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William Lawson1,50William Crabtree31William Crawford25James Graham•13Emanuel Traxler'87Henry Brown87William Baker31Joeeph Lucas1,00William Lucas50Marlin Funk1.00Stephen Smith56Samuel McDowell25Reuben Smith62Joseph Desert37Thoraus Campbell31Peter Cessor25Uriah Barber75Joseph Williamson68William Harris00Philip Noel93Jacob Noel31Peter Noel1,37John Noel25David Roop25William Robey43Samuel A. Hall87David Gharkey92William Russell1,57Robert Russell25Jacob Frirael1.58Andrew Collins75John Collins1,40Robert Craine25Christopher Battleman1,23William Denning37John Hestier55Philip Moore1,73Ttiia, it will be remembered was whil Oliio was under territorial government am more than a year before the adoption of tin constitution. The road district must bar. included a large extent of territory, reachini up the Ohio as far as the Little Scioto, up tb Big Scioto ten or twelve miles and down lb Ohio some three or four miles, and perhap farther. The tax was probably levied upoi personal property, and if uniform, shows lb relative wealth, at that time, of the differ enl individuals.How many of these old pioneers have gon T to their long homes! We are not certain lha ^ more than two or three are now living. Ther are a few of whom we never heard before; c others we have only a traditionary knowl edge; and there are others who were atil living when we first came to these parts an with whom we were personally acquaint** Most of them had been actors in many a stii ring scene of backwoods life, aud many c these names will awaken recollections in tli minds of our older settlers which have Ion lain dormant. Some anecdote or incidei still lingers, in our traditionary lore, abot almost every name on the list. Who thi oversaw Davy, or rather Captain, Roop, wit bis fearless, dare-devil manner andsprech tlu can ever forget him ? Emanuel Trailer bui •g the firet house in Portsmouth, down, nei the east end of the present bridge. An o' ford across the Scioto near town bests tl name of Orainc's defeat, from Robert Crain who run a keel boat on the Scioto and sue one at tltat place. One of the Quins was school teacher. John Collins was long s associate judge in this county. Stephc Smith kept the first ferry at the old moui of the Scioto. Willinm Robey, left he many years rince, was a pioneer in Illiuo for some time and then went to Texas, who: he is now living In the midst of gamo and i a recent letter to an old friend, stated that I killed more deer last winter than he ever di t* before in lire same length of time. Dnvi if® Glanky, whom many of our citizens km well died hore belter than s year since, whil on a visit to his children.Many who wens called the first settlor u( came in shortly after this list was made ou art a ad like those whose names are record* ■t ilurein, are now uo more.Sic trmuii hominem mundi. One genet atlon treads closely on the footsteps of ar other; each has its appropriate duties t perform, dangers to encounter, and enjoy , ments to partukc of. Eueh does somethin 10 to prepare the way for that which succeed it, end each to a greater or lesser extent In presses its own characteristics upon the: itixt follow. pr-*M lt;•*»», by lt» puWi work* and inipsstfotl iuiprtvstU'.tttoj'iriXnht to bejong.hclrt In remembrance. May U t
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The Portsmouth Inquirer
Portsmouth, Ohio, US
Fri, Sep 19, 1851
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