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     The railroads which run through the township are the Baltimore & Ohio, the Ohio Central and the Columbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo.  The Lake Erie & Western runs northeasterly through Fostoria, leaving the township in the northwest quarter of Section 5.  The "Nickel Plate" also runs through Fostoria in a northeasterly direction, and leaves the township at Section 4.
     The population of this township, outside of Rome Village, in 1835, was 200; five years later, in 1840, the population of the township, including Rome, was 763; and forty years later, in 1880, 4.315, exclusive of those parts of Fostoria, in Jackson Township, and in Hancock County.
     Organic and Official. - The first town election for Loudon was held Apr. 1, 1832, when Abner Wade was elected justice; Benjamin Stevens, Peter F.
King and John Ricketts, trustees; John Tennis, clerk; Samuel Carbaugh, constable; Benjamin Hartley, supervisor; Abner Wade and Nathan Shippey, overseers of the poor: Benjamin Stevens, treasurer; Nathan Shippey, John Kase
and John Shellars, fence viewers.
     In 1833 the trustees and clerk were re-elected, and Peter Eversole was chosen treasurer.  The township was districted for school purposes this year.
     In March, 1834, the township was set off into road districts.  Charles W.
Foster was elected clerk and justice of the peace, while the treasurer and trustees
were re-elected.  School trustees were elected for the first time this year.  The trustees, clerks and justices of the peace, elected since 1834, are named as follows:
     In 1835, Daniel Shively, W. Bennett and James Anderson, trustees; David Headley, clerk, and Abner Wade, justice of the peace.  Same officers elected in 1836, and re-elected in 1837.
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     Pioneers and Pioneer Incidents. - When the pioneers first looked in upon the township, Indians inhabited the country all around, and made daily calls at the cabins of their new white neighbors.  The bear and wolf were also frequent visitors, and following them came the ague - the most unwelcome, troublesome and injurious visitor of pioneer days.  Who the pioneers and old settlers of this township were is told in the following review of old residents and old events:
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     George D. Acker, born in Pennsylvania in 1834, moved to Fostoria in 1853. ... John and Violetta (Clark) Adams, natives of Ohio, came here at an early date . . . John and Mary A. (Albert) Adelsperger, former of Maryland, latter of Pennsylvania, parents of Mrs. James V. Magers, of Tiffin, are numbered among the pioneers of Loudon . . . . John Q. Albert, born in Pennsylvania in 1827, settled at Fostoria in 1843 . . . . Thomas and Nancy Adams are old residents of this township . . . . Jacob Alexy settled in Loudon Township about 1833, near the southeast corner . . . . John Anderson died Jan. 24, 1872 . . . . Mary Anderson, the oldest resident of Fostoria at time of her death, died June 22, 1882, aged over ninety-two years . . . . John W. Arnold, born in Philadelphia in 1818, came to London in 1851 . . . . John and Philebema (Reise) Andes, of Fostoria, are referred to in other pages among the old settlers . . . . David Asire, a native of Ohio, settled here in 1858.
     Samuel Baer, of Fostoria; Henry Bucher, of Loudon, and Charles Bohsein are old residents . . . . Dr. Simon Bricker died in 1856, and was the first adult buried in the city cemetery of Fostoria . . . . Horace S. Belknap died May 3, 1857 . . . . Godfrey Biles, a native of Germany, born in 1829, came to Seneca County in 1843, and after moving about from time to time settled finally in Loudon in 1865 C. Bonnell and B. W. Bonnell, natives of Ohio, came here in 1844 . . . . John L. Benson in 1848 . . . .  Philip Byers in 1853 . . . . Dr. J. W. Bricker, referred to in the chapter on physicians, settled here in 1846 . . . . Edward Burns, now living in Loudon, is among the old residents . . . . The Braden family settled at Fostoria at an early date.  Mathias Hollopeter, a local preacher, had the bodies of Mrs. Braden and members of his family transferred to the new cemetery in 1856.
     Roswell Crocker, a native of New York State, born in 1806, father of Rawson Crocker, of Fostoria (who was born here in 18410, came to Fostoria in 1832, and built a saw mill, the first in the place and in the western part of the county.  He now resides in what is said to be the first frame house built in Fostoria . . . . The pioneer John Crocker died Nov. 11, 1854 . . . . James Cahill was one of the pioneers and Moses Cadwallader one of the oldest residents . . . . Robert F. and Charlotte L. Caples, natives of Maryland and Pennsylvania, respectively, parents of Bartholomew L. and Philip D. Caples (both of Fostoria, natives of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, former born in 1812, latter in 1816), came to Jackson Township from Wayne County, Ohio, in 1832, where Mr. Caples died in 1834. . . . John Cooper, still a resident of Fostoria, is one of the pioneers of the county.  His daughter, Miss Mary Annie Cooper, married Roswell Crocker, one of the first settlers and founders of Fostoria . . . . A. Cramer, a native of Pennsylvania, one of the old postmasters of the township, settled here in 1842 . . . . Samuel Carbaugh, maternal grandfather of Mrs. John A. Peters, of Loudon Township, was a pioneer of Loudon Township . . . . Aaron and Mary (Devilbiss) Cover, parents of MRs. John C. Hartley, were among the early settlers here . . . . A. E. Civas resided a half mile south of the McDougal settlement, and to this place the Methodist class, known as Ebenezer Church, moved its quarters in 1847 . . . . John and Catherine (Slote) Cramer, parents of Daniel (born in Pennsylvania in 1818) and Adam Cramer (born in Pennsylvania in 1827), settled in Loudon township in 1838.  Here Mrs. Cramer died in 1854, aged sixty-two years, and Mr. Cramer in 1855, aged sixty-five years . . . . Jeremiah Crowley settled here at an early date, died at Tiffin . . . . Samuel Curran, another pioneer, died Mar. 10, 1843.
     Samuel and Elizabeth (Miller) Daly, formerly of Philadelphia, parents of Mrs. Isaac Stultz, came to Tiffin in 1822, and it is said erected one of the first log-houses there, near Drennon's . . . . Dennis Daugherty came to Tiffin in the

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"thirties," died prior to the war . . . . The Dana family is referred to in the history of Fostoria . . . . Jacob Dillon, a former resident of Loudon, died in April, 1885, at his home in Eaton County, Mich., aged seventy-five years.  Mr. Dillon was an old pioneer of Seneca County, having located in Loudon Township in 1832 . . . . Thomas and Mary (Adams) Dillon, parents of Thomas and George Dillon, of Loudon Township, both natives of Virginia (former born in 1818, latter in 1820), came to Loudon Township in 1835 and settled on the farm now owned by George Dillon, where they died . . . . John C. and Artemesia (Mason) De Witt, parents of Mrs. Francis R. Stewart, of Fostoria, settled here in 1835.  Mrs. DeWitt died in April, 1885; she was born in Connecticut June 28, 1808.  She came to Ohio in 1834 and was married Feb. 10, 1835, and resided in Seneca County over fifty years.  Mrs. DeWitt formerly lived near McCutchenville . . . . John W. Dicken, of Fostoria, was appointed special United States marshal of Nashville, Tenn., District . . . . Julia M., wife of Evan Dorsey, died July 11, 1852, aged forty three years, three months, eleven days . . . . Patrick Duffy, of Loudon, is one of the old residents.
     Andrew and Sarah (Baer) Emerineb, have been residents of Fostoria for over forty years . . . . George and Ellen (O'Brien) Emerine, are also old settlers . . . . Peter Ebersole, grandfather of A. E. Ebersole, of Fostoria, and a native of Pennsylvania, settled in Loudon Township in 1831, and died here in 1857, and Peter Ebersole, his father (father of A. E. Ebersole, who was born in Loudon Township in 1843), resided here from 1831 to 1880.

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     Physicians of Fostoria. - Marcus Dana settled in the northern part of Loudon in 1834; he died and his body was interred in the old cemetery, but was removed to the new one in 1856.  Alonzo Lockwood came to Rome about the same time, and resided there until his death, Sept. 25, 1878.  Dr. Kirkham settled at Rome in 1836 or 1837; Simon Bricker, who died in 1856, and whose body was the first interred in the new city cemetery settled at Rome about 1843.  George Patterson came about 1840, is now in Texas.  Robert C. Caples opened his office at Risdon in 1843.  Drs. Cole, Snyder and Russell were here prior to 1843.  G. A. Hudson came in 1850, died in 1869.  J. W. Bricker in 1850; Dr. Metz, in 1854.  R. W. Hale came in 1856 and served as military surgeon during the war.  A. M. Blackman came to 1860, served with military surgeon during the war.  A. M. Blackman came in 1860, served with the Union Army and returned after the war.  E. Ranger, of Millgrove, practiced here as early as 1860.  Wm. M. Cake, had his office in Bement's Block, in 1860, A. J. Longfellow settled here in 1861.  In later years came P. E. Ballon, Charles A. Henry, George L. Hoege, Park L. Myers, J. H. Norris, F. J. Shaufelberger, W. H. Squires, A. S. Williams, L. G. Williams, John H. Williams, M. S. Williamson, Alvin Watson, I. M. Young, and others.  Several names not here mentioned will be found recorded in Chapter VII.
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CHURCHES.

     Methodist Episcopal Church

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     Methodist Protestant Church

     Methodist Church of Fostoria,

     United Brethren Church

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     St. Wendelin's Catholic Church

     Baptist Church,

     Presbyterian Church. - This was founded at Fostoria Feb. 25, 1856, with the following named members:  Rev. W. C. Turner, James Hill and wife, John Milligan and wife, Caleb Munger and wife, Edwin Bement and Mrs. Jane Riegel.  The society was reorganized under the law of 1852, June 26, 1858, with Caleb Munger, president and William M. Cake, clerk.  The trustees.

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     Evangelical Lutheran Church of Fostoria,

     German Congregation of the United Church of Fostoria was reorganized May 12, 1867, under State law.  John Wagner presided, with Rev. George Rettig, secretary; John Raber and JAcob Rower were elected elders; John Wagner and G. Marz, deacons; George Hoyer, John Huffman and John Stahly, trustees.
     Reformed Church of Fostiria  was

     Ebenezer Methodist Episcopal Church, Loudon, was founded in 1841 at McDougal's house on Wolf Creek.  In 1847 the class was moved to A. E. Civa's house, a half mile south of the location of where the old church stood.
     St. Patrick's Church was founded in Loudon at an early day. Many names
of original members are given in connection with the history of St. Mary'
s
Church, at Tiffin, while others are given among the pioneers of Loudon, Hopewell and Tiffin.  Rev. J. Christophory is pastor of this church.
     Reference is made in the history of Fostoria to the United Brethren, Evangelical and Methodist Churches of the township.

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CEMETERIES

     Old Cemetery. - The old cemetery on the knoll, just west of Portage Creek, in Hancock Co., dates back to 1832, when one of pioneers (Jacobs) was interred there.  The founder of the town of Risdon owned the land, and donated it to the Methodist Church of Risdon for a burying ground, for which it was used up to 1856, when the new cemetery was established.  in this year the bodies of Dr. Dana, Mr. Caples, Sr., Louisa Howell, John Kelley, the Hollopeters, Mrs. Braden and old man Jacobs were exhumed, and removed to the new cemetery.  John Gorsuch, the donator, and the original owner of Risdon, shot himself three miles north of where Longley Station now is.  His funeral sermon was preached by Rev. Mr. Brock, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, who dwelt gently with the life of the suicide, and asked that the remains should lie in the cemetery that he donated.  The late Morris P. Skinner held a quit-claim deed from the Gorsuch heirs for this property.  He also purchased, in 1855, a strip two rods in width along the western side of the burying ground from old Thomas Kelley, in which his son John Kelley was interred, and there also a daughter of Jacob Milhime was buried in 1854.  Skinner began taking sand from this property in 1855, the ends of the coffins were brought into view, and in that year the question of establishing a new cemetery was discussed.
     The monuments, some much time-worn, still standing in this cemetery, bear the following memoriams: Sarah N. Hatfield, died Aug. 6, 1839; William Hatfield, died in 1844: John W. Welch, died Dec. 20, 1840; daughter of J. and N. Conley, died Aug. 20, 1848; Samuel Carr, died Aug. 2, 1842; Catherine, wife of A. W. Childs, about 1849. date sub terra; Mrs. L. C.Crawford,
Aug. 1, 1846; Lyman Kettel, died Mar. 24, 1847; son of E. B. Howell, died Oct. 6, 1852; William Hamor, died Dec. 21, 1851.  Mrs. Crawford, named above, was wife of Lewis A. Crawford, a Methodist exhorter.  James Lewis thinks the 6 on the headstone should be 8.  South of the academy was another burial ground.  From that were removed, in 1856, the remains of Emily Foster, John Foster, and four children of C. W. Foster, John Crocker and Mrs. Crocker and Allen Crocker.  Frederick Anderson was buried in another cemetery (just where Dr. Hale's house now stands), and his remains were moved in 1856.
     New Cemetery.  The original tract of this cemetery, containing five acres, was bought of James Hill, Sr., and in 1880, eleven acres were purchased from Wilson Skinner.  Every man who purchased a lot was a stockholder.  C. W. Foster, George W. Collier, Roswell Crocker, S. Bricker, James Lewis, P. R. and B. L. Caples, and perhaps some others were among the incorporators.  Lots sold for $10.  In the first selection, Dr. Bricker and James Lewis gave up their first choice of lots to Col. Foster, then Mr. Lewis surrendered his second choice to Dr. Bricker, and a short time after the Doctor was buried in the same lot, which he battled so hard to obtain, he dying in 1856.
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     By an act of the General Assembly of the State of Ohio, passed February 19,
A. D. 1885. entitled "An act to authorize the village of Fostoria, Ohio, to purchase the grounds, improvements and property of the Fostoria Cemetery Association, and to levy a tax to pay therefor," the village council of Fostoria, was authorized to purchase the grounds, improvements, property and assets of the Fostoria Cemetery Association, and to issue the village bonds in amount not to exceed $3,000, in" denominations of $500 each, bearing 6 per cent interest. 
    The first grave dug in the new cemetery was for two children of Rev. G. W. Collier, in 1856, when he was pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Fostoria.  The first adult, other than transfers from the old cemetery, who was buried in the new cemetery, was Dr. Simon Bricker.  The first burial in the new addition to the cemetery took place in 1879.  The total number of interments is 1,495 in the cemetery proper, and fifty in potter's field.
     Catholic Cemetery. - The present Catholic cemetery was purchased by Martin Kingseed in 1856 for the Catholic congregation, from John Bick.  This purchase comprises one acre which forms the cemetery now.  The old cemetery was just south of the Catholic Church on the line of the Lake Erie & Western Railroad.  There were ten persons interred there among whom were Mrs. Telford and her daughter.  The remains of the ten were transferred in 1856 to the new Catholic cemetery.
     Oak Grove Cemetery Association, of Loudon Township, was organized June 13, 1857, with John M. Sheller, president: B. E. Stephens, clerk; R. M.             Ranney, Thomas Foughty, Nathan Wade, D. S. Rumple and Perry Chance,
trustees.
     Soldiers Buried at Fostoria. - The soldiers of the war of 1861-1865, who
are interred in the city cemetery are named as follows:
     C. M. Thomas, William Sabins, Dr. D. Thomas, John C. Locey, William
Mickey, John Johnson, Charles R. Davis, Lieut. J. J. Fry, Reuben Nelson,
Henry A. Dildine, Nicholas Raney, Valentine Ash, J. J. Myers, John Lew Allen, Gilbert Smith, Evan Kirkwood, Lieut. J. Miller, Ansel Bement,
Ephraim Cramer, Jacob Aushen, John Fritcher, Lieut. Williams and Dr. D.
Williams, all in the "west center" of the cemetery.  Samuel Wiseman, a soldier
of 1812, is also buried here.
     H. M. Schenck, a colored barber, M. F. Overholt, Oliver C. Leech, William Hoyer, Hiram Bowman, John Connor, David Connor, - Anderson and Robert Adams are interred in the division, known as the "west outside."  Here also are the remains of Samuel Kime, a soldier of 1812.
     In the "east outside' division the following named soldiers rest:
     A Babcock, n. P. Dicken, E. J. Ballilnger, Joseph Egan, Mike Heaston, Albert Hale, Capt. Falhabel, Col. T. C. Norris, George W. Dick, Chris Kistner, also Barney McDougal, a soldier of 1812.
     In the "east center" division are Charles Daniel, John Veon, S. Wiseman, ___ Patton, Capt. Orrin Hays, M. Newcomb, Newman Sheldon Al C. Drenning, Peter Staub, J. K. Needham, George Portz, L. Dake, Capt. Hollopeter, F. H. Shimp, Alex Smith, Samuel Shelt, H. Redfern, John Wineland, Levi Stearns, M. Shesler and A. B. Poe a chaplain.
     The following named soldiers also rest in this cemetery:
     J. Dake, Capt. J. F. Schuyler, John Waters, Capt. S. J. Tracey, John Christ, William McLaughlin, J. C. Runneals, Fred Brookman, O. R. Kizer, W. H. Carlysle.

SOCIETIES.

     Fostoria Lodge No. 288, F. & A. M., was organized July 25, 1856, and chartered Oct. 15, 1856, with the following named members:  R. C. Caples,

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     Livery Establishments. - The first regular livery established at Rome (Fostoria) was that by E. W. Thomas.
     In 1856-57 Thompson Boyd opened his stables, and conducted them until 1859.  Veon & Musser established stables in 1858.  Musser & Fowler purchased Boyd's stock in 1859, and since that time Mr. Musser has conducted a well equipped livery business here.
     In 1861 Benjamin Wells, formerly a partner of Musser, opened livery stables, and continued in business until 1875.  About this time the present Waring Livery was started.  In 1880 the Heilman Stables were opened.
     About 1873 or 1874 the Newman Hack Line was inaugurated.  This was followed by the Vance Line, next Smith's and lastly the extensive and well equipped line of Smith & Skinner.
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