KNOX COUNTY OHIO - Norton's History of Knox County [Chapter XXXI]

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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.
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CHAPTER XXXI.

PIKE TOWNSHIP.

This township, established June 7th, 1819, was named 
after General Pike. The first election was held the 26th of 
June, at the hinouse of Michael Harter.
The entire voters in 1822 numbered nineteen. Their 
names we give: John Arnold, Robert Kennedy. Jacob 
Swails, Thomas Elwell, Wm. Wright. Aaron Wilson, John 
Scoles, Wm. Smith, Philip Armentrout. Benj. Austin, .Jolmn 
Butler. Wm. Spry, Francis Popham. David Holloway. 
Thomas Scoles. John Gordon, Andrew Scoles, Cyrus Mc-
Donald, and George Scoles  In 1820, .John Arnold listed 
the taxable property, and received $5 therefor. Amity was 
laid out in 1832, and contains about 150 inhabitants, among 
them wagon makers, Adam Cole, John Scarborough ; 
tanners. John Nyrick, George  McClurg ; shoemakers, John 
Cain, George Nyrick tavern keeper, Newel Dowds. There 
are two stores. The post-office is called "Democacry." 
There are three churches Baptist, Rev. Arnold, Pastor ; 
Methodist, Rev. Ball and Deciple. The physicians are E. 
Mast and W. Edwards.
In 1840, Pike contained 1,216 inhabitants; in 1850, 
1,720; and in 1860, 1,454.

The brothers Bartholomew- and John Bartlett.
natives of Connecticut, emigrated from Pennsylvania to 
Knox county in 1808, and were the heads of numerous 
families of Bartlett in Knox and Morrow. The sons of 
Bartholomew  were William, David, Hugh, and Leonard 
and the daughters were Martha, wife of J. C. Irvine of Mt. 
Vernon Polly, wife of Samuel Nye Betsy; wife Winn 
Winship. and Mrs. Jacob Cooper, deceased. Edwin, son 
of William, lives on the old home place in Morris township 
William Bartlett, carpenter in Mt. Vernon; is one of the 
sons of David his other son, Simeon, lives in the west. 
Hugh's children were William F., George, Lafayette, 
Taylor, and Mary, Mrs. Shurr of Chesterville. Leonard"s 
children were John, George, who married Ellen Cooper, 
Helen, Preston, Elizabeth, Joosephine. John, sr.'s, children 
were Abner, and Mary, Mrs. .John Richards, who is 
dead. Abner's children are T. M. Bartlett, of Mt. Vernon. 
Sarah, wife of" Robert Maxwell in Morrow county, John 
D., of Wayne, Abner. Joel, Abel, Maria, wife of John 
Barber, Mary, Mrs. Fredericks, Loruma, wife of Alvin 
Casson. all of Morrow county. Of Mrs. Mary Richards 
children, but one child-David, at Sparta-lives in this State 
the others are in Vermont. When the old settlers came to 
Knox they settled in Clinton and Morris. The Cains--Elias 
and James--were early settlers. James now lives in Holmes 
county; Elias and his brother Robert yet in this township. 
The Armstrongs, Johnsons and Kirkpatricks are citizens of 
many years. Conrad

Daub, a native of Frankfort on the Rhine, came to 
this county in 1832. He is a good farmer; has 
seven boys living, two of" whom are in Co. H, 
23d Regt.--Conrad and Lewis. John Mahaffey 
has since 1833 been a citizen of this township. He 
alone from Washington county, Pa., learnt the 
blacksmith trade with his brother Joe, in Mt. Ver-
non, and has for many years carried on business 
in this township.

SUCCESSIVE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE

1819. Andrew Scoles     1819. Robert Silicost.
1820. Wm. Smith.        1825. Wm. McNear.
1822. Bernard Reece.    1823. Aaron Bixby.
1823. Wm. Smith.        1827. Andrew Scoles.
1825. Bernard  Reece.   1830. Hugh Kirkpatrick.
1825. Wm. Johnson.      1831. F. Popham.
1829. Wm. Smith.        1831. John Cochran, jr.
1833. Wm. Smith.        1834. F. Popham.
1834. John Gordon.      1837. John Gordon.
1836. John Cochran      1837. J.Y. Barnhard.
1839. John Cochran      1840. John Gordon.
	
1843. John Gordon.      1842. Emanuel Wagoner.
1843. Wm. Arnold.       1846. Amos Dehaven.
1844. John Ramsey.		1846. W.W. Minteer.
1847. John Ramsey.		1849. W.W. Minteer.
1849. Eli Dickerson.    1852. W.W. Minteer.
1850. C.P. Frederick.   1853. R.C. Sweeney.
1852. Eli Dickerson.    1856. R.C. Sweeney.
1855. H.P. Roberts.     1856. David Braddock.
1855. J.D. Hammil.      1858. Sam. Kirkpatrick.
1858. J.D. Hammil.      1860. R.C. Sweeney.
1859. John Wise.        1861. J.D. Hammil.