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MADISON
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BOUNDARY AND ERECTION
* SETTLEMENT - includes short sketches of settlers
* EARLY INDUSTRY
* EARLY SCHOOLS
* BUSINESS
* INDIANS
* SOCIETY
* POST-OFFICE
* CHURCHES
* CEMETERIES
* BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
SETTLEMENT
BENJAMIN DUVALL came from Bedford county, Pennsylvania,
about 1798, when nineteen years of age. He worked for James
and Stephen SHORT, in Harrison, for several years, until
his marriage, after which, he settled near South Bloomfield, in the
same township. He was in the war of 1812, for a time, and on
his return settled on section thirty. Here he lived some
thirty years, when he sold out and moved to the Sloan place,
in Harrison, where they remained five years, when they moved
to Shadeville, Franklin county, where both died. Their
children were: Sarah, who lives a widow, in
Harrison; George is in Illinois; Jeremiah died in
Harrison; Catharine married, and moved to Franklin county,
where she died; Robert is in Illinois; William lies in
Harrison; Andrew R., lives on section thirty-two, in Madison,
where he has a farm of one hundred and thirty acres; he married
Cynthia LOVE, and has four children; she died, and he married
Sarah BURGET, his present wife; Benjamin lives in
Harrison; Thomas lives in Auglaize county; Margaret
lived single, and died about 1871. JOHN RITTER,
came from Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, about 1804 or 1805, and
settled on the southwest corner of section twenty--four. His
wife was Mary GLICK. They suffered the usual hardships
of the early frontier settlers, denying themselves the comforts of
life in order to carve out a home and raise the family of children
who came after marriage. They were: Betsey, Hannah, Henry,
Joseph, John, Peter, Mary, and Lydia. Betsey
married Mr. NEVILLE, and moved away; Peter lives in
Henry county; the others are dead. Mr. RITTER also
owned part of section twenty-three, now occupied by Daniel GLICK.
HENRY HALL came
from Pennsylvania, with his wife and three of four children, about
1804 or 1805, and settled on section thirteen, where he bought a
tract of land, and erected a home. He raised fourteen
children, all of whom lived to raise families. Their names
were: David, Henry, Louis, Isaac, Christian, Samuel, Philip,
Susannah, Margaret, Martha, Christine, Polly, Mary, and
Hannah. All married, and most went to the west.
Susannah married Henry NORTHSTINE, and lives in Madison;
David married Mrs. Betsey Kistler, and located in
Walnut township. His son, Peter, lives on the old
homestead, near the county line. GEORGE REED came from near Cumberland,
Maryland, to Ohio, in 1804, and made a settlement on section thirty.
The parents died there. The children were: Robert, George,
John, Andrew, Victor, Margaret, Nancy and Catharine.
All died after marriage except Catherine, who is the widow of
Thomas HAMILTON, and lives in Franklin county, aged nearly
eighty-one years. All lived on the land purchased by their
father. ROBERT REED
came from County Tyrone, Ireland, to the United States, in 1793 or
1795. He came to Ohio and settled on section thirty, where he
died in 1818. His children were: John, George, James, Robert,
Nelson, Victor, and Andrew, besides several daughters. GEORGE GIBSON came from Virginia about
1804. His father, Col. Thomas GIBSON, came with him.
He was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. They settled on
section thirty-two. The children of George GIBSON were:
Dr. Thomas Gibson, who went to Circleville, and George,
a child by a second wife, who died when a child.
George Gibson died Sept. 26, 1843. His father died in
1814.
ISAAC MILLAR was born in Virginia, from whence he came to
Ohio in 1806, and settled on a section of land in Madison
township, Pickaway county. This land was entered by William
MILLAR. Isaac MILLAR accumulated considerable
property, and at one time owned eighteen hundred acres of land in
Madison and Harrison townships. He married Susan Decker
in 1812, and had nine children, five of whom died, and one lives in
Pennsylvania. Ann Elizabeth married Jesse MUSSELMAN,
in 1860, and cares for her aged father, now in his ninety-third
year. The sons were: Michael, John, Jacob, and
Franklin. John and Franklin are deceased.
Michael and Jacob live on property given them by
their father. Mr. MILLAR built and operated a small
distillery and corn mill in Madison, in 1815. He brought the
first threshing machine and the first reaper into Madison township,
where he has lived most of his life.
JOSEPH HOFFHINE came from Maryland
in 1806, and settled on the north half of section thirty. His
children were: Adam, Elizabeth, George, Susannah, Isaac, Sarah,
Mary, William, and Jacob. Adam married and
moved away. George married and lived in Walnut township
where he died. Susannah married William L. Peters,
and lives on section thirty-three.
LUKE DECKER came to Madison township in
1806, from Hampshire county, Virginia, now West Virginia. He
remained two years, when he returned home, where he married Iva
Fix, an brought his bride to begin a home in the western woods.
He entered section twenty, when he first came, and was accompanied
by Ezekiel GROOM and family, who soon after moved to Franklin
county. Mr. DECKER's children were: John, who
died March 21, 1878; William T., who now lives in Groveport,
Franklin county; VAUSE, who lives in the north half of
section twenty, and Hannah, who married Andrew PLATTER.
She died March 20, 1879. Mr. DECKER was a commissary to
General HARRISON, in the war of 1812. At the time of
his settlement, there was a camp of Indians near a spring, now owned
by Vause DECKER. They were peaceable, and went away
soon after his settlement. MR. DECKER died September 2,
1838, aged fifty-seven. His wife made three visits to her
native county, on horseback, during her life. She died March
22, 1872, aged eighty-five years. GEORGE COON
came from Virginia, in 1806. In 1811, he was married to
Sarah Cutler, by whom he had seven children. In 1812
he, with his neighbors, was called on to defend the frontier against
the British and Indians, but was not required to serve long, and
returned to his home. His children were: Julia Ann, who
married, and moved to Franklin county, where she died; George
married Sarah Ann Wilson, and lives on section thirty-two, in
Madison township; Emily married, and died in Monroe township;
John died when young; Luke lies in Illinois; Enos
married, enlisted in the war of the Rebellion, and died in the
service; Franklin married, and died in the war from wounds
received in battle. EDWARD CUTLER came from
Virginia, in 1806, and settled in this township. His children
were: James, who was killed in Columbus; Enos
married, raised a family, and died in Harrison (a daughter of his
married Mr. BURGET, and still lives in Harrison); John
married, and raised several children, none of whom now lie in this
vicinity; Rachel died of cholera, when it first appeared;
Sarah married George COON, and lived and died in Madison;
Nancy married Thomas BURTON and raised a family;
Susan married Henry CARDER, and lived in Franklin county.
In 1808
LOUIS FRIDLEY and his wife, Susannah,
emigrated from Virginia, and settled in Madison, and began the work
of hewing a home out of the virgin forest. They raised a
family of nine children, who were a great help to them in their
pioneer work. They were: George, who lives in Shelby
county; Jacob lives in Missouri; John in Shelby
county; Polly married John WILSON, and is now
deceased; Diana married Dimick COLE; Catharine
married Perry HEDGES; Phebe married Silas ALLEN;
Joshua married Sally CLORE, and lives on the southwest
corner of section thirty-five. She died, and he married
Julia Ann HOTT. He had, by his first wife, Peter,
Louis, and Iva; by his second wife, George, Joanna,
Clinton, Stephen and Charles.
JOSHUA FRIDLEY has always been a great hunter, when a boy
bringing in a great deal of small game. At one time he run a
deer down, with two dogs, the larger of which brought the animal to
bay, and seized it by the throat, killing it. In his late
years he has been a great marksman, and has won many deer, and
quarters of beef, at shooting matches. He now has in his
possession a target-gun, the barrel of which is about four feet in
length, and weighs thirty-one pounds. At his present age,
sixty-eight, he is not afraid to shoot against the improved
globe-sighted guns with his old weapon. JOHN SMITH
emigrated from Northumberland county, Pennsylvania, with his
family, in 1808, and settled on the south half of section thirteen
building a log cabin for an immediate home near a fine spring of
water. He was a hard worker, and with his sons began the work
of clearing land for cultivation. His children were: John,
Henry, Jacob, Magdalene, Catharine, and Christine. John
and Henry afterwards moved to near Winchester, where they
died. Jacob remained at home and married Christine
HALL, by whom he had fourteen children: Samuel, Susannah,
Henry, Moses, Reuben, Christine, Jacob, John, Manesseh, Emanuel,
Jonathan, Anna, Sarah, David and Elizabeth.
David married Eliza FELLOWS, and lived on the adjoining
farm, where he died in 1878; Susannah, married Solomon
LOFFER, and moved to Logan county; Henry lived and died
near Lithopolis; Moses is in Logan county; Jacob died
in Missouri; John Manasseh lives in Logan county; Emanuel
in Logansport, Indiana; Anna in Franklin county, Ohio;
and Sarah in Howard county, Indiana. John
SMITH, sr., was a weaver, and was very expert with the loom,
weaving twenty yards of cloth in a day. He once wove
sixteen yards and mowed one acre of clover in a day. He was a
soldier in the war of 1812, and was a true patriot. J. C. PETERS
came from Berkeley county, Virginia, near Winchester, in
1808, and settled in Walnut township. He was twice married,
and had fourteen children by his first wife, and two by his second.
In 1825 he moved to Madison township, and settled on section
twenty-three. His son, William L. PETERS, still lives
on the southeast quarter of the same section. He married
Susannah HOFFHINE, by whom he has six children. He was
previously married and had one child, but both wife and child died.
His children are: John N., Harriet A., George S., Francis
J., Edward A., and James P. Three of these live on
the home farm. VALENTINE SPARR
came to Ohio very early. He never owned land in this
section, but rented, or leased, a part of Daniel TEEGARDIN's
land. His children were Jacob, George, Peter, John,
and, perhaps, others. All went to Illinois or the west.
BENJAMIN HOWELL was from New Jersey, where he had owned a
ferry, which he sold, and brought land in section eighteen. He
was unable to obtain payment for his ferry, which so preyed on his
mind, that he made way with his life. Benjamin, his
son, inherited his property. He also had daughters, who
married, but none now reside in this part of the country.
JOHN FISHER came from
Virginia, in 1809, and settled on the northeast corner of section
thirty-three. Before coming to the new country he was married
to Elizabeth DECKER, and brought with him two children-
Ann and Hiram. Ann lives, a widow, in
Walnut; Hiram lives on section thirty-one. After coming
to Ohio they had Coonrod, Mary, Gabriel, David, John, George,
Elizabeth, Luke, and Iva. Coonrod owned one
hundred acres in section thirty-three, which he sold, and moved to
Harrison, where he now lives. John J., his son, lives
on section thirty-four, owned by John NOACKER. JACOB SPANGLER
settled in Washington township, in 1810 with his family, consisting
of four daughters and two sons. His daughter, Esther,
married Jacob HINES, and moved to Madison, in 1831, locating
on section twenty-seven. They had nine children, one of whom
died when an infant. They were Mary, Eli, Jacob, Betsey,
Catharine, Enoch, Sarah, Delilah, and I. Marion.
Mary lives at home, a widow; Eli is in Iowa; Jacob
is in Walnut township; Betsey is in Illinois, a widow;
Catharine died an infant; Enoch lives on the old
homestead; Sarah is in Circleville; Delilah died in
1872; Isaac Marion lives in St. Paul, and is a shoemaker.
PETER KRONINGER
came from Pennsylvania in, or about, 1810. He had three sons
and four daughters: Daniel, Peter, Jacob, Mary, Betsey,
Catharine, and Maria. Maria lived in section
thirty-four; Daniel married and lived near home; Peter is
in Illinois; Jacob died on the homestead; Mary died in
Indiana; Betsey married Jacob RUNKLE, and lived in
Madison; Catharine married John NOACKER, and lives in
Madison; Maria married Henry NOACKER, and died in
1878.
JOHN NOTHSTINE came from Northumberland
county, Pennsylvania, in 1810, with his wife and one child. He
made a settlement and cleared a farm on section thirteen, owned by
John SMITH, his father-in-law. Mr. SMITH bought
four hundred acres of land, and gave eighty acres to each of his six
children; John; Catharine; who married John FELLOWS;
Henry; Magdalena, who lived at home, single, until the death of
her parents, when she went to live on her eighty acres; Gertrude
married John NOTHSTINE, and settled on her lot.
Their children were: Daniel, who died in Madison; Henry W.
married Susannah SLUSHER, and settled on section thirteen;
Joseph married Caroline PLINESMITH, and lives in sections
thirteen and fourteen; Mary married Daniel GLICK, now
deceased; Tina died single, when a young woman, Susan
died young, as did Jacob; Eli died an infant. Henry
owns one hundred and fifty-eight acres of land in section fourteen,
and his children are: Absalom, Joseph, Anna, John, Eliza, Jacob,
Christine, Mary R.; David died an infant; Frank died when
a young man; and Louis Lafayette. DANIEL RAINIER
came from Virginia about 1810, and settled on the northwest
corner of section fourteen, where he raised a faily of children,
consisting of: Isaac, Abraham, Daniel, and several daughters,
none of whom lived and died in this part of the country. His
son Isaac lived and died on the home farm. His children
were: Isaac, Sarah, Hester, John and Mary. John
now owns the old homestead.
JOHN SOUSER came from Pennsylvania about 1828,
and worked the place owned by Mrs. KING, on section
thirty-five. He afterwards married her, and died on the place.
She is still living.
WILLIAM TEEGARDIN came
from Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in 1810, and settled on the
southwest quarter of section twenty-three. He was twenty-three
years of age when he came to Madison, and had three children.
His father, Aaron TEEGARDIN, came in the following year, and
settled on the southeast quarter of section twenty-two, now owned by
Solomon TEEGARDIN. They came in a wagon, in which they
lived some four weeks. The wolves were troublesome, and often
fought the dogs under the wagon, until driven away by Mr.
TEEGARDIN. The nearest neighbor lived eight miles distant,
and not a stick of timber was cut in that distance. His wife
was crippled by rheumatism; and he raised twelve children, besides
clearing his land. The family consisted of seven boys and five
girls. Of these, Margaret married Jackson MILLAR,
Catharine married Harrison DARST, Susannah married
John ROCKEY, Huldah married Elias HARDSOCK, Elizabeth
are also dead. Of the sons, John, Joseph, and Henry
are dead. Aaron and Daniel are in Steuben
county, Indiana; Abraham and Peter live in the
township. William TEEGARDIN died in 1871, aged
eight-four. During the war of 1812, he went to Sandusky and
served as a soldier.
JACOB McLANE came to Pickaway county, from
Virginia, in 1810, bringing with him his family, and located on the
south side of the creek, near where the iron bridge now spans the
stream, and both he and his wife died on the place. There
children were: Zachariah, George, Jacob, Nancy, Elizabeth,
and Mary. Zachariah married Susan SPAUR, and
afterwards lived on the FELLERS farm. A son,
Washington, now resides in Jackson township, where he has
operated a grist- and saw-mill for many years. George moved
to Franklin county, and afterwards to Putnam county, where he died;
Jacob settled in Johnstown, Licking county; Nancy married
Philip Young, and resided in Madison until 1828, when she
removed to Shelby county, Ohio; Elizabeth became the wife of
Jacob ICE, and resided for a number of years, on the
homestead, when they moved to Allen county; Mary married her
cousin, John McLANE, and lived in Pickaway county until her
death. GEORGE P. SHORK emigrated
from Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, with his wife and several
children, about 1812, or, perhaps, earlier, and settled on section
twenty-one. They had twelve children, and bore all the
hardships of early pioneer life in the new country. The
children were: Elizabeth, who married William TEEGARDIN;
John; Susan, who married John LOFFER; Margaret, who
married John TEEGARDIN, and is the only member of the family
now living; Jacob; Joseph; Sarah, who married Christian
BAUM; Philip; Catharine, who remained in Pennsylvania; Mary,
who married Henry RITTER, and settled in the southwest part
of the county; Abraham; and Isaac who moved to Putnam
county, where he died.
CHRISTIAN LOFFER came from Pennsylvania, in 1812. He
was married, and had three children: Jacob, John, and
Susannah, who became Mrs. FELGER. His wife died,
and he married Elizabeth TEEGARDIN, by whom he had:
Christian, Henry, Daniel, Solomon, Simon P., Ellen, and
Sarah. He located on section twenty-three, and cleared a
farm. Henry, his son, the only one of the family now
living in the township, owns a farm on section twenty-six; Ellen
married Samuel HUNT, and lived in Franklin county; Sarah
married John CROSSLEY, and died in Logan county. JAMES LAMBERT came from
Pennsylvania, about 1812, and bought a tract of land on section
fourteen. He lived a bachelor many years, and married Mrs.
Anna CONKLIN. They had no children, but she had three by
her first husband. William F. CONKLIN, her son, who
owns the old far, has been a prominent man in the township, and has
served in the State legislature.
WILLIAM WOOLWEAVER and his wife, Hannah,
came from Virginia, about 1817, and bought fifty acres in section
fourteen - the other part. His children were: John,
Asa, Eliza, Mary, and Nathaniel. HE remained here
some thirty years, and all the family, but one, died. Mary
lives a widow, at Lithopolis. AARON TEEGARDIN
came from Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, with his wife
and children, in 1811. He had previously visited the county,
and made a selection of land. On his arrival, he purchased
three-fourths of a section of land of John RITTER, and made a
settlement, giving each of his children, of whom he had seven, one
hundred and sixty acres. His children were George, William,
Elizabeth, Jacob, Daniel, Solomon, and Annie. The two
elder children and families when they came to this county.
George, William and Elizabeth settled on section
twenty-three, and Daniel on section fifteen.
Elizabeth married Christian LOFFER; Annie married
Daniel CANOUSE; Solomon married Hannah CUPP; Jacob
married Margaret SHOOK. Annie is the only one of
Aaron TEEGARDIN's family now living, her home being in Putnam
county. Aaron TEEGARDIN, Jr., the son of George
GEEGARDIN, became old enough to do some work soon after they
came to Ohio, and was often sent to mill on horseback. On one
occasion, as he was riding along, he heard a noise in the
underbrush, along the path, and presently three black animals, that
he thought to be wolves, crossed a short distance ahead of him.
He ran his horse after them, and over the two smaller ones, which
took to a tree, while the old one reared on her hind parts and
showed fight. He hurried forward to a settlement, near by, and
said there were wolves in the timber. The men ran out to head
them off, but did not, at once, find them. They finally
followed the trail killed them. They proved to be an old bear
and two cubs.
HENRY REGAN came from
Pennsylvania, as early as 1812, and made a settlement on section
twenty-six. His family are now scattered, none living in this
vicinity. DAVID FLENNER
was an early settler in the same neighborhood. He was a
tailor, and did such work as came to his hand in the new country.
All his family are also gone.
CHRISTIAN
BAUM came from Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, about 1815,
and bought one hundred and sixty acres of land in section
twenty-one, located in the northwest corner of the section.
Some time after, he bought the same number of acres in
section twenty-nine, and one hundred and sixty-three in section
twenty-one. He also
purchased two hundred acres of land in Ross county.
In 1818 he married
Sarah Shook, by whom he had seven children, as follows:
Joseph, who lives
in Ross county; George,
in Ross county; Lewis, on
section twenty-one, Madison,
married Elizabeth ROOF, and had seven children;
Elizabeth, married William T.
CONKLIN, who has twice been elected to the legislature, and
lives on section twenty-nine;
John, lives in Ross county, as does
Mary, who married
Samuel Posey; Jacob
married Eliza CROMLEY,
and died at the old homestead.
The old log house, occupied by the
BAUM Family when clearing
the farm, stands on the farm of
Lewis BAUM, where it was
moved.
Christian BAUM walked over the mountains to Ohio, when he first came here, carrying his
rifle on his shoulder.
At the beginning, he had but little property, but by hard labor he
secured a home and a competence.
In 1862, he died, aged about seventy-two.
There was a small clearing on his place when he bought it.
SOLOMON GLICK
came in 1814 or 1815, and settled on section twenty-seven. His
children were: Delilah, Lucinda, Jemima, Enos, Mary,
and Maria; the latter of whom died in infancy.
Eliza married Reuben SMITH, and
lives in Madison; Solomon is in Indiana;
Monroe is not in this vicinity; Lucinda
died in Indiana; Jemima died in Indiana;
Enos is in Kansas; Delilah in Columbus;
and Jesse lives with Reuben SMITH.
NATHAN
PERRILL came from Frederick county, Virginia, in 1816,
arriving May 5th, of that year. He was married in Hardy
county, Virginia, before emigrating. He settled on the
southwest quarter of section fifteen, which he purchased from
William TEEGARDIN, who bought it from the
government for eight hundred dollars. His journey was made
with a four-horse team, over the mountains. His wife sometimes
rode horseback, and sometimes walked. They crossed the Ohio
river at Marietta. Greencastle, Fairfield county, seven miles
distant, was the nearest post-office. Three children were born
before emigrating, namely: Augustus L., Zebulon H.,
and Catharine, who became Mrs. John B.
MOORE. After settlement came Fraces
S., who married Adam Dyer (both deceased),
and Mary E., wife of John D. Vause.
Nathan Perrill died Mar. 25, 1843, aged sixty-eight
years, and his wife, Christina, died Jan. 27, 1875,
aged nearly ninety-one - probably the oldest woman in the township
when she died. Mr. PERRILL served as a second
lieutenant during the war of 1812, and was stationed at Norfolk,
Virginia, most of the time. He was justice of the peace
several years in Madison. His second son, Zebulon H.,
owns the old homestead and lives on the adjoining farm. He has
been justice of the peace several times, and has also served as
township trustee. JOHN
WOODRUFF came about 1810 and 1812, and settled on section
nineteen. His children were: Adam, William, Elijah,
Mary Ann, and another daughter. All moved to the
northwestern part of the State. There were other
settlers in this part of the township, but their names are not to be
obtained. JOSEPH KELLY
came before 1810; he made a settlement in the south part of
the township, and raised a family, consisting of:
John, William, Joseph, and Hannah.
He lost his first wife, and married a Miss SHAFER.
He was an early justice of the peace. Hannah married
James REED. The sons died.
ANDREW DILDINE came to Madison
about 1810, locating on section fourteen. His children were:
John, Nancy, and Elizabeth.
John moved to the north part of the State.
Nancy and Elizabeth married
REEDs; but all are now dead.
JOHN ALBRIGHT settled near Dildine,
about 1810 or 1812. He had a family, but none remain in the
vicinity. JOHN FUNKHOUSER
came very early, and settled on section twenty-one, but returned to
Virginia before 1816. He was located on school lands, and sold
his lease to William BOWEN.
TRUMAN BOWEN had a lease on section
sixteen, about the same time.
JOHN COLBURN lived on section
twenty-one, near Bowen. He raised a family, but did not make a
purchase, and all are now gone.
DAVID MORRIS lived on section
sixteen, near Truman BOWEN, previous to 1816.
His children were: Elisha, Hannah, David, Samuel,
and Daniel. The latter was drowned in Slate
run, when an infant. The family afterwards moved away.
WILLIAM BISHOP, JAMES McCLISH, DANIEL
HANKINSON, and JOHN CHILDS,
were also leasers on section sixteen. None are now living
here, nor are their descendants.
NOAH GROOM and
JOHN BUIBERSON are also leasers on
the same section, which was reserved for school purposes.
HENRY CROSSLEY settled on section
four, the south part, before 1816, where he raised a family.
His children were: Isaac, John, Henry, Joseph, and
several daughters, one of whom married Thomas PEYTON,
and one married William McGARRITY. There were
other children, but their names cannot be obtained.
JACOB ICE settled on section
twenty-nine before 1816. His sons were George, Jacob,
and Samuel, none of whom remained in the county.
GEORGE HENSEL came about the same
time, and settled on section twenty-five, in the eastern part of the
township, where he still lives, with his family.
JACOB NOYER came from Pennsylvania
before 1816, and settled in the southwest part of section
twenty-four. His children were John, Benjamin,
Samuel, Rachel, Catharine, and another
daughter. His farm is partly owned by Aaron
TEEGARDIN. Mr. NOYER died, and his family scattered
and moved to other parts. SCHLEICK, JACOB & ISAAC
settled in the southeast corner of the township, near the county
line, soon after 1816. Their descendants still occupy the land
SAMUEL HUNT was an early settler in section
eighteen, arriving some time before 1816. He had a family, but
none are now residents in this vicinity. MATTHIAS CASE
came about the same time as HUNT (Samuel), and settled on the
same section. None of his family now remain. JOSHUA BENTON
settled on section seventeen very early. His children
were John, Joshua, Basil, and Walter, besides several
daughters. He and several of his children died here, and the
rest moved away.
AUGUSTUS L. PERRILL came with his father's
family from Hardy county, Virginia, in 1816. His father
settled on section fifteen, until 1840, where he lived. In
that year he moved to his present home, on section twenty-one.
In 1832 he was elected sheriff of the county, and served until and
during 1836. In 1839 and 1840, he was in the State
legislature. In 1844 he was elected to congress, and served
two years. In 1858 he was again elected to the State
legislature, and served six years. In 1862 he was a third time
elected to the same office.
JOSEPH WRIGHT was
born in county Down, Ireland, in 1793. He emigrated to the
United State in 1816, and located at Sinking springs, Highland
county, for four years. In 1820, he married Sarah PLATTER,
whose parents came from Kentucky and Ross county, in 1801.
After marriage, in 1820, the moved to Madison, Pickaway county,
where he bought three hundred and twenty acres of land, on the
second bottom of Walnut creek. He was a hard worker, and his
health gave way about 1846. They had eight children - Mary
Ann, Sarah Jane, Eliza, William, Joseph P., Andrew, David, and
John C. For some years after his settlement, he lost
cattle from murrain. Wild animals, squirrels, and turkeys, eat
the corn in the fields. In politics, Mr. WRIGHT was a
Republican; in religion, a Presbyterian. He assisted in
forming the church at Lithopolis. His death occurred in 1871,
aged seventy-eight years. His wife died in 18643, aged
sixty-nine. John C. lives on the old homestead;
William lives on the adjoining farm.
DANIEL WILSON emigrated from
Delaware to Ohio in 1806. He became a soldier in the war of
1812. After his return he married Sarah
Gordy, and settled near Circleville. In 1818
he moved to Harrison, and in 1820 to Madison, where he bought one
hundred and sixty acres of land from Obediah ALLEN,
in the southeast corner of section thirty-one. He raised ten
children; of whom William, lives in Delaware
county; Mary died when a young woman; Jane
married John A. PETERS, and lives on the same
section on which her father lived; Elizabeth
married William WHITEHEAD, and lies in Harrison;
Sarah married George COON, and
lives in Madison; Rachel married George
CUMMINGS, and lives in Franklin county; John
lives on the home farm; Daniel and George
live in Franklin county; and Thomas in Shelbyville,
Illinois. MICHAEL MILLAR
is the son of Isaac MILLAR, who came to the country
in 1806. He was born Mar., 1820, and has done his part in
subduing the wilderness. He married Margaret Reed
in 1845, and has had six children: Mellissa, George, Alice,
Kate, and Mattie; one died in infancy.
He lives on a farm given him by his father, in section thirty-two.
Near his house stands a log cabin used by the REED family,
as a house, in 1805. It was originally built with a chimney at
each end, and a door on each side, where immense back-logs were
drawn in, by a horse, to feed the roaring fire-places.
ISAAC BEAN came from Frederick county, Virginia, in 1825 or
1830 with his family. Before coming to Ohio he served in the
war of 1812. His family consisted of his wife and five
children; Isaac Newton, James; Zebulon Perry; Mordecai; and
Dabney. Isaac Newton lives in Harrison, and his
father resides with him; James, Mordecai, and Dabney
have been editors of papers, and James was at one time a
member of congress. JESSE SPANGLER settled in the
eastern part of the township in 1829. He afterwards moved to
Henry county. HENRY CULP
came to Madison about 1829, and settled on section thirty-four.
His children were: Levi, Lewis, Amos, Leah, Harriet,
Lucinda, Mahala, Catharine, Naomi, Lorene; Minerva,
who died an infant; Levi, who is in Indiana;
Lewis, deceased; Amos, in Franklin county,
Leah married David BROBST,
and is deceased; Harriet married George
CROMLEY, and lives in Columbus; Lucinda
married John Sawyer; Mahala married Joseph
MILLER; Catharine married Mr. HICKLE; Naomi
married Mr. BRADLEY, and lives in Indiana;
Lorene married Benjamin BROBST, and lives
in London, Madison County.
JACOB BROBST and family came fro Berks county, Pennsylvania,
in 1806, and located in Bloom township, Fairfield county. His
children were: Jacob, Peter, John, David, Mary, and
Salome. Jacob married
Phebe HOOVER, and settled in Madison township, on
section twenty-five, where he died; his widow lives on his farm.
Peter married Elizabeth FULLER,
and lives on the north half of section five, in this township.
They had nine children, but two of whom, now live in the township -
Monroe on a part of the home farm, and
Joseph at the old homestead with his father.
JOHN NOACKER emigrated from Pennsylvania to
Madison in 1832. For a few years before coming here he worked
at his trade, that of a tinner, in Columbus. He married
Catharine KRONINGER, and located on a farm of one hundred and
sixty acres, belonging to his wife, in 1838. His children
were: Henry, Peter, Phebe, Diana, William Mary, Sophronia,
Catharine and Clarissa. All but one live at home. |
