Reading the questions about Wades, Augustine and Henry, in early Knox Co. brings to mind when white men and settlers first arrived. They could not have arrived in or lived there in the 1775 to 1803 period, because there was not any one there. >From A Banning Norton's book, "History of Knox Co." The first white man: "The first white man know to have viewed this section of the country was John Stilley, who, when a captive among the Indians, traversed the White Woman and Owl Creek from its mouth in a northwesterly direction as early as June, 1779, nine years before the name of Ohio was given.................." The first settler: "From our research into early statements, we believe that Andrew Craig was the first white settler who located within the present county limits." The second settler: "After many years of solitary residence on the beautiful Ko-ko-sing, the solitude of Craig's retreat is broken by the entrance of a lone Jerseyman, who in the spring of 1803, penetrates some 10 miles further into the wilderness..................." The next settlers: "A year passes by before any white accession is made to society on Owl Creek. near Clinton, the pioneer, William Douglas..........." And: "Robert Thompson ascends Oul Creek to where Mount Vernon now stands. George Dial, of Hampshire countyu, Virginia, in another piroque comes up the creek.......Old Captain Walker, from Pennsylvannia settles........." That makes the period of 1804 to 1812 the days for the early settlers, after that group of men. The first Wades mentioned in the book, are under the chapter, Brown Township: "Zephaniah Wade, who commanded a company of Riflemen from Loudon Co, Virginia, in 1777, moved to this county in October, 1816, with his son, Thomas. Zephania and his wife, Irene Longley, are both dead...................." Myron

Thank you Myron for the references you cited. We'll need to double check our dates and our sources of information. Tim ----- Original Message ----- From: MYRON J HINRICHS <myronhinrichs@worldnet.att.net> To: <OHKNOX-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2001 12:20 PM Subject: [OHKNOX] First Settlers/Wade > Reading the questions about Wades, Augustine and Henry, in early Knox Co. > brings to mind when white men and settlers first arrived. They could not > have arrived in or lived there in the 1775 to 1803 period, because there was > not any one there. > > >From A Banning Norton's book, "History of Knox Co." > The first white man: > "The first white man know to have viewed this section of the country was > John Stilley, who, when a captive among the Indians, traversed the White > Woman and Owl Creek from its mouth in a northwesterly direction as early as > June, 1779, nine years before the name of Ohio was given.................." > The first settler: > "From our research into early statements, we believe that Andrew Craig was > the first white settler who located within the present county limits." > The second settler: > "After many years of solitary residence on the beautiful Ko-ko-sing, the > solitude of Craig's retreat is broken by the entrance of a lone Jerseyman, > who in the spring of 1803, penetrates some 10 miles further into the > wilderness..................." > > The next settlers: > "A year passes by before any white accession is made to society on Owl > Creek. near Clinton, the pioneer, William Douglas..........." > And: > "Robert Thompson ascends Oul Creek to where Mount Vernon now stands. George > Dial, of Hampshire countyu, Virginia, in another piroque comes up the > creek.......Old Captain Walker, from Pennsylvannia settles........." > > That makes the period of 1804 to 1812 the days for the early settlers, after > that group of men. The first Wades mentioned in the book, are under the > chapter, Brown Township: > "Zephaniah Wade, who commanded a company of Riflemen from Loudon Co, > Virginia, in 1777, moved to this county in October, 1816, with his son, > Thomas. Zephania and his wife, Irene Longley, are both > dead...................." > Myron > > > ==== OHKNOX Mailing List ==== > Feel free to share your research tips, get help from others and discuss ideas on research and resources for Knox County. > To search this list go to http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl and enter OHKNOX for the list name. >

Anyone know this Michael Miller in the 1850 Ohio Census? He is listed in the index at Knox County on page 410 (or 460) in the actual census, to which I do not have access. IF any names of his children are listed with him in the census, I would like to know them. The township is supposed to be Millwood, though I am not sure if it may be a village. I wonder if he could be the son of Michael and Catherine Miller who were in Knox as late as 1848 or so but are listed in the 1850 Census in DeKalb County, PA. His son John T Miller married Julia Lybarger in Knox about 1848 as well as daughter Minerva (or Manerva) Miller married Jacob (John) Cole. Both these last 2 couples move to DeKalb as well by 1850. Micheal and Catherine's son Jacob was born in Knox in 1843. He is my direct line. About 7 or 8 of his brothers and sisters were born in Knox. John T., Minerva and George W were born somewhere in Pennsylvania in the 1820s. I suspect there may be a Michael Jr and wonder about the Michael at the top. Also would like to know if anyone knows of the Pennsylvania origin. Catherine was Slice or Vanderslice and born in Maryland about 1805, her husband Michael was born in PA perhaps as early as 1795. Dan