Welcome to
Perry County, Ohio
History & Genealogy

Source:
History of Fairfield and Perry Counties,
Ohio
Their Past and Present
Containing A Comprehensive History of Ohio; A Complete History of Fairfield and Perry Counties;
Their Townships, Cities, Villages, Towns, Schools, Churches, Societies, Industries, Statistics, Etc.;
A History of Their Soldiers in the Late War; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Miscellaneous Matter; Maps of the Counties;
Biographies and Histories of Pioneer Families, Etc., Etc.
Part 2
Compiled by A. A. Graham - Illustrated
Published:  Chicago - W. H. Beers & Co.
1883

CONTENTS

PERRY COUNTY, OH
	PAGE
CHAPTER I. - GEOGRAPHY, TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY - Slightly started 10/3/2017	1
CHAPTER II. - COAL, IRON ORE, SALT, AND OTHER MINERALS -	7
CHAPTER III. - INDIANS AND FIRST WHITES	13
CHAPTER IV. - PIONEER HABITS AND CUSTOMS - "THE GOOD OLD DAYS"	18
CHAPTER V. - NATIONALITY AND RACES	26
CHAPTER VI. - TRAGEDY AND COMEDY	28
CHAPTER VII. - COURTS, COUNTY OFFICERS, PUBLIC BUILDINGS, ETC.	43
CHAPTER VIII. - THE SEAT OF JUSTICE	59
CHAPTER IX. - AGRICULTURE AND COUNTY FAIRS.	69
CHAPTER X. - THE NEWSPAPER PRESS.	74
CHAPTER XI. - RAILROADS.	82
CHAPTER XII. - POLITICAL MATTERS	91
CHAPTER XIII. - THE MILITARY IN TIME OF PEACE.	99
CHAPTER XIV. - THE WAR OF 1812 AND MEXICAN WAR.	103
CHAPTER XV. - THE WAR OF THE REBELLION.	106
CHAPTER XVI. - REUNION OF VETERAN SOLDIERS	135
CHAPTER XVII. - THE CENTENNIAL	139
CHAPTER XVIII. - CYCLONES AND FLOODS	149
CHAPTER XIX. - OLD SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION	154
CHAPTER XX. - MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS.	156
CHAPTER XXI. - SOME "PERRY COUNTY BOYS."	166
PART VI. - TOWNSHIP HISTORIES OF PERRY COUNTY
CHAPTER XXII. - BEARFIELD TOWNSHIP	171
CHAPTER XXIII. - CLAYTON TOWNSHIP	178
CHAPTER XXIV. - COAL TOWNSHIP	190
CHAPTER XXV. - HARRISON TOWNSHIP	192
CHAPTER XXVI. - HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP	195
CHAPTER XXVII. - JACKSON TOWNSHIP	202
CHAPTER XXVIII. - MADISON TOWNSHIP	208
CHAPTER XXIX. - MONDAY CREEK TOWNSHIP	215
- portrait of Levi J. Burgess
CHAPTER XXX. - MONROE TOWNSHIP	219
- portrait of Glen A. Emery, M.D.
- portrait of Joseph Rodgers
- portrait of Mrs. Catherine Rodgers
CHAPTER XXXI. - PIKE TOWNSHIP	226
CHAPTER XXXII. - PLEASANT TOWNSHIP	256
CHAPTER XXXIII. - READING TOWNSHIP	261
- portrait of Dr. M. Kagay
CHAPTER XXXIV. - SALTLICK TOWNSHIP	302
CHAPTER XXXV. - THORN TOWNSHIP	307
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES of PERRY COUNTY (marked with this star: )	321