KNOX COUNTY OHIO - Norton's History of Knox County [Chapter XL]

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A History of Knox County, Ohio, From 1779 to 1862 
Inclusive: Comprising Biographical Sketches, Anecdotes and 
incidents of men connected with the county from its first 
settlement: Together with complete lists of the senators, 
representatives, sherriffs, auditors, commissioners, 
treasurers, judges, justices of the peace, and other 
officers of the county, also of those who have served in a 
military capacity from its first organization to the 
present time, and also a sketch of Kenyon College, and 
other institutions of learning and religion within the 
county. 
By A. Banning Norton.

Columbus: Richard Nevins, Printer. 1862
Entered according to the act of Congress in the year 1862 
by A. Banning Norton, In the Clerk’s office of the Southern 
District of Ohio.
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CHAPTER XL.

PLEASANT TOWNSHIP

March 9, 1825, this township was created, and named 
on account of its delightful views, its settlement was much 
retarded by large landholders. In 1830, it had 918 inhabitants 
; in 1810, 1,888 in 1830. 909 ; and in 1860, 828. Among its 
earliest and best settlers were the Melkers, Grahams, 
Veatches, Laymans, Herrods, Hunts, Patricks, Bechtels, 
Buckinghams, Walkers, Stinemetses, Schnebleys, Beatys, 
Lettses, Crawfords, Crouses, Colvilles, Morrisons, Swans, 
Rohrers, Dunns, and their connections. The settlers Have 
been principally from Western Pennsylvania, Virginia, and 
Maryland. Several good mill seats within this township have 
been improved and occupied by John Kerr. Elisha Gibbs, the 
Morrisons, Nortons, Hadley and Miller ; and several 
distileries have in the past been propelled successfully. The 
principal business has been farming and stock raising, at 
which many have grown rich.

SUCCESSIVE JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

1825. David Ash.            1845. Robert Graham. 
1825. Frederick Ruhror.     1848. Robert Graham. 
1828. Frederick Ruhror.     1851. Robert Graham. 
1831. Frederick Ruhror.     1854. Robert Graham. 
1832. James Parks.          1861. Henry McLain. 
1832. Silas Brown.          1839. Jas. D. Porter. 
1835. Silas Brown.          1842. Jas. D. Porter.
1837. Alvin Foote.          1845. Richard Hunt 
1858. Henry McLain.         1848. Richard Hunt 
1827. harvey Brown.         1851. Richard Hunt 
1835. Robert Graham.        1854. John Colville 
1839. Robert Graham.        1857. J. V. Parks. 
1842. Robert Graham.        1860. J. V. Parks.