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Subject: [OHBELMON-L] Dillon, McFadden, Wells, West Post #2
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 22:35:01 -0800


Sardis, Ohio 1887

The Methodists were the first, and as yet the only religious denomination to
occupy the place. Methodism marched along with the van guard of
civilization in the early histroy of the country, and took a strong hold on
the hearts of the people. For many years prior to the founding of the
village, these earnest worshipers met at private houses to hear preaching or
to attend class. The houses of Charles WELLS and D. B. Patton seem to have
been the most used for this purpose. This is the Charles WELLS who
afterwards lived and died in Stafford. these meetings at private houses
continued till the building of the first school house in 1843. After the
building of the school house it was used as a place of worship till 1856,
when the first church was built on the spot occupied by the present handsome
edifice.


Brownsville, Ohio 1886.

Centennial Cracked Liberty Bell of 1876. Previous to the 4th day of July
1876, the Brownsville, M.E. Sabbath School met to make arrangements to
celebrate the grand Centennial Anniversary of American Independence, when
our forefathers met in Independance Hall in Philadelphia, on the 4th day of
July 1776, when they passed the celebrated Declaration of Independence by
which they forever threw off their allegiance to the king of Great Britain.
It gave birth to a nation, changing a dependent people into a free and
Independent Government; and a down trodden country into a land of liberty.
What a thankful people we should be for thse heaven granted privileges. C.
Sander was chosen President for the occasion. W. L. WEST, M. D. was
appointed to ring the school-house bell at daybreak to let the people of
Brownsville and vicinity know that the great Centennial Liberty day of 1876
had dawned. All appreciated the exercises of the day and we hope that in
the century to come our Republic will have made greater progress than in the
one past. We think this bell likely to be the only Centennial cracked bell
in the world. It is owned by C. Sander who highly appreciates the treasure.

Monroe Co., Ohio Will Abstracts Book 1 & 2

Dillon
Not found

McFadden
Not found

Book 1
William Wells of Seneca Twp, Monroe Co., Oh
Will Book One pp 360-1
Signed: 21 Apr 1873; Probated: 13 Feb 1877
Witnessess: Samule Gilmore, Nancy Gilmore
Spouse: Nancy Wells
Devisees: Nancy Wells, wife
Julietta, granddaughter
James Wells
Lang (Lany?) McMullen
Adam Wells
Betsey Daugherty
William J. Wells
Apollo Wells
Nancy Howiler
Executors: Samuel Gilmore, Nancy Gilmore

Book 2
Lydia West
Will Book Two, Page 274
Signed: 22 Oct 1878; Probated 2 Oct 1882
Witnesses: C. W. True, Matthew Warwick (Both of Masterton, Ohio)
Spouse: Husband Not mentioned
Devisees: John West
James West, son
Jacob West, son
Melissa Messner, daughter
Sarah Hall, daughter
Martha Night, daughter
Ezra West, son
Executor: not named
Note: Lydia West was 67 years old when she made her will.

Perry Twp Gleanings & Cemetery Inscriptions
Antioch Cemetery
Mattie Virginia Dillon b 8 Apr 1885 d/o Goin & Elizabeth Eddy of Grandview,
Washington Co., Oh d 30 June 1946 age 61yrs married 10 Nov 1900 to Albert
Dillon who died 14 July 1945 - both buried at Antioch

Row Three N - S
Dillon, Thomas 1872-1972
Dillon, Anna (MORGAN) 1868-1950

Dillon, Melvin O. 1907-1981
Dillon, Mary F. (SMITH) 1916-??

Row Seven N - S
Two footstones - FATHER, S.D. Dillon MOTHER E.D. (leaning together)

Row Seven S - N
Dillon, Mabel Joyce 17 May 1923 - 2 June 1923 d/o C.E. & I.M. Dillon

Dillon, Clinton E 1900-1975 FATHER
Dillon, James W. 1875-1965 Spanish American War
Dillon, Mabel J. 1879-1931

Row Eight S - N
Hooper, Hilda (DILLON) 1902-????

Crosses of Mercy Cemetery
Row Five
Dillon, Jackson F. 1910-????
Dillon, Virginia M. 1920-????

Row Eight
Dillon, James C. 6 Mar 1906-13 Oct 1972 WT2 US NAVY WWII
Dillon, Alice M. (COVERT) 1908-1977 Married 1930

Greenbrier Cemetery
Row Eight S - N
Dillon, John L. s/o Henry C. Dillon d 3 Sept 1875 age 13y4m8d
Dillon, Henry 20 July 1840-19 Oct 1907
Dillon, Elizabeth 2 Sept 1840-Not Cut

Row Nine N - S
Dillon, Mary E. d/o Henry & E. Dillon d 11 Dec 1880 age 11m1d

Dillon, Margaret A. w/o Henry Dillon d 28 Dec 1867 age 21y8m15d

Dillon, Lima Ann d/o H & M.A. d 27 Dec 1866 age 2m11d

Row Ten S - N
Dillon, Sarah Catharine d 8 Nov 1878 age 30 yrs w/o Martin Dillon

Published in the Monroe County Republican Oct 28th & Nov 4,1937
Plainview Centennial Nov 5 & 6, 1937
by
Forrest S. Hogue
Who taught the Plainview (Rice) School for Almost forty years

Grandpa WEST has in his possession the original deed, by which the
government granted to a Mr. John DILLON the plot of the ground on which was
later erected the Plainview School House. The deed is dated 1837 and has
the signature of Martin Van Buren, President of the United States. Two
great-grandchildren of Mr. DILLON, David Briggs and Betty Barnard are
enrolled in this school at the present time. This deed will hold the place
of honor among other articles of interest which we hope to display.

Presuming that many of you are interested in knowing the original settlers
of your present homes we are listing as nearly as we can ascertain, the
original settlers and the names of those who now occupy the farm, the
original owner appearing first followed by the present owner:

Mr. Rice - Carl Kinsey
H. Barnard - Henry Barnard
S. Barnard - Roger Briggs
Capt. Wm Dougherty - Haud Hendrix
Mr. Menamie - Philip Pickens
John Phillips - John Thomas
Isaac Phillips - Rex Kindall
Mr. Piatt - Wm Foraker
George Andrews - Victor Colvin
Philip Turex - Marion Covert
Tom Moffett - Janie Bonam
George Eickleberry - Henry Bonam
John Drom - Pearlie Briggs
Mr. Dunn - Tom DILLON
George Foraker - Arthur Weddle
Mr. Stewart - Denver Haught
Thomas WEST - Oliver WEST
Samuel Cox - Paul Pickens
Nathaniel States - Earl WEST
Jacob Hall - Pete Edington Place

McFadden
Nothing found

Unity Cemetery
Row Fourteen N - S Section Two
Wells, Edgar H. 1911-1986
Wells, Mary F. (HAYHURST) 1919-1987

Antioch Cemetery
Row Four S - N
West, George 7 Sept 1852-26 Feb 1898 age 45y5m9d
West, Elizabeth w/o Thomas West 18 Sept 1824 - 1 Aug 1906 age 81y9m5d
West, Thomas 8 Sept 1818 - 30 June 1897 age 78y9m22d

Row Three N - S
West, Cora Pearl d/o Oliver & Elizabeth L. West 20 Dec 1890-6 Oct 1891

Plainview Cemetery
12-1 West, Oliver 1858-1939
12-2 West, Lurilla (MOLDEN) 1861-1956
12-3 West, Emmett 1880-1962
12-4 West, Lorena L. 1881-1950
12-5 West, E. Earl 1890-1960
12-6 West, Allie B. (THOMAS) 1890-1954
12-7 West, Russell L. 1910-1980
12-8 West, Evelyn (LOHRI) 1909-????


The incident of the Johnson boys killing their two Indian captors with their
own rifle and tomahawk as related in Howe's Histroy of Early Ohio is thought
by some to have occurred in or near our district.

Grandpa WEST says that his father, Thomas was acquainted with the elder
brother and often heard his father say that Mr. Johnson avoided discussing
the incident. His remains lie today, it is said, in an unmarked grave in
the pioneer section of the Antioch Cemetery.

A list of the Civil War Veterans who lived in our district or whose people
now do so:
Theodore Molden - Brother of Mrs. Oliver WEST.

more to follow

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