section 5 in said township number 6 and range 9; thence south through the center of sections number 5, 8. 17, 20, 29 and 32 to the southwest corner of the east half of section 32 in said township number 6 and range 9; thence along said township line to the place of beginning-containing twenty-seven sections.”

"Olive Township, Guernsey County, was organized June 3, 1816, from a part of Buffalo Township, which was erected in 1810. The Guernsey County line, prior to the erection of Morgan County in 1819, ran east and west through the center of what is now Olive Township. The original Olive Township probably extended westwardly and northwardly several miles. No description of its boundaries can be found.

The following is a list of the holders of real estate in Olive Township in 1826, taken from the Morgan County tax duplicate for that year: Theodocius Armstrong, Samuel Allen, John Allen, James Archibald, ́ William Boon, Thomas Boyd's heirs, William Boyd, William Bell, Israel Blake, Benjamin Blake, Simeon Blake, Robert Caldwell, John Caldwell, Isaac Cunningham, Sherebiah Clark, Aurelius Clark, Joseph L. Clark, Isaac Devore, Levi Davis, Joseph, Davis, Charles Davis, William Free, Matthew Grimes' heirs, Jefferson Glidden, Dennis Gibbs, John Glid den's heirs, William Glidden. Alexander Greenlee, Isaac Hill, Elisha Harris' heirs, David Hutchins, Stephen Hutchins' heirs, Joseph Hutchins, Jr., Hollis Hutchins, Daniel Hutchins, David Hussey, James

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Hatch, James Hughes' heirs, William Jacobs, Hollis James, James Kyle, Lewis Keith, Samuel Long, Jonathan Long, Joseph Matheny'sheirs, David McGarry, William Miller, Samuel McWilliams, John Noble, William Ogle, James Ogle, Edward Parrish, Edward Perkins, William Perkins, George Padgett, John Pidcock, John Rhodes, James Rainer, Israel Spencer, Michael Shriver, Shubal Smith, Lewis Shirley, John Shirley, George Shirley, Elisha Spencer, John Smoot, Lewis Smoot, Samuel Shaw, Peter Shackle, William Scoggan, Thorla & McKee, James Tuttle, Mary Tuttle, William Tilton, Hebron Tilton, Benjamin Tilton, Joseph Tilton, Jr., Davis Tilton, Elizabeth Wagoner, John Wiley (of Belmont), Thomas Wiley, James Webber, James S. Warren, William Warren, John Wiley, Benjamin Wickham, John Wickham, Jr., Frederick Yerian. Number of acres, 9,5324; value, $10,973; total tax on land and houses, $109.73. Included in the foregoing list were the inhabitants of six halfsections and six full sections now be longing to Sharon Township.

orable and honest. Few of the families moved directly to Duck Creek from New England, but most of them came here after spending a few years within the present limits of Washington County. No part of Noble County had worthier and better citizens among its early settlers than the Township of Olive. The population was also permanent, and the present inhabitants of the township are mainly the descendants of the pioneers whose names are given above and of those who moved in a few years later. Nearly all of the first settlers located along the West Fork of Duck Creek, and that part of the township was considerably improved before much land was taken up elsewhere.

Robert Caldwell, a Pennsylvanian, caine from Washington County, Ohio, and in 1809 settled upon the farm on which the town of Caldwell is built. He was one of the very first settlers in Olive Township, and the name of Caldwell has been conspicuous in the annals of Duck Creek Valley ever since he settled here.

Joseph Caldwell, son of Robert, now living in the village of Caldwell, was born on Duck Creek, in Washington County, near where Caywood now is, in 1798, and has spent his long life in this valley. He is now the oldest resident of Olive Township. He has a number of relics of the olden time, among which is a carpenter's vise which his father obtained when a wagoner in Pennsylvania during the time of the Revolutionary War. Mr. Cald- |

wel! stopped at a tavern for the night, and during the night the Hessian troops were passing continually. In the morning when he arose he saw a couple of Hessians sitting upon a log, eating their breakfast. Mr. Caldwell and two other men went toward them, but the Hessians immediately ran, in their haste leaving behind the vise, which he secured, and which has since been kept in the family.

Samuel Allen, the pioneer miller of the valley, was the next settler below Wiley. Joseph Matheny, who came from the vicinity of Marietta, settled near Allen. Others who lived further down the creek were Joseph Chapman, Richard and Gillias Doane and the Hutchinses, all of whom came before 1812.

Sherebiah Clark was one of the most prominent early settlers of the valley.

He came from Kennebec County, Me., where he had previously served as a representative to the Massachusetts Legislature before Maine became a State. He was a man of wide views and good intellect. In religion he was a Universalist. He came here with a family of grown up children, in 1818. His sons, Joseph and Aurelius, resided in the township. On the organization of Morgan County in 1819, Sherebiah Clark became one of the associate judges of that county, in which office he served for three years. Judge Clark died in 1852 and his wife in 1858. Their children were Aurelius, Joseph, Zipporah, Louisa, Elvira and Polly.

Hollis Hutchins, from Maine, was

a Revolutionary soldier, and was among the first settlers. His sons were John, Hollis, David, Joseph and Daniel, all of whom lived in the county and reared families.

Captain Simeon Blake was one of the earliest settlers in the valley. He was a native of Maine, and one of the early immigrants to the West. He served in General Wayne's expedition against the Indians in 1794–5. He lived near where Dudley now is. The earliest mill in the township, and in all probability the earliest in the county, was erected at the locality since known as Socum, as early as 1812, by Samuel Allen, assisted by the few scattering settlers then in the valley. Although the mill was usually inactive a part of the year, owing to scarcity of water, it was a great convenience to the settlers, and for many years did a good business. A sawmill was also in operation at the same place, erected about the same time with the gristmill. A few years later William Free put in brush, and by the aid of the drift easily constructed a dam a short distance above Allen's mill. His mill was in operation only a few years, and never amounted much."

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been abolished. It is also said that Free was not his name, but Hamilton; and that after he received his whipping, he shouted, "I'm free! I'm free!” and called himself Free ever after.

Joseph Tilton and his sons, Joseph W., Benjamin and Davis, all lived together on a half-section in the western part of the township. Hebron Tilton, a relative, lived on a quarter-section ajoining. His children were Matthew, Alden D., Freeman, Smith, Rufus, Eliza, Rebecca and Diadema.

William Tilton was born in Kennebec County, Me., July 14, 1790, and is now living in Jefferson Township, past ninety six years of age. He is probably the oldest man in Noble County. Mr. Tilton settled in Olive Township with his family soon after the war of 1812, and resided here until recently.

Simeon Tuttle was an early settler on the west side of the creek, and died here in 1816. His family remained in the township, and some of the name are still here.

In 1812 Charles Davis and his sons, Charles, Joseph, Levi, and Enoch, and his daughters, Sarah (Cunningham), and Rhoda (Morris), came from Maine and settled in the southern part of the township. All lived here and reared families, and their descendants are still numerous in the county. Enoch moved to the northern part of the State. Mrs. Cunningham is still living, in Kansas. The Davises were all leading members of the Baptist Church, and good citizens.

John Glidden, a native of Maine, came from Washington County, Ohio, and settled on Duck Creek, about 1814, where he died a few years later. He was a doctor, having studied medicine under Dr. Jett, at Marietta, but it is not known that he practiced his profession after coming here. He was the father of Sidney and John Glidden, still living in this township.

Silas Thorla, from Massachusetts, brought his family to his new home,, where Olive now is, in 1816. He had been here for about two years previously, engaged in salt-making. Mr. Thorla was a man of good gen- | eral information, and by profession a surveyor. He was one of the early justices of the peace, and served also as county surveyor of Morgan County. His son. Benjamin Thorla, who came into the Duck Creek Valley when a small boy, is still living at Olive, and has a vivid recollection of pioneer times.

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George Padgett, Edward Wheeler, Allen Woodford, and Charles Chandler were all New Englanders, and resided on section 16 in early years. William Miller, noted as being at the time of his death the oldest Mason in the United States, settled early on the farm where the Caldwell Fair Grounds now are. came from County Antrim, Ireland, and was a worthy man. His children were Jane, Ann, James, William, Mary and Margaret. James lives on part of the old place. William Miller was born in County Antrim, Ireland, June 6, 1783, and died at the home of his son, near Caldwell,

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February 8, 1882, aged ninety-eight years. He came to America in 1812, and to Ohio in 1818, settling first in Columbiana County and afterward on the farm where he died. He married Mary Reed, of New Jersey. He was a weaver by trade, but followed farming after coming to Ohio. In religion he was a Presbyterian. Mr. Miller was made a Master Mason in 1801, a Royal Arch Mason in 1804. and a Knight Templar later.

The Ogles were another Irish family. William, James, Robert and George were brothers. All were early settlers and good citizens.

The Perkinses, Edward and William, lived on Duck Creek, and were worthy representatives of the universal

Yankee nation." Edward removed to West Virginia, but William remained in the township until his death.

In 1818 James Webber, from Vienna, Me., moved to the township with his family, consisting of his wife and eight children, and settled where South Olive now is. The journey was made with a wagon and occupied eight weeks. The family moved into a log cabin, surrounded by a small clearing, which had been made by a former occupant. Mr. Webber died here about thirteen years later. He was the father of eleven children. William, the eldest, lives in this township. Robert and John are also living in the West. William Webber was born in 1806, and well remembers the journey across the mountains from New England to the Ohio wilderness. Mr. Webber states that at the time of