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HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO
History & Genealogy


Source:
1789
- History of Hamilton County, Ohio -
with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches
Compiled by
Henry A. Ford, A. M., and Mrs. Kate B. Ford.
L. A. Williams & Co.
Publishers
1881

CONTENTS

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HISTORICAL & BIOGRAPHICAL INDEX

GENERAL HISTORY.
 

CHAPTER I.
 - Description
9
CHAPTER II.
 - Geology and Topography
12
CHAPTER III.
 - The Aboriginal American
21
CHAPTER IV.
 - The Ohio Indians
29
CHAPTER V.
 - Titles to Ohio
 - The Miami Purchase
34
CHAPTER VI. 
 - The Ohio Immigration
45
CHAPTER VII. 
 - The Miamese
50
CHAPTER VIII.
 - The Miamese and the Indians
56
CHAPTER IX.
 - Civil Jurisdiction
 - Erection of Hamilton County
65
CHAPTER X.
 - Progress of Hamilton County
70
CHAPTER XI.
 - Military History of Hamilton County.
 -partially transcribed 5/18/2026
76
CHAPTER XII.
 - The Morgan Raid through Ohio
193
CHAPTER XIII.
 - The County Institutions - started 5/18/2026
200
CHAPTER XIV.
 - The County Associations
204
CHAPTER XV.
 - Railroads
208
CHAPTER XVI.
 - Canals
217
CHAPTER XVII.
 - Roads
221
CHAPTER XVIII.
 - Early Legislation and Legislators
225
CHAPTER XIX.
 - Courts and Court Houses
230
CHAPTER XX.
 - Civil List of Hamilton County
237


TOWNSHIPS.

Anderson - started 5/6/2026 242
Colerain - started 5/11/2026 255
Columbia - started 5/11/2026 263
Crosby - started 5/12/2026 282
Delphi - started 5/12/2026 294
Green - started 5/12/2026 302
Harrison - started 5/12/2026 312
Miami - started 5/12/2026 319
Mill Creek - started 5/13/2026 333
Spencer - started 5/13/2026 347
Springfield - started 5/13/2026 361
Sycamore - started 5/14/2026 388
Symmes - started 5/14/2026 396
Whitewater - started 5/15/2026 401
Supplementary Matter - started 5/15/2026 414
Appendix - started 5/15/2026 430
ERRATA - IN PROCESS 5/19/2026  


BIOGRAPHICAL:

Page
Armstrong Family following 254
Attemeyer, H. following 336
Bonnell, M. S. following 318
Burk, Stephen following 314
Campbell, James following 318
Calvin, Richard following 312
Cloud, Jared following 202
Cilley, Bradbury 262
Cary, Freeman Grant * 346
Cochran, John M., Hon. 383
Crookshank, E. D., M. D. following 304
Edwards, William, sr. following 254
Ebersole, Abram * following 254
Ferris, Samuel M. following 348
Flinchpaugh, Christopher following 320
Frondorf, Frank 311
Friend, George H. 386
Page
Hayes, Joseph following 318
Hill, W. H., Col. 394
Hughes, Ezekiel 412
Isggrig, Daniel 311
Jackson, Sidney S. following 306
Johnson, Cary following 372
Langdon Family 359
McGill, William R. * following 254
Musekamp, G. H. W., M.D. following 308
Riddle, John L. 385
Sater Family 292
Sater, Joseph 292
Turpin Family * 254
Wabnitz, George following 286
Williams, James P. following 296
Wills, Thomas 310
Walker, George W. 384


OTHER SETTLERS


ANDERSON TOWNSHIP -

Ayres, Richard 415
Ayres, William H. 250
Betts, John 247
Bogart, Abram 416
Boye, F. W. 414
Broadwell, Cyrus 415
Drake, Louis 249
Durham, Aquila 247
Durham, Winfield S. 248
Edwards, Isaac 248
Edwards, Isaac 250
Ferris, John J. 415
Ferris, William Meldrum 416
Hahn, Abner Gerard 415
Hawkins, Carvil 415
Hess, Martin 249
Hibben, R. W. 250
Highlands, W. D., Dr. 414
Hopper, Aaron 414
Hopper, Aaron 414
Hopper, Abraham 414
Jewett, Francis H. 248
Johnson, C. C. 416
Johnson, Charles 415
Johnson, Samuel 249
Johnson, Walter 248
Jones, David 248
Lawyer, Michael 248
Markley, W. H. 249
Martin, Gano 416
Martin, Joseph 249
Martin, Robert 249
Mattox, Absolom H. 249
Mears, Thomas 249
Miller, Elisha 250
Shaw, Moses S. 414
Shaw, Samuel 250
Silvers, J. R. 414
Turner, Isaac 249
Webb, John 248
Webb, Leonard Armstrong 415


COLERAIN TOWNSHIP -

Arnold, W. G. 261
Barnes, John 261
Cilley, Agnes, Mrs. 261
Cone, A. H. 259
Davis, Mary Jane 261
Erven, Isaac 260
Gaiser, John 261
Gasser, John 261
Gulick, Henry 261
Hubbard, Thomas, Sr. 259
Hughes family 258
Hunter, Thomas 258
Huston, Andrew & James 258
Huston, James 258
Huston, John 258
Huston, Paul 258
Huston, Paul S. 258
Johnson Family 259
Johnson, David K. 259
Johnson, Elias 259
Jones, M. T. 261
Luse, A. B. 261
McHenry, Thomas 260
Martin, William 260
Paul, Williamson 260
Pool, Peter 260
Poole, James 260
Pouder, George 259
Pouder, John 259
Pouder, Leonard 259
Richards, Giles 259
Scott, Thomas 260
Stout, Charles 258
Strong, Louis R. 261
Thompson, J. R. 261
Vansicle, Baxter 260
Wade, Nehemiah 258
Waterhouse, J. P. 261
Willey, Charles 261


COLUMBIA TOWNSHIP -

Armstrong, B. C. 279
Armstrong, N. S. 279
Auten, Ralph 267
Beiswarnnger, John 278
Brown, Anthony 270
Butterfield, A. S. 269
Clason, Luis W. 277
Coppin, Joseph 416
Cortelyou, Albert 269
Durrell, William 270
Ebersole, Mr. 279
Ebersole, C. S. 278
Ferris, John M. 279
Ferris, Joseph 269
Ferris, William 277
Fowler, Leonard 270
French, Thomas 270
Hedges, Elias 277
Hedges, Eliza 277
Hidden, Otis 270
Hoffman, J. S. 278
Hosbrook, D. S. & J. A. 278
Johnson, Samuel 269
Kennedy, Lewis 279
Langdon, Mark 270
Lewis, Charley B. 417
Locke, J. H. 279
Lunbeck, A. B. 278
McCullough, Sampson 268
McGowen, John H. 270
McGrew, Daniel 269
Mann, J. B., Maj. 416
Mills, Abner 269
Moore, John D. 416
Moore, John D. 279
Moore, W. H. 269
Muchmore, Charles S. 416
Muchmore, Joseph 269
Muchmore, Samuel 269
Perkins, William L. 277
Smith, Hiram 269
Stites, Hezekiah 268
Suttle, George J. 270
Suttle, Joseph 270
Swift, John 279
Swift, Samuel 279
Swift, Thomas 270
Thomas, Jacob 279
Ward, A. B. 278
Weir, John 278
White, Thomas 270
Williams, Zadock 269
Williams, Zadoc 279


CROSBY TOWNSHIP -

Bartlett, Josiah 287
Bentlett, William H. 290
Blackburn, John 288
Brevoort, Jason F. 290
Britterfield, Jeremiah 283
Butterfield, Emanuel 288
Butterfield, Jeremiah 287
Comstock, Joab 283
Cone, Charles 285
McClure, William W., jr. 286
Montgomery, Hugh 286
Nugent, Andrew, sr. 286
Oyler, William G. 286
Pottinger, Samuel 286
Sater, John J., sr. 288
Sherman, Ezra, jr. 288
Sherman, Ezra, sr. 285
Smith, David 288
Whipple, Elijah 287
Whipple, Joab 285
Wilkins, Daniel 288
Willey, Horace 286
Willey, Judah 287


DELPHI TOWNSHIP -

Applegate, William J. 298
Calloway, Annie B. 298
Cross, Peter 297
Davis, Shipley W. 298
Drucker, Claus 297
Gerth, Charles 298
Gind, Valentine 298
Kahny, John 296
MacFarlan, Peter 298
Mackinzie, James 297
McIntyre, George 296
Paul, Richard 295
Price, R. B. 298
Rentz, Sebastian, jr. 296
Shiffel, Peter 298
Silvers, James H. 299
Smith, W. H. 299
Story, Jacob 296
Thompson, George 297
Trautman, Henry 297
Tullock, Adam 298
Williams, W. L. 296
Wittenstatter, L., Mrs. nee Kuperferle 296
Wyatt, Thomas 296


GREEN TOWNSHIP

Bates, Elizabeth 308
Bradford, Thomas J. 307
Brandstetter, Gottlieb, Rev. 307
Browne, Samuel J. 304
Carson, Samuel W. 304
Davis, George W. 307
Epley, Joseph (or Eply) 305
Frondorf, George 307
Goforth, William D. 304
Hay, George 305
Herrick, D. R. 306
Jackson, S. S. 306
Jacobs, Enoch 308
Lewis, Charley B. 307
Markland, Washington 305
Markland, William H. 305
Miller, William 307
Morgan, Thomas 307
Murphy, William 305
Musekamp, G. H. 306
Oehlmann, F. H. 306
Rearden, Joseph M. 307
Ries, Charles 307
Siefert, Joseph 306
Strathem, Isaac W. 305
Taylor, William 307
Thurston, Catharine 305
Townsend, Isaac 307
Veazey, James 306
Wood, Emily 305


HARRISON TOWNSHIP

Arnold, George 314
Ashby, John 313
Biddinger, Frederick 316
Brown, Matthew 315
Cary, Robert 315
Converse, William E. 314
Dair, James 317
Dair, Lewis M. 317
Dair, William 317
Egger, Gerberd 318
Frost, Isaac L. 317
Hopping, George 316
Jones, John 316
Marvin, Jerome 317
Marvin, Robert 316
Meyer, Joseph C. 318
Mittler, Asa R. 316
Oyler, George G. 315
Simonson, Benjamin 316
Thomas, Charles G. 318
Thomas, Milton L. 317
Tibbs, Alvin G. 314
Tibbs, Warren 314
Wakefield, Andrew M. 315
Wakefield, W. F. 315
West, Augustus E. 318
West, Charles 318


MIAMI TOWNSHIP

Argo, Ebenezer 327
Burr, Samuel 327
Burr, William P. 327
Flinchpaugh, Caleb 325
Flinchpaugh, Christopher 324
Flinchpaugh, David 325
Flinchpaugh, Henry 325
Flinchpaugh, John M. 325
Garrison, Joseph Dixson 324
Guard, Chalon G. 325
Hayes, Job 326
Hayes, Job, jr. 326
Hayes, Joseph H. 326
Hearn, Jesse 327
Hearn, Purnel 327
Ingersoll, Abel 325
Ingersoll, Isaac 326
McGee, John 325
Maensley, Moses B. 326
Maensley, William 326
Markland, Noah 326
Markland, Thomas 326
Matson, John B. 325
Scott, Andrew 324


MILL CREEK TOWNSHIP

Ash, J. E. 423
Asmann, William 421
Barkly, Anton 417
Bauer, Goswinn 421
Bauer, Louis H. 421
Beckmann, Henry 418
Benner, Pedro 423
Bertrand, Henry 417
Bickers, John 423
Blake, Alfred F., Rev. 420
Borman, William 420
Broermann, H. 419
Brown, E. A. 422
Colling, John T. 422
Cook, J. B. 420
Cope, Thomas 418
Culbertson, Nancy (White) 420
Dahman, John Henry 417
Diss, F. J. 421
Eckert, Carrie Meyer 425
Engel, Leonard 424
Esselmann, G. H. 424
French, Hannah, Mrs. 423
Fricke, Herman Henry 418
Funk, John H. 420
Gries, Charles 420
Grover, Herman 420
Haehl, Jacob 421
Haley, L. W. 424
Heile, Daniel, Rev. 424
Henning, Christian 417
Hockstedt, William 418
Hoelscher, Hilary, Rev. 422
Jander, Gustave 421
Johnson, A. B. 425
Kaiser, Thomas H. 419
Karl, Catharine 421
Kaufmann, Frank 424
Keeshan & Weber 426
Kemper, Julia A., Mrs. 425
Kessel, Lawrence 418
Kilgersteen, Jerome 417
Knott, Thomas 422
Lambert, Thomas 422
Lammers, H. H. 424
McCammon, John 423
Macke, B. H. 419
Macke, H. H. 409
Morris, Edward 418
Newby, S. & Son 421
Niehaus, Lucas 419
Oberle, Edward P. 423
O'Meara, D., Rev. 420
Parker, Frederick 418
Rhein, John  Philipp 419
Ries, Jacob 425
Schaefer, Reinhold 417
Schilling, William 418
Schmidt, Chris 424
Schrenk, John 419
Schroeder, John 422
Schulhof, Mathias 424
Seefried, John D. 417
Spangler, F. 422
Stephan, Thomas A. 420
Stephens, A. L. 422
Strothman, Bernard 424
Thale, George 422
Trotter, John 426
Varnan, F. 419
Wallrath, Joseph 424
Weatherby, Thomas Branch 425
Witte, Herman 425
Young, George 425


SPENCER TOWNSHIP-


SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP -

Adams, John 375
Allen, Philander 372
Bacon, George W. 427
Bolser, Henry 367
Brown, Alexander 375
Brown, Archibald 374
Brown, Daniel 372
Brown, Joel 373
Brown, Lloyd Smethurst 428
Brown, Mary I. 427
Bruce, William P. 426
Caldwell, James N., Maj. 426
Cameron, Daniel 366
Carman, Joseph 373
Carnahan, James 36
Compton, Elias 374
Compton, Jacob R. 367
Compton, Reuben S. 370
Cooper, John 429
Cox, William, Maj. 372
Decker, John P. 427
Dorn, Philip 376
Field, Jacob 373
Foster, Algermon Sidney 366
Foster, Luke 363
Foster, Luke 366
Gillespie, David H. 376
Hall, John 374
Hall, John 375
Hall, Joseph B. 375
Herbert, William 375
Hickox, Nathan W. 428
Hills, Elijah 374
Hoel, Barnabas 369
Hoffner, Jacob 370
Hoffner, John C. 371
Hoffner, Thomas 370
Huston, James, jr., Maj. 428
Ihlendorf, H. 429
Isham, August 375
Jacob, Peter 429
Johnsons, The 370
Johnson, Rachel JESSUP 370
Johnson, Samuel, sr. 372
Kessling, H. I. 429
Laboyteaux, Peter 369
Lane, Aaron 367
Lane, Isaac 373
LaRue, John 369
Lawrence, Daniel 429
Lovett, James 375
McCash, William 369
McCormick Family, The 368
McGilliard, William 366
McLean, William 372
Marshall, Libues 428
Miles, Abiezer 371
Miller, J. M. 428
Moore, James 366
Moser, Henry 376
Perlee, Benjamin 366
Pierson, William 369
Rhemboldt, Rudolph 426
Riddle, William 373
Rogers, Henry, sr. 371
Ross, Charles, Capt. 427
Sampson, Joseph 427
Seward, Samuel 368
Skillman, Jacob 371
Smizer, Wesley, M. D. 428
Snodgrass, John T. 373
Sorter, Andrew L. 375
Sterritt, Benjamin 374
Story, J. H. 376
Strong, David 368
Urmston, Benjamin 369
Vancleve, Elijah 426
Vandyke, Dominicus 366
Voorhees, Harvey 429
Voorhees, Jacob 429
Walden, Benjamin 370
Walden, Elisha C. 372
Weaver, Henry 363
Weston, Thomas 374
Whallon, Benjamin 368
Whallon, James 368
Wolverton, John 373
Wozencraft, John M. 371
Wright, John M. 367
Yerkes, Joshua 374


SYCAMORE TOWNSHIP

Campbell, John 389
Carpenter, James 389


SYMMES TOWNSHIP

Brown, George W. 400
Buckingham, Horace 399
Buckingham, Levi 398
Buckingham, Maria 399
Buckingham, Oliver P. 398
Buckingham, William S. 399
Cunningham, William B. 398
Enyart, Ana 400
Harper, Josiah 400
Jones, Joseph 400
Klick, Jacob 399
Link, Charles J. 399
Martin, Jonathan T. 398
Martin, Jonathan T. 400
Miller, George 399
Nenfarth, Henry, Jr. 399
Nenfarth, Henry, Sr. 399
Price, Rachel 398
Rembis, Nicholas 400
Reynolds, Jabez 398
Rude, John E. 398
Sauerback, Philip 399
Walker, Robert 400
Weller, Philip 399


WHITEWATER TOWNSHIP

Bonhom, John 406
Collins, Ephraim 408
Dumont, John J. 409
Guard, Alexander 406
Guard, Bailey 405
Haire, Jacob 409
Hayes, Otho 409
Hayes, Silas Van 408
Herrider, Jacob 407
Hughes, Ezekiel 405
Hunt, Jesse 406
Karr, Hugh 407
Lemmons, Henry 408
McHenry, Samuel 408
Reeder, Nicholas 408
Reese, John 410
Rice, Uriah 410
Simmonds, Richard 408
Simonson, Aaron 409
Wamsley, Moses B. 408
West, Wayne 409


ILLUSTRATIONS

Page
Portrait of E. J. Turpin following 254
Portrait of William Edwards following 254
Portrait of William R. McGill following 254
Portrait of Abram Ebersole following 254
Portrait of T. M. Armstrong following 254
Portraits, with biography, of Mr. and Mrs. Bradbury Cilley, between 262 and 263
Portrait, with biography, of Jared Cloud between 262 and 263
Portraits, with biography, of Thomas E. Sater and wife 282
Residence of George Wabnitz between 284 and 285
Portraits, with biography, of George Wabnitz and wife facing 286
Residence of Joseph Sater between 288 and 289
Residence of Thomas E. Sater between 288 adn 289
Portraits, with biography, of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph between 292 and 293
Portrait, with biography, of James P. Williams facing 297
View of Mt. St. Vincent Academy facing 300
Portrait, with biography, of Dr. E. D. Crookshank facing 395
Portraits of S. S. Jackson and wife, with biography facing 306
Portrait, with biography, of G. W. H. Musekamp between 308 an 309
Portrait of Daniel Isgrig between 308 and 309
Portrait, with biography, of Thomas Wills facing 310
Portrait, with biography, of F. Fondorf facing 311
Portraits of Richard Calvin and wife, with biography between 312 and 313
Portraits, with biography, of Stephen Burk and wife between 214 and 315
Residence of M. S. Bonnell between 316 and 317
Portrait of Joseph H. Hayes facing 318
Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Bonnell between 318 and 319
Page
Portraits of Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell between 318 and 319
Portrait, with biography, of Charles Flinchpaugh facing 320
Portrait of Charles Simonson between 224 and 225
Residence of Charles Simonson between 224 and 225
Portrait of Henry Attemeyer facing 337
Residence of F. G. Cary between 344 and 345
Portrait of F. G. Cary facing 346
Portrait, with biography of S. M. Ferris facing 348??????
Portrait of J. D. Langdon facing ________
Portrait of John Riddle between 36_ and ___
Portrait of Catharine Riddle between ____ and ____
Portrait of Hon. John M. Cochran  
Portraits of Cary Johnson and wife between 372 and 373
Residence of C. B. Johnson between 372 and 373
Portrait of Captain George W. Walker facing 377
Portraits of Benjamin Urmston and wife betwen 378 and 379
Portraits, with biography, of Reeves McGilliard and wife between 380 and 381
Portraits, with biography, of John R. Field and wife between 380 and 381
Portraits of Joseph and Mrs. Joseph Jackson between 382 and 383
Residence of Portrait of John L. Riddle between 384 and 385
Portrait of G. H. Friend facing 386
Portrait of Colonel W. H. Hill facing 394
Portraits of Rev. W. B. Chidlaw and Mrs. W. B. Chidlaw between 408 and 409
Portrait of Exekiel Hughes facing 412
Portrait, with biography, of W. D. Mundell facing 417
Portrait, with biography, of Jacob Clark facing 421
Portrait with biography of of Herman Knuwener facing 425

 

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