THE
HISTORY
OF
CLINTON COUNTY OHIO
CONTAINING A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; ITS TOWNSHIPS, CITIES, TOWNS, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, ETC.; GENERAL AND LOCAL STATISTICS; PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN; HISTORY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY; HISTORY OF OHIO; MAP OF CLINTON COUNTY; CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS, ETC., ETC.
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W.H. BEERS AND COMPANY
CLINTON COUNTY COURTHOUSE, WILMINGTION, OHIO
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CONTENTS
PART III
HISTORY OF CLINTON COUNTY
CHAPTER I ........................................................ 214
CHAPTER II ....................................................... 223
CHAPTER III ...................................................... 231
CHAPTER IV ...................................................... 240
CHAPTER V ........................................................ 249
CHAPTER VI ....................................................... 307
CHAPTER VII ...................................................... 330
CHAPTER VIII ..................................................... 347
CHAPTER IX ........................................................ 359
CHAPTER X .......................................................... 370
CHAPTER XI ......................................................... 384
CHAPTER XII ........................................................ 404
CHAPTER XIII ....................................................... 418
CHAPTER XIV ....................................................... 430
TOWNSHIP HISTORIES
WILMINGTON ......................................................... 475
UNION TOWNSHIP .................................................. 536
ADAMS TOWNSHIP ................................................. 595
CHESTER TOWNSHIP ............................................. 640
CLARK TOWNSHIP .................................................. 690
GREENE TOWNSHIP ................................................ 705
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP ........................................... 723
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP ................................................ 730
MARION TOWNSHIP .................................................. 746
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP .............................................. 754
VERNON TOWNSHIP ................................................... 770
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP ........................................ 795
WAYNE TOWNSHIP ..................................................... 806
WILSON TOWNSHIP .................................................... 826
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES - BY TOWNSHIP
UNION TOWNSHIP ....................................................... 844
ADAMS TOWNSHIP ...................................................... 921
CHESTER TOWNSHIP .................................................. 933
CLARK TOWNSHIP ....................................................... 951
GREENE TOWNSHIP ..................................................... 975
JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP ................................................ 1025
LIBERTY TOWNSHIP ...................................................... 1041
MARION TOWNSHIP ....................................................... 1067
RICHLAND TOWNSHIP ................................................... 1087
VERNON TOWNSHIP ........................................................ 1117
WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP .............................................. 1134
WAYNE TOWNSHIP ........................................................... 1150
WILSON TOWNSHIP .......................................................... 1164
BUSINESS DIRECTORY ...................................................... 1177