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��in presei-ving a record of their names and deeds. Every effort in this direction is praiseworth}-, and even at this late day much can be accom- plished.

" We welcome, therefore, the pioneers of Rich- land County. We give them greeting in the name of 40.000 citizens who inherit their labors, and bask in the sunshine of that civilization which they founded sixty years ago. We invite you to all the honors of this convention, and hope to hear from you of the daj'S and doings of the years we celebrate to-day."

So far as the record of the Society shows, the following names comprise a list of the pioneers who settled in Richland County, prior to the year 1820. This list is very meager and incom- plete, but in addition to this the reader is re- feiTcd to the histor}' of each township, in the gathering of which the compiler has been able to add a number of names to the pioneer list.

Butler Township— Maria Wood, 1818; Su- sannah Claberg, 1819 ; Jacob Claberg, 1816.

Franklin Township — Adam Linn, 1819 ; Mrs. E. Pettenger, 181G; Jacob Bradley, 1819; Samuel Stevenson, 1816 ; N. Pettenger, 1815 ; William Hagermau, 1817 ; ^Irs. William Brad- ley, 1818.

Jackson Township — Henry Taylor, 1817.

Mom'oe Township — Jane Douglas, 1819 ; Mrs. C. Welty, 1819; H. Ritchey, 1815; Joseph Williams, 1815 ; Mrs. John Douglas, 1818; Daniel Cromer, 1815; William Stewart, 1815; Solomon Gladden, 1817; John Coulter, 1810 ; Mrs. John Coulter, 1810 ; I. Patterson, 1817: John Wolfe, 1815; Melzer Coulter, 1811.

Madison Township — Mrs. H. McLaughlin, 1816 : William Niman, 1815 ; Stephen Welden, 1819; John Cline, 1815; Mrs. Jane Broill, 1815 ; Sarah Fleming. 1818 ; J. H. Cook, 1816 ; Mrs. A. Anderson, 1818; Robert Cairns, 1815; David Johns, 1812; John Weldon, 1810; Robert Larimer. 1815; E. Wilkison. 1817; Mrs. John C. Gilkison, 1810 ; Robert ]Maloney, 1818 ; James Weldon. 1810 ; Eliza Grant. 1815 ;

��Mrs. Jane Newman, 1819 ; William Garrison.

1815 ; Mansfield H. Gilkison, 1811 ; John Neil. 1815; Harriet Newman, 1817; Henr}' New- man, 1810; Michael Keith, 1817; Mary Crall. 1814; Mrs. William Garrison, 1819; Mrs. Sarah Finney. 1816; Margaret Niman, 1819; William Darling, 1814; Henry Cook, 1815: Nathaniel :Mitchell, 1815; Calvin Stewart. 1816.

^lifflin Township — John A^antilburg, 1815 ; Nancy Tagart, 1814; D. M. Snyder. 1815; James Raitt, 1814 ; John Yeamon, 1818 ; Elias Kissling, 1817 ; Charles Young, 1815 ; Thomas StaiTitt, 1816; Mrs. Rebecca Mann, 1814; David Miller, 1817; James Church, 1817; James Starr, 1816.

Jefferson Township — ^Irs. Nanc}' Sargeant,

1816 ; Mrs. Mary Hardesty, 1817 ; Lewis K. Leedy, 1811 ; Samuel Shaffer, 1817 ; J.F. Lewis. 1815; George Coon, 1811 ; Richard Oldfield, 1810; William Robinson, 1815; J. Flaherty. 1817; Reuben Evarts, 1816 ; William Weaver, 1815; Mrs. Catharine Garber, 1811.

Perry Township — John Steel, 1818. Ph'mouth Township — Solomon Loffland. 1810; Silas Morris, 1818; Alexander Ralston,

1815 ; James Ralston, 1814 ; James Doty, 1815. Sharon Township — ]Mrs. Jane Kingsliorough.

1816 ; Dr. John Mack, 1818 ; Harrison :\Iickey. 1819 ; Hiram Wilson, 1818 ; S. Tucker, 1818.*

Spring-field Township — Mrs. Mary Ann Bar- rett, 1815 ; Jeremiah Post, 1816; Mrs. Jane Marshall. 1813 ; James Marshall. 1817 ; Joseph Welch, 1815 ; Alexander C. Welch. 1815 ; John Finney, 1819 ; Julia Dougal, 1816 ; Mrs. Ellen Douglas, 1817; Jeremiah Post, 1815; Mrs. Jane Williams, 1813 ; Thomas Ferguson, 1817 ; A. Mitchell, 1816; Charles Ensell, 1819; J. C. Dougal, 1817; Mrs. Mirinda Casebar, 1812; J. Dougal, 1817; E. Mitchell, 1816 ; J. Pi'octor, 1819 ; Mrs. Sallie Welch, 1816 ; Mi-s. M. Dougal. 1815 ; Mrs. Jennette Welch, 1816 ; Mrs. J. C. Barr, 1815; Mrs. Eliza Finney. 1818: Mrs. Martha Day, 1816; Mrs. Ann Condon. 1814 ;

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