CHAPTER XXI.
History of the Towns and Townships
of Belmont County

KIRKWOOD
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      Kirkwood formed one of the first four original civil townships and extended from the Ohio river to now Guernsey, in which part of said county was included.  It was erected Nov. 25, 1801, and named in honor of Robert Kirkwood, the pioneer.  On Feb. 24, 1802, and Aug. 15, 1804, Richland, Pease and Union were erected from the eastern portion.  In January, 1810, part of its western territory was included in the establishment of Guernsey county.  Mr. 14, 1817, sixteen sections were taken off the northern end of the township in connection with twelve from Union township to create-Flushing, since which time it has remained unchanged, with a square of thirty-six sections.

EARLY SETTLEMENTS.

INCIDENTS.

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LODGES OF HENDRYSBURG.

MANCINNETTA LODGE NO. 360, I. O. O. F.

KIRKWOOD GRANGE NO. 911

HENDRYSBURG READING CLUB.

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HENDRYSBURG DIVISION NO. 37, S. S.,

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE OF KIRKWOOD

SCHOOLS.

HENDRYSBURG SCHOOL.

HENDRYSBURG.

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EGYPT.

SEWELLSVILLE.

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SALEM M. E. CHURCH.

EARLY MEMBERS.

    Mr. Honnold and wife, John Clark and wife, Mrs. Thos. Major, Mrs. Waddell, George Waddell, John McFadden and wife, Henrietta Murphy, Sarah Moore, Eleanor Waddell, John Fox, and many others.

MINISTERS.

     Revs. Knox, Thorn, Archibold, Springer, Wolfe, C. Waddell, Geo. Waddell, Worthington, McIllyar, Huston, Vertican, Feitt, Coil, Shaw, Rhodes, Slutz, and many others have been ministers in the circuit.  Rev. Strahlis the present pastor.

CLASS LEADERS.

BURYING GROUND.

     Near the church is the burying ground.   In 1815, there was but one grave, and that was the grave of a man by the name of Dallas.  But since that time many of the first settlers, or those that suffered at the hands of a pioneer life, have been laid in their long resting place in the cemetery.  In passing by the ground it is plain to be seen that the monster death has been doing its work in that vicinity.  In this burying ground can be be seen a monument, erected by the citizens of the neighborhood in memory of Louisa C. Fox, who was murdered by Thomas Carr in 1869.

SEWELLSVILLE M. E. CHURCH.

EARLY MEMBERS.

     Basil Ridgeway and wife, Mead Jarvis and wife, William and John Jarvis, Zacariah, Edward, Moses, John, Jr., and Charles Marsh, John Davies and Mrs. Davies, Philip Lykes, Robert Frizzell and wife, Nathan Frizzell and wife, and many others were among the early members of the church.  The ministers that were pastors of the Salem M. E. Church, were preachers for this church society.

HENDRYSBURG M. E. CHURCH.

MINISTERS.

CLASS LEADERS.

STEWARDS.

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CONCORD M. P. CHURCH.

SEWELLSVILLE M. P. CHURCH.

HENDRYSBURG DISCIPLE CHURCH.

LEADING MEMBERS.

MINISTERS.

EGYPT UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

REFORMED DISSENTING PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

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THE MURDER OF LOUISA C. FOX, A BEAUTIFUL GIRL ONLY FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE - THOMAS D. CARR THE MURDERER. - HIS TRIAL, CONVICTION AND EXECUTION.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

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