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TWENTIETH CENTURY HISTORY
of
SANDUSKY COUNTY, OHIO
and
REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS
Edited and Compiled
by
BASIL MEEK
Fremont, Ohio
"History is Philosophy Teaching by Example"
Published by Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co.
Geo. Richmond, Pres
C. F. Arnold, Sec. and Treas.
Chicago
1909
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
| History of Sandusky County
............................ |
By Homer Everett |
| Historical Collections of
Ohio |
By Henry Howe |
| History of the Late War
(1812) |
By McAfee |
| The Jesuits in North America |
By Francis Parkman |
|
Ohio
Archaeological and Historical Publications |
|
Proceedings of
Sandusky County Pioneer and Historical
Association |
|
Newspapers --
the "Lower Sandusky Times," "Lower
Sandusky Whig" and "Fremont Journal" (early
numbers |
|
Proceedings of
the Unveiling of the Soldiers' Monument, and
of the Reinterment of Colonel
Croghan |
| Western Reserve Historical
Tracts |
|
| The Sandusky River; Old Fort
Sandoski; and A Guide to the Local History
of Fremont |
By Lucy Elliot Keeler |
| Fremont in History |
By Julia M. Haynes |
| The Evaluation of Sandusky
County; Courts and Bar of Pioneer Days; and
Seats of Justice and First Court House |
By Basil Meek |
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CONTENTS: |
| CHAPTER. |
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PAGE. |
| I. -
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Geology: The Glacial Period |
31 |
| II. -
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Ancient Earthworks and Who
Constructed Them |
38 |
| III. -
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Topography |
24 |
| IV. -
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Coming of the White Man and
Passing of the Red |
51 |
| V. -
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Lower Sandusky in the Olden
Times; Some Interesting Affairs |
69 |
| VI. -
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Lower Sandusky in The War of
1812 |
79 |
| VII. -
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Pioneer Days and Settlements:
The Makers of Sandusky County |
98 |
| VIII. -
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Civil Government:
Organization of the County |
154 |
| IX -
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Civil Government:
Organization of the County (Continued) |
121 |
| X. -
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Sandusky County's Early
Judiciary - not started |
168 |
| XI. -
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Judiciary Since 1852 |
189 |
| XII -
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Economic Geology |
198 |
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| CHAPTER. |
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PAGE |
| XIII - |
The Medical Profession
- FINISHED
9/24/2019 |
204 |
| XIV. -
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Public Institutions and
Societies |
212 |
| XV. - |
The Press |
226 |
| XVI. - |
Facilities for Transportation |
231 |
| XVII. -
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Facilities for Transportation
and Communication |
241 |
| XVIII. -
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Spiegel Grove |
249 |
| XIX. - |
Banks and Banking |
260 |
| XX. - |
Military History
- FINISHED 6/9/2018 |
267 |
| XXI. -
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Military History - Memorials
- started 6/8/2018 |
283 |
| XXII. -
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Religious and Educational
Development |
294 |
| XXIII. -
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Townships and Towns |
304 |
| XXIV. -
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Fremont, The County Seat |
357 |
| XXV. -
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Miscellanea |
395 |
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BIOGRAPHICAL |
407 |
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|
HISTORICAL |
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PAGE |
| Act Creating Sandusky County |
145 |
| Addition to Court House, 1871 |
160 |
| Agricultural Fair, 1852 |
214-215 |
| Agricultural Fair, 1909 |
215 |
| Agricultural Society, Sandusky County |
213 |
| Ague, Common Among Pioneers |
204 |
| Ainger, William W. |
182 |
| Appraisement of Homes in 1816 |
145 |
| Associate Judges to 1850 |
180 |
| Auditors, County |
165 |
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| Badger, Rev. Joseph |
145, 294 |
| Baker, Sanford G., Sketch of |
137 |
| BALLVILLE TOWNSHIP -
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| - Bridges |
307 |
| - Cemeteries |
306 |
| - David Moore's Grist-mill |
304 |
| - D. M. Potter Drain Tile and Brick
Company |
307 |
| - Early Public House Kept by Elizabeth
Tindall |
305 |
| - First Settlers in Township |
304 |
| - First White Child Born in Township |
304 |
| - Fremont Light & Power Company's
Hydro-Electric Plant |
307 |
| - General Cass, Indian Agent |
304 |
| - McGormley Church |
306 |
| - Manufactures |
306 |
| - Mt. Lebanon Church Built |
305 |
| - Organization |
150 |
| - Seneca Reservation Settled |
305 |
| - Schools |
306 |
| - Shedenhelm Saw-mill |
307 |
| - Tax Duplicate |
304 |
| - U. B. Church at Hoover's Corners |
305 |
| - Union Chapel Bilt |
306 |
| - United Brethren Preachers |
305 |
| - Voters in Township |
304 |
| - Wolf Creek U. B. Church Built |
305 |
| Banks and Banking |
260 |
| Baptist Church Planted |
295 |
| Bar Association |
196 |
| Bar, Pioneer |
181 |
| Bar of Sandusky County Since 1852 |
190 |
| Bartlett, Brice J. |
183 |
| Battles Participated in by Sandusky County
Soldiers |
270 |
| Bellvue, descriptive, see York Township |
|
| Billow Murder Case |
195 |
| Birchard Library |
222 |
| Brick Court House of 1844 |
159 |
| Bridge, of 1828 |
238 |
| Boating on the Sandusky |
232 |
| Bowen, Judge Ozias |
179 |
| Bowlus, Rev. Jacob |
294 |
| Boxwell Law |
302 |
| Buckland, Ralph P. |
183 |
| Buckland, Gen. R. P., at Soldiers'
Monument Ceremonies |
286 |
| Burgoon, see Jackson Township |
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| Calkins, Asa |
182 |
| Carnegie-Stahl Free Public Library |
225 |
| Cavalier, Albert R., Sketch of
|
134 |
| Ceremonies of Death of
Mrs. Hayes |
256 |
| Colera in Early Days |
204 |
| Chloroform, Dr. Simpson's Defense of
|
206 |
| Circuit Court Established |
189 |
| Civil Action Established |
189 |
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PAGE |
| Clark Waggoner's Newspaper Experience |
226 |
| Clerk of Courts' Office Established |
170 |
| Clerks of Courts |
164 |
| Clinton Township organized |
150 |
| Clyde, descriptive, see Green Creek Township |
|
| Clyde "Democrat," The |
229 |
| Clyde "Enterprise," The |
229 |
| Clyde "News," The |
229 |
| Clyde Savings Bank Company |
262 |
| Clyde "Times," The |
229 |
| Clyde Public Library |
224 |
| Col. Hayes' Deed to the State for the
Harrison Trail Park |
257 |
| Colonial Savings Bank and Trust Co. |
262 |
| Common Pleas Court Organized |
170 |
| Congressmen from 1822 |
167 |
| Constitution of 1851 |
189 |
| Corn the Standard of Values |
169 |
| Coroners |
165 |
| County Commissioners |
166 |
| County Commissioners, Proceedings, 1820-1823 |
145 |
| County Infirmary |
212 |
| County Seat Located |
155 |
| County Surveyors |
166 |
| County Tax for 1820 |
149 |
| County Treasurers |
165 |
| Court, Difficulties of Holding in Early Days |
175 |
| Covered Bridge, The |
239 |
| Cox, General, at Unveiling of
Soldiers' Monument |
289 |
| Croghan Bank and Savings Co. |
262 |
| Croghan Inscription on Soldiers' Monument |
292 |
| Croghan Made Seat of Justice |
154 |
| Croghansville Annexed to Sandusky Township |
157 |
| Culver, William W. |
182 |
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| Death of Seneca John |
143 |
| "Democratic Messenger," The |
228 |
| Dentists |
211 |
| Dickenson, Edward F. |
185 |
| Dickenson, Rodolphus |
182 |
| District Court Established |
189 |
| Diseases Prevalent in Early Days |
204 |
| Divorces in Early Days and the Present |
181 |
| Dodge, Hon. S. S., His Oration at
Croghan Reinterment |
202 |
| Drake, Benjamin E. |
182 |
| Dr. Morton, Inscription on Tomb of |
206 |
| - ILLUSTRATIONS - |
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| Portrait of
Mrs. Nathan Birdseye |
betw 684 & 685 |
| Portrait of
T. G. Amsden |
facing 686 |
| Portraits of
Frederick Smith and wife |
facing 688 |
| Portraits of
Mr. and Mrs. John McCauley |
facing 690 |
| Portraits of
Mr. and Mrs. John Rife |
facing 691 |
| Portraits of
Mr. and Mrs. James Chapman |
facing 692 |
| Portraits of
Mr. and Mrs. Seneca D. Hitt |
facing 693 |
| Portraits of
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Gardner |
facing 644 |
| Portrait of
Jeremiah Smith |
betw 694 & 695 |
| Portrait of
Mrs. DeLora Smith |
betw 694 & 695 |
| Portrait of
Mrs. Amanda Birdseye |
betw 696 & 697 |
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SHARON'S NOTE: There is a
duplication of list of Portraits
in this section from J. S. Van Ness with
biography
thru Nathan Birdseye |
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BIOGRAPHICAL
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Biographical
Index |
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