HISTORY
OF
DELAWARE
AND
O H I O.
Containing a brief History of the State of Ohio, from its earliest settlement to the present time, embrac-
ing its topography, geological, physical and climatic features; its agricultural, stock growing,
railroad interests, etc. ; a .History of Delaware County, giving an account of its
aboriginal inhabitants, early settlement by the whites, pioneer incidents,
its growth, its improvements, organization of the county, its
judicial and political history, its business and indus-
tries, churches, school, etc. ; Biographical
Sketches; Portraits of some of
the Early Settlers and
Prominent Men,
etc., etc.
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO
O. L.. BASKIN S CO., HISTORICAL PUBLISHERS,
66 DEARBORN STREET.
1880
DELWARE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, DELAWARE, OHIO
Delaware County Courthouse, Delaware, Ohio
September 26, 2007
Delaware County Jail, Delaware, Ohio
September 26, 2007
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CONTENTS. PART SECOND. COUNTY HISTORY.
CHAPTER I-Introduction, Physical Geography of the County, Railroad Elevation, Soil and Timber, Cuyahoga Shale and Sandstone, The Drift, Berea Grit, Huron Shale, Calcareous Concretions, etc..........................165
CHAPTER II.-Earliest History, Prehistoric Races, Their Antiquity, Relics, Fortifications; The Delawares, Indian Treaties, Withdrawal of the Indians, Pioneer Settlements, The Carpenter, Byxbe and Pugh Colonies, Other Settlements ................................................................................................................. 180
CHAPTER III-Life in the Wilderness, Pioneer Incidents, Early Improvements, Modern Innovations, Building of Towns and Villages, Old Settlers' Association ............................................................................................. 197
CHAPTER IV.-Organization of the County, The Courts, Formation of Townships, Political Parties and Their Effect, Vote of the County from 1861 to 1879, Care of the Poor ............................................................... 206
CHAPTER V-The Professions, Pioneer Lawyers and the Courts, The Bar of the Present, Medical, Some of the Early Systems, Old Practitioners, Modern Doctors, The Medical Society ......................................................... 219
CHAPTER VI.-Early Church History, Pioneer Preachers, First Schools, Statistics, Academies and Seminaries, The University Reform School, Watering Places, The Newspapers ................................................................ 239
CHAPTER VII.-Railroad History, The First Railroads in the World, Railroads in the United States, Internal Improvements in Ohio, Her First Railroad, The Railroads of the County, Projected Railroad.............. 252
CHAPTER VIII.-Agriculture, Societies, Advancements in Geoponics, Care of Animals, Tiling, Fruit and Forest Culture, Meteorological ................................................................................................................................. 259
CHAPTER IX.-War History, The Revolution, Pioneers of 1812, Mexican Struggle, The County's Part in the Late War, Great Men ............................................................................................................................................. 277
CHAPTER X.-Delaware Township, Introduction, Stratford, Settlement, Founding of the City, The War Period, Growth of Business, Society, The Byxbe Family ........................................................................................ 310
CHAPTER XI - Delaware City, Extensions, Population, Finance, Internal Improvements, City Organization, Fire Department, Newspapers, Cemeteries ....................................................................................................... 331
CHAPTER XII.-Delaware City, Educational, High Schools and Seminaries, The Wesleyan, Biographical, Female College, Commercial Schools ...................................................................................................................... 362
CHAPTER XIII.-Delaware City, The Churches, Advance of Religion, The Presbyterian, Other Churches, Freemasonry, Other Secret Societies .......................................................................................................... 389
CHAPTER XIV.-Liberty Township, Prehistoric Races, Their Relics; Early Settlement, Indians, Pioneer Improvements, Mills, Bridges, etc.; Civilization, Villages ........................................................................ 412
CHAPTER XV.-Berkshire Township, Its Physical Features, Settlement of the Whites, Pioneer Industries, Progress of Civilization, Educational, The Villages .................................................................................................. 428
CHAPTER XVI.-Berlin Township, Descriptive, Early Settlement, The Indiana, Pioneer Journeys, Incidents of Drake's Defeat, Life in the Woods, Churches, etc ...................................................................................... 451
CHAPTER XVII.-Orange Township, The Morton Colony, Other Settlements, Early Militia, The War of 1812, Frontier Privations, Roads, Educational and Religious ............................................................................ 468
CHAPTER XVIII.-Scioto Township, Descriptive, The Pioneers, Early Christianity, Modern Religion, Schools, War Record, The Villages ..................................................................................................................................... 482
CHAPTER XIX.-Concord Township, Physical Features, Settlement, Early Industries, Religion and Education, Sulphur Springs, The Haunted House, Villages ......................................................................................... 491
CHAPTER XX - Radnor Township, The Welsh Pioneers, Their Language, Indians, Educational, "The Seven Churches" of Radnor, Sunday-School History, Delhi and Other Towns ................................................ 502
CHAPTER XXI.-Marlborough Township, Its Early Settlement, Pioneer Days, Facts and Incidents, Progress of Civilization, Educational, Christianity, Old Forts, The Towns ................................................................. 512
CHAPTER XXII.-Troy Township, Description and Topography, Early Times, The First Settlers, The Maine, Early Industries, Churches, etc.; Political.............................................................................................................. 523
CHAPTER XXIII.-Oxford Township, Topographical and Descriptive, Early Settlements, Frontier Privations, Education and Religion, Villages ................................................................................................................. 537
CHAPTER XXIV.-Thompson Township, Description, The Pioneers, Their Settlement, Improvements, Christianity and Education, Political, Hamlets, Etc ....................................................................................................... 543
CHAPTER XXV.-Brown Township, Introduction, The Salt Reservation, Indians, Coming of the Palefaces, Privations, Marriages, Deaths, etc.; County Charities, Town: ................................................................. 551
CHAPTER XXVI.-Kingston Township, Description, Settlement, Virginia School District, Religious and Sunday-school History, Education, Politics .................
CHAPTER XXVII.-Porter Township, Introductory, Pioneer Settlements, Frontier Suffering, Industries, School, Churches, etc ................................................................................................................................................. 575
CHAPTER XXVIII.-Trenton Township, A Change of Name, Description, Early Settlement, Improvements Progress of Civilization, The Railroad ....................................................................................................................... 587
CHAPTER XXIX.-Harlem Township, Topography, Military Lands, Colonizations Thompson, An Incident, Mills, Roads, etc.; To .............................................................................................................................................. 593
CHAPTER XXX.-Genoa Township, Physical Features, Incidents, Settlement, pioneer Industries, Church Annals, Schools, Maxwell .......................................................................................................................................... 601
PART THIRD
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.
Berkshire Township ........................................... 678
Berlin Township ................................................. 697
Brown Township ................................................ 808
Concord Township ............................................ 741
Delaware Township........................................... 613
Genoa Township................................................. 847
Harlem Township............................................... 837
Kingston Township .......................................... 817
Liberty Township ............................................ 653
Marlborough Township ................................. 786
Orange Township ............................................ 706
Oxford Township ............................................ 785
Porter Township .............................................. 819
Radnor Township ........................................... 750
Scioto Township ............................................. 720
Thompson Township...................................... 800
Trenton Township ........................................ 827
Troy Township................................................ 770