Sullivan Township (part 4 of 4)

P. H., I eander, Hannah M., and Theo. F. Both Leander and Theo. are in Tama county, Iowa : Hannah is the wife of Professor j. C. Bryant, of Bryant's Mercantile college, Buffalo. All of the above named children were born in Wake man, Huron county, Ohio, whence the parents moved from Connecticut. The grandparents settled in Medina, where they lived and died. Dr. P. FI. Clark, the subject of this sketch, studied at Oberlin college, and attended his first course of lectures at Willoughby Medical college, in the winter of 1839-40. He then moved to New Haven, Indiana, where he practiced medicine six years. December 12, 1845, he was married to Sarah Jane McDougall, of that place. She died December 6, 1846, and after her death he removed to Ozaukee, Wisconsin, where he practiced his profession four years. He was again married May 18, 1847, to Elizabeth Clark, daughter of B. B. Clark, M. D., of Ashland; she was his first cousin. In June, 1850, they came to Ashland, where he has since been engaged in the practice of medicine, with the exception of two years, when he served as assistant surgeon in the war of die Rebellion. In the winter of 1861-2 he attended his second course of lectures at the Buffalo Medical college, from which he graduated in March, 1862. He was elected secretary of the Ashland County Pioneer Historical society, September 10, 1875, and still retains the office. He has been president of the Ashland Cemetery association several years; and has been a member of the Ohio State Medical association since June, 1862, and has been United States pension examining surgeon since December, 1S62

M. R. Go 1 trey was born in Huron county, Ohio, August 3, 1S42. His father, William A. Godfrey, was born in New York State; his mother was also a native of the same State. They raised three children: Zera, who lives in Michigan; Elizabeth, who lives in Huron county; and Michael R., the subject of this sketch. The latter enlisted in the Sixteenth Ohio volunteer infantry for tlu. three months' service. In October, 1S64, he was married to Miss Deloras Everet, and the day following his marriage lie enlisted in the 'Twenty ninth Ohio volunteer infantry, in which he served until the close of the war. To them have been born five children. as follows: Cora E., Ida May, William A., Charles and Mabel.

Ai.mf.r R. Camim'.kix was born May 19, 1853. His grandparents were of Scotch and Irish ancestry, and came from Pennsylvania to Ashland .county, where his father, James Campbell, was born, May 19, 1828. His mother, Isabel Cam: bell, was born in the same county, and is now living m Bowling Green, Wood county, Ohio, his father having died February 9, 1875. They had five I children, three of whom died in childhood. Laura E. is

I the wife of Titus Beck, of Bowling Green. Aimer R., the subject of this sketch, received his education at Baldwin university, Berea, Ohio, after which he taught school until 1875, when he commenced reading law with his uncle, R. M. Campbell, esq., of Ashland, with whom he was a partner one year. In 1 S 7 7 he was elected justice of the peace for Montgomery township, which office he held for three years.

Benjamin Gkosscup, son of Paul and Rebecca Grosscup, was born in Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, September 15, 1818. Benjamin's father was born in Berks county. Pennsylvania, in 1784, and his mother, whose maiden name was Rebecca Shearer, was born in Franklin county, Pennsylvania, in 1786. and died in 1859. They were married in 1810. Paul Grosscup removed to Milton township, Ashland county, Ohio, in 1830, with his family, consisting of five sons and two daughters, of whom two are now living - Benjamin and Daniel. Beniamin owned the farm in Milton township, which, he helped to clear, until 1872, when he removed to Ashland. He was married in 1843. To Susannah Bowermaster, who was born October 34, 18? £, and came to Milton township with her parents :n 1842. Frederick Bowermaster, her father, was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, in 1782, and was manied to Catharine Mohler, of Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, who was born i:i 1782 and died in 1857. They raised a family of four children, one son and three daughters. Mr. Benjamin Grosscup has had four children : Lehman, who died; Peter S., born February 15, 1852; Frederick P., born April 5, 1854; Benjamin S., born October 14. 1 S58.

Jackson S. Wf.ktman was born March 13, 1845. His grandparents were from Columbia county, Pennsylvania, where his father, W'lliarn A Vert man, was born about 1817. In 1837 the family came to Ohio and settled in the present county of Ashland. His father crane to Ashland about 1840, where he married Susannah Stahl, in 1844. She was a native of Harrisburgh, Pennsylvania, and was born about 1821. She died in 1859, after raising a family of four children: j. S., Z. T., F, P.j and Virginia The father was again married about 1 02, to. Keziah Culbertson, by whom he had two children, one of whom died in infancy. The surviving one, Ida L.. is now living in Ashland county. J. S. Wertman, the subject of this sketch, completed his education in Witi tenberg college in 1S69 After leaving < >Ut .. hr oca 1 pied himself with teaching for a lime, and then engaged j in surveying and engineering. In 1873 he ivmmrivcd reading law at Indianapolis, Indiana, fn the office of 1! F. Davis. From thence he came to Ashland county, in 1877, where he has since practiced his profession. He was married to Sara, Kilgore, of Indianapolis, June 16, j 1875, and by her has had two children, of whom one I died in infancy. The other, Shields K.. was born May i 9, 1877. The grandfather of j. S. vYertman, settled on the farm new owned by William Wertman, where our subject and his brothers and sisters were born.

John Damp was born in England, May 15, 1854. His - father, Tames Damp, died in England; his mother died ' at Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. They raised a family of six ! children, of whom Samuel lives at Olmsted Falls; Wil- ! liam at Akron; Elizabeth at Olathe, Kansas; Edward at | Olmsted Falls; and Joseph at Randolph, California, j John Damp learned the trade of milling in England, i where he served four years, and afterwards worked one | year at the business. When twenty years of age he j came to this country, and remained at Cuyahoga Falls ! from 1856 to 1865, when he removed to Ashland, where I he has since resided, with the exception of three years, I when he was engaged in milling at Mansfield. His mill at 'that place was destroyed by fire, and in the fall of 1869 he returned to Ashland. Since that time he has j been engaged in milling at this place, with different | partners, and has been associated with E. T. Drayton since 1877, under the firm name of Damp & Drayton. He was married February 20, 1861, to Fannie Palmer, of Cuyahoga Falls, by whom he has had five children. ' Three of the children died in infancy. Those now liv- j i tig are Albert Grant, born December 31, 1863, and j Anna Beli, born October 6, 1874.

N elson Thomas was born June 6, 1S31. His father j was a native of Wales, where he was born about 1 7 S 6 : j he died near Jeromeville, Ohio, in 1853. His mother, j Anna Thomas, was born in New Jersey, about 1806. j They had a family of five children, of whom Jane died i in Kosciusko county, Indiana; Elizabeth, who married I J. M. Hess, and lives in Cass county, Missouri; j Amanda, who married Thomas Norris, and lives in Ful- | tori county. Indiana; Sarah M., who married Joseph H. j Page, and lives in Cass county, Missouri. Nelson i Thomas, the subject of this sketch, was married when twenty-one years of age, to Sarah Keister, of Hayes- j ville, Ohio. They have had six children, five of whom are living. One son, Franklin, died October 30, 1877, i at the age of nineteen.

native of the same county, as was his mother, Hannah Myers, both of whom died in Ashland countv, after I raising a family of eight children, as follows: Eliza, 1

David, Mary A.. Israel, Sarah A., Lydia, Henry K. and ; Julia A. Henry K. Myers, the subject of this sketch, | came to Ohio in the fall of 1839. "'ith his parents and \ their family, and settled 111 Orange township, Ashland : county. He remained at Iris father's for some years, I working a part of the time in the saw-mill owned by his j father. While there he was married to Anna Shoe- j maker, of Chester township, Wayne county, Ohio, l>\ whom he has had five children, one of whom, Allen Gilbert, died in infancy. The others are John Mary E., David N. and Bertha 11. Mr. Myers remained in Orange township until 1865, when he moved to Ashland and. engaged in the lumber business. In 1874 he went into the milling business with partne-i.s the firm name being H. K. Myers & Co. The partners were Christian Cabel and J. T. Engel. The partnership still continues, the lumber business being conducted under the firm name of Cabel, Myers & Co., tire third partner being Jesse Cabel, son of Christian Cabel. Mr. Myers is also interested with J. J. Shoemaker in the grocery business in Ashland.

Frank E. Myers, son of George and Elizabeth Myers, was born March 16, 1848. His father was a native of Pennsylvania, whence he came with his parents when a youth, and settled on the homestead in Perntownship, and his mother was born in Wayne counrv, Ohio. There they were married, and raised a family of nine children: Frank E., Celena, P. A., Mary M., Elizabeth S., Alvah N., George D., Minnie V., and Effie. Frank E. Myers, the subject of this sketch, lived at homer working on the farm, and attending school during the winter months, until he arrived at maturity, when he left home and entered the dry goods store of M. B. Parnieb,-, at Ashland, with whom he remained about a year, when he returned to the farm. Pie again came to Ashland and worked for the Ashland Machine company, where he continued four years, until 1875, when he opened a local agency for agricultural implements, and in 1879 associated with himself his brother, P. A. Myeis, who had until then been employed by him. In iS 78 the increasing demand of his business required him to move to the large building now occupied by himself anu his brother. During ail the time since 1875, he has been general tiaveling agent for Bucher, Gibbs & Co., of Canton, Ohio, for Ohio and the eastern States. January 18, 1S72, he married Alvesta, daughter of S. Hohenshil, of Rowsburgh. They have had five children: Mamie E.,

Meigs S. Campbell was born June 8, 1S25, in Danville, Knox county, Ohio. Ills father, Silas Campbell, was a native of Virginia (now West Virginia), and his mother was born in Maryland. They raised four children ---Meigs S., Thornton W., James M., and I). R. Meigs S. Campbell, the subject of this sketch, learned the hatter's trade, at Coshocton and Mt. Vernon, living in the latter place from 1846 to 1851, when he removed to Ashland. While living in Ashland he has been engaged in the lively business and the hat and cap trade, the most of his time being devoted to the latter, in which he is still engaged December 25, 1850, he was married to Clara Hall, of Mt. Vernon, Ohio, by whom he lias had three children, as follows: W. Fletcher, born in 1S51, married and living in Laramie City, Wyoming territory; Mary B., born about 1S53, married Maura e Valiant, and lives in Cleveland; Clara, born about 1 S5 A, married Harry Stevens, and lives in Ashland.

E. T. Drayton was bom at Canton, Ohio, Septem! er 30, 1825, his parents being dhomas A. Drayton, a m* tive of Massachusetts, and Margaret Drayton, a nr*'.e of Pennsylvania. They had six children, two o! "horn died in infancy. Those living are Elizabeth, Sarah Jan

.Amanda M.. and E. T., the subject of this sketch, who j came to Ashland in 1842. He spent three years in learn- | ing the harness trade, after which he was engaged in | various mercantile pursuits until 1877, when the firm of J Damp A Drayton was formed, for the purpose of carry- j ing on tire milling business, at -. 'rich they still continue ] in Ashland: He was six years clerk of the county court, i from 1862 io 1868, and was elected as a Republican in a county which is strongly Democratic. He has been twice married, his first wife being Sophia Sloan (daughter of Rev. John Sloan, of Orange township), by whom he had one child, Mary S., who lives at home in Ashland, j His second wife was Emma Bean, niece of Judge Wick, | of Greenville, Pennsylvania, to whom he was married | June 5, i860. He is a member of the Presbyterian J church, and has been superintendent in the Sunday- j school of that church for the past eight years. In politics he is a Republican.

Diebold Guth was born in Uhrweiler, Alsace, Germany, October 17, 1824. His father, Jacob Guth, a native of Alsace, came to the United States in 1849, ! and remained in New York until ids death in 1875. ! His mother, Catharine Guth, was born- in Alsace in 1810, | and died there in 1S29. Their children were Diebold and Margaret. After the death of his first wife, Mr. Guth was again married and had two children. Jacob j and John. The latter is in the commission business in j New York. Diebold Guth emigrated to the United | States in 1841, and settled in Knox county, Ohio, where j he remained until 1843, when he removed to Loudon- j vide, Ashland county. In the fill! of 1847 he returned I to his native land, and in the fall of 1848 came hack to j this country, bringing with him his parents. In . October. ! 1848, lie was married in Mohicanville, to Margaret Wolf, j also a native of Alsace. She died March 17, 1851, ! leaving one son, John Jacob, who was born December j 24, 1850. Mr. Guth was again married in 1857, to j Adeline Craig, who died without issue. For his third I wife he married Augusta Long, February 10, 1870. She ! was born August 21, 1841, in Wurtemberg, Germany. I By this union there were five children - Amelia J., born I August '7, 1871, and died November 28, 1873; August I Diebold, born February 18, 1S73, died Feb a ary 28, I 1873 ; Henry W., born January 1.1, 1S74: Frederick G., j born May 20, 1875, died August 15, 1.875 : and Augusta i M., born June 28, 1876. Mr. Guth is at present engaged ! in the grocery business in Ashland, in which he has j been engaged since he removed from Loudonviile in j 1863.

Theo. Teepee was born November 29, 1835. His father, S. P. Teeple, was born in New York State and died in Iowa about 1840. His mother, Sarah Teeple, is also a native of New York State. After the death of her husband she was married to John Baker, and lives in Wooster, Ohio. To Mr. and Mrs. Teeple were born : two children, Thco. and Ralph. Then. Teeple, the I subject of this sketch, was born in Pennsylvania. When 1 young his parents removed to Iowa, where his father ; died in a few years. When about ten years of age his j mother removed to Ohio. In 1862 Mr. Teeple was married to Jennie S. Bingham. They have had three children, one of whom died in infancy. Those who are living are J., born in 1863, and Albert, born about 1S65. Mi. Teeple learned photography in j86i, and has since followed that business. In the fall of 1879 he removed to Ashland. Previous to that time he lived in Cincinnati from 1872 until 1876, and the remainder of the time until he removed to Ashland, was located at Wooster. He now has a photographic studio in both Wooster and Ashland.

J. A Hisfy, D. D. S., was born in 1849. His father and mother were natives of Columbiana county, in which his mother still lives. Their children were Wilson, Clara, Hannah, Cyrus, Sylvanus, Jonathan A., Leonard, Joseph, Charles, Kate and Milton. Jonathan A. Hisey, the subject of this sketch, commenced the study of dentistry in Columbiana, Ohio, in 1867. After completing-'his studies he commenced practice in that town, where he remained until 1873. March 12, 7S69, he was married to Lucretia Hinkle, of the same town, and in 1873 removed to Ashland, where he opened a dental office, and has since been in continuous practice. They have three children - Walter II., born June 19, 1870; Austin E., born August 4, 1872; and Nora M-, born September 17, 1874.

Joseph B. Charles was born in -Ashland (then Richland) county, April 21, 1833. He lived on a farm until fifteen years of age, when he learned blacksniithing and edge-tool making. Ip. tire spring of 1853 he walked across the plains to California, and was there eight years. He returned from there in 1S61 and volunteered in battery D, First regiment of Ohio Light artillery, in which he served three years. In 1864 he was promoted by the War Department from sergeant in his regiment, io captain in the First regiment of United States colored troops. In 1S66 he was brevetted major or artillery, and was mustered out in April of the same year Fie was married January 30, 1866. to Mary E. Stull, of Ashland, at that lime being home on a furlough thirty days, and, on his return w as accompanied by his wife. Mrs. Charles returned to Ohio, leaving Chattanooga, Tennes see, March 3, 1S66, and arrived at home three hours after the burial of her brother, of whose death she had not learned. From 1867 to 1871 he sold boots and shoes, and in April of the '.after year he engaged in the hardware business, and has since been engaged in that and the shoe trade, associated with his father-in-law, Isaac Stull.

George A. -Uij.man was born at Loudonviile, 1 is parents being Adam and Barbara Caiman, both of whom were born in Alsace, Germany. Each came to the United States when about two years of age, and were married in Holmes county, Ohio. They raised a family of eight children, as follows: Caroline, who mariied Michael

Scheff, and lives in Richland county ; George A.; Minnie, who married W. S. Fisher, and lives in Loudonviile; Me gie, who died al >ut 1864: Mary, who married F. Arnold, and lives in Loudonviile: Adam, Adolph, anu Amanda, who also live at Loudoiiviiie. George A Ullmar. clerked in his father's store in Loudonviile until

August, 1878, when he took the office of county treasurer, to which he had been elected the fall previous. He was married to Anna Rebecca Merklinger, of Loudonviile. In 1870 lie became associated with his father in hi. store, in which he still retains an interest. He is the father of two children: Joseph A., born January

WiLLts L. Edwards was born June 27, 1843, near Bucyrus, Ohio, and at the early age of six months was adopted by Rev. William Hutchison, his mother dying July 3, 1843. His parents were Dr. L. M. Edwards, a native of Pennsvlvania, who died near Kenton, Ohio, in 1 S 7 6, and Susan Edwards, a native of Wales. They had a family of eight children, as follows: Wellington, Caroline, Rachel, Cortland, Yalumnia, Adaline, "Willie, and Willis B. Rev. William Hutchison went to Tennessee with his family in 1S46, and remained until the spring of i860, when they returned to Bucyrus. Mr. Edwards commenced learning the art of photography in 1861, and in 1862 he enlisted in the Eighty-sixth Ohio volunteer infantry, in which he served four months. He then returned and again commenced the work of photography, which he has since followed. He worked one year at Mansfield, and in 1864 came to Ashland as operator for Budtorf & McCormick. From 1SC4 until 1870 he followed this art in Ravenna, Wooster and Mt. Vernon, and in the iatter year opened a studio in Ashland-, where he has since remained. In the fall of 1S64 he was married to Mary j. Sauer, of Ashland, by whom he had three children- -Ida May, born in September, 1865:

, Charles F., born in September, 1867; and Milton L., born in September, 1869. Mrs. Edwards died August 25, 1873, and two years later he was married to Mrs. Mary A. Heifner, of Ashland county.

Frank. Monevsmith was born in Auburn, Indiana, in July, 1832. When a child his parents removed to Perrysville, Ashland county, where he was raised. His father, William H. Moneysrnith, was a native of Pennsylvania, and died in Michigan in j S5S. His mother, E. ]. Money smith, was born in this Stale. She was the mother of four children -Cordelia, who married H. RkDelev and, lives in Ashland ; Dora, who married A. B. Cornins, and lives in Mt. Gilead; Wr. IT., who lives in Kansas, and Frank, the subject of this sketch. When a youth he attended the Vermillion institute, from 1S65 to 1S6S, and in the latter year he came to Ashland, where he teamed the cigar business, at which he worked until j S 7 5 , when he went west. He returned early in 1SS0, and is now engaged in the cigar business in Ashland.

Mrs. Katk Oita was the daughter of John and Barbara Mecael, natives of Germany, where he died, leaving two children: John, who still resides there, and Catharine, the subject of this sketch, who was born in Germany, February 26, 1823. Some time after the death of her husband, Mrs. Barbara Mecael was a second time married, to Nicholas knoth, by whom she had three children: Charles, Frank, and Henry. Catharine Me- 1 cael was married January 22, 1 S i 6, to John Haelbrond. and in iTjy came to tins country, locating in Ashland. By this union were born six children, one of whom, a girl,

- died in infancy. The others were John, born September S, 1847, who lives in Ashland; Charles, horn July t - 1849, who also lives in Ashland; Jacob, born April >> 1852, who lives in Fremont; Frank p., born August 1 1 1854, who lives in Wyoming territory; Clara Catharine, born November 28, 1856, and died January 1;. 185-,; A. Cordelia, born November 2, i860. Mr. Haelbrond died August 17, 1S60. His widow was married October ; 22, 1862, to Frederick Otta, a native of Prussia. They | have one child, Daniel William, born. February 27, 1 S 6 3 , who lives at home in Ashland. Mr. Otta died January | 17, 1S74. He had been engaged in the brewery busi- I ness until within some four years of his death, when he | disposed of his brewery on account of ill health. After ; his death Mrs. Otta opened a restaurant and boarding i house on Third street, where she still, remains.

; S. W. Brack, son of S. M. and Rosanna Black, was ; hom in Green township, Ashland county, Ohio, Match 3, 1834. His parents were natives of Pennsylvania, and i had the following children born to them: Catharine, who - married Samuel Conkle, and died about 1865; Elizabeth, ; who married Sylvester Huff, and lives in Indiana; P. [., ; who lives in Loudonville, Ohio; John, who lives in Buri goon, Ohio; Sarah, who married Henry Snyder, and ' lives in Ashland, Ohio; S. W., the subject of this sketch ; ! Henry and Joseph, who live m Iowa ; William, who died in Missouri in 1878; Daniel; and Lewis, who lives in | Ashland county. Mr. Black, sr., is now living in Green j township, Ashland county, his wife having died about I 1855. S. W. Black lived at home until the age of seveu- ; teen, when he went to Loudonville to learn the bakes y i and confectionery business with his brother, P. J. After finishing his apprenticeship he worked at his crude in various places for three years, and in tire fall of 1856 rej turned to Loudonville, where he worked for his brotha i for several months, when he bought him out and con! m- ,1 ued there in business for about four years. Mr. Black went to Ashland in the fall of 1861, remained there three vears, and returned to Loudonville, where he stayed one year. In 1866 he again removed to Ashland j and opened a bakery and confectionery store, in winch 1 business he is now engaged. In 1857 Mr. Black was J married to Caroline Ulhnan, of Loudonville, by whom

Gutki.ius I. Ye rick was born in Miftlinburgh, Penn ! sylvania, August n, 1S34. When a small child he removed with his parents to the eastern part of Ashland county, then a part of Wayne county, Ohio, and when seven years of age went to live with Jacob Bern, on whose farm he worked for two years, and afterwards resided with Samuel Landis, doing farm work for about the same length of time, and for John Russell one year, i At the age of twelve years he was apprenticed to Jol.it I Goodwin, to learn the wood turning and painting bus: until the spring of i860, when he sold his interest m the business to J. B, Stubbs. From 1S60 to 1869 he was engaged in the real estate and collection business, and in the latter year was elected treasurer of Ashland county, in which office ire served four years, when he again resumed the real estate and collection business. In 1874 he bought out the interest in the livery stable of Peter Fitzgar, of the firm of Thomas & I'itzgar, but gives his chief attention to the real estate and collection business, Mr. Thomas conducting the livery business. Mr. Yeriek's father. Peter Yerick, was born in Pennsylvania, in 179b, and his mother, Catharine Yerick, was born in Mifllinburgh, Pennsylvania; both are still living. They had the following children born to them: Elvina, who married John Goodwin, .and lives in Findlay, Ohio; Henry E., who lives in Washington, Iowa; Elizabeth, \vho married. John Shott, and lives in Wayne county, Ohio; Guielius I.: Caroline, who lives in Toledo, Ohio;

' Rebecca, who died when about sixteen years of age ; Catharine, who married John Switzer, and is a widow, living in Iowa City; Samuel VC, who lives in Burlington, Iowa; Mary Ann, who married John Lane, and lives in t Crete, Nebraska; F. E./aiso in Crete, Nebraska: John, who lives at Atlantic, Iowa ; Joseph, w ho lives at Toledo,

Lizzie Weisenstine was born in Germany March : 31, 1S37, and came to this country with her mother when seventeen years old, and located at Mansfield, Ohio, where she lived until the age of twenty, when she was married to Jacob Weisenstine, of Ashland, where she . then removed. Mrs. Weisenstine had the following children by this marriage : Lizzie, born March 30, 1859, and died January 9, 1862; Mary, born August 23, 1861, married E. W. Rogers, and lives in Missouri; Jacob E., born October 28, 1863, and died August 29, 1865; Joseph F., born October 15, 1865 ; Louise, born September 24, 1869; and Frank S., born. June 27, 1S73. Mrs. Weisenstine's parents, Jacob and Clara Houtz, were natives of Otterberg, Rhine Phaltz, Germany; her fathei died in Germany, and her mother died in Mansfield, Ohio, in 1878. Mr. and Mrs. Houtz had children as follows*: Frank, who died in Germany in 1877; Jacob, who lives in Mt. Vernon, Ohio; Catharine, who married David Miller, of Mansfield; Charlotte, who married Jacob Wentz, and lives in Mansfield; Louise, who married .Philip Lawrence; and Lizzie.

Jacob Weisenstine was bom in Wertemberg, Germany, June t 2, 1833, and came to this country in 1853, stopping in New York. The following year he came to Ashland, and worked at his trade of shoe-making for Stubbs and Wasson for several years. In 1S58 he married Miss Lizzie Houtz. . Mr. Weisentine was engaged in the shoe, grocery, and restaurant business for some time previous to hi-, death, which occurred January S, 1876. Mrs. Weisenstine now carries on the business.

Ih-txiAMix Myers was born in Petty township, December 21, 1841, and is the son of Jacob and Mary Myers, natives oi Pennsylvania. His father was born in Center county, of that Slate, May 25, 1788, and died in j Ashland county, Ohio, August 4, 1857. rlis mother j was born in the same county as his fathei, and died in j Perry township, Ashland county, September 12, 1878.

His brothers are Jonathan, George, Jacob, and Darnel, i all residents of Perry township, except Jacob, who re- | sides in Kansas; his sisters are Margaret, Eliza, Mary, and Catharine, all living in this county, except Mary, who is deceased. Benjamin Myers resided with his father in Perry township until i860, doing farm work in the summer time and attending district school in the winter time. In 1861-62 he attended the Vermillion institute at Hayesville, but, in 1862, offered his services in defence of his country, enlisting in company F, One Hundred 1 and Twentieth Ohio- volunteer infantry. In July, 1865, i he returned home from the war and resumed his studies ! at the institute. In 1866 he began the study of medi- ! cine at Wooster, Ohio, in the office of Drs. Robinson re | Weaver. In 1867 he attended upon a course of medij cal instruction in the Jefferson Medical college of Phil- | adelphia, graduating from that college in 1869. In June j of the same year he formed a partnership with Dr. J. P.

! Ohio. November 29, 1879, he was united in marriage ! with- Samantha Cowan, his partner's daughter. His ehilj dren are: Rena born November 19, 1871, and ! Emma C., born September 14. 1873. Mrs. Myers died j November 21, 1878. In 1873 Mr. Myers was elected to | the Ohio legislature, and re-elected in 1875, serving in ! all four years.

! from Columbia county, Pennsylvania, was born August i 7, 1S29, at the old homestead in Pennsylvania. He re- | moved with his father's family to Ohio, and settled in S the present county cf Ashland, in the spring of 1-839.

1 Here he remained on his father's farm, comprising one hundred and fifty-nine acres, most of the time until eighteen years of age, when he started to learn the trade of cabinet-maker with Stubbs & Coffin, of Ashland. He completed his trade, and for some time carried on the j business, when in the year 1859 he changed his busij ness to the pursuits of agriculture, purchasing one hunj dred and five acres of the original tract purchased by 1 his father. Here he has rema'ned, continuing to im- | prove and add to, until it can be said that he has one of the finest improved farms of Ashland county. Mr. Wertman was united in marriage in the year 1852 to j Aliada S. Simonton, daughter of Henry Simonton, of ! Pennsylvania. To this union were born two children.

Bv i-'.on' M. SwiN'Ei oi-'t) was born in this township (Montgomery), this county, March 6, 1850, and this | county has always been Lis home. His vocation through life has been that of a salesman in different stores, and he has been engaged in the furniture business, as also the bed spring bottom business. He has also paid some attention to farming, in which business he is now engaged in. He was married April S, 1870, to Miss Libbie Gates, who was. also born in this county, August 27, 1856. They have one child, named Susie May, who was born May 3, 1880. She is still living.

Isaac Kii.hukm.r was born in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, January 28, 1850, he being one of eleven children of Henry Kilhefner. In the year 1854, his parents, with their family of then three children, moved from Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, to Ashland county, Ohio, They bought a small farm four miles east of Ashland, moved upon it, and lived there some twenty odd years. During this time Isaac remained with his parents upon the farm. In the winter of 1870 he was married to Miss .Amanda Kahl. In the following spring (187 r,) he moved upon the farm of Air. Samuel Horn, taking charge of it. In the year 1S72 he united with the German Baptist (or Dunkard) church. In the year 1875 be was elected to the ministry by the church, and in the year 1877 was duly licensed as a minister of the Gospel. He is the father of one child: Edwin L. Kilhefner.

j. P. Devor was born January 15, 1S22, near.Roxbury, Franklin county, Pennsylvania, and was married to Mary A. Hassler, near Grindstone Hill, same county and State, February 1, 1849, and removed to Ashland, Ohio, April 25, 1849, where they have since resided. To them have been born ten children - seven are still living. Their names are Charles A., Alice A., John R., Jacob F., j r. , Horace L., Alary A., William J., Edgar J,, Harry IT. and Samuel K. The last named, Samuel H., died at the age cf fifteen years, five months and seven days, of typhoid fever, a bright and intelligent boy. The other two died young. John, at the age of two and one-half years, of scarlet fever; the other thirty-three days old, of cholera infantum. Mr. Devor is of Scotch- Irish descent. In the fall of 1856 he was elected justice o! the peace, ana continued in said office by re-election for three terms. By profession he is an attorney at law, and by applying himself strictly to his profession he lias built tip for himself a large practice.

Jos;. '/a L. Devon was born in Plymouth, Indiana, July 14, 1850. When he was four years of age he removed with Iris mother to Ashland county, Ohio, which has since been his home. His father died in the army during the war of the Rebellion. Air. Devor was married .May 22, 1S79, to Miss Leancttc Rowland, a native of Ashland county, having been bora in Montgomery township July 30, 1860. Mr. Devor, though he has had a brief experience as a school teacher, has given his chief attention to fanning, in winch pursuit he lias been very successful.

Ei'HKAtM Slocum was born in Stillwater, Livingston county, New York, March 19, rSiS, and was brought to Ohio by iris j a.rents the year of his birth. They settled a mile and a half cast of .Ashland, where Air. Slocum nov. lives, llis education was limited to the subscription schools of die day, and two winters in the district j schools of New York. When twelve years of age. he ; went to the mouth of Black river and there clerked two | years, when he returned , to his home. Soon after lie i went to Onondaga county, New York, where he also re- 1 nrained two years. On his return from Buffalo to Cicvcj land the vessel on which he sailed narrowly escaped j wrecking, and was obliged to return to port. Another | start was made, and after rough sailing for a day and a i half they arrived at Cleveland. From that point he ! walked the entire distance to Ashland, through an I almost unbroken forest. In 1837 he went with a team j to Illinois, and down the river from Peoria to Danville,

! Kentucky, in a boat, from which point lie walked to ins i home. May 14, 1840, he was married to Eliza Freer, j by whom he had nine children - E. W., Harriet, Melissa, Annice, Albert, Ida, Emma, Alfred and Fred. Mrs. Slocum died November 4, 7855. August 20, 1836, he was again married to Martha P. Carter. Air. Slocum and his brother Eli bought the homestead several years before the death of their father. Ephraim still retains j his purchase, but Eli sold his some years since.

Cal lain Emanuel Finger was born in Orange township, Ashland county, November 6, 1834. He has served as auditor of the county two terms, in addition to six months to which he was appointed by the county I commissioners. At the present time he is the com- I manding officer of company C, in the Seventeenth regi- ; merit of Ohio National Guards, of Ashland, which, under | the drill of himself and the junior officers of the cornl pany, has reached a high degree of proficiency. The !' following is a list of the officers and members of eorn- ! pany C: captain, Emanuel Finger; first lieutenant, John | Vantilburg; second lieutenant, William Drumhelier; ser ! geants, William H. Ambrose, Peter Bechtel, Aden ! Thomas, J. P. Kosht, At. J.. Wiest; corporals, Frank | Whitmore, John McCombs, Reuben Davis. Ralph Smith, j J. W. Brown, George Uric, Martin Grin die; privates,

James Ferguson was born in Beaver county. Penn-yl- | vania, June 31, 1830. In 1867 he removed to Ashland | county, where he now resides. He has three children - Ruth, James, and William P. His first wife, and the mother of his children, died and he lias been a second 1 time married.

| Jesse Wf.rtman was born in Columbia county, Penni sylvania, May 1 8, iSio, and there lived until 1838, j when he came to this county. He was married December to, 1833. to Ann Pursell, who was a native of Hu ; same county, where she was born June 30, >810. To I them have been born twelve children, two ot whom died in infancy. Those living are Charles X , William E. Mary E., M.uia C., Daniel, Harriet, Jacob, Nuah M., were born five children, two of whom died in infancy 1 and childhood, and on.:, Jacob B., died when twenty - years of age. The two now living are John K. and Christian C. Mr. Staman built a saw-mil! on his property, which has since been several times repaired and J added to, and is yet in use. His wife died in 1S77, and ! he now lives. with his son John K. After he had been j here some time lie bought a portion of the Zimmer or j Seymour place, which he still retains. John K. Staman, , his son. was born March 8, 183.0 and was married February 25, i860, to Elizabeth A. Grabili. They have had 1 five children : Anna E., Clara Lb, Cyrus B. (who died j when seven months of age), Willard and Frank, Christian C. Staman was born June 25, 1838, and was mar- i l ied in 1862 to Elizabeth Groningen They have- had | two children, Nettie and Hu Ida--. The latter died in i infancy. Both John K. and C. C. Staman have fine \ always been a hard working firmer. Upon reaching manhood, he mavied Miss Sarah Brink, who was born I >eccn»ber 12, 1807, and dvr eased in 1875. aged about sixty-eight years. By this union there were ten children, of whom Nancv A., Jonathan M., Hannah J , Delia,

George W. and William survive. In October, 1877, he married Hannah Rubenau. Mr. East has resided on the homestead about sixty- five years, and is one of the oldest pioneers in the township. He has always been a plain farmer, and possess a valuable property. He is yet vigorous in mind and bod}'. He was the eleventh child of the late Christian Fast, the old captive, who formerly lived with the Delaware Indians, and of whom mention is made elsewhere in this volume.

Susannah C. Hoi iowan was born on the thirteenth of March, 1815, in Jefferson county, Ohio, and died j August 24, iSSo, in Ashland, Ohio. At the time of her ! birth her father was clearing up the farm now occupied by Edward Wallace in Clearcreek township, whither the i family soon moved. She spent her entire life of over ! sixty-five years in this immediate vicinity. When about twenty years of age she united with the Methodist Episcopal church, which then worshipped in the old stone house on Court square. Her life has been one of quiet, intelligent, consistent piety. Infirmity, resulting from disease more than age, has kept her closely at home for some years. But she has been cheerful, though much alone and often afflicted.

Mrs. Nancv Sheets, whose name before marriage was Nancy Harper, was bom in Fairfax county. Virginia, June 1796. Her parents emigrated to Jefferson county, Ohio, in the summer of 18:2. While residing there in November, 1814, she married Mr. Jc- ;ph Sheets, and removed to Uniontown, now Ashland, in November, 1817, whcie she has resided almost cc.n'inuousiy ever since. It was then a mere village, and hu 1 but three families residing in it. These were the families of William Montgomery, David Markley and John Croft. Mr. Markley owned a small stock of goods, Mr. Montgomery had a small tavern, and Ivlr. Croft a seed: tannery where Whiting N Shearer's manufactory now stands. Its population did not exceed one Bo cm Since that time groat changes have taken piece, as this was sixty-three years ago. The human mind can hardb' comprehend it. Veslerday, a wilderness full of wiM animals and red men. now the Indian ins gone, and luxuriant fields occupy his place in the forest. Mrs. Sheets lived through the administ r.n .ion of se ornieen pvesidi from 'Washington to Hayes. At her Id: dr we had i i a i * - teen States in die Union, and a population of t'nrei a half millions; now wc have thirty-seven Stares and a population of fifty millions in this great ic-public. Its internal improvements : canals, railroads, pike.*., * telegraphs, and the like, fib the 'land. The red man that often visited our village then, now finds a koine in tuc far west; web cultivated fields are now found where the native forest then was. Ashland, will, slight van a. a. ns, is what the pioneers have made it, and will continue through tile generations to come, unf'l. by some catas trophe, chaos and the wilderness sh ill return again. 1 licse 1 1 iiv. s a a - t.~ted tin. a ; t cut mu a ' d ; - . r aec I s <1 w ir.g her lifetime, and she often .vrv "dated t'a.-.m m h r dear way. Sue often rh eh. up. m the limes o! the ; so - nec 1 ?; and their hardships, and seemed to take a '- -p interest in ti e welfare of their posterity.

She possessed a clear mind to the last. On the afternoon of June i 2, 1 88o, her eighty-fourth birthday, many of her old neighbors assembled at the residence of Mr. Samuel Sheets and congratulated her upon her great age | and fine health. Tears were expressed that it would be | the last meeting of many of her aged friends. The | party proved to be a very cheerful assemblage, and was I very gratifying to the old lady. She again met the pioneers at their meeting August 19th, and was in her usually cheerful temper. It was not then supposed that she would never meet with the society again, but in less than a week she was borne to her grave. She died after a brief illness at the residence of her son, Mr. Samuel Sheets, in Ashland, August 26, 1S80, aged eighty-four years, two months and fourteen days.

Mrs. Sheets was a Christian lady. She had many j friends among the pioneers. She had been a member 1 of the Presbyterian church since 1816, and lived an ex- 1 emplaiy life. Her funeral was preached by Rev. John i Robinson, D. D., assisted by Rev. Mr. Persons. The j members of her family were: Elizabeth, Joseph, Will- j jam, Maria, Martha, Alfred, Samuel, Mary and Sarah; | all living but Joseph and Alfred, who died young.

D. B. Gray was born in Columbia county, Pennsylva- ! nia, July 9, 1813. In 1847 he came to Ohio and settled I in Ashland, from which point he run a stage line to I Mansfield, Wooster, Oberlin, New London, and Shelby, J for some twenty years, during the same time conducting j a livery business at Ashland, at which he is still engaged, j He was married in 184910 Catharine Stentz, of Ashland | county, and has raised a family of seven children, all of j whom are living. They are Mary, Hattie, Nellie, Jennie, Will, Burr, and -Addison. Two are married - Hattie, who lives in Texas, and Mary, who lives in Illinois. Will is a telegraph operator.

Michael Miller. was born in Alsace, France, September 38, 1818, and came to this country in 1840, locating at Wooster, where he remained until 1846, i when he came to Ashland. For several years he followed ' the bakery and confectionery business, and in 1S53 built I ihe hotel known as the "Miller House v in Ashland, over j which he has since presided, with the exception of one ( year. In 1873 he was elected treasurer of Ashland j county, and held that office two terms. March 20, 1845, j he was married. His wife, Mrs. Susan Miller, was born | in -York county, Pennsylvania, August 10, 1825. They have 'raised a family of four children, Hulbert, Charles, j Snyder, and Delia. Hulbert was a soldier in the reg- j ular army three years, and during that time contracted 1 rheumatism and was discharged. He never recovered j his health, and died from this disease. Charles is also 1 deceased.

Don F. Taylor, son of Judge John Taylor, was born July 6, 1849, in Green township, Ashland county. He obtained an education at Green town academy, and read law in 1S73 witli Andrew Stevenson of Mansfield, completing his studies with R. M. Campbell, of Ashland In 1875 he was admitted to the bar in Henry county, and soon after formed a partnership with Mr. Campbell, which continued about one year. . At the time he was admitted to the bar he was a candidate before the county convention for the office of prosecuting attorney, but did not secure the nomination. At the termination of his partnership with Mr. Campbell he went to Perrysville. where he had an office for a short time, but his father being elected probate judge of the county, he returned to Ashland and became probate clerk, which position he now fills. He was married to Normanda F. Robinson, and has a family of three children - May Belle, Don R., and an infant.

Robert W. Smith was born near Sudbury, Vermont, December 1, 1799, ar>d went with his parents, Elisha and Amy Smith, first to the State of New York, and afterward moved to Ohio about 1817 or 1818, first settling on the farm of Major Tyler in what is now Plain township. Wayne county, Ohio.

Elisha and Amy Smith were natives of the State of Massachusetts, and Asa Smith, father of Elisha, was in the French war and Revolution, at the battle of Bunker Hill, etc.

Robert AY. was the oldest son of a family of eleven children, and the first winter, on coming to Ohio, his father being sick, and unable to do anything, the care of the family and all the heavy labor fell upon him. During the first fall and winter he and his brother, Asa, a lad of fourteen, cut off, cleared, and fenced twenty acres of heavily timbered land, and also with a few neighbors' help, built and covered a double iog barn. About this time Elisha, his father, entered a quarter section in Mohican township, Ashland county, Ohio, some three miles from their home, and all extra time was improved to first build a hut where the men could cook and sleep while clearing, and building a cabin for the family to move into a few years later. This was the homestead to which the family moved, and where Elisha and Amy Smith lived and died; the first in January, in 1851. and the second in August, 1856.

Robert AY. Smith was married to Priscilla Hatch about January, 1823. She was a native of New York, born March 25, 1799, and died March 3, 1S37. The family consisted of eight children: A\ iibur R., Julia A., Elisha, Adeiia, Lydia., Asa, Edmund 1\, and Harriet Smith, all deceased, save Edmund P. Robert AW Smith's life was full of the hardships, privations and dangers of pinnocr life. At one time returning late to his hut w ilh provisions, and night ovcriaki\_ him, he was chased a long distance by a pack of hungry. wolves, and only escaped by throwing a ham of fresh pork to them as he sprang into the hut whirl) was opened and quickly > Insod i>\ a comrade inside. He was full of energy, and amongst his first successful enterprises, was buying cattle and oxen, and driving them to Detroit, Michigan, to sell, passing through "Black Swamp" where there were twenty miles without a habitation, and often compelled to return to his starting point at night for accommodations for himself and horse. In later years his son, 1 Edmund P., often accompanied him to Michigan to j buy cattle to bring home to graze and fatten on his : farms. Pie bought horses, and travelled them to New j York city to sell, and sold dry goods in the town of j Mohicanvulle. i he latter business proved very unprof- : stable, but he died worth a handsome competence, 1 leaving a name of stainless integrity to community, and a sacred memory of unfailing tenderness and affection ; for his family and friends. He died fuiy 16, 1 86 a. About 1844 he married a worthy and estimable inch', j Mrs. Isabella Cliffe, a native of Scotland, who still sur- 1 vives at the ripe age of eighty years. She passes her de- 1 dining years with her son, Dr. D. B. Cliffe, of Franklin, Tennessee, a very prominent physician, and noted dur- ! ing the civil war for his unwavering devotion to the ! Union.

Judge Tuli.y C. Bushnell was born in Vermillion I township, Ashland county, May 5. 1826. His grand- j father, Sterling G. Bushnell, was one of the early j pioneers of this county; a sketch of his life will be found j in another part of this work. His father, Collins Bush- ! lie!!, lived in Vermillion township during his life. In i 1832 or 1833 business called him to New Orleans, where | the cholera was raging; he was attacked by the disease, j and died at Fort Adams on his return trip. Collins j Bushnell 'eft a widow, Eliza Potts Busline!!, who after- I ward married Mr. Janette Purdy, and died in 1S42. She | was the mother of three children by her first husband; I T idly Ck, Sterling G., and Collins W.

Judge 'Fully C. Bushnell obtained an education at the ! old Ashland academy, under the instruction of Lorin j Andrews, and before reaching his majority in 1846, en- J gaged in the mercantile business, which he followed until . ! the breaking out of the war. In August, iS5i, he en- | tcred the service as captain of company C, Forty -second i Ohio volunteer infantry, General Garfiek :s regiment. He was also largely instrumental in recruiting company 11 of the same regiment. He was in the service fifteen months, and in the Cumberland Gap campaign planted the first flag on the enemy's works. He was in several ' engagements, and was specially mentioned by the commanding general, George W. Morgan, for gallant conduct in resisting the attack ol General Stevenson's division for two hours, with but forty men under his command. On ! account of disability lie was discharged from the service, and returned to his home in Ashland, where he was con- ' fined to the house for nine months. After his recovery lie entered the quartermasters department at Nashville, as chief clerk, and remained at that post some six month;. In November, r o 6 6 , he was .appointed b\ Governor Cox to lilt the unexpirod term of fudge Ing maud, as probate judge ol tire county, and was after ( wards looted to hll the balance of the short term, and one full term of three years, on tire Repubhca.i ticke., in a strong Democratic county. Since the expiration of his term in the probate office he has been engaged in mercantile pursuits and tire produce business, aiui at present, attends to the wool trade. He was maur.ee P.nuan 4, 1848, to Nancy C. Willson, and has raised a family of five children - 080 son and four daughters. The eldest, Allic \V., married S. D. Willson ; Frank T. C. married Miss Oilie Corbus; Garie married Daniel Smith; Emma Grace and Nettie Maud remain at home.

Chaus i:s Hoy, sic, was a native of Washington county, Pennsylvania, and settled in Stark county, Ohio, some time prior to the war of 1812, in which lie served as a soldier three months. In May, 1S17, he came to Jackson township, then in Wayne county, in company with John Mason, and located on section two, in the forest. His family consisted of his wife and son Joseph, then a child, now of New Orleans, Louisiana. The first set tiers in the township who had preceded him were: Isaac Lyons, John Jackson, Daniel and John Davault, and Noah Long, with their families. Of these, Noah Long is believed to have located as early as 1816. These pioneers are al! deceased. In 1S19 Mr. Hoy purchased a quarter in section twenty-seven, upon which he raised a cabin. It was built in the winter and had at first a ground floor, and was not daubed with clay. A tent was put up within the building to protect Mrs. Hoy arid the children from the cold. Mr. Hoy felled a large tree out of which he split and prepared puncheons for a floor. Mrs. Hoy assisted him in conveying them to their place in the cabin. These were hard times, yet Mr. Hoy often staled that they were the most agreeable of his life. Tire settlers for many miles around willingly assisted each other in raising cabins, roiling logs, and clearing fields for culture. At this time tire forests abounded in game of every kind, and the Delaware and Wyandot Indians often camped and hunted alt around him. They were, at that time, a harmless people, and never disturbed him or his property; in fact were honest and trusty as neighbors. Mr. Hoy was a full cousin of Adam and Andrew Poe, and was a stout, vigorous man. His weight was about two hundred pounds, and his height about six feet: hence, he feared no man, 1 . d or white, in a peisonal contest, though always noted as a man of peace. In 1S21 he was elected a justice of the peace, but declined to serve, not desiring to fill any office, though eminently qualified. He was ambitious only to be a successful farmer. He cleared and improved his fine .homestead and engaged largely in improving and raising fine stock, at which he was very successful. T 1 is home farm was valuable and handsomely located, and the toil thus spent on it rendered him comfortable and independent is old age approached. In the fall of 1S67 he visited friends in the State of Illinois, and while there he became suddenly ill, and deceased aged seventy eight years. Hi-, remains were brought to Ashlar 1 and deposited in the cemetery, where they now repose. His family coa.Tvd of Joseph, of New Orleans; Chailes, of Coshocton ; Dawson, of Jackson township; Mrs. F. Ik Smith, of Ashland, and Mrs. Rachel, wife of Rev. I yens Mrs.

Mary Hoy survived until August, 1871, when she died aged seventy-seven years, and was buried in the cemetery at Ashland, beside her esteemed husband.

Daniel Folk, the subject of this sketch, was born in Crawford county, Ohio, March 6, 1S45. When about ten years old, his parents removed to this (Ashland) county, where he has since resided. He was married February 20, 18667 to Miss Virginia I., daughter of Captain W. A. G. Emerson, of whom mention is made elsewhere in this work. Mr. Folk's occupation is that of saddle and harness making, having been engaged at that ' business for the past fourteen or fifteen years, and he is considered by all to be a very proficient workman in all i the different branches pertaining to the trade. For the ; past few years he has been foreman for the firm of J. \V. ; Davis, at Ashland.

Jacoii P. Cowan, M. D., was born of Scotch-Irish parents, in the village -of Florence, Washington county, -; Pennsylvania, March 20, 1823. He attended the schools of that place until thirteen years of age, when he re- ; moved with his parents to Steubenville, Ohio, in 1835, and ; was engaged in manufacturing until 1S43, when he com- j menced the study of medicine and removed to Jeromeville, Ashland county, Ohio, in 1S46, and engaged in the practice of his profession ; attended lectures and graduated at Starling Medical college, in Columbus; was elected a member of the State legislature in 1855, and re-elected in 1S57. At the expiration of his term in 1S59, he removed to Ashland and engaged in the practice of ivs profession. In 1874 he was nominated and elected to Congress from the Fourteenth district, composed of the counties of Ashland, Holmes, Richland, Wyandot, and Crawford. While a member, he served on several standing committees and was chairman of the committee on militia. The doctor was married in June, 1846, to Miss Mary J. Hooker, of West Virginia. He has had, by this union, nine children: Randolph and Darwun S.; Dr. Frank, of Jeromevillc; Samantha (Mrs. Dr. Benjamin Myers), William F.; Lucy and Edgar; Harry and Emma. Of these, Mrs. Myers, Harry and Emma, Randolph and Darwin Stanton, are deceased. In political opinion the doctor is a Democrat. At present he is the senior member of the medical firm of Cowan & Myers, of Ashland, Ohio.

Source changes here: from History of Ashland County, Ohio, by Baughman, A. J. (Abraham J.), published 1909; 1,605 words in this source stream.

Sullivan Township

Mr. S. Parmele, one of the party which surveyed Sullivan township gave the following account of the survey and early settlement of the township:

"Sullivan township was surveyed in 1816, by Esquire Baldwin, of Newburg, Cuyahoga county, assisted by myself and others. The survey was commenced in the month of October- and the surveying party camped in the woods two weeks, there being no settlement nearer than Harrisville east, and Elyria north ; no road but a line of marked trees. A road was laid out in the time of the war of 1812, nearly parallel with the present, but had never been marked. Game was very plenty. Business of importance recalled Mr. Baldwin to Newburg; being absent longer than was expected, the county not having very comfortable quarters, I started after him, there being no mode of communication but by messengers. I traveled on foot the whole distance by the aid of marked trees and trail not very well defined after I had left Harrisville.

' ' On the 8th of November, a very heavy fall of snow obstructed my walking very much ; it was about a foot deep in the woods, but I went through. After all this fatigue and delay, I was obliged to return without him. On my return night overtook me, and I was unable to follow the trail ; but, nothing disheartened

I sat down on a log and waited for the moon to rise. It was still very difficult to follow the trail, and I could only do so by feeling the marked trees. As good fortune would have it, I was not very far from Mr. Strong's, of Strongsville; and arriving there, I tarried till morning. In a few days Mr. Baldwin came, and we again prosecuted the survey; he brought another surveyor with him, which expedited our business much, and we accomplished the survey in about a week. During this time, considerable rain fell, and from Wednesday till Friday had to wade in water in some places up to our armpits. On Saturday - morning finished the survey ; it was a very rainy day, the water had been so high we could not get to Harrisville for provisions, and were obliged to divide our rations having only one-fourth of a pound of bread a piece for three days, and some beef. We finally succeeded in getting to Harrisville on Saturday night. We went to James Rogers, and, notwithstanding they had a wedding, we were received from the woods with the greatest kindness, and treated with marked attention ; and surely wedding supper was never more acceptable to any one or devoured with keener relish - meats, pudding, pies, cakes, and a variety of sauce of wild fruits, cranberries, crab apples, -plums, etc., for dessert. Soon after this I returned to Vermont, having finished surveying and selecting three thousand acres of land for myself and friends.

"On the 6th day of June the following year, (1817) seven families, all living in one neighborhood, namely, John Parmely, Sr., his wife Dorothy and his two youngest children, two married sons, namely, Sylvanus Parmely and Lois Parmely, and four children; Asahel and Fanny Parmely and two children; Jesse Chamberlain and his wife Betsey Chamberlain ; Abijah and wife ; Thomas and Lucinda Rice, with nine children; and James Palmer and his wife and five children, started for Ohio.

"Soon after our arrival in Sullivan, Mr. James Palmer went out to gather nuts, of which there was a great abundance. It was on the afternoon of one very pleasant day in September ; but venturing out of sight of clearing, he got lost. He wandered about till dark, without finding anything frbm which he could judge of his direction or distance from home. Night overtook him, and in this dilemma he was obliged to give up and laid himself down by a log to rest till morning. He passed a restless, if not a sleepless night. At one time a huge bear came very near him, but fortunately was not hungry enough to attack him. His friends became quite alarmed at his prolonged absence, and at dark rallied out to find him; but their search was fruitless. Preparations were then made for search next day ; two men were dispatched to Harrisville to raise men to assist them. They were fitted out with hickory torches and went this whole distance and returned before daylight - making a journey of twenty miles by torchlight. Mr. Palmer, however, by the aid of the stakes set up by the surveyors was enabled to find his way home about nine o'clock in the morning. A messenger was instantly sent to Harrisville with the glad tidings that the lost was found.

"Our cattle grazed in the woods, and we took turns watching them; one of our number following them through the day and bringing them up at night, fortunately we did not lose any. Each family selected one hundred and sixty acres of land as near the center as possible, and then decided to draw lots, as being the best way of settling the matter satisfactorily, for all had their preferences. This being amicably disposed of, all immediately built rude huts or shanties upon their land, without chimneys, and with but part of a floor ; and around these rude fireplaces clustered their hearts' fondest affection, and the endearments of home in this forest wild rendered them contented and happy; and to this day they will cite you back to those times with delight and affection.

"Thus located in the midst of a dense forest, far from any settlement, and entirely dependent upon their own resources and good luck, they saw no dark side to the picture, but hopefully gazed on the bright sunlight that streamed in upon them as the forest trees fell before the athletic arm of the pioneer, and saw, or thought they saw, in the future many blessings in store for them and their children.

"Our nearest neighbors on the east were at Harrisville, ten miles distant; south, about eight miles; north, Elyria, twenty-five miles; west, New London, fifteen miles; sundry necessary articles of consumption and clothing could not be obtained this side of Cleveland. Salt was nine dollars per barrel, and cotton cloth fifty cents per yard. The nearest store was at Wooster, Wayne county. I walked through the woods to the latter place without any road, to obtain fifteen lights of glass for a window to my log house.

' ' I recollect at one time I went six miles south, to get my horse shod, through the woods, with only a footpath, which was nearly obscured by the falling leaves. On my return it became so dark that my horse could not follow the path, and I was obliged to dismount and lead him. The only way I could keep the path was by the breaking of sticks under my feet when I got out of it. Twice in my efforts to find the old path, I turned round and went back a quarter of a mile to a certain place I knew I had passed, and you may imagine how difficult it was to get along, when I tell you it took me all night to get home over the distance of two miles. About this time a large body of Indians came from Sandusky into town on a hunting expedition ; making rather too free use of firewater, they were quite quarrelsome, and had frequent disturbances among themselves. At one time they got into a quarrel, and in their affray killed one of their number. This affair shortened their stay, and they left, to the great joy of the inhabitants, who dreaded their presence ; indeed, they were rough neighbors, and sent terror to the hearts of every family.

' ' A child of Mr. Durfee went out just at dusk with his uncle ; he sent him back while he went into the woods to hunt some hogs. On his return he found the little boy did not go home. They immediately searched for him, and continued it for several days, but found no trace of the missing child. The next spring his bones were found by the side of a log, where doubtless he had perished the first night.

' ' On the' evening of the day the boy was lost two girls, daughters of a neighbor in Sullivan township, on their return home from Thomas Greer's, heard, on their way, what appeared to be the hoarse moans of a child ; but fearing that it might proceed from a wild animal, they continued on their way. Mr. Durfee's house lay in their path, and calling there, they were for the first time informed of the loss of the child. Their conclusion at once was that the voice they heard proceeded from the lost boy ; and the father immediately started for the spot indicated - heard distinctly the sound, but his agitation and bewilderment finally traced it to the tree tops, and the voice becoming undistinguishable from the noise of the rain falling upon the dry leaves, he abandoned his search in despair, and returned home.'*

Sullivan is situated in the center of Sullivan township and was laid out in 1836 by Sylvanus Parmely, Ira Parmely, Joseph Palmer and Joseph Carlton, whose lands formed the corners of the center. It has a good school, and is eligibly situated. Its population is mostly from New England. The postoffice bears the name of the village. Its principal support is derived from the neighborhood trade.

Source changes here: from History of Ashland Country Ohio, by A.J.Baughman, published 1909; 1,577 words in this source stream.

Sullivan Township

Mr. S. Parmele, one of the party which surveyed Sullivan township gave the following account of the survey and early settlement of the township:

'¢Sullivan township was surveyed in 1816, by Esquire Baldwin, of Newburg, Cuyahoga county, assisted by myself and others. The survey was commenced in the month of October; and the surveying party camped in the woods two weeks, there being no settlement nearer than Harrisville east, and Elyria north; no road but a line of marked trees. A road was laid out in the time of the war of 1812, nearly parallel with the present, but had never been marked. Game was very plenty. Business of importance recalled Mr. Baldwin to Newburg; being absent longer than was expected, the county not having very comfortable quarters, I started after him, there being no mode of communication but by messengers. I traveled on foot the whole distance by the aid of marked trees and trail not very well defined after I had left Harrisville.

'On the 8th of November, a very heavy fall of snow obstructed my walking very much; it was about a foot deep in the woods, but i went through. After all'this fatigue and delay, I was obliged to return without him. On my return night overtook me, and T was unable to follow the trail; but, nothing disheartened

I sat down on a log and waited for the moon to rise. It was still very difficult to follow the trail, and I could only do so by feeling the marked trees. As good fortune would have it, I was not very far from Mr. 'Strong's, of Strongsville ; and arriving there, I tarried till morning. In a few days Mr. Baldwin came, and we again prosecuted the survey; he brought another surveyor with him, which expedited our business much, and we accomplished the survey in about a week. During this time, considerable rain fell, and from Wednesday till Friday had to wade in water in some places up to our armpits. On Saturday

~morning finished the survey ; it was a very rainy day, the water had been so high we could not get to Harrisville for provisions, and were obliged to divide our rations having only one-fourth of a pound of bread a piece for three days, and some beef. We finally succeeded in getting to Harrisville on Saturday night. We went to James Rogers, and, notwithstanding they. had a wedding, we were received from the woods with the greatest kindness, and treated with marked attention; and surely wedding supper was never more acceptable to any one or devoured with keener relish - meats, pudding, pies, cakes, and a variety of sauce of wild fruits, cranberries, crab apples, plums, etc., for dessert. Soon after this I returned to Vermont, having finished surveying and selecting three thousand acres of land for myself and friends.

''On the 6th day of June the following year, (1817) seven families, all living in one neighborhood, namely, John Parmely, Sr., his wife Dorothy and his two youngest children, two married sons, namely, Sylvanus Parmely and Lois Parmely, and four children; Asahel and Fanny Parmely and two children; Jesse Chamberlain and his wife Betsey Chamberlain; Abijah and wife; Thomas and Lucinda Rice, with nine children; and James Palmer and his wife and five children, started for Ohio.

''Soon after our arrival in Sullivan, Mr. James Palmer went out to gather nuts, of which there was a great:abundance. It was on the afternoon of one very pleasant day in September; but venturing out of sight of clearing, he got lost. He wandered about till dark, without finding anything from which he could judge of his direction or distance from home. Night overtook him, and in this dilemma he was obliged to give up and laid himself down by a log to rest till morning. He passed a restless, if not a sleepless night. At one time a huge bear,came very near him, but fortunately was not hungry enough to attack him. His friends became quite alarmed at his prolonged absence, and at dark rallied out to find him; but their search was fruitless. Preparations were then made for search next day; two men were dispatched to Harrisville to raise men to assist them. They were fitted out with hickory torches and went this whole distance and returned before daylight - making a journey of twenty miles by torchlight. Mr. Palmer, however, by the aid of the stakes set up by the surveyors was enabled to find his way home about nine o'clock in the morning. <A messenger was instantly sent to Harrisville with the glad tidings that the lost was found.

"'Our cattle grazed in the woods, and we took turns watching them; one of our number following them through the day and bringing them up at night, fortunately we did not lose any. Each family selected one hundred and sixty acres of land as near the center as possible, and then decided to draw lots, as being the best way of settling the matter satisfactorily, for all had their preferences. This being amicably disposed of, all immediately built rude huts or shanties upon their land, without chimneys, and with but part of a floor; and around these rude fireplaces clustered their hearts' fondest affection, and the endearments of home in this forest wild rendered them contented and happy; and to this day they will cite you back to those times with delight and affection.

"Thus located in the midst of a dense forest, far from any settlement, and entirely dependent upon their own resources and good luck, they saw no dark side to the picture, but hopefully gazed on the bright sunlight that streamed in upon them as the forest trees fell before the athletic arm of the pioneer, and saw, or thought they saw, in the future many blessings in store for them and their children.

"'Our nearest neighbors on the east were at Harrisville, ten miles distant ; south, about eight miles; north, Elyria, twenty-five miles; west, New London, fifteen miles; sundry necessary articles of consumption and clothing could not be obtained this side of Cleveland. Salt was nine dollars per barrel, and cotton cloth fifty cents per yard. The nearest store was at Wooster, Wayne county. I walked through the woods to the latter place without any road, to obtain fifteen lights of glass for a window to my log house.

'*T recollect at one time I went six miles south, to get my horse shod, through the woods, with only a footpath, which was nearly obscured by the falling leaves. On my return it became so dark that my horse could not follow the path, and I was obliged to dismount and lead him. The only way I could keep the path was by the breaking of sticks under my feet when I got out of it. Twice in my efforts to find the old path, I turned round and went back a quarter of a mile to a certain place I knew I had passed, and you may imagine how difficult it was to get along, when I tell you it took me all night to get home over the distance of two miles. About this time a large body of Indians came from Sandusky into town on a hunting expedition ; making rather too free use of firewater, they were quite quarrelsome, and had frequent disturbances among themselves. At one time they got into a quarrel, and in their affray killed one of their number. This affair shortened their stay, and they left, to the great joy of the inhabitants, who dreaded their presence; indeed, they were rough neighbors, and sent terror to the hearts of every family.

'*A child of Mr. Durfee went out just at dusk with his uncle; he sent him back while he went into the woods to hunt some hogs. On his return he found the little boy did not go home. They immediately searched for him, and continued it for several days, but found no trace of the missing child. The next spring his bones were found by the side of a log, where doubtless he had perished the first night.

'On the' evening of the day the boy was lost two girls, daughters of a neighbor in Sullivan township, on their return home from Thomas Greer's, heard, on their way, what appeared to be the hoarse moans of a child; but fearing that it might proceed from a wild animal, they continued on their way. Mr. Durfee's house lay in their path, and calling there, they were for the first time informed of the loss of the child. Their conclusion at once was that the voice they heard proceeded from the lost boy ; and the father immediately started for the spot indicated - heard distinctly the sound, but his agitation and bewilderment finally traced it to the tree tops, and the voice becoming undistinguishable from the noise of the rain falling upon the dry leaves, he abandoned his search in despair, and returned home.''

Sullivan is situated in the center of Sullivan township and was laid out in 1836 by Sylvanus Parmely, Ira Parmely, Joseph Palmer and Joseph Carlton, whose lands formed the corners of the center. It has a good school, and is eligibly situated. Its population is mostly from New England. The postoffice bears the name of the village. Its principal support is derived from the neighborhood trade.