THE

HISTORY

OF

UNION COUNTY



OHIO,

CONTAINING

A HISTORY OF THE COUNTY; ITS TOWNSHIPS, TOWNS, CHURCHES,

SCHOOLS, ETC,; GENERAL AND LOCAL STATISTICS; MILITARY

RECORD, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT

MEN; HISTORY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY;

HISTORY OF OHIO; MISCELLANEOUS

MATTERS, ETC., ETC.

ILLUSTTRATED

CHICAGO

W. H. BEER & CO.

1883


UNION COUNTY COURTHOUSE (BUILT 1881). MARYSVILLE, OHIO


Union County Courthouse

Marysville, Ohio

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VOLUME I

PART I - HISTORY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (019)

PART II - HISTORY OF OHIO - SECTION ONE 93-160 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (093)

PART II - HISTORY OF OHIO - SECTION TWO 160-210 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (160)

PART III - HISTORY OF UNION COUNTY

CHAPTER I (Physical features). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (215)

CHAPTER II (The Western Border). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (222)

CHAPTER III (The Virginia Military District). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (262)

CHAPTER IV (Pioneer History). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (277)

CHAPTER V (Civil Organization of Union County). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (304)

CHAPTER VI (County Societies). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (328)

CHAPTER VII (The County Board). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (341)

CHAPTER VIII (The Courts and Civil List). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (359)

CHAPTER IX (The Bench and Bar of Union County). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (374)

CHAPTER X (The Union County Medical Association). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (397)

CHAPTER XI (The Press of Union County). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (399)

CHAPTER XII (Log Cabin Campaign of 1840). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (402)

CHAPTER XIII (Internal Improvements) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (410)

PART IV

MILITARY RECORD

PREFACE:. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (425)

CHAPTER I (War of The Revolution.) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (427)

CHAPTER II (War of 1812) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (429)

CHAPTER III (The Old Militia) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (434)

CHAPTER IV (The Mexican War, 1846-1847) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (437)

CHAPTER V (The War of The Rebellion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (441)

ROSTER - SECTION ONE (Pages 452 - 488) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (452)

ROSTER - SECTION TWO (Pages 489 - 533) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (489)

ROSTER - INFORMATION ON ALL OHIO UNITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (533)

VOLUME II

I L L U S T R A T E D

CHICAGO:

W. H. BEERS & CO.

1883.

Part V

TOWNSHIP HISTORIES



CHAPTER I - PARIS TOWNSHIP - MARYSVILLE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (003)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .(076)

CHAPTER II - UNION TOWNSHIP - HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (158)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (198)

CHAPTER III - DARBY TOWNSHIP - HISTORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (217)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (242)

CHAPTER IV - JEROME TOWNSHIP - HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (262)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (291)

CHAPTER V - MILL CREEK TOWNSHIP - HISTORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (328)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES . . . . . .. . .. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . (343)

CHAPTER VI - DOVER TOWNSHIP - HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (353)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (372)

CHAPTER VII - LIBERTY TOWNSHIP - HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (381)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (404)

CHAPTER VIII - LEESBURG TOWNSHIP - HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (414)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (433)

CHAPTER IX - ALLEN TOWNSHIP - HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (451)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (471)

CHAPTER X - JACKSON TOWNSHIP - HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (484)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (501)

CHAPTER XI - YORK TOWNSHIP - HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (513)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (535)

CHAPTER XII - CLAIBOURNE TOWNSHIP (RICHWOOD) - HISTORY . . . . . . (557)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (607)

CHAPTER XIII - WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP - HISTORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (656)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (666)

CHAPTER XIV - TAYLOR TOWNSHIP - HISTORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (674)

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (684)

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