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Book 1

History

of

Hancock County,

Ohio

Containing a History of the County, Its Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies; History of the Northwest Territory; History of Ohio; Statistical and Miscellaneous Matter, etc.,

ILLUSTRATED

BY: DENNIS L. CLARK

CHICAGO:

WARNER, BEERS & CO

1886

880 pages

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

PART I.

HISTORY OF THE NORTHWEST TERRITORY.

PART II.

HISTORY OF THE STATE OF OHIO.

PART III.

HISTORY OF HANCOCK COUNTY

CHAPTER I.—.Archeology—Indians

CHAPTER II.—Pioneers

CHAPTER III.—Occupation and Settlement

CHAPTER IV.—Topography

CHAPTER V.—Organic

CHAPTER VI.—Judiciary

CHAPTER VII.—Educational

CHAPTER VIII.—Internal Improvements

CHAPTER IX.—Military History

CHAPTER X.—Allen Township

CHAPTER XI.—Amanda Township

CHAPTER XII.—Big Lick Township

CHAPTER XIII.—Blanchard Township

CHAPTER XIV.—Cass Township

CHAPTER XV.—Delaware Township

CHAPTER XVI.—Eagle Township

CHAPTER XVII.—Jackson Township

CHAPTER XVIII.—Liberty Township

CHAPTER XIX.—Madison Township

CHAPTER XX.—Marion Township

CHAPTER XXI.—Orange Township

CHAPTER XXII.—Pleasant Township

CHAPTER XXIII.—Portage Township

CHAPTER XXIV.-Union Township

CHAPTER XXV.—Van Buren Township

CHAPTER XXVI.—Washington Township

CHAPTER XXVII.—Findlay Township

CHAPTER XXVIII.—Village of Findlay

CHAPTER XXVIX.—Village of Findlay (Continued)

CHAPTER XXX.—Village of Findlay (Continued)

CHAPTER XXXI.—Village of Findlay (Continued)

CHAPTER XXXII.—Village of Findlay (Continued)

CHAPTER XXXIII.—Village of Findlay (Continued)

PART IV.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

PORTRAITS

Book 2

History

of

Hancock County,

Ohio

From its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time.

Together with Reminiscences of Pioneer Life, Incidents, Statistical Tables, and Biographical Sketches.

By D.B. Beardsley

ILLUSTRATED

1881

Springfield, OH

Republic Printing Company

470 pages

CONTENTS:

CHAPTER I—Before the Organization of the County

CHAPTER II.—First Organization of the County

CHAPTER III.—Independent Organization of the County

CHAPTER IV.—General Description of the County. Its Soil and

Products

CHAPTER V.—Relating to a Few First Things in the County

CHAPTER VI.—Early Appraisement and Assessment of Property

CHAPTER VII. -First

CHAPTER VIII.—Early Courts. First Judges. First Juries

CHAPTER IX —The Country Shoemaker. The Schoolmaster Log Rolling

CHAPTER X.—First Roads and Bridges

CHAPTER XI.—County Records. First Census. General Election 1828

CHAPTER XII.—An Incident. General Muster

CHAPTER XIII.—Railroads

CHAPTER XIV.—Common Schools

CHAPTER XV.—Some Other Things of Interest

CHAPTER XVI.—Our Associates in the General  Assembly of Ohio, in Senatorial and Representative Districts

CHAPTER XVII.—Matters of Interest in Brief Paragraphs

CHAPTER XVIII.—Murders and Murder Trials

CHAPTER XIX.—The Deer Lick. Plum Orchard. Johnny Appleseeds

CHAPTER XX.—Present Court House. New Jail. Infirmary

CHAPTER XXI.—Early Sports. Corn Huskings. House Raisings. Grain Threshing and Cleaning

CHAPTER XXII.—Our Judicial Associate Counties and Judges

CHAPTER XXIII.—Hancock County in the War

CHAPTER XXIV.—Hancock County Agricultural Society

CHAPTER XXV.—County Officers

Statistical Tables

Table of Distances

Land Surveys

Allen Townships

Van Buren

Amanda Township

Capernaum

Vanlue

Blanchard Township

Benton

Louisville

Big Lick Township

Freedom

West Independence

Cass Township

Frankford

Delaware Township

Mt. Blanchard

Eagle Township

Martinstown

Findley Township

East Findley

North Findley

Industries of Findley

Churches

Schools

Benevolent societies

Newspapers

Hotels

Banks

Fire Department

Maple Grove Cemetery

Jackson Township

North Liberty

Liberty Township

Madison Township

Williamstown

Arlington

Marion Township

Orange Township

Pleasant Township

Olney

McComb

Portage Township

Lafayette

Union Township

Rawson

Cannonsburg

Cory

Van Buren Township

Washington Township

Risdon

Arcadia

Social Statistics

BIOGRAPHICAL