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Welcome to
Greene County, Ohio
History & Genealogy

Source:
Greene County 1803  - 1908.
Edited by A Committee of the Home Coming Association - Xenia, Ohio -
The Aldine Publishing House.
1908
(Transcribed by Sharon Wick)

 

PAGE.
FORWARD
 		 v
Country Bred.  A Poem - Ridgely Torrence
 		 1
A Reminiscence - Henry M. MacCracken  - Finished 1/21/2019  3
The Old "Female Seminary"  - - Helen Ekin Starrett- Finished 1/21/2019
 		 7
The Dear Old Places.  A poem - Amos R. Wells
 		 13
The Original People of the County - Warren K. Moorehead- finished
 		 15
A Historical Sketch of Greene County - DeEtta Greiner Wilson - Finished 1/21/2019
--- TOWNSHIPS
----- includes Vance Township
 		 32
Some of the Men Who Have Made Greene County - J. F. Orr - Finished 12/12/2021
 		 74
Massie's Creek. - Wilbur D. Nesbit - A Poem  - Finished 12/12/2021  78
A Description of the County and its Townships.  - Finished 12/12/2021
 		 81
--- Bath Township - H. B. Belmer - Finished 1/21/2019
------ Osborn
------ Fairfield
------ Byron 		 89
--- Beaver Creek_Township - Finished 1/21/2019
------ Trebeins
------ Zimmerman
 		 93
--- Caesar's Creek Township - Finished 1/21/2019
 		 97
--- Cedarville Township - F. A. Jurkat - Finished 1/21/2019  97
--- Jefferson Township - Finished 1/21/2019
 		 101
--- Miami Township - C. H. Ellis - Finished 1/21/2019 except some photos
------ Yellow Springs 		 103
------ Clifton - D. E. Spahr  115
--- Jasper Township - Finished 1/21/2019
 		 118
--- Ross Township - Finished 1/21/2019
------ Grape Grove
------ Gladstone
 		 120
--- Spring Valley Township - Finished 1/21/2019
 		 124
--- Silver Creek - Finished 1/21/2019 - James R. Hale
 		 126
--- Xenia Township - Finished 1/21/2019
 		 134
---------Xenia City - Partial - "Hoke" Smith
 		 135
Greene, The Champion Live-Stock County, O. E. Bradfute
 		 160
Antioch College - John M. Davidson  - Finished 12/12/2021
 		 163
Cedarville College - F. A. Jurkat - Finished 12/12/2021
 		 167
The O. S. & S. O. Home - R. E. Barnes
 		 171
Wilberforce University - J. H. Jones
 		 179
Xenia Theological Seminary - W. G. Moorehead
 		 187
Organization of the Greene County Home Coming Association  - Finished 12/12/2021
 		 190
Views of Business Houses, etc. - Pictures to be added
 		 193

 

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
(these can be found in the chapters relating to each.)
  PAGE
The Spirit Pool, Clifton. (Painting) Frontispiece
Old Female Seminary 6
Clifton Road at Wilberforce (Drawing) 12
Indian Riffle. (Drawing) 14
Prehistoric Remains 18
Ancient Work near Cedarville (Map) 19
Memorial Stone at Oldtown 27
Scenes at Oldtown 30
Kenton's Tree 31
The Old Court House 38
Court House Group 48
Xenia Public Library (Photo by W. P. McKay) 57
Xenia Female College 60
The Court House 67
Map of Greene County 80
Cedarville Cliffs:  The Falls from Above.  (Drawing) 82
Cedarville Cliffs:  The Pass. (Drawing) 83
Cedarville Cliffs:  Tickling Rock (Drawing) 84
Some County Institutions 86
Cedarville Cliffs:  The Rapids (Drawing) 87
Scenes in Fairfield 88
The Little Miami and Mad Rivers 90
Scenes in Osborn 92
Zimmerman, Shoups, Alpha, and Union School House 94
New Jasper and Paintersville 96
Scenes in Cedarville 98
Scenes in Cedarville 100
Scenes in Bowersville 102
Whitehall 104
The Little Miami above Yellow Springs (Drawing) 106
The Glen at Yellow Springs 108
On the Little Miami Terrace above Yellow Springs. (Drawing) 110
Scenes in Yellow Springs 112
Scenes at Clifton 114
Steamboat Rock, Clifton 117
Scenes in Ross Township 119
Scenes in Jamestown 121
Scenes in Jamestown 123
Scenes in Spring Valley 125
Scenes in Bellbrook 128
The Old Tavern, Bellbrook.  (Drawing) 132
Andrews' Ford and Bonner's Lily Pond 136
Street Scenes in Xenia 139
Some of Xenia's School Buildings 145
Xenia Churches 148
Xenia Churches 150
Catholic Church, Xenia 151
Y. M. C. A. Building, Xenia 153
Scenes in Xenia 158
Indian Riffle Bridge (Drawing) 162
Antioch College (Drawing) 164
Cedarville College 168
Carnegie Library, Cedarville College 169
The Administration Building, O. S. and S. O. Home 170
The Row of Cottages, O. S. and S. O. Home 172
The Back Lawn, O. S. and S. O. Home 174
Marching to School, O. S. and S. O. Home 176
The Front Lawn, O. S. and S. O. Home 177
McDowell Lake, O. S. and S. O. Home.  (Photo by Jesse Clark) 178
James A. Shorter Hall, Wilberforce 180
O'Neil Hall, Wilberforce 182
John G. Mitchell Hall, Wilberforce 184
Galloway Hall, Wilberforce 186
Xenia Theological Seminary, the New Building 188

VIEWS OF PRIVATE BUSINESS CONCERNS:		  
The Xenia National Bank 193
Citizens National Bank 194
The Commercial & Savings Bank 195
The Peoples Building & Savings Co. 196
Hutchison & Gibney 197
Sayre & Hemphill Drug Store 198
The McDowell & Torrence Lumber Co. 199
The Dodds Apartments 200
R. M. Smart 201
H. E. Schmidt & Co. 202
European Hotel 203
Jobe Brothers & Co. 204
Nesbitt & Weaver 205
Haller, Haines & Higgins 206
The J. P. Bocklett Supply Co. 207
Koch's Sample Shoe Store 208
John T. Barnett & Co. 209
F. J. H. Schell 210
The Xenia Water Co. 211
Downing's Art Studio 212
The Sutton Music Store 213
Arbogust & Co. 214
H. H. Thrall, Druggist 214
Donges' Drug Store 215
Robert S. Barnes & Co. 216
Keyes & Nesbitt 216
Ida S. Sinz 217
Kany, the Tailor 217
John A. North 218
The Central Electric Supply Co. 218
Baldner & Fletcher 219
Osterly Millinery 219
W. O. Maddux & Co. 220
Johnson & Dean 220
S. B. LeSourd & Co. 221
R. S. Kingsbury 221
C. S. Frazer 222
E. H. Hunt 222
Frank B. Scott 223
Wright & Carruthers 223
Thomas M. Moore 224
C. C. Henrie 224
George W. Slusher 225
Oak Lawn Farm 226

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