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STARK COUNTY
AND ITS PIONEERS
By Mrs. E. H. Shallenberger
Publ. Cambridge, Ill.: B. W. Seaton, Prairie Chief Office, Book and
Job Printer.
1876
327 pgs.
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Introduction......................................... |
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| PART I. |
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| CHAPTER I. - |
- A Retrospective
Glance, including the various Voyages of
discovery by mans of which a knowledge of this
land was conveyed to the Old World, and
Emigration induced to drift hitherward
- Geological Changes
- Carboniferous Period
- Formation of our Coal Measures
- Character of our Resident Indians, Black
Hawk's Insursion, &c. |
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| CHAPTER II. - |
- Our First
Settlers
- Isaac B. Essex
- Various groups of Settlers at Osceola,
Wyoming, Lafayette, West Jersey, and Valley
Township. The Circumstances that Environed
them, Anecdotes, &c.
- First Marriage, Birth and Death, in what is
now Stark County.
- When and how the first Homes were built. -
Character of the Early Settlers
- the Impression they have left upon our county |
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| CHAPTER III. - |
- The Formation of
Stark County
- Its first Election, Organization, &c.
- Political Struggles and Maneuvers of the Early
Settlers
- Institution of Courts.
- Natural Advantages
- Geography, Climate, and General Healthfulness
of the New Count.
- Its Groves and Roads |
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| CHAPTER IV. - |
- Public
Enterprises
- Religious, Educational, Benevolent, Military
and Business
- Military (pg. 83) |
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| CHAPTER V - |
- The Fauna and
Flora, by T. M. Shallenberger |
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| CHAPTER VI. - |
- Our Towns
- Toulon, Wyoming, Lafayette, Bradford,
Castleton, Duncan
- Their Past History and Present Prosperity. |
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| PART II. -
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PERSONAL SKETCHES. |
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General Samuel
Thomas and Family |
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Rev. R. C. Dunn
and Family |
202 |
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- Col. William H.
Henderson |
208 |
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- Rev. Samuel G.
Wright |
217 |
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- The Hall Family |
228 |
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- Turnbull and
Oliver Families |
246 |
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- The Scotch
Settlement at Elmira |
251 |
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The Sturms Family |
253 |
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- Mr. Henry Seeley |
256 |
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- Mr. Thomas Winn |
259 |
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- The Emerys |
261 |
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- Mr. James Buswell |
263 |
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- The Butler Family |
266 |
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- Gen. Thomas J.
Henderson |
273 |
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- The McClennathan
Family |
284 |
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- The Essex Family |
286 |
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- Conclusion |
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| APPENDIX. |
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Abstract of Vote |
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Soldiers' Record,
&c. |
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