John Pugh ^{1 2}

   Another name for John was John Peugh.

  Notes:

George Peugh and Spencer B. Peugh are also mentioned in the history of Washington county.

  Details of his life include:

• John Pugh [3044] Resided: Howard Township, in Howard Townshp, Washington County, Indiana. ² Chapter III
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The first blacksmith was John Mozier. John Peugh started a hattery as early as 1815, and for several years manufactured hats from furs principally, but also from what little wool he could get. Sheep could not be well kept, owing to the prevalence of ferocity of wolves. Henry Ratts also followed the occupation of hatting. Almost every early settler raised cotton from seed brought from the south, and on new land this crop did well.
Valentine Baker conducted a cotton gin to meet the demand. In several instances in this township nettles were gathered, allowed to rot, were then broken and manufactured into a respectable article of cloth. Early stores were opened by Christian Bixler, Green & Watts, John & Jacob Peugh and John Dover. In about 1825 John Dover undertook the difficult task of rearing silk worms and manufacturing silk. After a year or two the business was found to be very uncertain and unprofitable, and was abandoned.
The Dovers were from England, and brought with them the first piano in the county. They lived on Section 23. John Aley operated an early tannery; Dover and Henry Wyman manufactured salt on Section 34. It is claimed that this township was the birth place of the man who gave to Indianians the appellation of "Hoosier" His name was Short. Why he was permitted to live after the christening has never been satisfactorily explained.

• Served on: the committee to look into buying a poor farm., 1841-1842, , Washington County, Indiana. ² Chapter IV
The earliest allowances cannot be given. In 1822-23 the allowance waw $119.06; in 1825-26, $123.30; in 1827-28, $153; in 1830, $187.38; in 1835, $217.50; in 1838, $233.62; and in 1841- 42, $345.03. Monday July 5, 1830, a Committee of eight (Joel Coombs, John C. McPheeters, Stephen Hole, John Peugh, Andrew Housh, Thomas D. Young, John Hardin and William Purdue.) was appointed to inquire into the expediency of buying a poor farm. The Committe reported in November that such a farm should be bought, that not more than $1,000 should be paid, and not less than a quarter section of land should be bought, where upon Stephen Hole, John C. McPheeters and Joel Coombs were appointed to select and buy a farm in accordance with the recommendations of the former committee. January 3, 1831, they reported that they had bought for $1,000 of Noah Wright, the southwest quarter of Section 25, Township 2 north, Range 4 east, the purchase price to be paid in three annual installments, and part of the house to be surrendered March 1831. Soon after this a code of by-laws was adopted, and Thomas Hodge, Henry DeWalt and Rhodes Mead were appointed directors to employ an agent to take charge of the farm. Tilman Hartley was hired, as was Doctor Charles Hay, to administer to the medical wants of the poor. .....

John married Elizabeth Grimes.