Aid Township

Aid in Lawrence County, Ohio
Note: The name of Aid was later changed to Marion, both in Aid Township

In 1800, the first cabin in Aid Township was built on John’s Creek by Captain John, an Indian, and Andy Friend, a white man, and squatters who made their living hunting and trapping.

The first settlement was Marion, [now known as Aid] in 1815. The name was changed due to the conflict with a larger and previously established Marion in northern Ohio. William (Uncle Billy) Stumbo laid out Marion (Aid) in 1840. The village of Arabia also lies partially in Aid Township. Adam Haymaker organized Aid Township in 1823.

The first school, a log cabin without floors or windows, was located on the right-hand fork of Storms Creek. William Gillen was the first teacher. The first church was a mile north of Marion and was organized by Adam Dickey, a Methodist minister. The township’s first marriage occurred in 1818 between John Vermillion and Elizabeth Coofston.

One iron furnace was built in Aid Township at Oakridge. The stack is still standing, one of the best-preserved stacks in the Hanging Rock Iron Region of Ohio.

Statistics concerning Aid Township:

• Principal Creeks: Symmes, Sharp, Aaron’s, John’s, Elkin’s, and Paddle.
• Population: in 1850 was 884; in 1880, it was 1530; in 1960 was 707; in 1980 was 867.
• Highest Point: The McClure Farm, 1,051 feet.
• Vesuvius National Forest has 10,388 acres.
• Aid has 22.48 miles of Township roads throughout its 36 sections.
• 224 Civil War Veterans lived in Aid Township.

Aid Township Early Settlers

• CANNON, John
• CLARK, Cornelius
• DELAWTER, Lawrence
• NELSON, William
• PAYTON, Isaac
• PAYTON, Nathan
• PENTS, William
• RUSSELL, John
• SHARP, Richard
• WILLIS, Joshua

LAWRENCE COUNTY
CONTINUATION OF HISTORY OF EARLY TIMES
Early Families of Aid Township – Big Panther Killed.
The Daily Register, February 23, 1905

Jas. Dick lived on John’s Creek in S. 7th where Dalton since lived, he was a noted hunter. He killed many panthers, wolves, and bears. He killed a panther which was over ten feet in length from the end of his nose to the end of its tail.

Lawrence Delawder married Mary Laithliter and settled near Powellsville then on Johns Creek in Sec. 7. His wife died and he went back to Shenandoah, Va., and married Mary Sivers; brought her back and lived on John’s creek until he lost his mare and other property. He then went back to Hardy County, Va., where he died.

His son Lawrence married Ester, daughter of Jacob Halterman, settled at French Grant, and then entered a half section where Clinton Furnace now stands. There he had so much sickness he would not stay. He sold out and bought in S. 16, T. 4, R. 17, on Aaron’s Creek and moved onto it in 1823 where his son John now lives and is dead.

His child Elizabeth, married Michael, son of Michael Bowen, and is dead. Of his children, Anna married Geo. Monk. Wm. Polly married a daughter of Jno. Wallace, Ison, son of Russell Garrett. Ester married Wm. Monk. They parted and she lives on Cranes nest. Jno married Mary, daughter of Jno. Neal. Lawrence Jr’s child married Jason, son of John Rose, and is dead. Godfrey married Manerva, daughter of Wilson ______ married Elizabeth, daughter of Wm. Burke, and is dead. His child Jane married Isaac, son of Lewis Massie, and lives on Storms creek. He owns a part of the Pancake farm. Mary married Wm. Fields.

Lawrence, Jr’s child, James Madison, married Barbara, daughter of Isaac Delawder, and lived and died in S. 17, on Aaron’s Creek. Of his children Margaret married Henderson, son of John White, and Eliza married Jno. Magner, Nancy married Lewis Jennicks. Jno. Madison married Sarah Ann, daughter of Enoch Loper. Genetta married James Loper. They separated and she married Squire Walters and lives in S. 18 at the head of Storm’s and Aaron’s Creek. Alfred married Melissa, daughter of Wm. Lambert. Archibald married Tiny, daughter of Mr. Calvary Aldredge. James Burcham married Martha, daughter of Leonard Gibson.

Lawrence’s child, John, married Nancy, daughter of Geo. W. Davis and lives in Sec. 16. His child James Madison, married Mary, daughter of Jos. Belote and lives in Sec. 15. Mary Ann married Robt. Weaver is dead. Caroline married Madison Kidwell. Henry Randolph married Arminta, daughter of David Burnes. Barbara married Jacob, son of Andrew Kiser. He is dead. John married Mary, daughter of Leander Gibson.

Lawrence Jr’s child, Nancy married Beryl Stephens and moved to White River, Ark., and was killed by the Indians. Mary married Marqus Chainy and is dead. Her child, Thos. married Martha Reed. Lawrence’s child, David married Mary, daughter of Jno. McCarthy. She is dead and he lives with his brother Jno.

Wm. Pence married Margaret Wheeler and settled where Jas. Bradshaw now lives. In 1818 he was a farmer and a house carpenter. He died on his farm and had no children.

Jas. Baldwin married Susan Delawder whom Pence raised, and Bradshaw became the owner of the premises. Reuben, son of Richard Lambert married Cintha, daughter of Sarah Ann Hall, and settled in S. 14 in Feb. 1828, when the peach trees were in full bloom. He sold out here and moved to near New Albany, Kan. Of his children, Wm. married Rosina, daughter of Jno. Andre, and lives near Ft. Atchison, Kan. Amos married Romain, daughter of M. Litch, and lives in Kansas. Mary Ellen married Jas., son of David Greenlee. James Henry, who was deaf and dumb, married Sarah Bear and is dead.

Cornelius, son of Samuel Clark married Elizabeth, daughter of Jonathan Lambert, Sr. and in 1823, exchanged his land on Crane’s Nest for a piece of land on Symmes in S. 14.  Of his children, Wilson married Margaret Harford. She died and he went west.

Abigail married David, son of Jno. Nida moved west and is dead. Emalin married Zalmon, son of Patrick Wilson, and lives on Zalmon’s branch of Long Creek. Elias married Susan, daughter of Jas. Collier, and moved to Wis. Asa married Armanda, daughter of Patrick Wilson. Amos married Elizabeth; daughter of Jas. Engle lives in Sec. 24.

Margaret married Uriah, son of William Payne. Cornelius, Jr., married Susan, daughter of Patrick Wilson, and lives on Little Ice. Levi married Jane, daughter of Lewis Rose, and lives in Sec. 24. Leander married John, son of Wm. Nelson, and lives on Elkin’s creek. Mr. Clark is dead. His widow lives with Levi.

John Cannon married Ruth Cumpston and lives in Sec. 16, T. 2, R. 12, on a creek which was named for him, Cannon’s Creek, and in March 1815 he moved to the point near where Jas. Bradshaw now lives and in 1830 moved to Hardin County, Ohio.

His daughter Mary Ann, married Joseph, son of Henry Cumpston, lived in S. 2, and in 1852 moved to South Point, Ill. Of her children, Jno., married Sarah Jane, daughter of Robert Day, and lived in Decatur Township. Julia Ann married Eliza’s son of Wm. McCartney lives in Symmes township. John Cannon’s child, Israel, married Martha Hisey and lives in Shelby County, Ohio.

AID
Ironton Register NOVEMBER 4, 1875

•  Corn is selling at only 40c per bushel and there is a great quantity at that price. School teachers, colliers, and all classes of men raised more or less corn.
• Every day we hear complaints about those unfinished culverts along the pike. They have been ready for the woodwork for at least three weeks and the road around them is almost impassable.  This is a great fault of the Commissioners.  They should require the contractor to make the road around passible, and also complete the work within a limited time.  Will the Commissioners please attend to those culverts?
• Last Monday at about 11 o’clock, Mr. J. C. Bussey’s house was burned down.  Bussey and his wife were away at the time.  Mrs. Bussey had not been away from the house more than one hour when the fire was discovered.  It is supposed to have originated from the fireplace; all the furniture and personal property were destroyed.  There was another schoolhouse that burned down on little Ice Creek last week.
• Vermillion, of Arabia, has been dangerously ill but is some better at present.
• The mill at that place broke some of her machinery and tore up things generally, last week.
• Waterloo has improved almost beyond recognition since our last visit to the place.  Hutchison & Co’s mill at that place is doing a big business and cannot be excelled in the country.  Sprinkles is repairing his water mill. – One man declared that business had improved to a great extent since the election, and then we hear of another man at that place who upon hearing of Allen’s defeat went across to the next store and called for camphor and administered it as a relief.  They are building a fine schoolhouse there in place of the one burned last Winter; the house is located in the town.  Prof. J. R. Cooper will teach the school.  He is now enjoying the blessings of a benedick.     ALEX.
  
  

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IRONTON REGISTER, MARCH 22, 1888

• Farmers here are greatly behind with their Spring work.
• Protracted meeting in progress at New Zion church, conducted by Rev. Patterson.
• Some genuine old-fashion maple sugar and syrup are being made this Spring in this neighborhood.
• M. T. Russell had a narrow escape from death last week.  He, with some hands, was cutting trees along the creek, and in cutting one it fell on a willow which did not break, and the spring of the willow tree threw the one back which they had cut.  In his effort to get away, his foot ________ was quickly extricated and taken home.  Medical aid was summoned, and he is doing as well as can be expected at this writing but will be a long time before he is able to be about.
• There are six candidates for J.P. in Aid Tp.
• Dr. Shattuck has been employed to do the pauper practice for this township for the next year.
• Schools have all closed in this neighborhood.
• Russell Bros. shipped some cattle to Cincinnati this week, the price here being too small.
• John Yates will teach a select school here this Summer.  He will have a large school.
• The Republican Club will begin its regular meetings this week.  We have a strong club here, and it will be heard from in the coming campaign.     SPY.

AID
IRONTON REGISTER,  FEBRUARY 18, 1892

• The funeral services of the late Thomas Markin, an old soldier, and also that of Grandma Spears, will be preached here Sunday the 21st, at 10 o’clock a.m., by Rev. A. Boldman.  The soldiers and friends of the deceased parties request the attendance of the G. A. R. post and all friends.
• Rev. Kirkpatrick has been holding a revival here with good success.  Several converted and a stronger faith was renewed among members.
• Since the discontinuance of the Rockwood and Arabia mail route, the people below Marion do not get any mail on as Mr. Dillon the P.M. at Will Wood sends to Aid for their _____.  Strong petitions have gone up toward the re-establishment of the route and the matter should receive attention immediately.  Ironton papers cannot be sent to Willow Wood or Russell’s Place by any route as it is, but when sent to Aid our P. M. manages to send them to their places, someway by a special carrier.  Give us a daily mail from Rockwood to Aid.     REPORTER.

AID
Ironton Register JUNE 7, 1888

• Yates’ school is still increasing.  The attendance is over 50 pupils, and still, they come.  Mrs. Yates is here at present.
• Several of the pupils attended the examination last Saturday, and they seem to think it was a very hard examination.
• The S. of V held an open meeting at the Sharp’s creek schoolhouse, last Saturday night.  Remarks were made by L. Massie, E. W. Markin, L. Burnett, and Jas. C. Russel.  Several applications for membership were received by the Milroy Camp of this place.
• Decoration Day was fully observed here. The Tom Lambert Post G. A. R and 8 O.V. Camp conducted the exercises.  In the forenoon, several detachments visited the different cemeteries in the township, and in the afternoon, services were held at the Marion Cemetery in the presence of some 500 people.  The services were conducted by L. Burnett, Post Commander, and T. H. Burton, E. P. Steed, and Chaplain Fuller were the orators of the day.  It was a pleasant day and was well observed.
• There is no crowd of old veterans complete without our friend, Captain Matney the Captain makes a fine-looking soldier.
• While your minds are drawn to the Marion Cemetery just think what a condition the fence (do not have rest)
  
  

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AID
Ironton Register FEBRUARY 18, 1892

• The funeral services of the late Thomas Markin, an old soldier, and also that of Grandma Spears, will be preached here Sunday the 21st, at 10 o’clock a.m., by Rev. A. Boldman. The soldiers and friends of the deceased parties request the attendance of the GAR post and all friends.
• Kirkpatrick has been holding a revival here with good success.  Several converted and a stronger faith was renewed among members.
• Since the discontinuance of the Rockwood and Arabia mail route, the people below Marion do not get any mail on as Mr. Dillon the P.M. at Willow Wood sends to Aid for their _____.  Strong petitions have gone up toward the re-establishment of the route and the matter should receive attention immediately.  Ironton papers cannot be sent to Willow Wood or Russell’s Place by any route as it is, but when sent to Aid our P. M. manages to send them to their places, someway by a special carrier.  Give us a daily mail from Rockwood to Aid.     

AID
IRONTON REGISTER, OCTOBER 17, 1901

• Mrs. Susan Russell, who has been on the sick list for some time is again able to be among us.
• Mrs. Edward White attended the Waterloo camp meeting Thursday.  He reports a successful meeting.
• Dr. Meers of Huntington, W. Va., made a flying trip to Marion last Thursday.  He _____ kind and smiling doctor.