Most of the Athens County Ohio Genealogy collection has been extracted from Walker’s History of Athens County. These consist of numerous biographies, lists of town officers and land records. To this has been added an 1820 census index of Athens County, extracted from the original records by Dennis Partridge. And transcriptions from several cemeteries extracted from WPA lists.
The first election for town officers was held April 27, 1839, when Charles Cable was elected mayor; A. J. Bond recorder; John Coe, S. M. Sheppard, John Hull, W. W. Poston, and James Rusk trustees. Luther Burt was appointed marshal of the village, and Robert Miller treasurer. James Rusk declining to serve as trustee, Thomas L. Mintun was appointed in his place. Since then the following persons have been elected mayor. Mayors 1840-1868. 1840-William Burlingame. 1841-Ebenezer Fenimore. 1842-Solomon Roberts. 1843-44-James Deaver. 1845-R. G. McLean. 1846-47-No record. 1848-49-Lewis Steenrod. [Mr. Steenrod having resigned, A. J. Guitteau was appointed for his unexpired … Read more
The township records prior to 1837 are lost. Township Trustees since 1837. 1837 M. L. Bestow, Jesse Derry, Samuel Dutton. 1838 M. L. Bestow, Jesse Derry, Ferdinand Paulk. 1839 Nicholas Baker, Jedediah Fuller, Ferdinand Paulk. 1840 Nicholas Baker, Jedediah Fuller, Wm. Kincade. 1841 Nicholas Baker, Samuel Dutton, Heman Cooley. 1842 Josephus Tucker, Samuel Dutton, Wm. W. Barrows. 1843-44 Josephus Tucker, Nicholas Baker, John Brookhart. 1845 Samuel Dutton, Nicholas Baker, M. L. Bestow. 1846 Josephus Tucker, Nicholas Baker, Ferdinand Paulk. 1847 Josephus Tucker, Nicholas Baker, Samuel Humphrey. 1848 J. M. Maxwell, R. M. Wilson, R. K. Bridges. 1849 Heman Cooley, Samuel … Read more
The town was incorporated in 1844. At the first election for town officers John V. Brown was chosen mayor, and J. M. Gorsline recorder. For a number of years afterward there was no election, but since 1855 they have been held regularly. Town Officers of Albany since 1855. 1855.-Mayor, Albert Vorhes; Recorder, Henry Wells; Treasurer, John Vorhes; Councilmen, John Brown, J. M. Gorsline, Wm. Smith, Peter Morse, and David Sampson. 1856.-Mayor, Albert Vorhes; Recorder, John Brown; Treasurer, John Vorhes; Councilmen, Wm. R. Collins, Peter Morse, W. W. Kurtz, J. M. Gorsline, and P. McCann. 1859.-Mayor, A. Palmer; Recorder, J. E. … Read more
Athens Ohio 1820 Census Index Abbot, Joel, Jr. 103 Abbot, John 103 Back, William 103 Bailey, Fromes 103 Baker, Isaiah 109 Baker, Nicholas 109 Ballard, Joseph 103 Barker, Isaac, Jr. 104 Barker, Joseph 103 Barker, Michael 104 Barker, Timothy 104 Barker, William 104 Bartlett, Henry 104 Beard, Colesmby 104 Beeris, William 104 Bending, Nathen 104 Benley, William 104 Bingham, Silas 109 Bone, Barent 104 Brigham, Alvin 104 Brigham, Alvin, Jr. 104 Browing, K. Thomas 104 Brown, John II 104 Calvin, Barzabel 104 Carpenter, Cipkes 104 Carpenter, Joseph 104 Carter, Ried 108 Chadwick, Thomas 104 Coats, Arthur 104 Coe, John 104 … Read more
J. G. Brown, son of Captain Benjamin Brown, was born April 16th, 1798, near Waterford, in Washington county, Ohio, and has lived in Athens county since he was one year old. His youth was passed in working on his father’s farm (in Ames township), and in assiduous study and preparation for college. In due time he became a student at the Ohio university, and graduated there in 1822. From 1824 to 1825, he was preceptor in the academical department of the university. In 1825 he began the publication of the Athens Mirror, the first paper printed in the county, and … Read more
Lostine, Wallowa County, Oregon Samuel Jefferson Cussuns was born in Athens County, Ohio, August 14, 1835 and died at his home near Lostine May 1, 1919 being 84 years, 8 months and 13 days old. When 17 years old he moved with his parents to Lee County, Iowa. In 1863 he was united in marriage to Miss Louise Nelson. To this union were born: James Gaston and George Cussins of Wallowa; Joe of Beatrice, Neb.; Frank, Leander, Arthur, and Henry of lostine, and Mrs. Odelia Jacobs, of Chico. Mr. Cussins was a veteran of the Civil War. He moved with … Read more
We have not been able to procure the records of the township previous to 1825; they have been lost or destroyed. The following are the township trustees since that time. Township Trustees 1825-1868. 1825 Resolved Fuller, Daniel Weethee, Samuel B. Johnson. 1826 Jonathan Allen, Simon H. Mansfield, William Bagley. 1827 Jeremiah Morris, Simon H. Mansfield, Josiah True. 1828 Resolved Fuller, Simon H. Mansfield, Josiah True. 1829 Jeremiah Morris, Simon H. Mansfield, Horace Carter. 1830 Daniel Weethee, Simon H. Mansfield, Josiah True. 1831 Samuel Stevens, Jeremiah Morris, Josiah True. 1832 Samuel Stevens, Robert Conn, Josiah True. 1833 Samuel Stevens, Robert Conn, … Read more
The Rev. Jacob Lindley, seventh son of Demas Lindley, one of the early settlers of Washington county, Pennsylvania, was born in that county, June 13, 1774. At the age of eighteen he was sent to Jefferson college, Pennsylvania, and from there went to Princeton, New Jersey, where he graduated in 1798. After a course of theological study he was license] to preach by the ” Washington Presbytery,” and in 1803, he removed to Ohio, settling first at Beverly, on the Muskingum. Having been selected by the first board of trustees of the Ohio university to organize and conduct that institution, … Read more
George W. Gabriel, M. D., of Parsons had his first medical experience as a hospital steward and soldier during the Civil war. He is now the oldest active medical man in the state, having practiced continuously for over forty-five years. Doctor Gabriel is one of the pioneer physicians of Parsons, and has identified himself with that community not only in a professional capacity but also as a public spirited man of affairs. He is a former state senator. He was born in that old center of education and culture of the Ohio Valley, Athens, Ohio, on November 17, 1841. The … Read more
Silvanus Ames, long known in this county as Judge Ames, was born at Bridgewater, Massachusetts, March 26, 1771. His father, whose ancestor, William Ames, came from England in 1643, was a graduate of Harvard college, and an Episcopalian clergyman. He preached several years at Trinity church, in Taunton, Massachusetts, was afterwards a chaplain in the revolutionary army, and died in the camp at Valley Forge, during the hard winter of 1777-78. Silvanus Ames married Nabby Lee Johnson in 1795, and moved to the northwestern territory in 1798. They settled temporarily in Belpre, whence they removed to Ames township, in May, … Read more
Troy Ohio 1820 Census Index Allen, Reuben 133 Allen, Samuel 133 Allen, Shadrick 133 Bagley, Stephen 134 Baily, John 134 Baker, Christian 133 Banvas, W. William 136 Barrows, Jacob 134 Barrows, William 134 Baylis, Elizabeth 134 Bingham, Silas 134 Blade, Harney 133 Blizard, Silas 134 Boanback, Lemuel 136 Bowen, Adam 134 Brookshirt, Abram 133 Burch, Eratus 134 Campbell, William 134 Carpenter, William 134 Carsey, Joseph 134 Catlin, Hannah 134 Cockerel, S. William 134 Conrood, Ann 134 Cooley, Asahel 136 Cooley, Caleb 134 Cooley, Himan 134 Cooley, Simeon 134 Corson, Phillip 134 Crtser, John 134 Curtis, S. Eleazer 134 Denihu, Hugh … Read more
The early records of the township were destroyed by fire in the house of John McKee in 1827 or 1828, but as nearly as can be ascertained the first trustees were Caleb Merritt, John Brooks, and Thomas Sharp, and Caleb Merritt the first justice of the peace. Trustees 1829-1868. 1829 Ziba Lindley, Sen., Samuel McKee, Nicholas Misner. 1830 Ziba Lindley, Sen., Samuel McKee, Elias N. Nichols. 1831 Ziba Lindley, Jun., Samuel McKee, Elias N. Nichols. 1832 Samuel Earhart, Asa Stearns, Benjamin Parks, Jun. 1833 Samuel Earhart, John V. Brown, Benjamin Parks, Jun. 1834 Ziba Lindley, Jun., Jesse M. Mahon, Benjamin … Read more
One of the early pioneers of Wallowa County, a man possessed of sound principles and dominated with wisdom and talents of a high order, the subject of this sketch is well fitted for representation in this history of Wallowa and Union counties, since also he has wrought here for the advancement of the county’s interests and has constantly manifested unswerving integrity and moral qualities that have given him the admiration and confidence of all of his fellows, and he is today numbered with the leading agriculturists of the county and is a substantial citizen. Mr. Basim was born in Coshocton … Read more
A history of Athens county would be very incomplete without a biographical notice of the father and projector of the Ohio university-an institution that has done so much to shape and influence the history of this community. Though never a resident of the county, perhaps no one person has exerted a more deep and lasting influence on its welfare than Dr. Manasseh Cutler. He was the son of Hezekiah Cutler, who came from a thorough Puritan stock, and was born at Killingly, Connecticut, May 3, 1742. He graduated at Yale college, at the age of twenty-three, studied theology at Dedham, … Read more
The first election for township officers in Ames was held June 1, 1802 (nearly three years before the organization of the county), at the house of Silvanus Ames, and resulted as follows: Nathan Woodbury, George Ewing and Samuel Brown, trustees; Daniel Weethee, clerk; Josiah True and Samuel Brown, overseers of the poor; Nathan Woodbury, Joseph Pugsley and John Swett, fence viewers; George Wolf and Christopher Herrold, house appraisers; Daniel Converse, lister; Samuel Brown and Benjamin Brown, supervisors; Daniel Converse and Silvanus Ames, constables. In 1803 the following were elected: Benjamin Brown, Silvanus Ames and Daniel Weethee, trustees; George Ewing, clerk; … Read more
County Court. The first court of common pleas, July 8, 1805, consisted of Robert F. Slaughter, president judge, and Silvanus Ames and Elijah Hatch, associate judges. Henry Bartlett was appointed clerk. Since that time the following judges have acted: 1806-Levin Belt, president judge, and Silvanus Ames, Alexander Stedman, and Abel Miller, associate judges. In 1807, judge Ames became sheriff, and Elijah Hatch became judge. 1807 to 1812-William Wilson, president judge, and Alexanander Stedman, Abel Miller, and Elijah Hatch, associate judges. 1813-William Wilson, president judge, and Jehiel Gregory, Silvanus Ames, and Elijah Hatch, associate judges. 1814-William Wilson, president judge, and Jehiel … Read more
(Loc. in Carthage twp., south of Lottridge, ¼ mile from Mud Sock Road, Orange Twp., Meigs County, Ohio) CALDWELL John, d. 7 July 1845, ae. 78 yrs. Isabell, d. 3 Oct. 1865, ae. 78 yrs. Wife of John. CHILD Ezbon, d. 23 Apr. 1850, ae. 37 yrs., 7 mos., 17 days. Seth, d. 25 Apr. 1828, ae. 55 yrs., 2 mos., 29 days. FROST Levi, d. 3 Jan. 1839, ae. 46 yrs. FROST Abner, d. 4 June 1834, ae. 86 yrs., 1 mo., 15 days. Beulah, wife of Abner. Hannah, d. 1 May 1823, ae. 35 yrs. Dau. of John … Read more
Canaan Ohio 1820 Census Index Arnold, Thomas 115 Austin, Thomas 115 Bayles, George 115 Bayles, John 115 Bean, Geo 115 Bean, William 115 Bean, William II 115 Bench, Jesse 115 Boyd, John 117 Boyles, Martin 115 Boyles, Peter 115 Carpenter, Parker 115 Carrigo, C. John 115 Davis, Sam,Uel 115 Drow, David 117 Field, John 115 Field, Walter 117 Fleming, William 115 Francis, Nicholas 116 Fromm, Daniel 116 Fromm, Daniel, Jr. 116 Henshan, G. Nathaniel 116 Henshan, Harry 116 Holebert, William 116 Holecomb, Noah 117 Hoskins, Elisha 116 Hoskins, Joshua 116 Housner, David 116 Jroin, Hugh 116 Labath, John 116 Lafrib, … Read more
The following census index is separated by township and then alphabetically… it depicts as accurately as we could transcribe an index of the Federal 1820 Census. Alexander, Ohio 1820 Census Index Ames Ohio 1820 Census Index Athens Ohio 1820 Census Index Canaan Ohio 1820 Census Index Carthage Ohio 1820 Census Index Dover Ohio 1820 Census Index Elk Ohio 1820 Census Index Homer Ohio 1820 Census Index Lee Ohio 1820 Census Index Rome Ohio 1820 Census Index Troy Ohio 1820 Census Index York Ohio 1820 Census Index Source: 1820 Census Index, by Dennis N. Partridge, copyright 1999.