Franklin Township

Franklin Township

This church was organized about 1825. The first cla of Jacob Newland, Anna Newland, Peter Andrews, Marg Cornelius Kane, David Newman, William Hamilton, El and Catharine Tener. Meetings were held at the house until 1828 when a log house was erected. In 1854 a fra erected at "the Grove."

Locust Grove F. & A. M. was chartered by the Grand at Toledo, October 17, 1866. Charter members: James M. ; David Thomas, S. W. ; D. S. Eylar, J. W. ; Jesse Newton Richards, Sec. ; J. W. Tarlton, S. D. ; Isaac Earl Collins, Tiler; J. R. Copeland and W. C. Elliott, Ste Parker, Geo. W. Reddick, James T. Holliday.

As late as 1820, bears, catamounts, wolves and wild ful in this region. One day in the autumn of 1817 the c Platter while playing about their home discovered a large c eyeing them from a branch of a tree in the dooryard. The the alarm and James Horn was sent for who shot the f and upon inspection pronounced it one of the largest of

There is yet standing in this township the old log cat John A. Cockerill, the "Drummer Boy of Shiloh," and ; aging editor of the New York World, was bom. And aln of the old Cockerill home is that of the ancestors of White of the New York Tribune.

It was in this township that General Nathaniel Massie in 1802 built the health resort known as Massie's Springs, at the sulphur spring which yet bears his name. The place was expected to rival the celebrated resort in his native state Virginia, but his expectations were never realized, and now all traces of the former buildings are obliterated.

On the old Trace north of Locust Grove in pioneer days stood a huge log building known as Mershon's tavern. When Dr. Cuming traveled over the Trace from Limestone to Wheeling, in .1807, he stopped over night at Mershon's and in his "notes" comments on the "fiddling" talent of the landlord's sons, and their entertainment of guests with music. He also mentions the fact that at Cannon's tavern "the stage coach sleeps on its way from Limestone to Chillicothe."

Source changes here: from History of Adams County, Ohio, by Evans, Nelson W, published 1900; 458 words in this source stream.

Franklin Township

Thus the banner for "Christ's Crown and Covenant" has been displayed, and His royal prerogatives have been advocated for many a century in Adams County.

This church was organized about 1825. The first class was ccwnposed of Jacob Newland, Anna Newland, Peter Andrews, Margaret Pemberton, Cornelius Kane, David Newman, William Hamilton, Elizabeth Thomas, and Catharine Tener. Meetings were held at the house of Jacob Tener until 1828 when a log house was erected. In 1854 a frame building was erected at "the Grove."

Locust Grove F. & A. M. was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Ohio, at Toledo, October 17, 1866. Charter members: James A. Murphy, W. M. ; David Thomas, S. W. ; D. S. Eylar, J. W. ; Jesse Kendall, Treas. ; Newton Richards, Sec. ; J. W. Tarlton, S. D. ; Isaac Earl, J. D. ; T. S. F. Collins, Tiler; J. R. Copeland and W. C. Elliott, Stewards; Silas E. Parker, Geo. W. Reddick, James T. Holliday.

The village school of Locust Grove in which two instructors are employed has the following enrollment: Males 31, females 34. The subdistricts arc as follows:

As late as 1820, bears, catamounts, wolves and wild cats were plentiful in this region. One day in the autumn of 18 17 the children of Peter Platter while playing about their home discovered a large catamount closely eyeing them from a branch of a tree in the dooryard. The older ones gave the alarm and James Horn was sent for who shot the ferocious animal, and upon inspection pronounced it one of the largest of its kind.

There is yet standing in this township the old log cabin in which Col. John A. Cockerill, the "Drummer Boy of Shiloh," and afterwards managing editor of the New York World, was bom. And almost within sight of the old Cockerill home is that of the ancestors of Whitelaw Reid, editor of the New York Tribune.

It was in this township that General Nathaniel Massie in 1802 built the health resort known as Massie's Springs, at the sulphur spring which yet bears his name. The place was expected to rival the celebrated resort in his native state Virginia, but his expectations were never realized, and now all traces of the former buildings are obliterated.

On the old Trace north of Locust Grove in pioneer days stood a huge log building known as Mershon's tavern. When Dr. Cuming traveled over the Trace ifrom Limestone to Wheeling, in 1807, he stopped over night at Mershon's and in his "notes" comments on the ''fiddling" talent of the landlord's sons, and their entertainment of guests with music. He also mentions the fact that at Cannon's tavern "the stage coach sleeps on its wav from Limestone to Chillicothe."