Source: Caldwell's Illustrated Historical Atlas of Adams County, Ohio Publ. 1880 PLEASE NOTE:  There are lots and lots of errors in this book and I will correct what I can and what I am not sure of, I will put a question mark or just underline it. ~Sharon Wick~ CONTENTS PREFACE   CHAPTER I - FINISHED 9  - Ohio as it Emerged Above the Waters  - Geological Formations  - Primitive Races  - Mound Builders  - Titles to Ohio  - Indians  - Ohio Without Inhabitants  - French Title  - English Title  - The Title of the United State   CHAPTER II - LAND GRANTS - FINISHED 10  - Congress Lands  - United States Military Lands.  - Western Reserve.  - Fire Lands  - Ohio Company's Land  - The Donation Tract  - Symme's Purchase  - Refugee Tract  - French Grant  - Dohrman's Grant  - Moravian Lands  - Zane's Tracts  - The Maumee Road Lands  - Turnpike Lands  - Ohio Canal Lands  - School Lands  - College Townships  - Ministerial Lands  - Salt Sections  - Virginia Military Lands   CHAPTER III - FINISHED 11  - The Prospect Before the First Settlers  - Organization of the Territory  - First Officers.  - Second Grade of Territorial Government  - Early Laws  - Courts  - Early settlements  - First Settlement in Adams County   CHAPTER IV - FINISHED 12  - Organization of Counties  - Adams County  - Its Boundaries  - Topography  - Soil  - Productions  - County Seat Question   CHAPTER V. - FINISHED 13-14  - Territorial Townships  - Zane's Old Trace  - Early Records   CHAPTER VI. - FINISHED 14  - Reminiscences of Our Pioneers  - Israel Donaldson (Cannot find)  - Andrew Ellison, Capture of  - Captivity of Israel Donaldson (Cannot find)  - Death of Asahel Edgington   CHAPTER VII. - SCOTT TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 14  - Organization  - Topography  - First Settlers  - Stores  - Mills  - Villages, Etc.    - Tranquility    - May Hill  - Schools  - Post Offices  - Early Reminiscences  - Churches  - Biographical Sketches   - William B. Gregg   - Isaac Martin   CHAPTER VIII - BRATTON TOWNSHIP ORGANIZATION. - FINISHED 17  - Topography  - Streams  - Farm Productions  - Early Settlers  - Mills  - Churches  - Schools  - Village  - Post Office  - Marble Furnace  - Louisville  - BIOGRAPHY    - Murphy Family   CHAPTER IX - MEIGS TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 18  - Organization  - The Surface  - The Farm Products  - Minerals  - Villages  - Jacksonville  - Stores  - Present Business Houses  - Newport  - The First Store  - Post Offices  - - Dumbarton  - - Wilson  - - Mineral Springs  - Churches  - - Brush Creek Baptist Church  - - Evergreen Church, Regular Baptist  - - Beech Fork, United Baptist Church  - - Christian Church, Newport  - - M. E. Church, Jacksonville  - - Presbyterian Church Mineral Springs   CHAPTER X - MONROE TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 18 - 20  - Organization  - Topography  - Farm Productions  - Settlements  - First Settlers  - Mills  - Villages, Etc.  - WRIGHTSVILLE  - Post Offices  - Schools  - Churches  - - Quinn's Chapel  - - Union Chapel, Methodist Episcopal  - - United Brethren Church, in District No. 7  - - Beasley's Fork Chapel, Christian Union  - - United Brethren Church, Wrightsville  - The M'Colm Family - John M'Colm  - Buckeye Station  - Bear Cave  - Zephaniah Wade   CHAPTER XI - JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 20  - Surface  - Soil and Productions  - Creeks  - Petroleum Oil  - Early Settlers  - Early Recollections, by O. H.? Puxtenney  - An Incident  - Churn Creek - Origin of It's Name  - Villages  - Post Offices      - Cedar Mills      - Blue Creek      - Wamsley      - Lynx  - Cedar Mills  - Reminiscences  - BIOGRAPHIES:    - Jacob Pile    - James Wamsley   CHAPTER XII - WAYNE TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 21  - First Settlers  - Villages  - North Liberty  - Early Business in Wayne Township - Mill  - First Store  - First Cemetery  - First School House  - Early Settlers in the Neighborhood of Ecksmanville  - Eckmansville  - Youngsville  - Soil and Productions  - First Church at North Liberty  - Post Offices  - Churches  - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:    - John Coleman and Robert Coleman    - T. C. Wasson    - Samuel McNeil   CHAPTER XIII - LIBERTY TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 23  - Soil  - Steams  - Early Settlers  - Villages  - The First Store  - Post Masters  - Early Recollections, Reminiscences, etc.  - First School House  - Churches  - The Kirker Family  - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:     - J. H. Kincaid     - James McClanahan     - John McClanahan     - William and Thomas McGovney   CHAPTER XIV - OLIVER TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 25-26  - First Settlers  - Villages - Harshaville  - Business of Harshaville  - Stores  - Unity  - Steam Mills - Unity  - McClanahan's Mill  - DUNKINVILLE  - Post Offices - Dunkinsville      - Wheat Ridge      - Harshaville  - Unity Church, United Presbyterian  - Lick Fork, Baptist Church  - House of Worship  - List of Pastors  - Churches      - United Brethren Church - Wheat Ridge      - Methodist Episcopal Church - Dunkinsville   CHAPTER XV - McCLUNG AND CLARK FAMILIES, OLIVER TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 26  - Jane McClung  - Her Early Recollections  - Martha Harsha  - N. C. Patton  - Geo. A. Patton - Harshaville  - George A. Patton  - Harsha Mills  - Murder of William H. Senter and his Wife  - Reminiscences    - Gen. Samuel Wright    - J. H. B. Criswell     CHAPTER XVI - GREENE TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 27  - Surface  - Creeks  - Soil  - Productions  - First Settlers  - Early Recollections  - Villages    - Rome    - Rockville    - Commercialtown  - Villages, etc.  - The Mills    - Pennywitt's Mills - Wagoner'sRipple  - Post Offices  - Churches - Sandy Spring    - Presbyterian Church    - Rockville Baptist Church - Sandy Springs    - Hamline Chapel, M. E. Church  - Churches - Rome    - Presbyterian Church   CHAPTER XVII - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES, GREEN TP.  - FINISHED 29-31  - Elliott H. Collins  - Wash. Cross  - Daniel Kenyon  - James McKinley  - Henry Oursler  - George Gilpin  - David Harris  - John Loughery  - Gilbert McMasters  - Mrs. Pauline McMasters  - Sandy Springs  - The Anti-Slavery Question  - Irish Bottom  - Murder of James H. Rice  - Murder of Luther Collier.   CHAPTER XVIII - HISTORY OF MANCHESTER - FINISHED 31-36  - Manchester  - Early Houses  - Early Business of Manchester  - The Second Store  - The First Tavern  - First Mills  - The First House  - First Brick House  - First Mill  - First Carding Mill  - An Act  - Post Office  - Banks - Manchester  - History of the Leading Business Houses    - Dry Goods Stores    - H. M. Palmer    - Manchester Mills - Ashenhust, Roush & Co., Proprietors    - Olive Flouring Mills - Rice & Soy Proprietors    - Nursery - John Biggar    - Potteries - John Parkes    - Furniture - D. D. Clinton    - Blacksmith Shops, - J. D. White - G. W. Curry    - Hotels - St. Charles, David Charles, Proprietor    - McDaid House    - J. W. & S. J. Trenary  - Lodge No. 317 of F. and A. M. of Manchester  - Manchester Chapter No. 129  - De Kalb Lodge No. 138 I. O. O. F. - West Union, O  - Manchester Encampment, 203, I. O. O. F.  - Manchester Schools  - Churches    - Presbyterian Church - Manchester    - M. E. Church  BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:    - Oliver Ashenhust    - Peter Cooley    - James Conner    - Israel Donaldson    - W. T. Peyton    - Abraham Perry    - J. A. Loughridge    - Alexander Roush    - Dr. R. A. Stephenson  - Negro Hung  - Death of Morris Edmonton  - Death of William Monroe  - Early Recollections of Captain James Little  - The Ellison Family   CHAPTER XIX - TIFFIN TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 36-38  - Surface  - Streams  - Early Settlers  - Churches  - Post Office  - The Treber Family  - Murder of William Florence  - Murder of Simon Osman  - Churches     - Soldier Run Baptist Church - Tiffin Township     - Oak Grove German M. E. Church     - Oak Grove Christian Church  - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES     - Frank Seaman     - Peter McKenzie   CHAPTER XX - WEST UNION - FINISHED 10/3/2024 38-43  - Preamble  - Survey of the Lots  - Reserved Lots  - Out-Lots  - First Court in West Union  - First Court House  - Second Court House  - The Third Court House  - Jail  - Jailor's House  - Post Office  - Early Business Houses  - William Armstrong's Store  - William Russell's Store  - John Hood's Store  - Bradford's Tavern  - Benjamin Wood's Tavern  - The First Saddler  - Cabinet Maker  - Tanneries - Peter Shults  - Darlinton's Tannery  - Tinshop  - Lodges     - West Union Lodge No. 3, of Free and Accepted Masons     - West Union Lodge, No. 510, I. O. O. F.     - Dart Encampment, No. 219, I. O. O. F.     - Crystal Lodge, No. 114, K. of P., West Union, Ohio  - The Hanging of David Beckett  - History of the West Union Public Schools by J. C. Compton  - Churches     - Presbyterian     - Signed as follows     - West Union M. E. Church     - History of West Union Regular Baptist Church by Rev. L. H. Denman, Pastor     - Christian Union Church - West Union by T. J. Mullen  - A Singular Incident   CHAPTER XXI - BUSINESS OF WEST UNION TP. - FINISHED 9/28/2024 44  - G. B. Grimes & Co. - Bankers  - Newspapers - West Union Scion  - The People's Defender  - Adams County New Era  - Hotels - Crawford House     - Gaffin House     - Bank Hotel  - Dry Goods Stores - William Rape     - B. W. Treber     - G. N. Crawford  - Grocery Stores - T. J. Mullen     - S. N. Bradford     - J. D. Young     - John Taylor  - Drug Stores - Miller & Bunn     - C. W. Satterfield  - Physicians - 'David Coleman     - Brice V. Hoghland     - J. F. Mille_     Miller & Bunn,    J. W. Bunn  - Dentist     - Dr. R. S. Silcox & Dr. Coleman  - Boot & Shoe Shops - Uriah Upp     - S. V. Eddington     - Willis Ellison     - G. M'Clatchy  - Blacksmiths - James Johnson & Bro.     - Oliver Smeltzer     - J. N. Worstell     - Henry C. Stromann  - Cooper Shop - William Robbins.  - Carriage and Wagon Shops - Andrew Johnson  - Tin and Stove Shops - E. Zimmerman & Son  - Saddle and Harness Shops - W. C. Allen  - Tannery - Smith & Bro.  - Jeweler and Watchmaker - H. T. Higgins,  - Butchers - F. W. Diment  - Cabinet, Furniture and Undertaking - William Carl     - W. V. Lafferty  - Woolen Mills - A. Clark & Co.  - Steam Flouring Mills   CHAPTER XXII - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES; WEST UNION - FINISHED 9/29/2024 45  - Samuel Burwell  - Sarah Boyle  - Joseph W. Eylar  - C. E. Irwin  - John Taylor  - Samuel M. Wright   CHAPTER XXIII - HISTORY OF THE NEWSPAPER PRESS OF ADAMS COUNTY - FINISHED 46-47  - History of the Newspaper Press of Adams County by J. P. Smith  - The Political Censor  - West Union Petition of Incorporation  - The Village Register  - John H. Wood  - Ralph M. Voorheese  - A Local M. E. Minister  - David Murray, Jr.  - The Juvenile Journal  - Jacob T. Crapsey  - West Union Register  - The Free Press  - Hon. James Smith  - The West Union Republican and Political Examiner  - Adams County Democrat  - Democratic Union  - The Scion of Temperance  - People's Defender  - The Adams County New Era  - Manchester Newspapers - People's Intelligencer  - Manchester Gazette  - Adams County Democrat  - Manchester Herald  - The Manchester Independent  - Ohio River Boatman   CHAPTER XXIV - ADAMS COUNTY BAR - FINISHED 48-49  - William Anderson  - Franklin D. Bayless  - John K. Billings  - Henry Collings  - Hon. James L. Coryell  - William C. Coryell  - John C. Compton.  - T. C. Downey  - George C. Evans  - A. F. Faulkner  - S. Newton Griffith  - John W. Hook  - John W. Mason  - Thomas J. Mullen  - W. T. Naylor  - Chester W. Naylor  - Mark O'Neil  - G. W. Pettitt  - J. W. Shinn  - Henry Scott  - D. W. Thomas  - Luther Thompson  - Jacob Mahan Wells   CHAPTER XXV - THE MOUND BUILDERS - FINISHED 49-50  - Mound Builders work  - An Ancient work   CHAPTER XXVI - SPRIGG TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 10/3/2024 50-54  - The Surface  - First Settlers  - Early Schools  - Present Schools  - Independent District - Bentonville  - Mills  - Villages    - Bentonville        - Early Houses and Business of Bentonville        - Taverns    - Bradysville    - Clayton    - Evertonville       - Post Offices       - Bradysville       - Churches       - The First Church       - M'Colms Chapel, M. P.       - Ravenscrift Chapel - Methodist Protestant       - Union Church - Christian       - Bentonville M. E. Church.       - M. E. Church, Evertonville.  - Murder of Sanford Phillips  - Reminiscences.  - Ellis Palmer  - John Gunsaulus  - Mefford  - A Duel in Adams County BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.   CHAPTER XXVII - WINCHESTER TOWNSHIP - - FINISHED 10/4/2024 54-56  - Surface  - Creeks  - Limestone  - Early Settles  - First Churches  - The First School House  - First Teacher  - Justices of the Peace  - First Mills  - First Physicians  - Schools  - Independent Agricultural and Mechanical Association of Adams, Brown and Highland Counties, Ohio  - Churches  - Winchester Village  - First House  - First Stores  - Oil Mill and Carding Mill  - Hotels  - Tanneries  - Post Offices      - Winchester  - Emerald  - Winchester Lodge I. O. O. F., No. 503  - Winchester Public Schools  - History of the Winchester Baptist Church.  - BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES:      - John N. Darlinton      - James Doyle      - George W. Doyle      - Dr. John Grossman      - Jesse Hall      - Rees Hiatt      - David M. Kane      - A. C. Lewis, M. D.      - T. M. Young      - W. R. Duffey      - Isaac Roberts   CHAPTER XXVIII - FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 10/4/2024 57-58  - Board of Education  - Towns      - Locust Grove      - Palestine  - Churches      - Locust Grove Methodist Episcopal Church      - United Brethren Church  - Locust Grove Lodge F. & A. M., No. 365  - BIOGRAPHIES      - J. S. Berry  - Early Incidents  - The Last Indian Fight   CHAPTER XXIX - MISCELLANEOUS and BIOGRAPHICAL 58-60  - Jefferson Township, 58;  - Meigs Township, 58;  - Scott Township, 59;  - Greene Township, 59;  - Bratton Township - 59;  - Liberty Township, 60;  - Wayne Township, 60.   ADDENDA - FINISHED    - First Court of Quarter Sessions, 61;  - First Court under the State Government, 61;  - Early Laws, Whipping Post in West Union, 61;  - Morgan's Raid, 61;  - Population and Statistics; Comparative Statement of the Population of Adams County, 62;  - Furnaces and Iron of Adams County;  - Brush Creek Furnace, 62;  - Steam Furnace, 62;  - Marble Furnace, 62;  - Brush Creek Forge, 62;  - Tobacco, 62;  - Adams County Infirmary, 63;  - Early Marriages, 63   BUSINESS DIRECTORY OF ADAMS COUNTY, OHIO, BY TOWNSHIPS. - FINISHED 9/30/2024 63  - SCOTT TOWNSHIP - added 9/30/2024 63  - WEST UNION TOWNSHIP  - added 9/30/2024 63  - TIFFIN TOWNSHIP 64  - LOCUST GROVE BUSINESS DIRECTORY  - added 9/30/2024 64  - FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 64  - WINCHESTER TOWNSHIP 64  - GREENE TOWNSHIP 64  - BRATTON TOWNSHIP - added 9/30/2024 65  - LIBERTY TOWNSHIP - added 9/30/2024 65  - OLIVER TOWNSHIP 65  - SPRIGG TOWNSHIP - added 9/30/2024 65  - MEIGS TOWNSHIP 66  - JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP 66  - MONROE TOWNSHIP - added 9/30/2024 67  - WAYNE TOWNSHIP 68 TOWN DIRECTORIES - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - WEST UNION 63  - LOCUST GROVE 64  - BENTONVILLE 65  - JACKSONVILLE 66  - MANCHESTER 66  - NORTH LIBERTY 68  - ECKMANSVILLE 68 BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES and other Biographies- CLICK HERE   GENERAL MAPS. Outline map of Adams Co. 61 United States map 70-71 State map 90-91 Map of the world 180-181 TOWN MAPS. Bentonville 79 Commercialtown 134 Centerville 128 Eckmansville 66 Evertonville 116 Florida 132 Jacksonville 111 Locust Grove 101 Marble Furnace 128 Manchester, town & Twp. 84-85 North Liberty 131 Rockville 134 Tranquility 132 Winchester 152 West Union 96-97 Blue Creek 134 Cedar Mills 116 Dunkinsvulle 100 Elizabethtown 132 Fairview 101 Harshaville 112 Louisville 100 Louden 132 May Hill 66 Newport 111 Palestine 112 Rome 74 Unity 66 Wrightsville 74 Wamsleyville 96 World Map 180-181 Youngsville P. O. 100 TOWNSHIP MAPS. Bratton 137 Green 122 Meigs 187 Scott 75 Tiffin 165 Franklin 115 Jefferson 159 Oliver 139 Sprigg 171 Wayne 78 Winchester 134 VIEWS Ashenhust, Roush & Co. 76 Allen, William C. - Residence 146 Allison, David Residence 188 Ashenhurst & Roush - Millers 76 Barrett, J. S. - Residence 127 Bayless, F. D. - Residence 76 Berry, Dr. 127 Biggar, Thomas - General Nursery 133 Boyle, Sarah - Residence 77 Brown, Mrs. 177 Bradford, David M. - Residence 167 Brookover, R. C. - Residence 173 Brown, Mrs. - Residence 177 Brown, W. B. - Residence 73 Burwell, Samuel  - Residence 80 Cluxton, John's - Residence - Pendulum Drag Saw 107 Coleman, John & Robert - Residence 120 Courthouse 177 Coryell, J. L., Hon. - Residence 77 Coleman, John and Robert - Residence 189 Collins, Elliott H. - Residence 101 Court House 177 Crawford, John - Crawford House 73 Crissman, J. H. - Residence 169 Criswell, J. H. B. - Residence 80 Cross, Wash. - Blacksmith, Wagon Maker & Mfg. Ag. Implements 87 Dailey, R. S. - Residence 127 Duffey, W. R. - Residence 188 Eylar, J. W. ___ Ellis, Jesse - Residence 175 Ellison, Robert H. - Residence ___ Eylar, David S. - Residence 16_ Ellis, Jesse 175 Francis, John Young - Residence 144 Fulton, George G. - Residence 161 Gilpin, George - Residence 99 Glasgow, Robert 146 Grimes, Samuel 150 Gore, S. Edwin & Residence 177 Harsha, M., Mrs. 93 Hiner, James, Capt. - Residence 93 Harris, David - Residence 103 Harsha, M., Mrs. - Residence 93 Harsha, W. B. - Residence 138 Hiatt, Rees 183 Hughes, Philip M. - Residence 143 Hughes, Tobias Peter - Residence 143 Kirker, E. T. printing office 81 Kincaid, John H. - Residence 68 Kirker, C. E. and W. C. - Homestead 102 Kennyon, D. & Son Fruit & Nursery 107 Kane, D. M. - Residence 130 Long, William Central House, Livery & Feed Stables 133 Manchester 6_7 McMasters, Pauline, Mrs. - Residence 87 McKinley, James - Residence 109 McGovney, Thomas - Residence 113 McGovney, William  - Residence 113 McKinzie, Peter - Residence 68 Moore, Richard - Residence 161 Oursler, Henry - Residence 136 Puntenney, G. H. portrait 177 Pence, Alford 102 Patton, C. S. - Residence 80 Patton, G. A.  - Residence 73 Patton, N. C. - Residence 138 Pence, Alfred - Residence 102 Peyton, W. T. - Druggist 133 Pollard, Morris - Residence 150 Roush, William - Residence 109 Roberts, Isaac - Residence 169 Scott, Henry - Residence 133 Seaman, Francis - Residence 175 Seamon, Franklin 175 Shelton, Thomas Residence 188 Simpson, W. H. 150 Starrett, John - Residence 130 Stephenson, R. A., Dr. 133 Stewart, E., Mrs. - Residence 65 Stout, John K. 65 Truitt, S. B. - Shorthorn Cattle - Hill Top Farm 105 Thompson, Dugald - Residence 120 Taylor, John - Residence 130 Wasson, T. C. - Residence & Portraits 118 Wright & Co., Bank Hotel 136 Wikoff Mahlon - Residence 150 Wilson, G. S. 46 . NOTES: