| 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 |
