[6] The population was 1,529 at the 2010 census . That at Yellow Creek was near Wellsville, Columbiana county. Meigs and Rich Hill townships, Muskingum County, Ohio cemeteries. Dresden is a village in Jefferson and Cass townships in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River at the mouth of Wakatomika Creek. The settlers on or near the Little Beaver were in what is now Columbiana county, Ohio. Settlements of any size in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States of America. It is a wonderful source for Muskingum history and seems to be a source that Ione Bradford Supplee found much informastion in. List of Settlers 1806 Settlers. This category may have subcategories such as Category:Cities in Muskingum County, Ohio or Category:Towns in Muskingum County, Ohio. It was incorporated on March 9, 1835. the second (depicted above) served as the Ohio State Capitol from 1810 to 1812 — — Map (db m99192) HM 5th. Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. 4th.
1776-2015 U.S. General Land Office Records Ancestry . MUSKINGUM COUNTY was formed March 1, 1804, from Washington and Fairfield.
Perhaps the Bennett family has the most numerous descendants of any of the early settlers of Ohio County. He made two further purchases in 1816. Between 1806 and 1835 more than fifty families from Guernsey settled in the county. The word Muskingum, said Kilbourn’s Gazetteer, “is said to signify in the old Indian language an elk’s eye, or the glare of an elk’s eye.” Col. John Johnston stated that “Muskingum is a Delaware word and means a town on the river side. Source: "Memoirs of the Early Pioneer Settlers in Ohio" by S.P. (Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Muskingum County, Ohio: Jackson Township)Suzanna Shaffer died in 1837, two weeks after their youngest child, Simon, was born. Old John Bennett, called “Governor” perhaps from his numerous family, with his Sons Jeffries, John, Samuel, Reuben, Asa, Titus, Obed, and George Bennett, were among the first settlers … 2d. The eight families between Yellow Creek and Mingo Bottom were in Jefferson county. In 1806 when Cornelius was 16 the family settled in Springfield Township of Muskingum County, Ohio. Goshen Baptist Cemetery Find a Grave . biographical and historical memoirs of muskingum county, ohio, embracing an authentic and comprehensive account of the chief events in the history of the county and a record of the lives of many of the most worthy families and individuals. Early Ohio settlers : purchasers of land in east and east central Ohio, 1800-1840 Family History Library . 3d. These early African American pioneer families came to Ohio as "free people of color," and began acquiring land in Meigs Township, Muskingum County, and surrounding townships in adjacent counties during the 1820s. 740-454-9500 director@muskingumcountyhistory.orgdirector@muskingumcountyhistory.org Philip never remarried.
His father, John Springer purchased a portion of the original section 16 from John McIntire, for the sum of 4 Dollars an acre, before it was appropriated for school purposes. Submitted by Barb Ziegenmeyer . The following year, they were joined by members of their families and other settlers from Guernsey. Ohio (Muskingum County), Zanesville — Three Muskingum County Courthouses — Former Capitol of Ohio — Three Muskingum County Courthouses have stood on this site. John Springer bought a tract of land in Ohio in July, 1805 while he was a resident of Ohio Co., Virginia. He continued living in Jackson Township for almost twenty more years. Page 324 . Ohio: County: Muskingum: Area • Total: 25.2 sq mi (65.3 km 2) • Land: 25.2 sq mi (65.3 km 2) • Water: 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km 2) Elevation. Such pages may include information about immigration and immigrants to the locality as part of the process of settlement. Within the year he moved to Muskingum Co., Ohio, purchasing more land in August, 1806. In fact, much of the early population was of a very migratory, transient character. This section is taken from the book "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Muskingum County, Ohio" by Goodspeed Publishing Co., 1892, Columbus, Ohio. 1st. USA (1,071,527) > Ohio (48,505) > Ohio Land Records (1,030) Statewide Land Records. In 1810 when the county was formed, it was named Guernsey County.