as a church. Mount Herman Methodist Episcopal Church. -About 1838, Rev. Owens organized a class at the house of Rev. Ebenezer Mathers, consisting, of the following thirteen members: Rev. Ebenezer Mathers, Elizabeth Mathers, Anna Allen, D. D. Mathers, Rev. James Ryan, Elizabeth Ryan, John Ryan, Nancy Ryan, Jesse Carpenter, Alcy Carpenter, Lewis Filler, Mar D. Filler and Anna Williams, with Lewis Filler as class leader, They held their services for a short time in private houses, until a schoolhouse was erected, after which their meetings were in that building until the fall or 1840, when they erected a frame building for church purposes, on land now owned by J. Edwards, on the east side of the road opposite the Mount Herman Cemetery, where the building still stands, now used as a barn. This house served the people until the fall of 1867, when, from the scattered condition of its members, some of whom were living quite a distance north upon Grass Run, and many others were living in and near the village of Dover, and the church being old and dilapidated, it was decided to divide this society and organize two others, one on Grass Run and one at Dover, which would be more convenient for most of the present members, and would give them a more extended and better field for usefulness, which was accordingly done, and the old house was sold and the proceeds given to the use of the two proposed societies. This society at Mount Herman Church was very active and prosperous; it increased in strength quite rapidly and numbered over one hundred members, constituted three classes and remained a prosperous and energetic society, full of spiritual zeal, until the time of its division. The ministers who served this church since its organization were Rev. Owens, Rev. Brown, Rev. James Gilrouth, Rev. John C. Havens, Rev. Parsons, Rev. Carter, Rev. Ebenezer Chase, Rev. Parker, Rev. Kimball, Revs. John W. Young, Thomas Herd, Webster, S. D. Fant, Long, Low, Slocum, Longman, Stephen M. Merrill, N. B. C. Love, H. H. Pharies, West, Loyd, Wharton, Martindale, Taft, Adams, Horatio Bradley, Isaiah Henderson and Daniel G. Strong. The class leaders were, Lewis Filler, J. H. Griffith, Henry Vangordon, Jesse Ryan, J. H. Ryan Thomas Henderson and James Y. Sevirn. A Sabbath school was organized immediately after the schoolhouse was built, with D. D. Mathers as Superintendent, and Romanto Allen as Assistant Superintendent, who subsequently succeeded Mr. Mathers as Superintendent. The school was continued through the entire existence of the church to the time of its division and was a large and flourishing school and faithful adjunct to the church. Dover Methodist Episcopal Church.-In the summer of 1867, the present frame church edifice at Dover was erected, at a cost of about $1,200, and in accordance with the decision made prior to disorganization of the Mount Herman Church mentioned above, a class was organized here by Rev. Isaiah Henderson, consisting of the following persons: Samuel Hawn, Julia Hawn, Mary Hawn, Lewis Filler, Blanche Filler, Davidson Filler, H. G. Rittenhouse, Margaret Rittenhouse, Priscilla Book, Thomas M. Beck, Emily Sullivan, George Bowdre, Mary Loveless, Jonathan Bowen, William Howey, Eliza Howey, Sarah J. Howey, Milo L. Howey, Martin Pyres, Rebecca Pyres, Olive Gay, Martha A. Fish, Clara Fish, George Mitchell, Ann Mitchell, Samuel Gamble, Mary Gamble, Robert Gamble, Leah A. Columber, M. L. Gamble, DOVER TOWNSHIP. - 365 John K. Brown, Angeline Brown, Sarah Brown, Delia Brown, Mary Brown, William Shuler, Sarah Shuler, W. A. Shuler, Alice Shuler, J. Y. Sevirn, L..R. Sevirn, Mary C. Sevirn, J. H. Griffith, Flavilla Griffith, Sarah Griffith, Elizabeth Griffith, H. Devall, Ann Devall, Julia A. Bowen, Hiram Bowen, Euphemia Bowen and Emma Bowen, with Samuel Hawn and J. Y. Sevirn as class leaden. The church was dedicated February 9, 1868, by a sermon by Rev. 'Wesley O. Waters, and a series of meetings were held following the dedication, continuing about three weeks, resulting in great interest and many additions to the church, constituting two large classes, as above mentioned. The church has continued to be blessed and greatly prospered, and notwithstanding many losses by death and by moving away, yet, at the present time, it has a membership of about one hundred. The ministers who have served this church since its organization have been as follows! Revs. Isaiah Henderson, D. G. Strong, C. Weaner, J. Whisler, J. Parlette, J. Kalb, C. Wolf, H. Boyer, J. Ormerod, William Dunlap, W. W. Davies, J. W. Donnan, William Lucas, C. Crawford, J. M. Kelly and T. J. Jagger, the present minister in charge. -Class leaders, Samuel Hawn, J. Y. Sevirn, Lewis Filler, J. H. Griffith, S. E. McIntire, B. Hanawalt and J. L. Richey. The present leaders are J. H. Griffith, J. Y. Sevirn, J. L. Richey and W. M. Brown. Trustees, J. B. Norris, S. E. McIntire, B. Hanawalt, L. B. White and J. H. Griffith. Present Stewards, J. B. Norris, L. B. White and B. Hanawalt, the latter being Recording Steward. A union Sabbath school was organized in Dover prior to the war of the rebellion, and was kept in flourishing condition, while so many men were away in the army, by the energy and earnestness of the ladies of the place and vicinity, and continued prosperous till about 1878, when it ceased as a union school, and a Methodist Sabbath school was organized, which has been continued under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church to the present time, and is a large and interesting school, enrolling last year 221 scholars, with an average attendance of about eighty-five, with J. L. Richey as the Superintendent. Corinth Presbyterian Church was organized at the New Light Church, June 7, 1842, consisting of the following constituent members: John Hestwood, Samuel Hestwood, Alice Hestwood, Elizabeth Westlake, Rosanna Hestwood, James Kincade, Maria Kincade, Alexander McAllister, Martha McAllister, Jane Cluggage, Matilda Cluggage, Edith Welch and William Leeper, who presented certificates from the church at Marysville, Hannah Scott from the church at Muskingum, Ohio, and Mary Vance from Laws Creek Church, Pennsylvania. It was resolved, that this church be known by the name of Corinth Church. An election for Elders was hold which resulted in James Kincade and John Hestwood being selected for that office, who were duly installed by the session of the church. They hold services at the New Light Church till the erection of a frame church edifice, which they built in the years 1847-48, the building being 36x28 feet, and erected on land owned by Ryan Gray and D. D. Welch, near the west line of Dover Township, close to the line of Leesburg Township. The building was completed so as to be occupied for services in the spring of 1848, but not fully finished and seated until 1850-51. The church was duly dedicated at the time of commencing to hold services in it. This organization as a church continued about twenty years, when, from deaths and great numbers moving away to the West, and other obstacles that sprang up, the church became feeble and weak and few in numbers, and the organization was abandoned, the few remaining members uniting their interests with other churches. During the existence of this church, its pulpit was supplied with the following ministers: Rev. James Smith, Rev. James W. Sterritt, Rev. Horn and Rev. Mr. Hess. 366 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY. Spring Dale Regular Baptist Church was organized by a council November 6, 1868, composed of representatives from the following churches, viz.: Mill Creek, Milford, Myrtletree and Arbonner. Rev. T. Price was chosen Moderator, and C. C. Winters, Secretary. The articles of faith and church covenant were read and unanimously approved. The council then proceeded with the services of recognition as follows : Reading of Scripture, by Rev. T. Price; prayer, by Rev. B. J. George; sermon, by Rev. T. J. Price; prayer, by Rev. George; hand of fellowship, by Rev. T. J. Price, and the charge, by Rev. Price. The constituent members were as follows: William Perkins, Susan Perkins, James Rittenhouse, Margaret Rittenhouse, Henry Hildebrand, William Said, E. J. Said, Samuel Said, Susan Said, Mary Fogle, Rachel Fogle, Ellen Fogle, Thomas Rittenhouse, Mary A. Rittenhouse, Margerie Rittenhouse, Maria Rittenhouse, Malinda Rittenhouse, Isabel Rittenhouse, Lemuel James, Sarah A. James, Martha A. Fogle, William J. Low, Mary M. Low, Edith Ryan, Sarah Phillips, Mary Philips, Ellen Fogle, William Slabaugh, Mary J. Slabaugh, O. W. White, Isabel White, Samuel White, Martin White, Anna White, Nancy Rittenhouse, Samuel H. Rittenhouse, William A. Winston, M. F. Winston, Jane M. Rittenhouse, Benjamin Stephens, Margaret Stephens, M. J. Manuel, Duston DeGood, Jane DeGood, S. P. Brown, Sarah Brown, Perry Brown, Morgan Perkins, William N. Abraham, Hannah McBride, A. G. Robinson, Robert Crouch, Jane Crouch, John M. Perkins, Rachel J. Perkins, D. T. Perkins, Lydia Perkins, Schuyler Perkins, Rebecca H. Perkins, Adonirom J. Perkins, James H. Perkins, Elizabeth Perkins, Catharine Liggett, Isabel McMellon and William Hamilton, with James H. Perkins as the first permanent Clerk; Samuel Said, Treasurer; Schuyler Perkins, Owen W. White and William Said, Trustees, and Thomas Rittenhouse and William H. Perkins as Deacons. The ministers of the church have been Revs. B. J. George, D. Bryant, William S. Kent, D. Vance. M. Squibb, Z. Ross, N. B. H. Gardner, James Harvey, and N. Y. Matthews the present pastor in charge. The present membership is about eighty. The present church building was erected in the summer of 1866. Dover Regular Baptist Church was organized on Saturday before the fourth Sabbath of April 1871, by Rev. Daniel Bryant, consisting of the following constituent members: Morgan Savage, Peter Whetsel and wife, William Roberts, J. C. McCrary, Sophronia Richey, Cyrus Philips, A. G. Boring, C. C. Boring and wife, Margaret Savage, Ann Roberts, Samantha McCrary, Mary Robinson, Susan Phillips and Margaret Boring. Articles of faith and covenant were prepared, and on July 22, 1871, were duly recognized by a council of churches, convened for the purpose, as a Regular Baptist Church, and on July 23, Rev. D. Byrant preached the council sermon, Rev. J. Wright gave the charge to the church, and Rev. D. Byrant extended the right hand of fellowship. August 26, 1871, at a meeting of the Upper Miami Association of Regular Baptista, convened with the Union Church in Logan County, on petition of said Dover Church, it was unanimously received into said association. Prior to the above organization, there had been a branch of the Mill Creek Baptist Church at Ostrander, Delaware County, established here at Dover with a good frame church edifice, so that on the organization of this society, they came in possession of the church building. The ministers of this church have been Revs. B. J. George, Daniel Byrant, E. B. Smith, Daniel Vance, M. Squibb, Z. Ross, J. E. Wenman and N. Y. Matthews. At the present time they have no minister in charge. The present membership is about twenty five, with William Roberts as Deacon. CEMETERIES. A large number of the early settlers of this township selected places of DOVER TOWNSHIP. - 367 interment upon their own farms, several of whom were mentioned in the sketches of the pioneers; for at that time the country was now and wet, and even where there was a cemetery Opened out it had no beauty or special attraction; hence their own homes to some had superior inducements as last resting-places for their bodies. In the first settlement which was made here, on the west bank of Mill Creek, was early established what is now known as the Buxton Cemetery. This place is on the high rolling ground on the west bank of Mill Creek, and was first dedicated to the reception of the dead by receiving the body of Arthur Badley, who died December 14, 1819. He was a young man twenty-eight years of age. Other early settlers interred here were William Badley, John Hannaman, Hezekiah Burdick, John Burdick, James B. Clark, Jonathan Bowen, Adam Richey, with some of their wives. Some early interred here have no monuments or tombstones to tell to the present or future generations whose remains are quietly resting beneath the sod, and even those who had treasured in their memories the names of those buried in these sacred places, have nearly all passed into the sepulcher of the dead, and with them are forever lost the names and memories of those within the unmarked graves. Mount Herman Cemetery, situated about one mile north of the village of Dover, was also quite early set apart as a place of interment; it is pleasantly located, a suitable piece of ground for the purpose intended, and many bodies are already deposited there. This, together with the Buxton Cemetery, are now under the care and supervision of the Township Trustees. The first body interred here was a child of Perry Eubanks; and here rests the remains of Mathew and John Columber, Lewis Bonnett, Eli Sheldon, Samuel Beck, Roden Huffman, David W. Worley, Thomas J. Dyal, Holly Tanner, Rev. Ebenezer Mathers and others of the well-known early settlers. These are the principal and only permanently established cemeteries of this township. TOWNS AND VILLAGES. There is but one town or village in this township; its history is as follows: "On May 11, 1854, William Richey, Adam Richey, Thomas Aplin and B. F. Benton appropriated land which was surveyed and laid out into lots, streets and alleys for a town, to be known by the name of Dover, situated in the township of Dover and county of Union and State of Ohio; William B. Irwin, Surveyor, Union County."Filed and recorded July 4, 1854. William M. Robinson, Recorder, Union County, Ohio. Berger's Addition: On September 24, 1881, a certain tract of land was surveyed and laid out into lots, streets and alloys, as an addition to the town of Dover, to be known as Berger's Addition, containing five acres and thirty-six poles; J. Van Pearse, Surveyor. And the same was duly certified to by the above parties and acknowledged before John Van Pearse, a Notary Public, and the same was recorded October 6, 1881; G. R. Robinson, Recorder, Union County. The first house erected in the village was by Adam Richey, in the fall of 1854. Very soon after one was built by William Richey. These were frame houses, one of which is now owned and occupied by Mrs. Richey, the widow of the said Adam Richey, and the other by Solomon Wright. The third house of the town was erected by J. Y. Sevirn, who also built a harness and saddler shop and opened that business in the fall of 1854, it being the first industry represented in the place. The next branch of business was a store opened by Calvin Richey, in a building erected for that purpose, the said building being now owned by David Shuler and occupied Al. 'Myers, as a dwelling. The first blacksmith and wagon-maker was Thomas Aplin; but the first regular and exclusive blacksmith was Solomon Butz. The post office was established about 1856-57, with J. Y. Sevirn as Postmaster; he was succeeded by D. Shuler, who 368 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY. is the present incumbent. The first physician was M. W. Peck, who was followed successively by the persons here named: James O. Carter, John T. McCrea and Frederick A. Vigor, the present resident physician. The railroad now known as the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati & Indianapolis Railroad, was built through this township in 1852-53, and encouraged the laying-out of the town. This village now contains about 150 persons, with an enterprising class of citizens, and is an active, thriving town. Its present business is as follows: Two general stores, one by W. A. Shuler and the other by James Thompson; three blacksmiths, D. V. Shuler, W. C. Griffith and S. Berger; one harness shop, by T. E. Bowen; one carpenter and builder, Lewis B. White; a tile factory, erected about 1874 by Baughman & Shuler, who, about 1878, were succeeded by Baughman & Weaver, who continued the business till the fall of 1882, when Mr. Baughman retired, and the business is now conducted by George E. Weaver. In 1878, Mr. W. A. Shuler erected a second tile factory, and has continued the business to the present time. Both of these establishments are enjoying an extensive custom. In 1870, D. & W. A. Shuler erected a factory for the manufacture of heading, clothes racks, chair rounds, etc., and continued doing an extensive and profitable business till in the fall of 1881 D. Shuler withdrew from the firm; since then the factory has been operated by W. A. Shuler. In the fall of 1881, Williams & McIntire built a saw-mill, and are doing a good business. On the railroad is One grain warehouse, in the ownership and management of James Thompson. George E. Thompson is the agent and telegraph operator at the station. The village, for business and enterprise is, perhaps, unsurpassed by any place of its size in the county. ROADS AND PIKES. April 6, 1839, at a meeting held for the purpose, the Trustees divided the township in four road districts, and at the same meeting levied a tax of one half mill on the dollar. From this beginning, as the township became settled, more road districts were established, and during the few years since the system of building gravel roads and pikes was commenced, this township has taken hold of the work with energy and enterprise, and now nearly all of the leading lines of road are made into gravel pikes, while others are in progress. Her roads will compare favorably with those of other portions of the county. TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS. The first election for State and county officers was hold October 8, 1839. The officers of election were: Ebenezer Mathers, James Spurgeon and Adam Richey, Judges; Holly Turner and Levi Longbrake, Clerks. The number of votes cast, 62. William C. Lawrence received 25; James H. Godman, 22; Guy C. Worth, 36; and Silas G. Strong, 37, for Representative to the State Legislature, there being two Representatives to elect in the district. Joshua Judy, 21; Andrew Amrine, 36, for County Commissioner. James L. Ward, 25; David Sprague, 36, for Coroner. Stephen McLain, 23; John F. Broakins, 37, for Auditor. Peyton Smith, 14; William Snodgrass, 45, for Recorder. Alexander Polock, 24; Tabor Randall, 38, for Treasurer. Thomas F. Wood, 27; George Westlake, 35, for County Assessors, and Levi Phelps, 26, for Surveyor. The first election for township officers was held at the schoolhouse, near the center of the township, April 1, 1839. Ebenezer Mathers, Eli Sheldon and Adam Richey, were Judges, and Thomas Sheldon and Alexander Bethard, Clerks. The results of this and all subsequent elections to the present time, have been as follows: Township Clerks.-1839, Holly Turner; 1840, Thomas Sheldon; 1841, Alexander Bethard; 1842, James Teas; 1843-49, John M. Williams; 1850-51, Page 369 - Picture of Philip Coe Page 370 - Blank DOVER TOWNSHIP. - 371 William Flanagan; 1852, Hamlet Duvall; 1853--56, James Y. Sevirn; 1858, James Henderson; 1859-62, Hamlet Duvall; 1863, R. M. Henderson; 1864, Hamlet Duvall; 1865, M. W. Peck; 1866-67, George A. Henderson; 1868, Cyrus Phillips; 1869-70, Hamlet Duvall; 1871, C. C. Burkbill; 1872, F. Bowen; 1873, J. H. Richey; 1874-75, James Y. Sevirn; 1876, Marion Shuler; 1877-78, William M. Brown; 1879, M. L. Howey; 1880, George E. Thompson; 1881-82, Stephen Graham. Trustees-1839, Adam Richey, Ebenezer Mather and James Spurgeon; 1840, Adam Richey, Presley Said and Lewis Filler; 1841, William Mathers, Joseph Richey and Presley Said; 1842, Presley Said, William Mathers and A. R. Bowen; 1843, William Mathers, Jacob Myers and Thomas Henderson; 1844, Thomas Henderson, Jacob Myers and Stephen Dysert; 1845, William Mathers, Adam Richey and Samuel Said; 1846, Lewis Filler, Adam Richey and Samuel Said; 1847-48, Henry Vangordon, Adam Richey and Samuel Said; 1849, Henry Vangordon, Adam Richey and Samuel Brown; 1850, H. Vangordon, Edward Bowen and Samuel Brown; 1851, S. R. Mathers, Edward Bowen and Samuel Brown; 1852-54, S. R. Mathers, Joseph K. Richey and Presley Said; 1855, Lewis Myers, P. W. Lame and Alexander Bethard; 1856, H. Vangordon, P. W. Lame and Lewis Myers; 1857-58, H. C. Ferris, Thomas Henderson and Robert Gamble; 1859, Solomon Bates, Lewis Myers and Andrew Taylor; 1860, Solomon Bates, Morgan Savage and Andrew Taylor; 1861, Solomon Bates, George Graham and Elias Spurgeon; 1862, S. McAllister, George Graham and Elias Spurgeon; 1863, George Mitchell, James Perkins and C. Philips; 1864, A. Bethard, H. G. Burnham and Joseph Board; 1865, George Graham, J. H. Perkins and Morgan Savage; 1866, H. Phillips, C. Nichols and George Mitchell; 1867, T. I. Henderson, William Howey and William L. Said; 1868, George Graham, William Roberts and William L. Said; 1869, D. F. Dyal, A. G. Boring and D. T. Perkins; 1870, D. F. Dyal, George Graham and D. T. Perkins; 1871, D. W. Rittenhouse, A. Liggett and I. Lame; 1872, D. F. Dyal, J. Banghman and W. H. Perkins; 1873, B. Hanawalt, J. Banghman and William Yazle; 1874, William Roberts, George Graham and William Perkins; 1875, William Roberts, Isaiah Lame and William Perkins; 1876, William Roberts, Isaiah Lame and Michael Foals; 1877, William Howey, George Graham and Michael Fogle; 1878, Samuel Gamble, William Howey, Michael Cody; 1879, R. Ballard, Israel Fogle and Michael Cody; 1880, A. G. Boring, Israel Fogle and James Guy; 1881, Adam Philips, J. K. Norris and James Guy; 1882, Adam Phillips, James Rittenhouse and Peter Mackan. Treasurers. -1839-51, James Ryan; 1852-54, Edward Bowen; 1855-56, William Bethard; 1857-59, Joseph H. Felkner; 1862-63, William Shuler; 1864, William Columber; 1865-66, William Shuler; 1867, A. Richey; 1868, William Shuler; 1869-70, Solomon Butz; 1871-72, N. P. Thompson; 1873, Andrew Taylor; 1874, William Shuler; 1875, S. Wright; 1876, David Shuler; 1877-78, William Roberts; 1879-80, B. Hanawalt; 1881, John B Weller; 1882, V. Shuler. Overseers of the Poor-1839, John Myers and William Richey; 1840, William Richey and Alexander Ross; 1841, John K. Brown and Jonathan Burroughs; 1842, Ryan Gray and Jonathan Burroughs; 1843, Abner Liggett and Adam Richey; 1844, Joseph K. Richey; 1845, Joseph K. Richey and John Myers. Fence Viewers.-1839, Joseph North and James Spurgeon; 1840, Abner Liggett and Joseph North; 1841, Jonathan Bowen, James Spurgeon and Beall Selman; 1842, Henry Vangordon, John M. Williams and Alexander Roff; 1843, Lewis Johnson, William Mathers and William Bowen. Constables. -1839, Alexander R. Bowen; 1840-41, Jacob Myers and Alex- 372 - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY. ander R. Bowen; 1842, Jacob Myers and Edward Bowen; 1843, George Spurgeon and Robert Gibson; 1844, George Sprague and Abraham Bowen; 1845, Jacob Myers and Abraham Bowen; 1846, John Spurgeon and Isaac J. Dodd; 1847, John H. Griffith and Elias Spurgeon; 1848, Samuel Bowdre and John H. Griffith; 1849, William Green and John H. Griffith; 1850, Jonathan Bowen and John H. Griffith; 1851, William Fulk and Jonathan Bowen; 1852, William Fulk and Jesse Davis; 1853, John Loveless and Jonathan Bowen; 1854, William Bowen and Lewis Myers; 1855, William Columber and John H. Griffith; 1856, John W. Filler and John H. Griffith; 1857-58, Jonathan Bowen and John H. Griffith; 1859, Jonathan Bowen and George Evans; 1860, Jesse Sherman and George Evans; 1861, Jonathan Bowen and George Evans; 1862, John Loveless and George Evans; 1863, Jesse Davis and George Evans; 1864, J. H. Griffith and Jeremiah Johnson; 1865, Thomas Smith and Jeremiah Johnson; 1866-67, Robert Gamble and George Evans; 1868, G. C. Dugan and Adam Phillips; 1869, D. V. Shuler and G. C. Dugan; 1870-75, Jeremiah Johnson and George W. Prichard; 1876, Daniel Shuler and James Guy; 1877, R. Cody and John Gamble; 1878, John Gamble and T. J. Ormerod; 1879, Jerry Johnson and John Gamble; 1880-81, Jerry Johnson and Robert Gamble, Jr.; 1882, Jerry Johnson and Jacob Eddleblute. Assessors. -1842, Martin Hawk; 1843, Abraham Bowen; 1844, Martin Hawk; 1845, Ebenezer Mathers; 1846, Thomas Henderson; 1847-48, J. B. Richey; 1849, J. H. Ryan; 1850-52, Edward Y. Richey, 1853-54. William M. Flanagan; 1855, J. H. Ryan; 1856, Alexander Bethard; 1857, Samuel Said; 1858-59, Frederick J. Smith; 1860-62, Samuel Said; 1863, Adam Richey; 1864, William S. Balston; 1865, R. M. Henderson; 1866, Samuel Said; 1867, Henry C. Ferris; 1868-72, Robert Gamble; 1873, H. C. Ferris; 1874, Robert Gamble; 1875-76, L. B. Thompson; 1877-78, John Gibson; 1879, Arthur Liggett; 1880, Edward Robinson; 1881, Arthur Liggett; 1882, H. Cody. Justices of the Peace-1840, William Richey, Jr., and Vivian Beck; 1842-47, Alexander Bowen; 1842-47, Samuel Said; 1848-68. James B. Richey; 1848, Samuel Bowdre; 1851, Samuel Bowen; 1853, William S. Ralston; 1853, John Hutchinson; 1854, A. R. Bowen : 1857-68. Henry G. Rittenhouse; 1868-77, J. H. Felkner; 1869-74, Cyrus Phillips; 1875-80, Jefferson L. Richey; 1875, Lewis B. Thompson; 1878-83, J. -M. Roney; 1881, William Brown. Value of lands of the township,, $379,280; value of real estate in towns and villages, $9,210; value of chattel property, $140,536; total, $529,026. (RETURN TO THE TITLE PAGE)