Identifier: ohioarchological16ohio (find matches)
Title: Ohio archæological and historical quarterly
Year: 1887 (1880s)
Authors: Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society
Subjects: History Archaeology
Publisher: Columbus : Published for the Society by A.H. Smythe
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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erson county, Ohio. Her father, Joseph Tilton, was a memberof the settlement at Fort Tilton in 1774. Joseph Tiltons wife was Su-sannah Jones said to have been a niece of Captain Paul Jones of Revolu-tionary fame. She is buried at Indian Mound Cemetery at Tiltonville,and her monument reads. Departed this life October 15th, 1838, aged88 years. !> months and 20 days Her granddaughter, Susannah Reily,daughter of Jacob Reily, married Samuel G. Philipps, the son of SamuelJ. Philipps. Welsh Settlements in Ohio. 207 No sooner had the settlement reached any considerable num-ber than the church was organized. This event took place Sep-tember 4, 1808. The following were the constituent members:Theophilus Rees, David Thomas, Nathyn Allen, David Lobdell,Joshua Lobdell, Thomas Powell, Elizabeth Rees, ElizabethThomas, and Mary Thomas. The church worshipped at privatehouses until 1809, when a log church was erected. It was suc-ceeded by various structures until the present church was builtin 1840.
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SHARON VALLEY. The Welsh Hills Church has done a great deal toward keep-ing the people together in the faith of their fathers and has furn-ished a means by which the traditions of the race have to someextent been preserved. A very large per cent, of the populationof the settlement have been church members and church goers,and the church has never failed of the active assistance of thebest people of the community. Regarding education as the handmaid of religion the pioneerWelshman soon took steps to establish a school as early if not 208 Ohio Arch, and Hist. Society Publications. earlier than the organization of the church. John H. Philipps hadbeen a school teacher in Pennsylvania and immediately upon hisarrival in 1806 began to instruct the youth of the neighborhoodat his cabin. He was the first teacher in the log school houseerected in 1806. In 1825 The Old Stone School House waserected. This building is still standing, and is located about amile and a half northeast of Granville. Th

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