The Hambden Murphy Role

The following list of names is taken from the May 30, 1877 issue of The Geauga Republican.

In the post Civil War period Temperance became an important social movement in the United States. By 1877, the movement had reached Geauga County. In April and May of that year, numerous articles were published in The Geauga Republican concerning the movement. During those months inhabitants of at least three communities, Hambden, Thompson and Chardon, signed the "Murphy Pledge". Francis Murphy(1836 -1906) travelled around the United States holding temperance meetings. His supporters signed the following pledge and wore blue ribbons.

"With malice toward none, with charity for all; I, the undersigned, do pledge my word and honor (God helping me) to abstain from all intoxicating liquors as a beverage, and that I will by all honorable means encourage others to abstain."

THE HAMBDEN MURPHY ROLE

In the post Civil War period Temperance became an important social movement in the United States. By 1877, interest in Temperance had reached Geauga County. In April and May of that year, numerous articles were published in The Geauga Republican concerning the movement. During those months inhabitants of at least three communities, Hambden, Thompson and Chardon, signed the "Murphy Pledge" named for Francis Murphy (1836-1906). Murphy traveled around the United States holding temperance meetings where his supporters signed the following pledge and wore blue ribbons:
"With malice toward none, with charity for all; I, the undersigned, do pledge my word and honor (God helping me) to abstain from all intoxicating liquors as a beverage, and that I will by all honorable means encourage others to abstain."
335 individuals signed the Hambden Murphy Pledge. Presuming that the majority were residents of the township, this figure represents approximately one half of the population of Hambden Township enumerated at 599 individuals on the 1880 Federal Census (Sandy Malitz, Genealogy Specialist, Geauga County Public Library System. January 2003).
A cursory comparison of the names on the role against the 1880 Federal Census appears to show that the individuals represented there comprised a cross section of Hambden Township. There were roughly equal numbers of men (169) as women (166) who signed the pledge. Most individuals on the roll appear to be relatively young, ranging from their teens to early forties. Large numbers of school children, exemplified by 10 year old Miss Austie Carver, populate the list. The elderly, such as 79 year old John Roper, were represented as well. The list reflects the agrarian character of the community.
Most signers were farmers and farm laborers and their families. Farm laborers were usually sons still occupied on their parents' farms such as John Hale. Other occupations were somewhat rare. At least one individual, O. P. Quiggle, was a merchant and several were the wives of skilled artisans or craftsmen such as M. Harrison whose husband was a stone mason. Another, Alta B. Coons was a young aspiring teacher who would have her own classroom by 1880. The clergy and their families were represented. Hambden ministers R. A. Aylsworth and Rev. J. B. Hammond are to be found on the roll as well as individuals such as Emma Ransom, the daughter, niece, and great-granddaughter of ministers. Many of the surnames are easily recognizable to Hambden researchers. Families such as the Wintersteens, the Pattersons, the Quiggles, and the Stockings can be found on the 1820 Federal Census for the township. There is no hint of the massive influx of immigrants from such exotic places as Bohemia, Finland and Italy that had begun to or would soon be settling in the area. A handful of individuals, such as Eugene Baker, would soon abandon Hambden for a more promising future in Nebraska and other such places in the west.

The Hambden Murphy Roll
The Geauga Republican May 30, 1877

A

N. O. Adams
Willie Alderman
Web. H. Alderman
Charles Allen
R. A. Aylworth
Mrs. Arnold
Mrs. J. A. Aylworth
Mrs. D. W. Aylworth

B

Edwin Betts
H. Betts
H. S. Betts
Edgar Betts
J. W. Brewer
F. Brewer
I. C. Brewer
P. C. Bacon
M. D. Bacon
Grant Bacon
M. R. Bacon
Fred Bacon
L. W. D. Brown
D. T. Brown
H. E. Beardsley
Austin Bailey
Albert Bennett
Robert Brown
J. Bell
Wm. Billington
Frank Baker
Eugene Baker
James R. Brady
B. W. Burgess
Charles Beardsley
Mrs. C. Betts
Mrs. Emma Betts
Mrs. J. W. Brewer
Mrs. Barbary Bacon
Mrs. D. T. Brown
Mrs. Lottie Brady
Mrs. Margaret Bennett
Mrs. Jane Bailey
Mrs. Polly Brewer
Mrs. H. G. Bingham
Mrs. Adelia Booth
Mrs. Hattie Bell
Miss Edith Brewer
Miss Laura Bacon
Miss Nettie Bacon
Miss Ella Bacon
Miss Hattie Beardsley
Miss Mary Baker
Miss Ida Brown

C

B. Carlton
A. C. Colby
Charles Calhoun
A. Carlton
G. L. Carlton
F. Cobb
M. E. Cobb
J. W. Carver
Fred Carver
Orlando Coons
C. B. Cobb
A. C. Clark
Orson Carpenter
I. L. Cutts
O. Cutts
Henry Cole
Jerrie Curtis
Ernie Chalmers
Mrs. Maria Colby
Mrs. J. W. Carver
Mrs. M. Cobb
Mrs. S. E. Chalmers
Mrs. David Carver
Mrs. N. Coons
Miss Millie Carlton
Miss Clara Clark
Miss Gertie Colby
Miss Lucy Cobb
Miss Alta B. Coons
Miss Austie Carver
Miss Lulu Carver
Miss Eliza Carpenter
Miss Bertie Chalmers
Miss Laura Coons
Miss Hattie Carver
Miss Ida Carver
Miss Nettie Carver

D

C. C. Dibble
C. C. Dunlap
J. O. Denison
A. L. Denison
R. T. Dillon
Mrs. W. Davis
Mrs. Lina Denison
Miss Edna Dillon

E

L. D. Eaton
W. H. Eaton
D. Eaton
Charles Eaton
A. M. Eggleston
Mrs. W. H. Eaton
Mrs. A. C. Eggleston

F

C. A. Finney
L. Fiedler
Mrs. J. Finney
Mrs. H. Ford
Mrs. E. Fiedler
Miss Annie Fenton
Miss Amanda French

G

Chas. Grace
Wm. C. Gridley
John Gerstner
H. W. Gardner
A. A. Glen
R. Graves
Mrs. Lucy Gridley
Mrs. Amelia Gardner
Mrs. Olive Gridley
Mrs. Emma Gridley
Mrs. Emeret Grant
Mrs. E. Grubbs
Mrs. Margaret Gerstner
Miss W. Gardner
Miss Lu Groves
Miss H. Gardner
Miss Ida Gridley
Miss L. Grubbs
Miss Ella Garrett

H

J. A. Haldeman
R. W. Hathaway
F. N. Hathaway
H. Hellem
Samuel Hale
Elno Hubbard
Olen Hathaway
G. H. Hubbard
Elmer Hale
John Hale
Willie Halderman
Henry Hill
T. F. Hamilton
Rev. J. B. Hammond
H. B. Hammond
Henry Huntoon
Mrs. F. N. Hathaway
Mrs. M. Harrison
Mrs. C. E. Hathaway
Mrs. Lodisa Hubbard
Mrs. H. Huntoon
Mrs. G. H. Hammon
Mrs. Helen Hale
Mrs. Eliza Hale
Mrs. Sarah Harrison
Mrs. Polly Hammond
Miss Lennie Huntoon
Miss C. E. Hammond
Miss Mary Hammond
Miss Mira Harrison
Miss Libbie Harrison
Miss Alice Harrison
Miss Bertie Huntoon
Miss E. T. Hammond
Miss Liza Hale
Miss Ellen Hale

I

S. Ingram

J

Ellen Johnson

K

H. King
Wm. King
James King
Edwin King
C. King
Lue Kiser
Mrs. J. A. King
Mrs. Fanny King
Mrs. Nettie King
Mrs. Jennie King
Miss Lena King
Miss Alice B. Kniffin
Miss Laura King

L

Emery Lancaster
Willie Locy
Mrs. Mary Lightner
Belle Leggett

M

C. D. Martindale
L. G. Maynard
J. A. Moshier
S. C. Moshier
H. F. Mead
George Moshier
George Martindale
Chas. McLane
Mrs. Lois Martindale
Mrs. McNorton
Mrs. A. B. Maynard
Mrs. S. C. Moshier
Mrs. H. F. Mead
Miss May Moshier
Miss Ella Mead

O

G. I Ostrander
W. H. Osborne
Samuel Oliver
Mrs. L. E. S. Osborne
Miss Sarah Osborne

P

Rev. Wm. Potter
A. I. Patterson
Artemas Patterson
Wm. F. Post
A. Perry
Eddie Perry
Mrs. H. Melissa W. Potter
Mrs. A. I. Patterson
Mrs. Betsey Patterson
Mrs. M. Perry
Miss Addie Patterson
Miss Jennie Phinney
Miss Lizzie Page
Miss Retta Preston

Q

J. J. Quiggle
H. F. Quiggle
O. P. Quiggle
T. J. Quiggle
Chris Quiggle
P. J. Quiggle
Mrs. P. J. Quiggle
Miss Josie Quiggle
Miss Kittie Quiggle
Miss Lizzie Quiggle
Miss Annie Quiggle
Miss Mercy Quiggle

R

Arthur Roper
Chas. Radcliffe
Delos Rodgers
Norman Radcliffe
Norman Radcliffe Jr.
Mason Radcliffe
Wallace Radcliffe
Wm. Radcliffe
John Roper
Wertie Rockafellow
George Ray
Mrs. Delos Rodgers
Mrs. Lydia Radcliffe
Mrs. Mary Radcliffe
Miss Libbie Radcliffe
Miss Josie Radcliffe
Miss (sic) Emma Ransom

S

J. M. Searl
A. Stockham
E. M. Sheldon
K. M. Sheldon
J. H. Shattuck
M. W. Stone
E. M. Stone
Y. R. Sheldon
H. Sherwood
James E. Smith
Freddy Sherwood
Frank Sherwood
Alpheus Searl
E. O. Stone
Charles Sisson
Yillah Segar
Lyman Stocking
T. Smith
Chas. Smith
Alonzo Searl
Henry Stocking
F. Stocking
Harrie Stephens
Hiram Salter
Mrs. Lucy Stockham
Mrs. Nettie Simmons
Mrs. C. E. Stone
Mrs. R. J. Shimeall
Mrs. G. A. Stocking
Mrs. C. Searl
Mrs. Calvin Sanger
Mrs. Wm. Stocking
Miss Edie Stone
Miss Rachel Salter
Miss M. A. Stocking
Miss Cynthia Sheldon
Miss Emma Shattuck
Miss Ina Shattuck
Miss Emma Searl
Miss Mat Sidley
Miss Mary Salter
Ellen Sherwood
Harriet Smith
Rosie Sawyer

T

T. J. Thayer
Virgil Thayer
S. J. Tate
H. R. Thayer
A. Thayer
Willie Thayer
Lyman Turner
Sam Tate
D. W. Thayer
Walter J. Thayer
Mrs. C. M. Thayer
Mrs. Maggie Thomas
Mrs. Virgil Thayer
Mrs. Sarah Thayer
Mrs. H. R. Thayer
Miss Lizzie Thayer
Miss Mary Tate
Miss Frankie Thayer
Miss Minnie Thayer

W

R. Whitney
J. C. Wemple
J. W. Weaver
C. O. Ware
Wm. J. (?) Worthington
Frank Worthington
Miles Wintersteen
Mrs. J. C. Wemple
Mrs. A. Worthington
Mrs. A. G. Ware
Mrs. Emma Woodin
Miss Eliza Worthington
Miss Mary Warthman
Miss Effie Wemple
Miss Elma Worrallo
Augusta Ward

V

A. L. Valentine
Victor Valentine
J. H. Valentine
Mrs. Belle Valentine
Mrs. Hattie Valentine
Miss Gertie Valentine
Miss Lydia Valentine
Miss Vernie Valentine