Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-09
rIoneer HI..ory Of TwIp.burrh.

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EDIToR OF LEADER:-The present name of
Twinsburgh was given to the township. in 1918,
OF the request Of Moses and Aaron Wilcox,
twin brothers. They were born in North Xii.
liDgsworth, Conn, May 18th, l772 They
were engaged in the mercantile business al.
ways together, and their business and history
were SO clearly connected that their interests
were identical. In their younger days when
teaching, they were wont 10 exchange schools
without detection, SO closely did they resemble
each other in looks. In 1919 they visited the
township and purchased 4.OO0 acres Of land in
the northwest part of the township, then an
unbroken wilderness. In 1918 they revisited
this place, and at their request the township,
which up to that time was called Milsville, was
changed to Twinsburgh, in consideration of
which they gave six acres of land to the town.
ship for Public Square and sum of money
to clear it They came on With their families
in August, 1925, and were forty days, one
week on Long Island Sound, one on North
River. and one week on Lake Erie in the
schooner Red Jacket, and came near being
wrecked, then two days from Cleveland with
two horse teams through marked roads, and
arrived in town Oct 7th, 1925 They died ia
September, only few hours apart, and v ere
buried in Twinsburgh Moses had nina child
rem, two died some years ago, tho othS RS have
removed from the township cxcep, Huldah.
wife of Lewis Alling Aaron had seven, four
Of whom are dead, the others are settled in Sos
lon, Oberlin, and Hudson.
Ethan AllinR came in April lst, 1917. from
New Haven, Conn aud ia considered the d,st
settler. His father, Lewis Alling, settled on
the farm now owned by Joseph HaNkins -
Ethan came on before his father, and was IA
years of age. He landed at Zina Posts. in
Hudson, in 2s days from New Haven. The
township was not organized at that time. The
frat election was held in the Spring of 1919. in
a log cabin near the farm owned by tho Dan.
iels, south OF the Centre Frederick Stanley
was the Clerk lie, with Lewis Alling. wets
chosen Justices Of tho Peace, but this election
was Subsequently set aside, and in the fall Of
the same year Samuel Vail and Lewis Allinq
were chosen Stanley cut the first tree south
OF the Centre, and began clearing up the farm
now owned BY his son George. He hired six
acres chopped in 1917, and paid six dollars Der
acre. At this time the road TO Hudson had
been undeIbrushed Mr.. Stanley was brio :,
! layer by trade, and built the old Briek Chv rch
in Cleveland. now used for the Court Re, ,oms.
He also built the South Colegs Building In
Hudson, besides several bloe,Gs in Ois,elsnd
Az ons time MIR > owned the only ot,e.horae
wagon in town, and up to 1888 he had the only
/ aaaNa ula In = T
noting their time by sun dals. The old clock
is still running, oad was owned by Geot0s
Stanley in 1888 Hector Taylor eams IN from
Bsrkhsmstead, Conn, with lot of elo5ks
which he had To sell at the price stanlsy paid
SIS. r'''s'
The Public Square was SLASH ed in the winter
Of 1923 "a by Asa Upson, Henry Bennett.
Elijah Bronson, hsubea Ohamberlin. snd
others, and was logged up in 1926 by a bee got
up by Upson and Others, and according 10 Se~
counts was one ofsne greatest occasions wins
bnrgh ever had, lasting three days.
Ethan Allng started the first store in wiasI
ls now q part Of TwinsburRh lnslitute, in. uly
ioSO, Since which lime the mercantile l1neinesl
has been carried on by number 'rhe firs
school was taught by Lavina WheAf,on. aIer
wards the wife of Dea, Junia North. Phil,
Clark, now the wife of JonathaA H. Her,iek
taught the second school. In 1918. ths frI
military company was organized. The officer,
were Asa Upsoh. Elisha LOOMS. and Jossnb
hYrck. For several years Luman Lana Va,
Town Clerk 10 thOss days Il seems towT
offices did not pay, though there might b,
some honor In il, for Lane, 10 transsetinR al
the township business, nesef received anythina
for services, excepting twenty-five e,nts from
Nelson upson for REGARDING an ear maFk: thia
stands recorded ip the old book in January,
1923. Fred. stay,ley is thel only voter at t6t
hrs. election nov living In town.
Rev. EAmuel Bisse was the first settled
minister; he came in from Aurora In January
1873. Previously travelling preaehsrs soccasio,.l 4
ally preached TO the settlers, and they had er
mons read,
There are many incidents which ought 10 B,
collected and be preserved. Many have alpead,
been gathered andeT the auspiseS Of the UnioI
Agricultural societL which comprises thil
township and several adjoininR, whoso Pioneer
History they purpose collecting and prsssFv,
ing, @. r. s.