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History of Belmont & Jefferson CountiesBy J. A. CaldwellF#896779Pg 572 Salem Twp. AMOS ALBAUGH - Christian Albaugh, the father of Amos, came from Frederick county, Maryland, in 1810, and located on the same section with the Leas family east of Salem. Married Catharine and reared a family of nine children, of whom Amos was the eighth, born December 22, 1823; married Miss L.E. Blackburn in 1852; has two children - Amanda J. and Celia A. Christian Albaugh was a soldier in the war of 1812.
In mentioning the names of the first settlers of Springfield, we wish to say that our information is from memory of the oldest living settlers. Solomon Miller, from Fayette county, PA, settled in 1800, and was one of the first prominent settlers within the present limits of this township. He settles on section 10, but being too poor to buy the section, and nothing less at the time could be entered, after having lived two years on it, and made considerable improvements, the section was entered by Henry Miser in 1802, and Mr. Miller was dispossessed, and had to commence anew on section 11. In 1801 Stewart McClave settled on section six, and from 1801 to 1806 came John Stutz, Joseph Gorden, Jacob Springer, Thomas Peterson, James Allman, Henry Isinogle, George Albaugh, James Rutledge, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Wells, Robert Young, Adley Calhoon and son, William S. Jenkins, James Campbell, S. Dorrance, Philip Burgett and several others, whose names we are unable to obtain, but all of these old settlers have passed away and almost forgotten, but the noble deeds of these old fathers should be perpetuated, and their hardships recorded that they may live in the remembrance of posterity.
REUBEN ALBAUGH was born in Jefferson county, in 1810. When about ten year of age, he went to Harrison county with his father, where he remained till twenty-one years of age. Learned the trade of plowmaker, also wagonmaker. After he completed his trade he worked on journey work for several years. In February, 1834, he located his shop and commenced business at Bowling Green, where he is now operating. Married the same year, December 24, 1834, to Miss Sarah Rider and reared a family of ten children. His wife died in 1852, September 10th, and Mr. Albaugh was married again April 24, 1860; has reared a family of four children, three of whom are living, by his last marriage. He for the first two years manufactured plows, but the third year he commenced wagon work and all kinds of farming implements. He says he made an average of one hundred and twenty plows yearly for a number of years, and all were sold to the farmers in the surrounding country. He kept three men at work constantly, but at present he is not doing anything in the plow business since the war, but is doing quite a business in wagon and carriage work.
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