OHIO STATEWIDE FILES OH-FOOTSTEPS Mailing List *********************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. *********************************************************************** OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest Volume 99 : Issue 197 Today's Topics: #1 COLUMBIANA COUNTY - PART 10 [AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M RE] #2 DEED: Sullivant to Reed, 1801, Ros [Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman <73777.25] #3 Isaac M. POWELL [DustiGen@aol.com] #4 BIO: FOX in Perkins Twp, Erie Coun [Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman <73777.25] #5 OBIT: Jeffrey, 1936, Auglaize [Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman <73777.25] ------------------------------ X-Message: #1 Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 19:42:21, -0500 From: AUPQ38A@prodigy.com (MRS GINA M REASONER) Subject: COLUMBIANA COUNTY - PART 10 HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS OF OHIO, By Henry Howe, LL.D., 1898 The following letter, written a few days after Morgan had passed through Butler county, is an amusing addition to the history of the raid. It was written by Mr. C.F. Warren, merchant, of Cincinnati, to his friend, H.H. Ford, Esq., of Burton, Geauga county, and dated Jones Station, July 19th. It is here for the first time published and is given as an illustration of the spirit of the times. I returned last night, after an absence of two weeks, during which time Morgan's forces passed through, creating great consternation throughout the country; they came within a mile and a half of us at the nearest point, and at Springdale, the little village just below us, they called up our butcher, Mr. Watson, at one o'clock at night, and bade him get some breakfast. He began to make excuses, among others no fire; Morgan suggested that it would be better for Watson to make the fire than for him to do it, as it might be inconvenient to put his fire out, so Watson took the hint and got their breakfast. After it was ready and the coffee on the table, Mrs. Watson was called to take a cup of it first, and none of them touched it until they were satisfied that she had not poisoned it. They took horses from every man along the road, but did not take other property except forage for their horses and food for themselves. Mr. Jones (a neighbor), Ned (my brother), and Newton (the hired man) were out scouting before and after they passed, and took one prisoner in the graveyard at Springdale and sent him to the city. As soon as he found he was covered by their rifles he began crying and begging not to be shot. Morgan's men were very much fatigued, getting to sleep in their saddles and falling to the ground without waking. After they passed, Ned and a neighbor's boy, younger than he, and the darky concluded to follow them a while, and on their return met Hobson's cavalry just out of Glendale. As soon as they saw them, Ned and the boy wheeled their horses into a cross road and called the darky to follow; at the same time the cavalry were close to Newton and called on him to stop -they wanted his horse -and also that of the boy. Ned was on an old black and had on my spurs, and he put the horse to the top of his speed; he had to go round a half square; two of the cavalry broke through the fence with their horses and thought to head them, but old black was too sharp for them, and when they saw they could not catch them, they both discharged their pieces, the balls striking in a potato patch near them; by this time they had reached the Princeton pike, where they encountered two more and had another race and two more shots after them, but the worn-out and jaded horses were no match for the fresh ones the boys rode, and the latter "made port with flying colors." Newton in the meantime was caught and compelled to swap my bay mare Kate for a three-year old filly, shoeless, footsore and unbroken to harness......Nearly all the neighbors kept patrol around their premises, so there could be an immediate alarm given, and the scouts ere going and coming to our station to telegraph Gen. Burnside. There are any amount of incidents connected with the passage of Morgan's troopers through the county that are interesting, as showing their contempt for Vallandigham copperheads; one old copper lost three horses and thought to get them back, if they only knew what he was. So he harnessed up the poorest horse he could get that would travel fast enough to catch them, and went after them, overtook the rear guard and told them he wanted to see the officer in command. The colonel came back and the old doctor began to say "that he was for Vallandigham, and opposed to the war," etc. The colonel bade him drive up into the middle of the regiment, and as they could not be delayed they would listen to his complaints as they went along. Very soon word came to the colonel that two soldiers had given out entirely, and the colonel said to our doctor and his fellow-copperhead "that he should be under the necessity of using his wagon for the soldiers." The doctor protested vehemently, "could not ride on horseback at all." The colonel hinted that he need not trouble himself about that as he intended him to walk. After trudging along until his feet were blistered he began to complain again, that his boots hurt him so that he could not walk, and begged for his wagon again; but the colonel had a more convenient way of relieving him, and ordered a couple of soldiers to pull off his boots, which they did, and he went on in his stocking feet until they camped; his partner driving the wagon had not said anything about his politics all this time. After they had camped the doctor thought his troubles were over; but not so. They compelled him to learn a song and sing it, the chorus being, "I'll bet ten cents in specie, that Morgan'll win the race." This was the sentiment, but not the exact words; now, just imagine an old dignified chap, somewhat corpulent, who never smiled, the oracle of all the Democrats in the town where he lived, singing a song of that kind, set to a lively negro minstrel tune, and a soldier standing over him brandishing a sabre and shouting at the top of his voice, "Go it, old Yank! Louder! Louder! etc. -and you have the picture complete; after all this they were about to depart, when the officer in command suddenly concluded the horse they were driving was better than some he had, and kindly permitted them to unharness him and put another in his place; they then took what money he had except nine dollars, and brought him three little rats of horses, whose backs were raw from the withers to the rump, gave him three cheers and started him for home. Thus far since his return he has not been heard to cry "Peace" once, or even "Hurrah for Vallandigham!" and it is extremely doubtful whether he will. The doctor's companion was a sort of "Hail fellow, well met," and although begged not to tell the story could not possibly resist it; it was entirely too good to keep. The capture of Morgan occasioned great rejoicing, and Prentice, of the Louisville Journal, the newspaper wag of that era, alluding to the habitual seizure of horses by Morgan's men, suggested that a salute of one gun be fired before every stable door in the land. One who was present just after the surrender wrote: "Morgan's men were poorly dressed, ragged, dirty and very badly used up. Some of them wore remnants of gray uniforms, but most of them were attired in spoils gathered during the raid. They were much discouraged at the result of the raid and the prospect of affairs generally. Morgan himself appeared in good spirits and quite unconcerned at his ill luck. He is a well-built man, of fresh complexion, sandy hair and beard. He last night enjoyed for the first time in a long while the comforts of a sound sleep in a good bed. Morgan was attired in a a linen coat, black pants, white shirt and light felt hat. He has rather a mild face, there being certainly nothing in it to indicate unusual intellectual abilities." Reid says of him: "He left a name second only to those of Forrest and Stuart among the cavalrymen of the Confederacy, and a character, amid which much to be condemned, was not without traces of a noble nature." Among the anecdotes told of him during his raid through Ohio is this. A Union soldier, after his surrender, was in the act of breaking his musket across a rock, when one of Morgan's officers drew a revolver, intending to shoot him, which Morgan seeing at once forbade, and then added: "Never harm a man who has surrendered. In breaking his musket, he has done just as I would were I in his place." Morgan was a lieutenant of cavalry in the Mexican war. At the opening of the civil war he was engaged in the manufacture of bagging at Lexington, Ky. During the winter of 1862-63 he commanded a cavalry force which greatly annoyed Rosecran's communications. By his raids in Kentucky he destroyed millions in value of military stores, captured railroad trains and destroyed railroad bridges in rear of the national army, rendering it necessary to garrison every important town in the State. He moved with great celerity, and, taking a telegraph operator with him, he misled his foes and at the same time learned their movements. Morgan was physically a large, powerful man and could endure any amount of bodily exertion, outriding and without sleep almost every other man in his command. ------------------------------ X-Message: #2 Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 22:01:26 -0500 From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Subject: DEED: Sullivant to Reed, 1801, Ross & Un From: Guses2@aol.com DEED: Sullivant to Reed, 1801, Ross & Union Counties Here's another of those deeds that fit both Ross & Union Counties. I also found this one at the Union County Courthouse at Marysville.--Leona ************************************************************************* ** OHGENWEB NOTICE: All distribution rights to this electronic data are reserved by the submitter. Reproduction or re-presentation of copyrighted material will require the permission of the copyright owner. ************************************************************************* ** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Leona L. Gustafson Guses2@aol.com ************************************************************************* ** Union County, Ohio Deed Contributed by: Leona L. Gustafson guses2@aol.com NOTE: This deed was recorded before Union County was divided from Ross County. Wayne Township (mentioned in the deed) no longer exists in Union County and the area covered by this deed became part of Darby Township, Union County. Vol A page 2 L. Sullivant to Saml. Reed 1801 300 A This Indenture made this twentyeth day of July in the year one thousand eight hundred and one Between Lucas Sullivant of Franklinton in the County of Ross and the Territory of the United States north west of the Ohio of the first part and Samuel Reed of the County and Territory aforesaid of the second part witnesseth that the said Lucas Sullivant for and in Consideration of the Sum of one thousand dollars to him in hand paid before the sealing and delivery of these presents the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged hath bargained and sold and by these presents doth bargain and sell unto the said Samuel Reed his heirs and assigns forever three hundred acres of land in the County and Territory afore said on the west side of Darby Creek and contained in the following meets and bounds to wit-- Begining at two buckeyes and an ash upper corner on the creek to George Reed thence up the Creek with the meanders as follows north twenty five degrees west twenty poles North fifty degrees west eighty eight North eighteen degrees west forty poles North thirty two degrees west twenty five poles thence North fifty three degrees east two hundred and ninety four poles to a hickory elm and two ashes thence south thirty seven degrees east one hundred and seventy poles to a dogwood and hickory and ash in George Reeds upper line thence with his line south fifty three degrees west two hundred and ninety four poles to the begining with all and singular the appurtenances to the said Samuel Reed his heirs and assigns to their only proper use and behoof forever and the said Lucas Sullivant for himself and his heirs executors and administrators doth hereby covenant promise and agree to and with the said Samuel Reed his heirs and assigns that he will well and truly warrant and defend the said lot or parcel of ground with all and singular the appurtenances to the said Samuel Reed heirs and assigns forever free and clear from the claim of all and every person or persons whatsoever In Testimony whereof the said Lucas Sullivant and Sally Sullivant his wife doth relenquish her right of Dower they have hereunto set their hands and seals the day and year above written Lucas Sullivant {seal} Sally Sullivant {seal} ------------------------------ X-Message: #3 Date: Sat, 27 Mar 1999 23:01:07 EST From: DustiGen@aol.com Subject: Isaac M. POWELL Combination Atlas Map of Kosciusko County Indiana by Kingman Brothers, 1879. ISAAC M. POWELL, Prairie Township. Isaac M. POWELL was born in Fairfield County, Ohio, in the year 1829. His father, John POWELL, was born in 1801 in the same county, and married Miss Dorotha MORRIS (a native of Virginia) in 1825. The subject of this sketch enjoyed such educational advantages as were afforded by the common schools of early days, and was remarkable for the assiduity with which he pursued his studies. Throughout his school life his conduct was such that he never received chastisement or rebuke from his teacher. He was reared a farmer boy, and early conceived a desire to adopt that pursuit as his vocation in life. In 1832, he removed with his parents to the prairies of Elkhart County, Indiana, and in March, 1833, located with them in Kosciusko County, on the farm which he now owns and occupies. In 1854, he was united in marriage with Miss Adeline SUMMY, a native of Kosciusko County, and the daughter of Frederick SUMMY, Esq., who was born in Union County, Ind., in 1809. For nearly half a century, Mr. POWELL has been a resident of Kosciusko County, and has taken an active part in the cultivation of its soil and the development of its resources. He has never felt an ambition to figure in political life, and, beyond filling local offices in his township, has never served in a public capacity. He devotes his time and attention to farming, with an energy that has brought forth rich fruit, and placed him among the best farmers of the county. In the support of public enterprises and private charities, none are more generous than he. He is recognized throughout the community as a man of integrity and sterling worth. He lives at peace with all men, and was never involved in litigation or a personal quarrel. To bless his wedded life, there were six children, viz., Nelson W., Warren J., Mary A., John, Dorotha and Fred, of whom John and Dorotha are deceased. ------------------------------ X-Message: #4 Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 00:20:33 -0500 From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Subject: BIO: FOX in Perkins Twp, Erie County From: "Liana Brunell Trombley" Allen Fox & Eliza Catherine (Bartlett) Fox Family - Perkins Twp, Erie Co, Ohio Hi, Here's some information: HISTORY OF ERIE COUNTY, OHIO by Unigraphic. Gc 977.101 Er4aL ACPL, Ft. Wayne, Indiana: (refer to this book again. Much information!) FOX, ALLEN. Perkins, Sandusky P.O., was born in Perkins, Erie county, July 11, 1826, and was a son of Roger and Polly (Weatherly) Fox, who was born and married in Hartford county, Conn., and settled in Perkins in 1821, where they purchased a farm of 100 acres, paying therefor $2 per acre. His wife, Polly Weatherly, was born January 1, 1800, and died February 28, 1881. Roger was born May 20, 1797, and died February 28, 1883. They had a family of nine children, four of whom are now living, Amelia, Mrs. Gallaway; Allen, Sylvester, Charles B. Allen was married May 4, 1851 to Eliza C. Bartlett, who was born in Sharon, Schohaire County, NY. They had a family of ten children, Polly C, John R, JOSEPH A, Ida M, George B, Emma I, Sylvester D, Mary L, Martha A, and Lucy F. Eliza C was a daughter of John H Bartlett, who settled here in 1845. Four children were married: Polly C, JOSEPH A, George B and Martha A. ~~~~~~~~~ Liana Brunell Trombley trombley@mich.com ------------------------------ X-Message: #5 Date: Sun, 28 Mar 1999 00:27:14 -0500 From: Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman Subject: OBIT: Jeffrey, 1936, Auglaize From: "Diane Bucksky" OBIT: Jeffrey, 1936, Auglaize Jasper Jeffrey, 83, died Monday (June 1, 1936) at the home of his son James on Walnut St., Weston. He was born in St. Mary's, Ohio, July 31, 1852. He was united in marriage to Minerva Bowsher, of Cairo in 1876 and to this union eight children were born. He came to Weston twenty-five years ago and has lived alone. Funeral services will be held today at the Loomis Funeral Home at one o'clock. Rev. Bogardus, pastor of the Methodist church officiating. He is survived by three sons, James of Weston; Thomas of Oklahoma; Fred of Dayton; two daughter, Mrs. Bertha Foth of Cincinnati and Mabel address unknown. (Wood County Library, Sentinel Tribune 6-2-1936) Submitted by Diane Bucksky, 20441 Euler Rd. Weston, OH 43569. dbucksky@wcnet.org -------------------------------- End of OH-FOOTSTEPS-D Digest V99 Issue #197 *******************************************