containing A History of the County; its Townships, Towns, Schools, Churches etc.; general and local statistics; Portraits of early settlers and prominent men; History of the North- west Territory; History of Ohio; Map of Warren County; Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc., etc. |
The book has been reprinted a number of times that I know of:
A complete transcription of Beers History of Warren County is now (6 Nov 2005) available on line as part of the Warren County OHGenWeb Project. You may access the varous passages from the book from the linked Table of Contents below or by using the FreeFind Search Engine. We would like to thank all of the volunteer transcribers who made this possiible, especially Martie Callihan of Columbus, Ohio who did the bulk of the transcription work. The pages were proofed before putting on line but with any such project we would strongly encourage you view the original pages of the book. Please let us know of any errors that you might find so that we may correct them. Also see the Collected Portraits from Beers History of Warren County Ohio
Part I, History of the Northwest Territory |
Part IV, Township Histories |
Page | Section |
iii | Preface |
Page | Section |
214 | Preface |
Page | Section |
215 | Organization and Boundaries |
215 | |
216 | Virginia Counties: Illinois and Botetourt Counties |
216 | Boundaries of Warren County [Acts of 1803 & 1815] |
Page | Section |
218 | |
220 | |
221 | |
221 |
Page | Section | |
223 | Explorations - Surveys - Land Grants (Christopher Gist, O'Bannon and Fox, Maj. Benjamin Stites) |
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224 | ||
227 | ||
228 | Method of Survey | |
229 | Numbering of Sections | |
230 | Land Tracts | |
230 | Virginia Military Lands | |
231 | Symmes' Patent | |
231 | Ministerial Sections | |
231 | School Sections | |
232 | Military Range | |
232 | Forteitures | |
233 | Congress Lands | |
233 | Pre-empted Lands | |
233 | Chain of Land Titles |
Page | Section | |
342 | The Militia Muster | |
343 | Corwin's Reply to Gen. Crary | |
343 | The War of 1812 | |
347 | The Wagoner Boy | |
347 | Shakers Drafted | |
348 | The Mexican War | |
348 | Corwin's Speech | |
349 | The Civil War |
Page | Section |
353 | The Distinguished Dead |
353 | Robert Benham |
357 | Francis Dunlevy |
360 | Jeremiah Morrow |
367 | Matthias Corwin |
369 | Joshua Collett |
370 | John McLean |
371 | Thomas R. Ross |
372 | Thomas Corwin |
379 | George J. Smith |
382 | Joseph Whitehill |
383 | John Probasco, Jr. |
387 | John Milton Williams |
388 | George Kesling |
389 | Ephraim Kibby |
390 | John Bigger |
391 | William S. Schenck |
391 | Michael H. Johnson |
392 | Thomas B. Van Horne |
Page | Section | |
393 | Topography | |
397 | Table of Elevations | |
397 | Climate | |
398 | Geology | |
400 | Bowlders and Fossils | |
401 | Antiquities | |
401 | Fort Ancient | |
402 | Fort of Burnt Earth | |
403 | Archaeological Relics | |
404 | Opening of a Mound |
Page | Section | |
555 | Wayne Township | |
555 | Contract of Symmes, Smith, Heighway and Banes | |
557 | Agreement of Smith, Heighway and Banes | |
557 | Samuel Heighway's Journey to Waynesville | |
568 | Religious Societies and Organizations | |
570 | Schools | |
570 | Physicians | |
571 | Taverns | |
572 | Distilleries | |
572 | Early Industries | |
575 | Bridges | |
575 | Stores | |
576 | Prices of Land | |
577 | Marriages | |
579 | Some Early Settlers | |
581 | Mills | |
582 | Officers | |
585 | Towns | |
586 | Concluding Notes |
Page | Section |
587 | Clear Creek Township |
587 | Situation and Organization |
589 | List of Township Officers |
593 | Schools |
594 | Churches |
595 | Societies |
597 | In the War |
597 | Manufactures |
598 | Post Offices and Roads |
598 | Early Settlers |
603 | Incidents |
Page | Section | |
604 | ||
606 | Early Settlements | |
608 | Geological Structure | |
609 | Topography | |
609 | Roads | |
610 | Schools | |
611 | Maineville Academy | |
612 | Members of Board of Education of Hamilton Township from 1853 to Present Time | |
613 | Early Manufactures | |
614 | Early Graveyards | |
615 | Early Reminiscences - Miscellaneous | |
615 | Township Officials | |
616 | Politics | |
617 | Justices of the Peace | |
617 | War of 1812 and Mexican War | |
617 | War of the Rebellion | |
618 | Post Offices | |
618 | Villages of the Township | |
621 | Maineville | |
622 | Maineville Business Directory | |
622 | The Churches | |
623 | M. E. Church of Zoar | |
623 | Maineville Methodist Episcopal Church | |
623 | Maineville Free-Will Baptist Church | |
624 | United Presbyterian Church, Hopkinsville | |
624 | Bethel Presbyterian Church | |
629 | Bethel Temperance Society |
Page | Section | |
630 |
Deerfield Township | |
630 | Topography | |
631 | Early Settlements | |
633 | Township Officials | |
634 | Justices of the Peace | |
634 | Other Township Officials | |
636 | Roads | |
639 |
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640 | Schools | |
641 | Societies | |
642 | Mills and Distilleries | |
642 | Graveyards | |
643 | Post Offices | |
643 | Politics | |
643 | The War Record | |
645 | Towns |
Page |
Section |
647 |
Massie Township |
647 | Location and Survey of Land Warrants |
648 | Organization |
650 | Early Settlers |
651 | Churches |
652 | Industries |
652 | Harveysburg |
654 | Dr. Jesse Harvey |
Page | Section |
660 |
Salem Township |
660 | Organization |
661 | Land Warrants |
662 |
Settlements |
665 |
Justices of the Peace |
665 |
Churches |
667 |
Roachester |
667 | Fredericksburg |
667 | Millgrove |
668 | Morrow |
669 | Col. Thomas Worthington |
669 | E. D. Mansfield |
Page | Section | |
671 |
Harlan Township Organization | |
672 |
Ancient remains, etc. | |
673 |
Early Roads | |
674 |
Railroads | |
674 |
Towns and Villages | |
677 |
Butlerville | |
677 |
Osceola | |
678 |
Black Hawk | |
678 |
Middleborough | |
678 |
Pleasant Plain | |
678 |
Level | |
678 |
Religious Denominations | |
679 |
Societies | |
680 |
Early Elections | |
680 |
Early Settlements | |
683 |
Justices of the Peace | |
684 | Township Officers |
Page | Section | |
685 |
Washington Township | |
685 | Topography | |
686 | Ancient Works | |
686 | Wild Animals - Game | |
687 | Timber | |
687 | Indians | |
687 | Early Settlements | |
696 | Incidents | |
697 | Sketch of William Smalley | |
698 | Organization and Records | |
703 | Roads | |
704 | Churches | |
706 | Cemeteries | |
706 | Schools | |
707 | Villages | |
707 | Fort Ancient | |
708 | Freeport, Oregon Post Office | |
709 | Hammel | |
709 | Military |
Page | Section | |
710 |
Union Township | |
710 | Organization | |
710 | Early Settlements | |
711 | Deerfield laid out | |
714 | Description of the Miami Woods | |
714 | First Methodist Sermon | |
714 | The Stites Family | |
715 | Mills | |
716 | Churches | |
716 | Justices of the Peace | |
717 | Ancient Works | |
717 | The Roosa Murder |
Page | Section |
994 | Hiram Allen |
994 | Isaac H. Antram |
995 | Clarkson Burgess |
996 | Joseph C. Carroll |
997 | George T. Champlin |
997 | John D. Cleaver |
998 | William H. Cleaver |
998 | William J. Collett |
999 | Israel D. Compton (deceased) |
1000 | Frank M. Cunningham |
1000 | Joseph J. Downing |
1001 | James W. Ellis |
1002 | Harvey C. Ellis |
1002 | Milton Hadley |
1002 | Samuel Harlan |
1003 | Wilson Harvey |
1004 | Jervis J. Hatton |
1004 | Christian Hisey |
1005 | Edward P. Kirvan |
1005 | Herbert A. Laurence |
1006 | Joseph Lukens |
1006 | Salathiel Lukens |
1007 | John Lukens |
1007 | Levi S. Lukens |
1008 | E. L. and J. G. Macy |
1009 | Dr. David Mason |
1010 | Luke McGuinn |
1010 | Conrad Miller |
1010 | William Miller |
1011 | William Morgan |
1011 | John Morris |
1012 | Nathan Mullin (deceased) |
1012 | Thomas Rich |
1013 | Josiah C. Rogers |
1014 | Daniel Romine |
1014 | George P. Ross |
1015 | Joseph Sears |
1015 | Thomas Sherod |
1016 | Jonathan Sherwood |
1017 | Charles H. Sherwood |
1017 | Bushrod Singleton |
1017 | Jonas Stump |
1018 | Jonathan Vandervoort |
1019 | John Vandervoort |
1019 | Thomas M. Wales |
Page | Section |
1020 | Albert Brant |
1022 |
Jonathan P. Coddington |
1022 | James Skinner Couden |
1023 | Dr. John T. Couden |
1023 | S. Belle Geopper |
1023 | Enoch A. Hill |
1024 | Huston Hopkins |
1024 | William Ireland |
1024 | W. H. McKinney |
1025 | J. L. Mounts |
1025 | Gilbert Mount |
1026 | William T. Mounts |
1026 | Samuel Reed Nickerson |
1026 | Artemas Reed Nickerson |
1027 | Joseph C. Newport |
1027 | John Scheer |
1027 | Joseph G. Sellew |
1027 | Lewis Stibbs |
1028 | Robert Whitacre (deceased) |
Page | Section |
1029 | Mary A. Addis |
1029 | Jacob Balzhiser |
1029 | Daniel S. Bird |
1029 | Jackson Clinton |
1030 | James B. Collins |
1030 | George Constable |
1030 | John W. Couden |
1031 | D. T. Cox |
1031 | George Crosson |
1031 | Jacob Diebold |
1032 | Phillip Enz |
1032 | Andrew Fryburger |
1033 | John D. Hamer |
1033 | Moses R. Hill |
1033 | William H. H. Hitesman |
1034 | George Holmes |
1034 | James Hutchinson |
1034 | John Ingle |
1035 | William Jackson |
1035 | George Jackson |
1035 | Thomas J. Jones |
1036 | Michael Keller |
1036 | Fannie Klippart |
1036 | Israel Lundy |
1037 | Sarah E. Meneley |
1037 | James E. Nichols |
1038 | William Noscar |
1038 | Thomas J. Patterson |
1039 | John A. Peel |
1039 | Herschel W. Price |
1039 | James W. Ross |
1039 | John R. Ross |
1040 | Charles Romber |
1040 | Samuel Sharp |
1041 | David H. Smith |
1041 | Samuel S. Smith |
1041 | Estle Snell |
1042 | Gustavius A. Spence |
1042 | William Symons |
1043 | F. M. Van Tress |
1043 | George Veidt |
1043 | William Young |
Page | Section |
1044 | Isaac Campbell |
1044 | Isaac Clements |
1044 | George W. Elbon |
1045 | Aaron W. Ertel |
1045 | James Harris |
1045 | Samuel Harris |
1046 | Jabez Hollingsworth |
1046 | Dr. T. C. Kersey |
1046 | George Koebel |
1047 | Thomas McCray |
1047 | Cornelius H. Nixon |
1047 | Stephen Penquite (deceased) |
1047 | George Ridge |
1047 | Ezra R. Robertson |
1048 | Huston H. Robertson |
1048 | Baylis N. Settlemyre |
1048 | Frank Sherwood |
1049 | William J. Sherwood |
1049 | Isaac Stubbs |
1049 | William Vandoren |
1049 | Barkley Vandoren |
1049 | George Vandoren |
1050 | E. T. M. Williams |
Page | Section |
1050 | James I. Benham |
1051 | J. E. Bolmer |
1051 | Stephen H. Bowyer |
1051 | Samuel Bowyer |
1051 | David Brown (deceased) |
1052 | Benjamin Bunnel (deceased) |
1052 | S. W. Burdsal |
1052 | B. Cavolt |
1053 | J. T. Cochran |
1053 | Henry Dilatush |
1053 | William J. Dilatush |
1053 | W. F. Downey |
1054 | Peter B. Dunham |
1054 | John E. Dunham |
1054 | Samuel S. French |
1054 | John Hackett |
1055 | Rev. R. S. Hageman |
1055 | J. H. Harrell |
1056 | John Harper |
1056 | David J. Hopkins (deceased) |
1056 | Daniel Hufford |
1057 | Albert T. Jones |
1057 | A. J. Keever |
1058 | James Keever |
1058 | Nathan Kelley |
1058 | Henry B. Kelley |
1059 | A. King |
1059 | Franklin B. Lytle |
1059 | Nathan K. Lytle |
1060 | John W. H. Monfort |
1060 | Alexander L. Mounts |
1061 | Nathaniel Murphy (deceased) |
1061 | James Perrine |
1062 | James H. Perrine |
1062 | John H. Phillips |
1063 | Nathaniel B. Roszell (deceased) |
1063 | Aaron Scull |
1063 | William W. Shuets |
1064 | Moses Thompson (deceased) |
1064 | James S. Totten |
1065 | Wilson & Sons |
1065 | A. G. Wright |
Page | |
115 |
Jeremiah Morrow (deceased) |
134 | J. W. Keys |
151 | A. G. McBurney |
170 | Alfred Holbrook |
187 | I. H. Harris |
206 | Benjamin A. Stokes |
211 | S. S. Haines |
225 | Henry Dilatush |
235 | Isaac K. Steddom |
246 | Davis Furnas |
255 | T. C. Kersey, M. D. |
266 | S. R. Crane |
275 | W. C. Lewis |
286 | T. M. Wales |
295 | John E. Dey |
306 | David Graham |
315 | Charles F. Chapman |
326 | Job Mullin |
335 | Aron Wilson |
346 | |
366 | John Perrine |
376 | James Perrine (deceased) |
385 | David Brown (deceased) |
396 | Samuel Harris |
405 | D. M. Worley |
416 | Nathan Keever (deceased) |
425 | Thomas P. Hutchinson |
434 | John T. Mardis |
443 | Jabez Hollingsworth |
454 | J. L. Stephens, M. D. |
463 | Aaron Stephens (deceased) |
474 | John N. Oswald |
483 | W. H. Heighway |
494 | William Hollcroft |
503 | Joseph Lukens |
514 | Salathiel Lukens |
523 | Thomas Rich |
534 | Jonathan Sherwood |
543 | John Morris |
554 | Mahlon T. Janney |
563 | James Bowyer |
574 | S. B. Greely |
583 | William Butterworth |
602 | R. M. Cox |
619 | William Jackson |
638 | Frederick Cline |
655 | John L. Thompson |
656 | Mrs. Eleanor Thompson |
676 | William Swank |
693 | A. Voorhis |
Page | |
22 |
Sources of the Mississippi |
24 | La Salle Landing on the Shores of Green Bay |
26 | Buffalo Hunt |
28 | Trapping |
31 | Mouth of the Mississippi |
33 | High Bridge |
42 | Pontiac, the Ottawa Chieftain |
55 | Indians Attacking Frontiersmen |
58 | Present Site Lake Street Bridge, Chicago, 1833 |
60 | A Pioneer Dwelling |
62 | Lake Bluff |
68 | Tecumseh, the Shawnee Chieftain |
71 | Indians attacking a Stockade |
74 | Black Hawk, the Sac Chieftain |
91 | Perry's Monument, Cleveland |
92 | Niagara Falls |
Page | |
14 & 15 |
Map of Warren County |
79 | Constitution of the United States |
203 | Population of the United States |
203 | Miles of Railroad in Operation |
203 | Area of the United States |
203 | Area of Principal Countries in the World |
203 | Population of Principal Countries in the World |
202 | Population of Ohio |
330 | Population of Warren County |
355 & 356 | Autographs of Old Settlers of Warren County |
1079 | Business References |
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