Genealogy Trails Athens County, Ohio Tremble Township Trimble township is the most northern township in Athens County, and the only county township to border Perry County.  The surrounding area is comprised of gently rolling hills and large wooded areas. Three villages are located in eastern Trimble township: Glouster in the north, Trimble in the center, and Jacksonville in the south.  Glouster is located  along Sunday Creek. The village of Glouster was formerly known as Sedalia. Glouster, Ohio Postcard from ePodunk Old Jackson-Trimble High School At the start of the 1964-65 school year Glouster High School and Jacksonville-Trimble (known as J-T High School) consolidated. From 1964 until 1973 the school was known as Glouster High School. In 1973 a new school opened just outside of Jacksonville in Trimble Township. The school adopted the name of the township, becoming Trimble High School. The school district serves the residents of Glouster, Jacksonville, and Trimble. The school mascot is a tomcat and the school colors are red, white, and gray.   Glouster Ball team, 1910 Photo Courtesy of the Mahn Center, Alden Library, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio   The OHIO CHILE PEPPER FESTIVAL, which takes place in GLOUSTER each August, features carnival rides, a parade, a salsa cook-off, and a hot pepper eating contest, and lots of musical entertainment. The OLD SETTLER'S REUNION is held annually in September in JACKSONVILLE.  The festivities include a carnival, a grand parade, live music, delicious food the and crowning of Little Miss and Miss Old Settler's Queens. Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Trimble Brick Plant, c. 1910 ***** Trimble Township History TRIMBLE township was originally a part of Ames, from which it was stricken off and separately organized in April, 1827. It lies at the extreme northern limit of the county, on the waters of Sunday creek, the main branch of which runs, somewhat centrally, from north to south, through the township. It was named after Governor Allen Trimble, one of the early governors of Ohio. The first settlement made in this township was by Solomon Tuttle, Sen., in 1802. He, with his son, Cyrus Tuttle, and his brother, Nial Tuttle, all from Vermont, settled on the main creek. Soon after them came Joseph McDaniel and William Morrow. Mr. Bagley, with several sons, came from Vermont and settled in 1820, on the west fork of the creek, below what is now called Hartleyville. One of his sons, William Bagley, being a clothier by trade, established a pioneer factory for dressing cloth and, in connection with it, a flourmill, the flour being bolted by hand. This was the first mill in the township, and has been kept up, with various improvements, ever since. It is now owned by Mr. Perry Zimmerman. Samuel Bagley, a tanner by trade, established the first tan yard in the township, about the year 1820. In 1822 a school was taught by Nancy Bagley, a native of Vermont, near the forks of the creek. About 1824 a few families established a school of eight or ten scholars, which was taught by John Morrow, in a log school house without any floor. His compensation was one dollar and fifty cents a week. The school house was located on the creek between Solomon Tuttle's and James Dew's. Among the few scholars in this pioneer school was Mr. E. H. Moore, now president of the First National bank in Athens, who also taught a district school in the same place in 1832. The Baptists, Methodists, and Christians, were the first religious societies formed in the township, and continue to be the leading organizations. William Bagley's mill on the west fork of Sunday creek was, as before stated, the first in the township. In 1825 Jonathan Watkins built a mill at the village first known as Oxford, but since called Trimble. It was at first only a saw mill, but, after two or three years, a grist mill was connected with it. This mill continued to be the principal one in the township till 1865, when it was destroyed by fire. The people of this township are chiefly engaged in agriculture, and the lands are being rapidly improved. Considerable attention is given to stock growing and to the culture of tobacco. Coal of excellent quality, both bituminous and cannel, exists here in large deposits, which, as soon as it becomes accessible by branch railroads, now projected, will command the attention of capitalists. Iron ore of good quality is also found in various parts of the township, and near to large deposits of good limestone. Salt water of great strength, and thought by competent judges to be equal to any in the Hockhocking valley, has recently been found in abundance in a well bored for oil by Mr. R. J. Arnold. This well is on the Zanesville road near the northern line of the county. It is a little over one thousand feet in depth. About twenty-five years ago the Eggleston salt works on Green's run, near the south line of the township, were operated successfully. At that time this was esteemed a valuable well, but for many years past it has not been used. The center of population in the township is the village of Trimble, situated on section 8. It has a post office, two stores, three physicians, the requisite number of mechanics, and a population of about two hundred. The population of the township in 1830 was 190; in 1840 it was 762; in 1850 it was 924; in 1860 it was 1,112. At the first election for township officers in 1827, which was held at the house of William Bagley, James Price, James Bosworth, and Jeremiah Cass were judges of the election, and Samuel B. Johnson and Cyrus Tuttle, clerks. Township Trustees. Successive Justices of the Peace. 1827 — William Bagley - 1830 Trimble Township. 1827 William Bagley, James Bosworth, Solomon Newton 1828 Jeremiah Cass, Elijah Alderman 1829 Joseph McDonald, James Price 1830 David Eggleston 1831 Jonathan Watkins 1832 Wanting 1833 Elijah Alderman, Thomas Dew, John Ivers 1834 Luther Mingus, Enoch Rutter 1835 Wanting 1836 Solomon Newton, Andrew McKee, William Shaner 1837 Jonathan Watkins 1838 Solomon Newton, H Ebenezer Shaner 1839 William McKee, M John Ivers 1840 Thos. L. Love, Andrew Rutter, Wanting. 1841 James Hage, W J. Hartley, M 1842 " John B. Johnson, 1843 Isaac N. Joseph, William J. Hartley 1844 William McClellan 1845 Andrew McKee, Caleb Carter, Isaac Blackwood 1846 Wanting 1847 William McClellan, Andrew Dew, J. D. Davis 1848 Andrew McKee  1849-50 William McClellan 1851 William H. Peugh, S. T. Grow 1852  Wanting. 1853 James Hage, John Jvers, Wanting 1854 Andrew Dew, U William McClellan 1855 Wanting 1856 Joseph Allen, B. Worrell, Andrew Dew 1857 Benjamin Norris, J. M. Johnson 1858-59 William H. Peugh, William McClellan, S. P. Grow 1860-61  L. H. Rinehart 1862   Samuel Woodworth 1863 Samuel Banks, John Shaner 1864 John Gift, Dorsey McClellan 1865-66 Milton Monroe,  J. C. Lefever 1867 William H. Peugh, Isaac Blackwood, Lemuel Bethel 1868  Samuel Banks, J. M Amos, Joseph Allen Successive Justices of the Peace 1827 — William Bagley 1830 — James Price and Jeremiah Cass 1833 — Daniel Frazer and Samuel Mills 1834 — Emory Newton 1836 — Seth Pratt and Samuel Mills 1838 — Solomon Newton 1839 — Samuel Mills 1840 — David Allen 1841 — John Ivers 1842 — Morris Bryson 1844 — John Ivers 1845 — Morris Bryson 1847 — Isaac N. Joseph 1848— George W. Roberts 1850 — Aquilla Norris and Benjamin Norris 1851 — Benjamin Norris and George W. Roberts 1853 — Alexander McClellan 1854 — William Biddison 1856 — Isaac N. Joseph 1857 — John M. Johnson (resigned February 3, 1858) 1858 — Morris Bryson 1859— William H. Peugh 1861 — Morris Bryson 1862— L. Bethel 1864 — William Biddison 1865 — William Koons 1867— J. S. Dew 1868— Samuel Banks Personal and Biographical Jonathan Watkins, Sen., came from Athens township in 1803, and settled in the lower part of Trimble, and soon after Eliphalet Wheeler settled near him. Mr.Watkins was a blacksmith, but, like most of the early settlers, occasionally engaged in hunting. He shot a buffalo soon after settling in Trimble, and broke its fore leg. He pursued the animal, thus crippled, from Green's run in Trimble township, across Wolf plains, and over the Hockhocking some distance, but failed to capture it. *** Samuel Clark settled here about 1820. James Bosworth, from Fall River, Massachusetts, came here in 1821, but, after living in the township a few years, went back to New England. Enos Barnes, from New England, a son-in-law of Mr. Bagley, settled here in 1818. He was a blacksmith. Solomon Newton, a native of Worcester, Massachusetts, came to Athens county in 1821, and settled in Trimble in 1822. His place was on the creek about three miles below James Dew's, and, being situated on the main road between Athens and Zanesville, was formerly very well known. Mr. Newton died in 1849. ***   About 1814 James and Thomas Dew, brothers, came to Athens county with their parents, from Maryland, and made permanent settlements. James settled just outside of the present limits of Trimble township. Several of his sons, including Dr. J. S. Dew and Mr. Henry C. Dew, now live in Trimble. *** James Price, a native of Rhode Island, settled in Trimble in 1820. One of his sons, Mr. Abel Price, is now living in the township. John B. Johnson, son of Azel Johnson, one of the early settlers of Dover township, settled in Trimble as a farmer in 1820. He was the father of Mr. J. M. Johnson, recently sheriff of the county. from: History of Hocking Valley, Ohio Chicago: Inter-state Publishing Co., 1883

Jacksonville Oliver D. Jackson, owner and proprietor of mines and store,and founder of the town of Jacksonville, is the only son of Joshua H. and Mary (Bean) Jackson. He was born in York Township, Athens County, May 18, 1848, and lived there until 1854, when his parents removed to Ward Township, Hocking County. At the age of nineteen years he began teaching school, and taught during the winter season four years. Aug. 25, 1872, he and his father established a hardware store at New Straitsville, Perry Co., Ohio, under the firm name of  J. H. Jackson & Son.  In September, 1875, he purchased his father's interest and continued the business alone until May 1, 1877, when he sold a portion of his business there, and removed a portion of his stock to Bessemer and established a general mercantile store, and in November following removed his business to Buchtel, and April 1, 1878, he sold an interest in the business to the Akron Iron Company. He was then having full charge of the management of the store and live-stock business of the company until Sept. 10, 1882, when he sold his interest to the Akron Iron Company. In April, 1880, he purchased the first lands where he is now in business, and has added adjoining lands continually to the present time. He began business at this point Sept. 15, 1882, and is now shipping coal from his mines, and has a village laid out covering sixty acres. Sept. 7, 1875, he married Jane, daughter of David and Tryphena (Judd) Eggleston, of Ward Township, Hocking County. They have four children---Minnie E., William W., Frederick H. and Edward B.  from: History of Hocking Valley, Ohio Chicago: Inter-state Publishing Co., 1883

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