| CHAPTER I. -
TOPOGRAPHY - PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS - RIVERS AND CREEKS
. - NOT STARTED YET |
...187-190 |
| |
- Boundaries
- Area
-
Railroads
- Pike Roads
- Villages
- Review of Surface
Features and Soil
- Fort Amanda
- Ship
- Yard
-
Swinonia |
|
| CHAPTER II.
NATURAL HISTORY - GEOLOGY - BOTANY - ZOOLOGY - ARCHAEOLOGY
- NOT STARTED YET |
...190-197 |
| |
- Niagara System|
- Waterlime
Conformation
- Drift Formation
- Economical Geology
-
Mineral Springs
- Gas Fountains
- Indigenous Trees and
Shrubs
- Flora
- Deer and Elk
- Bear
- Panther, Wolf and
Wild Hog
- Fur-bearing, Animals
- Birds
- Reptiles
- Mound
Builders
- Waterlime and Niagara Conformations
- Fossils
-
Burial Mounds. |
|
| CHAPTER III.
- THE INDIANS
- NOT STARTED YET |
...198-215 |
| |
- Shawnees
- Their Early
History
- Home of the Tribe
- Their Wars
- William Penn
-
Society of Friends
- Chronological Record
- Wapakonetta
-
Hog Creek Reservation
- Removal to Kansas
- Indian Biography
- Tecumsseh
- Elsqustawa
- Leatherlips
-
Roundhead
- Logan and Other Noted Chiefs
- Burial of Pht (Pe-sitch-ta)
- Reminniscences. |
|
|
CHAPTER IV.
- OCCUPATION AND SETTLEMENT -
PARTIAL |
...215-230 |
| |
- Fort Amanda
- Gen. Harrison
- Col. Poague
- Fort Auglaize
- Saw mill and Navy Yard
- Gen. Wayne
- Military Roads
- Wayne's Trace
- Francis Deuchoquette
- Pioneer Vanguard
- Pioneer Reminiscences
-
The Big Snows
- The Black Days
- Terrifying Atmospheric
Phenomena
- A Pioneer Meeting
- Marshall Reminiscences
1829-33
- "Ah! Billy Lippincott"
- A Special Process of
Induction
- A Wolf Story
- Jacobs' Reminiscences
- A
Strange Judgment by a Generous Justice
- John Amstuts
-
Indian Neighbors 1829-31
- Isaac Shockey's Reminiscences
-
Rearview. |
|
|
CHAPTER V. -
PIONEER HISTORY - PARTIAL
<<<<<<<<<<<< (WORKING ON THIS ONE)
- UPDATED 12/7/2020 |
...230-275 |
| |
- Assessment Roll of 1834
-
Bath
- Amanda
- German
- Jackson
- Auglaize
- Deuchoquette
- Marion
- Perry
- Union and Wayne
- Permanent Settlers of
the Pioneer Period (alphabetically arranged)
- Marriage Record of Pioneer Days |
|
|
CHAPTER VI.
- ORGANIC HISTORY - PARTIAL |
...275-288 |
| |
- Transactions of
Commissioners of Mercer County in re Allen County (see
Amanda Township
- Transactions of the Commissioners'
Board, 1831 -1858
- Reorganization of 1848
- County
Buildings, Past and Present
- Tower Clock
- Contract for
Building Pioneer Jail
- County Infirmary. |
|
|
CHAPTER VII. -
POLITICAL HISTORY - PARTIAL |
...289-314 |
| |
- Review of National
Campaigns,
- County Officials, 1881 - 1843
- Lima
Convention of 1836
- Election Returns, 1844-46
-
Successful Candidates, 1847 - 49
- Election Returns, 1850
- Vote for License and Names of Officers Elected, 1851
-
Elections, 1852
- Question of Railroad Aid
- Conventions
and Elections, 1853
- Political Meetings and Elections,
1854
- Know Nothings and Elections, 1855
- Formation of
Republican Party and Elections, 1856
- Election Returns,
1857 - 1884. |
|
|
CHAPTER VIII. -
JUDICIARY. - DONE 1/29/2012 |
...314 -318 |
| |
- Courts and Bar of Allen County
- Circuit
Court and Judges
- Court of Common Pleas
- Members of
the Old Bar
- Roll of Lawyers 1831 - 1884 |
|
|
CHAPTER IX.
MILITARY HISTORY - UPDATED
9/25/2016 |
...318-378 |
| |
- Introduction
- Local War
Measures
- Early Organization of Soldiers
- Military
Committee and Aid Society
- Establishment of Camp Lima
-
Statistics
- Roster and Record of Officers
- Roster and
Record of Non-Commissioned Officers and Men
- Statistical
Review
- Ohio National Guard
- Cavalry Regiments
- Light
Artillery
- Heavy Artillery
- Independent Batteries
-
Ladies' Aid Societies, etc. |
|
|
CHAPTER X. -
THE PRESS -
DONE
1/29/2012 |
...378-382 |
| |
- Lima Newspapers
-
Herald, Porcupine, Argus, Reporter, Western Gazette,
Gazette, Daily Gazette, People's Press, Democrat, Sun,
Moon, Allen County Republican, Daily Republican, Volkeblatt, Courier, Democratic Times and Daily Times.
Delphos Newspapers
- section Ten Budget, Oracle,
Northwestern Republican, Herald, Courant, Daily Budget and
Holiday Standard, News and Gospel Light.
Spencerville Newspaper - Journal |
|
|
CHAPTER XI.
- CHURCHES -
DONE
1/29/2012 |
...383-389 |
| |
- Introduction
-
Establishment of Churches
- Early Visits of Ministers of
the Christian Religion, and Mormon Elders
- First Churches
Founded
- Methodist Episcopal
- Presbyterian
- Baptist
-
Evangelical Lutheran
- Catholics
- African Methodist
Episcopal
- German Evangelical Lutheran
- Church of Christ
- Protestant Episcopal
- Grace Methodist Episcopal
-
Second Presbyterian
- Reformed English
- Reformed
Evangelical Lutheran
- Second Baptist (Colored) - Review. |
|
|
CHAPTER XII.
- SCHOOLS -
DONE
1/30/2012 |
...389-393 |
| |
- Pioneer Schools
- Lima
Early Schools
- Township Schools
- How Conducted
-
Statistics
- School Appropriations
- Common School System
- Subscription Schools
- School Tax Bills
- School Lands
and School Funds
- School Commissioners, Superintendents
and Examiners
- Separate (Colored) Schools. |
|
|
CHAPTER
XIII. - PHYSICIANS -
DONE 1/30/2012 |
...394-395 |
| |
- Pioneer Physicians
-
Medical Men of the Present Day in the County
-
Alphabetical List. |
|
|
CHAPTER XIV.
- FIRST INDUSTRIES, CANALS, RAILROADS, ETC. -
DONE 1/30/2012 |
...395-399 |
| |
- Primitive Mills
- Hominy
Blocks
- Corn Crackers
- Robert Bowers' Reminiscences
-
Early Grist and Saw-Mills
- Canal between the Ohio River
and Lake Erie
- Miami & Erie Canal
- Wabash & Erie Canal
-
Miami Extension
- Samuel Forrer
- Propeller "Niagara"
-
Railroad Charters
- Dayton & Michigan Railroad Company
-
Ohio & Indiana Railroad
- Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis
Railroad
- Chicago & Atlantic Railroad. |
|
| CHAPTER XV.
- STATISTICS - NOT STARTED YET |
...399-403 |
| |
- Population of Allen County,
1830 - 1880, with Decennial Census Returns
- Miscellaneous
Statistics
- Agricultural and other Statistics
-
Manufactures
- Financial Statistics. |
|
| CHAPTER XVI.
- AMANDA TOWNSHIP - NOT STARTED YET |
...403-410 |
| |
- Early History
- Fort Amanda
- First Settlers
- United States Lands Entered in Amanda,
1822-1854
- Schools
- Churches
- Villages
- Organization|
-
Census
- Railroads
- Postoffices
- Physicial
Characteristics. |
|
| CHAPTER
XVII. - AUGLAIZE TOWNSHIP - NOT
STARTED YET |
...411-416 |
| |
- Organization
- Villages
-
Population
- Pioneers
- United States Lands Entered in
Auglaize, 1830 - 1852
- First White Woman
- First Cabin
-
First Township Board
- Schools
- Churches
- Maysville
-
WESTMINSTER
- WEST NEWTON
- Miscellaneous |
|
|
CHAPTER
XVIII - BATH TOWNSHIP
-
DONE
5/12/2014 |
...416-428 |
| |
- Topography
- Seat of
Justice
- Organization
- Pioneers
- Biography of
Christopher Wood
- Original Land Buyers
- Churches
-
Schools
- Railroads
- Miscellaneous
|
|
|
CHAPTER XIX.
- GERMAN TOWNSHIP - IN
PROCESS 12/4/2020 |
...424-433 |
| |
- Topography
- Ottawa River
-
Original Land Buyers
- Organization
- Schools
- ELIDA VILLAGE
- Schools
- Churches
- ALLENTOWN VILLAGE
-
Organization
- Officials
- Physicians
- Churches
-
Societies
- Railroads and Post-offices in Jackson Township
|
|
| CHAPTER XX.
- JACKSON TOWNSHIP - NOT STARTED YET |
...433-440 |
| |
- Physical Features
- Streams
- Maysville Village
- Stone Quarries
- Population
-
Organization
- Pioneers
- List of Original Land Entries
-
Schools
- LAFAYETTE VILLAGE
- Organization
- Officials
-
Physicians
- Churches
- Societies
- Railroads and Postoffices in Jackson Township
|
|
|
CHAPTER XXI.
- MARION TOWNSHIP AND DELPHOS -
UPDATED 9/24/2016 |
...441-465 |
| |
- Boundaries, Area and
Population
- Streams
- Railroad Viaduct
- Lumber and Bark
Industry
- Soil
- Organic History
- List of Original Land
Entries
- What Mr. Harrison Says
- Schools
- DELPHOS
- Its
Favorable Location and Many Advantages
- Social and
Intellectual Status
- Malaria and Cholera Troubles
- Miami
& Erie Canal
- Railroads
- Railroad shops
- Original Town
Plats
- First Houses
- First Saw-mill and Grist-mill
-
First White Child
- Physicians
- First Election
- Mayors,
Recorders, Treasurers, Marshals and Councilmen since 1852
- Postmasters
- Churches
- Schools
- Societies, etc.
- LANDECK VILLAGE
- Its Location
- Catholic Church
-
Railroads and Postoffices in Marion Township.
|
|
|
CHAPTER
XXII. - MONROE TOWNSHIP
-
DONE
12/4/2020 |
...465-472 |
| |
- General Description
-
Organization
- Pioneers
- List of Original Entries
-
Schools
- WEST CAIRO VILLAGE
- Original Town
- Additions
CAIRO VILLAGE
- Organization
- Hotel
- Merchants
-
Industries
- Elevator
- Churches
- ROCKPORT VILLAGE
-
Locality
- Presbyterian Church
- Railroads and Postoffices
in Monroe Township. |
|
| CHAPTER
XXIII. - OTTAWA TOWNSHIP AND LIMA CITY
- NOT STARTED YET - DO THIS
NEXT |
...472-515 |
| |
- Introductory
- Topography
-
Organization
- List of Original Entries
- Cole
Reminiscences
- LIMA CITY
- Early History|
- Physical
Characteristics
- Original Town of Lima
- Christopher Wood
- Organic and Official History
- Finances of Lima
- Lima
Fire Department
- Pioneer Sketches
- Schools
- Churches
-
Postoffice
- Press
- Masonic History
- Knights of Pythias
- Odd Fellows
- Other Societies
- Principal Buildings of
Lima
- Faurot's Opera House Building
- The Opera House and
Music Hall
- Review of Commerce and manufactures
-
Railroads
- Bank.
|
|
|
CHAPTER
XXIV. - PERRY TOWNSHIP - DONE 2/1/2013 |
...516-521 |
| |
- Establishment and
Organization
- Population
- Market Town
- Church Buildings
- School Interests
- Pioneers
- List of Original Entries
-
Schools
- SOUTH WARSAW VILLAGE
- AMHERST VILLAGE
-
Railroad and Post offices in Perry Township
|
|
|
CHAPTER XXV.
- RICHLAND TOWNSHIP - DONE 9/24/2016 |
...521-537 |
| |
- Physical Features
- Streams
- Waterlime and Niagara Formations
- Stone Quarries
-
Population
- Organization
- Pioneer History
- Record of
Land Buyers
- Schools
- Churches
- BLUFFTON VILLAGE
- Its
First Name
- Original Village
- Additions
- Creeks
-
Families at Coghan Postoffice
- Organization
- Village
Officials
- Churches
- Societies
- Industries
- BEAVER DAM
VILLAGE
- Original Town
- Additions
- Origin of Name
-
Railroad
- Organization
- Officials
- Postoffice and
Postmasters
- Churches
- Lodge I. O. O. F.
- Railroads and Postoffices in Richland Township.
|
|
|
CHAPTER
XXVI. - SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP
-
DONE
5/12/2014 |
...537-544 |
| |
-Past and Present
-
Organization
- Pioneers
- List of Original Entries
- HUME VILLAGE
- Reminiscences of Settlement in the Township
-
The Shawnees
- Schools
- Churches
- Railroads and Postoffices.
|
|
|
CHAPTER
XXVII. - SPENCER TOWNSHP - DONE 9/24/2016 |
...544-554 |
| |
- Topography
- Streams
-
Canal
- Railroad
- Forests
- Stone Quarries
- Population
-
Organic History
- Pioneer History
- List of Original
Entries
- Schools
- SPENCERVILLE VILLAGE
- Incorporation
-
Officials
- Churches
- Postmasters
- G. A. R.
- Hotel
-
Newspaper
- Societies
- Schools and Churches
- Railroads
and Canal.
|
|
|
CHAPTER
XXVIII. - SUGAR CREEK TOWNSHIP
- DONE 2/1/2013 |
...554-558 |
| |
- Name
- Population
- Streams
- Organization
- Pioneers
- List of Original Entries
-
Schools
- Churches
- Postoffice
- GOMER VILLAGE
- Its
Additions
- Physicians
- Churches. |
|
|
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PART IV.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
<
Index to Biographies
> |
| Amanda Township |
561 |
Ottawa Township |
677 |
| Auglaize Township |
570 |
Perry Township |
734 |
| Bath Township |
574 |
Richland Township |
751 |
| German Township |
590 |
Shawnee Township |
734 |
| Jackson Township |
601 |
Spencer Township |
799 |
| Marion Township |
618 |
Sugar Creek Township |
817 |
| Monroe Township |
662 |
|
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PORTRAITS. |
|
Alstettler, Jacob, Monroe
Township - 455
Bowdle, J. L. Perry Township - 319
Chipman, J. B., Shawnee Township - 489
Cole, John J., Ottawa Township - 217
Eversole, Lemuel, Jackson - 251
Jacobs, J. P., Perry Township - 386
Jacobs, Mrs. Elizabeth, Perry Township - 387
Keeth, Johnzey, Spencer Township - 421
Morris, Henry, Monroe Township - 285
Nicholas, James, Sugar Creek Township - 183
Watkins, W. E., Marion Township - 523 |
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MISCELLANEOUS. |
| Map of Allen County |
12-13 |
| Population of the United
States |
69 |
| Area of the United States
|
69 |
| Area of the Principal
Countries in the World |
69 |
| Population of Principal
Countries in the World |
69 |
| Population of Ohio, by
Counties |
70 |
| List of Ohio's Governors |
72 |
| Population of Allen County, By
Townships |
400 |
