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THE TOWNSHIP ORGANIZED
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THE FIRST CHURCH
SABBATH SCHOOL IN EARLY TIMES.
THE FIRST TANNERIES.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
THE FIRST SCHOOL.
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EARLY BLACKSMITHS.
THE FIRST DISTILLERY.
THE FIRST SALT WORKS
ST. MARY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH.
AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS.
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IMPROVED BREEDS OF STOCK.
MILITARY RECORD.
Revolutionary Soldiers.
- This regiment and company unknown; traditional authority,
to-wit: Thomas Dowel, David Devore, William blunt, William
Bell and John Calling.
The following were "known to have been
out in the war of 1812:" Moses Welsh, Enos Devore, Wm.
Bland (Captain), Thomas Bland, Jacob Lane, James Blunt, John
Cullins, John Thrapp and Noah Matthews.
Light Infantry. - A regiment
was organized, under the State law, in 1833. The officers were
as follows:
William B. Cassady, of Zanesville, Colonel;
Elias Ellis of this township, Lieutenant Colonel; Henry
Harris, Major; Thomas Maxfield of Norwich, _____
Culbertson of Zaneslville, David Harris of Wayne township
and W. D. Germanof Hopewell township, are known to have been
Captains.
Artillery.
- An artillery company was formed in 1830. Elias Ellis
was chosen Captain, and John M. Lane, Lieutenant.
Cavalry. - About 1830, a company
of cavalry was formed, of which William Ellis was Captain.
The other officers and members are not remembered by the gentlemen
who furnished this statement; and it will be well enough to state
here, that they - Francis Mattingly, Elias Ellis, James E. Thrapp
and Charles Gorsuch- four of the oldest, best informed, and
best preserved citizens of this township, were at great pains to
furnish correct information for the history of this township, and
have certified the data herein as the most complete and correct that
can now be furnished. And while the absence of dates and
specific location of some events is to be regretted, it is yet a
matter of congratulation that they have been able to do so well from
memory, having nothing else to guide them. And thanks are due
to Joshua Gorsuch and wife, and John M. Lane, for
valuable information.
During the early part of the war of the rebellion,
fifty of the members of this cavalry company volunteered, and twenty
were drafted. One of the former, Joseph T. Gorsuch, was
a commissioned officers.
The volunteers in the late rebellion, were as follows:
Alexander, James
Austin, Cornelius
Bailey, William
Bonner, Wm.
Brown, Cornelius
Butler, Chas. W.
Butler, John
Campbell, Curtis
Campbell, Jacob
Clark, Melvin
Conn, Jesse B.
Flemming, Chas. W.
Flemming, James
Fletcher, George
Fletcher, henry
Fletcher, John |
Gardner, Lemuel
Gardner, Parish
Harden, Samuel
Henderson, James
Hunter, Levi
Hunter, Robert
James, William
James, Wm. H.
Knapp, John
McClary, James
McClarey, John
McGee, David
McGee, William
Matthews, James
Mupulman, William
Murphy, Cornelius |
Quigley, George
Quigley, James
Pansler, W. H.
Park, Henry L.
Perry, George
Riley, Aaron
Ross, Dwight
Ryan, John A.
Smith, Robert
Spencer, Marshall
Spencer, William
Sweney, James
Wadden, Wm. H.
Welsh, Robert
Wright, George B.
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| and of the drafted
men, only two are remembered - |
Reamy, S. W. and
Thrapp, James E. |
The Military Roll
of Honor is as follows:
| Campbell, Curtis W. |
Company G, |
97th O. V. I. |
| Fletcher, Joshua G. |
Company G, |
97th O. V. I. |
| Fletcher, Spencer |
Company D, |
16th O. V. I. |
| Frost, Levi |
Company B, |
15th O. V. I. |
| Granger, John |
Company F, |
122nd O. V. I. |
| Hunter, R. W. P. |
Company G, |
97th O. V. I. |
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| James, William |
Company I, |
122nd O. V. I. |
| McFarland, James |
Company D, |
16th O. V. I. |
| Madden, William H. |
Company G, |
97th O. V. I. |
| Moore, Henry |
Company K, |
122nd O. V. I. |
| St. Clair, John |
Company G, |
97th O. V. I. |
| Tatham, Charles |
Company D, |
16th O. V. I. |
| Wright, George B. |
Company F, |
97th O. V. I. |
STATE MILITIA.
Under the State law of Ohio, in 1863, militia
were enrolled, and performed military duty. Archibald
McDonald and William Tatham of this township, were
Captains in the Second Muskingum county regiment. Charles
Gorsuch was First Sergeant in one of them.
The last record of historic value for this township
that is included in the data, gleaned and certified to be true, is
THE RAILROAD.
The Cincinnati & Muskingum Valley
railway, commonly called the C. & M. V. R. R., traverses a part of
the eastern and northeastern
border of the township. Ellis Station, the only one in the
township, was located in 1870. The Postoffice was opened at
this station about the
same time.
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