Pgs 412-686 - Illinois Ancestors

680 HISTORY OF STARK COUNTY.
Dunn, a sister of Rev. R. C. Dunn. The schoolhouse mas erected in
W~-QK,U~ 8.
Regarcling the first white child born in the cour~ty : Wilson Slnith
was born two miles south of West Jersey in 1829, ancl is now a resident
of Eola, Pottawattamie county, Ia. Washington Srnitll was born
two miles south of West Jersey in 1832, now resicling at Le~vis, Cass
county, 1%. They are the sons of Jacob Smith, who died in IPS5 at
Ga1.c.a. Bert Sinith, now with C. W. Brown, of Penn, states positively
that his grandfather settled in West Jersey in 1827.
The first postoffice was kept by Silas lticharcls where Wm. Pratt
resided in 1862. In the summer of 1838 Washington Trickle erected
the first frame house, which in later years stoocl sooth of his illoclenl
buildings. W. Tricltle and Charles Yoc~ull erected a carding nlill 011
Walnut creek in 1842. This was in the extreme soutln~est corner of
the township. The undergronncl railroad passed by Nigger Point, near
where Nehemiah Wylroff settled in 1837, ancl thence vla ,the Webster
settlement towarcl the northeast, as laelated in the general history.
Pioneer Ce9~sus.-The census of pioneers or persons here ~vllen the
county was organized and residing here in the spring of 1866, was
taken by W. Trlckle-the committee appointed by the old Old Settlers'
Ssciety. The names are as follows : Suniner Sllaw and .rvi fe, Enrlice
Nelson, Anclrew McClure, Francis Webster, Whitfielcl i\ilattllews and
wife, Oliver Smith and wife, George Albrigl~t, Hiram Albright and
wife, Davicl Gelvin ancl wife, Jonathan Pratz and wife, A. J. Findley
and wife, Levi Eckley and wife, Daniel Eckley and wife, Jol~n ~cklek
ancl wife, James B. Witter ancl wife, Wni. White ancl wife, Antlrerv -
Full and wife, Washington Smith and mife, Berry S~nitll and mife,
Joseph Sinith and wife, George Sheets tmd mife, John Rounds, James
Rounds ancl wife, John Shoclcley ancl wife, George Simmerrnan ancl
wife, David Simmerman, Davicl Simmerman ancl mife, Georgc Simmerman,
Jacob Simmerman, John Simmerman, Reinsley Richaid ancl wife,
Williartl Palmer ancl mife, Joseph De Wolf and wife, Ilannah Emery,
Jacob Wiley ancl wife, W. Triclrle and wife.
West Jersey Cemetery.-Interred in the cemetery near the village
are the remains of the following-named oltl residents, the name and
year of death being given: John Riggen, 1854; Eliza Eiggen, '54;
Davicl Cumming, '76 ; Jesse Cooper, '70 ; hlitchell Tull, '70 ; Jane Tull,
'53; Mary Stetzler, '77; Tlmimas Price, '74; Phcebe Price, '75 ; Kmanda
Albertson, '53; Lucinda Dancer, '82; Jennie D. Srnsl~l;, '81; Susan
Smith, '85 ; W. B. Masters, '71 ; L~~cius I-Iotchkiss, '49 ; W. 6. Hotcllkiss,
'56; Stephen A. Mnnson, '76 ; Ji~mes C. Egbert, '63; William W.
Shannon, '59 ; Jacob Hazen, '47 ; Jane I-Iszen, '69 ; EIenry S~vank, '- ;
Eliza Sanders, '69 ; William Ba~r, '51; Arcl~i bald Ayers, '80 ; Barbara
Kane, '81 ; Charlotte Coleman, '79 ; Mar,y L. llorseley, '71 ; John Mc-
Intosh, '82; Alex nilclntosll, '58; Peter I-Iuber, '81; John Pere, '62;
Charlotte Laing, '67; Sn~nuel W. Laing, '67; Ni~tl~an 13. Daniel, '68;
Sarah Dugan, '82 ; Grace W. Eentley, '68 ; John McDaniel, '56 ; A\~~m
Young, '65 ; Ann DiIcIntosh, '62 ; Maria, Riggen, '54 ; John Wetzell,
'54 ; Elizabeth Wetzell, '57 ; John IkIcKinstry, '72 ; Daniel Leigh, '85 ;
Elizabeth Forge, '68; Edward Forge, '62; ~ k nSwank, r ~ '61; Rebecca