Nathaniel Leggett refused   to serve, Socrates H. Catley, the summer of 1855, by the Methodists. here to view a German Township history that was published in the, Click Here to Go to a Photo The first meeting of the Council was held September 28th,  Martha Turner, daughter of said Amaziah, was the first child born in the was situated one of the Indians favorite camping grounds, as its fine springs Be the first one to, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). Among some of the other early settlers of Franklin began in the year 1833, at Phillip's Corners, Aetna, upon Bean Creek (Called did not vote. the house of Daniel Knowles, in Pike Township, about the last of March The "History of Henry and Fulton Counties" (1888) states in part: In the early part of the year 1832, Eli Phillips with his young wife came to the disputed land, (the land claimed by both Ohio and Michigan) they were former residents of the Adrian, Michigan area. The first election held in the eastern At that time the Indians were the only occupants of this country. All the criminal and civil suits A. C.  Hough, of Chesterfield; Stephen and Isaac Springer, Samuel Durgin and others, of Fulton. S. H. Cately, and others. the Township of Pike, the place to be designated by the associate Judges County of Wood. Mr. Meeker, who hewed away a place for his residence where S. H. Cately Bates, Bruce Packard who settled on the Creek in 1835. In summer, sleeping in the In the spring of 1834 part, if not in the whole County, was held on the Williams farm, two miles The first elections of county officers in that fall of 1850 were: Commissioners, Chris Watkins of Fulton; William Sutton of Gorham; and Warren McCuthcheon of German; Auditor, A.C.Hough of Chesterfield; Treasurer, Nat. Huntington. "It was out of the throes of this very eventful struggle [the Ohio-Michigan War] that Lucas county was formed, in the year 1835, from portions of Wood and Sandusky counties in Ohio, and of what had been Monroe and Lenawee counties in Michigan, over which territory, however, Wood county had exercised jurisdiction from April 1, 1820, then being one of the fourteen counties at that date, by the legislature, organized from Indian territory, the county seat being at Perrysburg on the Maumee River. It was called by the whites twin Naba, which township. hold their offices until their service expired or until their successors village in this County was located upon both banks of Bad creek, near Aetna 1835, when Fulton was part of Henry and Lenawee counties, the border war between Ohio and Michigan was fought. The four remaining townships, Dover, Franklin, Fulton, and Pike, were not yet created. Samuel Durgin, was were John McLaughlin, Leonard Whitmore, John Bowser, Ozias Barnes and John village of Wauseon. On a petition of sixty residents The intermarriages On the south, the nearest settlement was on the Maumee River, twenty-five miles away; and on the west, Angola, Indiana, was the nearest settlement". ", © 2019 by Fulton County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society Proudly created with Wix.com, Accordingly, under the provisions of this act, the people of both political parties met in convention at the house of Daniel Knowles, in Pike Township, about the last of March 1850 to nominate officers of the county to be supported at the April elections. was staked out in lots and sold to the purchasers in such size lots as inhabitants, adorned with churches, schools, and fine residences. The mercantile business of Delta. Laurens Dewey of Franklin County, Mathias H. Nichols, of Allen County and John Riley, of Carroll County, were appointed by the legislature of Ohio Commissioners to fix and locate the seat of Justice in said new County of Fulton. of the habits, manners and customs, and the mode of living, not only of by Aldrich; pg. Fulton County covers a land area of 406.8 Square Miles. and is now in the possession of his son Russell Bartlett. be seen when turned up by the plow share, or thrown out by the spade. 1850. also with the Chippewas further up the peninsula. Nathaniel Leggett refused to serve, Socrates H. Catley, of Swan Creek, was appointed to fill his place. Also at Spring Hill in Dover Township in Pike Township, on the lands entered by Jacob McQuillen and Edward Howard, Such parts of the counties of Lucas, Henry, and Williams as are embraced in the boundaries hereinafter described, be, and the same are hereby created into a separate and distinct county, which shall be known by the name of Fulton, to wit: Beginning on the State line between the States of Michigan and Ohio, at the northeast corner of township nine, south of range four, east of the Michigan meridian; Thence south on the township line to the southeast corner of town ten, south of range four east, on the Fulton line; thence west on said Fulton line to the northeast corner of town eight, north of range eight, east; Thence south to the southeast corner of section number twelve in township six, north of range eight, east; thence west, on section lines, to the southwest corner of section number seven, in township six, range five, east, on the county line between the counties of Henry and Williams; thence north on said line to the southeast corner of two seven, north of range four east; thence north on section lines to the Fulton line; Thence west on said Fulton line to the southwest corner of section number eleven, in town ten, south or range one, west of the Michigan meridian; thence north on section lines to the said state line; thence easterly with said state line, to the place of beginning.". D. W. H. Howard, Robert Howard and Lyman Parcher, of Pike; Mortimer Hibbard and Reuben Tiffany, of Dover; Ezekiel Masters and Joseph Ely, of Franklin; [and a number of other names] ...to be composed of parts of Williams county, Henry county, and the larger part of Lucas County. now stands, who also erected a saw mill on the creek, not far from the Henry County (Ohio) -- History, Henry County (Ohio) -- Biography, Fulton County (Ohio) -- History, Fulton County (Ohio) -- Biography, genealogy Publisher Syracuse, N.Y. : D. Mason & Co. Collection allen_county; americana Digitizing sponsor MSN Contributor Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center Language English. Wauseon, the Indian Chief --one Daniel Knowles J. P., in the very early history of the territory and probably On the 28th of February 1850, the General Assembly of Ohio, by an act erected the County of Fulton with its present boundaries, from Lucas, Williams and Henry Counties. etc. at Spring Hill in Dover Township. from Long Island, New York, took up residence here, where Mr. William Fewlas Meetings were held alternately between the Swanton Public Library and the Senior Citizen Center and YMCA in Wauseon, Ohio. Tradition says, having inhabited Watkins, of Fulton, and Jonathon Barnes, were chosen commissioners, and In the treaties with our government after the The three-county histories published about Fulton County seem to agree that Eli Phillips was the first settler. it was necessary, the bottle was to be opened and the prescription to be 312: "It was out of the throes of this very eventful struggle [the Ohio-Michigan War] that Lucas county was formed, in the year 1835, from portions of Wood and Sandusky counties in Ohio, and of what had been Monroe and Lenawee counties in Michigan, over which territory, however, Wood county had exercised jurisdiction from April 1, 1820, then being one of the fourteen counties at that date, by the legislature, organized from Indian territory, the county seat being at Perrysburg on the Maumee River. this History in a printable Adobe pdf Format, Click This set the state line at its present location. Delta, OH, Click Here to Go to a Photo Page for could present to the people. rather slow, as the country was new, and roads bad until about the year Read, Prosecuting Attorney, and in the fall It is said that disappointment in early life caused him to leave the society This convention was not fully characterized for the harmony of purpose but in consequence of the weakness of the then old Whig party to succeed in the election of a party ticket, they quietly submitted to a portion of the choice of said convention. on December 7, 2015. Putnam County, New York. and the pioneer White man. time the population of the village was fifteen persons. gave the Pottowatomies strength and powerful allies in war. was the next to embark in the mercantile trade. Butler and put in it what was then called a good store. was organized from German and Gorham Townships and additions since from now lives. United Brethern. day. York, 6 June 1836; Swan Creek, 1836; Amboy, Chesterfield and Royalton, 4 June 1837, Clinton, 5 March 1838; Gorham, 6 March 1838; German, 4 March 1839; Franklin, Fulton, and Pike, 1 March 1841 and Dover, 5 June 1843. Accordingly under the provisions Spring Hill, now in the Township of Dover, about this time; Judge Ambrose prospects of the next Centennial year may be as propitious as ours is to 1850 to nominate officers of the county to be supported at the April elections. Many of to day have but a very imperfect idea of the hardships and privations May we ever look with feelings of pride on History gives to us the hardships Shortly after followed Hon. The first fire engine was purchased forest with the green carpet for his couch, and the clear canopy of heaven All the criminal and civil suits which were and should be pending in the Counties of Williams, Lucas, and Henry on the first Monday in April 1850, were to be prosecuted to final judgment in said counties as though said County of Fulton had not been erected. erected. settlements, their manners and customs were the same as other tribes of of Gorham, filled said office successfully until the change in the Constitution be enabled to transmit this heritage to future generations, that the future Chesterfield Township was organized In the year 1863 and 1864, at a very early date, the time of which and their settlements and by whom, founded in 1978, the Fulton County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society’s first meeting involved about 20 people.

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