Beatty Cousins, This is much too large of a file to copy thie entire story, but it is unbelievable that I found some of the ancestors of my father's father (GRIFFIS/GRIFFES) in the same area of the country as the ancestors of my mother's mother (BEATTY/BEATY)! There are no BEATTY names in Huges Station, but if anyone wants the link to this story, I have included it: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbutler/cyc/491.htm Here is the link to other Butler County sites: http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohbutler/cyc/ David Griffis was born in 1758, and his father Daniel was born 09 April 1737, Litchfield, CT and married to Sarah "Abigail" Bennett. Daniel was a brother of my 6th-great-grandfather, James Griffis, Sr. Lois (Griffes) Kortering,L-34 & L-134 HUGHES STATION Hughes's Station is also on the Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, and Indianapolis Railroad, and was named after Joshua HUGHES, who owns the land on which the town is built, and was the first postmaster of the place. He was born there Jun 6, 1822, and on Dec 6, 1847, married Miss Mary Ann LEGG. He owns a good farm, on which is a fine country residence, and is a representative citizen. Early among the first arrivals in this part of the township was Cornelius MURPHY, the father of Peter MURPHY. He settled near here as early as 1800, and lived till a comparatively recent period. Among the oldest settlers of the county now living is Daniel GRIFFIS. His father, David GRIFFIS, who was a Revolutionary soldier, subsequently moved to the banks of Shady River, VIrginia, where, after clearing up a farm, he found the title to his lands worthless and left, going first to the Ohio River, where he took passage on a flat-boat for Cincinnati. He here bought a dumpling of a pony, a small pair of oxen, and a rickety two-wheeled vehicle, and after loading up all his effects made out for the wilderness. After reaching a point about a mile north of Princeton his cart broke down. He then made his way alone to Lasourdsville-leaving his swife and infant son, Daniel GRIFFIS (born Aug 9, 1800,) then but nine months old, where he stopped. At Lasourdsville he found Abram FREEMAN, who persuaded him to settle where he broke down. He then went to Cincinnati, and made arrangements with Judge SYMMES for land that is now a part of Daniel GRIFFIS's farm, and here it was he settled and opened up the first blacksmith shop in the township. Mr. GRIFFIS had but few neighbors. Peter MURPHY lived near, as also did Brice VIRGIN. James MCLEAN then lived where Luman GRIFFIS now resides. David GRIFFIS erected a pole cabin, and in this house Daniel GRIFFIS lived to manhood. He went to school when not large enough to pick brush. This was a mile and a half south-east of Princeton, the first log school-house in the twp. There being no roads at that time, the trees were blazed to indicate the direction to and from school. The second school-house cabin was built near Lewis MURPHY's, on the hill, and was made of buckeye logs. John HOLDEN then lived on the west side of Gregory's Creek, one mile and a half south of the old Lebanon road. He came prior to 1797. Thomas FISHER was the second teacher in the twp. Mr. GRIFFIS had two sons who were preachers, one of them now being dead; one who is a dentist in Hamilton, and two farmers. Peter MURPHY is the son of Cornelius MURPHY and Eleanora WINDSOR, now both dead. His parents were early settlers of Liberty Twp, and moved there when Cincinnati was but a mere village, and the pike now leading from Cincinnati was but a mere village, and the pike now leading from Cincinnati to Dayton was nothing but an Indian trail. Mr. MURPHY volunteered in the War of 1812, but was wounded in the knee with a tomahawk while drilling, and was discharged. Peter MURPHY was born in Liberty Twp, on the 1st of October, 1820, and was married in 1844, to Cyrena VAN GORDEN, daughter of Benjamin and Elizabeth VAN GORDEN. She was born in March, 1820. They have six children. Sallie Maria, the eldest, was born in 1845; Lewis D. was born in 1847; Cora E., in 1851; Willie E., in 1857; Harry, in 1859; and Clarence, in 1862. Sallie Maria, Cora E., and Willie E. live in Preble County, and the rest in Liberty Twp. He was sheriff of Butler County from 1851 to 1855, four years, and was State sena! tor from 1871 to 1873, in the Butler and Warren district.