Carroll Area Historical Society - Carroll, Ohio
  • Home Page
    • Background & Dedication
    • CAHS Info and Meeting Schedule
    • Why Carroll Exists
  • Search Guidelines
  • Carroll School
    • Master List of Graduates 1887 - 1961 >
      • Classes Prior to 1910
      • Decade Gallery 1910 - 1919 >
        • 1910 Class Picture
        • 1911 Class Picture
        • 1912 Class Picture
        • 1913 Class Picture
        • 1914 Class Picture
        • 1915 Class Picture
        • 1916 Class Picture
        • 1917 Class Picture
        • 1918 Class Picture
        • 1919 Class Picture
      • Decade Gallery 1920 - 1929 >
        • 1920 Class Picture >
          • Class Profile 1920
        • 1921 Class Picture >
          • Class Profile 1921
        • 1922 Class Picture >
          • Class Profile 1922
        • 1923 Class Picture >
          • Class Profile 1923
        • 1924 Class Picture >
          • Class Profile 1924
        • 1925 Class Picture >
          • Class Profile 1925
        • 1926 Class Picture >
          • Class Profile 1926
        • 1927 Class Picture >
          • Class Profile 1927
        • 1928 Class Picture >
          • Class Profile 1928
        • 1929 Class Picture >
          • Class Profile 1929
      • Decade Gallery 1930 - 1939 >
        • 1930 Class Picture >
          • 1930 Class Profile
        • 1931 Class Picture >
          • 1931 Class Profile
        • 1932 Class Picture >
          • 1932 Class Profile
        • 1933 Class Picture >
          • 1933 Class Profile
        • 1934 Class Picture >
          • 1934 Class Profile
        • 1935 Class Picture >
          • 1935 Class Profile
        • 1936 Class Picture >
          • 1936 Class Profile
        • 1937 Class Picture >
          • 1937 Class Profile
        • 1938 Class Picture >
          • 1938 Class Profile
        • 1939 Class Picture >
          • 1939 Class Profile
      • Decade Gallery 1940 - 1949 >
        • 1940 Class Picture >
          • 1940 Class Profile
        • 1941 Class Picture >
          • 1941 Class Profile
        • 1942 Class Picture >
          • 1942 Class Profile
        • 1943 Class Picture >
          • 1943 Class Profile
        • 1944 Class Picture >
          • 1944 Class Profile
        • 1945 Class Picture >
          • 1945 Class Profile
        • 1946 Class Picture >
          • 1946 Class Profile
        • 1947 Class Picture >
          • 1947 Class Profile
        • 1948 Class Picture >
          • 1948 Class Profile
        • 1949 Class Picture >
          • 1949 Class Profile
      • Decade Gallery 1950 - 1959 >
        • 1950 Class Picture >
          • 1950 Class Profile
        • 1951 Class Picture >
          • 1951 Class Profile
        • 1952 Class Picture >
          • 1952 Class Profile
        • 1953 Class Picture >
          • 1953 Class Profile
        • 1954 Class Picture >
          • 1954 Class Profile
        • 1955 Class Picture >
          • 1955 Class Profile
        • 1956 Class Picture >
          • 1956 Class Profile
        • 1957 Class Picture >
          • 1957 Class Profile
        • 1958 Class Picture >
          • 1958 Class Profile
        • 1959 Class Picture >
          • 1959 Class Profile
      • Classes of 1960 - 1961 >
        • 1960 Class Picture >
          • 1960 Class Profile
        • 1961 Class Profile
    • 1920's Teachers & Board Members
    • 1930's Teachers, Board & Bus Drivers
    • 1940's Teachers
    • 1950's Teachers
    • Early School Buildings
  • Census Images
    • Carroll Census >
      • 1940 Census Index >
        • Carroll Census 1940 Page 1 of 10
        • Carroll Census 1940 Page 2 of 10
        • Carroll Census 1940 Page 3 of 10
        • Carroll Census 1940 Page 4 of 10
        • Carroll Census 1940 Page 5 of 10
        • Carroll Census 1940 Page 6 of 10
        • Carroll Census 1940 Page 7 of 10
        • Carroll Census 1940 Page 8 of 10
        • Carroll Census 1940 Page 9 of 10
        • Carroll Census 1940 Page 10 of 10
      • 1930 Census Index >
        • Carroll Census 1930 Page 1 of 8
        • Carroll Census 1930 Page 2 of 8
        • Carroll Census 1930 Page 3 of 8
        • Carroll Census 1930 Page 4 of 8
        • Carroll Census 1930 Page 5 of 8
        • Carroll Census 1930 Page 6 of 8
        • Carroll Census 1930 Page 7 of 8
        • Carroll Census 1930 Page 8 of 8
      • 1920 Census Index >
        • Carroll Census 1920 Page 1 of 7
        • Carroll Census 1920 Page 2 of 7
        • Carroll Census 1920 Page 3 of 7
        • Carroll Census 1920 Page 4 of 7
        • Carroll Census 1920 Page 5 of 7
        • Carroll Census 1920 Page 6 of 7
        • Carroll Census 1920 Page 7 of 7
      • 1910 Census Index >
        • Carroll Census 1910 Page 1 of 6
        • Carroll Census 1910 Page 2 of 6
        • Carroll Census 1910 Page 3 of 6
        • Carroll Census 1910 Page 4 of 6
        • Carroll Census 1910 Page 5 of 6
        • Carroll Census 1910 Page 6 of 6
      • 1900 Census Index >
        • Carroll Census 1900 Page 1 of 5
        • Carroll Census 1900 Page 2 of 5
        • Carroll Census 1900 Page 3 of 5
        • Carroll Census 1900 Page 4 of 5
        • Carroll Census 1900 Page 5 of 5
      • 1880 Census Index >
        • Carroll Census 1880 Page 1 of 5
        • Carroll Census 1880 Page 2 of 5
        • Carroll Census 1880 Page 3 of 5
        • Carroll Census 1880 Page 4 of 5
        • Carroll Census 1880 Page 5 of 5
      • 1870 Census Index >
        • Carroll Census 1870 Page 1 of 6
        • Carroll Census 1870 Page 2 of 6
        • Carroll Census 1870 Page 3 of 6
        • Carroll Census 1870 Page 4 of 6
        • Carroll Census 1870 Page 5 of 6
        • Carroll Census 1870 Page 6 of 6
      • 1860 Census Index >
        • Carroll Census 1860 Page 1 of 7
        • Carroll Census 1860 Page 2 of 7
        • Carroll Census 1860 Page 3 of 7
        • Carroll Census 1860 Page 4 of 7
        • Carroll Census 1860 Page 5 of 7
        • Carroll Census 1860 Page 6 of 7
        • Carroll Census 1860 Page 7 of 7
      • 1850 Census Index >
        • Carroll Census 1850 Page 1 of 6
        • Carroll Census 1850 Page 2 of 6
        • Carroll Census 1850 Page 3 of 6
        • Carroll Census 1850 Page 4 of 6
        • Carroll Census 1850 Page 5 of 6
        • Carroll Census 1850 Page 6 of 6
    • Greenfield Township >
      • Greenfield Township 1940
      • Greenfield Township 1930
      • Greenfield Township 1920
      • Greenfield Township 1910
      • Greenfield Township 1900
      • Greenfield Township 1880
      • Greenfield Township 1870
      • Greenfield Township 1860
      • Greenfield Township 1850
      • Tax Payers Greenfield Twp 1806
    • Bloom Township >
      • Bloom Township 1940
      • Bloom Township 1930
      • Bloom Township 1920
      • Bloom Township 1910
      • Bloom Township 1900
      • Bloom Township 1880
      • Bloom Township 1870
      • Bloom Township 1860
      • Bloom Township 1850
      • Tax Payers Bloom Twp 1806
  • Carroll Cemetery
    • Cemetery Index
  • Ancestry & Cemetery Research
  • Commemoratives
    • Carroll Centennial Souvenir Program
    • Carroll Methodist Church
  • Hocking Valley, Indians & Zanes Trace
    • Early Fairfield Cty by Scott
    • Early Fairfield Cty by Graham
    • Early Fairfield Cty by Howe
    • Early Fairfield Cty by Wiseman
    • Early Fairfield Cty by Miller
    • Early Fairfield Cty by Goslin
  • Township Histories
  • Canal History
    • Canals by Scott
    • Canals by Graham
    • Canals by Wiseman
    • Canals by Miller
    • Canals by Goslin
  • Biographies & Recollections
    • Index to Biographies and Recollections
  • Maps and Business Directories
    • Fairfield County Map
    • Greenfield Twp 1875
    • Bloom Twp 1875
    • Liberty Twp 1875
    • Violet Twp 1875 Business Directory
    • 1875 Composite
  • Connection Diagrams
    • How to Read Connection Diagrams
  • Historical Photos
  • Carroll Fame
  • Books
    • "Looking at Carroll" by Jessie Gundy >
      • Looking at Carroll Part One >
        • Part 1 Page 1 of "Looking at Carroll"
        • Part 1 Page 2 of "Looking at Carroll"
        • Part 1 Page 3 of "Looking at Carroll"
        • Part 1 Page 4 of "Looking at Carroll"
        • Part 1 Page 5 of "Looking at Carroll"
      • Looking at Carroll Part Two >
        • Part 2 Page 1 of "Looking at Carroll"
        • Part 2 Page 2 of "Looking at Carroll"
        • Part 2 Page 3 of "Looking at Carroll"
        • Part 2 Page 4 of "Looking at Carroll"
        • Part 2 Page 5 of "Looking at Carroll"
        • Part 2 Page 6 of "Looking at Carroll"
        • Part 2 Page 7 of "Looking at Carroll"
        • Part 2 Page 8 of "Looking at Carroll"
        • Part 2 Page 9 of "Looking at Carroll"
        • Part 2 Page 10 of "Looking at Carroll"
        • Part 2 Page 11 of "Looking at Carroll"
        • Part 2 Page 12 of "Looking at Carroll"
    • "Passing Papers" >
      • "Passing Papers" The Book
      • Index from Passing Papers
  • Family Profiles
  • Historical Homes & Places
    • Historical Homes
    • Historical Places
  • Villages of Greenfield Township
  • The Bright Settlement
  • Sitemap
  • Contact Page

"Looking at Carroll" Part II Page 10

Page 10
At the corner of Center and Market Streets, facing the park, was the home of Andrew Saylor and his wife Elizabeth Ebright Saylor. Their five children were: daughters Electa, Estelle, and Carrie, and sons Bruce and Hugh. The Ebrights and the Saylors were both early settlers in Carroll. Mrs Saylor told me many stories about the town as she remembered it in the early days, when it was almost completely surrounded by woods. Mrs. Saylor died at 84 in 1912, so her memories extended back to the town’s earliest days. One of her stories was about the first coal oil lamp in Carroll, which she owned. It was goblet shape and size, and was a great curiosity. When she lighted it, all her family and neighbors who had gathered for this important occasion left the room and watched through an open window.

The Saylor home has now been converted into a double. The man who built this house also built our Greenfield Township and Fairfield County Courthouse, I was always told by Mrs. Saylor.

My memory goes back to the old lamp lighters who were so faithful in lighting the gas street lamps. To the children who followed them on their rounds, they were looked upon as very important men. Robert Wiley, Joe Uhl, Thaddeus Wade, John Webb, and later Charles Ell and his son Thornton were lamplighters over the years. Last, but by no means least, was Richard (Dickey) Williams who was a faithful one. He also carried the mail and  hauled the freight from the Hocking Valley depot.

I have always loved the old song, “Brighten the Corner Where You Are” and many times it has made me think of these lamp lighters as they went on their rounds. When the Scioto Valley Traction Company was built and operated in 1904 we were happy to have electricity to light our streets. Then our lights really did shine brightly to give joy to friends and neighbors. All of us felt grateful to the great genius Thomas A. Edison who made this miracle possible.

Carroll has always been fortunate in having good doctors. Dr. John H. Nau was here as early as 1846. His wife was Alice Brobst of Marcy and their home was a wedding gift to the bride from her father, David Brobst, a well-to-do merchant of Marcy. Dr. John Nau and his wife Alice both contracted tuberculosis and passed away within the same year. His brother, Dr. J. G. Nau, who graduated from medical school at this time, moved into the house and took over the practice. His wife, Katie Courtright, sister of the late George Courtright, lived only a couple of years. Five years later he married Miss Sadie Brunner and built the house now owned by Bill and Mildred Ridgway, our popular hardware merchants.

Dr. Adam T. Aldred and his wife, Hesse Ebright Aldred, were also here in the early days. They lived in the house later remodeled by his son-in-law, Jesse Kindler, and the doctor’s office was a small building next door on the alley,

Page 11            Back to Page 9
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.