White, Asa U. Smith, George Bible, George Wisman, Jacob Scholl, Charles Bible, Wesley Burgoyne and Philip Umben haur, 10 votes.

At the October election, 1840, Superior Township cast 28 votes-12 for Wilson Shannon for Governor, and 16 for Thomas Corwin, his Whig competitor. Those who voted were: George Bible, Thomas Miller, John Maugharmar, Henry Ferguson, Andrew Miller, Jacob Miller, Robert Ogle, Joseph Miller, Horatio N. Clark, Joseph Pugh, George Wisman, Asa U. Smith, Joseph H. White, Jacob Barger, George Umbenhaur, Phillip Umbenhaur, Isaac Shall, Daniel Shall, Wesley Burgoyne, Robert H. McDonald, Thomas Ogle, Adam Bible, Charles Bible, Joshua Scholl, Jacob Scholl, John Starr, James Starr and Adam Bechtol. And at the October election of 1842, George Wisman, Adam Bechtol and William Crissey, Judges, and George Bible and Henry Ferguson, Clerks, there were 32 votes cast by the following-named persons: John Mocherman, Jonas Anspaugh, Hiram Hilton, Jacob Disbrow, George Bible, Henry Ferguson, William Clingen, Henry Delinger, John Brenker, Adam Bechtol, Andrew Miller, George Wisman, James Allman, William Crissey, James Anspaugh, Thomas Miller, Joseph Miller, John Phillips, George Kint, Levi Jerome, Joseph White, Jacob Scholl, Conroy W. Mallory, Robert Ogle, Andrew Logan, Thomas Ogle, Phillip Umbenhaur, Frederick Sheets, Charles Duvall, Charles Bible, George Umbenhaur and Daniel Scholl. At this election, Wilson Shannon (Dem.) received for Governor 12 votes, and Thomas Corwin (Whig) 20 votes.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

Following are the names of those who have served as Justices of the Peace of Superior Township and dates of their several commissions: Robert Ogle, February 4, 1841; George Bible, April 26, 1845; Robert Ogle, April 20, 1847; same, June 4, 1850; George Bible, May 1, 1851; same, May 9, 1854; Richard Sasson, November 3, 1854; George Bible, April 21, 1857; Jacob Mannon, November 5, 1857; Joseph Griffith, April 12, 1860; Amos Briner, November 13, 1860; Jacob Mannon, April 25, 1862; David Stauffer, April 18, 1863; Jacob Mannon, April 12, 1865; David Stauffer, April 13, 1866; David Craver, September 26, 1866; Jacob Mannon, April 15, 1868; David Craver, October 21, 1869; N. E. Fry, April 15, 1871; Jacob Mannon, November 15, 1872; F. L. Brannon, April 16, 1874; David Stauffer, October 20, 1875; F. L. Brannon, April 17, 1877; David Stauffer, October 15, 1878; Joseph Lindersmith, April 17, 1880; William Drake, April 12, 1881.

WHITE MALE ADULTS.

Below will be found a list of white male inhabitants over the age of

twenty-one years in the township of Superior, Williams County, Ohio, on the 1st day of May, 1843, as returned by George Bible, Township Assessor: John Starr, John Kennedy, Henry Dellinger, Daniel Scholl, Philip Umbenhaur, Joshua Scholl, Jacob Scholl, George Wisman, Isaac Scholl, Rudolph Hetgur, Henry Hetgur, Harman Hetgur, George Umbenhaur, Robert McDonald, Robert Logan, Andrew Logan, William Logan, John Mocherman, Henry Mocherman, Thomas Miller, Joseph Miller, Jacob Miller, Andrew Miller, John Phillips, George Phillips, James Anspaugh, Sr., James Anspaugh, Jr., Lewis Vanslyke, Whitney Squire, H. N. Clark, James Allman, John Anspaugh, Joseph H. White, Charles Duvall, Robert Ogle, Thomas Ogle, Ira Sergeant, Richard Pew, Charles Brundydge, Hiram Hitton, Samuel Collane, Levi Jerome, Willard Virnum, William Crissey, Moses Crissey, Charles Keeley, Jacob Disbrow, Simon Kint, George Kint, Henry Ferguson, Ezra Bechtol, John Bunker, Adam Bible, William Dunlap, Andrew Dunlap, Lazarus Evans, Michael Clansy, John Platt, Convoy W. Mallory, Frederick Sheets, Joseph Pew, George Bible, George W. Bible, Charles Bible and Adam Bechtol-total, 65.

THE FIRST SETTLERS.

The venerable widow of the late George Bible, now residing at Montpelier, at the advanced age of ninety-four years, says that when her husband came to the township, which was in about 1834, there were no white settlers in the township. Her husband's land, on which he built his first cabin, was situated two and one-half miles southeast of Montpelier, and his son, George W. Bible, now occupies the old homestead. The Indians had a large camp on the St. Joseph's, and within the present corporation limits of Montpelier. The forests abounded with wild animals, among the most dreaded of which were bears and wolves, which would often kill and destroy domestic animals, but she never heard of a wolf making an attack upon persons, nor of a bear or deer, except when wounded by a shot from a hunter, and in all such instances the knife of the backwoodsman would soon terminate the conflict. Mr. Bible is represented, by those who have recollections of him, as a remarkably good shot, who scarcely ever missed his mark. One year, he had a contest with Frederick Miser, of Centre Township, as to which would kill the larger number of deer within a space of two months, the match resulting in Bible's killing ninety-nine and his opponent sixty-five. Mr. B. was much fretted, it is said, because he failed to bring down one more deer, the task he had imposed upon himself at the outset being a round 100. According to Mrs. Loudon's best recollection, although the infirmities age will not permit her to be positive, the second cabin was built by Robert McDaniels, the third by George Wisman, who settled in 1836,

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and whose land adjoined Mr. Bible's, and the fourth by Joseph Pugh, who bought land in the immediate neighborhood of those above named. It was several years after Pugh came before a schoolhouse was built. Charles Brundydge settled in Superior Township in December, 1839, and at that date he was the only settler in the township located on the bottom lands of the river. In the township, and located on the uplands, were Robert Ogle, Horatio Clark, George Wisman and Joseph White. The neighbors nearest to him were Mr. Bible and Mr. Ogle. There was neither church nor school building in the township, and no blacksmith shop nearer than Williams Centre.

MONTPELIER.

This is the only incorporated town in Superior Township. The name is of French origin, and there are two noted places in the United States -one the capital of Vermont, and the other in Virginia, famous as the residence and burial place of James Madison, the fourth President of the United States; and it may be assumed as probable that it was from one or the other of these that the name of the capital town of Superior Township was suggested.

The survey of the original town was made and platted by Thomas Ogle, May 25, 1845, and, after remaining only nominally a town during thirty years, it had attained sufficient population and business in 1875 to render a municipal government necessary; and at the first election, held April 5 in that year, the following officers were chosen: Mayor, J. D. Kriebel; Clerk, Jacob Leu; Treasurer, John Allen; Marshal, Jesse Blue. The officers who attest the election of the above are: F. L. Speaker, N. E. Fry and W. M. Gillis, Judges, and J. D. Kriebel and T. E. Lamb, Clerks. Election of 1876-Clerk, Jacob Leu; Street Commissioner, Jesse Blue; Marshal, Eli Isenhart. Election of 1877-Mayor, Jacob Dorshimer; Clerk, Jacob Leu; Street Commissioner, Jesse Blue; Treasurer, John Allen. Election of 1878-Clerk, Jacob Leu; Street Commissioner, J. J. Blue; Marshal, Jacob Hoffer. Election of 1879-— Mayor, Eli T. Wisman; Clerk, Jacob Leu; Treasurer, S. W. Mercer; Marshal, Eli Isenhart. Election of 1880-Clerk, Jacob Leu; Street Commissioner, Daniel Blue. Election of 1881-Mayor, E. T. Wisman; Clerk, George Strayer; Treasurer, Jacob Leu; Marshal, D. M. Kent. Election of 1882-Mayor, J. D. Kriebel; Clerk, F. M. Ford; Street Commissioner, Stephen Downs.

So unimportant by the United States census takers had the town been considered that, since it was named, its population had always been merged in that of the township until 1880, when, for the first time in its history, it has an independent place in the United States Census figures,