CHAPTER XXXI.
PIKE TOWNSHIP
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     THIS township, established June 7th, 1819, was named after General Pike.  The first election was held the 26th of June, at the house of Michael Harter.
     The entire voters in 1822 numbered nineteen.  Their names we give:  John Arnold, Robert Kennedy, Jacob Swails, Thoams Elwell, Wm. Wright, Aaron Wilson, John Scoles, Wm. Smith, Philip Armentrout, Benj. Austin, John Butler, Wm. Spry, Francis Popham, David Holloway, Thomas Scoles, John Gordon, Andrew Scoles, Cyrus McDonald, and George Scoles.  In 1820, John Arnold listed the taxable property, and received $5 therefor.  Amity was laid out in 1832, and contains about 150 inhabitants, among them wagon makers, Adam Cole, John Scarborough; tanners, John Nyrick, George McClurg; shoemakers, John Cain, George Nyrick; tavern keeper, Newel Dowds.  There are two stores.  The post-office is called "Democracy."  There are three churches:  Baptist, Rev. Arnold, Pastor; Methodist, Rev. Ball, and Disciple.  The physicians are E. Mast and W. E. Edwards.
     In 1840, Pike contained 1,216 inhabitants; in 1850, 1,720; and in 1860, 1454.

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     The brothers Bartholomew and John Bartlett, natives of Connecticut, emigrated from Pennsylvania to Knox county in 1808, and were the heads of numerous families of Bartlett in Knox and Morrow.  The sons of Bartholomew were William, David, Hugh, and Leonard; and the daughters were Martha, wife of J. C. Irvine, of Mt. Vernon; Polly, wife of Samuel Nye; Betsy, wife of Winn Winship, and Mrs. Jacob Cooper, deceased.  Edwin, son of William, lives on the old home place in Morris township; William Bartlett, carpenter in Mt. Vernon, is one of the sons of David; his other son, Simeon, lives in the west.  Hugh's children were William F., George, Lafayette, Taylor, and Mary, Mrs. Shurr of Chesterville.  Leonard's children were John, George, who married Ellen Cooper, Helen, Preston, Elizabeth, Josephine.  John,, sr's, children were Abner, and Mary, Mrs. John Richards, who is dead.  Abner's children are T. M. Bartlett, of Mt. Vernon, Sarah, wife of Robert Maxwell in Morrow county, John D., of Wayne, Abner, Joel, Abel, Maria, wife of John Barber, Mary, Mrs. Fredericks, Loruma, wife of Alvin Casson, all on Morrow county.  Of Mrs. Mary Richards' children, but one child - David, at Sparta - lives in this State; the others are in Vermont.  When the old settlers came to Knox they settled in Clinton and Morris.  The Cains - Elias and James - were early settlers.  James now lives in Holmes county; Elias and his brother Robert yet in this township.  The Armstrongs, Johnsons and Kirkpatricks are citizens of many years.  Conrad

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Doub, a native of Frankfort on the Rhine, came to this county in 1832.  He is a good farmer; has seven boys living, two of whom are in Co. H, 23d Regt. - Conrad and Lewis.  John Mahaffey ahs since 1833 been a citizen of this township.  He came from Washington county, Pa., learnt the blacksmith trade with his brother Joe, in Mt. Vernon, and has for many years carried on business in this township.

SUCCESSIVE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
 

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