KNOX COUNTY OHIO - Norton's History of Knox County [Chapter XXX] ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/oh/ohfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Dave Ketterer Ketterer@empireone.net September 1, 2002 ************************************************ A History of Knox County, Ohio, From 1779 to 1862 Inclusive: Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes and incidents of men connected with the county from its first settlement: Together with complete lists of the senators, representatives, sherriffs, auditors, commissioners, treasurers, judges, justices of the peace, and other officers of the county, also of those who have served in a military capacity from its first organization to the present time, and also a sketch of Kenyon College, and other institutions of learning and religion within the county. By A. Banning Norton. Columbus: Richard Nevins, Printer. 1862 Entered according to the act of Congress in the year 1862 by A. Banning Norton, In the Clerk’s office of the Southern District of Ohio. ____________________________________________ CHAPTER XXX. MONROE TOWNSHIP. THIS township was created March 9th, 1825, and favored with the name of President Monroe. The surface of the country is broken; it is well watered and thickly timbered; and its citizens have generally been noted for their unflinching democracy and their strict attention to home affairs. The population in 1830 was 437, and the acres listed for taxation 13,455. In 1840, it contained 1,258 inhabitants; in 1850, 1,324; and in 1860, 1,084. The principal Place of business is Monroe Mills, where Davis and the Boyntons for many years sold goods, bought produce, and had a post-office estab- lished in 1849. Schenck's Creek, passing through the east part, has on it several saw and gristmills. At a very early period James Smith ran a mill upon it; and Jacob Davis, another very useful citizen, erected and operated until his death a good mill, which is yet carried on. This stream took its name from Gen. W. C. Schenck, who owned the lands subsequently improved by Captain Coleman. David Johnson, the Irelands, and others. In 1817, he sold a large part of his tract to various settlers, who made substantial improvements. The Colemans were early settlers. Joseph emigrated from Fayette county, Pa., in March, 1806. and lived that year south of Mount Vernon, across the creek, and the next year moved to the place where he died, in 1830, aged 56. Of his children, Ichabod is the only one now in this county; Joe is living in Nebraska, William in Indiana, and Jess. is dead. The Rev. William Thrift and his family were also among the earliest and best settlers. Charles Lauderbaugh, of Pennsylvania, in 1828, emigrated to this township, and resided there until his death, in 1854. He had 12 children; now living, John, Henry, Andy and Jesse, Nelly, Mrs. J. Myers, Louisa, Mrs. C. Wolverton, Rachel, Mrs. Wm. King, and Rebecca. In the list of justices, will be found the names of other respected families; the Dixons, Scotts, Clementses, Beck., Adamses, Irvine., Boyntons, Hutchisons, and Craig. will long be held in rememberance, if not perpetuated by resident descendants in future years. And tho calculation would not he complete without enumerating the family of our old friend Bill Dowds, whose standing salutation is, "What"s the calculation?" There were also Sam. and Elijah, and their families; the Marshalls and Gilcrests. Peter Skeen emigrated from Montgomery county, Pa., in 1827; he died in 1855, aged 71. He was an intelligent and industrious citizen. The Young. were among the early settlers of this township. Isaac Young was born in Fairfield county, Connecticut, in 1760, and served in the Revolutionary war; in 1790 moved to Uniontown, Pa., where he lived for many years, and from thence to Ohio in 1830, and to Monroe in 1836, where he resided until his death, in 1842, at the age of 82 years and 19 days. Col. H. H. Young, of Fayette county, Pa., was born in 1794 ; married Rachel Shipley, and moved to Washington county, Pa., and from thence, in 1835, to where he now resides. he is the father of five boys and five girls. Colonel Young, for his ardor in Democracy and Methodism, his hickory pole raisings and marshalship of Democratic processions, will never be forgotten by those who wit- nessed his zeal in the campaigns of 1836. '40,' 44. Col. John Armstrong, a very estimable gentleman from Jamaica, who died in 1855 Lemuel Holmes, another good man, now living in Iowa: David Hunt, the Berrys, the Barkers and the Millers, for many years resided in this township. The name of Hull is also of long standing. SUCCESSIVE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE. 1821. Thos. Dixon 1856. Joseph Hutchison. 1824. Thos. Dixon 1859. Joseph Hutchison. 1826. W. Beck. 1859. James Hutchison 1831. Thos. Dixon. 1836. M.N. Scott. 1834. Thos. Dixon. 1839. M.N. Scott. 1838. Thos. Dixon. 1843. M.N. Scott. 1843. Thos. Dixon. 1846. M.N. Scott. 1840. Joseph Adams. 1849. M.N. Scott. 1841. Jos. Coleman. 1852. M.N. Scott. 1844. Jos. Coleman. 1846. R.S. Clements. 1847. Jos. Coleman. 1849. R.S. Clements. 1850. Jos. Coleman. 1852. R.S. Clements. 1851. Isaac Irvine. 1855. R.S. Clements. 1854. John Craig. 1858. R.S. Clements. 1855. Henry Boynton. 1861. R.S. Clements.