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1 , 1 : &I:LP,Y Godley, '71 ; Martha, Garlev, 'S1: Ellen (Scott) Grieve, '85 ; Daniel Hudson, '74 ; John I3olnles, '7'3 ; IVllitney Hudson, '55 Mary EIarris, '67 ;. Thomas Jaclcson, '55 ; Janet Lyle, '49 ; Wnl. 1,ple; '55 ;' Margaret Noon, '66 ; Jalnes Moon, '71 ; Ales. &IcIienzie, '64 ; Ales. M~~rchison, '78 ; Ann Murcllison, '69 ; Ik~ricl JIoffitt, 54 ; IVilllrehnina, Mofitt, '65; Finlev Murcl~ison, '72 ; ItoclericB IIeI
4-36 I-IIS'I'OXY Oh' STARl(r COUNTY. Osfortl, in ilenr\~ county, was tlle finnnciit.1 centre of the countv up to 1860. In that iear tlle'wilcl cat bank, callecl " Bank of the Mississippi Valley," existed here. After the Scotch settlement of Elmira, other immigrants of that nationality settled across the line, maiking the (\istrict almost clistinctlv Scotcll-either I-Tinhlancl or Lo~~lt~ncl. The IIighlands, which couAprise Sutherlantl, Eoss, Inverness an tl Argyle shires are inhabited bv t~ race of Celtjs \rho lx~ssetl oiTeY fro111 I~acl:~ntl in the third cent~wy. " In their first incasi6n the\- \rem rtpulsctl I)y the Picts. but later nssistetl tllenl alp;~insthe rln&lo Saxons. 111 503. u under liikg Fergus they erected ;I Eingtlonl in a l>i~l*t of Scotl:i,~ltl, :~,nt! about the year 000 were m,zst1ei~s of the colnltrv wllicll c:~ lletl Scot ii~. he crowns of Engl.1;~ntl and Scot.lanc1 Yveve url i tletl in 181 ):j, when Janles VI. of Scotlantl ascentlei1 the Englisll tllronc. Prl 431 I'ope Celestine sent St. l'allatlius, a Roman, to preach to the Scots, who eagerly received the faitll. Calvinism \\.as introtluced ilntler the ~resh~terian form of cllnrcll govern~r~en tl, ;ilncl tll is ~rlove~nen t \iT:ts much opl)used by James VI. and his successors. In IGSS the Scots cst:~l)- lishecl I'resbyterianism as tho n;~tion;tl religion ; but irll c )t helb Forwls ol' Christianity were toleratetl. Pope l'ias IS. reCisti~blisl~etL the Ltorn:~~n Catllolic cilu~~ch there, wl~ich, in IS61 em bri~cetl one- foi~rtl~ of t llc 1x)pllation ; while dissenting chu~ches embraced hilly i~notllo. one-fourth. The royal tragedies encling wit11 the execntio;~ of Polnl*y Queen of Scots, the massacre of Olencoe, the ik~ttlo of the Clans antl the reign of patriotism nn tler W i lli:~rn Wa.iltlcc a.nti Robert Bruce tlinge ller history with romlbnce. The contlit ion, ilowe\rer, of the '' cro l'ters," 1;~l)ol~ers in town nntl country, ;mtl of the entire third antl forlrth ol~tler:.; of the people abolishes ronlance in the 1le;brt of the incli~irer, alncl fostel*~ the wish that some di~y the toilers there nlav reap the i*cwal*ds of-' , honest labor. The 13s hol 1 1 Ii 11 -cd.ml"\', coinl)oset 1 esclusi \rely of * , d weclish tlissenters f roln the 1,rtt heran. or Roval ch11rcE1. elates 11;~clc to lS4j-=4(;. At that time Olaf Olson settled it wl~i~t is'ltnown as lietl oak Grove; and was soon joined by Jonas Olson i1~11t1 Eric .Janseri. Like allnost all foreign pioneers o F our pr*i~.iries they weye pool1, an tl, being so, excavated large calves nncl in tl lose snl~ter~n~n em h nts I i vet1 dnring the first year or t IVO of settlement. Tl~e colony s~~l)seclnc.n tl y erected a, co~ni~iunial ~eside~lce in which etlcll one slop t i~ntl i~oarded at a common expense to all. In 1853 tlle colony \\-as clli~rtered, itntl its affairs placetl ~~~lcler the control of sevell trustees. Tl~is was three years after the m~~rcler of Eric Jltnsen hy Jolln Eoot - the first eritlence of disintegration 14 thin the colony. In IYGO the governnle~ll, by trustees, fell Into disrepute, ant1 in 1371 a. suit in cllancery w:~s uomlnenced to close all the aff:i.irs of' this colony as an incorporatetl bocly. Prior to this, llo~vever the S\rccles 1)ecome independent in thought tlnd cast oft' the co~ril~lunal systIeln, under wllicll they canle r here and 1 ivetl for solme yeiu8s. 111e grading of the American (lentt*:~] railroad tl~oogh Sta.rk county was in greater part, the lirbor of the men and women of this colony. School.s.-The cj uestion of orgjrilizing the towns11 ill lor. scliool purposes was decitled January 10, 183S, \r~llen ten vote~~s, then all in tlle township, assembled at Robert Moore's house imcl voted in favor of
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Page 5 and 6: George White, lot 3, sec. 16; Nov.
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490 BIOGRAPHY AND REMINISOENCES Rox
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492 BIOGRAPHY AND REMINISCENCES Abr
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484 HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY. Samuel
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Joseph Wright, s. e, qr. sec. 11; J
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lS%3EX TOWNSHIP. 499 Edward Trickle
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ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 501 was no school n
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ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 503 the county. 0.
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EL~IIRA TOWNSHIP. 505 the bluff " j
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ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 507 \ /'. which, wi
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OF ESSEX TOWXSHIP. 509 Johrt C70Zwe
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OF ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 511 ing and at t
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OF ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 5p3 republican,
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OP ESSEX TOWNSHIP. Xan.; James H.,
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OF ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 517 ceeded is sh
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OF ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 519 daughter of
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OF ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 521 Weigal, a na
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OF ESSEX TOWNSHIP. 523 cliecl, Octo
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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP. 525 Xolomon WiZk:i
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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP. 597 Jereiniall Ben
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GOSETEN TOWNSHIP. 531 Harris VT. At
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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP. 533 ined and rece~
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GOSFIXN TOWNSHIP. 535 western tomns
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GOSFIEN TOWNSHIP. 53'7 '41; Hiram N
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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP. 539 J. F. Smith, W
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GOSHEN TOWNSHIP. 541 dy, Elijah Pon
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OF GOSIIEN TOWNSHIP. 543 well as of
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OF' GOSHEN TOTVNSHIP. 545 in that v
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OF GOSFIEK TOWNSHIP. 547 county. Of
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the eldest daughter, now the wife o
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552 BIOGRAYFIY AND REMINISCF:NCP:S
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554 IZIOGRAPHY AND REMINISCENCES a
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55fi 13IOGI-RAPHY AND REMINISCENCES
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558 RIOGRAPI-IY AND REMINISCENCES v
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560 'RIOGRAPE-IY ANT) REMTNTSCRNC'E
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entered in Goshen townshil). One ye
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- Mr. Quinn has talten all the part
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566 BIOGGAPKY AND RT4MTNfSCENCES. (
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568 BIOGRAPIIY AND REMINISCENCES an
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5'70 UIOGRAPIIY AND RE%~INISCENCES.
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5'72 HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY. other
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John F. Phenis, n. w. qr. of s. \v.
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OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 5'71 bv 356 pupil
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OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 581 H. Candee as
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A A. J. Opdycke, I. Y., "i5 N. J. I
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OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 585 was held on &
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OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 587 granted ancl
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OF OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 589 present ti
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OF OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 591 TTedey T.
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OP OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 593 establishe
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OF GOSHEN TOWNSHIP. 595 has always
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OF OSOEOLA TOWNSHIP. 597 of her mar
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David ; again estnblishecl n house
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OF OSCEOLA TOWNSHIP. 601 lam H., Ma
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CHAPTER XYI. PENN TOWNSIIIP, HE com
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PENN TOWNSHIP. 605 J. Hoagden, n. m
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PENN TOWNSHIP. 601 Horace Clark, n.
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PENN TOWNSHIP. 609 Snare ancl W. B.
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PENN TOWNSRIP. 61 1 Rev. J. L. Scot
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VENN TOWNSHIP. 615 lene Dicl~erson!
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OF PEKN TOWNSHIP. 61.7 3Iibes Avery
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620 BIOGICAPHY AND REMINISCENCES sh
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622 BIOGRAPHY AND REMINISCENCES add
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BIOGRAPHY AND REMINISCENCES i I (St
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OF IWNN TOWNSHIP. 639 George Green'
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OF PENN TOWNSHIP. 633 countrv. At t
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NG-wren Pettit, died Maty 4, 1886,
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OF PENN TOWNSHIP. 637 singer tailor
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OF PENN TOWNSHIP. 639 of Midclletow
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-. VALLEY TOWNSHIP. Jalnes Sawyer,
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VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 643 Curlton A. Fox
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VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 645 The justices o
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VALLEY TOWNSHIP. James 1-1. Garside
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OP VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 651 1866, Mr. A
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OF VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 653 August 16,
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OF VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 655 Down reside
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OF VaLLEY TOWNSHIP. 657 65 acres to
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OF VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 659 C/~arZes 3L
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OF VALLEY TOWNSHIP. nois Infantry A
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OP VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 663 the wife of
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OF VALLEY TOWNSHIP. 665 Simmerman p
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county, Ill., whose parents mere na
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OF VAL I. G s TOWNSI L IP. 611 in i
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 673 Andrew Jo
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 615 hf. of JV
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 617 in April,
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 679 school ;
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 681 * Swanlc,
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WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 683 built the
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OF WEST JERSEY TOWNS~IP. ,685 ]lave
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02' WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 687 , I,.
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OF WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 689 Dr. Cl
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OF WEST JERSEY TOWNSHIP. 1831, and
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OF WEST JERSEY TOWJS SHIP. 693 Miss
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OF WEST JER4EY TOWNSHIP. while in t
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eceived a ul-acticitl ecluc:litlion
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I OF WEST *JISRSET TOWNSHIP. son A.
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OF WEST JERSEY TOlVNSftfP. 703 I Ma
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I , ' s .z geiieral stlore at, West
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CONCLUSION. The expentlitnres of th
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