Ashtabula Township (part 1 of 2)

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The following compiled group of maps has been published for the benefit of persons wishing to know who owned certain properties in Ashtabula County, Ohio, in 1856, according to the five-by-five foot wall map drawn and published by the Baker Company.

Mnlarged Areas Index Of Names -- -- - 64

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Use Of The Indfx

Persons' names appear in the first column. Each name appears as $t was written on the map. Some names may be misspelled, but because names can be spelled many ways, J have left them as they were.

The second column shows the name of the township and the approximate area where the names may be found. Each township was numbered differently, one township has some letters, and some areas are blank.

The third colum contains the page number where the name can be found. All names are not on the township maps: some appeared in the directories and the towns and villages on the edge of total map.

The contents at the beginning of the atlas will show where other special sections can be found. The highly populated areas are enlarged for better viewing.

Index

d we adtage and Directory. Orwell-7-Center Williame-field-15 Trumbull -51-center Lenox-l Dorset-62 Rome-12 Trumbull-20-left Say brook-9-IT Windsor-6-I1X Windsor-10-ir1I

Benton

Say brook-49-II Ashtabula-16-lower left Ashtabula Directory. Say brook-49-II Ashtabula-16-lower left Ashtabula Directory - Ashtabdula-17-lower left Kingsville-32 Plymouth-19

Bond

New Lyme-17 Trumbull1-33-center Trumbull-21-center Trumbull-22-Center Denmark-5 Trumbull-21-center Trumbull-21-center Ashtabula-5-left Ashtabula-4-Harbor Ashtabula City Geneva-lower-left(No number)

Bright

Say brook-13-II Ashtabula-no number-center Conneaut-l4-left top Denmark-11 Say brook-38-II Monroe-1-Kelloggsville Wayne-54 Lyndenville Village Conneaut-63 Trumbull-ll-left Harpersfie1d-104 Denmark-15 Sheffield-23-center Conneaut-19-top Denmark-15 Harpersfield-88 Trurmbull-23-ieft Trumbuil-23-left Trumbull -23-left Geneva-10-III Harpersfield-6 & 8 Harrersfield-152 Harpersfield-123 Harpersfield-102 Williamsfield-15 Say brook-18-I1 Say brook-17-I1 Ashtabula-14-top Pierpont-12 Pierpont-4 Pierpont-12 Pierpont-4 Pierpont-58 Say brook-10-IT Geneva-34-1 Geneva-LO-II Geneva-8-II Conneaut-16-top Harpersfield-125 Monroe-12-(No number) -top Monroe-6-bottom Jefferson-130-S-Center Austinburg Village Williamsfield-14 Williams field-1l Williamsfield-14 Cherry Valley-11l-Venter Kingsville-6 Conneaut-7-left center Conneaut-6-left center Conneaut City Trumbul1-13-top Geneva-38-I Pierpont-59 Pierpont-58 Richmond-78 Ashtabula-8-left Richmond-78

Bristol, 3

BRIGH Js DRIPPING Je Bierou ails BRISTOL, 3. BREDIN, J. BRITTAIN, J.M. BROCKET, Wm. BROCKLEHURST, A. BROCKWAY, A. BROCKWAY, C.M. BROCKWAY, Ee. BROCKWAY, G.

Canfield, Cg

Richmond-42 and - 46 Kingsville-22 Richmond-36 Andover-34 Richmond-59 and-63 Andover-33 Trumbull-31 Andover=33 Andover-33 and -3/+ Kingsville Directory Kingsville-27 Andover-27 Kingsville Directory Rock Creek Village Geneva -7-II Kingsville-17 Lenox-65

Case

Conneaut-61 (Amboy ) Ashtabula-below 4( or Plymouth-13) Geneva-2-lower left-middle Conneaut-16-top Orwell-block-12#4 and block-19 Conneaut-66

Clark

Cherry Valley-30-Center Trumbvl1-17-bottom Morgan-1 34 Trumbull-28-bottom Trum'01-28-bottom Orwell-block~23-#9 Orwell-block-left twp. line Orwell-block-left twp. line Rome-10

Coffin

Cherry Valley-l-bottom Conneaut-34-bottom Cherry Valley-14-center Williamsfield-16 Jefferson Business Directory Sheffield-14-center Trumbull-30-middle Lenox-34

Cook

Cherry Valley-16-center Cherry Vailey-25-center Cherry Valley-19-center Williamsfield-7 Monroe-17(no number)-top Morroe-16-top Monroe-19-top Sheffield - +i-center Monroe-17(no number)-top Monroe-7-bottom - Williamsfield-25 Trumbull-1 50-lower Harpersfield-13 Harpersf ield-30 Plymouth-76 Harpersfield-59 Richmond - 4+ Trumbull1 - 49-lower Sheffield-34-left middle Kingsville-17 Sheffield-24-right Monroe-12-bottom Andover-6

Windsor-6-VI Rock Creek Village Hartsgrove-29 Conneaut-19-top Windsor-5-1V Orwell-block lower left Trumbull-7-top Conneaut-34-bottom Andover-25 Ashtabula-17-lower left

Crosby

"CRAIG; ©. CRANDALL, A.! CRANDALL, F. CRANE, C. CRARY, Mrs. CRATER, C. GRATER, L.Ds CRATER, M. CRAVETH, S. CRAWFORD, J. CRAWTHER, A. CREASEY, W.L. CRESSOR, E. CRIPPIN CRITTENDEN, A. CRITTENDEN, I. CROOKER, O.H. CROSBEY, A. CROSBEY, J.O. CROSBEY, M. CROSBY

Curtis

Conneaut-56-bottom Conneaut-66 Harpersfield-16 Geneva~2-lower left Colebrook-93 Kingsville-6 Pierpont-2 Sheffield-24-center Pierpont-~3- Monroe-27-bottom Conneaut-57-Amboy Kingsville-31 Trumbull - -44-center Monroe-22 &-24 top Trumbull -45-center

Dibble, 0

Jefferson Business Directory Wayne-88 Monroe-10-bottom Monroe-10-bottom Monroe-6-bottom Jefferson,Pian of ,-55-Jefferson Monroe-5-bottom Conneaut-58-Amboy Geneva-center

Eddy, Jr

Monroe-8-top Orwell-block-ll-far left Windsor-9-III Orwell-block-12-#3 Harpersfield-20 Jefferson-center Plymouth-38 Williamsfield-25 Williamsfield-16 Plymouth-37

Farmer

Sal lyndenville Village Wayne+7 Hartsgrove-75 and-85 Conneaut-62 Jefferson-73 Orwell-block-13 New Lyme-13 Lenox-57 Colebrook-56 Trumbull-26 Monroe-6-bettom Orwell-block-10 Saybrook-9,12 and-22 . Sheffield-3l-center Sheffield-29-center Austinburg-25 Andover-26 Andover-36 Morgan-123 Trumbul1-23-lower Pierpont-51 Pierpont-57 Harpersfield-31 Pierpont-8 Harpersfield-122 Trumbull-39-lower Morgan-134 and-135 Rome-41 Rome-32 Geneva-left center-III Colebrook-90 Lenox-80 Monroe-6-top Monroe-29-bottom / Conneaut - -52-bottom Harpersfield-104

French, Gc

Richmond-7 Trumbull - +3-center Denmark-1S¢ Monroe-30-bottom Williamsfield-13 Williamsfjeld-1 Sheffield-8 and-9-center Lenox-5 Lenox-36-center Lenox-26

Lenox-26 Ashtabula-15(no number) Kingsville-8 Ashtabula-2-left Conneaut - -45-bottom Kingsville-5 Harpersfield-140 and-143 Kingsville-8 7 Sheffield-25-center Conneaut-26-bottom Conneaut-26-bottom Denmark-19 Conneaut~-57-bottom Conneaut-69-dottom Pierpont-8

Cage

Geneva-Left Center Trumbul1-18 Williamsrield-23 Jefferson, Plan of ,48-Walnut Geneva-left upper-IV Monroe-8-top Conneaut-58-Amboy Orwell-block-24 Orwell-block-18 Orwell-block-17

Say brook-29-II Richmond - -46 Richmond-46 Richmond-80 Trumbull-16-center Windsor-1-VI Ashtabula-strip-no number Hartsgro ve-35 Conneaut-No number-right(8) Pierpont-51l Pierpont-23

Say brook~14-IT Conneaut - 43-bottom Conneaut - -41-bottom Dorset-46 and-48 Cherry Valley-7-bottom Cherry Valley-29-center Jefferson,Plan of-40-Pine Jefferson-3l-center

Gregory

Ashtabula Directory Monroe-1l- - -bottom Pierpont-59 Orwell-block-far left Geneva-9-bottom Pierpont-59 Orwell-Block Far left Cherry Valley-38 and-46 top Plymouth - 43 Trumbul1-38-lower

Say brook-12 Plymouth-36 Conneaut-19-top Hartsgrove-125 Conneaut-19-top Conneaut-19-top Conneaut-19-top Windsor-9-VI Hartsgrove-125 Hartsgrove-125 Conneaut-16-top Hartsgrove-136

Griffin Griffith

GRIFFIN, J. GRIFFIN, S.S. GRIFFIN, Y. GRIFFIS, R. GRIFFITH, D.H. GRIGGS, A. GRICGS, A.0. GRIGGS, H. GRIMES, A.R. GRINNEL, Mrs. GRINNELL, B.F. GRINNELL, B.S. GRINNELL, J.M. GRIPPIN, A. GRISWELL, N. GRISWOLD, B. GRISWOLD, C.R.W. GRISWOLD, F.

Hart

Ashtabula City Ashtabula-9-left Ashtabula-Strip-no numbers Ashtabula-2-upper Monroe-32-bottom Conneaut-6-right-(city area) Ashtabula-l-upper Orwell-block 1,' far left Conneaut -8-right(no number) Conneaut - -2 right-top Plymouth-44 . Rock Creek Village and directory Conneaut - -2-right top Colebrook-95 Geneva-IV-Left upper Windsor-6-VI

Herman, &

Say brook-21-II Austinburg Village Trumbull1-30-lower Richmond-15 Geneva-no number-lower left Williamsfield - -4 Andover-21 Andover-21 Geneva-2-bottom Geneva-10-bottom Williamsfield-9 and-8 Williamsfield-9 Geneva-Lower right-I Williamsfield-8 Richmond-56-and-65 Richmond-45 Conneaut-27-bottom Geneva-8-II Geneva-17-III Geneva-17-IIilI Geneva-3-lower left Austinburg - 4+ Austinburg - 4+

Hick Hill, Eb

Cherry Valley-29-Center Lenox-center Harpersfield-78 and-87 Windsor-2-IV Windsor-8-II and-8-VII and-10-IX Hartsgrove-68 Hartsgrove-68 Windsor-7-V Orwell-block-ll-far left Conneaut -16-top Lenox-66 Monroe-10- - bsottom Andover-26

Ashtabula Business Directory Monroe-l-bottom Monroe-l-bottom Rome-48 and-50 llarpersfield-16(61) Sheffield-38-right Monroe-12(nc number) -top Sheffield-36-Lower Hartsgrove-105 Sheffield-51

Holt

HOLCOMB, G. HOLCOMB, H. HOLCOMB, M. HOLCOMB, T. HOLCOMB, We HOLDEN HOLDEN, A. HOLDEN, S.P. HOLDON, A. HOLLISTER, E. HOLMAN, A. HOLMAN, T. HOLMAN, T.E. HOLMES, C. HOLMES, D.D. HOLMES, G. HOLMES, J. HOLMES, Wm. HOLT

Hunting

Say brook-37-II Sheffield-35-lower Morgan-l Orwell-block-24 Ashtabula-l2-center & 4-left Cherry Valley-10-bottom Hartsgrove-139 &-150 Cherry Valley-3-center Hartsgrove-150 Andover-5

King

Cherry Valley - 4-center Monroe-8 - top Harpersfield-109 Harpersfield-109 Harpersfield-127 and-143 Sheffield-13-right Ashtabula Business Directory Saybrook-no number-top Conneaut-l-right top Conneaut-l-right top Wayne-74

Monroe-344-bottom Williamsfield-14 Kingsville-2 Conneaut-9-right Conneaut-8-right of city Kingsville Village Kingsville-16 Orwell-block-13 Harpersfield-4 Conneaut-19-top Conneaut-7-top left Andover-25

Lancaster

Plymouth-34 Colebrook-56 Trumbull-33-middle Trumbull1-33-middle Windsor-2-X Morgan-105 Dorset-20 Dorsét-21 Monroe-24+-bottom Monroe-25-bottom Orwell-block far left Lenox-78 Kingsville-l Windsor-VI-2 Windsor-2-VI Lenox-77

Mack

Wiliiamsfield-6 Williamsfield-6 Richmond-51l Kingsville Directory Kingsville Village Trumbull -23-lower Trumbull-23- lower Sheffield-23-right Conneaut-19-top Monroe-8-bottom Monroe-8-bottom Monroe-23-top Monroe-23 & -24-top Monroe-24-top Ashtabula-13 Geneva-9-IV Ceneva-6-Lower left

Plymouth 36 &-37

Geneva-center Pierpont-16 Geneva-left center Jefferson-center Willlamsfield-19-& -21 Ashtabila-25 Kingsville-39 Wilbiamspield - -2 Williamsfield-13 Pierpont-23 Kingsville-40 Williamsfield-22 Cherry Valley-no number-center Richmond-7

Nash

NORRIS, L. HOURTS, Mrs. NORRIS, RK. NORTH, A. Nogtu, L., Mrs. WOKTH? Ses. NORTHAM, B. NORTHROP, Wm. NORTHRUP, A. NORTHS, N.&, NORTHWAY NORTIUWAY, NORTIUWAY, NORTHWAY, NORTHWAY , NORTHWAY , NORTHWAY, NORTON, A. NORTON, E.

Nunnery

Jefferson, Plan of }-31-Walnut Jefferson-Center Richmond-1 &-20 Windsor-1-VI Richmond-1l1 Hartsgrove-116 Harpersfield-39 Colebrook- - 45 Williamsfield-6 Geneva-no number-lower left Wayne-91 Austinburg-19 Windsor~1-X Orwell - -block-12-#1 Orwell-block-7 Orwell-block-9 Orwell - block-18 Orwell- - -block-7 Orwell-block-2 Orwell-block-7 Trumbull~13-left Hartsgrove-138 Lenox-12

Palmer

Monroe-2!/t-top Geneva-19-lower right-I Wayne - '$5 Andover-27 Pierpont-ll Richmond -!+5 Colebrook-56 Pierpont-26 Windsor-3-IV Windsor-2-1 Conneaut - iG-bottom Plymouth-39 Conneaut-58-Amboy Monroe-3-bottom Denmark-10 Wayne-5-55(& sons)

Parker

Shef field-6-right Sheffield-7-right upper Harpersfield-23 Kingsville-11,&-14 Monroe-15-top Geneva-no number-top center-III Jefferson-130 Harpersfield-8 Plymouth-35

Rider

Trumbull -48-lower Orwell-Block 20-lower left Geneva-center Trumbull - !16-middle Kingsville-1l Trumbull - -45-middle and 53-middle Trumbull - !4-middle Kingsville-9 Sheffield-1l2-right Conneaut~-06(60) -Amboy Harpersfield-l/t] Monroe-18-hottom Monroe-30-vottom Conneaut~-34~- bottom Monroe-22-top Monroe-22,7/4,32, & 34- top Sheffield-38 (39)-left Monroe-5-bottom Monroe-23-top

Kingsville Village and Directory Jefferson Business Directory Sheffield-4-left upper Sheffield-10-center Plymouth-3! Ashtabula-3l-lower left Orwell-block-23-73 Kingsville Village

Sanford

Rock Creek Village Jefferson Business Directory Kingsville-21 Conneaut-31-bottom Conneaut- - 3-left top New Lyme-14 Orwell-block-2 Trumbull - +l-middle Trumbull - +2-middle Saybrook-42-II Saybrook+3-II Colebrook-62 Conneaut-57-Amboy Kingsville-22 Orwell-block-20-lower left Geneva-ll-III Conneaut-71-bottom Conneaut - -71-bottom Conneaut-71-bottom Orwell-block-18 Hartsgrove-20 and-29 Cole brook-39

Sickler

Sheffield-33-left Saybrook-51-II Harpersfield-12 Sheffield-33-left Ashtabula-strip not numbered Sheffield-30-left Kingsville Village Denmark-25 Kingsville-35 Richmond-10 Richmond-10

Monroe-l-Kelloggsville-bottom Kingsville Village Say brook-58-II Pierpont - -5l Ashtabula-1/} Conneaut-71-bottom Ashtabula-15 Ashtabula City Ashtabula Directory Ashtabula-1!t Ashtabula-1!+ Ashtabula-l!t Ashtabula-14 Conneaut-51- ae Seon Ne number ) Austinburg-27 Saybrook-no number Geneva-5-bottom | Austinburg-47 Andover-8 Sheffield-24-right Geneva - +-bottom Sheffield-23-center Trumbull -33-middle Cherry Valley-41-top Ashtabula Business Directory Saybrook-41-II, & 62-II1 Say brook-24-I1

Spencer

GNOW, GW. SOALR, Day SOMMERS, G.W. SORTAL SOUNDERS, A. SOUTHARD, SOUTHERLAND, J. SOUTHWICK, A. SOUIIIWILLS, T. SPALING, D. SPWARS, A. SFELLMAN, C. SPELLMAN, C.S. SPELLMAN, H. SIWLLMAN, L. SPRLLMAN, We, M.D. SPENCER SPENCER, C.M. SPENCER, H.S. SPANCER, M.,Mrs. SPENCER, Mrs. SPENCER, N.

Stow

Say brook-1-II Lenox-70 Harpersfield-29 Lenox-69 Sheffield-2l-center Saybrook-53-I1 Plymouth-no number-right upper Ashtabu].a-17-center Andover-!+3 Williamsfield-!+ Andover-28 Andover-26 Andover-29 Andover-28 Conneaut-62 Jefferson-between-305 and "40S Monroe-18-(No number) -top Geneva-9-Bottom Conneait-63 Morgan-17 Colebrook--78 Geneva-10O-bottom Rome-20 Orwell-block-6 Geneva-l0O-bottom Rome -3/+

New Lyme-2 Andover-32 Andover-36 Andover-35 Lenox-center Ashtabula-l-left Ashtabuia-15(no number) Plymouth - 18 Ashtabula-15(no nun1ber) Jefferson-Log PLymouth-33

Thomas

Austinburg Village Ashtabula-6-left Conneaut-38(No number)-bottom Say brook-2 Conneaut-26-bottomn Conneaut-8(no number )-center Windsor - +-VITI

Turner

TUITIA, L. TUTTI£, Mrs. TUTTLE, M.A, TUPIlic, MeJ. TUTTLE, S. TUITIic, Wm. TWEDY, J. TWITCHELL, A. TWITCHELL, D. TWITCIICLL, M. TYE, J. TYIER, A.

Tyler, Hh

Monroe-ll- - bottom Pier pont-23 Pierpont - -2l Pierpont-29 Windsor-2-V1III Geneva-12-III Williamsfield-16 Conneaut-65 Lyndenville Village Ashtabula-l9-center Conneaut City Conneaut-No number-center Conneaut-18-top

Vernon

Ashtabuh Business Directory re Say brook-31-I1 46 elie Jefferson-v+-center 4] Jefferson-57-center Ay Jefferson-39 Wy Plymouth-62 HO Sheffield-17-left upper 30 Sheffield-ll-center 30 Jefferson-3 41 Lenox-57 3 Pierpont-9 19 Plymouth-28(center) LO Geneva-16-lower St rat Bs Plymouth-19 LO Austinburg-9 48 Jefferson-7 47 Andover-36 23 Wayne-90 ay Richmond-61 . 21 Conneaut-8-right of city 13 Conneaut-top right-below 3 13 Jefferson-126 Ay _ Denmark-25 61 Kingsville-1ll 4 Kingsville-1ll Zr Kingsville-26 27 Kingsville-25 27 Sheffield-20- center 30 Sheffield-2nd 3&-lower(39 really) 30 Lenox-J 43 Austinburg-88 48 Conneaut Business Directory a Pierpont-37 19 Conneaut-58-Amboy 13 Conneaut-3-left upper nS | Conneaut-3-left upper 10S] Say brook-76-I1 6 Conneaut-3-left upper 3 Conneat:zt City 39 Monroe-30-bottom 17 Conneaut-19~-top 13 New Lyme-3 ly Williamsfield-11 ED Williamsfield-7 25 Sheffield-29-center 30 . Kingsville-32 27 Jefferson, Plan of ;-36-Sattin,45-Jeff. &17-Jefferson 42 Andover-35 23

Ward

Lyndenville Village Colebrook-66 Wayne-27 Conneaut-55-bottom oheffield - lt-left upper Plymouth-28 (Center) Colebrook - 50 Kingsville - 4o Wayne-67 &-80 Kingsville- - 4o Geneva~12-[ Austinburg-61 Harpersfield-97 Trumbull-16 Pierpont-4]

Warren

Say brook-36-I1 Geneva - !l-bottom Geneva- - t-bottom Ashtabula-9-center Ashtabula-32-lower left Ashtabula-9-center: Ahtabula-32-lower left Ashtabula-5-left

Wed, Fr

Kingsville Village and Directory Jefferson - 440S Conneaut-58-Amboy Say brook-06(60)-IT Morgan-78 Jefferson-6 Geneva-5-bottom Conneaut City Austinburg-91 Morgan - +1 Harpersfield-116 Lenox -3

Welsh

WEILMAN, J. WELCHMAN, If. WEL, G. WELLEMAN, MW. WURLISH Gtiora: WELLS, Mrs. WELLS, 5S. PELISU Si. WELSH, I. WELSH, I. WELSH, J.G. WELTON, N. WELTON, W.C, WESCOTT, A. WESCOTT, R. WESKOIT, A. WEST, A.

Wheeler

WHEISLER, G.. WIRBIFR, He WIIELER, I. WHEELER, J. WHEELER, J.H. WHEELER, Philander WHEMIER, SB. WIMIBLRY, S. WHMLPLUY, A. WHSLPLY, D. WMCLAY ; cdletlers WHIPPLE WHIPPLE, A. WHIPPLE, J.

Source changes here: from History of Ashtabula County, Ohio, by Williams, W. W. (William W.), published 1878; 14,329 words in this source stream.

Opera House Gilket &Perr'

The total expenditure was' nineteen hundred and ninety-three dollars. The upper story was sold for six hundred dollars to the Masons and Odd-Fellows, for halls. The record is, much difficulty was experienced in raising the funds required to erect and furnish so large a building, but it was successfully accomplished.

The first teachers in this were Rev. J. Y. Calhoun and his wife. They were followed by a Mr. A. B. Tuttle, who gave it up for want of scholars. He was succeeded by Mr. Samuel C. Weatherwax, who taught from 1852 to '56. On the 22d of March, 1855, the electors of this village adopted the union school system.

A parish school belonging to St. Peter's church was established in 1850. A building was erected, two stories high, fifty by twenty-six feet.

The teachers were Rev. John Hall, rector of the church, and Rev. George F. Rickards, principal, who was succeeded by Rev. Albert Bingham for one year. The assistant teachers have been Miss Marietta Fuller, Mr. Albert A. Strong, Mr. diaries Bingham, Miss Harriet Sabin, Miss Julia M. Dickinson, and Miss Mary E. Hubbard.

The Public Schools

The organization of the public schools here was attended with much discussion and some differences of opinion. This was effected in 1856. The first board of directors was as follows : Henry Fassett, president ; Leander Hall, clerk ; and Stephen Hall, treasurer ; H. L. Morrison, Frederick Carlisle, John A. Prentice. Mr. Carlisle resigned, and A. F. Hubbard was elected in his place. The academy building was leased. The first board of examiners was Rev. Homer Wheeler, Rev. J. M. Gillett, and Dr. Thomas McCune. Rev. C. E. Bruce was the first superintendent, - salary eight hundred dollars ; Miss Wakefield, Miss Carpenter, and Miss Kate Hubbard assistants. The following books were adopted : Ray's series of arithmetics, Monteith's and McNally's geographies, Greene's grammar, Sargeant's reader, and Webster's dictionary. The following were the assistant teachers in 1858: Sarah M. Gaylord and Miss W. Kellogg. A course of study in the high school of 1858 was Goodrich's history, Wood's botany, Parker's philosophy, chemistry, Loomis' physiology, Thompson's algebra, geometry, Latin grammar and reader, Caesar and Virgil, Greek grammar and reader. Platt R. Spencer had charge of writing, and William Edson Webster taught music. In 1859 the old Baptist meeting-house was purchased, moved and repaired, at an expense of five thousand dollars. Rev. J. W. B. Clark was appointed examiner ; C. E. Bruce, superintendent ; Misses W. M. Kelley, Lydia Willey, Elizabeth Brown, Sarah L. Paine, Alice D. Winchester, Anna Ford, and Mary Robertson were assistants. Value of two school buildings, four thousand dollars. In 1860 Gornell's outline-maps were bought.

In 1861 the following were teachers : George W. Waite, superintendent, at the salary of seven hundred dollars ; Miss Sarah M. Schommer, Mary J. Schaffer, Susan Sampson, Sarah J. Hutchins, Anna Ford, and Miss M. Ingersoll. Number of scholars, two hundred and thirty-two.

In 1862, Miss S. E. Wilder, Susan Tower, Emily Ensign, and M. G. Eastman were assistants. In 1864, Miss Carrie E. King was assistant. In 1866, J. B. Corey was superintendent; Misses H. E. Bliss, S. E. Sampson, Kate Tyler, Jennie Cook, Ella H. Payne, assistants.

In 1873, J. W. Clemens was superintendent. In 1874, R. W. Kilpatrick was superintendent, and in 1875 Prof. J. F. Wilson was elected, and still retains the position. George W. Waite is principal of high school.

Biographical Sketches Philo Booth

was the son of Lemuel Booth and Mehetabel Morse, his wife, and was born at Huntington, Connecticut, August 11, 1780. Was apprenticed to a druggist of Troy, New York, named Hyde. Afterwards, while a clerk in the store of Abraham Cooper, at Trenton, Oneida county, New York, he married Sophia Cooper, a sister of his employer, August 22, 1805. He afterwards engaged in merchandising at Rodman, in Jefferson county, New York, and in the fall of 1813, as soon as Perry's victory on Lake Erie had freed the west from all danger of hostile Indians, he started with his family and goods for Cleveland, Ohio, expecting to transport his goods in boats from Buffalo to Cleveland.

On arriving at Buffalo he found that all of the boats and shipping on the lake had been taken by the government, for the purpose of bringing General Har- rison's army down the lake, and the road west from Buffalo was almost impassable, having been badly cut up by the transportation of military stores. Leaving most of his goods in Buffalo, he employed two teams to transport his family and some light goods, and in nine days arrived at Erie, Pennsylvania, where he remained over two months. In the mean time the British took Buffalo and burnt it, and he lost all the goods that he had left there. He was at Erie when General Harrison arrived there from the west, and the town being crowded with soldiers and sailors, he started again, with his family and what property he had, in wagons, and arrived at Ashtabula, January 15, 1814, and being detained there by the birth of a son, and having no merchandise to sell, lie concluded to settle there.

Philo Booth

His father and mother were with him, and as his father was a tanner, he at once started a tannery on the west side of Ashtabula creek, and continued in that business for about fifteen years. In the fall of 1827 he commenced merchandising in company with his son-in-law, Charles Crosby, and continued in the business for many years, generally in company with one of his sons.

He was one of the most enterprising, honorable, and public-spirited business men of the town, and did his full share in building up the village, which is now so prosperous. He died at Ashtabula, June 27, 1852. His widow, born September 17, 1785, died September 3, 1861.

They lost in infancy three sons and reared a family of two sons and six daughters, all of whom, excepting the oldest and youngest daughters, have remained at Ashtabula, viz. :

Cordelia C., born at Western, Oneida county, New York, September 29, 1807 ; married November 16, 1825, to Charles Crosby; both now living at Chicago, Illinois.

Laura, born at Rodman, October 24, 1811 ; married, November 18, 1829, to Stephen H. Farrington, M.D., who died March 8, 1875, at Ashtabula, where she still resides.

Amasa Castle, Jr., was born in Plymouth, Connecticut, April 5, 1786, from which place his parents removed to Burlington, Vermont, where they remained several years, finally emigrating in 1808 to "New Connecticut," and halting in

Ilis father, Amasa Castle, Sr., was a brave, intrepid soldier in the War of the Revolution, and brought to the new home all the spirit and energy which characterized the men of that generation, and helped them to conquer the apparently insurmountable obstacles which beset the frontiersman's progress. The mother, Mrs. Mary Stanley Castle, who was a direct descendant of the English Stanleys, was a woman of rare abilities and great strength of character, - a worthy mother of children who helped to make the history of this country. Her father and eldest brother were made prisoners of war by the British, and, with hundreds of others, were poisoned while confined on a prison-ship at Baltimore. Afterwards a monument, in or near New York, bearing their names, and which still exists, was raised to their memory. Another brother, Frederic Stanley, Esq., afterwards a distinguished lawyer of New York, was, when only nineteen, one of General Washington's aides-de-camp, and on numerous occasions distinguished himself by his fearless heroism and devotion to the cause for which they were fighting.

With the inheritance of such qualities as these, combined with inflexible rectitude of principle, Mr. Castle brought to the wilderness only his strong arms, light heart, and perfect health. Buying some land on the " South Ridge," about a mile east of where the village stands, he, with his father, and brother Daniel, commenced the task of making a productive farm in the midst of the unbroken forest. Like all the pioneers of that time, they suffered great hardships, often lacking necessary food, and being compelled to depend on wood-craft to keep from starvation. Even after the grain was raised it was difficult to get it ground, the nearest mill being at Cleveland or Walnut Creek, sixty miles away, and no mode of conveyance except the horse's back. This, with the dangers from wild animals which beset the journey, made it a great undertaking, and often their only bread was made from corn pounded in a wooden mortar. In these days of steam-mills, railroads, and other things, which seem a common and necessary part of our civilization, it seems almost incredible that people should voluntarily endure such privations, and the present generation is too apt to forget how much of its present prosperity is owing to the courage and perseverance of its ancestors.

During the War of 1812, Mr. Castle was one of the militia so often called out to protect the government stores at Cleveland and at Ashtabula Harbor from being captured by the British. So continual were the alarms, so great the anxiety, and so determined the patriotism of the hardy settlers, that scarcely enough persons were left at home to raise the necessary food for sustenance, and nearly all the work was done by the women and children, aided by a few men unfit for military duty. During all that time of trial and suffering no one was ever more ready and willing for service, however hard and dangerous, than the subject of this sketch.

In January, 1813, he married Miss Rosalinda Watrous (their marriage license standing third on the records of Ashtabula County), daughter of Captain John Watrous, who emigrated from Saybrook, Connecticut, in the year 1810, with two yoke of oxen and one horse, the journey occupying forty days. With Captain Watrous were his wife and ten children, some of them already men and women, Rosalinda being at the time but fourteen years old.

Arrived in Ashtabula, they first settled at the Harbor, with every prospect of prosperity ; but a heavy sorrow was in store for them, for only four brief weeks had elapsed when the father suddenly sickened and died, leaving this stricken family, homesick and almost discouraged, to struggle with the hardships of the new country. Captain Watrous was the third white man buried in West Ashtabula.

Mr. and Mrs. Castle raised a family of six children, two of whom, with their mother, still reside in Ashtabula. For fifty-eight years they walked hand-in-hand through the path of life, sometimes in sunshine and sometimes in shadow, but always in perfect harmony; and when at last, in December, 1870, at the age of eighty-four, he lay dowu to his finy.1 rest, his devoted wife received his last word and look of recognition. By their industry and self-denial they not only educated their children, but acquired a competency which rendered comfortable their declining years ; but the best inheritance of their children will be the example of their lives of energy, content, and spotless integrity.

George Willard

was born in Holland patent, New York, on the 12th day of August, 1812, and is the fifth of a family of twelve children born to Simon and Rhoda Wills Willard, originally of Weathersfield, Connecticut, but who removed in 1804 to Holland patent, where they remained until 1834, at which date they came to Ashtabula township. There the parents died, - the mother January 21, 1842, and the lather November 18, 1850. Of the brothers and sisters of George Willard, all are dead except one, the oldest brother, William, who is still a resident of Ashtabula. The education of Mr. Willard was acquired through the medium of our American system of common schools, after the completion of which he began what has proved to be the occupation of his life, that of merchandising, making his debut, in 1828, as clerk in a general store and forwarding and commission house, at Whitestown, Oneida county, New York. The Erie canal was then in its palmiest days. Remained here, engaged in this avocation, until 1831, when he came to Ashtabula, Ohio, and for the succeeding five years was clerk in the post-office and store of A. C. Hubbard. In April, 1836, Mr. Willard associated himself with Richard Roberts, and, under the firm-name of Roberts & Willard, opened, in the north half of the double two-story brick block built by H. J. Rees, a stock of goods, consisting of drugs, medicines, groceries, hardware, nails, and iron. This firm continued in business only about six months, when the death of Mr. Roberts occurred. From this time until 1844, Mr. Willard conducted the business in his own name. He, however, rented the south half of the building, and put in a dry goods stock. In 1844 the firm was changed to that of George Willard & Co., by the admission of S. B. Wells, Esq., a former clerk, as a partner. General produce became a feature of the busiuesss at this time. In the year 1850 the firm was again changed, by the admission of another clerk (Henry Griswold), to Willard, Wells & Co. In 1855, Messrs. Wells and Griswold withdrew. Since this time Mr. Willard has been the sole proprietor. The fine tliree-story brick block which he now occupies was erected in 1874. The first real estate purchased by Mr. Willard in this township was the lot upon which stands his present business block. This was in the year 1838, and the subsequent year he purchased the property now occupied by William Willard. Mr. George Willard has been engaged in the mercantile business in this city for fortytwo years, in addition to five years' service in the same occupation as clerk. During this time has been quite largely engaged in lake commerce. Had a controlling interest, in whole or in part, in the following vessels, viz., schooners " B. F. Wade," li Boston," " Julia Willard," " York State," and the bark " Naomi." Has served as mayor one term, and member of the common council of the " incorporated village of Ashtabula" for several terms. Has also been township trustee. Has been one of the directors of the Farmers' National bank from its organization. Was director and president of the Ashtabula County Central plank-road company for a number of years. This road was constructed some time prior to the opening of the Franklin division of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern railroad, and extended from Ashtabula Harbor to the village of Jefferson, and thence on to the lumber region in Richmond township. This road was for its time a great convenience. Politically, Mr. Willard is ardently Republican. v

On the 15th day of September, 1833, he was united in marriage to Julia Francis, daughter of Err W. and Sarah Slawson Mead, who were living at the time in Ashtabula. No children have blest this union. He is a member of the Episcopal church. Mr. Willard served as a member of the vestry and treasurer several years, and as senior warden some twenty years. Thus have we briefly sketched the life of one of Ashtabula's representative business men. The pioneer in trade, he has grown gray in its prosecution. As a business man, he has been longer in service than any other citizen of Ashtabula. He has ever proven himself a useful and public-spirited citizen. The best interests of his village and of his county and of his church he has always zealously striven to promote. Quiet and unassuming, he is nevertheless an influential citizen, and universally esteemed for his many sterling qualities. The name of George Willard will not be forgotten when in coming years other generations shall be the denizens of this beautiful village.

Captain John B. Watrous

second son of John and Roxanna Watrous, was born at Saybrook, Connecticut, January 15, 1700. When seventeen years of age, he made the journey to Ashtabula, Ohio, on horseback, and bought the farm on which he afterwards resided, now known as " Maple Grove." He returned to Connecticut, and remained there until 1810, when, with his parents and family, he removed permanently to his wilderness home. The journey was performed by means of ox-teams, - two yoke of oxen to each wagon. A log dwelling was soon erected, which quickly became a centre of graceful hospitalities to a large circle of genial friends. John B. was a soldier in the War of 1812, as were also two of his brothers. He was a prominent member of the Masonic fraternity, one of the first workers for the establishment of an Episcopal church in Ashtabula, and a director in the " Warren and Ashtabula Turnpike Company," then considered a road of great importance to the country. His tastes were literary, and to a polished exterior he added the graces of a Christian character. His was a nature dispensing sunshine wherever he moved. Married at thirty-three years of age to a beautiful woman much his junior, he was a tender husband and judicious parent. He died in ripe old age, February 24, 1869. His wife, Julia Montgomery, was born in Conneaut, December 14, 1806. She was the youngest daughter of James Montgomery (who was the son of Robert Montgomery), and was born in Schoharie, New York. Robert Montgomery had emigrated from the north of Ireland, had been a soldier of the Revolution, and was a cousin-german of the Robert Montgomery who fell at Quebec.

James Montgomery had married Mary Raldwin, of Catskill, New York. The pair became pioneers of Conneaut, Ashtabula County, having removed there three years after the first settlement of Harpersfield. The journey from Buffalo was made in open boats, the intervening country being but a trackless forest. The parents aud their four children disembarked at night, sleeping on the beach beneath their sheltering boats. Arrived at Conneaut, a dwelliug was hastily constructed from the barks of trees, until a more substantial one of logs could be made ; and this speedily became " a tavern," for the accommodation of people emigrating still farther towards the setting sun.

The husband followed the business of boating between Conneaut and Erie, thus supplying the infant colony with provisions and other necessaries of life. He served for a time in the War of 1812, and later served for two successive terms in the legislature at Chillicothe, then the seat of government for the State.

Four more children were born to them in Conneaut, and when Julia was four years of age the Watrous family, then on their way to Ashtabula, stayed overnight at this inn, and then and there began the acquaintance which culminated in the marriage of John B. Watrous and Julia Montgomery on the 23d of June, 1823.

James Montgomery removed to Austinburg in 1813, and here soon after was born his son, Colonel James Montgomery, of Kansas celebrity, - the famed " guerrilla chieftain," the " fighting preacher." Colonel Montgomery also commanded the Union army in Florida during the " late unpleasantness." He died at Mound City, Kansas, in 1872.

David Edward Kelley, D.D.B.

This gentleman, who is a citizen of Ashtabula, and who is regarded as a rising young man in the field of dentistry, is a native of this county, the son of David H. Kelley, Esq., of Saybrook township. May 8, 1853, is the date of his birth. His education was obtained at the district schools of his native township and at Grand River institute, Austinburg. His professional education was obtained at the Philadelphia Dental college, Philadelphia, receiving from that institution his graduating diploma, February 27, 1875. In 1875, November 11, he was united in marriage with Nellie Roy Moore, daughter of M. M. and Helen Moore, Erie, Pennsylvania. Mr. and Mrs. Kelley are the parents of one child, Edward Raymond Kelley, born September 1, 1876. Mr. Kelley is a gentleman of unblemished character, is attentive to his business, skillful in dentistry, studious of his profession, ambitious to attain the highest standard, and is highly esteemed by his professional brethren.

Hall Smith

The subject of this sketch was born in New Marlborough, Berkshire county, Massachusetts, in the summer of 1775. At this time his father, John Smith, was absent, a soldier of the Revolutionary army. His mother died when he was but seven days old, and he fell under the care of his maternal grandparents, Ebcnezer and Anna Hall, by whom he was nurtured and raised, along with a son of their own, but a few days older than himself. At the age of thirteen he was apprenticed to an uncle, Moses Hall, to learn the clothier's trade. At the close of his apprenticeship, he found himself disqualified for book-keeping in consequence of an accident. He Studied under the Rev. Jacob Catlin with that intense application which was his constitutional propensity. Early in the present century he, by assistance, procured blankets and other goods, and came to the wilds of northern Ohio. These were exchanged with the Indians of Sandusky and the white settlers in the wilderness of New Connecticut for furs. This traffic he continued for several years, and about the year 1806 opened a store at Austinburg, the first store in Ashtabula County. About 1807 he married Julia Anna, eldest daughter of the Rev. Jas. Badger, a very excellent woman, by whom he had one son, who died in infancy. In 1809 his wife also died. The year after her death he purchased lands and opened a store in Ashtabula, and here entered into business quite extensively, supplying the settlers with what was necessary to the clearing up and improving of a new country. He was liberal in contributing towards all public benefits in the county. The poor always found in him a benefactor. In 1811 he was again married, to Achsah, daughter of Roger Nettleton, of Kingsville, by whom he had three daughters and one son. In 1812, Mr. Smith entered into partnership with Nathan Strong, and built the grist- and saw-mills which so many years occupied the site of the stone mills now owned by Messrs. Fisk and Sillman. In 1815, Mr. Smith, together with those other public benefactors of that day, Matthew Hubbard, Amos Fisk, and Philo Booth, erected a building for religious and other public meetings, which, though not formally , yet in fact was donated to the public. The upper part of this building was for many years used for a Masonic hall. This was afterwards removed and fitted up for an academy, and was afterwards again removed and occupied for a fireman's hall. Mr. Smith, having been educated a Congregationalist, although not a member of that body, was their first and for many years their principal supporter in Ashtabula. The village of Ashtabula is indebted to the liberality of Mr. Smith for the North public square and the cemetery adjoining it, and for many other public benefits. About the year 1813 he became a Mason, remained in good standing in that order while his reason lasted, and his body was attended to the place of burial January 15, 1857, by the members of Rising Sun lodge, No. 22, and was interred with the impressive ceremonies of the brotherhood. For many of the later years of his life the once brilliant mind of Mr. Smith was under a mental cloud, which continued until his death.

Lewis W. Smith

The parents of this gentleman were James Smith, who was born in Clinton, Oneida county, New York, and Laura Scoville Smith, of Saratoga county, same State. They came to Ohio in 1818, locating in Ashtabula and erecting a gristand saw-mill. These mills being among the first on the Reserve, were widely known, and patronage was drawn from a circuit of many miles. It was in this grist-mill, in January, 1831, that the father, while freeing the wheel from ice, was so severely injured that he died from its effects within an hour. He left considerable property, the bulk of which was, however, absorbed in settlement. The mother survived him many years ; died November 14, 1875. Lewis W. Smith was born in Ashtabula on the 23d day of September, 1825, and is the third of a family of children, three sons aud two daughters. He was educated at district school and Ashtabula academy. Prior to 1851 he was a farmer. At this date he went to Cincinnati, Ohio, and engaged in the retail millinery business for one year ; then removed to New York and entered into the importing and jobbing of silks, millinery, and straw goods. Continued there until 1873, when he returned to his native place, and with his son founded the now widely-known Ashtabula store. On January 6, 1849, he was, by the Rev. James Lowe, of the Methodist Episcopal church of Cleveland, Ohio, united in marriage to Mary Ann Gillmore, of that city, she being the daughter of Rev. James and Clarissa Gillmore. The fruit of the union is James Lewis Smith, who was born March 7, 1850, at Ashtabula, Ohio, and is, as stated above, a partner with his father. Mr. Smith is one of the substantial men of Ashtabula, and is largely identified rvith the city's interests, being proprietor of several of the best business blocks of the place.

This gentleman is the oldest of eleven, the children of John and Margaret Robertson, the former of whom was a native of Jedburgh, Scotland, and the latter of Cambridge, New York, from which point they removed to Ripley, Chautauqua county, New York, in 1827. and from there to Ashtabula in 1S4i . Here they died, the father in 1851, and the mother three years later. The subject of this sketch was born in Cambridge, New York, October 3, 1807. The opportunities afforded him for an education were limited, consisting of from four to six months per year at the district school, until he had arrived at the age of twelve years. His ambition was to acquire an education and fit himself for teaching ; but his father's means being limited, and a large family to support, he was taken into the blacksmith-shop with his father and remained there till of age. With the one purpose still in view, he saved every sixpence. He had hoarded enough to purchase a set of school-books, and every spare hour was from this time on employed in " digging out" the hard problems of old Pike and mastering Murray, which was done without a teacher. Thus, by dint of hard study, he was, on attaining his majority, a fair English scholar.

From 1828 to 1834 his time was occupied principally in teaching. In 1835 he began his mercantile career in Rockville, Crawford county, Pennsylvania, with a capital of less than one thousand dollars; came to Ashtabula in 1838, and has remained there, the greater part of the time engaged in trade, until this time. The crash of 1837 found him in Pittsburgh with a fleet of ten boats or arks loaded with lumber. This was landed two days after the suspension of the banks. He lost two thousand dollars by this venture ; came home, closed up business, paying every indebtedness in full, and with the one thousand dollars saved from the wreck came to Ashtabula and entered into a copartnership with J. I. Post & Co. Since 1841, with the exception of three years, he has " sailed his own ship." During his long and busy life, Mr. Robertson has filled many official positions, beginning, in 1836, by an appointment as justice of the peace by the governor of Pennsylvania. Has been mayor of Ashtabula one year ; eight years member of council; six years township trustee ; seven years treasurer of township ; five years treasurer of borough ; and six years treasurer and member of board of education. Mr. Robertson was on January 26, 1S36, united in marriage to Miss Lovenia, daughter of John and Susannah Seiple, of Rockville, Crawford county, New York. From this union seven children have been born, three of whom are boys and unmarried. The eldest daughter, Mary, married James II. Prentice, and resides in Saginaw, Michigan ; Margaret, the next daughter, married G. C. Mygall, of Ashtabula ; Alice is unmarried ; Caroline married George W. Kepler, who perished in the Ashtabula disaster, December 29, 1876. He was at the time of his death proprietor of the Erie store, a young man of splendid business talent, and highly esteemed by his associates. His remains were never found. His widow still carries on the business, under the name of Kepler & Co.

His religious belief is Calvinistic. Having been trained in the Scotch Presbyterian church, he early embraced its faith, and is now an elder of that church. His life has been a busy one, and he has now the satisfaction of knowing that he has ever met his obligations, has done his share towards supporting church and state, to assist the needy, and to benefit his fellow-man.

The year that properly begins the history of Ashtabula's capital town, and of the township in which it is situated, is the year 1805. Prior events had indeed occurred, and other years had furnished facts relating to the territory now known as the township of Jefferson, an account of which has been preserved, and which we are now able to record with the assurance of accuracy. Yet the real starting point, as we shall see, is in 1805.

The year 1798 is prominent in the history of each township in the county by reason of its being the year in which the Connecticut land company, having surveyed a portion of its recently acquired territory into parcels, each of an area five miles square, divided these parcels among its stockholders. Jeffersou township being number eleven of the third range of townships, passed to the ownership of Gideon Granger, Jr., and Oliver Phelps. Phelps disposed of his interest to Granger, who thereupon became the sole proprietor. These parties were large share-holders in the Connecticut land company, and became owners of several other townships of land in this county, as Wayne, Ilarpersfield, and Lenox. Mr. Granger conceived the idea of making this a central township of a county afterwards to be carved out, and of having it contain within its limits the future county-seat. To give it prominence, he cut off from what now is Lenox five square miles of its northernmost territory, and annexed it to Jefferson, making the latter six miles in length from north to south, its breadth remaining five miles. His plan was in harmony with the result that followed : a county whose boundaries should be such as to make his favorite township near the centre, and thus gain for it an advantage in its contest with other townships for the shire town.

In 1800 the Reserve was erected into a county and called Trumbull county. In 1805. Geauga was carved out of this immense tract, and in 1807 Ashtabula was formed from Trumbull and Geauga in exact accordance with Mr. Granger's wishes, and organized in the year 1811. In the year 1800, Mr. Granger had the township surveyed into lots of three hundred and twenty acres each. Nothing further occurred until the year 1804, when several events, precursors of others soon to follow, are recorded. Eldrad Smith, as agent for Mr. Granger, was sent hither from Connecticut early in the spring of this year, and on lot No. 3, on the south bank of Mills creek, erected a cabin, and during the summer cleared a tract of about ten acres, and sowed it to wheat in the fall. He also formed a bridle-path from Austinburg to Jefferson. Mr. Smith's improvement was made on land now the property of Durlin Hickok's heirs. In this year Michael Webster, Jr., and his brother, Lumau Webster, from Franklin, Delaware county, New

York, visited the Reserve in different localities, and finally purchased of Mr. Granger's agent lot 7 of the old survey, containing three hundred and twenty acres, effected a small clearing, and then returned to New York. Also Jonathan Warner, during the same season, came into the township, and selecting lot No. 17 as the spot whereon to erect his future home, returned to Saybrook, Connecticut, at that time his place of residence. One Samuel Mapes also came into the township in 1804, and made a clearing upon what are now lots 7, 9, and 11, on Jefferson street, and built a log house upon lot 9. This improvement was purchased by Mr. Warner.

These events prepared the way for others to follow. They were the heralds sent forth to make ready for the coming of a permanent settlement in the township. They opened the volume whose pages were now ready- for a history of those facts, which were soon to shape the destinies of a colony, many of whose actors were to take a conspicuous and important part, not only in its own concerns, but in the affairs of the county of which it is a part, and some of them in the affairs of the State whereof the county is a member and the nation to which the State acknowledges her allegiance.

At the time our history opens, the seat of the general government had been removed from Philadelphia to Washington. Thomas Jefferson was President of the United States, and Gideon Granger postmaster-general.

We can readily trace the origin of the name which No. 11 of the third range obtained, from the fact that Granger, its owner, was a member of Mr. Jefferson's cabinet, and no doubt an admirer of that eminent statesman. Ohio had been admitted as a State in the year 1802. One county, by the name of Trumbull, embraced the entire Reserve. Within the limits of what now is Ashtabula county, there were nearly one hundred families.

The chief settlements were in Harpersfield, Conneaut, Austinburg, and Morgan, although Windsor and Wayne, Monroe and New Lyme, contained a few inhabitants, some not more than one family. There were a few inoffensive Indians scat, tered along the banks of the principal streams throughout the county, and the township of Jefferson was the heart of a dense forest, the abode of wild animals> some of a ferocious nature. Such, in brief, was the condition of things when the hardy pioneers of Jefferson undertook the conquest of the wilderness. The task before them demanded the possession of sterling qualities of character, and these were not lacking.

for a new survey of the township, which was consummated in the same year, and of the town site, which was carried into execution the following year. The township was surveyed into lots of eighty acres each, except a narrow strip lying adjoining the village of Jefferson on the north, south, and east, which was subdivided into eight acre tracts. The town site was surveyed into lots containing two acres each, and its dimensions were one aud one-half miles east and west by one mile north and south.

Mr. Granger prepared a draft of his town site and designated streets, which as yet had an existence only on paper. Nine large avenues running cast and west and crossing at right angles seven others running north and south, with several squares at the crossings of the streets, one of these in the centre of the plat being thirtyeight rods from east to west by twenty-two rods from north to south, each street appropriately named, with "Jefferson" as the central east and west street, and " Market" as the central north and south street, was a sight " upon paper" very pleasant to behold. It required only a vivid imagination, and lo ! here was a magnificent city of palatial residences and churches whose spires pointed heavenward ; but the sober fact is, that the town plat was recorded when only a solitary cabin occupied the town site, and stalwart trees of a dense forest pointed in the direction where church-steeples might have lifted their spires had they been created things instead of products of men's fancy. It is a truth that Mr. Granger's beautiful plat, exhibited to the gaze of Washington city residents, inspired them with the belief that there really was a beautiful, rapidly-growing city in the centre of the Granger tract, destined to be a western emporium of marvelous size and importance. Mr. Granger, ambitious that his lands should be purchased and his city populated, made but little effort to dispel the illusion.

In 1805, Jonathan Warner and the Websters having returned to their purchases and begun their improvements, there came a man from the capital city on the banks of the beautiful Potomac, by the name of Samuel Wilson, to take up his residence in the city of Jefferson. Before leaving Washington he had beheld with delight the fair city of the west, whose wide streets and ample public squares were to him so pleasing and so admirable that he purchased with avidity a portion of the city of the west, and with alacrity removed himself and family hither. His hopes and cherished plans were now transferred to the city of Jefferson, amidst whose busy activities he thought to rapidly amass a fortune and attain a position among its people of prominence and renown. Like the Spaniard, Coronado, bent upon the conquest of the seven cities of Cibola, whose streets he vainly imagined were paved with silver and gold, our hero's expectations were boundless. Unmindful of perils, he pressed forward with throbbing pulse and glowing countenance. The wilderness overcome, the beautiful city would appear. On a Friday in the cheerless month of November our chivalrous adventurer reached his destination. But where is the city ? Where are the wide avenues and the renowned public square? This Jefferson ! A solid forest with blazed lines for streets, without inhabitants, the magnificent city of the west ! Impossible Our hero would follow one blazed line and exclaim, " Is it possible that this is Jefferson street !" Then another line and exclaim, " Is it possible ! Is it possible ! that this is Market street ? Can it be that this piece of woods is Market square ?" The disappointed man's heart sank within him. He was soon taken ill and died. There seemed to be a strange fatality connected with the day on which five events of importance to him occurred. He arrived in Jefferson on a Friday. The following Friday he raised his log cabin on the south side of Court square ; on the succeeding Friday he moved his family into the cabin ; on the next Friday butchered a beef; and on the next Friday died. His was the first death in the township. He was buried on lot No. 3, the Hickok farm. Wilson's was the first house erected on the town site, and was situated on the southwest corner of Jefferson and Chestnut streets, where the American House now stands. The year 1806 marks the arrival in the village of Jefferson of Edward Frietliy, from Washington city, who was the first postmaster and first merchant of Jefferson. It also celebrates the first marriage in the township, the contracting parties being Calvin Stone, of Morgan, and Sally Webster, of Jefferson. In this year the survey of the town site was completed, and the public square was denuded of its forest. On July 5, 1806, was born the first child in JeffersoD, Polly Maria Webster, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Webster, Jr. In the autumn following, Mr. Blood and his family arrived from Washington city, and settled on the lot next east of the Episcopal church. The settlement was further augmented this year by the arrival of four families from the State of New Jersey, - Robertson, Gandy, Ogden, and Hoffman. They did not become permanent settlers, none remaining longer than two years.

The year 1807 is a noteworthy one in the history of the Jefferson settlement. It opens with the marriage of Jonathan Warner, Esq., to Miss Nancy, daughter of Edward Frietliy, Esq., and as it was the second marriage in the township and the first one in the village of Jefferson, deserves prominent mention. Noah Cowles, of Austinburg, was the officiating justice. All the residents of the township were in attendance, and some from neighboring townships. United in matrimony, a pig was roasted over the fireplace, the supper prepared, after which the happy couple, mounted on horseback, a single horse for both bride and groom, rode to their future home through the forest, about threefourths of a mile west of the village, with as happy and loving hearts, no doubt, as the married pair of to-day whose bridal tour takes them across the ocean, they visiting, perhaps, all lands beneath the sun before they are content to settle down to the stern realities of life.

In the spring of this year (1807) General Granger induced eight families, then residing in Maryland, on the borders of the Chesapeake, where they had been successful tobacco-growers, to emigrate to Jefferson, for the purpose of establishing here a tobacco colony for the cultivation of the weed. The names of these families were Lisle Asque, Christopher Randall, James Legg, James Mace, Gilbert Nowell, James Ireland, Thomas Johnson, and George Fowler. They were accompanied by John Hankart, a skillful manufacturer of tobacco, formerly a resident of the capital city. All were doomed to bitter disappointment. Like poor Wilson, they fully expected to see a busy, prosperous city. Arrived on their journey as far as Warren, some of them ridiculed that feeble, struggling town, consisting of a few log cabins, and boasted of the beautiful city of Jefferson, whither they were destined, and which was to be their future happy abode. And when they came to Mills creek, west of Jefferson village, having the misfortune, in crossing the stream, to break some of their crockery, they threw all the pieces away, remarking that they would not carry broken crockery into town. When their entrance into the city had been effected, and they saw how they had been deceived, or deceived themselves, and realized the hardships before them, and foresaw the certain failure of all their cherished hopes, a more distressed and dejected looking company of mortals never, perhaps, appeared in the village of Jefferson. They did not long remain. Mr. Lisle Asque, who, with Randall, preceded the others, and was made of "sterner stuff" than the rest, alone became a permanent settler, making his home in what now is Lenox township. It would seem on its very face to be a visionary scheme for these planters to quit their Chesapeake farms, which were admirably adapted to the growth of tobacco, and withdraw from a market that eagerly purchased all of the article they could produce, and removing to a dense wilderness, five hundred miles distant, undertake the cultivation of the weed in the midst of a forest whose soil was in no manner favorable to the plant, and where there could be no one to buy it even if it could be produced. The project, however, seems to have been undertaken in good faith by Mr. Granger, who hoped to have the article grown and manufactured hundreds of miles nearer the locality of those tribes of Indians to whom the government in supplying them with tobacco had to carry it, and thus he expected, by saving the exorbitant cost of transportation, to make the culture and manufacture of tobacco in Jefferson a profitable business. The following extract from a letter written many years ago by Ralph Granger, Esq., of Painesville, Ohio, son of Gideon Granger, Esq., to O. II. Fitch, Esq., of Ashtabula, sets forth very clearly Mr. Granger's views in relation to this undertaking : " The Indian traders and trading companies, as well as the United States agents and factors, found extreme difficulty in procuring the tobacco necessary for the Indian trade and for customary use, as well as to fulfill solemn stipulations. The cost of transportation exceeded by many hundred per cent, the cost of production. It was highly desirable that tobacco should be produced aud manufactured near Lake Erie. This being known, and propositions having been made by a gentleman well acquainted with the business in Maryland, a large number of tobacco-growers formed a company and purchased shares in the town of Jefferson to carry on that particular branch of industry. The expenses for their journey and letters of credit having been furnished, they forced their way to Jefferson, encountering difficulties not necessary to recount, and bringing with them John Hankart, a manufacturer of tobacco of high repute.

" As the origin of the Maryland settlement in Jefferson has been told, it is proper to add that the failure of the tobacco business was not through the default of the proprietors, or cultivators of the town, but through those who were to have purchased the tobacco."

The last clause in the above extract would seem to convey the idea that the tobacco colony scheme would not have proven a failure if there had been a market for the tobacco, whereas the truth really is that the clay soil of the Jefferson woodlands was ill adapted to the culture of the tobacco-plant. Moreover, if this obstacle had not existed there was still a gigantic forest to be removed before the colony of tobacco-growers could undertake the preparation of the soil, and for this task these Marylanders, wholly unaccustomed to toil of this sort, were as unfitted as so many children. Howbeit, the enterprise, so far as it related to the production of tobacco as an article of commerce, was a total failure ; and the only results, in addition to being a disastrous financial speculation to all concerned, were the erection of a few cabius on Jefferson town site, und the building of a tobacco wareroom, which actually became the storehouse of a hogshead of leaf tobacco (which tobacco, however, was raised in Maryland, and sent hither by General Gransrer for the encouragement of the colony), the removal of brush and trees from a few acres of ground, and the planting thereon some garden stuffs, with a small amount of tobacco, and the acquisition to the settlement in what then was Jefferson township of Mr. Lisle Asque and his family. Daniel and Luman Webster, from the State of New York, came hither in the summer of 1S07. As the year 1S08 opens there were probably not less than twenty families residing within the territorial limits of Jefferson township. In this year there was a further immigration in the persons of Michael Webster, Sr., and his son-in-law, Daniel Squires, who became a renowned hunter in this locality. There came also in the summer of 1S08, Wareham Grant, from East Windsor. Connecticut, who built a log house on the present site of the Jefferson House. Timothy Caldwell likewise arrived this year, sent hither by Air. Granger to superintend the erection of the first court-house and jail. He was accompanied by John Birth, a brick-mason. Ashtabula County had now been formed, and it became necessary to have a courthouse. Austinburg competed with Jefferson for the prize. Mr. Granger's influence was such in the formation of the county that Jefferson became a central township, and this fact, connected with his offer to build the court-house at his own expense, obtained for Jefferson an easy victory.

Thus far we have followed the fortunes of the village and township inseparably. At this point we will disunite them for the purposes of this history and c-ousider first the succession of events, whose narration will furnish us with the history of the city of Jefferson.

In 180S Ashtabula's county-seat scarcely deserved the name of village. A few log cabins, not a dozen all numbered, scattered here and there over the town site, under the shadows of massive trees whose branches almost formed an impenetrable barrier against the skies above, so dense was the forest. The public square, a rise of ground in the midst of the woods, distinguished from the surrounding lands by being a spot from which the forest had been removed. The Wilson cabin occupied the lot on the southwest corner of Jefferson and Chestnut streets, now the site of the American hotel. At the northeast corner of Market and Walnut stood the dwelling and store, one building, of Edward Friethy, Esq., now the residence of X. E. French. Here also was the settlers' post-office, Mr. Friethy serving as postmaster. Where Mr. Woodbury's fine residence now stands stood the log hut of Mr. Blood. On the first lot west of Mr. Howland's residence was the hut of Mr. Mace, the tobacco-grower; on the lot just east of Mr. Talc-ott's residence lived Mr. Fowler; at 39 Erie street was another tobacco-colonist's cabin, dwelt in by Mr. Legg. The tobacco warehouse stood on the northeast corner of Erie and Market. These were all the dwellings on Jefferson town site in the summer of the year 1808. The only way of egress from our little village was along the line of notched trees to Austinburg, thence along the course of the old Salt road to the mouth of Ashtabula creek, or westward to Harperstown, from which settlement there were forest-roads leading northward to the lake and southward to Morgan, Windsor, Mesopotamia, and so on to Warren. Provisions were scarce, and the main dependence for food was the meat of wild animals.

Such was the condition of the infant village when Mr. Caldwell, the builder of the first house intended as the seat of justice, arrived. Work was immediately begun. Jonathan Warner and Michael Webster took and filled the contract of furnishing the hewn timber. The structure was made of brick, which were manufactured on the spot by two men, engaged for this purpose by Mr. Granger, by the names of Warren and Duty. The building was a two-story plain structure, forty feet in length by thirty in breadth, the lower story constituting a single room used for the court-room, with the judge's seat on the north side, the bar in front, and the jurors' seats to the right and left ; and the upper story four rooms, each of about equal size, with a hall in the centre, used as jurors and county officers' rooms. Each room had a fireplace, and in the courtroom below there were four of these. Stoves were not then in use. The second floor was reached by means of a flight of stairs on the outside of the building. Mr. Caldwell did not complete the building until the year 1811. It was difficult to obtain boarding accommodations, and the need for these led to the erection by Mr. Caldwell of a goodly-sized two-story frame hotel building on the lot where now stands the residence of X. L. Chaffee. Here the artisans employed upon the first court-house were boarded and lodged. In 1810, when Mr. Friethy, till then the postmaster, removed to M arren, he was succeeded by Dr. Elijah Colemati, who removed the office into the Caldwell hotel building, where he opened also an apothecary s shop. During the first session of court, in June, 1811, this building, which then was an ornament to the village of Jefferson, was burned to the ground under circumstances worthy of narration. Solomon Griswold, resident of W indsor township, was one of the associate judges, and at the close of the first day s session, wearied by the sedentary occupation to which he was unaccustomed.

and feeling a strong yearning for something wherewith to restore tired nature, resorted to Dr. Coleman's drug-store, late in the evening, to obtain a small quantity of the fiery fluid, Mr. Coleman's being the only place where it could he had in town. Entering the doctor's office, he made known his desire. The latter replied that he had nothing of the kind except a barrel of high wine which he kept in his cellar for medicinal purposes, and that he did not deem it safe to visit that nether department at that time of night, as the errand would have to be made with a lighted candle, and there would be great danger of ignition when the whisky should be drawn from the barrel. Mr. Griswold's thirst was great, and his importunity, fortified by the promise to accompany the doctor, carry the candle and keep it at a safe distance from the barrel, gained for him the doctor's decision to yield assent to the judge's wishes. Together they descended the stairway, Coleman carrying the pitcher, Griswold the candle. The former approaches the barrel to remove the wooden faucet ; the judge takes his stand at a distance which he deems free from danger. The spigot is removed, the sparkling liquor pours forth ; the judge forgets the danger, and draws nearer, when lo ! the fluid escapes, the barrel explodes, and the cellar being filled with inflammable matter, in another instant the whole building is wrapped in flames. The judge and doctor managed to escape from the building, the former leaving his hat behind him, and, rushing out upon the street, began in the midst of his excitement to vociferate at the top of his voice, " High wines ! high wines ! new hat and high wines !"

Soon after the completion of the court-house a jail was built on the ground where the present one now stands. - a two-story block building, twenty feet wide by thirty-six feet long. It contained several apartments, - one called the " dungeon," into which the worst criminals were thrown, and another the " debtors' room," it being customary in those days to imprison for debt.

The organization of Ashtabula County was effected on the 22d day of January, 1811, and on the 20th day of June following commenced the first sitting of the court of common pleas in and for said county, and continued two days. The pre" siding judge was Benjamin Ruggles; associate judges, Aaron Wheeler, Ebenezer Hewins, and Solomon Griswold. It required four judges at this time to conduct the court, the presiding judge occupying a central position and deciding all points of law. These officers were the appointees of the governor. Ezra Kellogg was first prosecuting attorney, Peter Hitchcock being first prosecuting attorney pro tem. Timothy B. Hawley was appointed clerk pro tem. of this first court. The sheriff at this time was Xathan Strong, having served previous to the organization of the c-ountv. and continued in office until 1813, when Mr. Quiutus F. Atkins was elected sheriff of Ashtabula County. The first grand jurors were Xoah Cowles. Peleg Sweet. Stephen Brown, William Perrin, Jesse D. Hawley, Walter Fobes. Ebenezer Lamson. Sterling Mills. Michael Webster, Gideon Leet, John Beckwith, Eliphalet Austin, James Harper. Moses Wright, and David Hendry. The grand jury were sworn into office, and were charged by the court. The only case before them was one in which the State of Ohio was plaintiff, and Orison Cleveland defendant ; the cause of action assault and battery. The defendant was discharged upon the order of the court. There was no petit jury, and only one case before the judges, and that for debt, judgment being rendered for plaintiff iu the sum of seventy dollars. We mention thus minutely the doings of this first term of court for Ashtabula County, as the event was one of no mean importance to the village of Jefferson. The court-house was now no longer a visionary building some day to become a living reality, but there it was, a real edifice, and was the pride of every inhabitant. And this first gathering of the servants of justice was to all who were interested in the fate of the town an assurance that their village was in very truth a county-seat, and that in the very nature of things it could occupy no insignificant position among the towns that at that time were everywhere, throughout the length and breadth of the eastern half of the Reserve, springing into existence and struggling for a footing. For twenty-five years this plain edifice did service for the people of Ashtabula County, and had more to do than anything else connected with the history of Jefferson in assisting the growth of the village and in determining the character of its inhabitants. This primitive temple of justice attracted hither some of the soundest jurists and ablest lawyers of the State and of the county, many of whom became residents of the place, - men whose influence for their country's good has been effectively exerted in national legislation. But for this rude structure reared in the Jefferson forest this village would most probably have never become the place of residence of Benjamin F. Wade, and of Joshua R. Giddings, and of Rufus P. Ranney, and many others who might well be named. Able lawyers from other parts of the State came hither at the sessions of the court to plead for their clients in Mr. Granger's court-house. Among these were Ethan Allen Brown. David Tod, afterwards governor of Ohio, and the former also United States senator. Elisha Whittlesey, and Rufus P. Spalding, who were afterwards members of Congress. The Jefferson bar of to-day numbers among its members men of ripe learning and a high order of legal ability.

David Douglass Gist, M.D.

was bom in Loudoun county, Virginia, on the 10th day of November, | and fifty cancers is sufficient evidence of the faithfulness with which he 1810, and is the second of a family of seven, the children of Thomas has pursued his investigations in this specialty. In October, 1865, and Elizabeth Gist, of that county, but who removed to Ohio in 1822 owing to his large and increasing practice in that portion of the county, and located in Guernsey county. The education of Mr. Gist was ac- he removed to Jefferson, where he still resides. On January 1, 1833,. quired, as is the case with mast American boys living remote from cities or the doctor was united in marriage to Susan, daughter of Samuel and towns, in the district school, finishing in the Wellington (Ohio) college. Polly Newell, of Liberty township, Guernsey county, Ohio. From this In the year 1836 he commenced reading medicine with Drs. Hazlop marriage one child was born (Martha Jane, who married Frederick Williams and John C. Anderson, of Jacobsport, Coshocton county, Ohio. Pangburn, of Harpersfield, and resides there at present). On June, Continued alternately reading and teaching for two years. In 1838 he 17, 1836, this lady died, and on August 27, 1845, the doctor marcame to Ashtabula County, and locating in Harpersfield, finished his ried his present wife. She was the daughter of George and Eliza professional reading with Dr. Jonathan Williams, of that township. In Pangburn, of Harpersfield. The children of this marriage are Laura, 1840 formed a partnership with him, and practiced until the death of the eldest, who died in infancy; Mary Eliza, married E. J. Pinney, a Dr. Williams in 1846, since which time he has practiced his profession member of the legal profession at Jefferson; and Lunie, the youngest, continuously until the present. In the year 1870 the doctor attended who yet remains at home. To give the reader an idea of the doctor's his last course of lectures, aud graduated at the Eclectic medical college extensive practice, we will state that since 1848 he has ridden something of Cincinnati in that year. As early as 1848 he turned his attention to over two hundred and fifty thousand miles, has been ever ready to the treating of cancers and scrofula in all its forms, and the simple attend to the calls of the afflicted, and thousands regard him almost in statement that he has, since that date, successfully removed one hundred the light of a public benefactor.

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Other professions are likewise ably represented, and, though the village of Jefferson numbers scarcely a thousand souls, the standing of the people for intelligence and for the possession of sterling virtues is unexampled in any other town in the State of equal population. Notwithstanding the completion of the first courthouse, the increase of population advanced tardily. The War of 1812 hindered the growth of all the settlements throughout the county. For several years the only accession to the village was from the removal hither of county officers, who came here to reside as soon as they were elected. When the second court-house was completed the residents of the town numbered not more than two hundred.

From 1810, the year in which Jefferson's first merchant - Mr. Friethy - removed to Warren, until 1823 there was no mercantile establishment in the village. In this year George B. Webster, of Buffalo, came here, and, with Gilbert Webster, opened a general assortment of goods in the frame addition to the jail building.

Free And Accepted Masons

Tuscan Lodge , No. 342, received its charter October 21, a.d. 1862. The following are the charter members : Stephen A. Northway, F. P. Pingrey, Edward

V. Woodbury, G. B. Miller, C. F. Wood, C. L. Bushnell, N. L. Chaffee, E. C. Cushman, Edward A. Wright, N. Powell, Horace M. Boot, and Josiah P. Knowlton. The first officers were H. M. Root, W. M. ; C. L. Bushnell, S. W. ; Stephen A. Northway, J. W. ; E. A. Wright, Treas. ; C. F. Wood, Sec.; H. Talcott, S. D. ; J. C. Thompson, J. D. ; J. P. Knowlton, Tyler. Present officers: Henry Talcott, W. M. ; Wm. H. Crowell, S. W. ; John Gill, J. W. ; H. L. French, Treas. ; W. A. Ferry, Sec. ; J. A. Crisp, S. D. ; J. P. Knowlton, J. D. ; and Lester Loomis, Tyler. Present membership, eighty-three. Stated communications, first and third Fridays of each month.

Jefferson Chapter , No. 141, 11. A. M., was organized November 18, a.d. 1875, A. I. 2405. The charter bears date August 31, 1876. The following are the names of the charter members, who were also the first officers elected : George

Jefferson Encampment of Patriarchs, No. 146, received its charter June 29, 1871. Below are given the names of charter members : Abijah 3Iarkham, Wesley

Independent Order Good Templars. - Jefferson Lodge, No. 471, was organized on the evening of January 13, 1868, by District Deputy Nelson, with the following charter members, viz. : Jennie Loomis, 31. E. Gibbs, Ida Allen, II. Gill, Lester Loomis, I. H. Welch, W. F. Beede, G. 31. Loomis, C. W. Ballard, E. A. Clark, J. B. Knapp, C. W. Knapp, Fords 3Iorse, H. J. Covell, A. 31. Williams, J. A. Norris, E. Cushman, 31innie Knapp, Wetcha A. Beede, H. B. Farley, Christian Gill, O. H. Loomis, H. H. Stanford, and Harrison Loomis. First officers : H. J. Covill, W. C. ; Jennie Looms, W. V. ; C. H. Ballard, W . R. S. ;

C. W. Knapp, W. F. S. ; and Lester Loomis, W. T. From its organization this society has never failed to hold regular meetings. Has initiated about five hundred applicants, receiving and expending in the glorious work of temperance over two thousand dollars. The building in which the lodge convenes is located on the south side of Satin street, and is owned by them. Present membership is sixty. The following are the officers for 1878 : Rev. F. C. Wright, W. C. ; 3Iiss Fannie Woodworth, W. Y. ; Cora Warren, W. R. S. ; P. G. Gill, W. F. S. ; H.

Grand Army of the Republic. - G hidings Post, No. 7, was organized December 13, 1877, with the following charter members: J. Ilamp. S°Cheverell, T. S. Young, E. F. 3Iason, S. D. Howells, H. W. Dewey, R. L. Jones, W. A. Ferry, S. H. Cook, H. P. Wade, L. E. Parsons, L. R. Woodbury, and G. W. Beckwith.

The formation of this post was consummated by the sole efforts of its present commander. Has now membership of forty, and rapidly increasing, with a hall as finely furnished as anything in the county. The nights of meeting are Wednesdays of each week. The officers for 1878 are J. Hamp. SeCheverell, Commander; G. W. Beckwith, S. V. ; L. E. Parsons, J. V. ; S. D. Howells, Adjt. ; H. 31. Dewey, Q. 31. ; E. F. 31ason, Chaplain ; S. H. Cook, Surgeon ; W. A. Ferry, 0.

The pioneers of Jefferson were prompt to acknowledge the importance of culture, and were early awakened to the necessity of providing facilities for the education of its youth. The founder of the village himself, with a forethought and liberality deserving of the highest praise, made generous provision for encouraging the establishment of schools and churches in Jefferson. Lots numbers 37, 7, and 77, on Ashtabula street, 17, 58, and 97 on Jefferson street, and 38 and 78 on Erie street, were set apart and appropriated for the support and use of schools of public instruction in the town.

The officers of the school-board have had control of this property, to manage imsuch a way as would eventually yield most for the benefit of the schools. The cause of education has ever been of chief concern with the citizens of Jefferson, and their educational affairs have been administered with such prudence and liberal-mindedness, and so carefully have the interests of the schools been protected, and so affectionately fostered, that they form a leading, if not the most prominent, feature of Ashtabula's county-seat to-day.

Before the citizens could afford to build a school-house their children were taught in private dwellings. The first building thus used stood near the residence of Jonathan Warner, outside the village limits; this locality being chosen so as to accommodate most conveniently pupils residing within the hamlet, and those living in the country. The first teacher was 3Iiss Betsey Hubbard, of Ashtabula, who taught a few scholars in the summer of 1809. In the winter following, Edward Friethy, Esq., was the teacher. The third teacher, in the winter of 1810-11, was Mr. Elwood R. Spencer, who collected a few pupils for instruction in a cabin that stood upon a lot near the site of the present Baptist church. Before the close of the term of school the building caught fire and was burned to the ground. Another building, however, was soon erected on the lot opposite the present residence of 31r. C. E. Warner, where 3Iajor H. Smith was teacher, in the winter of 1811-12.

In 1824, by act of the legislature of the State, the Jefferson school association become an incorporate body, with the following persons as officers : Timothy R. Hawley, president; Lynds Jones, 3Iichael Webster, Jr., Q. F. Atkins, and Noah Hoskins, justices ; Henry Loomis, treasurer; Joshua R. Giddings, clerk.

The purpose of the formation of this organization was the erection of a building designed for an academy. Each member was the holder of one or more shares of stock, the value of each share being ten dollars. The shares were all taken, and the building completed in the early part of 1826. It was a good two-story frame building, the lower room used for school purposes, and the upper room was in use for a long time as a 3Iusonic hall ; afterwards the two stories were both devoted to the use of the schools. The structure comprises now the east part of 31r. Beckwith's block, on corner of Chestnut and Jefferson streets.

In 1841 the first public school building was erected on the south end of Episcopal church lot, at a cost of perhaps one thousand dollars. It consisted of but a single story, but in 1848 another story was added. The first school-board consisted of Abner Kellogg, president ; C. S. Simonds, clerk ; H. S. Hunt, treasurer; Harrison Loomis, Reuben Warren, and N. L. Chaffee. The pay of teachers for the winter of 1853 was: Mr. Slater, principal, fifty-three dollars; 3Iiss 3Ioore, twenty-five dollars; 3Iiss Wakefield, twenty-two dollars. The length of the term was sixteen weeks.

As the growth of the village increased, the facilities which this building afforded became inadequate, and a larger building came to be necessary.

The following are the present board of education : II. Talcott, president; E. J. Pinney, secretary ; J. C. A. Bushnell, treasurer ; R. 31. Norton, W. R. Allen, J. A. Howells.

Faculty. - High school, A. L. Arner and A. H. Tiets, associate principals; Mrs. A. L. Arner, preceptress. Grammar school, J. P. Cadwell. Primary school, Jeannette Barley, Alice Boss, Fanny M oodworth.

Apparatus. - The high school has an extensive and excellent chemical and philosophical apparatus. For the study of physiology also, numerous appliances are on hand to illustrate the mechanism of the human body. It is the aim of the teachers to make this department practical, and to this end pupils are encouraged to perform experiments in the presence of the school, and thus by actual practice to become familiar with the use of the instruments.

Elocution. - Much attention is given to reading and vocal culture. Nearly all the students of the school are members either of the reading or of the elocution class, and it has already been remarked by the county examiners that the Jefferson students may be known by their proficiency in the art of reading.

Grammar School Course. - Reading, spelling, penmanship, arithmetic to discount, geography to map of United States (inclusive), grammar (Harvey's elements).

First Term. - Ray's arithmetic (completed), German beginning (Otto), English "rammar, geography and map-drawing, elocution (Murdoch and Russell), penmanship and composition.

Second Term. - Stoddard's arithmetic (completed), German grammar and reader, English grammar, geography and map-drawing, elocution and orthography, penmanship and composition.

Third Term. - Algebra (Ray), German grammar and Iphigenia, physical geography, analysis, elocution and orthography, penmanship and composition.

Second Year

First Teim. - Algebra, German grammar and Tell. Latin beginning (Harkness), philosophy (Peck's Ganot), elocution and orthography, penmanship and composition.

Third Year Fifth Year

It will be observed that the academic course constitutes the first three years of the college course. The usual daily lessons in vocal music throughout the course.

The new high school building was built early in the year 1870. Prior to this time the schools had been well sustained, and the constantly-increasing attendance not only of residents, but also of non-resident students, made it apparent that a larger and better building was needed. This matter had been agitated for some years, but it was not until the spring of 1870 that official action was taken. The board of education at that time was made up of men well qualified for the important responsibility, viz., Messrs. H. B. Woodbury, president ; J. C. A. Bushnell, N. E. French, W. P. Howland, H. Talcott, and J. A. Howells. Mr. Talcott was appointed superintendent of construction, and under his direction, with John Watters as architect and builder, the work was completed at an expense of twenty thousand dollars. The building is situated on the east side of Centre square, on Market street, between Jefferson and Satin streets. The grounds have an extent of four acres, finely graded, and adorned with beautiful trees. The building is of brick and cut stone. It is two stories above the basement, forty-five by seventy feet. It has six rooms, three on each floor, two of which are forty-five by forty-five feet, and contain each about two hundred sittings. The other four rooms are each fourteen by twenty-five feet, - three of them are recitation-rooms, the other a society-room. In addition to the work of the carpenter, the board of education and the teachers have spared no pains to make the rooms pleasant and attractive, by means of carpets, curtains, pictures, house-plants, etc., which have gone far towards making the school what it is, - one of the largest and most prosperous of its kind in this part of the State. There are also three primary school buildings, sufficiently large to accommodate fifty pupils each.

Statistics. - The following are the statistics for the years 1877-78: total resources (including tuition of non-residents), S5079.48 ; expenditures, paid to teachers, $3648; other expenses, 81125.34; total, §4773.34. Number of pupils attending per term, 320.

Prizes. - The annual prize contest is held in the fall term. To this end the students select from their number twelve, to compete for four prizes, to be given, one for the best oration, one for the best essay, otic for the best recitation, and one for the best declamation. The awarding of the prizes is left to the vote of the audience.

Vocal Music. - A large and interesting class in vocal music is organized at the beginning of each term, which recites daily and takes up the rudiments of reading music.

German. - The constantly-increasing demand for instruction in the German language is duly appreciated, and met by the full and practical course given in this branch, and the careful attention which is paid to the method of instruction. It is no longer expected that in a school of this grade German can be taught as a classical language, but rather as a living spoken language, and that from the very commencement of the study it be made practical by daily conversation suited to the wants of the students. By pursuing this plan the students of Jefferson, who have completed the prescribed course, are enabled to converse readily with Germans in the common business transactions of life, and to write the language with ease and readiness.

Societies, Libraries. - There are two flourishing societies in connection with the school, Euthemachean and Mutual Union. The regular meetiugs of the former for discussion oceur on Saturday evening of each week. Meetings of the latter on Thursday evening for debate and rhetorical exercises. These societies have nicely-furnished rooms and well-selected libraries, containing five hundred volumes, including Appletons' Cyclopedia, complete, Hume's History of England, Macaulay's History of England, Martineau's History of England, Motley's Hutch Republic, Rollin's Ancient History, Gibbon's Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire, etc. The number of volumes is constantly increasing by donation and purchase.

Past llccord. - A large proportion of the teachers of this county are students of Jefferson educational institution. Some of its graduates are already filling responsible positions as superintendents of German or English departments in western schools.

Future Prospects. - The constantly-increasing popularity of this school, its location so easy of access, the interest evinced by the citizens of Jefferson in building up a school worthy of patronage, all foretell a prosperous future. The boarding-hall, which has lately been repaired, is in excellent condition to accommodate sixty students, while terms for tuition, board, and room-rent are so low that the whole expense of one year need not exceed eighty-five dollars.

Principals and Teachers from 1871. - 1871 - 73, C. A. Ilebbard, principal ; Orissa A. Udall, M.S., preceptress ; Millie Carpenter, E. J. Finney, M. A. Norris, teachers of grammar school. 1873-76, \V. N. Wright, principal; Mrs. W. N. Wright, preceptress; W. F. Peters, A. II. Viets, teachers of grammar school.

The Church

The first religious service held in Jefferson was the fuueral service of Samuel Wilson, mentioned in the first portion of this history ; Rev. Joseph Badger being the preacher. This was in the month of December, 1805. Subsequently Mr. Badger visited their settlement occasionally, and held religious services. A Mr. Riley, a Methodist minister, began to hold religious worship about the year 1807.

The Baptists

In 1811 the Baptists of Jefferson and Denmark united and organized themselves into a church society, with a membership of eighteen persons, twelve from the latter and six from the former township. This union was maintained until 1822. when the branch in Denmark was organized into a separate church. Joshua Woodworth was the first minister. The present edifice of this denomination of

Christians was built in 1834-35, and dedicated July 4, 1835. Its cost was about two thousand dollars. Their present membership is about one hundred. The first minister who succeeded Mr. Woodworth was llufus Freeman, in 1820. The latter was succeeded by Joy Handy, March 24, 1824. Mr. Handy was followed by Mr. Newman, in 1829 ; Mr. Newman by Silas Barnes, in 1831 ; Mr. Barnes by J. L. Richmond, in 1836 ; Mr. Richmond by J. M. Booth, in 1843 ; Mr. Booth by Isaac M. Wade, in 1845; Mr. Wade by B. G. Knapp, in 1848; Mr. Knapp by Franklin Remington, in 1851 ; Mr. Remington by Wm. A. Caldwell, in 1853; Mr. Caldwell by Isaac Bloomer, in 1854; Mr. Bloomer by Cyrus Richmond, in 1856; Mr. Richmond by Mr. Barnes, in 1858; Mr. Barnes by T. G. Lamb, in 1860; Mr. Lamb by E. C. Farley, in 1863; Mr. Farley by Abner Lull, in 1869 ; Mr. Lull by J. W. Dunn, in 1870 ; Mr. Dunn by F. C. Wright, in 1872, who is the present efficient pastor.

The Methodist Church

The Methodist Episcopal church formed an organization as early as 1811, with Mr. Lisle Asque and wife, Christopher Randall, wife, and daughter, and a man by the name of William Rush, - six in all. Afterwards all of these, save Mr. Asque, removed from the township. In 1825 the church was reorganized with seven members, whose names are as follows : William H. Fay, Levi Gaylord, Linus Loomis, Abraham Fay, Mary Fay, Lydia Gaylord, and Betsey Loomis. The following ministers have officiated in Jefferson : II. J. Morse, 1837-38 ; Ira Morris, 1839; Mr. Davis, 1840 ; Mr. Mosby, 1840; Mr. Fouts, 1842 - 44; Mr. Freer, 1844; W. French, 1845; S. W. French, 1846-48; H. D. Cole, 1848; Josiah Flowers, 1849 ; Mr. Reynolds, 1851 ; D. Rogers, 1852 ; Mr. Sullivan, 1854; Mr. Gillett, 1856; S. Wilkinson, 1858. From this period until 1875 the pastors were Chamberlain, Burgess, Hollock, Crane, Rogers, Goodrich, Clark, Brown, and Rowland. Mr. T. D. Blinn came here in 1875, and continues to preside over the interests of the church. The present membership is one hundred and thirty-eight. The church building was erected in 1848.

The Congregational Church

This society was organized August 11, 1831, under the name of the Congregational Presbyterian church, under the direction of the Rev. Giles H. Cowles, of Austinburg, assisted by Rev. P. Pratt and Rev. M. Childs, with a membership of twenty-eight, some Congregationalists and some Presbyterians. William Beardsley was the first minister in charge. The following were pastors in this church: in 1834, J. Chapin; 1835, Perry Pratt; 1836, Lucius Foot and Orson Parker conducted a series of revival meetings this year with gratifying results. 1838, A. Miller; 1842, Samuel V. Blakeslee ; 1851, Wm. Burton. From 1851 to 1859 the church was without a pastor. The Disciples for some time held their services in this church. In 1859 the Congregationalist church was reorganized with fifteen members, with A. D. Olds as pastor. E. P. Chisbee preached in 1864, and was succeeded by A. D. Olds. In 1871, W. F. Milliken was pastor ; in 1873, E. Gale. The present efficient pastor, S. W. Dickinson, commenced his labors in 1875. The present brick building was erected in 1835, at a cost of about three thousand dollars. The present membership is one hundred and ten. It is said that Henry Clay contributed the sum of ten dollars towards the erection of this church building, supplementing his subscription with the condition that the edifice should never be used as a place where ideas hostile to the dear institutions of the south should be promulgated. If Mr. Clay could have visited this church during the days when the anti-slavery movement was at its height, he most probably would not have felt very highly flattered with the respect which was being paid to his stipulation.

The Episcopal Church

In December, 1836, Samuel Wright, of Austinburg, Dr. Almon Hawley and Mrs. A. Hawley, of Jefferson, with the assistance of Rev. Thomas H. Quinan, of Ashtabula, effected an organization of a parish in Jefferson. The holy communion was administered by Mr. Quinan to seven communicants in Jefferson on the 5th of November, 1837. Services were held in the school-house near Jonathan Warner's and in the court-house until 1846.

The following rectors have officiated in Trinity church : from December 20, 1838, to March, 1840, Rev. Charles C. Townsend; from 1840 to 1845, Rev. John Hall. Humphrey Hollis accepted the charge of the parish in 1846, and was rector until 1851. In subsequent years various clergymen officiated: Rev. John Hall, Rev. Humphrey Hollis, Rev. H. C. H. Dudley, Rev. S. L. Bellam, Rev. James Bonner, and Rev. N. P. Charlott.

We have seen how the first hotel building erected by Mr. Caldwell was burnt to the ground. Soon after this the men who manufactured brick for the first court-house erected a double log building on ground a short distance east of the

Beckwith House, on the south side of Jefferson street, which was used for a time for hotel purposes. It consisted of two small log structures at a distance of about eight feet between them, which space had an archway overhead, the open space under the archway being a place, in warm weather, of favorite resort for the lawyers attending court, where they discussed politics and other questions of interest. In 1820-21, Mr. Atkins built the hotel building on the northeast corner of Jefferson and Chestnut streets, now known as the Beckwith House. In 1831 the erection of what is now known as the American House was begun by Mr. Ferris Webster, the building being first used for a hotel in 1832. Mr. Stephen McIntyre is its present owner, and Mr. J. H. Baldwin landlord.

Banking

Another important addition to the monetary interest is Talcott' s Deposit Bank , which began business May 1, 1874. Henry Talcott is the founder of this bank, which has done a very successful business. A. R. Houghton is cashier.

The Business Of 1877 Organization

The hamlet of Jefferson was, by special act of legislature, passed February 4, 1836, duly incorporated a village on the 5th day of April, a.d. 1836, at which time the following officers were elected: Jonathan Warner, mayor; Harvey R. Gaylord, recorder ; Samuel Hendry, Lynds Jones, Almon Hawley, Benjamin F. Wade, and George Brown, trustees. The following shows the officers elected each year until 1877 : 1837, Jonathan Warner, mayor ; Samuel Hendry, recorder; II. R. Gaylord, B. F. Wade, Almon Hawley, Austin Goodale, and H. N. Hurlbut, trustees ; 1838, Elnathan G. Luce, mayor; Benjamin B. Gaylord, recorder; Benjamin F. Wade, Jonathan Warner, Hiram Woodbury, Dr. Almon Hawley, and II. N. Hurlbut, trustees; 1839, Almon Hawley, mayor; O. P. Brown, recorder ; B. B. Gaylord, B. F. Wade, P. R. Spencer, II. N. Hurlbut, and Jonathan Warner, trustees ; 1840, Almon Hawley, mayor ; Thomas Magher, recorder; R. P. Ranney, James Norris, A. Bagley, S. McIntyre, and B. B. Gaylord, trustees; 1841, Hiram Woodbury, mayor; Thomas Magher, recorder; Almon Hawley, James Norris, S. McIntyre, R. P. Ranney, and E. G. Luce, trustees; 1842, Benjamin B. Gaylord, mayor; Thomas Magher, recorder; Almon Hawley, James Norris, Wm. H. Fay, E. G. Luce, and Harrison Loomis, trustees; 1843, Benj. B. Gaylord, mayor; Thomas Magher, recorder; Almon Hawley, Charles Stearns, Andrew Bailey, N. B. Prentice, and E. G. Luce, trustees ; 1844, James