Stories of Guernsey County, Ohio by William G. Wolfe Published by the Author Cambridge, Ohio 1943, Copyright, 1943, by William G. Wolfe Typography, Printing and Binding in the USA by Kingsport Press, Inc., Kingsport, Tennessee. --------------------------- According to On-line Database of all the on-line library card catalogs anywhere in the world (OCLC): Reprint. Originally published: Cambridge, Ohio: the author, 1943., work has lapsed into the public domain. -------------------------- Transcribed and/or paraphrased and submitted by: Marilyn M. Murphy, Ft. Worth, TX, 2000; MMacMurph@aol.com -------------------------- MADISON TOWNSHIP 887 In 1870 H. H. Bowers, Albaugh and Boyd, and Bickham and Hutchison kept general stores there; D. W. Brumbaugh and W. Harding were black-smiths; Richard Beem was a wagon-maker; C. C. Tolle kept a tavern; and J.H. Crumbacker was the village doctor. For the story of Madison College which was located in Antrim see the chapter, “Schools and Education.” An Antrim war story may be found in the chapter, “Morgan’s Raid.” On August 18, 1836, when Antrim was six years old, Isaac Bonnell laid out a town which he called Winchester. It is on the Steubenville road, three miles southwest of Antrim. Bonnell was born in Frederick, Maryland, and, when twelve years of age, came with his father to Madison township. His town is now called Winterset. There is a Winchester in Adams county. For many years the postal authorities would not permit the postoffice in Madison township to be called by the name of the platted village. It was named Brown after its long-time postmaster, Simeon Brown. To avoid confusion the names of both town and postoffice were changed to Winterset. Like Antrim, Winchester never grew as its founder may have expected. Its population in 1850 was 147; in 1860, 197; and in 1870, 179. Among the business and professional men of the village in 1870 were the following: B.Borton, jeweler; Adam Linn, drygoods and groceries; William C. Scott, groceries; Elias Tetrick, nursery; Hiram Stiles, saw and grist mill; R. Burson, proprietor of tavern; and J. B. Kirk, physician. Some Historical Facts.-Historically, that which was first possesses some distinction. Like other places Madison township had its pioneers in the various lines of activity. George Linn built the first mill on Salt Fork, but it was in that part of Madison, that afterwards became Jefferson township. Brindle Wickham was the first justice of the peace. George Wines opened the first store in Winchester, and Alexander Alexander the first in Antrim. John Keepers kept the first tavern in Winchester. William Risk was the first blacksmith in Antrim. Rev. Riddle, of the Associate Reformed church, came into the township in 1820 as the first preacher. The Methodists built the first church in Winchester. First Slander Case in County.-Before the National Road was built there was much travel on the Steubenville road which was considered a better highway east from Cambridge than was either Zane’s Trace or its successor, the Wheeling road. Emigrant wagons westward bound, droves of cattle and hogs on their way to eastern markets, and wagon-loads of farm products or merchandise passed daily through Madison township. For the entertainment of the travelers many of the settlers kept taverns. Two of the tavern keepers in the Winchester neighborhood were James Bratton and Absalom Martin. The first slander suit in Guernsey county grew out of a controversy (con't pg 889)

MMacmurph@aol.com writes: > Stories of Guernsey County, Ohio by William G. Wolfe > On August 18, 1836, when Antrim was six years old, Isaac Bonnell > laid out a town which he called Winchester. It is on the > Steubenville road, three miles southwest of Antrim. Bonnell was born > in Frederick, Maryland, and, when twelve years of age, came with his > father to Madison township. His town is now called Winterset. There That's very interesting. I have a little bit of the almost-unreadable 1830 census for Madison TWP. "Town of Winchester" is written in the lh margin flipped 90degrees to the other entries. The entries were clearly marked separately on the census returns, not added later, however I don't see any way of telling when the "Town of Winchester in said Township" title was added -- the handwriting seems similar, altho it's very hard to read. Isaac Bonnell is a resident of the town, so is Daniel?