NOTE: I will gladly do lookups and transcriptions of any of the people or places listed in the Biographical table of contents or the list of Illustrations. The book does not contain an every name index, but I will check a separate index for any name.
CHAPTER
I. The Pre-historic Race .................... 9
II. The Indians .............................. 21
III. The Story of Logan-Dunsmore's Invasion ... 25
IV. The Pioneers ............................. 29
V. Settlement and Population ................ 33
VI. Titles to Ohio-Land Grants-The Survey .... 35
VII. Civil Organization and County Division ... 38
VIII. Erection and Organization of Franklin
County .............................. 39
IX. Erection and Organization of Pickaway
County .............................. 41
X. Civil List of Franklin and Pickaway ...... 43
XI. Early Mails and Stages ................... 48
XII. The Ohio Canal ........................... 50
XIII. Franklin and Pickaway Turnpikes .......... 52
XIV. Early Commerce ........................... 55
XV. Railroads ................................ 57
XVI. The Court and the Bar of Franklin County . 62
XVII. Pickaway County Bar ...................... 97
XVIII. Societies ................................ 100
XIX. Military Record .......................... 106
XX. The Franklin County Press ................ 160
XXI. The Press of Pickaway County ............. 164
XXII. Physical Features ........................ 167
THE TOWNSHIPS OF PICKAWAY COUNTY.
Circleville(Partial) ............................... 175 Salt Creek ....................................... 249 Pickaway ......................................... 265 Walnut ........................................... 273
Jackson .......................................... 282 Darby ............................................ 287 Deer Creek ....................................... 292 Washington ....................................... 300 Monroe ........................................... 309 Perry ............................................ 310 Wayne ............................................ 318 Scioto ........................................... 323 Muhlenberg ....................................... 333 Harrison ......................................... 342 Madison .......................................... 350
THE TOWNSHIPS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Franklin ......................................... 361 Washington ....................................... 369 Perry ............................................ 375 Prairie .......................................... 382 Jackson .......................................... 384 Hamilton ......................................... 390 Jefferson ........................................ 398 Clinton .......................................... 401 Plain ............................................ 410 Brown ............................................ 415 Sharon ........................................... 418 Pleasant ......................................... 433 Madison .......................................... 440 Truro ............................................ 461 Blendon .......................................... 468 Mifflin .......................................... 484 Norwich .......................................... 491 Marion ........................................... 497 History of Columbus .............................. 503
Atwater, Caleb .............................. 227 Adkins, Stanton ................ between 308, 309 Ambos, Peter............................ 589, 590 Arnold Family ............................... 458 Brown, Dr. Marcus ........................... 239 Bell, Family ................................ 248 Ballard, Otis, M.D. ......................... 257 Boggs, John & Boggs Family ..... between 266, 267 Borror Family ............................... 390 Blake, William H., M.D. ........ between 396, 397 Blackwood Family ............... between 450, 451 Bartlit, Samuel ............................. 454 Bunn Family ................................. 455 Blair, Alonzo O., M.D. ...................... 483 Butler, Ebenezer ............................ 489 Brush, S. ............................ facing 520 Bruck, J. P. .................... between 542-543 Bell, William, Jr. ................... facing 548 Beekey, Isaac S. ............................ 585 Backus, Andrew .............................. 587 Bowen, B. F. ................................ 588 Cradlebaugh, Col. John ...................... 228 Caldwell, John .............................. 272 Courtright Family ........................... 281 Cochran, John ........................ facing 344 Clark, Dr. Jeremiah .................. facing 390 Chenoweth, Joseph ........................... 438 Chenoweth, Elijah ........................... 439 Chaney, H. L. .................. between 452, 453 Chaney, Hon. John, Sr. ...................... 459 Clapham, Joseph, Sr. ........................ 483 Champion, John Newton ....................... 584 Corzilius, Philip William ................... 585 Cashatt, Harvey ............................. 586 Cole, Nathan ................................ 586 Darst, Elizabeth C. .................. facing 194 Dreisbach, Rev. John ........................ 229 Dreisbach Family ............................ 261 Dunnuck Family .............................. 282 Davis, Joseph ............................... 291 Dresbach, Edward ............................ 305 Dungan Family ............................... 322 Davis, Samuel S. ..................... facing 376 Dalton, Col. Isaac ................... facing 528 Egan, P. A. ................................ 587 Entrekin Family ............................. 271 Enslow, James ............................... 466 Engeroff, Christian ............. between 560,561 Eagen, P. A. ................................ 587 Edmiston, Dr. John M. ....................... 592 Florence, Colonel Elias ..................... 341 Field Family ................................ 409 Fancher Family ....................... facing 464 Foos, Joseph ................................ 583 Firestone, hon. Leander, L.L.D. ............. 590 Fanning, Richard J. ......................... 591 Groce, John ................................. 233 Groce, Captain John H. ...................... 234 Goodrich, Rev. Elias ........... between 396, 397 Griswold, George H. ............ between 426, 427 Green, Gilbert .............................. 466 Graham Family ............................... 467 Goodale, Dr. Lincoln ........................ 583 Gale, John T. ............................... 586 Gale, Franklin .............................. 588 Hedges, H. N., Sr. .......................... 99 Hitler, George ................. between 192, 193 Hitler, Jacob ............................... 304 Hays Family ................................. 316 Hempy, Samuel ............................... 456 Hendren, S. O. .............................. 456 Harward, Thomas ............................. 420 Heinmiller, Henry .................... facing 555 Heyl, Christian ............................. 583 Johnston, James ............................. 582 Johnson, Orange ................ between 584, 585 Jaeger, Christian F. ........................ 590 Keffer, Col. Valentine ...................... 228 Kalb, Jeremiah .............................. 455 Kerr, John .................................. 582 Kiesewetter, E. ............................. 587 Kinnear, Josiah ............................. 588 Kooken, James .................. between 592, 593 Ludwig, Jacob ............................... 232 Lane Family ................................. 332 Lutz, Samuel ................................ 258 Linebaugh, John ............................. 389 Lisle Family ................................ 397 Leigh Family ................................ 460 Lunn Family ................................. 467 Lindermann, Louis .............. between 560, 561 Leonard, Theodore ........................... 589 Marfield Family ................ between 186, 187 McCoy, James ......................... facing 196 McCrea, Matthew ...................... facing 204 McCrea, Adam ......................... facing 204 Martin, William ............................. 232 McCulloch, Captain Samuel W. ................ 240 Mowery, John ................................ 263 Mouser Family ............................... 317 Mundell, John ........................ facing 327 McKinley, John ................. between 338, 339 McKinley, Alexander ............ between 338, 339 Millar, Jacob ............................... 357 Mitchell, Charles .................... facing 372
Marsh, Zachariah H. ............ between 386, 387 McGuffy, John .................. between 450, 451 Merion Family ............................... 501 Miller, Hon. Thomas .................. facing 533 McLaughlin, Alexander ....................... 582 McCoy, R. W. ................................ 582 McCoy, William A. ........................... 582 Martin, William T. .......................... 584 Matheney, Daniel ............................ 585 Needels, George ............................. 454 Needels, George W. .......................... 456 Noe, Williams ............................... 467 Noble, John .......................... facing 512 Noble, Rev. Seth ............................ 582 Owens, S. M. ................................ 322 O'Harra, Arthur ...................... facing 395 Osborn, Ralph ............................... 582 Pinney Family ........................ facing 370 Pontius Family ................. between 452, 453 Pollay, Mrs. Elizabeth B. ................... 454 Potter, Joseph B., M.D. ..................... 458 Powell Family ........................ facing 464 Parsons, Dr. S. ............................. 582 Pugh, Hon. John M. .......................... 591 Pugh, David ................................. 592 Quinn, David ......................... facing 413 Quinn, Samuel L. ............................ 489 Renick, William ............................. 231 Ray, Dr. Kingsley ........................... 236 Ray, Mrs. Mary M. ........................... 238 Rogers, Samuel .............................. 244 Ruggles, Samuel H. .......................... 247 Riegel Family ............................... 264 Rohr, William ........................ facing 391 Rohr, John, Jr. ............................. 457 Rigal, Samuel ............................... 482 Rogers, Mrs. Emula .......................... 496 Reinhard, Michael A. ........... between 544, 545 Reinhard, Jacob ................ between 544, 545 Ridgway, Joseph, Jr. ........................ 583 Rickenbacher, John U. ....................... 589 Smith, T. C. ................................ 234 Smith, Edward ............................... 235 Smith, Joseph P. ............................ 235 Strous Family ............................... 263 Shoemaker, Joseph ........................... 264 Shelby, Benjamin ..................... facing 269 Swearingen Family ........................... 286 Stiverson, Jacob W. .................. facing 328 Stoutzenbarger, Jacob .......... between 392, 393 Stombaugh Family ............................ 397 Snow, Rev. W. T. ............... between 428, 429 Snow, John ..................... between 428, 429 Story, J. W. ................................ 437 Sandy, James ................................ 457 Swisher, Henry C. ........................... 457 Schrock, George W. .......................... 482 Spring, Horace .............................. 483 Seeds, R. Z., M.D. ................... facing 495 Seltzer, Dr. Samuel V. ......... between 536, 537 Seltzer, Dr. Van S. ............ between 536, 537 Stitt, Judge Thomas .................. facing 540 Sullivant, Lucas ............................ 579 Sullivant, William S. ....................... 580 Sullivant, Michael L. ....................... 580 Sullivant, Joseph ........................... 581 Starling, Lyne .............................. 581 Sessions, Francis C. ........................ 584 Strait, Dennis B. ........................... 585 Stewart, Francis ............................ 592 St. Clair, Johnston Elliott ................. 592 Thompson, A. W. ...................... facing 210 Thrall, W. B. ............................... 218 Turney, S. D. ............................... 226 Turney, Nelson J. ........................... 241 Tipton, Thomas Corwin, M.D. ................. 298 Thomas Family ........................ facing 312 Thompson, Dr. J. C. .................. facing 342 Teegardin, Aaron ............................ 358 Triplett, George W. ............ between 414, 415 Tuller, Flavel ....................... facing 424 Tipton, Thomas ................. between 434, 435 Taylor, David ........................ facing 507 Thompson, John G. ........................... 593 Van Cleaf, Aaron R. ............ between 186, 187 Van Buskirk, John ........................... 309 Vause Family ................................ 349 Vezey, Z. ................................... 458 Vincent, Nathan S. .......................... 482 Vincent, Lauretta C. ........................ 482 Wilcox, P. B. ............................... 66 Wagner, David B. ............... between 192-193 Wilson, James F., M.D. ...................... 317 Webster Family .............................. 409 Wetmore, Dr. Charles Henry .................. 409 Woolley, Solomon Jackson ....... between 416, 417 White, Rev. J. W. .................... facing 432 Wright, Horace W. .................... facing 432 Worthington, R. M. .......................... 438 Wolf Family ................................. 466 Walcutt, Charles C. .................. facing 552 Yates Family ................................ 299 Zieger Family ............................... 228
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The Ohio State Capitol Outline Maps of Franklin (194 kb) & Pickaway (129 kb) counties Early Indian Map Bird's-Eye View of Circleville in 1836 Pickaway County Court House Pickaway County Infirmary Otterbein University St. Mary's of the Springs Public Buildings at Columbus, Ohio PORTRAITS: P. B. Wilcox Aaron R. Van Cleaf Samuel Marsfield, Jr. H. N. Hedges, Sr. David B. Wagner George Hitler Elizabeth C. Darst Mr. & Mrs. James McCoy Matthew & Adam McCrea A. W. Thompson, M.D. W. B. Thrall S. D. Turney Rev. John Dreisbach William Renick Jacob Ludwig Dr. Kingsley Ray & wife Dr. Marcus Brown Nelson J. Turney Samuel H. Ruggles A. C. & Minerva R. Bell Samuel Lutz Otis Ballard, M.D. John Groce T. C. Smith* *Autograph with portrait is "P. C. Smith" Major John Boggs Mr. & Mrs. Benjamin Shelby T. J. & Mrs. Ruth Dunnuck T. C. Tipton Jacob Hitler Edward & Eliza Dresbach Mr. & Mrs. Stanton Adkins S. P. Thomas Jesse Hays James F. Wilson, M.D. Mr. & Mrs. John Mundell Mr. & Mrs. J. W. Stiverson Mr. & Mrs. John McKinley Mr. & Mrs. Alexander McKinley Col. Elias Florence Dr. J. C. & Mrs. Emily Thompson John Cochran Adam and Mrs. Nancy L. Millar E. M. Pinney Charles & Eliza Mitchell Samuel S. & Matilda Davis Zachariah Marsh Dr. Jeremiah Clark William Rohr Jacob Stoutzenbarger Arthur O'Harra W. H. Blake Frederick Stombaugh Allen Orders & wife John, Walter & Mary Field Mr. & Mrs. Amason Webster C. L. & J. T. Webster Mrs. Orrell E. Legg David Quinn George W. Triplett and wife S. J. Woolley Mrs. S. J. Woolley Flavel Tuller Geroge H. Griswold Mila T. Griswold W. T. Snow & wife John Snow J. W. White Thomas & Mrs. Elizabeth Tipton J. W. Story & Margaret Story Joseph & Margaret Chenoweth Elijah & Nancy Chenoweth John Chaney, Jr. [Sic.; should be Sr.] George Needels John & Pamalia McGuffey Mr. & Mrs. John Blackwood H. L. Chaney Charles Pontius & wife Samuel Bartlit Elizabeth Pollay Frederick & Charlotte Bunn Jeremiah Kalb & Mahala Kalb Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Hempy Sam'l O. Hendren J. P. & Mrs. J. P. Arnold Jas. Sandy Geo. W. Needels John Rohr, Jr. J. B. Potter David & Mrs. David Leigh J. B. and Mrs. M. S. Powell James & Mary A. Enlows Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Lunn
W. Noe & John Wolf Gilbert & Susan Green Jos. & Mrs. Clapham A. O. Blair N. S. & Lauretta C. Vincent Mr. & Mrs. Horace Spring Mr. & Mrs. Samuel Rigal Jesse Baughman R. Z. Seeds Mrs. Emula Rogers William Merion S. L. Quinn David Taylor John Noble S. Brush Col. Isaac Dalton Hon. Thomas Miller Dr. Samuel Z. Seltzer Dr. Van S. Seltzer Judge Thomas Stitt J. P. Bruck Michael Reinhard Wm. Bell, Jr. Charles C. Walcutt Henry Heinmiller Louis Lindermann Christian Engeroff Francis C. Sessions Orange Johnson Isaac S. Beekey Dennis B. Strait Daniel Matheney P. W. Corzillius Henry Cashatt Nathan Cole E. Kiesewetter Jno. T. Gale J. Kinnear P. A. Egan B. F. Bowen Andrew Backus Franklin Gale John U. Rickenbacher Peter E. Ambos Christian Jaeger Dr. L. Firestone R. J. Fanning John M. Pugh Francis Stewart James Kooken John G. Thompson _____________________________ RESIDENCES, FACTORIES, ETC. (SOME WITH PORTRAITS) George W. Gregg Jacob Ludwig Edward Smith Joseph P. Smith George S. Hosler J. & W. H. Ballard
[Residence] Sol. D. Riegel H. D. Riegel William Dreisbach Mr. & Mrs. John Mowery D. Strous Joseph Shoemaker Samuel D. Riegel Lemuel Boggs (Elmwood) W. W. Entrekin (Bellvue) John Caldwell John Courtright
[Residence] H. B. Swearingen (Bedinger) Joseph Davis [Also wife & daus.] David R. Yates Samuel W. Dunlap Mr. & Mrs. J. Van Buskirk (with inset showing residence of Adam Bailey, Mt. Sterling, Madison Co., Ohio) Mr. & Mrs. Mouser George Dungan Eli Harsh S. M. Owens J. M. Lane Residence of the late Wm. Millar . . . Mr. & Mrs. James I. Vause Mr. & Mrs. Jacob Millar Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Teegardin Absalom Borror (102 kb) Louis Bunn John Linebaugh Jacob Stoutzenbarger John Lisle George W. Triplett S. J. Woolley H. W. Wright Robert M. Worthington Z. Vezey Henry C. Swisher Mr. & Mrs. G. W. Schrock Theodore Leonard Francis C. Sessions Peter Ambos
