History of Defiance County, Ohio
containing a History of the County; Its Townships, Towns, Etc.;
Military Record; Portraits of Early Settlers and
Prominent Men; Farm Views; Personal
Reminiscences, Etc.
Published at Chicago: Warner, Beers & Co.
1883

CONTENTS - BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX - ILLUSTRATIONS
 

CONTENTS CHAPTER   PAGE   PREFACE   I. - HISTORY OF THE TERRITORY NORTHWEST OF THE OHIO 9-20    - The Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States Northwest of the Ohio  -- Surveys and Grants of the Public Lands  - Treaties made with the Indians  - First Officers of the Territory  - The Second Grade of Territorial Government  - Early Laws of the Territory  - Local Courts and Court Officers  - Organization of Counties  - Early Territorial Villages and Towns  - Territorial Officers  - Hostility of Indian Tribes  - Military Expeditions  - Organization of the Second Grade of Territorial Government  - Members of Territorial Legislature of 1799-1800  - First Council and House of Representatives   II. - GEOLOGY 21-27    - Our Sedimentary Rocks  - Our Drift Geology Glacier  - Erosion  - Modifications  - The Great Scandinavian Glacier  - Lake Beaches Due to the Shifting of the Earth's Center of Gravity  - Glaciers and Glacier Movements   III. - AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES OF DEFIANCE COUNTY 27-29 IV. - THE MIAMIS 30-33    - Little Turtle   V. - THE HISTORY OF THE SHAWNEES 33-55    - The Sale of Their Reserves  - The Final Removal  - Their Great Chiefs   VI. - BRITISH EXPEDITION UP THE MAUMEE IN 1780 55-60    - Early Indian Councils  - Defiance, the Heart of the Indian Nation  - John Brickell's Captivity  - Spencer's Indian Life at Defiance   VII. - GEN. WAYNE'S EXPEDITIONS 61-78    - Daily Journal of Wayne  - Gen. Wayne  - Treaty of Greenville 61-78 VIII. - DEFIANCE COUNTY IN 1812 79-83    - The Death and Burial of Capt. Logan  - Gen. Winchester's Order Book  - Winchester's Departure   IX. - SURVEYS 83-84 X. - ORGANIZATION OF WILLIAMS COUNTY 84-85    - Early Proceedings of the Commissioners  - Court House  - First Election   XI. - ORGANIZATION OF DEFIANCE COUNTY 85-87    - Full Text of the Bill Organizing Defiance County  - Rejoicings at Defiance  - Court House   XII. - COUNTY OFFICIALS 88-89    - List of County Officers   XIII. - THE COURTS 90-91    - The Bench   XIV. - THE BAR 91-106    - The Present Bar  - Horace Sessions  - John Myers  - Erastus H. Leland  - Maj. Samuel A. Strong  - Thomas Cowan  - Thomas T. Cowan  - Hamilton Davison  - George W. Killey  - John F. Deatrick  - Silas T. Sutphen  - Henry Hardy  - William Carter   XV. - CANALS 106-107 XVI. - RAILROADS 107 XVII. - TOWN SITE VAGARIES 108-111    - Johnny Appleseed  - Pioneer Home  - Pioneer Wedding  - Navigating the Maumee  - First County Fair  - The Hebrews  - Table of Population by Townshps   CHAPTER   PAGE XVII. - TOWN SITE VAGARIES 108-111    - Johnny Appleseed  - Pioneer Home  - Pioneer Wedding  - Navigating the Maumee  - First County Fair  - The Hebrews  - Table of Population by Townshps   XVIII. - THE MEXICAN WAR 112-113 XIX. - MILITARY RECORD OF DEFIANCE COUNTY IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION 113-155    - The Call for Troops  - Fourteenth Ohio Infantry  - Twenty-first Ohio Infantry  - Thirty-eighth Ohio Infantry  - Forty-eighth Ohio Infantry  - Sixty-eighth Ohio Infantry  - One Hundredth Ohio Infantry  - One Hundred and Seventh Ohio Infantry  - One Hundred and Eleventh Ohio Infantry  - Additional List of Defiance Soldiers   XX. - DEFIANCE 156-253    - Population  - Post Office  - Incorporation  - Hotels  - Banking  - Industries  - Newspapers  - Schools of Defiance  - Pioneer Physicians  - Societies} - Churches of Defiance  - Cemeteries  - Defiance Township  - Personal Sketches   XXI. - ADAMS TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 254-257    - Voters in 1845  - Personal Reminiscences   XXII. - DELAWARE TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 5/13/2022 257-266    - The Village of Farmer Center  - First Voters  - Personal Reminiscences   XXIII. - FARMER TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 5/13/2022 267-277    - The Village of Farmer Center  - First Voters  - Personal Reminiscences   XXIV. - HICKSVILLE TOWNSHIP - PARTIAL 278-308    - Roads  - Sales of Land  - Mills  - Voters in 1845  - Hicksville  - Village of Hicksville  - Schools  - Churches  - Secret Societies  - Physicians  - attorneys  - Press  - Business Industries  - Personal Reminiscences   XXV. - HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP - PARTIAL 308-317    - Ayersville  - Churches  - Ayersville Grange  - Voters in 1845  - Personal Reminiscences   XXVI. - MARK TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 317-324    - Schools  - Mark Center  - Personal Reminicences   XXVII. - MILFORD TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 324-334    - Churches  - Arrowsmith Mill  - Personal Reminiscences   XXVIII. - NOBLE TOWNSHIP - FINISHED 6/13/2022 334-340    - Personal Reminiscences   XXIX. - RICHLAND TOWNSHIP - PARTIAL 340-346    - The Village of Independence  - Voters in 1845  - Fort Defiance Grange, No. 267  - Personal Reminiscences   XXX. - TIFFIN TOWNSHIP - PARTIAL 347-369    - Early Voters  - Village of Evansport  - Evansport Lodge, F. & A.M., No. 511  - Personal Reminiscences   XXXI. - WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 369-374    - Georgetown  - Voters in 1845  - Personal Reminiscences

BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX

ADAMS TOWNSHIP Diehl, Aaron 254 Hull, Emanuel 256 Hornish, John 255 Lehman, Henry 255 Markel, Ephraim 254 Shrimplin, John 255 Swartz, Jacob 255 Tittle, T. J. 256 Tubbs, Charles 255 Wisda, John 256 DEFIANCE TOWNSHIP Adams, Nathaniel B. 218 Ashbaugh, Samuel S. 235 Austin, Ruth, Mrs. 201 Bauer, Joseph, Jr. 223 Beardsley, Livingston E. 253 Bechel, George W. 247 Bechtold, Anthony, Dr. 245 Blair, Enos 237 Blair, Nathaniel M. 263 Blanchard, Gideon 236 Blanchard, Joseph 236 Blanchard, Ludger 236 Blymyer, William Gaylord 244 Bronson, Charles E. 235 Brown, William A. 230 Brubaker, Eliza, Mrs. 234 Brubaker, John 221 Carroll, Thomas R. 222 Carroll, William 222 Carter, William 235 Cary, Robert 226 Casebeer, J. E., Capt. 233 Corwin, Isaac 216 Culley, Frank C. 244 Davis, Zephaniah H. 218 Dickman, Peter 217 Downs, Sophia, Mrs. 211 Felton, Truman, Rev. 232 Flickinger, Charles Andrew * 246 Foust, John A. 226 Geiger, Christian L. 249 Gorman, John W. 252 Gorman, Michael 212 Graper, John D. 247 Greene, Jacob J. 233 Hall, Henry B. 250 Haller, J. S. 234 Harley, Christian 253 Harris, Henry B. 235 Heatley, James B. 227 Higgins, William 238 Hilton, Jesse 252 Hively, John 232 Hoeffel, Michael, Jr. 216 Hoffman, William G. 250 Holgate, Curtis      - also mentioned throughout Chapt. XX 242 Holgate, William C. * 239 Holston, Maurice S. 252 Kahlo, Joseph J. 246 Kettenring, Peter 214 Killey, Daniel H. 223 Kiser, Julia A., Mrs. 210 Kniss, John  249 Lauster, Peter William 220 Lehman, John 218 Levi, Joseph I. 248 Lewis, William, Jr. 214 Lindenberger, Edward F. 215 Marquardt, Conrad 235 McCollister, John 237 McFarlan, Hannah, Mrs. 211 Miller, Abijah John 235 Miller, Charles L. 222 Miller, Horace P. 224 Miller, John 221 Neill, Lewis 239 Newton, Townsend 232 Oliver, Elizabeth, Mrs. 251 Powell, W. S., Dr. 245 Preisendorfer, John M. 237 Ralston, Joseph 228 Richardson, Lay Whitney 225 Rowe, John 249 Royce, Charles V. 212 Sauer, Henry 232 Schlosser, Peter 224 Schneider, John Jacob 219 Scott, John Lawrence 234 Shead, Frank J. 224 Shirley, Philip 208 Southworth, Burr B. 248 Squire, Virgil 220 Stevens, Frederick F. 212 Stow, William B., Rev. 231 Strong, Charles Carroll 236 Thacker, I. N., Dr. 245 Trampe, Frederick 220 Tuttle, John 213 Viers, A. 237 Weisenburger, Francis J. 216 Weisenburger, G. M. 215 White, Elmer, Hon. 243 Widmer, Daniel 245 Widmer, John 245 Wilhelm, Adam 229 Wood, Harvey 223 Ziegler, Michael 222 Ziegler, Peter 222 DELAWARE TOWNSHIP Armstrong, George C. ** 266 Blair, Nathaniel M. 263 Brown, David Benton 265 Coffin, Orlando 265 Evans, Montgomery 258 Funk, Henry 265 Gillespie, F. R. 260 Haver, Moses M. 264 Hill, George W. 260 Kintner, George 262 Lewis, Catharine 262 Miller, Elias 260 Musselman, John 261 Platter, Jacob 266 Shook, Simon P. 265 Slough, Henry 263 Smith, Charles 262 Smith, E. B. 262 Smith, E. T. 264 Smith, James M. 264 Snook, U. R., M.D. 258 Speaker, Elizabeth, Mrs. 261 FARMER TOWNSHIP Alexander, Thomas M. 270 Allen, Harriet M., Mrs. 270 Arrowsmith, Miller   Earlston, Susannah, Mrs. 273 Farmer, Enoch 268 Foot, Orley N. 271 Gardner, James A. 273 Haller, Cassandra, Mrs. 268 Haller, William M. 269 Hill, Horace W. 273 Hopkins, Oney Rice 276 Huber, Anthony 273 Knight, Richard ** 271 Lord, Randall 271 Lord, William 271 Martin, William 273 Miller, B. E., Dr. 271 Norway, John 272 Price, John 274 Price, William 274 Reynolds, J. J., Dr. 271 Rice, Lydia, Mrs. 270 Ridenour, Susannah 270 Sweet, Harry 274 Sweet, Hiram 274 Tharp, Elisha 272 Waltz, George 273 Welden, Ethan R. 273 Wilder, Levi W. 274 Wolford, Emanuel 274 HICKSVILLE TOWNSHIP Ainsworth, John M. 305 Babb, Mark W. 301 Babbage, William 290 Brinker, Smon P. 293 Bunnell, Joseph 302 Bunnell, Joseph S. 304 Butter, Ephraim 305 Casebeer, James 297 Clay, J. C. 300 Clemmer, George 299 Clemmer, John 289 Crook, Edward W. * 295 Donafiu, Isaac 298 Edgerton, Alfred B. 287 Edson, Ptolemy 307 Elliott, Hugh 290 Fish, Simon W. 305 Forlow, Amos 301 Forlow, Benjamin 294 Forlow, J. B. 301 Gale, Lucius 306 Gingrich, Jacob 290 Greer, E. R., Mrs. 308 Griffin, L. E. 299 Henning, Frederick * 292 Henry, Abram 295 Henry, William J. 307 Hilbert, Peter 291 Hill, W. D., Hon 289 Hoffman, G. W. 304 Hoffman, John A. 304 Hoffman, Michael 304 Huffman, D. G. 299 Kerr, Robert Filmore 294 Kinmit, William 302 Kinmot, T. C., Dr. 302 Kleckner, William J. 296 Lawson, John 306 Loveland, Luther 293 Maxwell, James 299 Maxwell, William R. 293 Miller, John A. 307 Norick, George 305 Osborn, Rausom 292 Otis, E. D 295 Otis, William D., Dr. 297 Parker, Allen 393 Pettit, B. S. 296 Phillips, Asher, P. 298 Putnam, L. R. 305 Rakestraw, B. M., Dr. 305 Richards, W. H., Dr. 297 Ryan, J. C. 300 Ryan, John 293 Scott, George W. 296 Summers, A. 301 Swilley, John 300 Tannehill, C. V. 301 Thoman, Conrad 306 Thompson, F. M. 300 Tracht, George 291 Tracht, Michael 291 Warner, Amos 304 Warnwer, George 308 HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP Ashton, James 313 Ayers, Joseph Prudden 312 Boutell, John 316 Boutell, N. A. 315 Brechbill, Abram Troxell 311 Brechbill, Henry * 309 Fullmer, A. 316 Hill, H. J. 316 Hoeltzel, Philip George 314 Kraft, Jacob 313 Mix, E. B. 316 Myers, Jacob K. 312 Povenmire, Abraham 317 Sanford, John M. 313 Skiver, Augustus 313 MARK TOWNSHIP Colby, Levi, Dr. 320 Crawford, Thomas 319 Critchfield, Lyman R. 322 Devore, E. H. 318 Frederick, John P. 319 Frederick, Peter 320 Haver, Robert 318 Hutchinson, William C. 318 Kleckner, Samuel 320 Knight, William J. 322 Kyle, Josiah 321 Martin, Henry 319 Onstott, Samuel 318 Rice, George N. 321 Spealman, G. W. 321 MILFORD TOWNSHIP Barry, Charles W. 331 Battershell, Rudolph J. 330 Chapman, George W. 332 Crary, Nathaniel 327 Gingery, Ava 327 Green, Jacob, Jr. 326 Haller, John F. 328 Henry, John 327 Hootman, Christopher 331 Hootman, John 330 Hootman, John Jackson 330 Hulburt, C. M. 330 Otis, Merrill 333 Pierce, William G. 325 Serrill, Jacob D. 327 Stone, Alpha 331 Wartenbee, Isaac 331 Wilcox, A. W. 332 NOBLE TOWNSHIP Hilton, Brice 334 Langdon, Lyman 337 Partee, James 335 Partee, John 335 Perkins, John 335 Plummer, John 335 Satler, Barnett G. 336 Travis, William 336 RICHLAND TOWNSHIP Braucher, Isaac F. 346 Brancher, Mary, Mrs. 341 Elliott, A. 346 Elliott, J. B. 346 Elliott, Thomas 343 Evans, Pierce 341 Hill, John 343 Kepler, Samuel 344 Ort, Henry 345 Rohn, Samuel 342 Taylor, John, Jr. 344 Weidenhamer, Benjamin 343 Woodward, Orestus U&. 345 TIFFIN TOWNSHIP Andrew, William F. 358 Barnhart, Martha, Mrs. 363 Bennett, Aaron 364 Bergman, Solomon 360 Black, George 360 Bohn, Alexander 359 Brown, Henry 366 Brown, John Wesley 366 Cameron, John 350 Cameron, John P. 351 Cameron, Lydia (Stenger) 350 Cameron, Robert B. 351 Cameron, samuel P. 359 Churchman, William 361 Collins, Joeph 349 Coy Family, The 348 Craine, John T. 368 Dieden, Jacob 365 Enneking, Frederick 366 Erman, Jacob 362 Figley, Jacob 367 Figley, Simon 367 Fribley, Daniel 358 Garber, DeWitt Clinton 359 Garber, John A. 359 Garer, Rrice H. 359 Gares, Peter 362 Gurwell, James S. 364 Gurwell, Martin 365 Hall, Adam 352 Hall, Adam C. 353 Hall, George C. 352 Hall, George, Sr. 353 Hall, Jacob 352 Hall, Jesse 353 Hall, William 353 Hyeagley, B. 365 Key, Francis L. 357 Kibble, Parmenus 366 Kibble, William Nelson 367 Kuhn, Christopher 351 McCaulery, Philip 361 Miller, David 357 Moon, Jacob, Jr. 360 Partee, Lewis 363 Purtee, Enos 355 Purtee, George 355 Purtee, Obadiah 352 Rath, William 357 Rethmel, Ezra 365 Rethmel, John H. 363 Rogers, Alexander, Jr. 362 Russell, Houston, Dr. 358 Russell, John J. 360 Schlosser, Samuel 360 Shuter, Samuel 354 Skinner, Charles A. 357 Snider, Amos 355 Snider, John 353 Snider, Samuel 355 Snider, Solomon 355 Spangler, Abraham 360 Spangler, Peter 361 Spercer, Frederick 357 Stever, John G. 363 Strawser, John 362 Sullinger, Adam 365 Walter, John N. 368 Weiland, John G. 360 Wissler, David 356 Wissler, John W. 356 Yeager, Thomas 354 WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP Beattie, S. K. 374 Benner, George W. 370 Donley, Henry 373 Donley, William 374 Doud, Clarinda, Mrs. 371 Earlston, John 374 Garver, Isaac 371 Goller, George 374 Gorrell, James 372 Hanna, Mary, Mrs. 373 Hartshorn, N. W., Dr. 374 Keller, Mary, Mrs. 373 Kintner, John 373 Lorah, Henry 373 Mason, John 372 Moon, Samuel Perry 373 Pearce, William, Sr. 372 Persin, Christopher 372 Ridenour, George 370 Rostater, Andrew 371 Scott, Andrew 373 Strawser, Philip 372 Struble, Martin 369 Ufer, William 371 Ury, George W. 370

ILLUSTRATIONS

Ainsworth, J. M., residence facing 104 Allen, Mr. and Mrs. D. facing 232 Armstrong, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. facing 264 Arrowsmith, M. facing 184 Babbage, William facing 40 Beattie, S. K. facing 368 Beardsley, L. E. facing 200 Boutell, N. A. facing 136 Braucher, Isaac facing 248 Brechbill, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. facing 312 Brechbill, Mr. and Mrs. John facing 312 Bronson, C. E. facing 56 Cameron, John and Lydia facing 296 Casebeer, J. E. facing 200 Casebeer, Jas. facing 40 Clemmer, John facing 296 Court House and Jail frontispiece Conrad, Mrs. Mary facing 352 Crook, E. W., residence facing 288 Deatrick, J. T. facing 88 Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. Albert facing 136 Forlow, Amos facing 40 Forlow, Benjamin facing 40 Flickinger, C. A. facing 168 Foust, John A. facing 200 Fullmer, A. facing 360 Gares, Peter, residence facing 216 Greene, Jacob J. facing 120 Hall, Mr. and Mrs. George C., portraits and residence facing 72 Haller, Cassandra facing 184 Haller, Mr. and Mrs. J. F., portraits and residence facing 328 Haller, Jesse facing 184 Hardy, Henry facing 56 Harley, C. facing 120 Henning, Fred, residence facing 288 Higgins, William facing 56 Hill, H. J. facing 360 Holgate, William C. facing 24 Hoeltzel, P. G. facing 360 Huber, Mr. and Mrs. A. facing 232 Kerr, R. F., residence facing 104 Knight, Richard and Harriet facign 264 Miller, Mr. and Mrs. David, portraits and residence facing 152 Mix, E. B. facing 248 Preisendorfer, J. M. facing 200 Prentice, H. N. facing 248 Price, Mr. and Mrs. John facing 272 Price, Mr. and Mrs. William facing 272 Ralston, Joseph facing 120 Ridenour, George facing 368 Rohn, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel facing 344 Rohn, Mrs. Sarah facing 312 Sutphen, S. T. facing 96 Skiver, Augustus facing 360 Snider, Mr. and Mrs. John, portraits and residence facing 352 Struble, Martin facing 368 Swilley, John facing 296 Thompson, F. M. facing 136 Ufer, William facing 368 Wilhelm, Adam facing 120 Woodward, Mr. and Mrs. O. V. facing 344 --- Map Defiance County 7

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