Butler Township (part 3 of 3)

Concordia Lodge, No. 88, I. O. of O. F., was instituted June 21, 1847, with the following charter-members: Joseph Watson, David Davis, James Aten, Wm. McIntosh, and Thomas Hamilton. The Lodge surrendered its charter Feb. 26, 1859, but on application it was restored, July 8, 1867. Since that time the Lodge has held 1208 meetings, and has had an aggregate membership of 271. The' present number of members is 82, and the officers are James Filson, N. G. ; J. W. Brown, V. G. ; John Robinson, Treas. ; H. Clay Corbitt, Rec. Sec. ; J. L. Wellington, Permanent Sec. Since April, 1874, the Lodge has met in a fine hall west of the square.

New Lisbon Encampment , No. 30, 1. O. of O. F., was instituted June 18, 1873, with the following charter-members : David C. Shultz, Henry E. Frost, John A. Myers, Daniel Pritchard, J. L. Wellington, Louis B. Nelson, John Wilkinson, Thomas Burgham, and Hugh Gilmor. The present number of members is 23, and the officers are Simon Wisden, C. P. ; Richardson Arter, H. P. ; J. W. Brown, S. W. ; F. F. Wellington, J. W. ; J. L. Wellington, Scribe ; and William Myers, Treas.

New Lisbon Post, No. 85, G. A. R., was instituted Dec. 13, 1866, with 12 charter-members, George L. Miller, Post Commander, and Henry E. Frost, Adjutant. Other Post Commanders were S. J. Firestone, John A. Myers, and Henry E. Frost. The post has had an aggregate membership of 78, and surrendered its charter May, 1869.

Court Beaver Valley , No. 25, Independent Order of Foresters, was instituted April 14, 1877, with the following charter-members: C. L. Satterfield, Stacy Wallace, M. N. Clunk, R. W. Baxter, George Vogan, Samuel King, Charles Keck, Casper Tritt, Henry Chapman, Robert Morrow, Robert G. Livingston, and William E. Tilney.

The object of the order is social and beneficiary, every member receiving an assurance of $1000 in case of death. The court meets in a pleasant hall on East Walnut Street.

Biographical Sketches

of ten children, - six sons and four daughters. In 1814 his father removed from Chester Co., Pa., and settled on a farm in Centre township, where he resided till his death. James was a soldier in the Revolutionary war. Thomas spent his youth on his father's farm. His education was limited to the common schools of Centre township.

In politics Mr. McClellan is a Democrat. Both he and his wife have been members of the old Presbyterian church for thirty years, he having been an elder in the same for twenty-five years.

John C. Pike

son of Hugh and Mary Ann (Crawford) Pike, was born April 12, 1810. He was the third in a family of ten children, - six boys and four girls, - eight of whom are now living. John C. spent his youth on his father's farm in Elk Run township. His father emigrated to this country about 1796, and settled in Washington Co., Pa., where he was engaged at his trade as weaver for eight years. In 1804 he removed to Columbiana County, and settled in Elk Run township on a section of land which he cleared up and brought under a state of cultivation. Here he resided till his death, which occurred May 20, 1835.

On Feb. 13, 1834, John C. was married to Maria, daughter of John and Sophia C. Frederick, of Centre township. She was born Nov. 29, 1810. By this union six children were born to them, namely : De Lorma F., born July 17, 1835 (married Cora Arter, of Hanover, - two children, Georgia and Grant Omer) ; Mary Ann, born March 6, 1838 (married Aaron Arter, of Hanover, have three children, - Artemus, John S., and Olietta) ; Sophia C., born March 5, 1841 (married Jesse B. Frost, of Centre township, have three children, - Wilber L., Fanny E., and Frank O.) ; Robert T., born March 9, 1843 (married Louisa Springer, have five children, - Linda M., Jenny R., Mary L., John T., and Olive S.) ; Maria M., born Jan. 23, 1845; died Dec. 26, 1848; Hannah J., born Oct. 29, 1847 (married William Rudisill, of Centre, have two children, - Maria R. and John C.).

After his marriage John C. purchased a farm in Elk Run and worked it two years, when he sold out and moved to Paris, Stark Co., Ohio, where he went into the mercantile business, which he followed four years, then sold out and removed to Centre township, and purchased a farm of two hundred and sixty acres, to which has been added at different times three hundred and forty, making a farm of six hundred acres, where he has resided since.

Politically, he was originally a WThig, but, since the organization of the Republican party, has been a staunch Republican. For the past eighteen years both he and his wife have been members of the Methodist church, he having been a class-leader in the same for several years.

Elk Ren

The township of Elk Run occupies an interior position, and has for its border townships, on the north, Fairfield; on the east, Middleton; on the south, Madison; and on the west, Centre. It embraces thirty-six full sections, and is designated in the government surveys as township No. 11, range 2. The surface is broken by deep hollows and high hills, some of which are too steep for cultivation, but along the larger streams are rich and beautiful valleys, which have been well improved. Some of the uplands, also, are fertile, and nearly the entire area of the hilly lands may be grazed.

A large portion of the township is yet timbered with the woods common to this part of the State, and an occasional cluster of pines and cedars may be found. Bituminous coal is abundant, and lime- and sandstone of superior quality may be procured in many parts of the township.

The principal stream is the Middle Beaver, which enters the township at a central point on the west line, and, flowing southeast, passes out a little west of the southeast corner of section 36. It has a circuitous course, and in places its banks are very steep and crowned with evergreens, giving them & romantic and picturesque appearance. Its power is good, and was formerly utilized to supply the canal which followed its general course. Its principal tributaries are brooks flowing from the north, bearing the names of Middle, Elk, Pine, and Big Runs. Their course is marked by deep and rocky channels, which often form attractive glens. Their volume of water is small, and yearly becomes less as the country is cleared up. Flowing through the northeast corner is the Little Bull Creek, which in the early history of the country was a considerable stream, but which is now only a large brook. Many springs abound, and their rills give a small but constant supply for the streams of the township.

The soil of Elk Run is composed of clay, loam, and sand, either admixed or in a separate condition, and varies in fertility, but is generally productive. Along the larger streams arc belts of very rich alluvial lands.

If the traditionary accounts can be credited, the settlement of the township was begun near, and possibly prior to, 1800, by John Snyder and others, in the northeastern part of the township. The former came from York Co., Pa., and settled on section 2, where he lived until his removal to the West, about 1836. He built a mill on Bull Creek and made other desirable improvements, in which he was assisted by his sons, - Ilenry, Stephen, John, Samuel, and Jacob. Some of the Morrises now living in this part of the township are maternal descendants of the Snyder family.

- 1800, - living on the farm which was long occupied by his son Levi. Here, also, lived, as early as 1801, John Gardner, who reared a family of sons named John, George, Michael, Rudolph, and Lewis, all of whom removed after having attained mature years. Their neighbors at this early period were Elijah Farr, Isaac Thatcher, Francis Pallet t, and John Stevenson.

In the fall of 1801, Jason Morlan, a native of Bedford, Va., purchased the whole of section 12, and 100 acres on section 1, for homes for himself and sons, and for his sonsin-law, Richard and John Tulles, the latter living on section 1. Jason Morlan located on the northeast quarter of section 12, and lived there until his death, about 1824. His oldest son, Joseph, took the southeast quarter, - the farm now occupied by Joseph Cope, - where was born, in July, 1802, the third member of the family, Henry, who now lives on the southwest quarter of this section, and is probably the oldest native in the county. He is the father of Lewis W. Morlan, of Elk Run, and Henry Morlan, of Middleton. Other sons occupy part of the homestead. Joseph Morlan died in 1858. He had, besides Henry, children named Judith, Jonah, Nancy, Catherine, Sarah, Joseph, and Jesse. The last two removed to Indiana.

The second son of Jason Morlan, also named Jason, lived on the place now occupied by the first-named Henry, but in early times removed to Washington Co., Ohio. The third son, Jonas, had located on the northwest quarter of section 12, but removed to the southwestern part of the county; and the fourth son, Stephen, lived with his father until his removal to Missouri. In 1832 a part of this tract of land became the property of Thomas Raley, of Washington Co., Pa., who settled there with his sons, Jehu D., John, and Kersey, all of whom are yet well-known citizens of this locality. Jason and Joseph Tullis, sons of Richard Tullis, also yet live in that locality. Farther south, Samuel Burke made a settlement in the first years of the century on the place now occupied by D. Armstrong, the son of James Armstrong, a pioneer in Middleton township.

On section 11, on the place now occupied by William W. Longshore, William Neil was an early settler ; and in the same neighborhood, about 1801, settled Benjamin Harrison, the father of Latham and William Harrison. The former became a centenarian, and Latham lived to be more than ninety years old, and died at the residence of his son in Fairfield. The following also came about that period: James Cowgill and his sons, John, Simpson, Joseph, Lemuel, Israel, David, Lewis, and Jonathan ; Nathan Ileald, who settled in Fairfield in 1801, but in a few years after made his home on section 2, where he lived until his death, and reared sons named Jesse, William, Smith, and Nathan ; William Siddall and his sons, John and Adon ;

Gilbert Williamson ; and Smith Bell. The latter reared sons named Joseph, who died in the township; Thomas and Smith, still living in Elk Run ; Hiram and Robert, living in Fairfield.

Isaiah Morris, from Loudon Co., Va., came in 1803, and purchased the whole of section 10, at $4 per acre, for his father, John Morris, who was at that time already an aged man, and who died at his home on that section. His wife, Sally, - the mother of the Morrises of this county, - lived to the great age of one hundred and two years. The oldest son of John Morris, Robert, did not remain long in Elk Run, but moved to Stark County, and David to Steubenville ; but the other sons, Isaiah and Jonathan, lived and died in the township. Isaiah had sons named Joseph, Macy, David, Isaiah, John, Robert, and nine daughters. Jonathan Morris also reared a large family, the sons being Robert, Madison, John, Stephen, Mahlon, Jonathan, and Samuel, several of whom yet live in the township, Samuel residing on section 1. The first-named, Robert, had a family of twenty-one children, fourteen of whom are now living.

On the section south of the Morris settlement, on No. 15, was another numerous family, - the descendants of Abraham Crow. In 1814, Mr. Crow purchased the west half of that section, and parceled it out among his sons, Abraham, James, Jesse, John, Thomas, William, and three daughters. He died in October, 1844, at the age of ninetyseven, at which time his children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren numbered nearly three hundred. As the neighborhood was composed almost exclusively of persons bearing that name, it was called " Crowtown." The family is yet well represented in the township.

The east half of section 15 was taken by Samuel Stapleton about the time Mr. Crow made his purchase. He lived on the southeast quarter until his death, in 1865. He had sons named John, David, Samuel, and William, and five daughters, one of whom married John Stokesberry, now living on the southwest quarter of section 14.

Section 14 was settled in 1810 by the father of John Stokesberry, also named John, who was from Maryland, and who lived on section 14 until his death, in November, 1860. Isaac Stokesberry, a brother of the younger John, is now a resident of section 3. Another brother, William, died in Fairfield in 1875. Early settlers on this section were Samuel Farguson, John James, and Joseph Fisher. At a little later date Richard Baker found a home on the northwest quarter, his son, Joseph H., still occupying the homestead. Another son, William C., lives in Unity, and Aaron and Smed'iey in the western part of the township.

On section 15 at present resides the Rev. Joseph Paxson, a pioneer in the county, but who did not become a resident of Elk Run until 1835. For more than fifty years he has proclaimed the gospel " without money and without price," accomplishing in his unique way a vast amount of good. His brother, Alfred Paxson, of Missouri, has a national reputation as a Sunday-school missionary.

as 1803, and at once set about making some important improvements. He had sons named William, - the founder of Elkton, - John, and Samuel, but the family have all removed or died. On the same section John Siddall and John Barnes were very early settlers. The latter lived on the farm now occupied by John Brown. His sons were John, who removed to the West, Jacob, Adam, and Andrew, who yet resides on section 28, in Elk Run. In the northwestern part of the township, Hugh Pike, Alexander McCoy, Thomas Farmer, Frederick Zepernick, William Caldwell, Henry Walter, Robert Whan, and Thomas Hawkins were among the first settlers. The latter came in 1811, very poor, but amassed considerable wealth before his death, in 1876, at the age of ninety-five years. His son John now occupies the homestead.

, In 1816, John Thompson located on a tract of land on section 17, which had been partially improved by William McCready, who came about 1805. Mr. Thompson had an only son, James, now the occupant of the homestead. On this place is probably the finest barn in the county. It was erected in 1854, at a cost of $10,000. The wall is composed of cut stone, some single blocks measuring 18 feet in length. On the same farm is a family vault, which was constructed, in 1840, in the solid rock of a hillside. The chamber is about 10 feet square and 8 feet high. It contains seven receptacles for the remains of the Thompson family. Southwest from Mr. Thompson's, the Orr family settled and became prominent, and south of the creek William Green, Gideon Baker, Samuel Gaskill, and Stacy Pettit were among the pioneers. Mr. Pettit reared sons named Jacob, Austin, Stacy, and William, besides Edward, who yet lives on the homestead. Farther southwest Jonathan Hamilton was a pioneer settler, and east was John Montgomery, whose sons, Robert, William, and Thomas, are yet living in that locality.

On section 34, William and Levi Lowry made early settlements, while east of them was John Hollinger, a pioneer, and north were Martin and John Switzer.

Matthias Walter, of Adams Co., Pa., located on the northeast quarter of section 26 about 1810, and lived there until a few years before his death, in September, 1854. His son Henry settled on the northwest quarter of section 25, and both kept taverns many years. Matthias, another son, was a gunsmith by trade, and made many of the first rifles used by the settlers in these parts. Henry Walker was a soldier of 1812. Other sons were named Daniel, Jacob, and Solomon, and one of the two daughters married Christian Bowman, also a soldier of 1812, who came from York Co., Pa., in the spring of 1809, and settled on the southwest quarter of section 26, on the farm now occupied by his son Christian. Here he died in 1861, at the age of seventyseven years; his wife survived him, and died March, 1879, aged eighty years. Besides Christian, there were three other sons, named Henry, Martin, and Matthias, who removed to Indiana. In 1811, David and George Bowman came from Pennsylvania and settled on section 25, where one was killed by the falling of a tree when clearing his land. On the same section James Brisbine and Wm. Downey were pioneer settlers, and north was Jonas Farr, a few years after 1800, who came from Loudon Co., Ya. His son, William

The southeast part of section 26 was settled about 1803, or earlier, by John Cannon, who soon thereafter set in operation pioneer mills, which were conducted by him until about 1836, when he sold out to the canal company. He had sons named John, David, Thomas, and Mathew. John was killed by a falling log when the school-house in that district was raised. Two brothers of John Cannon were residents of Elk Run, - Mathew, a single man, and Lindsay, who settled first in St. Clair, but afterwards removed to the place now occupied by his son Mathew.

Andrew Armstrong first settled soon after 1800 in Middleton township, but before 1815 moved to the southwest part of section 22, on the place where now resides his son, Andrew, and where he built one of the finest log houses then in the township. All the timbers for this house were hewn square. Another son, William, lives southeast from the old home, and Hamilton resides in Knox township. Andrew, senior, had also five daughters. Other pioneer settlers on section 22 were Andrew Pitzer and Aaron Chamberlain.

Moses Dickey settled on section 23, on the place now occupied by his son Robert. His other sons were Gieorge, Hamilton, Wilson, and Moses, some of whom are yet citizens of Elk Run. Many others lived in the township at the same time, of whom no account can be given.

Soon after this period many changes took place in the township. Some of the more hardy and venturesome pioneers sought homes farther west, and sold their improvements to a new class of settlers who came from the East. Many of these became permanently identified with the township, and did much to bring Elk Run to its present thriving condition.

The following is a list of the householders of the township in 1828, showing who were the residents at that time, and who dwelt in the different school districts which were formed that year by the trustees :

District No. 1, composed of sections 1 and 12, the east halves of 2 and 11, and the north halves of 13 and 14, had the following householders : Elijah Farr, Israel Cope, John Gardner, Isaac Thatcher, Francis Pellett, Thomas Kent, Abel Pellett, Michael Gardner, Levi Haines, Stephen Morlan, Edmund Hayes, Joseph Morlan, John Hanna, Jonas Morlan, Isaac Mankin, Henry Morlan, Wm. Mankin, Sisura Siddall, Richard Baker, Wm. Cunningham, Benj. Doyle, Nathan Heald, Jason Tullis, Henry Slack, Richard Tullis, Archibald Ennis, Wm. Harrigan, Joseph Barnhill (colored), William Barnhill (colored), James Hayes (colored).

District No. 2, composed of sections 3, 4, 9, 10, and the west half of sections 2 and 11, had as householders John Snyder, Mahlon Morris, Wm. Neil, Thomas Hepburn, Samuel Neil, John Moore, Aquilla Thurston, Isaiah Morris, George Gardner, Jesse McConnell, Martha Bell, Benjamin Harrison, Gilbert Williamson, Latham Harrison, James Cowgill, Fred. Zepernick, Job Evans, Silas Wise, John Waters, Seth McClure, Joseph Paxson, Wm. Mercer, John Barnes, Samuel Kemble, Joseph Kennel, John Siddall, Jeremiah Richards, Jonathan Morris, David Richards, Daniel Ikard.

District No. 4, composed of sections 17, 18, the north half of 10, and as much of 20 as lies north of the Middle Beaver, had householders Wm. Green, Asahel John, John Reed, John Clark, John Morrison, Elizabeth Baker, James Carlisle, Elias Kent, Christian Orth, John Whan, James Biggs, Henry Gates, Robert Johnson, Israel Foults, James Thompson, Joseph Gallion, Martin Polan, Thomas Hawkins.

District No. 5 was constituted of sections 15, 16, 22, and those parts of 21 and 27 lying north of the Middle Beaver. Its householders were Wm. Mercer, Wm. Smart, Wm. Souders, Thomas Wellington, Mary McCook, Jonathan Wellington, George Ikirt, Sutton Ward, George Welker, Wm. Lindsey, Samuel Ritchey, Andrew Armstrong, George Dickey, John Randolph, Hamilton Dickey, Andrew Pitzer, Moses Dickey, Wm. Welker, Aaron Chamberlain, Samuel Stapleton, John Eaton, E. Ward, Jesse Crow, Samuel Wilson, Amy Moore, Abram Crow, Randall Smith, Thomas Crow, Samuel Chamberlain, William Crow, Wm. Kemble.

District No. 6 was composed of sections 23, 24, 25, the south half of 13 and 14, and those parts of 26 and 36 lying north of the Middle Beaver. Its householders were John Cannon, Wm. Barnett, Joseph Fisher, Wm. Downing, Daniel James, Samuel Brisbine, Abijah Richards, James Brisbine, Samuel Richards, Wm. Wherry, Robert Wallace, Jonas Farr, James Crow, Wm. Farr, David Fisher, Margaret Welker, John Thomas, Robert Dickey, John Stokesberry, Moses Dickey, Sr., Daniel Walter, Christian Bowman, Mathias Walter, Robert McMillan, Henry Walter, John Wilson, Peter Shirts.

35, and those parts of 3G, 26, and 27 lying south of the Middle Beaver. Its householders were Wm. Crawford, Win. Crawford, Jr., Abraham Greer, John Switzer, Joseph Greer, Martin Switzer, Michael Shirtz, Jonathan Shaw, James Lowry, Jacob Robertson, Nancy Cannon, Johnson Cheney, Jesse Guy, Jehu Hollinger.

District No. 8 was composed of sections 28, 29, 32, 33, and those parts of 20 and 21 lying south of the Middle Beaver, and had as householders Stacy Pettit, John Montgomery, Mathew Cannon, John Huston, Robert Thompson, Peter Baker, Henry Carlisle, Wm. Montgomery, Andrew Barnes, David Reddick, Wm. Foults, James Craighead, John Wallace, Robert Ramsey, Robert Travis, Widow Bells, Macabus Bennett, Joseph Fife, Daniel Bennett, Stuart Herbert, Wm. Chain, Thomas Turner, Robert Glenn, John Kemble.

Fractional District No. 9, composed of sections 30, 31, and the south half of 19, was attached to Centre township, and had as householders Joseph Hamilton, John Fultz, Jonathan Hamilton, George Shirts, Charles H. Davitt, Samuel Shirtz, Joseph Orr, James Lyons, Michael Shirts, James Figgins, Jacob Huffman, George Farmer, Samuel Gaskill, Widow Block, Widow McCam.

Civil Government

The township was organized in 1806, and in 1807 a tax of 847.50 was levied on personal property to defray county expenses. The records from this period until 1820 are missing, and consequently no complete civil list can be given. From the last-named date to the present time the principal officers have been -

Toavnship Clerks

As near as can be learned, the justices of the peace, from 1820 to 1879, have been John Cannon, John Barnes, Mathew Cannon, Jonathan Morris, Robert Ramsey, Henry Walter, William Crow, John Wallace, William Farguson, Henry Walter, Jr., John Crook, Clement V. Crow, Edward Pettit, T. G. Hawkins.

Elk Run Thoroughfares

The loss of the records prevents a full account of the first roads. In general, the highways were located with the same courses as they now have, and, as soon as the means of the township permitted, they were substantially improved and the streams bridged. To maintain the bridges, which have been frequently swept away by freshets, has been a heavy burden to the people of Elk Run.

In 1820, Thomas Hawkins, Mathew Cannon, Jonathan Randle, Samuel Brisbine, and Isaac James were appointed to supervise the roads, and in 1879 the supervisors were Jonathan N. Young, Richard Tullis, Simeon Westfield, Austin Wallace, James Donnelly, Lemuel Scovill, and Frank Nuzum. A tax of three-tenths of a mill on the valuation of the township is levied for the highways, which are usually in a passable condition.

The Sandy and Beaver Canal was built along the north bank of the Middle Beaver, and for a short period greatly promoted the interests of the township, but the lack of sufficient water to make communication easy and profitable soon made the abandonment of the enterprise a necessity. The company had fourteen locks and dams in the township, some of which are yet in excellent condition. Elk Run has no railroad facilities within her borders, but the projected extension of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from Pittsburgh to Chicago Junction will pass through the township.

The Coal Interests

to supply the local demand. As early as 1830, Wm. Green and John Whan opened banks in the western part of the township, and a little later Gideon Baker engaged in this business in the same locality, as did also Andrew Armstrong at Elkton. About 1818, William Orr began mining on a more extensive scale, producing yearly about 30,000 bushels, nearly all of which found a market at New Lisbon. Fifteen years later Chauncy Andrews & Co., of Youngstown, leased several thousand acres of land in the western part of the township, and soon thereafter began operating for coal near where Mr. Orr had been engaged on section 18. The Niles and New-Lisbon Railroad extended its track from New Lisbon to a point south of the mine, to which the coal company laid a track about three-fourths of a mile long, thus enabling shipments by rail to be made directly from the mine. From forty to sixty miners were employed for the next five or six years, and immense quantities of coal were taken out, practically exhausting the better qualities of coal north of the creek. The company's track was then taken up and work abandoned. In this region mining is now carried on to supply local demand by Messrs. Loch, Stevenson, Mackey, and others.

One of the pioneers of this interest is Christian Bowman. In 1862 he set out apple-trees on an area of thirteen acres in a single orchard, and four years later planted a second orchard, containing ten acres more of the same fruit, which has attained to splendid bearing. The peach is also extensively grown in the township, and the pear to a limited extent.

Among the principal growers of all kinds of fruit, but chiefly peaches, are John M. Walter, A. K. Pike, John Hawkins, Leonard Trunick, the Armstrongs, the Raleys, the Morrises, Henry Morlan, Thomas Burson, Joseph H. Baker, John Stapleton, Taylor McMillan, and the Dickeys.

Manufacturing Interests

Among the first improvements of the water-power of the township for milling purposes were those of Isaac James, on section 2. About 1810 he utilized the power of Little Bull Creek to operate saw- and grist-mills, which were carried on by the James family many years. The saw-mill was abandoned about 1850, but the grist-mill is yet operated, and is at present the property of James Dickey.

On the same section, but lower on the stream, John Snyder had a pioneer grist-mill, which was destroyed by a storm and never rebuilt ; and still lower down the stream Nathan Heald had a saw-mill and Joseph Martin a cardingmachine, both of which have passed away. These were succeeded by a saw-mill, which is now operated by John Raley (1879).

On the northwest quarter of section 12, Joseph and Henry Morlan put up a saw-mill in 1826, which, after being operated many years, was allowed to go down ; and on the same section, near the township-line, Joseph Morlan, Sr., and his son Stephen erected a grist-mill in 1822, which, in an improved condition, yet remains, and belongs to William Taylor. A saw-mill was here built at a more recent period, and steam-power has been supplied to operate both, supplementary to the water-power. On section 2 a steam saw-mill has been operated during the past twenty years by Hiram Bell.

In the eastern part of the township, on Big Run, James Brisbine started a saw-mill, - a pioneer among mills, - which has long since been discontinued, and at a point lower down the same stream Joseph Henry erected a mill in 1846, which is yet carried on by him.

On the northern part of section 35, John Cannon employed the power of the Middle Beaver to operate a gristmill from 1812 to the building of the canal, when the millsite was destroyed. Above this point, on Pine Run, Christian Bowman erected a saw-mill after 1812, which was discontinued in about ten years. In 1845 he put up another mill, farther up the stream, which has ever since been operated. In 1867 steam-power was supplied. The present owner is William Armstrong.

The first to use the power of Elk Run was Samuel Kemble. He built a saw- and grist-mill on section 9, and successfully operated them for a number of years. Subsequently, the grist-mill passed into the hands of Seth McClure. It is now operated by Isaac Chamberlain, and the saw-mill by James Welker, both mills having been rebuilt or repaired a number of times. The manufacture of linseed oil and cement was carried on at these mills at different periods a number of years ago. On the same stream Alexander Rogers put up a mill on section 16 about 1825, which was afterwards operated by Samuel Kemble, and last by Nathan Simpkins. This power and the one below, on the same section, are at present idle. The latter was improved in 1831 by James Clark, who put up a woolen-mill 40 by 80 feet, two and a half stories high. In 1840, James Batchelor and Thomas Crook began the manufacture of woolen goods at this point, and after a few years the former was succeeded by William Allaway. From 1851 to 1862 Thomas Crook was the sole proprietor, and sold to Joseph Hudd, who abandoned the mill two years later. The build ing has been demolished.

The interests at Elkton are noted in connection with the history of that village. On the Middle Beaver, near Centre township-line, is a small saw-mill belonging to Gen. Jacob B. Roller. Here Lewis Kinney had a carding-mill, aud later a woolen-mill, which he operated in connection with Orth & Beaumont. The latter removed his interests to New Lisbon. The power is feeble and but little employed.

In the northwestern part of the township, on Middle Run, Thomas Hawkins operated a saw-mill in 1828, and on this site mills have since been kept up by the Hawkins family. Iu 1843, Thomas Pike erected a mill farther up the same stream, which is now carried on by William Pike.

Nearly all the foregoing industries are small, and are operated only to supply the local demand. Joseph Paxson is authority for the statement that in 1825 the township had eight distilleries, and that among others engaged in distilling were Messrs. Ward, Armstrong, Means, Montgomery, and Freed.

Middle Beaver

Some time before the building of the canal through the township, Edward Crawford platted a small tract of land on section 36 for a village, to which he gave the name " Middle Beaver." He opened a store, and, in addition to the buildings occupied by himself, a few small houses were built on the lots which he had sold.

The place was not favorably located for a village, and had too formidable a rival in Williamsport, - only a short distance below, in Madison township, - so that when the canal, which was to quicken it into life, was abandoned, every hope for the town's prosperous existence vanished. The lots and streets have been vacated, and what was once Middle Beaver now constitutes a part of an ordinary farm.

On the 30th day of April, 1835, J. 0. Williard, the county surveyor, platted the village of Elkton, for William Kemble, on the north bank of Beaver Creek, near the centre of section 21. The survey embraced one principal street, - named " Canal," - 50 feet wide, having the same general course as the creek, and being located about four rods from the base of the hills which here form the northern boundary of the valley. The old New Lisbon road, which ran along the edge of the hill, was vacated and made to coincide with the course of Canal Street. On the north side of the street were twenty-four lots, and on the south forty-seven. At this time the only buildings in this locality were the mills and houses belonging to William Kemble, his residence being where is now the home of Jesse Johnson.

In the same year (1835), Kemble erected a large frame house near the centre of the village, which is yet standing, and is at present occupied by W. 0. Shafer.

Later that season, Geo. H. Brown built the large house on the opposite side of the street, and Ephraim Powell the building opposite the free church, both of which structures remain to this day.

About 1848 the village attained its maximum growth, having then as many buildings as at present, - about twentyfive houses, - and, after the canal was suspended, gradually lost its importance as a business centre, being at present simply a country trading-point.

It is said that Daniel Ikard was the first to engage in the sale of goods in Elkton, but John A. Huffman was the first to establish a noteworthy trade. About 1840 the latter opened a store in the building which is now Culler's blacksmith-shop, in which he traded as a principal or partner more than fifteen years, transacting a business whose importance at that time was not surpassed in the county. In the later years of his career as a merchant in the village, he and his brother Adam occupied the warehouse-building. Their predecessors iu the warehouse were the Kembles and Oglevie. The house was built in 1844 by Wm. Kemble, and was designed for mercantile purposes and for use as a warehouse on the canal, and for the latter purpose was very conveniently built. The successors of Adam Huffman were

The Shafer house was first used as a store by Jacob Pettit. Afterwards the place was occupied for mercantile purposes by Geo. Oglevie, Hezekiah Long, and George Poland.

In the long frame building west of the present store merchandising was carried on by Isaac Mankin, who had also a tavern. He was followed by Andrew Armstrong, who continued both enterprises. After his retirement William Meehan occupied the building for mercantile purposes only.

The first tavern in the village was kept by George Morrison, in the house built by George H. Brown. Other landlords at that stand were Nicholas Eckes, John Wallace, and Wm. Mankin. Here also a store was kept for a short time by Geo. Oglevie. On the east side of Elk Run, Farmer & Hawkins were in trade subsequent to 1861.

The Elkton post-office was established about 1845. George Kemble was the first postmaster. His successors have been John Crook, John A. Huffman, 0. C. Farmer, and F. H. Hawkins. The office is supplied with a triweekly mail from New Lisbon.

The first physician to locate in the practice of his profession was a Dr. Hardman, about 1850. The following year Dr. William Moore established a practice, which was continued until 1866. A second Dr. Wm. Moore then followed, but remained only a short time. For ten years the place was without a physician ; but in 1877, Dr. J. N. Calhoun located, and is yet in practice.

At Elkton, and in its immediate vicinity, but little manufacturing has been carried on. The first machinery was in a saw-mill put up by William Kemble, about 1830, and operated until 1843, when it was displaced by a woolenfactory, which was also erected by Kemble. In this building the Clark brothers manufactured woolen goods many years, and were succeeded by David Farrand, who operated the factory until 1871. The machinery was then removed and the building converted into a wheelwright-shop, which was operated by water-power. This shop has been carried on by John Albright, John A. Stiegleman, and Samuel Shadle. The building is at present idle. The wagonmaker's trade is followed by Edmund Crow, and blacksmithing by William P. Culler. The first smith in the place was Joseph Paxson, and for many years George Nuzum followed the trade in the village.

The village shoemaker, for twenty-two years, was James Atchison, who was promoted from the bench to the office of recorder of the county. Since 1871, William 0. Shafer has here plied that trade.

A short distance above Elkton, William Kemble erected good saw- and grist-mills, in 1832, on a power furnished by the Middle Beaver, which were carried on by the Kemble family until 1871. Since that period David Morris has been the proprietor. The grist-mill has a good capacity, and is the chief mill of the kind in the township.

The Great Elood Of 18G1

The village site of Elk ton is elevated only a few feet above the general level of the creek, and the stream frequently overflows its banks in times of freshets ; but these occasions seldom produced any damage or caused apprehension, although a severe storm, after a dry season, when the steep hills which line the streams shed the rain with wonderful rapidity, is liable to produce disastrous effects. Preceding the great flood of Aug.' 11, 18G1, but little rain had fallen for several months ; the earth was hard and dry from the effects of the midsummer heat, and when the clouds began to lower in the afternoon but little rain was expected. About six o'clock the gentle rain of a few hours before descended with so great volume as to cause the water to flow in the streams on every hand, and the people rejoiced that Nature was at last smiling so kindly upon them. Little did they think of the sad havoc and loss of life which would so soon ensue. As night came on the fury of the storm increased, and the rain fell as an unbroken sheet of water, causing the streams to overleap the narrow bounds which confined them to their channels, or seethe impatiently in the half-dozen mill-ponds near the village. Suddenly, as if by preconcerted action, these dams gave way, and the liberated waters rushed down the valleys of Beaver Creek and Elk Run with irresistible fury, forming a wall several feet high, and sweeping away everything in their course. At Elkton these mad currents came in collision with each other, and forced the restrained streams over the village with such rapidity that the frightened inhabitants had barely time to repair to the upper rooms of their houses or flee to the surrounding hills.

In less time than it takes to record this occurrence the water stood eight feet deep in Canal Street, and the rain still poured down in torrents. The women and children stood huddled together, covered with the scanty garments they could gather in their flight, and praying that the angry element would spare their homes. The men strained their eyes, when the flashes of lightning illumined the intense gloom of the night, to see whether aught of their years of toil remained, or helped to rescue those who had deferred flight from their houses, but who now sought a more secure place. The crashing noise of breaking timbers told of the destruction and probable obliteration of some homes, but the darkness and want of communication prevented a knowledge of the facts. It was a night of fearful suspense and anxiety, and never was the approach of day more desired. It came at last, and the storm, having lulled meantime, now ceased altogether. By the aid of the dim twilight the extent of the destruction became apparent. All the bridges and half a dozen buildings had been swept away. Two of these were dwellings, whose occupants, if they had not escaped, must have met an untimely death. It soon became known that the sole inmate of one, the widow Nuzum, alarmed at the sudden rise of the water, had fled to a neighbor's house, and thus saved her life ; but of the fate of four others, who occupied the long dwelling near the Elk Run bridge, nothing could be learned. As the day advanced and brought no tidings of their safety, hope died away, and sorrow for the unfortunate ones took its place. Mrs. Susan Kemble, the mother of the founder of the village, aged seventy-three years, her grandson, Alonzo Hawkins, fifteen years old, Mrs. John A. Huffman, and her two-year-old child, had been carried down the stream to a certain death. A vigorous search was instituted, and towards evening of that sad day John Hawkins found the body of his son six miles below Elkton, lying on the tow-path of the old canal ; and on the following day the remains of Mrs. Kemble and the child were recovered, at a point a few miles nearer the village. Soon after, the body of the last victim, Mrs. Huffman, was found lodged on the woodwork of Downey's canal dam.

The remains of these persons were taken to the home of John Hawkins, and from thence to the Kemble Cemetery, where they were buried, in the presence of the grief-stricken community. The funeral was the largest ever held in the township.

The destruction of property at Elkton was very great, nearly every family having lost whatever was in the lower story of their dwelling. The villagers were left without food, and, in some instances, without raiment; but the generous sympathy of the people of the surrounding country brought aid which relieved their needs, so that but little suffering ensued. For many weeks the little village bore the marks of the fearful desolation wrought by the impetuous flood, and even now its horrors are well remembered.

Public Schools

No satisfactory account of the public schools of the township can be given prior to its division into districts under the act organizing the general board of education. In 1853 the number of districts, their directors, the youth of school age, and the appropriations received from the State were as follows :

No. 9 was reported as a fractional district. At present Nos. 7, 9, and 11 are fractional districts. The condition of schools in 1878 is shown in the appended table:

These 444 youths were entitled to $308.25 from the State fund, and the special levies and income from other sources enabled the township to maintain good schools. Perry Armstrong is the president of the board of education, and W. 0. Shafer secretary.

Religious Societies

meeting-house on section 2, on a piece of land given for this purpose by Isaac James, who was the first minister. This house remains, but, since 1860, has seldom been occupied for meetings. The Friends at Elk Run have united with others at Carmel, in Middleton township, in forming a monthly meeting and assembling at both places alternately.

Among those who attended the Particular meetings in early times were Isaac James, Benjamin Harrison, James Cowgill, Isaiah Morris, Nathan Heald, Aaron Hustis, Joseph James, Latham Harrison, Martha Bell, John James, John Tullis, Jason Tullis, Joseph Smith, David James, Jesse James, Isaac James, Jr., Levi Haines, William Siddall, Abijah Richard, Joseph Fisher, Francis Pallett, Thos. Hepburn, Jas. McConnell, Edward McConnell, and Lydia McConnell. The latter was a minister. Some of these joined the Hicksite meeting in 1828; many removed about 1840. These depletions and other causes dismembered the meeting, leaving but a few to represent the Orthodox Friends in the township.

The Bible-Christian Church Of Elk Run

In 1822 the services of this denomination were first held in the township of Fairfield, but without promoting the establishment of a permanent society. Four years later, Rev. John Adams, at that time a resident of Elk Run, began to preach at the house of Joseph Paxson, - at what is now known as Chamberlain's Mills, - and soon succeeded in associating a respectable number in church fellowship. Among these are remembered Morgan Wellington and wife, Jesse Crow and wife, John Ward and wife, John Barnes and wife, Hugh Pike and wife, Thomas Hawkins and wife, Nancy Morris, Polly Job, Rebecca Eaton, Elizabeth McCoy, and Joseph Paxson. The latter became a preacher, and occasionally ministered to the society for the next six years.

In 1828 the society built its first meeting-house, on what is now called Church Hill, on section 9. It was a log building, with no inside lining when first used. It had a loose floor, but no stove or fireplace. The room was warmed by a mass of charcoal set aglow in Joseph Paxson's iron kettle, around which the members sat on slab seats. In 1835 a frame house was built, on the old foundation, by George Hawkins, which was in use until 1872, when the present edifice was erected for the society by John Hawkins. It is a plain but spacious and comfortable building, and cost $2750. The building committee was composed of Lemuel Scovil, A. K. Pike, R. B. Johnson, Macy Morris, William Farmer, Joseph Baker, and Joshua Whitacre.

The church has at present (1879) 125 members and the following board of officers: Joseph Baker, A. K. Pike, and Lemuel Scovil, Trustees ; Lewis Pike and Joshua Whitacre, Deacons ; S. S. Pike, Treasurer ; and Smedley Baker, Sunday-school Superintendent.

In addition to the ministers named, Rev. Robert Hawkins, of Pennsylvania, preached for the society about twice a year, and soon regular preaching was supplied by the following clergymen : Revs. John Secrest, James Hughes, Lewis Comer, James McVay, William Teegarden, Thomas Whitacre, John Whitacre, the Mitchells, Andrew Hanger, D. Y. Hyde, Edward Cameron, and Albert Dunlap.

Mr. Dunlap is the present pastor, and preaches also once a month in the free church at Elkton for the accommodation of members living in the southern part of the township.

The Kemble Methodist Episcopal Church

A class of Methodists was formed at the house of Samuel Kemble, on section 9, as early as 1814, embracing among its members Samuel Kemble and his wife Susan, Samuel Wallahan and his wife, George Freed and wife, James Ward, Polly Job, and Mary Paxson.

Occasional preaching was had at the houses of the members and in the school-house in that locality ; but about 1825 a log house was built, which was used, in a repaired condition, until 1862, when the church found a new home on the same section, but farther east. The old house is still standing, and is used as the residence of R. Newhouse. The new edifice is on a lot adjoining the cemetery-ground, which was set aside in the early settlement of the township by Samuel Kemble. It was built under the direction of John Hawkins, David Ward, and Hiram Bell, and is a plain frame building, costing $1450. At present the controlling trustees are John Hawkins, Smith Bell, William Nuzum, Samuel Steward, and Hiram Bell.

The members worshiping here number 35, and the church since 1860 has been one of four charges constituting the Elkton circuit. Until 1840 it was connected with New Lisbon and other appointments in the county ; after that period and until 1860 it was one of the many appointments in the southeastern part of the county, constituting the Liverpool circuit.

Tue Elkton Methodist Episcopal Church

In September, 1810, the Rev. Joshua Monroe organized, at the village of Elkton, a class of 17 members, among whom were John Kemble, leader, Daniel Ikard and wife, John Crook and wife, Thomas Crook and wife, James Montgomery, Elizabeth Baker, and Jacob Pitzer. This class, in the course of years, became known as the " Bethel M. E. Church, of Elk Run," but since 1870 has been known by the above title.

The society worshiped in the free church until October, 1870, when the present meeting-house was consecrated for its use by the Rev. A. B. Leonard, of Pittsburgh. It was erected that summer by Alfred Dickey, at a cost of $1800, and presents an inviting appearance, having a beautiful location on a hill overlooking the little village. The trustees having control of this property are Thomas Crook, William Beard, George V. Davis, W. T. Simpkins, Perry Armstrong, and James Switzer.

The church has 68 members, under the pastoral care of the Rev. A. J. Culp. It is connected with the Kemble church, in a circuit which has always had the same pastors for that body and for the Methodist churches in Middleton.

A Sunday-school, which has an enrollment of about 100 members, has been maintained since 1870. The superintendent is Leonard Trunick. In 1810 a union Sundayschool was organized in the village, and after the f* White House" was built was held there until 1871, when it was discontinued. Among its superintendents were S. W. Orr, John Crook, and Thomas Crook.

In 1838 a meeting of the citizens of Elkton and vicinity was held to devise measures for raising means to build a suitable house in the village of Elkton, in which religious meetings might be held by any denomination, under proper restrictions, to be imposed by a constitution adopted by the members contributing to the building fund. William Kemble, David Ward, John Kemble, Jonathan Morris, Daniel Ikard, and Samuel Kemble, Jr., were appointed a committee to solicit subscriptions. With the means thus raised was built, in the summer of 1840, a brick house of worship, which received the title " Elkton Free Church."

This church was used by the Methodists and other denominations until 1870, when the materials comprising it were sold to Cyrus Kemble, who removed them to build the residence now occupied by David Morris, at the mill. During the same season a new and more spacious church was erected for the society, on the original site, by Alfred Dickey, at a cost of $1268.75. It is a plain but neat frame structure, 35 by 45 feet, with ample accommodations for the people of Elkton and vicinity.

services) only, and is free to all, wdthout reference to sects or creeds, and when regular meetings are maintained the oldest appointment shall have the preference of the hour for meeting; but all shall be subject to the rulings of the board of trustees. These for many years have been William Kemble, C. Y. Crow, and William Moore.

Worship is held once a month by the Presbyterians, and among their ministers who have served in the church are the Revs. A. O. Patterson, Robert Dixon, George N. Johnson, and David Hargess, who came from New Lisbon and Madison. The Bible-Christians also maintain meetings once a month in connection with their work on Church Hill. Occasional meetings are held by the United Presbyterians, Disciples, and the Wiuebrenuarians.

The White House

In consequence of a clause in the constitution of the free church limiting the meetings to " preaching services," the people of Elkton determined, Jan. 14, 1842, to build a house for Sabbath- and singing-schools, township-meetings, and other public gatherings. It was voted to call the building " The Elkton Sabbath-School House," and to erect it on a lot adjoining the free church. A small frame house was put up the same year ; having been painted white, it was soon almost universally called the " White House," by which name it is yet known.

The subscriptions to build this house were secured from the people living in all parts of the township, and were paid in money, labor, lumber, or farm produce. The subscribers were the following : Henry Herbert, William Pennell, Alexander Martin, William Kemble, George Nuzum, John Clark, William Crow, Jr., William Martin, Jonathan Cowgill, John Kemble, Henry Wetsel, Daniel Ikard, Daniel G. Albright, Michael Ickes, Thomas Baker, S. W. Orr, Charles Ritchie, Stuart Herbert, Thomas Batchelor, Joseph Hudd, George Huston, John Crook, John Menser, Washington Frederick, Moses Dickey, Samuel Chamberlain, David Crow, Robert Huston, Stacy Pettit, David Reddick, William Armstrong, William Montgomery, Martin Poland, Frederick Gemmill, David Stapleton, John Stapleton, James Batchelor, Thomas Crook, Henry McComb, Vincent Longshore, Cornelius Whitacre, William Crow, Fanny McCook, John B. Crow, James Howe, Abraham Welker, William W. Longshore, John Beard, James Thompson, Guion A. Blair, George Harmon, William Barnhill, Harrison Richardson, Jonathan Morris, Thomas R. Thurston, John Williams, William H. Spence, Hannibal Hepburn, David Ward, Stephen Morris, Thomas McCoy, Thomas Pike, Daniel P. Carlisle, Nathan Heald, Thomas Hawkins, Marion Ritchie, Richard Burnell, Samuel Stickle, Nehemiah Wright, Washington French, John Cochrane, Andrew Barnes, Isaac Siddall, James Montgomery.

The house is controlled by a board of trustees elected at the April meeting by the voters of the township, and within it all township-meetings are held. The present trustees are Andrew Armstrong, John Culler, and Hamilton Dickey. Among other trustees have been C. V. Crow, William Kemble, John Switzer, and William Moore.

Cope, A. L., son of Benjamin and Elizabeth (McGrew) Cope, b. Westmoreland Co., Pa., s. Butler Tp. 1874, Physician and Surgeon, p. o. add. Winona.

Delzell, Martin, son of John and Margaret (Glass) Delzell, b. Berks Co., Pa., s. Columbiana Co. 1827, Proprietor of Hotel, Damascus, p. o. add. Damascoville.

Fallick, H. P., son of Steven and Maria (Wadmor) Fallick, b. Newport, Isle of Wight, s. Columbiana Co. 1841, Farmer, p. o. add. Damaseoville.

Stanley, E. L., son of William P. and Eliza C. (Marsh) Stanley, b. Smith Tp., s. Butler Tp. 1858, Proprietor C. & M. Mill, p. o. add. Valley.

Wilson, Amos M., son of Ezekiel and Elizabeth (Dongan) Wilson, b. Bucks Co., Pa., settled Columbiana Co. 1853, Blacksmith, p. o. add. Valley.

Armstrong, Geo. W., son of Andrew and Elizabeth (Bowman) Armstrong, b. Columbiana Co. 1850, s. Centre Tp. 1874, Farmer and School-Teacher, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Aten, Charles Morgan, son of Henry and Mary (Morgan) Aten, b. Allegheny Co., Pa., 1805, s. Columbiana Co. 1806, Attorney-at-Law, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Briggs, Mahlon, son of John and Rebecca (Rogers) Briggs, b. Fayette Co., Pa., 1800, s. Columbiana Co. 1804, Hardware Dealer, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Billingsley, Nathan B., son of John W. and Lydia (Bayless) Billingsley, b. Middleton Tp. 1850, s. New Lisbon, 1871, Attorney-at-Law, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Bower, David C., son of David and Mary A. (Denison) Bower, b. Lawrence Co., Pa., 1853, s. Columbiana Co. 1862, Merchant, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Bentley, Wm. G., son of Granville S. and Elizabeth (.Garigues) Bentley, b.' West Tp. 1843, s. New Lisbon, 1878, Machinist, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Brown, Wm. I., son of John and Abigail P. (Dildine) Brown, b. Wayne Tp. 1844, s. New Lisbon, 1872, Manufacturer Fanning-Mills, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Cowan, Andrew J., son of John and Mary (Martin) Cowan, b. Beaver Co., Pa., 1826, s. New Lisbon, 1854, Proprietor Cowan House, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Cushman, Sylvanus D., son of Wm. Pitt and Mary (Bates) Cushman, b. Rutland Co., Vt., 1819, s. Columbiana Co. 1841, Electrician, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Dorrance, James Robert, son of James and Mary (Kershner) Dorrance, b. Washington Co., Md., s. New Lisbon, 1873, Furniture Dealer and Manufacturer, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Dickinson, John M., son of Benj. and Deborah (Stanley) Dickinson, b. Salem Tp. 1836, s. New Lisbon, 1865, Attorney-at-Law, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Dickey, Christian B., son of Robert and Mary (Bowman) Dickey, b. Elk Run Tp. 1844, s. New Lisbon, 1866, Attorney-at-Law, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Eells, Erastus, son of Nathaniel and Elizabeth (Hoyt) Eells, b. New Canaan, Conn., 1808, s. Columbiana Co. 1817, Cabinet-Maker and Undertaker, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Everitt, Zenas S., son of Moses and Elizabeth (Woodside) Everitt, b. Incoming Co., Pa., 1807, s. Columbiana Co. 1815, Wagon Maker, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Farmer, Isaac P., son of William and Mary (Paiker) Farmer, b. Jefferson Co., 0., 1834, s. Columbiana Co. 1836, Surveyor and Civil Engineer, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Gilmor, Hugh, son of Janies and Margaret (Atchison) Gilmor, b. Sligo, Ireland, 1822, s. New Lisbon, 1870, Physician and Surgeon, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Jordan, William J., son of Hugh and Eva (Jenkinson) Jordan, b. Allegheny Co., Pa., 1833, s. Columbiana Co. 1837, Attorney-at-Law, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Mills, John B., son of John and Mary (Grafton) Mills, b. Jefferson Co., Ohio, 1840, s. Columbiana Co. 1844, Attorney-at-Law, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Minor, Adam, son of Wm. and Melinda (Hart) Minor, b. Brook Co., W. Va., 1833, s. Columbiana Co. 1878, Biiek Manufacturer, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Martin, Alexander R., son of John and Mary (McCoy) Martin, b. Madison Tp. 1843, s. Wayne Tp. 1874, School and Music Teacher, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Myers, Win., son of Joseph and Catherine (Sell) Myers, b. Wurtemberg, Ger.,1826, s. Columbiana Co. 1834, Carriage Manufacturer, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Morrison, John W., son of James B. and Mary (Woolam) Morrison, 1>. Franklin Tp. 1824, s. New Lisbon, 1861, Attorney-at-Law, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Morrison, Ilarvey, son of James B. and Mary (Woolam) Morrison, b. Way no Tp. 1839, s. New Lisbon, 1867, Attorney-at-Law, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Morrison, Freeman, son of Robert and Catharine (Carlisle) Morrison, b. Fayette Co., Pa., 1804, s. Columbiana Co. 1808, Farmer, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

McMichael, Robert H., son of Robert and Jane (Cairns) McMichael, b. Lancaster Co., Pa., 1826, s. Columbiana Co. 1843, Farmer, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

McCormick, Wm. F., son of James and Jane (Dennis; McCormick, b. Allegheny Co., Pa., 1817, s. Columbiana Co. 1840, Farmer, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

McClellan, Thomas, son of James and Hannah (Withrow ; McClellan, b. Washington Co., Pa., 1804, s. Columbiana Co. 1814, Farmer, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

McMichael, David, sou of Robert and Jane (Cairns) McMichael, b. Lancaster Co., Pa., 1833, s. Columbiana Co. 1843, Liveryman, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Ogden, John, son of Crompton and Lydia (Grimrod) Ogden, b. Lancashire, Eng., 1816, s. Columbiana Co. 1865, Woolen Manufacturer, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Potts, Wilson S., son of James and Jane (Maple) Potts, b. Carroll Co., 0., 1847, s. Columbiana Co. 1872, Editor and Lawyer, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Stewart, Jehu W., son of Emanuel and Rosanna (Langen) Stewart, b. Columbiana Co. 1829, s. Centre Tp. 1872, Physician, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Smiley, Ebenezer B., son of William and Sarah (Brownlee) Smiley, b. Washington Co., Pa., 1821, s. Columbiana Co. 1854, Sewing Machine Agent, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Springe: , Jacob, son of Peter and Cathaiine (Gossard) Springer, b. Franklin Co., Pa., 1818, s. Columbiana Co. 1824, Fanner, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Sherbiue, William C., son of Philip and Cat ha; ine (Runmiel) Sherbinc, b. Cambria Co., Pa., 1830, s. Columbiana Co. 1850, Farmer, p.o. add. New Lisbon.

Thompson, Thomas P., son of Thomas and Nancy (Dennison) Thompson, b. Allegheny Co., Pa., 1808, s. Col um Liana Co. 1814, Faimer, p. o. add. Millport.

Trunick, John, son of Henry C. and Elizabeth (Benny) Tiunick, b. Allegheny Co., Pa., 1808, s. Columbiana Co. 1845, Farmer, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Way, Nicholas, son of Nicholas and Nancy (Lindsey) Way, h. Allegheny Co., Pa., 1844, s. Columbiana Co. 1870, Woolen Manufacturer, p. o. add. New Lisbon.

Atchison, James, sou of Richard and Jane (Carr) Atchison, b. New Jersey, 1835, s. Columbiana Co. 1843, Boot and Shoe Maker, p. o. add. Elkton.

Calhoun, John N., son of Richard and Elizabeth (McCurdy) Calhoun, b. Georgetown, Pa., 1851, s. Columbiana Co. 1874, Physician, p. o. add. Elkton.

Montgomery, Wm., son of John and Isabell (Thompson) Montgomery, b. Washington Co., Pa., 1797, s. Columbiana Co. 1808, Farmer, p. o. add. Elkton. Morlan, Henry, son of Jos. ana Cathaiiue (Lloyd) Morlan, b. Columbiana Co.

Raley, Jehu D., son of Thomas and Ann (Dixon) Raley, b. Washington Co., Pa., 1822, s. Columbiana Co. 1832, Faimer, p. o. a id. East Fairfield.

Raley, John, son of Thomas and Ann (Dixon) Raley, b. Washington Co., Pa., 1825, s. Columbiana Co. 1832, Farmer, p. o. add. East Fairfield. Stooksberry, Isaac, son of John and Sarah (Cowgill) Stooksberry, b. Elk Run, 1809, Farmer, p. o. add. Elkton.