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BIOGRAPHIES

Source:
History of Richland Co., Ohio -
from 1808 to 1908
Vol. I

by A. J. Baughman -
Chicago: The J. S. Clarke Publishing Co.
1908

CONTENTS:

   
THE CENTURY IN RICHLAND COUNTY 1
OHIO MICHIGAN BOUNDARY LINE DISPUTE 11
THE ANCESTRY OF THE OHIOAN 13
THE ORIGINAL MAN FROM OHIO 15
TOPOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY OF RICHLAND COUNTY
 - STATE REPORT
 - SOIL
 - GOLD
 - IRON ORE
16
THE BENTLEY LAKE 19
LYONS' FALLS 21
PETERSBURG LAKES 22
 - PICTURE OF FLEMING'S FALLS  
MORAVIANS PASSED THROUGH MANSFIELD 25
FIRST WHITE PEOPLE IN RICHLAND COUNTY 28
IN THE LONG AGO. 29
 - PICTURE OF THE BAUGHMAN CABIN
 - PICTURE OF BEAM'S MILLS, WHERE FIRST SETTLEMENT WAS MADE
 
INCIDENTS OF PIONEER TIMES 31
INCIDENTS OF PIONEER LIFE 34
REMINISCENCES OF A MINISTER 38
 - PICTURE OF A GROUP OF RICHLAND COUNTY PIONEERS  
OLD-TIME SPORTS 41
WHIPPING POSTS. 43
AMONG OLD RECORDS 44
ABOUT OLD PHOTOGRAPHS 47
THE MONROE SEMINARY OF LONG AGO 51
MANSFIELD'S CENTENNIAL 52
 - PICTURE OF CENTENNIAL PARADE, MANSFIELD, JUNE 11, 1908
 - GENERAL BRINKERHOFF'S ADDRESS
 - PICTURE OF WINDING UP OF CENTENNIAL PARADE, MANSFIELD, JUNE 11, 1908
 - CENTENNIAL NOTES
 - HISTORICAL SOCIETY
 - PICTURE OF MANSFIELD PUBLIC SQUARE, 1830
 - FOURTH STREET LOOKING WEST FROM MAIN STREET, MANSFIELD, OHIO
 
THE MANSFIELD OF FIFTY YEARS AGO. 73
 - THE CHURCHES  
THE MANSFIELD OF TODAY 76
THE GROWTH OF MANSFIELD 78
 - SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' MEMORIAL BUILDING
 - THE PARKS
 - THE ELEVATION OF MANSFIELD
 
FAVORABLE IMPRESSIONS OF MANSFIELD 84
OUR GERMAN CITIZENS 85
 - PICTURE OF CENTRAL PARK, MANSFIELD  
CHURCHES OF MANSFIELD 87
 - CHRISTIAN
 - CONGREGATIONAL
 - EPISCOPAL
 - EVANGELICAL
 - LUTHERAN
 - METHODIST
 - PRESBYTERIAN
 - ROMAN CATHOLIC
 - UNITED BRETHREN
 - SALVATION ARMY
 - CHRISTIAN SCIENCE
 - SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS
 - MISSION
 - MISCELLANEOUS
 
POST OFFICE 89
 - CLERKS
 - TRANSFER CLERKS
 - MAIL MESSENGER
 - CARRIERS
 - SUBSTITUTE CARRIERS
 - RURAL ROUTE CARRIERS
 - SUBSTITUTE STATIONS
 - FIRE DEPARTMENT
 - BOARD OF EDUCATION
 - NAME AND LOCATION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS
 - PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
 - COUNTY OFFICERS
 - COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
 - COUNTY INFIRMARY
 - JUSTICES OF THE PEACE FOR RICHLAND COUNTY.
 - CITY OFFICIALS
 
THE OLDEST HOUSE IN MANSFIELD 92
 - OLD-TIME MEMORIES REVIVED
 - OLD TOWN COUNCIL RECORDS
 - GOVERNOR KIRKWOOD
 - COMPULSORY VACCINATION
 - CENTRAL PARK TREES
 - INSPECTOR OF HEARTHS AND FIRE PLACES
 - MARKET HOUSE STALLS
 - HITCHING HORSES TO TREES
 - TOWN COUNCIL JOURNAL
 - AN OLD ANNUAL REPORT
 - RECEIPTS
 - EXPENDITURES
 - SCHOOL DISTRICTS
 - ENGINE HOUSE
 - VACCINATION ORDER
 - FIRE COMPANY ORGANIZED
 - KIRKWOOD, MAYOR
 - FENCING PUBLIC SQUARE
 - DOG LIST
 - TO DIG A WELL
 - RAILROAD SUBSCRIPTION
 - MARKET DAYS
 - REPAIRING COURTHOUSE
 - RENTED TO CHURCH
 - CISTERNS OFF HIS HANDS
 - DIDN'T WANT TO PAY
 - SHUTTERS FOR ENGINE HOUSE
 - MAYOR ELECTED ANNUALLY
 - THEIR OWN WOOD AND LIGHT
 - TEMPERANCE PETITION
 - GRANTED SHERMAN'S REQUEST
 - FAMOUS FIRE COMPANY (Communicated.)
 - EARLY RAILROADS
 - PICTURE OF FIRST LOCOMOTIVE AND PASSENGER TRAIN RUN IN OHIO
 - MANSFIELD'S INDUSTRIES
 
THE TELEPHONE 111
 - ITS GENERAL AND LOCAL HISTORY.  
THE BUTLER OIL AND GAS FIELD 113
 - THE BUTLER OIL AND GAS REGION.  THE MERGENT WELL  
SOLDIERS OF THE WAR OF THE REVOLUTION 118
A MASSACRE BY THE INDIANS 120
 - PICTURE OF ZEIMER (SEYMOUR) CABIN  
THE COPUS BATTLE 127
 - PICTURE OF ATTACK ON COPUS CABIN  
THE COPUS AND ZEIMER MONUMENTS 132
CAMP COUNCIL 135
 - DRAWING OF AN INDIAN VILLAGE  
GENERAL CROOK'S CAMPAIGN 140
COLONEL CRAWFORD'S CAMPAIGN AND AWFUL DEATH. 141
CAPTURE OF THE INDIAN ASSASSINS 145
 - DRAWING OF BILLY BUNTING CAPTURED BY INDIANS
 - DRAWING OF INDIAN VILLAGE OF GREENTOWN
 
MEXICAN WAR SURVIVORS 153
DEFENDERS OF THE FLAG 159
RICHLAND COUNTY SOLDIERS IN THE WAR OF THE REBELLION 161
 - PORTRAIT OF COLONEL MANSFIELD
 - PORTRAIT OF CAPTAIN JAMES CUNNINGHAM
 
THE FIRST VOLUNTEER 165
THE SHERMAN BRIGADE 168
THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE CIVIL WAR 169
THE SULTANA DISASTER 171
MEMORIAL DAY MUSINGS 176
THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC 178
 - ITS GENERAL AND LOCAL HISTORY  
SOLDIERS' COUNTY REUNION 179
 - A. J. BAUGHMAN'S ADDRESS  
REUNION OF COMPANY I, SIXTEENTH O. V. I. 182
HOME LIFE IN RICHLAND COUNTY DURING THE CIVIL WAR 185
 - A BIG DEMOCRATIC MEETING  
A DEADLY EXPLOSION 190
STORMS AND FLOODS 191
MORMONS IN RICHLAND COUNTY 195
THE BUSHONG MURDER 197
MURDER MYSTERIES 199
HON. JOHN SHERMAN (with PORTRAIT) 202
 - HON. JOHN SHERMAN'S LAST SPEECH
 - PICTURE OF THE SENATOR SHERMAN HOMESTEAD
 
"THE NATION'S LOSS"
 - AWAITING THE FUNERAL TRAIN
 - GOVERNOR NASH, SENATOR FORAKER, AND OTHER NOTABLES COME FROM COLUMBUS
 - THE FUNERAL TRAIN ARRIVES, ACCOMPANIED BY THE PRESIDENT AND OTHER NOTABLES
 - THE FLORAL PIECES
207
 - DRAWING OF JOHNNY APPLESEED  
JOHNNY APPLESEED 213
 - ADDRESS OF GENERAL BRINKERHOFF
 - LETTERS FROM FORT WAYNE
 - DRAWING OF MONUMENT TO JOHN CHAPMAN
 - HISTORICAL SKETCH
 - MONUMENT UNVEILED
 - A FITTING MEMORIAL
 - THE QUEST OF JOHN CHAPMAN
 
PARSON GERRY, A PIONEER PREACHER 223
THE "IMMORTAL J. N." 225
THREE PECULIAR CHARACTERS 227
THIRD ANNUAL MEETING OF THE RICHLAND COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY 229
 - GENERAL BRINKERHOFF'S ADDRESS
 - ADDRESS OF WELCOME
 - A. J. BAUGHMAN'S ADDRESS ON THE PRE-HISTORIC EARTH-WORKS OF RICHLAND COUNTY.
 - PICTURE OF DEDICATION OF THE MANSFIELD BLOCKHOUSE, 1907
 
THE DEDICATION OF THE MANSFIELD BLOCKHOUSE. 237
 - ADDRESS OF MAYOR VOEGELE
 - LAYING THE CORNER-STONE OF THE BLOCKHOUSE
 - ADDRESS OF SECRETARY
 - ADDRESS BY MRS. STRONG
 - DELIVERING MATERIAL FOR THE MANSFIELD BLOCKHOUSE, AUGUST, 1907
 - DRAWING OF OLD BLOCKHOUSE
 - THE OLD BLOCKHOUSE
 
RICHLAND COUNTY'S PUBLIC MONUMENTS 251
RICHLAND COUNTY POETS 253
THE POWER OF SONG 254
LOVE AFFAIRS 256
"THE UNJUST JUDGE." 263
THE MANSFIELD PRESS. 265
 - MANSFIELD PRESS  
THE MANSFIELD PRESS AND ITS PEOPLE 269
THE BENCH AND BAR - by HON. C. E. McBRIDE 274
 - PICTURE OF PIPE'S CLIFF
 - PICTURE OF WATER SHED BARN
 
OHIO STATE REFORMATORY 300
 - PICTURE OF OHIO STATE REFORMATORY  
THE RICHLAND COUNTY INFIRMARY 309
RICHLAND COUNTY CHILDREN'S HOME 310
 - THE CHILDREN HOME  
MONROE TOWNSHIP 312
 - DRAWING OF SCENE ON ROCKFORD  
MIFFLIN TOWNSHIP 320
MADISON TOWNSHIP 325
 - PICTURE OF PYRAMID OF CANNON IN CENTRAL PARK COURT-HOUSE
 - VIEW ON WEST FOURTH STREET, MANSFIELD
 
PERRY TOWNSHIP 338
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP 341
 - PICTURE OF ONE OF THE BIG SPRINGS
 - PICTURE OF NATIONAL ROAD FREIGHT WAGON
 
FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP 349
 - SHERMAN PARK, MANSFIELD  
 - THE FLORA GHOST  
SANDUSKY TOWNSHIP 356
 - A MARRIAGE INCIDENT  
WELLER TOWNSHIP 360
SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP 364
 - PICTURE OF WEST MAIN STREET, SHELBY
 - PICTURE OF EAST MAIN STREET, SHELBY
 - CAPTURED BY INDIANS
 
WORTHINGTON TOWNSHIP 370
PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP 375
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP 378
SHARON TOWNSHIP 382
 - PICTURE OF SHELBY
 - PICTURE OF PUBLIC LIBRARY, SHELBY
 
TROY TOWNSHIP 386
 - ALTA - 391
 - SHELBY SETTLEMENT - 391
 - GATTON'S ROCKS - 392
 - PICTURE OF GATTON'S ROCK
 - PICTURE OF GATTON'S ROCKS AND COTTAGES
 - SHENANDOAH - 396
 - EAST CRESTLINE - 398
 - VERNON JUNCTION - 400
 - PICTURE OF RUINS OF SHELBY STEEL TUBE COMPANY
 - OLIVESBURG - 404
 - DARLINGTON - 406
 - ADARIO - 408
 - PICTURE OF PUBLIC SQUARE, MANSFIELD
 - PICTURE OF ELK'S HOME, MANSFIELD
 - WINCHESTER AND HEMLOCK FALLS - 412
 - MILLSBOROUGH, NEW CASTLE, ONTARIO - 415
 - RICHLAND VILLAGE - 418
 - SALEM, SHILOH - 421
 - NEWVILLE
- 425
 - LUCAS
- 428
 - PICTURE OF HEINEMAN PARK, MANSFIELD
 - BANGORVILLE - 433
 - PLYMOUTH - 435
 - LEXINGTON - 438
 - VILLAGE OF BUTLER - 443
 - BELLEVILLE - 442
 - PICTURE OF MAIN STREET, BELLVILLE
 - PICTURE OF BELLVILLE GOLD REGION
 - PICTURE OF CENTRAL PARK, BELLVILLE, Showing band stand and city building with residence of C. B. Hines on the left
 - SHELBY - 450
 - PICTURE OF SUMMIT LAKE
 - SHELBY OF TODAY, by Hon. S. F. Stambaugh - 458
 - PICTURE OF PARK AVENUE WEST, MANSFIELD
 
 
ABANDONED TOWN SITES 468
MANSFIELD'S BANKS 475
 - THE FIRST BANK - 472
 - ANOTHER BANK - 472
 - FARMERS NATIONAL - 473
 - MANSFIELD SAVINGS - 473
 - CITIZENS NATIONAL - 473
 - BANK OF MANSFIELD - 473
 - RICHLAND SAVINGS - 473
 
RICHLAND STATISTICS 474
THE MANSFIELD WATER WORKS AND FIRE DEPARTMENT 475
THE MANSFIELD PUBLIC SCHOOLS 477
COMPANY I, FIRST REGIMENT, O. V. I.. 478
BANQUET TO COMPANY M 478
RICHLAND COUNTY BIOGRAPHICAL - ALL VOLUMES  

 

 

 

 

 

 

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