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Source:
Pioneer Period and Pioneer People of
Fairfield Co., Ohio.
by C. M. L. Wiseman
Publ. F. J.
Heer Printing Co., Columbus, O. 1901
Transcribed by
Sharon Wick
GREENFIELD ACADEMY.
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ONE OF FAIRFIELD
COUNTY'S EARLY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, A FULL LIST OF
STUDENTS WHO ATTENDED THIS POPULAR SCHOOL.
GREENFIELD ACADEMY was the most celebrated and
deservedly popular institution of learning known to
Fairfield County.
It was founded by Dr. John Williams in the year
1835, and ran a successful career of eleven years,
closing in the year 1846.
Dr. Williams was one of
the great scholars and educators of the time, and he
drew about him and to his school many young men who had
a thirst for learning, and who subsequently filled
honorable positions in life.
We give herewith the names
of students who attended Greenfield Academy,
alphabetically arranged and without regard to the term
or years of their attendance. There is no
measure of value for such services as Dr. John
Williams rendered to the people of his
county during his useful life.
Albright, Henry
Albright, Jacob
Albright, John
Anderson, Boliver
Anderson, S. H.
Arnold, Doctor
Ashbrook, E. P., who
is now living at
Windsor, Illinois.
Atwater, De W. C. |
Atwood, John
Beck, Geo. W.
Beery, Geo. W., who
was a lawyer of Up-
per Sandusky, where
he died recently.
Beery, Simon, who
died at Urbana,
Ohio.
Biddison, A. |
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Black, Charles
Black, Henry
Black, John
Black, D. S.
Bookwalter, Rev. Isaac
H.
Brasee, John S., an
eminent lawyer of
Lancaster, Ohio.
Brook, James, of
Greenfield
Brundidge, J. H.
Breck, Samuel.
Bush, Samuel G.
Campbell, Uas.
Carlisle, Jas. B.
Carlisle, Jefferson.
Carlisle, Basil W., was
a prominent citizen of
this county, filling
with credit many im-
portant positions.
Carlisle, Jas., died out
in Arkansas many
years ago.
Carnoy, Theo. W.
Cherry, John
Carnes, Wm.
Carnes, Arthur
Carpenter, Doctor
David, of Chicago.
Carpenter, H. W.
Chaney, Oliver P.
Chaney, Hugh
Chaney, James
Claypool, Isaac
Clemens, Alfred
Clement, Jos. W.
Cole, Rev. Thos.
Collins, John A.
Collins, Jesse |
Coulson, Henry
Cunningham, Jno.
Darnell, of Groveport.
Davidson, Dr. A.
Dennison, Nelson W.,
studied law, married
Miss Manson, mov-
ed to Iowa, where he
died.
Drake, Rev. Lem.
Dubble, Henry
Ewing, David
Ewing, John
Ewing, Thos., recently
killed by an accident
in New York City.
He had a distin-
guished career, was
Judge of the Supreme
Court of Kansas, a
major general, a
member of Congress,
and a distinguished
lawyer.
Finck, Elias
Finkbone, W. H.
Finnefrock, T. P.
Flattery, Jonathan
Flattery, Josiah
Freed, Abraham. Mr.
Freed, or Prof.
Freed, was a farmer
and teacher all his
life. He was a ripe
scholar and a suc-
cessful educator.
Garaghty, Edw.
Graybill, Edward, who
some years since was
the treasurer of Fair-
field county. |
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Graybill, Isaac
Graybill, Samuel G.,
became Clerk of the
Court for Shelby
County, Ill. He mar-
ried a Carlisle.
Glasscock, Samuel.
Green, Thomas
Greiner, Christian
Greiner, Jacob
Grubb, John Q. A.
Harrison, Dixon A.
Harrison, Jonas
Havens, Joseph
Hay, Peter
Hay, Joseph
Hedges, Samuel
Huber, George
Hendershott, John
Hooker, Jared
Hooker, Richard.
Hooker, Samuel.
Homrighouse, L.
Huber, Horace.
Hutton, John
Hutton, Wm.
Hite, Geo.
Ingman, Henry
Irvin, John
Jenkins, Wm.
Kelelr, Simon P.
Kemerer, Em'l.
Kistler, Reuben.
Kerns, Isaac.
Kreider, E. C., now
the postmaster of
Jacksonville, Illinois.
Langworthy, O. P.
Lewis, Ed., Chilli-
cothe.
Lefever, H. C. |
Lockhart, Thomas, mar-
ried a sister of E. C.
Kreider and moved
to California, where
he died.
Lyle, Aaron
McClerry, Jas.
McNeill, Dr. Robt.
McNeill, Robt.
McFarland, John
Martin, Evi
Martin, Samuel
Miller, Jas.
Miller, Joab
Miller, W. B.
Miller, John C.
Moore, Levi
Nourse, Jos. G.
Orman, Henry
Pence, David
Poorman, Daniel
Perry, Horace
Perry, O. H.
Peters, Zebulon
Peters, Newton
Palmer, D.
Peters, Wilson, of
Marion, Ohio
Radebaugh, John
Renshaw, Jos.
Roland, Samuel
Salter, William.
Sanderson, St. C.
Sanderson, Alex.
Sanderson, Geo.
Schleich, Newton
Shaeffer, Chas. F.
Shaeffer, Fr. W.
Schaeffer, John
Schaeffer, Henry.
Schaeffer, Dr. A. H. |
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Shisler, Reuben.
Schisler, Emanuel.
Schisler, Abraham.
Staley, J. J.
Sites, Geo. L.
Smith, Amos.
Sprague, N. H.
Stage, Napoleon
Stanbury, of Greenfield.
Sweitzer, John.
Strunk, Gabriel.
Talbot, Edward.
Talbot, Benjamin.
Tallmadge, Jas., son of
Darius Tallmadge,
and brother of T. W.
Talmadge, of Wash-
ington. He went first
to Califnoria, thence
to South America,
where he died.
Tallman, Douglas
Tallman, brother of
Douglas
Tong, H. B.
Trowbridge, Reese
Van Meter, Ezra.
Van Pearse, John
Wagenhals, Dr. Philip
M., a once distin-
guished physician of
Lancaster. He died
in Columbus. O.
Weakley, Otho
Weaver, Samuel |
Weaver, Solomon
White, Thomas
Whithurst, M. C.
Wickizer, John, stud-
ied law with H. H.
Hunter, and moved
to city of Blooming-
ton, Illinois, where
he became Mayor.
Williams, Alfred, now
a clerk in State De-
partment, Washing-
ton, D. C. The only
son of Dr. John Wil-
liams. He was at one
time prosecuting at-
torney of this county.
He married Miss Hof-
fler, niece of H. H.
Hunter.
Williams, Willis
Williams, James
Williamson, Levi
Wilson, Ambrose
Wright, Silas H., late
Judge of the Common
Pleas Court of Fair-
field County.
Williams, E. C.
Wright, Wm.
Wygum, Geo. J.
Zink, and
Zimmerman, supposed
to be of Lancaster |
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Courtright.
Rev. Gast and Mc-
Carty
Nigh, Elias, was a
merchant of Lancas- |
ter a few years; he
then studied law and
moved to Ironton,
Ohio.
Scott, Rev. Wm. |
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Glick, Elias
Wilson, Thos. A.
Hamilton, Geo.
Hunter, James.
Flattery, Lucas.
Coleman, Michael.
Courtright, Cyrus.
Sharrk, Wm.
Finkbone, Henry.
Beall, Rev. Isaac.
Pugh, Jas.
Lewis, E. E.
Forgay, Jas.
Collins, Enoch.
Tomlinson, Aaron
Oren, Jesse
Peters, Jas. W.
Iles, Jacob
Flattery, Wm. S.
Graham, Benj. R.
Huntwork, Jacob
Twigg, John F.
Ford, John T.
Griffith, Jos.
Nisley, A.
Fling, Geo.
Jones, David.
Culp, Lewis.
McNeill, Corbin.
Meyers, Lewis.
Meason, Isaac.
Foster, F. A., Jr.
Hardy, Thos. E.
Pratt, F. H.
Havens, Jos. M.
Schneider, John.
Kerns, Abner.
Griffith, David.
Griffith, James
Berry, Samuel S.
Koontz, S. C. |
Beach, Thos.
Reedy, Conrad.
Cox, John.
Ricketts, Jesse.
Julian, L. F.
Benton, O.
Buchanan, Wilson
Crawford, of Crawford
county, O.
Nigh, Jared
Stripe, Jacob
Solliday, John; he stud-
ied medicine and en-
listed in the Union
army; died near Sa-
vannah, Ga.
Albright, Geo.
Hoshor, W.
Runner, F. A.
Harmon, John.
Young, Wm.
Peters, Henry W.
Paul, Truman E.
Meason, Elijah.
Seeds, James.
Poorman, Henry H.
Snively, Wm. J.
Collins, Philemon.
Fairchild, Wm. W.
Connell, Col. John M.
studied law and lived
most of his life in
Lancaster; he was the
first Colonel of the
17th Ohio, Union
army; he was also a
member of the Ohio
State Senate.
Shaw, Virgil E.
Gierhart, Melvin.
Ebright, Enoch |
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Peters, Sam G.
Black, Wm. H.
Benadum, Aaron
Allen, Theodore.
Carr, Richard.
Newkir, Michael.
Havens, Isaac B.
Walters, Jacob M.
Rutherford, C. W. |
Schneider, Henry
Welsheimer, Phil.
Reber, Henry, of Pickaway.
Henderson, David.
Miller, Jonathan.
Daugherty, Wm.
Baughman, Oliver.
Tallman, Lafayette.
Rockey, Esq. Ll. |
The little red brick school house, known as
Greenfield Academy, was torn down a few years since and
a frame dwelling erected in its place. The old
building was about five miles distant from Lancaster, on
the Carroll pike, and just a few yards this side of the
Presbyterian church in Greenfield township. Of the
boys whose names have been recorded, but few remain.
Death has claimed the large majority of them.
Dr. David Carpenter, Dr. H. W. Carpenter, Judge Brasee,
Oliver P. Chaney, E. C. Kreider, are well known me.
E. P. Ashbrook, now more than four score, is
living in Illinois. Isaac Claypool is also
one of the living, as is L. L. Rockey, of
Liberty. David Pence and Samuel H.
Anderson are well known farmers of Pleasant
township.
There is a tradition that James G. Blaine
attended Greenfield Academy, but it is a mistake.
Mr. Blaine, while on the car in full view of the
old brick academy, said to the writer, "I did not attend
the school of Dr. Williams, I was only a visitor
in Lancaster in 1840"
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