Ohio Township, Gallia County, Ohio

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Location: Ohio Township, Gallia, Ohio, United States
Surname/tag: Ohio

Ohio Township

Ohio Township has the longest river frontage of any in Gallia County. The Ohio river margin extends nearly eleven miles along its eastern and southern boundary. The most important of its small streams is Swan Creek. It rises in the northwest part of the township in the north part of section five. Its length is about eight miles, running some distance east, then almost directly south, emptying into the Ohio river. Horse Creek, Sugar Creek, Double Creek and Big Creek are the smaller streams within the township.

George and John Waugh came in 1800 and settled at the mouth of Swan Creek. In 1803, Thomas Hannan erected a grist mill on Swan creek, built of logs, and containing one run of stones. Timothy Hobbs, E. Belamy, David Blake and Daniel Campbell are other early settlers. A man named Yount built the first cabin but the first house of any note was built by John Sloan. The first marriage was that of Jane, a daughter of George Waugh, to Cornelius Kennedy. The first child born was Ephraim, a son of Timothy Hobbs. Timothy Hobbs and John Swindler were the first elected justices of the peace.