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Findley Twp. - JOHN P. HAMILTON was also one of the early settlers of the township.  He entered and cleared up the farm east of Lye Creek, now owned by Aaron Baker.  Mr. Hamilton was a man of strong will, and determined in any matter he took in hand.  He was one of the first Commissioners of the county, and in his official capacity took an active part in the public improvements of the county, in developing its resources, and in inaugurating those measures which have led to our present greatness.  Mr. Hamilton died about the year 1860. †Source 1: History of Hancock County, Ohio By D. B. Beardsley, Findley, O. - Publ. Springfield, O. Republic Printing Company - 1881 Page 434

JOHN HARDY, was the oldest of a family of five children and was born in the city of Philadelphia, on the 15th day of July, 1797, and came with his parents to Ohio in 1822, and settled in Stark county.  He was married in August, 1822, to Martha Orr.  In 1832 he came to this county, and took up his residence on the farm now owned by Ezra Karn in Cass township.  Mr. H. had entered six hundred acres of land in the county, previous to his removal here.  In 1835 he removed to his farm in this township, it being then a part of Portage township, where he resided up to the time of his death, in November, 1860.      Mr. Hardy was a man of strong common sense, and a fair common school education.  He was one of the first school teachers in the county, and taught school in the winter seasons, for more than twenty-vie years.  He was a man of decided opinions, and always had the courage to defend them.  With his neighbors, he was noted for his honesty, intelligence and industry, and his counsel and advice were sought by his acquaintances.      Mr. H. was one of the pioneer Methodists of the county, having been a member of that church before his coming to the county, and remained so until his death.  His membership in the church covered a period of more than forty years.  His house was one of the early preaching places, and the itinerant minister always found a warm welcome at his table and fireside.      He was the father of five children, three boys and two girls, four of whom are living.  His eldest daughter, now the widow of John McConnell, resides in Findley.  Hannah, the youngest daughter, married the Rev. B. A. Desney, a minister of the Methodist church, has lately taken up her residence in Findley.  Joseph O., the oldest son, is now and has been for the past twenty-six years a resident of Pendleton, Ind., at which place he has been engaged in mercantile pursuits.  Oliver P.  is one of the substantial farmers of Eagle township.  Addison, the youngest son, died about five years ago, leaving to his young family, a fine home in Cass township. †Source 1: History of Hancock County, Ohio By D. B. Beardsley, Findley, O. - Publ. Springfield, O. Republic Printing Company - 1881 Page 189

FREDERICK HENDERSON was a native of Muskingum County, O., and came to this town with his wife and Jonathan Parker, in October, 1831.  Mr. H. and a tall fine looking man, very courteous in his manner, and affable in conversation, and considerate of the feelings and opinions of others.      He was a cabinet maker by trade, and carried on that business for a number of years.  In 1840 he and Mr. Newell formed a co-partnership in the dry goods trade and occupied the room on the corner of Main and Main Cross streets, now occupied by Frank Karst.  This partnership last for six years.  Mr. Henderson then withdrew from the firm, and went into business alone.  He remained a member until his death.  He was a very successful business man, and accumulated a large property.  Dying he left a wife and four children. †Source 1: History of Hancock County, Ohio By D. B. Beardsley, Findley, O. - Publ. Springfield, O. Republic Printing Company - 1881 Page 311

Findley Twp. - WILLIAM L. HENDERSON.  Mr. Henderson was born in County Donegal, Ireland, in 1797, and with his parents came to this country, and settled at Mt. Eaton, Ohio.  He had the advantages of a good education for his day.  He came to Findley in 1829, and at once assumed a prominent place amongst the early settlers.  In 1838 he was elected Auditor of the county, which office he held for four years, and then resigned.  In 1842 he was appointed Clerk of the Common Pleas Court, which office he held for six years.  In 1830 he was appointed Surveyor of the County, which office he held for eight years.  Thus eighteen consecutive yeas he filled a county office, and always acceptably to the people.      He was a man of strong constitution, and robust health.  He had most decided convictions, and was not slow in defending any opinion he may have formed.  He was not easily swerved from any course hs had marked out.  After a long and active residence here, he went to Kansas, where he died in 1861, at the age of sixty-four years. Source: History of Hancock County, Ohio By D. B. Beardsley, Findley, O. - Publ. Springfield, O. Republic Printing Company - 1881  - Page 308

Portage Twp. - SAMUEL HOWARD is the son of a farmer, and was born in Westmoreland County, Pa., December 7th, 1814.  He was brought up on a farm, and has followed that vocation all his life.  When but a few months old his parents came to Richland County, Ohio.  Mr. H. is the oldest of eleven children, of whom eight are yet living.  He came to this county in 1833, and settled on what is called "Ten Mile Creek," in this township.  They were surrounded by the forest; Indians plenty; game in abundance.  Mr. Howard said that when they got up in the morning and wanted to kill a turkey they were at a loss to know which direction to go, as they were gobbling all around.  Mr. Howard said that his father had fifty dollars in money when he came here, and that he borrowed of him to enter forty acres of land, on the condition that he should keep the family in provisions for one year, and as there were eleven of them in the family, he said it required a great deal of hard labor on his past to do so, especially as four was sixteen dollars per barrel, and corn one dollar and a half per bushel.  The settlers then had to go to Tiffin to mill, and to the village of Findley to trade.      In December, 1837, he married Elizabeth Carroll with whom he now lives, and built a cabin in the woods, and commenced life, full of hope and energy, determined to succeed.  In 1850, having been elected Treasurer of the county, he sold his land and moved to Findlay.  He served two terms as Treasurer.  He then purchased the old Trout farm, at Van Buren.  After residing here for some years he sold out, and bought the Hollenbeck farm, joining the north corporation line of Findlay, where he resided until about one year ago, when he moved into the town.      Mr. Howard was Captain of Co. G, 118 Regiment, O. V. I., in the late war, and was with that Regiment in all its marches and battles until the spring of 1864.  In 1863 Capt. Howard was detailed to go to Boston to assist in organizing the drafted men of Massachusetts.  He remained there for three months, when he rejoined the Regiment and went to Eastern Tennessee.  In the spring of 1864 he had the misfortune to get his leg broken, and was discharged.      He is the father of eleven children, six of whom are living.  Mr. Howard has always been noted for his public spirit and liberality.  He has been prominent in many of the enterprises which have so greatly benefited our county.      Such is the confidence in which he is held by the people of the county, that he was again elected Treasurer of the county in 1878, and re-elected in 1881. †Source 1: History of Hancock County, Ohio By D. B. Beardsley, Findley, O. - Publ. Springfield, O. Republic Printing Company - 1881 Page 436

Big Lick Twp. - ABRAHAM HUFF, as one of the Associate Judges of the county, has been mentioned heretofore. (in the History of Hancock Co., Ohio 1881) (Sharon Wick's Note:  John Huff family can be found at 1860 Census Hancock Co., Ohio - Big Lick Twp - in Film Series M653 Roll 982 Page 222 - Dwelling 351 Family 341 with wife, and 3 children.) †Source 1: History of Hancock County, Ohio By D. B. Beardsley, Findley, O. - Publ. Springfield, O. Republic Printing Company - 1881 Page 61

ROBERT HURD, who came to this township in 1839, was born at East Haddam, Conn., Mar. 16, 1784, and emigrated to Portage County, Ohio, in 1820, and settled in Twinsburg township, as agent for the brothers Aaron and Moses Wilcox - twins - from whom the township derived its name.  Mr. Hurd made extensive entries of lands in and about the site of the present town of Arlington, in 1834, and his sons, William B. and Lorenzo, and son-in-law, Joseph Fitch, at once settled on part of these lands, then all a wilderness.  Mr. Hurd laid out the town of Arlington, and was active in the formation of the township of Madison, from parts of Delaware and Amanda townships.  For a number of years Mr. Hurd held the office of Justice of the Peace.  He frequently appeared in Justice's Courts as an attorney, conducting his cases with much ability.  Mr. Hurd died at Arlington in 1861. †Source 1: History of Hancock County, Ohio By D. B. Beardsley, Findley, O. - Publ. Springfield, O. Republic Printing Company - 1881 Page 399