NOBLE COUNTY OHIO - BIO: Andrew Wharton (1887)

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Transcribed by Deb Murray.

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Andrew Wharton, from Wheeling, W. Va., settled in the valley in 1816. He was 
a prominent man and was the first justice of the peace in Brookfield Township,
holding the office from 1819 to 1822. He was also the first merchant and the
first postmaster. In 1820-3 he was one of the commissioners of Morgan County.
He lived on the Harrah farm, now owned by William Stranathan. He died about
1835.

History of Noble County, Ohio Published by 
L.H. Watkins & Co. of Chicago 1887
Brookfield