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A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia

of Butler County Ohio,

With Illustrations and Sketches of its

Representative Men and Pioneers

Cincinnati Ohio. Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1882.

Illustrations & Maps
Index to Illustrations * Map of Butler Co * Brig Gen Anthony Wayne * Plan of Fort Hamilton

Title Page         Preface         Index to Illustrations
Occupation of the Miami Valley
Opening of the Northwest Territory

pp 1-5
Capt John Armstrong
pp 6-10
Correspondence between Wilkinson and Armstrong
pp 11-15, 16-20
Successors to Captain Armstrong, cont.
pp 20-22
Symmes's Purchase
pp 22-31
Symmes chart
ff p28 (not completed)
Formation of Butler County and its Townships
pp 31-38
Pioneer Life and Customs
pp 38-43
Meetings of the Commissioners
pp 43-47, 48-56
Earliest Account of the Miami Country
pp 56-58
Miami University
pp 58-61, 61-64
Progress of the University
pp 64-69, 69-73
Progress of the University
pp 73-77
Pioneers and Soldiers
pp 77-81, 81-86,
Picture: Arthur ST.CLAIR, 86-90, 90-93
The War of 1812
pp 93-98, 98-104
Tammany Society
pp 104-106
Clerks of the Court through The Miami River
pp 106-111
The Press
pp 111-117, 118-124
Agriculture
pp 124-129 (no surnames), 129-132, 132-136
The Miami Canal
pp 136-141, 141-146, 146-151
Leaders of the Half Century
pp 151-155, 155-160, 160-164, 164-169,
Picture: James McBRIDE, 169-176, 177-183, 183-187, 187-197
Butler Co Medical Society
pp 197-199
Mexican War
pp 199-203, 203-207
The Rebellion
pp 207-212, 212-217, 217-220, 221-225, 225-230, 230-249, 249-253
The Courts
pp 253-258, 258-262, 262-268
Railroad
pp 268-273
Archaeology - Topography
pp 273-278
Geology
pp 278-282
Hamilton (Biographies, 1st settlers)
pp 283-287, 287-290, 291-295, 295-298, 298-301, 301-305, 305-309, 309-312, 312-315, 315-320, 320-324, 324-328, 328-335, 335-340, 340-346, 346-356, 356-361, 361-366, 366-366b, 366b-366e, 366e-367, 368-376, 377-384, 385-387, 388-392, 392-397, 397-400, 400-404, 405-408
Reily Township
pp 409-413, 413-417, 417-421 (Biographies)
Morgan Township
pp 422-426, 426-431, 431-433, 433-437 (Biographies), 437-438
Hanover Township
pp 439-443, 443-446, 446-449 (Biographies), 449-449
Ross Township
pp 450-454, 455-459, 459-462 (Biographies), 462-465, 465-468, 468-470
Fairfield Township
pp 470-475, 475-480 (Biographies), 480-483, 483-486
Liberty Township
pp 486-489 (1st settlers, Biographies), 489-494, 494-498, 499-502
Oxford Township
pp 502-504, 505-508, 508-513, 513-515, 516-520, 520-524, 524-528, 528-532 (Biographies), 532-536, 536-540,
Picture: Isaac I. Keely, 541-545, 545-548, 548-551
St. Clair Township
pp 551-556 (Biographies), 556-560, 560-562
Milford Township
pp 562-574 (Biographies)
Union Township
pp 574-578, 578-582, 582-587, 587-593 (Biographies)
Madison Township
pp 594-596 (Biographies), 596-600, pp 600-603, 603-606, pp 606-609, 609-611
Wayne Township
pp 611-615, 615-623 (Biographies)
Lemon Township
pp 623-627, 627-632, 632-637, 637-641, 641-645, Biographies: 645-649, 649-654, 654-659, 659-666


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Transcribers include:

  1. Audrey Shields HANCOCK, Michigan (Project co-ordinator):
    Reily, Morgan, Hanover, Ross, Fairfield, and Lemon Twps., the City of Oxford, & Oxford Twp.
  2. Sue (FRYE-CUNNINGHAM) ACUFF, Oregon: Liberty & Oxford Twps.
  3. Joyce BORGEN, Illinois:
  4. Vicki BURTON, Washington: St. Clair Twp.
  5. Gary DOUGLASS and Katie DOUGLASS, Ohio: The Court and Railroad
  6. Del GARDNER, Florida:
  7. Mary Ann HANSON, Oregon: Milford Twp., Wayne Twp.
  8. Timothy "Scott" HARRIS, Massachusetts: Madison Twp., early history
  9. Shelly HARTZ, Indiana: some of Lemon Twp.
  10. Karen HUTTEN, Michigan: The Press
  11. Mary Ellen Schrichte JONES, Washington: Hamilton
  12. Karen KRUGMAN Michigan: Wayne Township
  13. Pricilla LARKIN Meetings of the Commissioners
  14. Jane LEAHY, Michigan: The Miami Canal
  15. Julie LUCE, Ohio: The Rebellion
  16. Mary Kay MACY, California: Hamilton
  17. Karol McKENZIE, Michigan: Butler Co Medical Society and Hamilton
  18. Carol MONTROSE, Ohio: Tammany Society
  19. Michele NAYLOR, Arizona: Union Twp.
  20. Margaret VanNess NELSON, Ohio: Fairfield Twp.
  21. Joan Gillespie PIRL, California: Miami University
  22. Janette PRESSEY, Oregon:Hamilton history
  23. Alice RUEBUSCH, Ohio: Ross Twp
  24. Dorri SAFFORD, California: The Miami Canal and Leaders of the Half Century
  25. Glenis SHERWOOD, Maine: Mexican War
  26. Ron STONER, Ohio: Leaders of the Half Century
  27. Nancy SWEEN, Kansas: HTML coding, uploading, indexing
  28. Pam WOODWARD, California: The War of 1812
  29. Heather ZABEL, Michigan: "Occupation of the Miami Valley"