Personal Reflections

 of Fairfield , Ohio USA

An excerpt from Hervey Scott's 1877 Book

This NEW 8.5" x 5.5" booklet "Personal Reflections of Fairfield, Ohio USA" is an excerpt from "A Complete History of Fairfield County Ohio" written by Hervey Scott. The original book was published in 1877 by Siebert & Lilley of Columbus. The 120 page spiral bound booklet is printed on 60# bond paper with the front cover protected with a vinyl sheet.

The "personal recollections" in the booklet were obtained from: Judge John Chaney of Winchester; Thomas Jackson, Jacob Bope, Frederick Sites, Catherine Rutter, and Thomas E. Ewing, all of Pleasant Township; William Murphy, David Lyle, and Thomas Cherry, all of Walnut Township; Mrs. Mary Radibaugh of Greenfield Township; Jacob Shaeffer and Martin Landis, both of Madison Township; John Crook and John Iric, both of Berne Township; Mordecai Fishbaugh and George Harmon, both of Violet Township; Daniel Crumly and John Courtright, both of Bloom Township; Theodore Murphy of Richland Township; Thomas Cole, Samuel Kester, Samuel Griffith and Thomas Barr, all of Amanda Township; Wesley Peters, Thomas Reece, and Andrew Hunter, all of Hocking Township; David Foster, Christian Rudolph and F.A. Foster, all of Lancaster; A. Hathaway of Canal Winchester; Jane McClung and John Vanzant, both of West Rushville, and B.W. Carlisle, Nicholas Stemen, George W. Beery, William McClung, Mrs. Flora Butler King, John Ashbaugh, the Abraham Ream family, Levi Stewart, Henry Leonard, Michael Leist, Joseph G. Wiseman, Mrs. Van Pearce, the Rev. Elias Vandemark, Christian Heyl, John See, Mrs. Rachel Young, Dr. Charles Shawk, and Mrs. Elizabeth Sherrick

The history portion of Scott's book is available in a second booklet, "History of Fairfield, Ohio, USA," which we also list on eBay. The original book is rare and expensive. These reprints provide an inexpensive way of obtaining the detailed historic and genealogical information on Fairfield County preserved by Scott.

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