habited woodland. His circuit was that of Connellsville, Pa., and his salary $100 per year. He preached thirty-three times every four weeks, and rarely missed an appointment. He studied books of theology as he rode from one place to another. He soon gained the sobriquet of "The Abolition Preacher," and never ceased to labor for the freedom and elevation of the colored race. From Connellsville he was sent to Parkersburg, in western Virginia, and there, in the slaveholders' own country, continued with unabated energy fearlessly to denounce the "institution." While on the Harrison circuit, in Virginia, in 1834, he married Arah Courtney, of Irish descent. Her womanly courage and Christian patience cheered him in his dangerous and difficult work; and with him she shared the joys and sorrows of life until called peacefully away, October 14, 1883 She was the mother of ten children, who reached mature years.

Mr. Phillips continued to labor in the Master's vineyard in Virginia

and Pennsylvania until 1844, when he came to Cambridge, Ohio. The unpopularity of his opinions and utterances on the slavery question were among the causes that brought him to this State. After laboring at Cambridge, Mr. Phillips was assigned to Sharon. In 1846 the family removed to Summerfield; and, in 1847, to a farm in the wild and then sparsely settled country near Mount Tabor church in Stock Township, Noble County. In 1873 he sold the farm and removed to his present residence near Dexter City. Since 1864 he has held a superannuated relation to the church, but has continued to preach at intervals. His mental faculties are still clear, and in all respects he is a remarkably well-preserved old man. He has probably ridden 125,000 miles on horseback, preached 14,000 sermons, and the influence of his work has added to the church between 10,000 and 12,000 members. To him belong all the "honor, reverence and good repute" that follow faithful service.

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mentioned on the records of Monroe County in 1822, and was doubtless organized in that year. It embraced original township 6, of range 8, or portions of the present townships of Enoch, Stock and Jefferson. In 1822 the county levy for Enoch and Union together was $28. In 1823 the amount of the tax duplicate of Enoch was $17.30. Samuel Powell was the lister, and was allowed $2 for his services. In 1824 the total tax for the township was $19.40; Elisha Enochs, collector. In 1833 the tax was $42.53 on real estate and $35.39 on personal property; total, $77.92. Valuation for the same year: real estate, $3,781; personal property, $3,146; total, $6,927.

The following names of property holders in Enoch Township, in 1833, appear upon the Monroe County tax duplicate for that year:*

*We have here given the names of only those whose land lay within the present limits of the township. Those belonging elsewhere are given in the histories of the townships in which the lands are now included.-ED.

David Cunningham, section 31, 98 acres, value $111; same, 1 mill, $80; William Craig, section 27, 80 acres, $91; Stephen Harris, section 8, 80 acres, $100; Francis Headley, section 8, 80 acres, $100; George Harris, section 18, 97 acres, $106; Francis Hupp, section 28, 97 acres, $100; same, section 35 (in Jefferson), 159 acres, $182; same, section 27, 60 acres, $68; Philip Hupp, section 27, 50 acres, $57; Samuel Powell, section 7, 95 acres, $119; Isaac Powell, section 18, 96 acres, $120; James Powell, section 18, 96 acres, $120; James Rowland, section 31, 29 acres, $55; Robinson Sanford, section 31, 29 acres, $55; David Taylor, section 27, 51 acres, $57.

The following were owners of personal property in Enoch Townshipin its entire territory-in 1883, in addition to those already named:*

John Armstrong, Obed Ackley, Samuel Craig, Jeffries Cunningham,

*Many of the persons named among the owners of personal property were residents within the present limits of Stock Township.

Washington Cunningham, Ebenezer Cunningham, Elisha Enochs, Henry Enochs, Widow Enochs, Widow Grandon, Philip Gates, Enoch Grandon, Hiram Hupp, Alexander Hupp, Henry Hupp, Daniel Hupp, Morgan Harris, John McMillen, William McBride, John McBride, George McClure, James Rowland, James McClure, Mary Rufus, Alexander Sweeney, George Sweeney, Barton Wells, William Young, Richard Warfield.

Enoch Township was named for Elisha Enochs, who was one of its most prominent citizens. He located on section 1, below Carlisle, and was one of the first settlers on the East Fork.

He held the office of justice many years. He was also treasurer, and afterward commissioner of Monroe County.

On the 1st of May, 1851, the county commissioners established the boundaries of Enoch Township as follows:

"Commencing at the southwest corner of section 31 in township 6 and range 8; thence east along said township line to the southeast corner of section 33 in said township and range; thence north along the section line to the southwest corner of section 27 in said township and range; thence east along the section line to the southeast corner of said section 27; thence north along the section line to the northeast corner of section 10 in said township and range; thence west to the northwest corner of said section 10; thence north to the northeast corner of section 4 in said township and range; thence west along the township line to the northwest corner of said township

number 6 and range 8; thence south along said township line to the place of beginning: containing twenty-two sections."

The first justice of the peace in Enoch Township, after the formation of Noble County, was Alfred Ogle, who qualified April 15, 1851.

June 6, 1855, on petition of Jonathan Echelberry and twenty-seven others, the county commissioners ordered that sections 31, 32 and 33 be struck from Center Township and attached to Enoch. September 3, 1855, on petition of Abraham M. Bryan and others, the northern half of section 31, township 7, range 8, was attached to Center.

The township contains a great number of never-failing springs of pure water. There is an abundance of coal of good quality, but so far none has been mined except for local supply. A seven-foot vein has been worked for years on the Hohman farm.

The township derives its name from the Enochs family, who were pioneer settlers on the East Fork of Duck Creek, near Carlisle. While the township retained its original boundaries, Elisha Enochs was one of its foremost citizens.

The Harrises were among the early settlers in the western part of the township, where their descendants still live. Morgan, Stephen and George Harris were the sons of Elijah Harris, a pioneer of Olive Township. George Harris was considered a good hunter in his day. He lived on the farm now owned by his son, Sampson. Morgan lived on the

farm now owned by Alfred Harris. Stephen Harris, still living in West Virginia, at the age of eighty-nine, settled on the August Dimerling farm. George Harris had a camp on Middle Creek prior to 1812. He left it and went into the war against Great Britain. A stream which ran past his camp is still known as "George's Run."

George Harris was a very skillful hunter. He was able to imitate the noise made by a deer with such accuracy as to deceive the animals themselves. He would secrete himself and repeat the call until the deer had approached within easy shooting distance, then his rifle would speak with fatal results. On one occasion he had been away from home, and on his return was informed by his wife Betsy that a bear had killed one of his hogs. She knew where the carcass of the hog lay, and George promised to get up early in the morning to hunt for the bear. Knowing the habits of the animal, he felt sure the bear would return for a breakfast of pork. Betsy, equally as interested in the destruction of the bear, routed her husband out long before daybreak, and they proceeded together to the spot where the dead hog lay. The bear was there, too, and as he stood up erect at the sound of approaching footsteps, Harris shot, and wounded him fatally.

Samuel, James and Isaac Powell were brothers, who settled early in the western part of the township. Samuel was a prominent man, and held the office of justice of the peace early. He sold his farm to Robert

Lowe, who in turn sold to William Manifold. Samuel Powell died in Wisconsin. He was a preacher in the United Brethren church. The wife of Samuel Powell was Hannah, daughter of Elijah Harris, Sr. Her sister Ann was the wife of Isaac Powell.

Francis Headley, who sold out to Henry Miller, had a good improvement on the creek where he was an early settler. He went to Iowa, where he died.

Philip Hupp, another early resident, went west, and is still living. Daniel Hupp lived on the creek. He was a brother of George Hupp, an early settler of Jefferson Township, and a brother-in-law of Francis Hupp.

Ephraim had a brother Manasseh, who delighted in playing practical jokes. By some means he became possessed of the rattle of a rattlesnake, and once when out in the huckleberry bushes, produced it and began shaking it in order to have some fun with "Eph." The latter, hearing the noise, asked what it was, to which Manasseh replied, Eph, here's a rattler!" Manasseh afterward related the incident in his own inimitable way, and declared that "Eph" jumped as high as the tops of the bushes around them.

William Craig and Francis Hupp were among the earliest settlers on the "little creek"- Middle Creek. Francis Hupp was rough but honest. He was a leading Methodist. He gained a large amount of property, and was highly respected. His son Ephraim was something of a char

acter. On one occasion he went to Zanesville to enter a tract of land, and was asked where it lay. "Lays jest up alongside of dad's big medder." "But what range and township is it in?" "I don't know what township it's in, but it is the best range you ever saw; ridge weeds and pea vines up to your waist!" or words to that effect.

David Cunningham was a pioneer on the place where Captain Moseley now lives. He had one of the early horse-mills of the county, which was in operation several years. His sons, Washington and Jefferson, occupied the farm after him. Both are now dead.

Robinson Sanford was a New England Yankee, a shrewd, intelli gent man. His son Dwight was justice of the peace several years, and one of the early probate judges of the county.

James Rowland, a prominent, early settler, lived in the southwest corner of the township. He was an earnest Democrat and always alive on political subjects.

The early elections of Enoch Township were held on the creek known as Otterslide, on the Rice farm. The Rices were pioneers, who came here from Marion Township William Rice and his sons William, Harrison and George.

Lebbeus Fordyce was one of the prominent early settlers of this township. He came from Waynesburg,Pa, where he was born in 1797, and where he passed his youth and early manhood, and where he also studied law and surveying; he became a practi

cal surveyor and came to what is now Beaver Township about 1815; he surveyed the village of Batesville and in 1838 removed to Enoch Township, where he purchased a large tract of land near the present village of Fulda, which he afterward sold to German settlers. He became one of the prominent and influential citizens of that region. Jabez Belford, afterward a prominent lawyer and his son-in-law, lived with him for many years, and with him began the study of the law. Mr. Fordyce lived in Enoch until his decease, which occurred in 1860. curred in 1860. He had a family of ten children, only four of whom, Clarrissa (Belford), Abigail (Rathbone), Mary (Deurth) and Lebbeus, are now living.

John Smith was an early settler in the northern part of the township. James Lincicum is an old resident in the same locality.

Morgan Harris built a grist mill on Middle Creek, on the farm now owned by Chris. Rice, as early as 1836. It was a small affair, but nevertheless very useful.

John Wickham was a prominent, early settler in the northern part of the township. He removed to Iowa with his family. He had an early horse-mill. John Cunningham, in the southern part of the township, had an early distillery, which was well patronized. He left the country and was never again heard from.

Charles W. Moseley, a native of Tennessee, was reared in Winchester, Va. He came to Summerfield, Ohio, about 1825, and erected the first cabin there. He was a bricklayer