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SANDERS - COLUMBIANA COUN [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 10:57:40, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: COLUMBIANA COUNTY-TOWN OF LISBON (Excerpts from "Centennial History of Lisbon 1803-1903") COLUMBIANA COUNTY, OHIO TOWN OF LISBON The first permanent settlement in this locality was about the year 1800. LEWIS KINNEY who owned the land upon which the village was laid out, built a cabin near the creek where the Arter tannery was afterwards erected, and proceeded to found the town, which he named New Lisbon, on Feb. 16, 1803. He donated lots for county buildings and erected a log court house and jail in the fall of that year. He sold the land upon which he first settled to John Arter in 1805. He was Major of the First Battalion of Columbiana County Militia, which was first mustered in 1806 and he served in the State Senate from 1808 to 1813. He afterwards moved to Missouri. WILLIAM SLATER first lived east of New Lisbon where he operated a small powder mill, but in 1808 he purchased part of the Kinney tract and laid out an addition to New Lisbon. In 1809 the village contained more than sixty houses, almost wholly people from Virginia, Maryland and Penna. Among those who came here early were: Gen. REZIN Beall Potters Smalls Greens Helmans Harbaughs Blocksoms Thompsons Crowls Briggs Arters Hostetters Endleys Richardsons Shawkes Watsons Springers Vallandinghams and others REASIN BEALL came to New Lisbon about 1803; held office in Clerk of Courts in 1810. He was Brigadier General of Second Brigade of Ohio Militia. In 1815 he removed to Wooster and was elected Representative of the 13th Congress. WILLIAM & DANIEL HARBAUGH came in 1804. Daniel established a tannery. JOHN ARTER came in 1805 and opened a tannery. JACOB SHAWKE was the first village blacksmith. DR. HORACE POTTER was the first physician and became surgeon in Militia Regt. FISHER A. BLOCKSOM came in 1805. He was the first lawyer. He was State Senator from 1847 to 1851. He died Dec. 14, 1876 at age of more than 95 years. JACOB HOSTETTER came from Switzerland in 1805 and did clock and watch making. DAVID HOSTETTER settled here in 1806 and opened a tavern. His son and grandson each held office of sheriff in after years. JOHN SMALL a gunsmith came in 1806. JOHN WATSON came in 1806 and conducted a tavern. His son Jacob first sheriff. DR. JOSEPH SPRINGER, HOLLAND GREEN, MICHAEL STOCK AND GEORGE CROWL here in 1807. REV. CLEMENT VALLANDINGHAM came here after his marriage in May 1807 and was a Presbyterian minister here the rest of his life which ended Oct. 31, 1839. His son REV. JAMES L. celebrated his 91st anniversary in Newark, Delaware. CLEMENT L. VALLANDINGHAM, another son was widely known as a lawyer, orator and politician removed to Dayton, O. in 1847 and died June 17, 1871. MARTIN HELMAN came in 1808 and the same year came WILLIAM D. LEPPER who established the first newspaper in the county. The Ohio Patriot. GIDEON HUGHES also came in 1808 and erected the first iron furnace in Ohio. CAPT. THOMAS ROWLAND (who came here with WM. HARBAUGH from Brownsville, Pa. in 1804) raised a volunteer company soon after war was declared. In Sept. 1812 CAPT. DANIEL HARBAUGH had a company of light dragoons composed of: David Scott John Fife Matthew Adams Joseph Woods George Clarke David Fife Ficher A. Blocksom John Rogers Michael Wirtz John Goble Holland Green Alex. Rogers James Watson Morris E. Morris John McMillen Samuel Hunt Jonathan Whitacre Philip Meis Edmond Keys John Fulks Mordecai Moore William Moore Nicholas Sampsell John Marchant Henry Hepher Thomas Moore Thomas C. King Martin Armstrong John Kuntz John McKinsey James Brady John Poe Dan'l Lindesmith Benoni Swearingen Michael Croper Abner Allison Samuel Swearingen Martin Breidenstein Benjamin Paul Samuel Blackburn Elemuel Swearingen William Davis Fred'k Zepernick Andrew Forbes George Wilson John Hollinger Philip Houtz Henry Aten Andrew Willibury John McKaig Andrew Cruthers Those who taught schools in the first two log school houses were: DAVID WILSON who died of prevailing fever in 1808; REUBEN P. McNAMEE later a county commissioner; REV. THOMAS RIGDON, a Baptist minister, later in State Legislature 1813 to 1816; JOHN WHITACRE; DeLORMA BROOKS later in State Legislature in 1826-27; THOMAS MORREL and DAVID? McKINLEY, grandfather of the President. In later years teachers were ROBERT WHITACRE later county auditor and JOHN WEISTLING, a German, established the first drug store in 1814 and GEORGE GRAHAM the first grocery. The first bank was organized and election of directors was held March 7, 1814. Those elected were: James Craig Holland Green Gideon Hughes Potter, Elderkin George Endley Wm. Harbaugh Moore, Thomas Richardson, Jos. Thos. Gillingham Martin Helman Potter, Horace Snodgrass, Alex. Street, John The first newspaper was published by William D. Lepper, a native of Hanover, Germany, in 1808. It was first published in German but in 1809 the publication began in English. In 1833 it was sold to JOSEPH CABELL. In 1835 to 1839 it was owned by HETZEL AND GREGG who sold it to WILLIAM MORGAN. The first of the medical profession in New Lisbon were: DR. HORACE POTTER here in 1805 and practiced for 34 years or more. Died 1841. He was also clerk of courts and surgeon in the regimental staff in First Regt. DR. JOHN THOMPSON here in 1807. He also served five consecutive terms in Congress. He died in 1852. DR. JOSEPH SPRINGER began practice here in 1807. He died in 1843. DR. JOHN D. GLOSS who had been a surgeon in the Prussian army began practice here in 1810, and eventually removed to Stark County. DR. GEORGE McCOOK a physician here in 1817. Later appointed to a chair in Baltimore Medical College. In 1847 he removed to Pittsburg, Pa. Died in Lisbon 1873. DR. JOHN McCOOK, brother of Dr. George McCook, practiced here from 1827 until 1837 then removed to Steubenville. He died in 1865 in Washington, D.C. Other early doctors were: DR. GEORGE STOUGHTON (relative of the McCooks), DR. GEORGE S. VALLANDIGHAM, DR. LEONARD HANNA (father of Hon. M.A. Hanna) who later removed to Cleveland; DR. J. GREEN; DR. B.W. SNODGRASS and DR. W. PARKER. HON. FISHER A. BLOCKSOM was one of the first attorneys. He was born in Sussex County, Delaware, Sept. 11, 1772. He was prosecuting attorney from 1805 to 1834. In 1806 he was appointed on the staff of Brig. general Robert Simison, second brigade of 4th Division of Ohio Militia. He died here Dec. 14, 1876. ELDERKIN POTTER admitted to the bar in 1806, elected prosecuting attorney in 1810. In 1837 on building committee for erection of Presbyterian Church. JOHN REDDICK admitted to the bar in 1810. Later met violent death in Smithfield, Jefferson County, O. CYRUS W. HART was an attorney and counselor at law and solicitor in Chancery. JAMES McKINLEY, the grandfather of Pres. William McKinley, and his wife were married here at an early date. James was once of the pioneers in iron manufacturing in the county as early as 1816. Pres. McKinley's parents resided here at one time near the site of the old furnace northwest of the village. HON. MARCUS ALONZO HANNA, U.S. Senator from Ohio was a native of this town. He was the son of Leonard Hanna born in this county Mar. 4, 1806 and his wife Miss Converse, daughter of Porter & Rhoda Converse of Ashtabula Co., O. She was born in Vermont and died in Cleveland. He was the grandson of Benjamin Hanna and wife Rachael (Dixon) married in this county Dec. 16, 1803, Friends ceremony. He was gr-grandson of Robert Hanna born Lynchburg, Va. in 1774. ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 10:58:05, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: JACOB H. SANDERS - COLUMBIANA COUNTY BIOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL RECORD OF JAY AND BLACKFORD COUNTIES, INDIANA The Lewis Publishing Company, 1887 Page 374 JACOB H. SANDERS, one of the old and honored pioneers of Jefferson Township, now deceased, was born in the State of Pennsylvania in 1809. His father, William Sanders, was one of the heroes of the war of the Revolution, serving in that memorable struggle for independence directly under General Washington. Our subject was reared near Philadelphia, and after reaching manhood he immigrated to Columbiana County, Ohio, where he was married to Miss Ruth Pennock. The following children born to this union are still living -Mrs. Hannah Bost, of Portland; John W., of Jefferson Township; Caleb, living in Texas; Mrs. Sarah Ann McFarland, of Randolph County, Indiana, and William of Pike Township. Mr. Sanders came to Jay County and settled near the present site of the village of New Mount Pleasant about 1836, and became one of the active men of the county. He was the original owner of the village of New Mount Pleasant, giving the ground for the old hotel building, which is yet standing, and which was erected by William Hite, who occupied it for several years. On coming to the county Mr. Sanders bought 240 acres of land, and soon after he erected on section 15, Jefferson Township, the largest log house ever built in the county. About 1842 Mr. Sanders bought the hotel from Mr. Hite, moving to the site of Mount Pleasant, and soon afterward laid out the village plat, and gave its present name. His wife died at their home in Mount Pleasant in 1851. About 1858 he removed to Ridgeville, Randolph County, and engaged in the mercantile business, which he followed until within a few months of his death, which occurred August 10, 1863. Politically he affiliated with the Democratic party. He was a prominent man of Jefferson Township, which he served as trustee and magistrate, and for twenty-five years he held the position of postmaster. -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #168 *******************************************