The record., 1911-09-21

under Gen. John Peter GaDuel
Muhlenberg, or under Gen. VIM.
Russell. Those of the Gen. Muhl-
enberg contingency, who located in
the northern part Of the county,
we're Of German descent and were
among the earliest OF The county S
pioneers. Wm Clm9b;'l. " h %
about the year l7O5 established
Cln-y Station, and the Russclli who
helped him establish Greerviile IN
17o0, were Nirginians and members
of the Gen. Russell family. The
pioneers who first settled in the
central and southern sections of the
codnty were Nirginians and Caro-
hnians mainly OF English, Scotch
and Irish extraction.
Representatives Of Gen. Mullen
berg's army ddftcd to this part OF
the Green river country from Penn
sylyauia and northern Virginia.
Most OF Gen. Muhlenberg's soldiers
were born in America, but ,helr
fathers came from Germany and
Holland long before the Revolution.
Among these Revolutionary soldiers
VAS Henry Rhoadi, the Godfather
Of Muhlenberg county, who not only
procured the name Of his General
for Muhlenberg county, but who
was also a prominent pioaeer in
western kentucky, ani Identified
with the early development Of Muhl-
eu5erg county aud his section of
the Green river c0untry.
In Pcrrin's History Of Kentucky,
page 9o7, a brief sketch of the hfe
Of Henry Rhoads is incidentally in
troduced IN a biography OF Prof.
McIIenry Rhoads, the well known
educator, who is son of Absolem
]. Rhoads, a grandson of Solomon
Rhoads, Jr., and great grandson
of Henry Rhoads. From tins sketch
quote:
0Henry Rhoads was born in Ger
many in i7so and died in Logan
county in 1914. Gle died in Muhl-
enberg county-O. \. R. He aud
two of his brothers came to America
about 1857 and settled in Bedford
county, Penn. In 1900 he married
Elizabeth Stoner, of Maryland. lie
fought for his adopted country
through the great struggle for indie
pendence, under the leadership OF
Gen. Muhlenberg. After the wal
for Liberty, having lost heavily in
the cause, he, with his two brothers
and their families, came to Ken.
lucky. They stopped first at Bards-
town, where they left their wive:
and children, and then went out il
the wilderness to find site 20 built
town. The place selected was a
the falls of Green river where they
started a settlement and called i
Rhoadsville. After three years O
peaceable' possession an action was
entered in the Ohio circuit court
styled John Handley VS.. Henry
Rhoads and others, for the posses
sion of the land on which the new
town stood. The suit was gaineC
by the plaintiff. Henry Rhoad
and a few of his friends then re
moved to Barnett's Station, oi
Rough creek, where he lived fvi
years, during which time the pres
ent town of Hartford was lald ou
and a few houses built. He mex
moved to Logan county and settled
where he owned 7. 900 acres of mil
+ Itary land. He represented tn
] county in the legislature of Ken
D tucky in 1898, on Its formation as
d county, and named 1t in honor G
S Gen. Muhlenberg.r
d Collins, in his History of Ken
t lucky, under the head of McLea
: County. says;
II "The hrst fort or station in No
Lean county was built where Ca
houn now stands, in 1888, by Sole
g mon Rhoads, and called Vienn:
d In 1890, James Inman built Pom
- Station, a few miles south east {
4 Calhoun"
d Other authorities and most lri
IS ditions say Henry Rhoads estal
h lished a station some time betwee
(. 1884 and 1888 where Calhoun no
S. stands, and that he was assisted
of this work by bis brother, Solomo
IS Rhoads, and another brother who.
h name is usually given as DAVID.
h any rate, a few years after Hem
r, Rhoads established, or helped
In esfablish. Rhnadsvllle or Fort Vie