What a wonderful look at life in the 1800’s. This Historical CD contains stories of the local townships of Hancock County and its people.
This is a scanned copy on CD of the original book published in 1881
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 on 1 CD
An essential resource for Genealogists
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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
Jail and First Court HouseCHAPTER 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
Alspach, Algire, Barnd, Baldwin, Burman, Bonham, Byal, Beardsley, Baldwin, Blackford, Byal, Bishop, Brown, Balsley, Boylan, Bright, Blakeman, Burrs, Burket, Biggs, Carson, Chamberlain, Carlin, Cory, Coffinbury, Comer, Cusac, Cooper, Cramer, Church, Dukes, DeWolfe, Davis, Dalley, Dulin, Ensminger, Engle, Eckles, Elder, Fishel, Ford, Fountain, Foussat, Folk, Goode, George, Gilbert, Goit, Glessner, Huff, Hardy, Hughes, Hedges, Hamilton, Henderson, Hollabaugh, Hurd, Howard, Johnson, Jordan, Karn, Kilpatrick, Kalb, Lake, Lamb, McKinnis, Moffit, Moore, McAnnelly, Moreland, Morrison, Mungen, McKinnis, Martz, Miller, Marvin, McKinley, McConnell, Moorehead Morris, Nelots, Newell, O'Neal, Potter, Powell, Parker, Patten, Poe, Rollor, Reightly, Rawson, Roseuburg, Ralston, Rickets, Reed, Shoemaker, Sampson, Showalter, Taylor, Thompson, Taylor, Treece, Thomas, Todd, Thompson, Vickers, Vance, Van Emon, Wilson, Walters, Wilson, Watson, Williams, Welty, Wiseley, Wade, Wiseman,