Hageman, Ohio

The first mill was erected by John Medaris. It was a corn cracker, located near where Plattsville now stands, on which he ground corn for the early settlers of the township, or any others that would come to his mill. In 1826 or 1827 William Ellsworth erected a water power saw mill on Leatherwood Creek near Plattsville, which was the first saw-mill in Green Township. Abraham Medaris also erected a saw-mill, a few years later, a short distance below where Ellsworth mill stood on Leatherwood Creek. Samuel Robinson built a saw-mill on the same stream, near where Henry Robinson now lives, several years after the Medaris mill was erected. In 1854 the Hageman Brothers erected a steam saw-mill one mile south of Plattsville, which is now owned and operated b} - J. I*. Hageman. In 1865 John Sargeant and John Neal built a steam saw-mill on the John Sturm farm near New Palestine. In 1879 Gabriel Harbaugh ! came into the township with a portable steam saw-mill, which he located at the four corners, on the southwest corner of section 11, where it is now standing, and is operated by Harbaugh and McClain, who are doing an extensive business in the manufacture and sale of all kinds of hard wood lumber, also poplar and linn lumber. In the fall of 1881 they supplied their mill with new machinery, and a new forty-horse power engine, which gives them the power or capacity to cut from 8"00 to 10,000 feet of lumber in ten hours.

Passage source: History of Shelby County, Ohio, published 1883.

Mr. Hageman was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, on the 5th day of July, 1830. In 1850 he moved to Shelby County, and located in Green Township, making his home with his brothers William and Simon for several years. On the 17th day of February, 1859, he married Miss Elizabeth, daughter of Samuel and Elizabeth Robinson, of Green Township. Miss Robinson was born in Green Township, Shelby County, September 4, 1834. Mr. and Mrs. Hageman settled near Hageman sawmill, where he is now residing. They reared a family of four children, three sons and one daughter. In 1854 Mr. Hageman, in company with two of his brothers, William and George, erected a steam sawmill on the northwest corner of section 17, Green Township, one and a half miles south of Plattsville. The building was fifty by thirty-six feet, and contained a thirty-two horse power engine, with an upright or sash saw, with a capacity for sawing about twenty-five hundred feet per day. The business of manufacturing all kinds of hard wood lumber, including poplar and linn, working under the firm name of Hageman Brothers until 1865, when William sold his interest to J. P., and the firm was then styled Hageman and Brother, and remained as such two years. Then in 1867 George Hageman sold to C. W. Dorsey, and the firm name was Hageman and Dorsey. Mr. Dorsey remained a partner one year, and in 1868 he sold his interest in the mill to Mr. Hageman, who has since that time operated it successfully alone. In 18S0 he enlarged his mill to seventy-eight by thirty-six feet, and put in a forty-horse-power engine and a set of circular saws, and it now has the capacity for cutting eight thousand feet of lumber per day by putting on a sufficient force of men to run it steadily. He also manufactures lath, picket palings, etc. etc. He keeps constantly on hand for sale a large stock of lumber, including poplar, linn, ail kinds of hard wood lumber, plastering lath, pickets, wagon and buggy materials.

Passage source: History of Shelby County, Ohio, published 1883.

retired farmer, was born in Hamilton County, Ohio, March 27, 1807. He was reared on a farm. In 1877 he retired from business, and is now living a retired life. October 8, 1835, he married Miss Nancy C. Middleton, of Hamilton County, Ohio, liorn March 25, 1817, daughter of William and Rachel Middleton. In 1847 Mr. Hageman moved to Shelby County with his familj", and settled in this township, where they are now residing. Thej' reared a family of five children, viz., John II,, Rachel, David, William H., and George W. David is now dead. The other four are married, and living in Green Township.

Passage source: History of Shelby County, Ohio, published 1883.

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Read the whole chapter on Green Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.