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REYNOLDS HISTORICALGENEALOGY COLLECTION
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THE
COUNTY
INDIANA;
Topography, History, Art Foli
INCLUDING
CHRONOLOGICAL CHART OF GENERAL. NATIONAL. STATE.
AND COUNTY HISTORY.
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Historical and Statistical.
Histon of Hciir) Cmuil! 7 28
Census Tables 28
Election I'liblcs. 29
Altitudes :il
Sumy. Amen.",,, 30-31
Chronological Chart 01-6
Topographical.
Mnp of ISDIiS.l Bark CamHksby County Frontispiece
Blue River Tovcuskip S7
Dnrlley SI
Franklin - 80
Full Creek " BO
Harrison - 70
Henry " 66
Jefferson -' 61
Liberty. " 67
Praine - 63
Spicekmd - 75
Stony Creek " s6
Wayue •• 74
Plat of Bl. unts, :!le 52
Cadiz. 48
Dunreith 53
. Elizabeth City 57
Grant City 53
Greensboro 49
Honey Creek 52
HilUlwro 53
Knight,town Stt-9
Kennard ' 40
Luray 50
Uwisville 57
MicUletown 44
Millv.ll, 49
Mm*. burg 52
Homeland 52
511 Summit 5i;
Si « (.Vili 32 3
Sow l.ihlrtti 50
'laden -.'
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S|.:..-i 45
Shin, \ 5.,
Mi .'.J ii t'.l
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Sulphur .i|irii.« ...57
Art Folio.I'aiik
aits lt.nl, an.) Urn Opp. 15
County I l!li, ials Opp. 10
Pliys .in- Opp. 14
N'.-w CuMle 35-6
Knialitatown 4aA3fi
Bine River To« iialiip 84
Dudley - 78
Franklin • 83
Fall Creek " 63*36458
Greensboro " 42
Harrison 78
Henry " '.
36
Jefferson " 64
Liberty " 78
Prairie " 64
Sjucetond " 77
Stony Creek " 84
Wavue • 42
R».r. Sarah A. Ii . residence Opp 22
Bond. W C. store 80
Bine Ei ver Opp. 28
Bundy House 46
Court House •. Opp. 18
City Hotel. Kni.-htstown 90
Campbell. T. i L.siore 89
Frv. Joseph, mill 46
Groenendyke. J. C ..58
Hlldelson, .T. C. residence Opp. 22
Her nlv. C. S.. residence 46
Hillock. W G.. store S9
Hall. C. F . business : . .89
Hoffman. Mark 00
Infirmary. County < >pp Is
Jail. County Opp 19
Jennings. S P.. fa. lory and residence 46
Mitchell. I„ P.. reside, Opp. 22
Myers, Jan..-- . . 89
Sew Castle Op( 28
New York store 36
Orphans' 11,,.,. ..Opp IS
Pine atreel Knit-hl-town Opp 2s
Hlllll.,11. Tl, ,.,- I. „-,,. -- ...
S |r„.l ml Hank '«'
S, ! n . II.,,,-.- .. Opp I-
Thru ,i-...,. [>r J r .-.i.le,," 16
W.,..|. VI, r ret K.n in "It 22
Writ-Ill lire. -•
Wynll J,.- M r. ,.1. .... Opp. 2-
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History of Henry County.
CHAPTER I.
Indiana as a Territory and State—Indian Titles to the Land—The Earliest Settlers—Organization of
Henry County—The First Land Sales—Geological Features of the County.
IT is difficult to real;?,, thut what is non- IT.'nrv Coimtv. with its numer-T oaa body of intelligent freemen and its loeal sclf-uovernment. whsT once subject t.. kin-K nutli.-ritv v.t t:i.- fart remains that the Grand+ Monarch of France and his successors, and Inti George III of
England, exercised n I liuaj control over the i Hi ti rritori ont of whichIndiana and other states of the Union were created: yet these monarrhsleft no lasting impress upon, nor hindered tiie ultimate destinv of the
Republic.
From the discovery of America hy Columbus in 1402. a period of one
hundred and fifty veals . I i -, .] I., fore anv part of the territorv now ..in-
embraced vrithiu the limns of the ttate' at Indinuo. was explored byEuropeans. Dunn- tins period. Spain, France and England had made
World" During this\l'i"e'.nid'f,.r '.„.: Iv tv.
'',,'.•';,, , |:,|, r. the ,,.;|„|,
now embraced within the limits of thes'tsteof Imliana. the..., n por-
tion of Ohio, southern Michigan and east, rn 111 .-. was occt free
from molestation bv the Miami Confederacy of Indians. memU-vs of the
great Algonquin f.uuilv and .1. -c. ...la.:, of the Lenin LauapeFrame waB the first European nation which made anv claim to the
territory now embra I within the limits if our state. basing hen-lorn to
the viust domain fr..m the Gulf of Mi !o th. lakes of the North i n
the discovery of the mouths of the Mississippi hi La Salle in lr.si TheFrench .lesiuts. ever zealous i„ ,,l ,nt.:.g t.e- l.-in'u. r- ..I th, eloirrh uponthe frontiers of civilization, nrst v,-:lc,l tins region ... I'ei In 1702.
durinL' the reign of Louis XIV. the French established .. military post at
Yincennes. Sixty-. tie years Inter. Frauci In treaty relinquished the
impenal territory East of the Mi--i-s ppi ami north of the Ohio to her.powerful rival Great Union, and roil, 17i,.:t.. 177Si.il was uoui 11 V held
-as a part of her colonial , -ions ,,. N,.r:h A tin From 177SI, whilethe struggle of the col, idea for in.!.,, nclem e was being waged, Virgimosought to extend her jurisdirtinn. over this extensive region, basing her
177-4, by Gen. George Rogers dork, whose i xpeditiou Virginia had fitted
out.
'By the terms of the treat v of p,,ee concluded with Great Britain nt
the close of the Revolutionary struggle in ITS-;, . ml bv a. I-.. I .si.m
signed by Thomas Jefferson, .tames M. nroe. Arthur Lee ami Sa, -1 Hardyon behalf of Virginia, the title to the vast region Northwest of the Ohiowas vested in the United States.. In 17S7 Coim-rcss |,.is..,l an ordinalfor the govcrnm, ntof "th. territory ol tl.e United state- Northwest of
the river Ohio," which pr..vi,l, ,1 thai llns ..jt-iisive region should not bedivided into mor. than five stale- This Fm - oril .• prohil.il. -.1
human slavery, ami declared that "n . ami knowledge bringnecessary to go.-! gov, rani, ,,Land tl,. heppin f In... ikind. - ».li ,.!
the means of education II for. r Is, r..g. .1" The lands ,.f this
extensive territory iv, re .*.l ... us , -our f r i r..r pavingt lioavi uardehl contra I .luring th, U i, ol ll,.- lit loliilion, in, I for
for three years beethe territorial gov
the soil u. .« en bra
countv as " .,
Of Co.,incalled Indiana Tcpr, -.,„ limits of tl
,t was provided tin
seal of gov, r, in, ,
The populalion „l lln
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W.ll.ain II. , o II
of 1.1 Sorth - 1
the Union hi an act of Congress approvedstate adlllitl'ed after the torn tion of I
irteeu counties. Wan.-. Franklin, 1 rlwrn.
Hn.ilsnn. \V -' .ngion. K,i . .i. .-. tl. tt r-
i.-.-sf e populat h.i.i m-urli ;r. U- landml Th, i ipital wasntl oryd
t, . ial government 1:
succeeded bj .lonntb m Jenuinirs, tin . rs,
enlth. Nov. I, ,ie man had vol sel foot up .n
[he l-muduri- of Henry I „ intv. v.t tl re
pi Bond fur traders who i
ISIS, but there is uo eiide. t an- |» -
..,,. ,iv until the eariy part of the year 1MSI.
It was the policj of the general government to clisv ourn gc the permnie'lll
settlement ..f the public hinds, until the title of the Indian trilies ini
sion had been extinguished.
Indiana was not n ill v open to safe and permanent settlement ri t
to the tr.an of I ireem ilt.-n g. a -at.-d by G. u Wavn, n
Indian tribes, in 17'.'", Ui-:h. tr.-nn tie Indian title to
embraced within the limits EMi , ami l.e-irhoru counties and portions "f
Switzerland, Franklin I Fnvettf, \Vuyi... Randolph ami Jay couii-
tics, was extinguish,,!. The est i ilsita.i'i ,,, ! .,,'- bv th,
era! government, was bi tr ,tv with ibe Indian, at Fori W.ivuc. June 7
1803, at ViacemurR in Ar.gi,-; '.sol. and a- t,i, ,„-,:, „,,l „..-,r Vinroi
August 21, 1SU5. li elan Is eqaired by these io an .. mbrnred th. It .-
body of l.d.,1- extendiii" across the southern port on of the sti
another treaty al Fon WiiMie, Septeudier 30, ISO!) c lu t»d. on I
of the government bv Willi, .,, Henry Harris,,,,, the In. ban • hi - r, . .
quishe.1 their title to '., 1„ ge i..h if lands in the ;•- i port >n
state.. toatrnct intl.ee.i-tni p.rti.ui. known is Harrison - I'
or The Twelve Mil. I'm, -ha- I'll IS purchase e-iibrac.! a tl ,. • ol
twelve miles wide a,..l„b..„i ...• n,:l.-„, length, and i,.v aeugsid i e
land aired by the treat, f G uvill. I :.e „„-,..,.,. .„ .
pur, base. .,„ I, -„.',,, g th. Inf..-, r i-.r:-.. ii if Fnvette Wavt ni III a, I
n, • .- wu rolled In tie • o K ,„!,. ...l.o,l- ,-f tl., Wl, ,lewder \
the Indian booiidnrj an I was near • stem limits of i nuibriihn ' itv,
and ruinniig ma i,..iih- .-- - n dir.-.-iion, »-„s nlicut eight miles east of
When- the lown of BllHlut!-vi ll WOS niterwnnls lllid nllt
Daniel Heaton and Asa Henlon were the firsl while n honre kit iwn
to have come into the countv These laid pioneers, vvh.se
are among the -, lion. ie.! citi/.eli t ;!.. ..Hi- as , irl, m. lll'.l .xl wit ll tl.e Iluiialls, win, I, -
ti. i- on I'.lue Kner n .,, ll i -;: I II svill. lull
setllem. at A--.1,. 11 -.
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..f Harris, a,, 1'iir.l ,,..... f t •. ,,.;...-. pri
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c.un.tv .-,1,1.111 n: „ li.'i-. ..I - ,:-,.,.- i-n.l ..{ tl ,..v..,i,l it,.,. ,n|
i.i.Ti. line .-i-tahhshed l.v tl,,- g v., mill ,.,,tli,.(i!,i,,
Uiver forms ihe on mdarv fill. U ... II
. ton iuL I rrv , ml ,-s. mill
fXl.-ii.Ut..:',.- i,..n...-rii bound-m ..f tlif slut.-, l'ln-v -il-- - ni.-, cer-
tain tiers of range* north •>! II,.- >-.-,- hue . -I ,l,i,-,-. l',,v -l„- _,. v. t„, ,..-,, t.
tUHlliUL. fits >II»1«M ,,„1. nwsing in,- in. mil ,-i :„ illllrongl It
Tl-.- congressional townsli
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1--- ig ..--,,-.,.. .r uglier imls ,.f thf Audi-t. r. Hi..-, mil -i ,«ril ii. cxceplii . ih, • -i. tn licrofs, lions in L>i»It—v-
nud l.il,.-rtv townships, tl,. survcvs ..I llii- Iro Is • -...-; in Henry,-.,nmv. est, ...I,. I i r..n tssonther Ivonndnr, 1 - tvt, -ti, !„„-,,f Henryand L'ibertv townships, were nind, in ISM by it- - Brown mui ll.i. hi
Hill,., niiil.- tl,.- Inii.l-. ill til.- r..|i,.iim!, r >.f Hip coiiutv were surveyed in
lsj| bv .!..,, n H.-i, :-- -. 1' : I: :.- i.l li B.iitl.-'i Dr „.k. :!,.' .„1
been made a liin.l office, ami in 1-J1. ihe Umls which 'hud I ti surv.-v..,!
the previous year were declare<] ->.i,j. , i to cntrv. while th, lands in thenorthern Unlf of the eountv w, ,- nut sn'i eel I
- - inn until I-±J. Thei.iu.l, inelii!-,! in tn- r.v.i,;- Mil. I'.,,.!,.,.,-. .,,,1 -m'.-.i large portion ..f
the Whit rater \ llei wen surveyed asenrlvns [SHU vet the recordsshow Ihnl the east, rati, r of section's in I
„-., II. v. Liiw rlv am! Bin. Uivertowns i.l . -,-,.- surveyed in 1. 11 in .1 .;,-,<. Ma' -.:,.,,! il „rv Bryan
Dudley township was the gal, n ,v Int.- fioin :',.- vVhli.m ,t.-r V.-i:.-v
into the new conntv. By the In. li.n, 'trail, lending -.,,.. .-I, i,,;. t..v. n-iiif..
affwfaniil.es had eome into the county before its i ills o ere subject to
entrv. and solitary cabins here nl I tn. ivitli litl 1,-inngs i, tin heavyfor. it-. gem-rally' i - s '.:,-,-,, ii leslgnnted tile I - -,t th,
first hardy settlers. To seenre titles to the loi-b. -ii.-n ..i,t,-i, ihese earlysettlers had erected their liuinl.l.- .iwe.. u,g. •„. : rr-t ., : f these nev-coraers aft, rtl„-l„i„l-: -,t 1. , -.,, - .
- , ..side .,: Br, ...... .,..- Thesellle-ments fonniiig upon th. headwaters of Blu.- Kiv. t. -.-., ., .-. _ f -,,:... ,: 1
natural resources. attracted the nlteiilioii of tin i-arly law makers .-f thesuite, and l,v an acl - > die .,- -,.,..
I aiipn Veil n 1- Jl. II- ;.; -. counly wascr.-,ued. Tiiisiu-t of the lcgi-l -ittir.- proud. -1 that tl,.- south part of Del-aware. , -„i„-, ,•„.,-, -,:•„.-.-, „t!,„.-t ,-..„.- of H«, ne . om.ty. then - run-uing westwanl tw. utv mil -. ilmne ,,- ni,.. ,,-1 twenty
, .,!,-. th, ,„• ,.
ward twenty mih-s •!.- ace soutl -' to the pi t
'.-'.-, -,.,, -." lie ercci.-d
into a new conuty and be • k .,• ...i. :.-, .' -. -.,- -. i„ -
.. and stvl,
of Henry county." The new .- tv -., - ,1. i, r . ,1 -t. I titled to all thorights and privileges of a separate and independent tntv from andafter the hrst day of June, 1 - J 1 I'h- >,„- i
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and was but a following out .i , i -v.l-oj ,,f Anglo-Sav,,, ,-.i :.,
f.,r the county organization dates hack to the ,»rli— t t-n.<l of EnolUh
Fur several years prior to --. it il 1,-1 ,., into the Union, atideof immigration from Xor - nth Cnroima had iioured into theWhitewater Valley, embracing Hie t-rritorv now .,--,
I bv Wayne,Fayette, Franklin and Dearborn c nnlies thes irl\ immiitrants wereprincipally (inak r- mil m n\ I
- em of Husrnenot d."-(-ent. who left thestates ol th-ir hirll iccnuui of their n-pwruanee for slavery Therewere also occasional .,-t,i.-,-s fr,.,,, IVioi..\ l.itnia. X- w J.r— v and otherstates, but there was scarcely an wltnixlun of the N"eu f.„,-: u„! element.The opposition to slaven of tl .- irlj settlers was „ matter..! ,-oiwi.-„ee
and deep rolurious coniirtion which wils transmitted t, i hints
With tin ,,r -a,,,/.-,--, in of tl, « nntv anil ll„- opeuina up of its liin.ls
tor Bile, ,-, .,,1 ,,- li iti .:.,- win, l,,„: ti.inl'«.nir'iU s.-tl!-.l -. tn- «"1, ,- •-- •- r
Valley pi 1 furth-r on mid ..th, r, fr.,m Virgin i North dr linn. K.-n-tucky, and an occiisional person.. f I - tn birlh cam- inl the an- countyIt is a noticeable fn.t lhal the ,
- r,. .. nl, rs from \ irtrii in ami Keiitmkvwere _•„.,„!', [•ro-slaven in entiuifni but ll„- ,„,„i, :r,t..„, .! Iri.nl,ft- in Nortl , .-.-,. -..i:, it
- ., from th, U-juuiuu H- . rx ., -.,,
was inti-slavcry in - ... ui.-i.t and in l,o. r y, „.. ,, no, a line of Hier-i I, .--- ind ICn -
i j iliii - Hie liuiids a. -. tl- ,,. from l,-a,-.„ -.
war -.,,-1 win. ' -I----, l.iudi. i,.
Ti.. Tm > I: „ --., - ,'
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, , . F lands sold in
Henry .-..utitj -, • it ll„ - s.,1,1 al li lie, >n the„.n of I ,..!. will, n f- i,.-. ,,-.,--..-.., W ,
,I linmr.
I. IsJl. I,. ,, -. ,_-' ., .- .,,.„, ... nl r , Dll, '- - - - ,,] Dli All tiisl
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I )n vi : Bull, r .-I I,..-. -.
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Snpt - r, William ,,-•„. Uu.i. I linll-r. ,!.-.„, , Morris, Ji-v. >l„.ri, ..,.-.,
I,.., B, rd. Will in M . II i , ' St. pi ,, II, :'-
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1. nils I',.-,. I. I - - - -,-
within 111. |a.-.„l In,,,,. „l lhi.lt. lowuship Kuril, lb
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\\ .11 B. li. Hai.i. i H ,,,,,-,- - lieu i - inl Brown..), ^Iiuii II „,|.
iitun. .lohn I . I. „ I .-». Dai ... I -- i. C.li. I
11 --. I... mi I-.,,- in all. ps of ,1,11)
l.-r I. s.-mbn <l wil ill III, I mills ,-! I., I- ill I ship a. n,.n .- ;,t„.
t.-.l SiMei-n r r-.,,- hud |.ii-l,,-,l further on, toward Ihe i mid u.s.1
nil I had entered , lids in i ,- now ll.niv lowuship l'lu>,
Sh.-phenl. T -a,,- >,,-,,.. U, ,;..,,„ i |l,,-w. li rl Uol. I'hnsloph-rB Iv. Uih.-I W.a.lnMnl. tie, to, II..I -..„.. I,-, ,,|, H.1,,,,1, -I ,,l, 11,. I.
num. Thomas W .ward. Thomas M.l . ,..!.-,,, .-,. ,,!,. ,,- >a,,,n. II ., r-
,,,-. William Shnlinon.An on Millsiiiidd'oseph Henley. In ivh.il is I ink-
li,, township Thomas K Null luid ,-nl I laud Allen Hunt. Daniel.1... ,...,, S..I..IIH.U lilirk-.-tt. Xathan Davis. Willuiui Feltoll. Levi Bntl.-r
and John Dailey hnd ente'ial lands in what Ls now Spieel.nid township.seven eiilri.-sni'all. Inniiul ,il. rw.u.U I... am- lir. . -,,-U.r.. |. .-.,„. ,,, ,.
eiitht entri« wore made, by John Hnrvev. Levi Conk. Samuel l-;.-k. ,._.
John Harvey.Sr.. Lewi., Hosier. Thomas ".McCoy. Jacob Wood mid SnmuelHill. wi„, nmd.-s.-in. in. -iits ,,„ Blue lliv.-r and Duck Creek Tin ferlilo
lands and pictures.pte s. en r. id. ,,_: Blue U, - renrh attnu-t.-d thenttentioii..f the pioneers. I Sal ,,.. I 1 ., . . - .„ - . ,, ., . ,.|.:,1; .,,,. U. ..
Mncy, Jacob Pnrkhnrst. Diuid Uilrvmi i Henry II liiiuer. Willimn Criss.
well, Abrnm Heal l-.l,, -.. ei liobl, J.seph Walls. Thonuis Kstell,
E.lwai.1 Pattt-.in. Slmphnl MvCnir. Snmui 1 ,ble. Sjimuel Can v. Wa Is. i
M Carey, David Loudcrlinck. .1 b Whitter. Dniii.-I Henton. Jol iB -
und Jacob Hide, twentv-two in unmber. had bought lands within the limitsof Wayne township.
A few of these land entries had lie. ii made In Rlieculatore and ,,, .-- -lis
who were not residents, out there were iu the new settlements fonnino. a
few Kicittten, who hnd taken no steps to [uiro title to the lands ni«mvvl.K-h ,he-re,il,ii,s st Land w lien Autumn 1« itan .„ 1^1. md its I -:
mellow ton- hudtiiiged the trees of the primevnl forests.ii hundred lionn -
ha.1 been founded in the new conuty The land sales dutine; months'of the year were not less numerous. And thus tin :
our society begxn.. ' Xnture had done much foi the ,„ » nan.:, ilest I
to become the horn, of thous Is and the -eat of „ mm, rial and inl •-
tual development, scarcely snrps , in yet as il reluctant to
yielduphei virgin soil toll islmudiuan. olt, nl serious 9 ill In
heavy growth of tiuiher to the rapid development of the conuty.the early | ter, ,: be . i , i th, , ,.,„. -, -,., „„..«-..
...In.- t„ accuritel) observe th- formation ,f th, earth's surfo..,ln.- t„ nccuritelv observe the formation ,f th, earth's surfo
lllive .discovered that the underlying r... k was ,f the L'ppei Silu i
sv.-l in. the only nut. rop b.-inn; i..,ir the Si tniariv Mills where IheNi.i-ara I,-.,. --,.',,. I,s,-I 1.,-.: H.T.- in th. earl V i,i-l,,r-. ... Il tv
tin ooverui ..-,,; obtained si - I, foi :,. ,.,-,. lion of th, Xationnl R .ml
SI > for l.uddin-; pur|»,se- ,s. . I. la,,,ed here i„„i Inn, of fair quidvery r.-.-e„.lv was ufactured :,.-,,• Drift varvo,.- i„ th-, .
one hundred and fifty I., two hundred and s. n, l.".- r .,, .,.. uplands, as
disclosed by tin- r i„ l-,rn,_-s t ,. ..„.. ,,, „,„.„ .,,.- l.'ira .usidembly1,-ss covers the entire . ,unty. The i.. n-.-t gravel, sand and clay, .-out --ingthedrift formation, in soui asl nces ,,,--, -,,,:.--
1 disclos, evidei,f glacial action, yet the larger number of th. sand and gravel liai f
the .-omit,-, disclose th. fa.t.ra. re or less perfectly, thai ill,
composing them hav- !.-.-„ ar.-aiige<l ,,, layers, even when lapping ,i|«,u, -a, i, oil,.-, at high angles. Tin InmLs of the cnutitr as well as tin - ni
part ..f Randolph ,,,,-ltl.,- ,,, rf-n. part ,.t W.,vn."-. am >!-- In •-, ,,, '.-
state, and a moraine , mending iron, Darke cuulv. i Hn... ,. -,-.,-- K.-,„.l. .|,.h
county di- !..-•-- its, If n-ar the southern boundary of Slnuv I eek I enslop and widening out .««v northward t ml the De'laware i nyline. After being interrupt. , I l.v the valley of Blue Riv.-r, il gradun ly
merg.s inton l.v. I plain near 111 I line of Jelfers.,!, I ,wi -
its - .iiiliL-m b- rdercan be i. .i in ,. well marked ndg.-. . vt In, g almostto Ihe western U.uudnry ,.f [Inrrisnn township Th, descent of tins
- inn t" tl,.- north is gradual hut to tl , t s abrupt, forming thewat. - shed ol t n li -
- Ihe si/..- of,-,.,,
111,.. - w, . -I. ,, ,, ,.i,-., !,.!,,,[ ,. . ,.:- won deposile.1 ,l|, ,
I
Stout Cr,-.-k and IV. , r.. tnn-lisl i, .. on! Ill, v.al- , shrtl thus f.,1 „,-l - II.U
--- ol Stm -. , - - , liu I'n-.-k. B--I1 Cr.s-1 . I I
- .-k north-« ml -
--,_:. with l
-'-- I: - r »hile Blue Itiver.
- r lie- origin of till! Iin.1 lui.n.sl slnillns, tog, III,
leading -, - -.. •. -
-„,.' ... |. idly lollwest I'll, -, r.l.e eonligui ill. :, of p.. .,,..,,- of -i |v, ., ., -
, n .,,
- .....1,-lltlj -1,1. In gi , 1
,..- oil, 111, , -I, I - Villi ,. --I Bill, II
I reek, skirl, v .- lulls, w, ,- .-..-.,-,-.,
',- ,
, ..:,. the i-hi.lim U of . ,-: .,. , ,,. .. ill, 1. f..r the
wiit.-rswif I tn .-.,
CMAPTHK II
NaTI'RAI llVlll'l- m| Mil ColMY— Till CiHNTS Sl.AI l.oCATKli—Till 1: IK-I Kl.KCTIi IN—J-'lRSl Ml.lTIM', (II
nih HiiARii hi (- .•vmi-m.'M ns—Cm \n..\ . i 1'ivti. Tnwxsiin-s -K\i!> hi I am u\ Ki i i i k~ - 1 h u i. \ mRoAIUi
/sThJ. new mtv In, in .I...-, r
l*) r.v.., ,u.<l l .., nla, in a-favorc . r _-.-•. n wa, -:,-, • n 01
i
- .vhi! :- t.1. rn
bnuiidiirr wiw hut tweitrv-thr ..!. -from cOhiolin. 11. Uwit.ountv lav on the uoTth. iiu..d ;>h and M nil si. Knvettc
and Bush on' the" south mi:l whin after vnnk !-.• .:, H •-..-1, and Ma.li-
.wn comities lav on the west I'll, cunt, hurl r slight irrvs-ulnrities in
in exterior lines would h.- i«n,u ,„,,.-. -.,„. -.. '.'.1 1, its fract nlw.
rums and rmaruiiir Ih.iiu Inrios ils'iir.'n is iqiprnxiiiiatch llnve imi drrai andmiictv squnrr miles in two hundred mu fortv-tiiirc l isai il six
hundred aire. When the first settlement.- wit le the county, except.
trees and uluxuriinil un.i. ri--ow,h n»,-„! „ f, rtil, — . 1 »iitere ! i>\ splendidsmall streams Blue liiver hnviiuj its t-rricin in the northeasteri |Mrt ..f
the cnuntv. flowed I.. tlie-soulliwcst, h Tilcrcd ns it r-nu-eeihil in Us -.me.what tortuous course hv hitrli l.lntts nn.l mmiih . iritis, whil, Fl I Rock.Little Bine liver. .Duck Creek Brook ri.-.. r . il -..meres Creek. SuearCreek. St mv Creet. Buck Creek. Bell Cre k. K.ili i Vt nml numerousother small streams flowed thnttuli the mutv. Tile iirisiun! soveriimenlstrrrevs ma.le in ls!U and llSl show small watei nurses noted on almostevery section. Mnnv of these small sttwims were mere ri.nl.r-. whichwith drainage and the removal of tin nuilar have 1>.-. wic .liliterated.
AJoiuj the streams la, thuusands , acres of . iiuruitii -i.i land, coveredwith -woods and uudetsrowth of srr.nl! ti and l.ushes and often withstttmumt water But n crrent p.:n of ill inrr, wo- uplnniL srrtfirientll
-unduhitim: and affordini; •- - •....- Th* sn-.l was deep andfertile witlndiclrt exceptions and the husuatnliiuui had hut to clear awaythe forests t" receive it- tr-nsur-- btiatil trees •: oak, wniuut and |«.i>lsr
destined later to liecon imi*.r.antiii the-erecti f homes a
im; then, witl, furniture, reared aloft their niaiestic heads, while sturartree- and maples and other important varieti - of Forest trees .- tin
hickory, ash. l>eeeh mid elm aliunde,! Larire so -ai lores prr, n «lon" thestreums. and tile woods were full .'1 trees oi till smaller Tftrieties. Wildanimals al.Hiuded. n- th- wild ,-i.t the wolf and an occasional liear Thestream- teemed with fish: triune n. plentiful and t!ie deer, the rahhiiandsrjahrel. the wild tirrkev. the pi an I quail orTc.nled in their pursuitdiversion to the early iuhnhitniit. as w.-U as food f..- his family Theclimate was eqnuhfe, the summers lieim; ueither oppresivel) warm nor the
It
.;.
i-ored reirion t" ti,e pioneer c m:i:s: fr .in the ster le ri--i i-
,.f North Cirmliiiu. Hi- unfertile tv-nons of Viritn.:.. mid K. mu. kv. and to
the alien seekiu", a horn, in the latest horn of rep il.hcs While the "Teat(rnlinauce-l.ad so. :
.-.; ... make the (ireat Nonhw. st frei. soil forever, it is
acn-at hist iricid fact tlml the pi -slavery partj in ll Til ,rj of Indiana
free Boil anil the ques! f human si - was the | rannniut h«-al issue
and offered npinrtouiti. - for t lumlitu: » lu.m. forrenriinrii I .... . ami I .r
»«ialnud matininl advnuccmeirt not I ami in ilu .Id-r stnt.s fnim whichthvTirst sm-ler- .....t,..n...v came lint with all th, advanlju-es of soil amiclimate and nuturnl resources the toik ami iirivanoirs of the founders -f
the new communitv were such as the i- nitionswhicl « ..,j..v the full
fruitj.,1. of their l..i...r- can scan-civ appns iatc.
Tl.r historian whomm tin |ips f nations is ex|»<-t«l to indi.
cate the aonrcea of amhoritv fr..iu wli li his information is derived. Thewriter ..f l.«al hision »,,'..-•-.., .,.-;.-, „,„1 emm-nd his workif. rilln.ul lirolixiti In indi, antli -• - r statements which lie
erjiect- t.. )« aI.icd us trin I • -i iti n who had ntt si his
am] irii. win I uc ,..,i„.i , .- - .....
. ...;.; ...... I. if !,.,,,..
ac, w'l, ,cioi,i in i. tin ,11 ,'i
- l-Vl-Cei n-niui .. The ilii|.irlnnii- of
ores, rvim nd Ih. .hi •.--.; -
,
hist ti H u- : mi .,
- ,t I •. - .. ...I l.oritv for what -- - I
d..w„ mil,,-. ,„,..•.-, .1 ... .... n nlsoflhei-ottlity. • rwiii» -
,... .-- I, .,-.,. ,f
» rs Th - ,,,,.,..,.,-'.... pi .Id HI.-.
of ,„-s-si.„| . i|, ;,,. . .- ,. - ,. - « i-lers ,..„! ah. rs it,
tin N, . , Ml, I ur, -•.....•i i.i Tical • . ... I-. . .
t. . . ,..,,- 1ST. ..I Mdiffer, ill . - lKfor.tl H-. r> I
..... .
-,...
ilff.mlisl n lahl nni.'ioi, n ..,.,, .,< ... ._ .. .. \, . ..
fa -I- ->I In ,- ..ii ii I le-l - Ml.-.- v.'t
The new .-.in, 1, Irv-rtrhte.lf Th. ,.-.!, Ii -real- 1-i '...,.,,,..•„,-,„
ns.-iriv i-.ln... 1-J1 t..a ' - > ,..— ..;.-.., I. — „, .,
I., hws'te the count! sent "had ..-.,,' ,o...-o l'n i ?, ... .
created the new cmiiti 1 • .cm i.--. I il" .....,.-,-. a ., . i;
anil I.,,v.r,-,,. . hVnuuii.ii ol Win •• c.nntv .1 v\ S, ,tl J i i.ioti .l..|,„
Sample of Kiiv.-tte ,„d U\ Inn I Uii-m -I -In. k-a. , Dm ..- 1 th,
cinmiss «... ..,-... -i •. ,,..,- „i i„. i„ ,-. .., .1. -.,., H.,h»Henry count> tin first M.mtlnj of-lttly. IrCl Th, -o.-o .1 eifT.-rjiris..
|K«aihli>. the action, f the c-intiniMsi.ni One hnisiml ...-.., «...
donate,! forth., m-w enntv sent, and a ,.i.-l -r.,..,. -t i. 1- ......j ,, ..-,
Unit what is n w ti,. site .! tin ontrninl tirs.-n..1 V» C-asth- -.h.iulil !«
sele.-te,l The i^Men.us and | In spirheil d.m.ns were A,~ ., Harvey
less t«-.. lots. Aii.lr-T Lewis wh -- fo "- -— tic] i.
wl,.. hud he,-,, a i,-,Ti.|..T of the 1, -m i, c-n: I h-~isla1UT. from Diun-hm,county, and J.«eph Holuinu -,, of tlie ,...i~i <+eorae Holm,.,, asvc
mid under exi-Tini; Inw, a sheriff Toiesentim: llie .lecntive arni ot tlre
eoverument. w»- i.. he sel,vl.J .1 H H.-I-. h , ,: f S.mli
in..., law itself Tins rirsi tui.cti.m-in- w.e. dTrerte.1 -. hold after up..
notice, an elei-tl 1 tin , onltfievl vo.ers ,J tl- .sim-.TT. 1-. -ek—1 ii-s-e
.s.niniissiouer-. tw., ,,—,., iat.- 'u.io— p rl.Ts of the fii—ii.: ... un inid -nierifl
Xorowrd of thisek-.ti..n hns la-en in- is- L vet it is !« : fr.m th.
reeolleeti.ni of tlve earltesi s.^lets thai it .* is-l.l m the heaise ..1-1 — .,|.
Hohsou. who live.1 on what has sine Been known ns The ^teplcen t. nfarm, two miles south-west of New Cast 1 ....-•-.- -
as near as po-sihle t„ each other for rhr>.Uiiur fn 1l:i dens. n-st,..,. s-
itUT hut little worldlv a Is and -remote from milts jind market- the! fell
their dependence With children toinr; !»ni to tliem and with Wlv -tl«-
harestnecessiries.rflif. -* !n ., .,„.;.-. -...
.., „ j
tliev were de|»-nd.-iil iqa.li tiieil e ..-' I - -. i hcallll ,- si Us—I'ruie of aneesrrv was not w-iimtis: nud -errnin , :-, <- firms ol
etiqnette. hamled .i-.wn fnu n.s itmes wvn ... ivertie. hnt tin ms-
At the time of l'n- first • ', ii there were .---,, rim onIsen ..- ts
III the eountv Ilu. iie\ towrrslitp was th'" -utew . into coull
the earliest land sales en brae I tile lands of tl s towns 1
1
lid the-solr-a-i
cahins. in the little rl.vmil-r- llere and theS-. I it the east f
township and eitetulitu.- n.irtli into Lih-TTi >. .w-i-i. |. -s - ill.,—
,.f its hest know, citiz n-. the L-,.r, . I..tI M ! I
sal-s in ls.'l and rU |nrt of I«S2 ill lu.h - f»rt -i i
River and M.ait-onc-rv's Cr.-el :, v • - ni i«n of W n - -
and the little ircup .'.fnetirl - - s. rtl ' ... -- ^- s- irtKvwt, „. the He,- ,,
Xeie+lhorhis.l I I- . - • hmtier north had -.-.. nenr thecenter of the count, inil si ..tlie.-s pressllu; hirtl ,,„i -.,.,, .,i
houies near the hea.l.o ,-- ,f Bill !!ivc! The n--
Ihecouuty seal wnslh, Hanvi S - 1
ndinc or walkil.u alon-j tin old trull- :,,-,.: |»,thw.i\s lull tiielrtll
marked hv the hhuxl ---- cain. ,,-•..— first tins r- «,, " -~.
on account of »...!- ..,,. u„ - md s* lei. sn -I. .Til a
inq !ro„, the hud .-.,.-,-..,. k at Ih, time tin I lev* in thec.lllitv could -car. . Il.tv, .'.-,.,,,,. ',,,:-,.,i ami I
s!ii|s. Ih-_iii. and th". r iIt .-i-- -
I U first , -I ., v u, .--.,
!- know.,
Alan Shi-phi ol W SI and - - .. were i I
nimmissioiiers. Tic, ,. I! Si.-o.l il ' «] | _. , , lt „ L,_
I;.,,-. I. ,!,,,, clerk ..f I• onn am! .!.—. II H™'. «l.-rm Tn.
!,.« Bonn I ,,f I .,.• ~ rsl - , \l .le.,.- Id Isjj T , -- -
f till .- n*.-. «.!,.- i« -.
,.--..,,..• : - rd. I tl , . - -
..tfice. hm the plae. • - -
of tl arliest |,I„,I ,l.„,l. I•
.- - • :.,--B..anl .,;,- h.-luat lie- Loll- - H - »,-•. - -
Is,-.- held nf.-w.tav I - .- .-•
I
I.- !!
V - ,. O s. ..
l„, ......
within Ih isKi'utv .,-
,--._•-., ,s :^,_.-— ,1k
Ill .ToK\ ut III \lii ('i)IN I",
-ioi '- II"
..pMllv. ;„,.l|»„-l-.,f.
I'll.- Hoard ,.„ 'I,.
pur, . ,-uil :.., 'I i -lu|~ I Hi"-"
•i liuo.d.i .111 II. i.
.
id !,n. |.. |l|. V\
i ...ill ih.. liii. .IimiI ng Wjn .... II. . ,i,
.. ' . I'm, |
,.f I.. I'll.' ii. » low i-ll p.-\ici I.. I n .nil l>.-ni (In-I
..II...:mid Uu.h . nut,,-, ,
.. -i in., f. I,- .. ..'., i fr..iii the
Win. "..'- In nil.- .: .:i .|ii rt.-i rnl.rii.-. .1 oil of I >n.ll. v
.,.,.1 I . I.klil, toWllsl l|~ .- now • - -I i.j -..i-l
— ..J.',.( Kruuklill !owll.hi|. \\ mil' low .- |. was '. " .ugl d. . 'iil.r.icingii
.trip mx mil. .» I.-, hi ;->•- .-( II
Ii toi - |' ml -' i .1 "_' I" ''
UVSlCI'll lilllitSol III lit, ll :. ,11!.. I ,li! ,'t VVllVII, nil ' S,.i I
I .w.i-i,,|.. i,, now ronslillllod. tli.-uesl f sections in r .i k r, in.
I
four sect . nii.ln linl(ofl,ic..„.l..-r. II,, in towusllip. .-.il.i a, u, j nil
,,f l.il.errv ,i I ll- in i wii- i ,,. ... ,: -,.--hi , .iKiitui.- i. "II if ISrceus-
I„,r,. except foil, -., i. ,- nii.l I luill ,.|1 Hi.- .,-tltll side I I he lime..Mill.. tii ti.rsofs, Ii., s..l I In, i ..„;, i|.. was the third i-ivil town-
shill created I'riuric town.liip.il II..-.I fi 111,111 llirndo,i dike tracts
within it. I„,ili,,lnr„ .. «... n.'M ,;..'.. I i \i.|. ,,-<
i .-ml m ml nil I
111,,.. Rivrr.Suim l'r.-.-.. 1'rniric • ' - „ i.n.l 1,11 Creek townships midtlietll rthern tiers of .- t,.-„- ofl 1. ;:,-„, lown.il. p. ll «... .,r.l, r-i
llinl ll..-.- new civil illusions ,.( il> .-.niuiv, '-.it't.-i the tirsl Sitnnlnv of
July. cnjo, .,11 r,_ !.. |.ri' j - IU..I jurisdiction. whi.li lo separate
n.Vl'cct'.llr-lres ,'.f i'i'i,- I'.;,- f'.. in. *,.
,„'u'-fup!! w' !,•', .rdrred I,
Ml .Inlv Ii. ill the In-,,-"- I llnilirl I', ,1 in Dll.il. - lowlishlp. Joseph ll ,.11.
„i Wavnc. .-,,,,,,. I I;.,'- u H.-uri , VI. in Hnrvr-v in I'riuric. The,.,,|.,.n.l. win, lir.l -til,' I ,, |,„,_- • ., -,,r-,,| New Knjinml lltmiirht withIh.-in the i.l lint ,,'!, In,, wn. ...I.i ,,,-;.,..., then- il -', .ll,rnm.lr
As a rorollnr, of this lirl'u f nr.-- ll-i , ,.f I. . ,,l ..-If -L-oven ul and nt
tin. tir-l i iinj.'f ll„, Hoard ,,i (.', mi- r. Ill,' local sclf-govcniaient
,,f tin-,, mm- was fnirh inauguratedThe Itanl iiitii,-.. _li.hu Shortridgc presented his
.ertilieu f election u. iiii.j Ii,.- unh ... I of tin' Board was to
appoint Ezrkirl Leavcll igrnt of ti mtv. to sell ill.- lots. platted out of
thr donations of l.nnl iler, tofor. in l.i. for tlir , mint, sr.it. Tin- Bonrdcontinued to in.- I nt tin- residence of til il iml.1 - I. i citizen, JosephIl.i.-. i, irn.1 convened n-nin in Alljii..! ivli-n Hi- rir.t ln--l.wm in H.-iirv
,-oiintv wns made a mutter, ,f r, „ I , ,..;„, , .n.i,:,.i.-,l i,,-...,,. „,,,_• ,.t
X,w Castle nn.l "running lliriire tiie ,,„„iv.t I 1„.| win." l„ S I',
Mill in Wavne. 'oiinn . . null in.,-;,nr ,1-h ,•.,,,"•I will, - irlv lii.torv
of the Whitewater Voile, For v.-nr. uftcrwu il.tln recorils provided that
roads -I,.. nl.I
I,, laid 'il l.i "llw il. ;--; awl hest wuv." Tin- arlv
mails ivere made In rotting out B fen tr. -. and ,!.„ ng others to mark the
route to l„- traveled, and mi thr,.!,.,, .. - cgardless -,f - ction !.,„ -..
traversinK thr hioh grounds nnd .kiriiii-.' the foot of the hilk M.ist of
thes.- early roads have been ol.litrr «l him , wllnniXwl istlr to
Spi,,rl,.,„l '„, i.l from N.-wt.'„.tl,- , rlli. m limits of ll,-- Hi.rir, rv.-ttl.-~
meiit r.-ruiu, ,is illii.tin-i'iisof liiKli»ay- by "the nearest and kit waj
..,,.. . \
II ,1 , I, - I..WII - 1-1, ',. » ,1 fol ' III
l,| l„ .,.1 „ ,. ;. , „|. I „.| I pi „ ,| . r . :,-, ,1 Tin ,,1
lnl- will, f. . ill |-.|, -, , . I,,, ir In, ,..,. |, iu'.'.I I'ioiii ll,. I ..ii. in I .1 -,Ho„ I. .Ill,
I rh mil- U,,n Nov. Ilihrr II. IS-J II .
. , illIorl 11,1 ,. , wiisl.. I ll,.' ,.
•
i ii. , ..... |.. . ,, ,.' :. Ih . una f,.i l.„lji„.j. I,..i-. I,-, I ,n,|
I r. :: l.i - oi . .- n-lil.-, n nn.l
•hi.,. rlli. I'.nl.: lo-l-'iii-'. .in nn.loi,, lourlli .-nil ilii-U. |• ,11
oii.'-'liuir'.
l. Kr.-u.-h hruiiih iui.1 nun. |n-r h.ilr pint. Iw. nil
in. ..-in.; .-i. ,-r.i
i ,|,i irl in', Ii, ,i,l on.' hull .ruts: l„', r ,,r
j..,rl,T. |..r .,., rl. Iiv.-hr uu.l om-.l lit, in I.l III ill I i>
tw.hr llinl ,.nr-hiill .: onis. p,-r jjillon. .., , ,. mm.ii.I olir-l.uirlh
..tils Ii i. iii.i unlikrh lluil llu- Lo,. ... , m-1% tnvi-niH luiio-l i-.l to
thrir lii.lnlioii. pntrons ., ..r. iter viirirH thiili lll.-u t-.l.l- - i.l!, ,. !, I At
llu.. in,-, ,,,i_- . .;..,. ... mo - iv.-i I, .,,„! oi-drr, ,1 i • |,,,,l ,,, ' ,n
Hi iity trriL-uiv. I .p.-.-lors „( rl, ,-ti..us uu.l for ..tin r pnrpos.- ToI ll. p. i, I, in ,.-.., poll lux I,ml hrrll I lulu prn » t, ru ' lit
now an „ ill li.-.-iiM- frrof fiim dolhin, was i,,,i...-,,l ii|»,n tavrni-k, . | rrs
A M-ttlunirul « ,. mini.- with llir trrusiin-r of thr roolity. who | In -.1
vomli.T. fur various nl nt. pul.l from .I,,,,,- 1 lo \.o..|i,l..-r 11 l-J'J.
alll.illlitiuu to su;;,,i, while thr ivrripla from ]ioll tnxrs mid the lirrnwfees from taverns uiiloiiiilnl to lull .n.',- The revi-iiiim for thr slip|«irt
of tin. state wn ernm irrr derivrd ululosl wholl) fr tax.-s imposedupon lands, and thr.r «.,. , In I n. tir.t rut.-. srr.,',„l , uiul third ratr
lands Foithe vnr 1>~1 mid fur two vrars nft.-r»iird th.-rat.-auf tu>
on each one hundred a. res u-r , lirsl r.itr Inn I, SI M: on nil ,t,
Iniul. SI _">:ull mini rnlr land. Td rents Thirl.-, n i .nr. .-Inps.-.l 1,,-f. n- in.
.i. i oi toxili" luud a. dun.- to its value wns a.'l.iptrd l'he revn urs
f.'ir ,-ountv pnr|«)ses wer, obtained fr taxes n|«.ii Innda and lots, fromlicense, l-.-s of rrhauts and tnivm-kerprra and fr Ins- imp *-d U|
crrtninorticl.-sof |irr-,.ii.il piopertl Horses wer, laxeil and su ll nrl Irs
of luxury as,-nnino,.. w,,i,l„-s and clocks With changed mud ti.ms ih.
ineiliiHls' of taxation ditfrr hut .ire [irrlinpa no Letter settled n..« tl mi
three quartrra of a ceutur;. agoBv the treat} of St. Mar,'- the Indians wen- uliligeil :,, leave ll
,ii
ancient hunting ground. iviH'iin tl,r.e vrnrs. The Indians in H. ut\
county, whose prim ip.,1 wil j- w.m iils.iu tw,, miles northwest of N wCa.ti •'. were of rl..- Delaware nil,.-, and had n. i-rr lire imerons .-- in
Urlnll ire and Madison eoiuiln- ,. i:,.r.. w .! ,,-,'.• villnu-, . nloiig
While Kn.-i 11 -i settlers had found them |s arrahle and w.-ll
dispiwal The previous veil li.-nl win,-., -1 the hreuking up ul thrii
villugeson White Rhe. 'and in Seutemlwr the hist of the Indium, t.aik
their depurture foi th.-ir new „.- I,,i,„„l n.e \l,.. ...p,,,. , u,,i ,,.,,,
going along th, trails to Vime s, transporting tle-ir •_-„.. I.' »ick
li.,~..-s. wliil h-rswei anoes down the river Therviutiaiit of [n.lin.is
let within 11, nr- e -i I th.-ir lurlhren in tin- In. l'!,,-r- was"., feeling ..f sei-n'ritN in II w euinnuinitv. mid the ,,,l,.,l„t„,,t. h - ngvearlj pur.neil with zeal tin- m., ntl.nis of .ivih/.-.l life, nn.l Lore mi.. .Ill-
pluiiiingh the toils and privatinua incident t., thnr lot.
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CIIAITI-U III
Tin I ium i.i.i.m. h i;i Tin I- w.i ii m I'i ..i
I'.. i iu> 1 hi l-'iusi |..u\\i us \i u (..I m II.
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«ln.-h T .- I; S.infor.l iiii.l I I. I..cn -.-1,,-lod l,i
II.!., I lIllU COIll! S .UlTl I,,';:.
I li -,-- ..I .!•.. pi, II II
Tin' tir.i ,-,,url i-oiiieu.nl Koplciu 1
... r. IvJJ. and inlj.iiiriuHl I., , -1
nil Moinhiv. Sept, n,l„.r ill. II III.' him-.. ..| ' liarl - .1 -... who was the
earliest nirorii-k«-|«-r in ll..- ... » coium seal Tl.,' n-...-,.,,- j,,,i_— in.u
pma-utnl tli.-ir ,,nn, ,„-„,.. -i- I i,l C.,,-.i,l.,,i I., .I.m.iil I ,_-.
governor. ..ml n, ! » ill lli.-ir .-.mis nf ,-iii.v. iii.-lii.lni!> ill
,,-,ll,-t .III..!!,,,-,- fill l.-llll I ,.f III.- ...lit ,- -.ill |,v,..T,,,| ,,,.1 In- I,r-I
r r,l i-ntrv ,.f it. |.r Ir;. i-n-f,,ll ... - - All I II ,u :.t tllisd:,! .less,
H Hcalev. E»|., Sl.,-riir .-I Henri c.mntv. ri-tiirii..,l int.. Courtthe Writ i,f Venn- fin-ius. h.-ri-l.-l.-r U.-.I I'.lll nl this Curt, villi Hiefollow-in;; panel ... -. rve ..-.limit.! .in,-,.,- the ,.i,--. nt T.-rm. tn-vil I)..iii.-I
H.-I>tnll. ..I I ll... Conn |, ill. i- K...-.-.H .11. .l.-ph Halts. E/ckiol
Leuvell. Absalom Haiivv. V n lioll. IIiim.I Haih-i. .I.ilm ll.ik. , . .1. .-,-
Cox. Samuel lull. • I, .in", 11 -n-li.-i-n .1 .1. I 'ai-Uiuist. Uiclimd I 'arsons.
William Ri.U-n. lMnp-i 1:..-.. Il'miil 1"Ii..im|...-i,. » uufiil iiipii
nii.l householder- ,.f in,.' I u .,!' Henri, who I .,,,_• siM.ru, mi, I 1,1 tile
Court clmn='.il retired t.> tin r R , i., I, l..-ini. II, uett.iilri of
record shows that "L,,lt III n-1,1. h-.mu prodnc ,1 his i- I Mil.-.
C Eiatlest mil Davis K...\d. Hv,, „( ll n-uil niil-i- ..f tin- stale is
admitted tu pra.-ti ,-. n ,-,,..„> .- n.l ,, .,.,-.41. r al In« i In <', same
llav tin, L'.-nll-iiiim via. np| ,1,1, -,11- -, iitnc- All.TU.-v Hi. tliii.l ontri
,,f il,.- conn's |„.„..,i „...- ,. itcs that -.1 -,..- \..i,i... Jiiiii.k Knnden.Al.niiiaiii Elliott ami Jinn. - liihmire. l.-mir... nn-n.lmitt.il l..|irn. tice an
nttomevs ami comis. lints at Inw ilurin", :l„-i
ail I. , in „f this i-nlirt amitook the nccessnn oaths.' The first tm i nm residents of tin i-olinti
while Abraham Ellii.lt uns n , itizen ,,i S, ,, i nstlc i.u.l .lames (,,!ni i, nl
Wayne toninliip It i- mi il nslnitn n ol the linn - thai -lames Xnl I.-, ih.-u
a .,'.nat,,r ,,!' ill. I nit- 1 Si it.-, should ,-,,ni, I In- i .-n.. in I
county, il distance of n.-irl. •.,„• luinitl-eil - il.nu tin- ih vinu, Iiiiliim
trails, to attend neon" lastim; but tun, inis linl it was l„ su.-h menustlnit mm in carli tin,-, i n|-|-r..i .'.linn of tin ir fellow i-ili . i nii.l
achieved renown. 'fifteen v-ars Ialcr..li lues liari.li n vii-a K. pre-, ntative
111 OoO-.-res, f, ,,„ the ,;,.-,. 1 ,,f which HcliR t. ,, ,-., |, ,! 1!,.
null other pro. . .• limp of the first ,1 i\ , nton I nl re onl ivas ,, jii.lmiit-iit
wherein Amln-w SI, mn ,:, i, t, I hv'rli- ,•„,„, two ilnllar, for rill-
two pri.faiie oaths in lii.- pr .-nee of i!„- - t and tl h-rk i- oi lered to
issue i xeeution for the same."On the s ml ilav,, [ -he term a sell, vllieh has c ,,,.!-, I I, lie the
seal of the i -t f,,r rli • ,r ...pi-irtcrs ,,f , ntnry. vnsa,i..ptel In the
Conntl -hall '- en-mi'-d n >.rn-"w,t, a n'.-in ••'.'fan r, ;le i
...lual't,, the nuinlier of st-.tes iu the luiiin th. surfae.- of l nit i.-
about the size of n ilollnr. anil aronnil the ni-irs-in ,.f the -e.l in- ivnnls
H-nrv fin-nit Curt. In li in ," Tl,, -. ,- I inn r-tnr I f,,nr in.li. Inn ills.
all ,,f'.vl,ieh wen; |,,r „-,,,., m, I I ill n Tin- i.-socintn judoc, ill I
theraseli-s four ilnllar- ei.-l I til, I'I lln,-> Attoni.-l live .loll.ir..
anil tl,- i-ourt mlj..iirii.-l on Tn.-sila. -,.-,i,,,_- until e.mri in rnursr. The.lisllll-nislie.l .e,i„!,,r ,,,„l fntlllT r-
|„ - lltitive repureil toth.-it . li .Pint
homes, or enntinu.il their journi-v t„ other nli.-s within Ih- eireuit.
while the enni.l jurors. » -n-.— I otheis in Bttemln retnrneil to
their several homes Ami thus l,-.-,,n anil -i I the firs! l.-nu ..f thellenrv Circuit Curt
Tin n- nil, in.l-, . -.f I iirellit e,.url ill l.lilion to their jiiris.li.-.
lion ill eilll ami mi,,:.,:,! -an—, „|., I,i, I ..lieliou of ll , I
,le-e,le„t, ,„„| ,,f p.p.,.,,. inelT -ilar.l. ,„.:,,,, ..n.l in.lil Ithsl I, tin
fuel that the civil ami ,-rimiii .I Inisiii. - ,,l ll ••, -i, was,
ami the jmli-ial l.,!,,r. .: an •!,,. In.iI
,', ,|e,| lh.,1 th- pi .l.ati-
l..l-i.„— of .! -uili 1 .I
I Ih.-r I - than the
rt-uulnr t, rmsof Ih, , in nil e.mrl '! In pr,.-. - ,,| Ih, ,u nil
prolillt.. ,a„l,-r- . • ,-. -lit, ,-,1 in n separnl e ..nl an! Ihl. eusl -
III- nl I 1 1- .- •„. 1,1 . n.elir.l ,.„| r , ,1
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pn.liat,I
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Vninil IL, I I„
kin ... r-n
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Tl M I- r the eir. nil I rt an nl lie .1 -..,, T, . m in
XevCa.tli M,!,l.l-J. I'I.. _i-a,„; ,,,,..,. I.. i- ll, i- I. -nil i WilliamMi Kiiniin , i ii in. S„! , lliukell \ liij . Cam .1 h
I Ioil M— -
I' ,. l -, 1 1 -iti.lt. , In. I.. I ,, K Nun. All. ,. II ii-
M.-Crav. Willinul Morris I'homas l{a. ami As.-ili.-l W Iwanl Thel-e.nil .In.,,, lln.t Ihe -ia„,l ,,,, i "hi -token till- I -snri nlitlls.
n-lireil with ,, -,,,,,, lo'eoli.nlei ..I In, ar imli.-li - ii.nl pn-.-nl-
in- " The tir.t irinl In inn in the ,-ireuil court was at Ihl- 1-nii
Siloni.ni llurkelt. iiii,.-r „! the uraiul jurv. hail I Ii.-t.il ... Ihe
pre. - l. -., ,i, noil l.ilteiy. ami mis' In.il In n jury of Ihe
I, tilJ
I of Will, am Slia Nail, an I', ,,-,,, .lailli-S lln/.ell
Siillllli-'l lintsoii Christ.,| i li ll. M r K.«. .laeol, K i lla.-n
Mi-Duni.-I. William Koil .lolin liluiik -l.-iah Cliivvsi.n ami .1... ..I, Wilierwho retunnil n v.-r.liel „f nc.pnttnl. Ill, III. .am- ilav .lolm Aii.l.-rsoii. uli
nlleii ami nft.-rwarils .,„ ., int.- ju.l.-e ..I li iy. appear. , -mrt
mill re llleeil Ins iilleuiau. e I., . .. ,,_,. the l-.a.nn Knnml Fri-lniul." The first civil cause ,,, tl reuil eourl » ,s an nclioii
entitliil Caleb Cnmiiis \ Uenjiiiiiiii I' N'icliols -Ir In iliiseaus, a
nil.- was entcreil m-ainsl i Icfeinlaiit to tile his pli-n mil Iy .1 is
retnru.-il. line ,,f which iia. ,_.,,„-! ( I, .He. .Ian,',-..,,, al nl t.n, m tin
curl im -i. for sellim; spirit , li.pa.rs will i lieen.,.. whil,
lienl nml Eli.ln. Mnnlini,-. m, i.,.flhe li,,ai,l,,l I '..ii,ii,i-.i..i,-i . »-,,
i-nch imli.-t.-il for extortion T!„— in.li, i l. iier. evi.l.-iith :
in- s e ,pie.sli,,„al,le lee. nml wen inner al'lerwiirils |,r -ui-.i I.
court „,ij,,iirn,,l ait. i!.. iuu in scsi three •!,,-
Tim emit met in April. ISffl. ... Iiear ami ,li-i-— of proliatc mutters.
The follow-in- -mn i at this tenn up] rs of reeor.1: --.Inuu-s John.soii.n.iniiin-i. it- ,ii ,:,-' - j.-.i -i- : , I.. ,11-1- cmlits amieffects of Ewel Haril.-u. ,1c,-, ise.l. , ,,. . , -i .,,, im.-nlorl amiapprais.-metll - I the .. n ll.-l, ,,! the .mil il
the whole to t.lli, ii Pan ,!„ li- whi, ! i- onn ml to I.. ,.- ,nh-
I
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reconl lieili-.- as follows • h,'„ Hani. -,.,., ,,,..., ,,-.) _;,,„ r oi ,,. I.,, II
Hani-,, am! .Ian— liana ,, I rplllll la.Vs. Illl.ll I B-.C III r.uirti - ll V, IIS.
of Iv.iel Hani, ,,. ,!—,.. i!.' I s.n-eial ti-rni of til, c rellil , mrt ... - ill.,
hehl in Apr,! I the next i-eejular t.-rm i»-,.,, \n-a-i II 1-SSI T ,-
ii,-i re ,,l the -ram! run for this term wen .John Dorrili. fnreinnii.
Levi Bntler Kl,-,a-.,, (in'hle Tliomas Lenimril. Thomas Walkins. Johnlilimt. if.-orce Holisou .l.i„. -M-li. Uol,.-rt Smith. All-.i Hunt.le.s- C,,x. ,l,,li n Mm .hall Nnlliaii Davis ainl Josiah Moms Charle.. l-iand Martin M Ilav I [w i i.tlerwnr.ls ..tlnim .1 oistiiietion in the
Inw. were niluiitte.1 l.. tl,. liar I' nl ,,l tl is u-rm - pr linos -i
nlil, ,! Of ,
-rnnl.s from the older states will i-nsional |:eison of forei-ji hirtll.
were fonnino it, e.en part of the eniintv. vet tin |;opiilnti
1,11.1 the 11, - I-.. , allv reillol- frol.'l CIIC her At tllC AUU'lSl
term Hilllli Carroll renonnccil In, all, i 10 ' lie. r- l\. Kim; "f
fin-nt Britain nml Ireland Th. lt I iurv n-lnn ,. innuenins indict
im. two ..f win, 1, wen- for f. Imiie,. one l.,anj f.a n.l.ln ri a,
for perjury. A fn.nti.-i |..puhi I is r ah entir.ll Ire, i K-rs.,..s.,f
criminal tendencies, wt Henri inn Ir I- .-.,, h-t -:il, ut l., thepre-eilt ti has lieen -,n.-,,!-,'• iv '.
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111. re was a - ,al session ill .in pnil.al rl wlleil "ll... I ,-l 1,1 1,|».
live iv ! 1. -i.iii. -in ,.t h I .1 ekson was i | Iue.il i urt I
prov, .1 nee, i, In,- ti, Inw In il,I Vmln-w li ii in d M
l.-,ri .nl,,.-,- therein and ..nlr-n-il h. Is- r, nl.-il. a I,
n-lie'l ,.f |iI .In,: I mm- r.-fm. .! I sl.-r ,,n said . -l.,t. '
Vl.l-aham II. -Piwas appointed a, 1 ho puree,
,,.-- of the-, .rl v , - i, l.n-l . el in v ml Pan. and 1 . hi, a al I nap, a-,
-nl ,, i, in- Hi. enm I n ,, inic.nl ion. lis ami ,,l, n.ln,-.
I'lliler III- law - <i-l iilnliir. .-hi-t.il tin pr—i.l-nl
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I'he pre.nl d--.- colli i -
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lllio lie ll.l.a IIt, app,
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Tin Imksi Cm k. in- [.aki\ Vni.uiis 'I'm Si. an (.".u m llu -i \\n Imi I'm l'n:-i \i \\ spapi u- K-
tki im i\ Wimiii imi I'ni'i i .aiii'n I'm I n>i Tax Diriuui I-Iaui.s I'iiysri.ws wn I.awvi-ui
Politic vi I'm; i ii:> ixn I m n< l.i am km
TT,rn.s,.,.in.,..rl -,,.. 1,1 »1„. So, :.: I --I ll, I il.-.l•" rl
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l"ini ^1 -in- .i-nii.nl imisii. I. u i in. in- mi 11 linyr ..,,, |
,, ., J |,. I.. ,. \|, ",'i nt hi- r, si. I,-mi- and for von rs he w-.s one olT XI"' B.mnl » :- ...mi..., .1. i .I... humslou. wliii »«- i-li-.-i.il pi-.- „";„.„i .,..„ „'-
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i„ .,- |„ |-;i .1,,- ,-l,,,' r,-l, . r- i. -i n- -i.-id -nt Will nun Sli i ii mill Inn- (iihlino- S Hnin-1 I > it— -.. S I
lis hm-i /. nl. its nun ,11.,, pi.
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inn. n i ,,- n,,
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.ini'l M.i-ili-in, Monro.. '">"*'' "' WMrsl "l' ''-hi. 'Klij.ili M.i hll. "I III.- I'll Islinii church.
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Wndkiiis nii.l A_l.i_.i_li.iiii »;"",„,,,. I, -,l ,t i ,.- I„.,„, ..I Mi- H,i. k. ..-r..l Ik. t'lnisti. Inn. Ii.liviiii:
Tliis inipnriniii I1.1I1 -
ncl-il ii,. further business ii.nl lilj.iurli.il lllililN.iv.-nili.-r The rireiij
ranri now convened tune :i vc r. in Vpril mil October, hill |U..nlin ..
jliu>* appearing i 1 Ivr'li ,-. '..1, nni.il unlil. -,,11 in course. AThe April r.-rni. lsii. .. ..... n—i l„« |n.l-j.- in the ,.. r- 1 ll.lhu. I r'
H.n-ns l-.-t tlu- lietii-li. Tin . nrly in .bilious ... r. .pti.k I.. resell
injuria-. r..il ,.r fnu. i.-.l. nil. I ill.- record .-l this t.-rin shows mum-rollsuidi.tui-m- fur nffr-ivs nn.l for assault nml buttery Al.rulrnu |-,'.!:.-tl. ..in. n ... _ 1 .... ... 1. 1-1 ... 1 - ... ...
r N... I.i-I.. 11. 1- ..11K .-.- Ivji; nml - Aut..l.i.--.r..|il.\ -p-uk-
fi.-.pi.titlv.-t lii.|.n-i- mil ,,l..-r-..l Mini ir m 1' 1 : church
sometimes ,-rr,.ii..,.i-U ,-i,ll, -.1 Now l.i._'lils. win. .-nun- I., Ii.-ir Inn, pron. Ii
A Baptist eliiircli uus.-sMlilislicil 11I Kn i-i. !-:--,>n 1 - - nil n» l.sjs. Ther.s-or.lsof Hi.- n- 1- r's ..Hi.-.- llnill the ei inl I tin' clecti I trust.-
f..r 111.- Church ,.f Clirisl .11 S.i - IV. k. li.-lil ..11 Sopto ;.I-.-
i-lli«eil 1 1 11-t, . - In ISI1 i-r 1X12. .1
lrcady held tl.- |- sition of.,,,., rvisor -I ll..- -1 r.-, f- ..I X- ,. « ir-lj, ,. ,- """_".; , ,;,.,.,„, ,,,,, .,,,,,. u,„f„|l,m... rs „f ,|„-,l.., ,,
p^mttd Master 11, Cbl....-cry. 1 !„ I, nil Inst, .1 Ihre, .1,. - . „,.l . ... 1, .!.„ -___ ^^ H ,. -V , nh-1, ., „ :._- f , 1 , U,0,.-.l -..„ A- - -.rl, „-
urucmliuus wvn> *k:li*u I.'
The ,---ni.n was ,.-,, .iivi.lnl int.". tiv,- .-ivil t..» i.-lnp- It lin.l .1
lii.iwe. jnil mi.Utni\ 1-11 It- -.nrts ... r.- r.-Kiiliirl» --r 1niz.1l nmlits full complement of ofin-rs Justi f llu- 1'- .1. .-. list.rs. ...,.-t.l-l
1S32 the Pr.-sbvt.-t - ..r-ji 1 .. - him i, nt W.--I l.ii,.
nftorwnr.LsV-move.llo K.,.--l,t-i-.,.ii
New Oiftle nml WV-t Lih.-rt.- were the prin.-i|.nl villi.-
Kni-litMowi. ...1- |.l„tl,-,l ns enrlv us 1-27 In Wnit-.-l M1
aniil ov.rse.-rs -f 1^ ,»-- »-- .-1--.-1.-.I -r .-,..,.. .n, t-l' r. ,.... ,,s!,,p ;'•.
• - - ^ ,,„,',„,.,„„,,. u „ Inmi. i,i is - MIion.l sn^n ,-..„„-, If-
- ,.--.. r-1 ..I -,-l,t-, ,1. - --t r :,,.; -i- ... „ _- h^ u ^ , Li:wUviUe ,„ |(Ai , „luiniurrauL- I re.l int.- p.. .-.iiiity .mil it- ,-in.l- ,\. :- I-.
1m- -rn.lunl., t.-ik-n
Im,,.s ll lliirrt'
111 1> - - inli--- - f tin - ,m-- \ ,-n lli.-r.- ,vn- '-
up Two ulliu... - SewCnstl. nn.l WV-1 I.il,. rt\. li.nl -l-nt.-l 011 : ,'Uilin-"", if 1,
1-"' 11 Ili'.'-kCr.sk »l. l.i- -iisI.t,, v
ra.v John Wuini > Aili.nis »ns l'i.-i.1 1
--
Initnl Stnt.s I'll.-^
, lv,.. These villn-eswere mere hilllllets when lleountv. fori. _-i-!. ti>- pun..-.--. ,11.- part of tl tinturinlil
ufBmdi.H.urr. -M,,n 11 M.11I1-..11 s... .,., 11.. ,, -. „,„| .1, .I,,,-,Iwl.yetNew CVstle. bj reason . f ,-- I-, m- tin ---.imv -.-,.. »
-i.l.-nil.l.- imiioitnni-e. Furtlirw >.-... -;m Lionnl - f.Ii -1 i-es,.,
ofEusb. H.nry. Ii- iur u.,1 .sln-llij nties .!„ Oreaory wks the!jc„imi-si.
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first senator nuiUVi.iioni H.-nilrieks tift. -vi.i-.ls pn-rruor. tin lirst repre- ''',',„ u .'„'! „.',','.
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r .'l nml tin-...InSl.. . Tl... 1., I . . . 1 . . II .. .ill) I...I .. t •
I11...- vi II ... 1111 1 I II ... I til- II - .
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. . . .. I ,-. - ...isi- . .«- . s 1 1 i. .1 ' ., . . ... ^ , 1 .,1.1.. Ii-nlv of otn- Is h.i- i-.it sir..-.- h-.-n n, . 1, nt. nil, -.1. I ,,.. \,-.o - I it. * t...
ill 1SJ 1. nl t.t. lit. -tl, ! - ,..r. I\t ',,!. !,,_•-...,,, ,:;-! -it her . . .1,1 ,i ,.,!,, „.l ,.n 1,, , ,,,. ,1,. - -£„ 1
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I,- . n-i .- f ., , . ... . , ,| ,.f t 1. iimlinti ill.ii: - ' t I I- • null v -.Inl in |s_.i .1— , I , II, .0 , ., -
p lltl.-jl nth. in -i- -lis f ll .- ..-ii ii -t .. it -rs f tin- .-.-initv -.- .-..- Inr-- ..' 1. itli '. ... ., , 1, ., 1 , ,, te ,.
1 . ., . . 1 . ii...., 'lie nrst sl,.-r,!l. .,-.,- . I-, t. ,1 t., tins u.-u ju.li- in! p.-iti.-ii.
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when in n „.t»l ,,.,.- ,.f .W. II iv. the Win, I„i - r I IT 1 rotes, „_The ,i-„s,i- „ 1- IP si, ,.ve,l the -, -; I I y U, .
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.. --: entinu- h.iuors .-..ntn.,-1 P. N. n Crnwford for «.:«.-. Tl.,- .-..utmet pt
ell-nitfh utiiv.--,l. ,-• .. .. re-nnl for I Itli nml stru-t notions of lu.no,
,l;l!ie l„t,-h -I |,._- « isnlwiys .-il.innl 111.
„-,.rk should Ii. ,,.,,,,1-t ,1 ,-nor l»-t.,ii-.l-,.,.inr, 1. IKil. nml till
. I.m I line In 1 - .Tnnunn 1 I- l« Tl - hull linu was
laws of l,.s.p,,i I,,.,. I-, ,- - n i.. r --I A,i.UI„|.-,i..".rls».r, l„„ s Uol.ert Mttrpl.J and win. Forty feet -,unr- .,.,, I tv.0 stones l.l-li. ninl -ur
oTKUnized. puhl ,-"lilll|.|ill->.re t-d mill lll.-i.il .-,.-i. I.tol Ihe.olllilv iinniht.-l In „. lll-.li... -t'i -.,,1 11, f-.rni. -i-l ' f-- 1 111 lll.-illiel
established, the foundiin.' of .-hiiohes and s.-h"ol,w,i t overlooked. The t-,
t l.,-_-h The buil.lnij,' st.-sl a lillle east of u-li.-r. resi-iil
em-uit-ri-l-r nn.l pti-.li-r- , -t. I, :r.,. in .1 nln-.i- l,.-,-l .-.,„- ml, - tin- " house stands 1 h- enlr .,1- - n-.
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county ,1,,,-. .1- . ,r y ,,- llu tirsl i.dinliil -,,.- nml in ll..- -..I - -f the "I "- Th, low, r story 1 1 n.ie.1 Ih. eoitrl r ,. mid I, ,-k.
Sabbaths religious service- .— . condiu-t.-d in the loa ni.-etit.-. houses ami entrnnec was t, nnL-'- sliind n.u-li el._vnl.il nl*.ve Ih. I
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nperate lives not .. , th.-ir U i..k-r -III. irs. wer irliest puhl II,,,-
mDOm: th- Christi ,- ithee.iinU At .. 1 -ter p-n.-.! .. ..... -..-. - l.n- k l-„,|.l,,.-. .-,- n by ll
The Fri.-l.ds hel.l r. „,.-, ,i, ..,--1,. I,„ . ,f Wil 111 Chnrles Fi-I. south .1 11 mill-. .11 villi lie- new ii.url .- ,v,is I ll.,
ue„r H- ..-.,1 in Itol I :. v ii- Wl .ml llu M.-lln-disl, TholniLS (iinn for ll I. pells- toll,
linlr,. ,-r. ,.-- 11, X .-.<•. tl- ih. ..„. ,.-,- I'l.e Metli..lisls hel.l -.1 llilsIT 11 ll..- 11
fre.iutnts.ni lWi-fll.ib.-riv, 1 -'l - .':'. md 1- -rhnps ll.,- v.-m n-l house, fo ll..- .;- -.f ll-
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n.nn-i--..,, ..fib. rsl -„-. f- ,,l .., ,,..,1,.,.,, .;,.,,, n ..ml ,., I-:-
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rivilizi II. «iw lull -I ,.,lv . n il.nl I'..
labor ..[ n 1.-.1..T n. ... ,1 u ,-r. ;i..» -|
liul slu-hll. nmrU.-.l. or die f n lumvhomes nf ili.- pioneers lin.l Umi n ,'
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mill bin ii ilirl tloor. an«fireplace at one side Th. furniture
11,.- wearine, apparel for „„•„ a ,„ w,
material. v«-l f.ul „f n whol, - .•kmuihaliilaiiis.-ii.lumllli.ir |n ii..ii> «
supposed thai lli,- .Inn i. „l Ii- ll, 1.1 i
and tli.-ir families, for ,.ii ll
IV, . 111. forests Will. III.-
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mills rin-s, i iiiins ..ririi
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scant iin-l ..( III. |,liiiu, -l kind,
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,litr,-r,-i.l ii.-i-. ...r!i ..-!- I,,-,-, nocusi .1 h. assemble „i
I around the "-rent fireplace sociubiliH'
. ipples ,,„il „„N iiicronsed ll., uihiII
,1 the first I1..I.' :. ll c i.-lm --I soul. ..l.l.lashlol.cl inn,- was the
..f tin
,: [ire, inl J nt their true worth nml urtili.-iiil
distinctions of societv, s, m,-clv known Tin- I.-,' nvUinvs. tilt- 1 s,- rais-
iiie-s. the watches in" sickll--- . -ml l.i.- hi,..-i;i..» 111 the lnlliili!.- churchesdeveloped lli. hilt lesl .,- _- lu.riv qualities. F..i.-li car saw m-w .liu i,-|i. s
fouud.d and sd ».•-'.. :.-...! m.i -; . iiuii.- sen ..is ;,i„l siiiu-.i,.
schools ami the |... .i-..i.- ..I the « 1, Mid -ll. •:.,,.- tarnished m-re.-nl.!.-
au.l healthful diversion. Homes win -, i-orner slim? (Was iiiuliinl iove andtrustfulness were touuil.nl en, , .-car, Iron .-ere born mid children wereRiven inuiirr.n.e.fiii.l dent , w:.'i !, it; Is cv,-v a-rc and el sit.nl the
homes „f the eirli settl, r. in I In r. ml •:,. re in the woods little .rnve-
yardswere be.-uu I tan -.n,..;. 1 as nssalnoiislv In |iulil ,-.
aa their descendants, and ll: (tfirtv conventions nnd elections for state,
inrricne. as the conventions and elections of n
As earlv as 1?:::-. then- were tiv, ;,.->.,•:, , 5 i,, Hour' :v I-„ c
Bedsaul was postmaster at N- .. r -••
,.),. ... Mi-CIU nt Kniuhtstown,
Lewis C. Freeman ni Lewis, ii:,-. William Len»an nt Greensboro andJoshua .Villetts at Middletown The mails E earlv days were slow m,dlint few newspapers circulnteil A I—, r si : tile SCatioun] [nt lliaeuc. r
and Liberie Hall. »ll-n,,n- ,e i .•imiati l.-a.-. It.-, ,ud ,.f the weekhJournal BiidSentiii.K.l In nn i- ... ..t N» V.-rkmid l'!.ili..i,.||,ln"i
papers, circulated within thee "
, . v record* show that the
le.-al uoti.es required In law i, be -iv.-n were , lis - I ,,. the Western
Times, print-,! at Centrfvillc the II IWe, . . [nt , tciicer. the
Bnt in Is!-' a newspaper, ridl.n! 'tl r'i ier Un n, wits est ill,
Kniahtstown hv Grant nn.l Mi: i • • t..ni>- r ..l v.hom was a phvsicinii
and the latter a printer It Int.. dm . for * t - lp|« rr mid 5, o'u died.
when Thomas . I. Lau,-1 -I . ii-iu-d i pa|ier called tile Burner, shorterlived than its pred ssor Tl next venture n journalism in the , .untj
was the establishment of .. newspaper, called Ibo New Castle Banner, nt
theeounlv -eat in ls«''i. I., John li Swazey. p lilish f with Vfr.-l Joliu-
son Cotton, a Methodist prea, her. a- • ditor. I,..- paper was pt .fesswllv
independent in i...,it:<-~. and ,f- rn i..;.f ,-Mst-iiw -us].ci„;e,l pi, .licntion.
In ls:i7 TUdale Dean t'l„r..-..n a pr tpn the publicationof the Indiana snn. nt Km, 1 :!-- .wn nml .to : „ venroi two - ildthc paperto John \V Gruhbs and Arnold Haimnin. the form.-t n practicd printer
and a youni; man of miirli promise, and the latter a i'linkee sclnalnasterThe publication of the mm, ,,„ ,, ,,. i t!,r..i..-h h.i'ii,,, 1 tn- n..-m.,rnble
political carapaiau of 1M0. in whinli it -.|..cs,.,; the cause ,,1 Harrison andTvler. nnd on June 1". 1"4I. the nn'ii. of tl pa|e.-r was clian_vd to the-Indiana Courier In Um.-ml I th. sum. vinir the material of theCourier office was removel t.. i -...niiv s • .t.'an.l ,.„ December 11. the
first nnmber of the Xew Cit-tle ( urier was issued Mi Gruhbn possesseil
L-reat force of character and more than ordinary ability, and under bis
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. u. ml ,-olirl ni d .i I to Josh i II illuiiil : . ..,. . r ,, . ml,Tiler, «. •
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tonus o|o . , s, ., ., .'. |i•
. i,,,.l Itliie liiver ..ere ,,.., ,, , i,.,|
I ii" lllllllb, ol poll, - veil win. ..lis I. mid Ihe I. !., I iiiliin.
li f pr..|..riv. ., |..-,i.i. •: :.,. ;:.,, ,i,-u ,,. >. .1 i„ •..„,,- „ „ s
follows: Win in -: I- .1 ..... I,, i. : •.. ..
s.:'.". ii".. II. , . sj,i::.i'j-, ,,i . ,,., .-in os, ,. ii ,, i. .,,. s M ,,|...;n
' k. .s_,,::.,,.s|. IV. ,i. .-_:•'.•-, Moin Cn-.k. si |i,.|,i 'n,,. i.,m| ,„m .
li ol n.'t, -11 '.r.,,1 \\i. r'nmkliii. Duilhi. Liberty nml IVnirielownshipsnll -.n.:,-.,i H.-lin in ,e , 1 .
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i". of taxation Cm tin I. irw.T. for:, in Ills I hundred dollars
valuation, for
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still |.lir|n„ - leu cut. I r ,o.,„u purposesI live,-.,,!,
hi lands I In non-res, 1,-nts f t load |.ur| \ wnship or sel I
t,v- ,,,-r. levied until -evernl v.virs hit, r K. .nr-li fills .,f llieweidlh.if theiniuntj in IS 11 . iisisi.nl in ils I ii .. and ii
. ,,., ., l.n ,1s. vet nceordinom the census ..f th, pre. - year uiiih contiu I , iue tfrist-mills.
tuurteen s.iw-mills. seventeen drv _• s and unvery ston-s ami thirty-aneniiiuiifiiituniio -: ,,„i-!:,,i, .:-
While e.ncli learhal . .ii • -- .1 th.- o|H-iiini; up of new farms, vet the
or.-it.-r number , .I I ml -ale- ivi'h: , the c .untv were liuule tluriln; tin yearsis;:, nnd lSJll. ami ll was not until l>o'.l that all tl,.- ..... ninient iaii.U
within tho couittv were mk. t purl ,ns of scho.,1 sia-tioiis reiiiain.nl
unsold as late as' |sI 1. Wi I, the unit, rial advancement of the .-oiintv and
increase in i».pulut the uitelle tiial nnd moral advinieement kept paceand within the pi.-. ,
.„. ;•, ,.:. :., (junkers. Methodists, Itnptists. Christ,inn, ami Presbi leri.ms hid .,.-_•.:,,/ ,1 many new chiirclu-s. while the«• -I. .an Methodists, the l"nite! Brethren, the Lutherans nml otherChristian, leu aiim ,t„,u- n 1-...-- lm-i,.n!,;,,ir.-l,"-lhr, .ii l.|,oiii t nmtitv
The earlv pi, i-„ ...,.-! tile c an", wer, a St useful and illlllientl.d
hodvof men. wno. n, the nllevinl.oii of sullcnm. mid bnii'.i.ii; -.1 ..... i, mlrehef to the sick, in a [lerio 1 ivhea the comforts "f life were not nlwavsu......ssible.r.iid,T-d or. at -r ic ;., their fellow in. u The first pi, vsi, , .i,-
,,, New Cstle were. .I.-'I K .... -I ia Klbolt. .laln.-s V Waviuan. Andrew.1. Clnwsoil. Join, Dior :,:„i I
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h .ma- li W.,..luar.l. ut Kin.-hi -:ou a. K ,l„ rt
Uutler. Joseph M Wl.ite-ell. V. rli.i _- Ivr-.v. Ilea i.mo ., Uu lid
lieip.',. W Uiddell; at Sia el.,,,:. S, T Sh.iri I -I III.- C ,1 .'
Middlet-iwu. J.«.-ph Hcnrv. Gen,r.-e « Ball, in John Horn Ub-rt (i
fre-tou. John s. liuvsin-.-er. Wnb.mi !•' Ho r Luther W Hess who after,
wards reinove.lt..' i,/ -I", lb. it. nvnrds removed to Li
nnd Roland T. Summers: nt Ogdeu. John Lewis: at K^jers I, HM Kerr, who wa- ti,.- , , ,.|r. -ician ill the north-eastern inn ,f thecounty; nt Blountsville. Silom u_ i id Jo li Hill: at Ca.!ia Siitnn .
Ferris, whomnniue.il i t- » mo: -lis.Jo'in C link and Luther W II.,..
it New Lisbon. II 'i ',.:,, Han-.:, vVidlalll ll C.istor and John PTavlor;nt Rnysvilllc. Henrv Ti rr, ... isboru Jos, ph 1 Mm _-. A 11
Haiti and /.nun Newlo. : at Lewi-, ill, 1 l.orntoti A Johnson. James \l
Moiiloomerv. Thomiis N. Joa.'s. l.ii-i.a \ at, la,,!.irk Shell,, .1 .,., -
f .send JJvan. Jolin Ben. Ueujiiiniu F Hiliu ami Silas" K-l-sev:
nt Sulphur riprin-.'s. John S Vt-stil, nnd ,,. Libert) towns i
Melidenhnll. Daniel H. -Stalford. wt... »a, ti.e, > [.,,.-,. ;u., .1 ti..-
Phvsio-M. dical -.1 i. -ettiwl a Franklin towu.-hip ,
Prior to IS40 the _• n uediesol the earl
tartar emetic and Pi ruvian bnrk Tile h t was mil. :. lisi-d
letting was universal ind blisters i, eh resorted In T lis.-nse.- prev.ilcnl
in the earlv seltlen, ut ol tl, iiitv wer.- Im.-U tiidurial in tin
nnd inflnn'imniorv n their icti.,11. and the depl, ,r) treatment of earlj
tlin-s.ll.l not tl., It se ,11 - ll ... ,1 1 p r,,„l .vheiith
of life had (jrenlK , ««l Mo,t of these early d.wUirs k.-pl 1 vitl,
the pr,«ress of iu'eilieal - e: and umono the cnrliei a- well as the lati r
physicians of the county nine been muni skillful and acconipliahedpractitioners.
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theooiintt who wen- admitted i .il. Liui
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Imiti-s lii'.moi Samuel C. S.u |.l. J, \ I. , [)
.lfliiiT.KIii.>ti.Kli Mnrplnt T i.s .1 I. _•.! ii. (•.••1,1. II f,.,.-. 1! ,
Berkshire. Uot-rl M C..op,-r. Edui.-i.d -1..I ...n. Philemon 111 - \l..n !,..,,
Klilon ( --••• tt .1 . , , Mu tin 1. Ii i W iltiiui Ur, - M . .i
P Hnii.l. M flu ,i - N.".,nl U III II ...ii .1.., ii:i II MG....1V1 V s, .!• V, ll - ,1 • ,. : .1 Ii Ii I M .
L. Reed. David Nation, (ieor-e A .l..ill.f.'.|l. Silllilli'l M Taylor. l"h..m.-is BReddm-.s.raon I'. Powell .1.,,,,,- Brown. Ai ire. T I', ., -I i-u.l (.. .rue
VV Lennnrd win admitted to tln< liar Son f tli. ...• ici-sous sojournedI.Ut II Pll.irt till:.' HI tl • llWlltV. «-tlilr Otll.T r.- ||..t . :!-_.,-d ,l,-|ivi Iv "I
111.- practice of Int. Muni .-.- Hies* en nor-, wore >u.-ii ,,f . t fepdacumen, and of I': ,vlio"i-,.iil .-,1 to r'-si, e'n.llilli the count!-. Jehu T.Elliott l.i.imi jii.L-,- of the circuit n mi Int, r of the sii| rem* i-..i rt of
the state: Martin 1. Buiulv l . mi I rt -I Oi imon 1
and afterwards .-ii-:,,-- 1 in I'.tii-r |.nr.iiil-. 1 1 .7i.lllis.iii. Eli Mu -|.li.-\
nn.l Simon T. Powell :. tired fr in lb- pn.-t.-e of Inn f.-i ,.i!..-r i...-.-m m-'.
Will,,,,, l.ri-,- bfi-niitf jiului- of tl,.. court of i .- , Plens: Joshua HMellett became iu.l-.- of t!,.- circuit . ,.irt Ucon-v W Leimn I bee mecolotlfl of III.- Filiv-.-i,-iith Re-uin HI of! h :.,V,,;„, r- mill hi tin
n-nr for the Cnion nave up bis life iiik.ii :.., nliir of liia country, whileJames Brown aud Thomas B. Redding bun ichieved honoral m-cess in
tin prof.-.-: .1,
In the presidential election of lSlO the total rote of the countt was2P.il Of these. UB2 were ci -i for Williei i Henry Harrison, the Wh » •canilidate.an.lSWforiinrliirVa,, Bur-n. -In l>.-mo,n-l, ni.iiiinie. Therewere, however, in the countv mam oie.-s. no. whil, n- i
parties, rivanled slavery with iversioti ,i viewed with alarm its urowinaIKiw.-r. nn! m !,.- ,--.ii_-r.— „.,,,! .1.-, ,n fl-41 there was a prot-sl t'tlie
liallot box against the doctrines of th. 1- .in,- parties on the slavery
question ami in a total vote of IN* -• n the. county. Daniel tt ,rth. theAbolition ,.!• ..ii.iu.
, r. .-. ..-,-, ... ...i.- Ti. .. urowinu sentiment serionsly
impa red the stn-uirlli •' the W|„- part, in thf county, anil in the presi-
dential el-ction..f 1M4. Henri Clm r- .-:,-.! I4> -.-.... s. . I i,,.-. k P-lk
1005. and James ti Hmi.-v.ih. Fr,-.-...il ,i,.i i„i.-. i>m. I„ tl ,-,- ntial
ronti .t fourvears later the .- i. t. ./.. -...-• Ta.lor, Whi-;. was 1111. f,,r
Lewis Cass. Democrat, 100.1, and for Martin Un Buien. the Freesoil
candidate 4V, The WI ,_• part) nn> alreadv in its decadence in the countyan,! throughout the nation. .
Th, \Yhiici.from the oruanizalion of theeounty. had been in the as. end.
ency. yet at the election of 1*11 the D-mit-rats. with the issist nee of theFreesoil voters, had, ,1.1 K,- ki-i I H-. -,,.n.. f I :
., .
.•-,:- in. state
senator; Isaac H.Morris, of Kniahtsl - -..-• itative: Jwhua Johnsi.n,
of Liberty township, sh, ff. and Jess, Pan ,f Lludlev township, .ommis-sioio-r. The leaders f the .-.,,„. ,:-.:>. mbi i, ii such mei is JacobParkhurst. Eohert M i ..-'-!.• -
I l « B Fl ,-.I n
H. Bides. Butler Hnl.lmr . 1) lei Mason MorrisF Kdwanls. .1 --urn.
Ithau.-r W. Stewart. Nathan 11 Ballei .- r ..,, , Milt ,n Ped, n. of V ,yne
township: Lewis C Freeman Is.-,,,, p.-.-k. - i.-i,-i--l r,..,,,,.l s. l"HBinfonl. .1. .... \V Baldwin..! es Ball \\ lliam I. Houston. S am 11V.Stewart. Jeremiah Howe bd.I James Min.- ..f Irani , I.
MerrimanStraiioliiiii. Al-l Vaiion. PI::-, - H..II. William II H I
John Strau-han. ,,f Dudley, Thomas '.I S-ini pi Isaac lirrni I In -
Holliday, John Uup-hull u l.ul V-";i.-. ,,f I.il.-rtv: -l,~- H II- d.-v.
.I-.-! i:.--! San I llniivr .lol.ti Powed, i ..1 Kulph'H, - SKllioti. V.,:- -lift.. I. hi, T I-. :.„,i! 1.. \| .-,,l„ .. -s:,,,,,,,-! ii,„v..,-,l..la,-.,l,
Bn-nneman. Jr*hua Hollan-1. Martin I. liu Iv. Jason William. John W.i.n.i.l,-. liotheus S. ..tt, Wi -il W -!,- ej .loshun H M ell i
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HISTORY OK IIKXin i ' ! STY
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-. house mil -I.'Iiii l' Kll',011. W Win and Laura l.iisour ull.l I mil il 11 this linikliiii; 11111I iin-lruc
V- , \ II •-Jit in llm-buildim. 1 .l.i. -i
1', -.1 wus-iionil. sol rili.-lin.-hrr 1111.I Ih--w.irk. ' -r tom-hcis
ill,. Methodist ,-lilin-ll oeiion.llsly iH-rinilt.il I hi- m-li.i-1 to 1- tniilsfrrrrd I..!-. M Ii In, p. I' II ,1 ml Jl .Curl From l>X"> I.. I*.~.l.
Ir-ni id,-.- h„ns 1.. ll ill fi Ii i-li ,11 1 1.- 1 .In. II <- 1.1.-. 1111 important m-I Ii - linlli.-..| frmnl mrj ,_,
II) styled 1,. - • 1st' : - II - 1 1 -1 1 l.rirf l.-rin „,„l ,,, r. ,„,,„ I , ,,-d -.1
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LSilr.l l.-urn-. 11 - ifl 111 I Kl,i-I.lsl..wu 1 II-. in tin- Mini- r.irl ' lll.li.-s. 'I'll- '--, '•'• r- :'--oni I - I- I- I-.'
' 11 ,-i - \ mold 11 ,1111.
ImiWini.-. nn-l u.-isihc lirsif-iniileicuilu-rin X.-w Cnsile vYhil.-tho rnrli IMii'l, I'.h...l-'. \l Tunis. Pih. Hand Ks.iri.li;.' Hull. .Mm I. 1.
inhnl Hi 111:11-1111 ..... ,,1-1,... hers w.-re Mi... . r. „-,. il,,- .\l,.„. K,l,l ,t! ii„. M,-. . I..,i„l,.„ .,,„i ,.il„ ,-. Tin- iilil
n-.-nr.i.-l with sli-hl f-iv--r. ll wn« 111., rri, .1,, I 11 Inler pern. I llmt Methodist rliurrl, „l-,, scrio.i „- 1 n-li.i.l lions, fn.lll 1 1 1 I to li,l mill
v .m.-in irill lire lt. .- - -, iti, 11c iiml imrili .11,, power n{ intuit .- the .!,.,., . H,,r„.„l, -. .Mi. Sl,.iU „n.l wife. .M;- llnr n.1 Mrs. AM. ,11 lull^ht
natural instructor n, III.- ionic:. Ailiiliii.-Si.lt afterwards nm.-lit 111 the her, Tho old Lutheran ,-linr lis used fur -.I pm ,»,.. . I, .,„, Itqii
.-,,!„ l,i-,l-lin.- (,. |s.-„l,„„l Samuel II,: 1. Willi,. 11, C i-i.l.-iv. nn.l Col. -Mill J. Lchlllilll-
Tll, SCI 1 Scl I 1: -11-.- Ill Ihr ....null . ,.,,., led. ll i. Miovcd. |„ ,,„-.,, ,1',,| , -. I -.,.,! ,„,, r N\.p,,l,..|l. tall-Ill hn r. Til, • I l,l,„.
rri.ii,.- township ii- li-JI ,,11 1 „ ),:„ .
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.Ii Lint 11 mile south -„li-i . bun I. was ,.l- , ,,-, ' .,- .1 - .iiiltltii- nt 11 Int.T period mill Pikeof where -ft Summit «n- „fl,-riviml liii,l,.ul. Milton W.ivi, in l.ui-lit the Hnnd, Jutncs lt,iri,.„l-. M - \ ,
. II. II mill nlil'W two othrrs tnuallt herenrst-1,.,,1 h.-c. n-,,1 .1. .-„ ]f Hcirl Kin nl-m ,111 ,-nrli ten, icr An,,,,,- f.-oiu 1S1.1 to 1SS4. Ill priint. • s -i -
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,V,. ru t. ,!,.,..,( •, - • .„, ,,.!,. p ,,,-,. W-.liinn, Mr.'„-tt. f.-lis .1. •:':.„-. s,l„ .,1- i,.-i , i.oi-lil from l-lit., Ii," 1 M— Kli/n 11,. ln,„n..Mrs Hun, v
.Mm C M -l-k.-r. John F -1.1,;,- ,1,. Willinm l'lupp-. 11 N,» Kns-lnnd B.-11. Ov.itl-.in Barrett, M -- C'ani|>U-U ami by two teachers named Scottsi-h,H.l.iii.,.-i,-r vvi„, tnnirht in .1 1, .- school house near the Bnefc Crrek and Frozierprnirie. Man M - -
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.„. . T M \,.-.-.l Rnlr. Th.-s, ,-nrly aclmola rarelj lasted more than two mimths. and the
William ci. 'Johnson, St, neti (ituhri 1 1.-.-11.1,. r. Jesse"M. Eeed ii,str„,-t,,,n -urn »<.. , f t: , i„.',-i -Innrntary kind. PnpiU studied alondami Lntl.,r Mellett Schools were .-sl.i'.llsl ,1 i.ri earli ,11 Dudley town- and the -,li.„,ls s.,iii,-tiui i-iur-i lik. iiiiiimtnre H.-dlnms. Mnnv of iho?hip. a !.»_• selinol I ,11- '• ..'.!, - - I'll 1 Leniinro's land as early as earlv tench.-rs in tin- new e..n,iin:.nties of the West were adventurers fromliiT. T i-is Linnnrd. 1! .. • M. i„- ml Caleb (V|* were iimoim Kn--". ,11.1. S.-..tl,,i,,l m.,1 lr. l,i,,l. but iiiimy of tho early teachers of Heurvthe-rarlv te idiers. Tin- Fri.-mL- hIn •-! ,l',-!i.il ,1 s, i-.ooi at Ho|«-w.-ll county Wert, aUve tin- :,-.,-r,.-, [ .!..-, .-"•- „f the times and - .-.„! f
and Willinm John-on tnu-ht ll 1. „- ,.,il, n- lSWi. mill was smveedvd by lheiii."cs| ir.lly in the (^iink, r .-lllrmr„:s. wnr residents of the count,
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•lohn M Mm >. Robert Hall. Solon .. H. ---,--. Ann:, Sw-et. Greenlee and became its f.,r.-nn,-t , m -ni. The m.-dcni appliances for teachiuHPuckelt. Joseph Ganliner mid others 1 - -. , ,1 was o t • ,- I..-I ,„ „vre unknown. Tl„ s.-h.«.l !„:-,- were rude eabina The seats werethe county, and nft.-r the erect: ir. of the new buildiug Cvrus Hob+fin rouijli lienehes without :,, ks m I tl ere were no desks. K0115I1 bonnlstancht here snuported by peM driven into the wall, were used by the pupils i, aniiny
T: peopl, of Spicelaud lownshil, enrll -ave attention to the educn. 1. ,„-,:,. A ,,-r.- ,t rir.-pl- , ,. .• ,,,,—ml of the cabin, and the pupils 111
in 1, ,f theif , hildren an : I- .- r Hods ,1 tii ..-,,, ,, sell, ,1 I,- re ,- earl) as cold wrath, -r hudilled around the era. khn- Hre of loirs. &-,mty liaht was1523 Soon nftor the r.-irliesl -,>-!.n..ni .1 the township the Friends a.i.„nt.-,i tl,r,„i-,-!, tin- ,-|~-uiin;s or ureased paj-er. and corporal punishment,.-,.-...! ,::,,.,.:,.- house , f heivnl I-. n ii loos .„, tl„- grounds where the »-„s uuivers-d. Th-se schools » ,-re supiwrted 111 1 hi tuil on and the
Spicelaud kenilemy now stim.ls 1- W te nml ivitV tnuirht school in .
,My of the earlv pedniroues was but menirer. nlthom; - • -..
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tfiis l„i, ',!„,.-. nml iv-re -:". '-I bi Levi 1, u- au.l V.-hn.- Kersev. who -, me ,>r„i-i,,n f .t • t- ,t, f .1 [lermnuenl - hu I fun . ,. rive.1 fromwas assisted hy Esther (i White riol on Man nl>o tautrht here \L C, the salra of the sut.-. u:i -- -i.-n- ..1 t! uoressioiml townships and theWhit, ami Anna Mr ,-v, R.,1,, n H;,r :,:, K.a.' , '.-i,mai-. i'-,i- I', Inthank. sales of the -. line lands 1
,I from the l,.,i,k n, . tui„!s. m .— nmlfo f.
R-'.-.-al ,,ii..l,,|,|i M M.. •' .l,,|,.is.,,..!er in' :,l.r-;,„. Addison 1.11.1 . - .iiiuiiit.itious f.-r 11, , t.,n At ,1 lalrr t»ri,,,l the interest oil
Coffin ami Martha A Mac v. a'ssisteil hj Marthn Ho .'.- wen t, iclien in one-half of the >,.,, ' - Hi i-nu, Fi nd paid to the state was devoted to
t!ii--r't.,,-,l At nlnterperiod a ;.. in film.. ,:i.i,:ii_. „ r tei! nnd thus the support of the public schooh- nml this ram was uwiuufed am ively
he-.-iiu 'his famous school Anion- other earli teachers of the township ,„ Helnv ,-onntv In .l..i, aih-ui M, -i . W ,K..ii v'lilt r.u.l Mart, 11. Unudv,«-„« Merrill Kent. -Jnuie.- Bl Heudereou Hummer aud D.ivis a„d subi'eiinentlv became a part •: 1 on school fund.W„n»,rn ll,,,- ..ftiietirst arts ,,t the U.,nr,l of (',„„u-i..si, „„-rs »-r, t„ ,,|,|.„i:t
The Friends built a loi; school uouse 03 tl 1st hank of Duck Cre-ek superiu 1. uts oi tin scl - lions of ii tv, and 1- enrli ns l-.'l
in H„-r:-.ii t,,»n-liip„— -ii-lv .,< l-'ii. ..in! alleu it Clear Sprino M<«rs \i. -: . , u .. :u. ».,s u| -|.. .:•,••• : a t-u.t f the Seminary fund, under a
Rich was the first teieher. followed In Jnlie Henlei 11 1 John M M „ v. :,,-,, ,,,:,,- i.. r the coat fa I for , ouuti- - mnuiri, s .1. -„ -
This was a op.«l school for the times iiml after the earlier u- 1, re une, was.,,,,.,,, 1 a turner in l-J", .!.,.,
', 'l'l„,r„bur.-h in l-.v, ,,,
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Mr.tthew llenley.E-.lniund Bowunn. Trice Wickersham. Elii helh Ritlirf, Lone in 1S27 tu 1SU. around on which to erect a conntl - is
Sarah Ann Pitts and Sallie Price, an , -till l-.ier >•>,, s:u»,,nl t o,-l,l an purchas.. 1 in N'ew L'nstle. and in the sami .ear n two-story brick huildinqrtcellent -•!' ...1 here Caldi Gnrl tier, an En-jl -1. school-Laaster. t .11-ht about thirti by forty f. et was , n •. l :, t
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.- lot ihii h is nou 1 - ti nl
a sell. -.1 iii Fall Creek t. unship ns earlv as lSiU. nml other early scl Is the pn-sr,,i |[',-.i, m,'|,,...| I i,,. I',,,- s, i,.~,l was knoi s the Henrywere tamjlit by RoVrt Price anil r.,v,-s,,, „ Otln-r enrii teachers in r.,,n,n Seiniuarv. and attracted t. „!,,.:. fr..i,i „P 1. ,1 :, ,,f 1 . int.
this township were Daniel Warner All « )'- Walkins, Anders.'.!! Showalter. from :.", !,,.,,,,,, couutir.- imni, . Hoover, afterwards judiM , I
WilliamC Flemin", Honrv Shank. Daniel Patterson, Ein* A-lnmsou. f*-vi court mil clerk of the tin-nit irt. was the first teacher 1 ne.
Hasty, E/ra Hinslt-iw. Sarah I, ,t._- . -I ,-,„!, 11 ..-i,-. A- -tu, -,!,. 1. .lanes seminary, and was .,1 ,1,-d In Willi m R Hi >ry. n Younu Viminnn,Heath Austin Vnnwinkle. John Hirliuauiiu.l Morton Enst 'mono the and then came Charles K tt.11 nnti In-| I. (;.-. -ru - U Julian.earlvl Iie-sof Jefferson t,.»i,.l,| 1' .1 i'r,.,.t, .1. ,- ,„, .1 .
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Andrew Cummins. Geiirire Hoover. f.„f,rv H .iv, Vir.-mm A. boren. Austin .1 Si. , L.i , 1 >,- .,„, 1' 1' II. nftrrwnnl.s clerk nl the,
T Vanwinkle. J,«hna Ici Jacob Hi-kn in I- „„ Venrh. Jam.-s Hirkiu-iu, ,„,d prominent in ll.rnir.nn of tl ititv. n. r-- suc.-s-ively princiimlsof thoJohn C..hl>. John Ham. Joseph Fiiwest. li.r,,,-- ]'„!-. ,. .i ... ,,i, I,.. „., ,rv prior to 1SU Dnriui; >his tin,.- the office of seminar! • ,-
and I..ie,,,,|i, It,.,.-., en. If- me an 1 - thin" Pi , isollirr |„,d b.-'n Iili.-.! l.i su. 1, »..rthv iinn-iis of the i-.unti s Henrv Vof the war of l«l!i ,-,-r • -t
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-1 rs in Ulu- River township. I'l.e .losliua Willrlts..l,,sepl l!..l,ni I I., - -ri.r.l. Willi,,,,. M„,i,i„,i,. .1,,:.,,
I,-- n ,:„-l t, .,. l,-r-,„ul - - |, k.1 in ,. ,-,! ,1 Liltle lilne K ' r. ii.-.i- 1, Powell. Eli Miir| h.-l -I In, Slm.ver. Hriin Lrw, lien. 1 nzn U Mil k,
hr-".|,r-,-. nsearK -,. I--,, 1 1, . . -i. ,|„.-rs in il.is i ,wt„hip were Eliii i, Stout I.- i- It ll.-L rs« ,1 G.-om- C rwineTb is Harris. William Mell It V ,',, Hi.vi.es and Oliver Ho iilnv, rile earlv laws it vision .rtlio, miniiimtion of lenehers,S.imeofth. c-irll rs -,f Stonv 1 V, k (owns •-, Levi Littleton. but in |n;:i; tho j.i.l-. of tin c.-emt c t was cni|«iw,-r«l to up|.,int\\~ Murrnv. Corn, M Ii liM-irm ii. -U i,,-r. P .
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li-.lb' •- 'I Te ".- 1. '' .1 Se'io-.l.iwi-r,-,-.rly..l lis .1 in Greens- Ji-hu T. Elliott. Murlii, I.. ISu nl ll J.s 11 - 1
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While thooiirlv settlors w.
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It.ol I llnwl... II. . in H....M - li....... II . n. Varou I'- :ue. .1.-1
(.. u.i .1. ;„.„.> .1 . ii hi ii .u. i .i - i. ' '. .i. -. i'ii HI.. ,k. y, VI- I • i in. I - ' .I" ii. " "I I'liiiH.-- M. i
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I'.lllll. I'.'I-C Winsl ,,,.. I Hi.- Inst .-.. .-.I lll.'ll II i .•.mill Samuel
Stewart .Mm Ura.lwav. .lain.- M .,-, .1 I
Will ,» l.i.-.-.
ami .liH-.<l'S«-iiir.<nl. V" -_ Ili.T:..r~iw who '.I.- inlo th, township
a tin!,, Inlcr w, ..' W i n I
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Heir. Daniel i:i!ele,,j.r. .I..I u I',..,.: r \* il in I rlwrejl-l Vii-ii (iil-
iHTl. -I ill" Modi II. A.ll I.. Tie.«. Will llll IV.i - W ::,. „ Mi '
David I'm lop. Willi ii " ii I nil i.ii'l 'i Tfc .'.: —h ( '
Elliott. I.l.-. ii. \ i
There in,' : i i lii'i Lraieh ''.I im Iiolm I ' ,.-'-i.niw,.y
the forests nml f..iiii,l ii..- instill i> ,,( our - i cttly.1 i i the
township at nil c..rlv period ami who, in [tia , * ' ,\ , , ,,]• nil ,n. i.ul t->
rv. .1 tln-in ,,li - inn -- I.I.- The-.-.! ;-.
ll:e il|,|, l-
Duillcvt.-wusl.ipninl in I. ill rlv l„wi.-h.| .imivl ...iiat ,vii- known li-
the L. ;ii>.-ilXi.L;..U.rli....|. uiu.n nl tin- 1 •-!• ' :»i It n in
years i,li,™,r,I..A,T*,l.i .-oiutmitidim! itirtn.-i.- -n Ihe ! ii-.tl nlfuirs
'..f the county. There nor mills ill liu- to,i |>. nml in n of tlie
.-irlv inlir.l.!t..uls t :!.. -jr. ,, . n Inn-.- ..,.- f. old low „ .1 \ ,,n,l ,l,„.
.a West Fork, where Jo-.ih Draper I Joseph I: per. rwnr.ls resi-
dents of Henry .-..iint-.. hid ercted a mil. wide ' .-is went to He nousmill, on Bin-k i/reek. i'i,..,r W, -i Libutv. ami - in. in is I r as (.'..iiners-
ville to have their itrnin j-romul
The Quakers, from North Carolina, mid the I! mists, from Virginia,
established the first el.ur.liM lln l<v usl |iI
- afterward the
Christians' anil I'liiied lireilirvu fonml n - nml s,-l Is were
established ase.rlv us 1-J7 J- -I « i. .- Tril, .;-1into Jin-town, and
known in Inter mm.. .-.v I.-i. .... .. i- . nl .11 in Inlv. h lii, Iw JamesTomlinson ami "William (.'run Fn,- 1 ears lute: i|. - >ltt' m <i"-i Wish. I
here. The tin-; .le. u, :,, In -,1 I, held llll, ,i,n Straltin -. west ,,f
Hopewell meriill" I, l- nml about l.i- veir !-; n,e vol i.j- |,1 me a as
transferred to the eoimtr. si ire of lln iel Ken „ : norta if the in eliri"
I, .us.- mil soon nft.ru.n-! lu i'eti l.i-:, ., All ,m tiie ye r 1H37 the first
steam sawmill ill tin .-...inn » i-.-t.il iished he.v. ., n.-h seel I a veriml.le
wonder to the inhabit ml- Tl.is.ilh.j F th. ..Uesl in th. unity,
is the center of a rim a-jrieult nil region, ami in I'.' h-..l i. |i-,pu'iiiti,.n of
ls:l. ft has an excvlli i.t new school Im '. iml ! '• lulled Br.il.r nil
theEvnme.iealAv,,, i ,: i, I.mvli.-slier,- htrauylm. Inhl on in lstiS.
I v J..hn L. Starr, a ,, • I i 101 i>l Meninnii Strum;! u. ,- n pr. ttv
Vliln-e on the Xuti Ill ,1 I '„ ,. ., . lati .11 ill 1*» »» "ikl TheMeth.slists nml that opanei, of l'ie I'iirUliiin ehur ii ealle,l Nov, 1. _ri,t,.
have ehurelies here.
Dlllllei to»l,shi r f - i j . ultui 1 |. ,r|v „e-ar:.i-e|
::, th,
county, nnil in ... r, im,:, rial res, n-t ranks with th h«.l t«,< rn in luls,
tonchinu-a' New Li'-I. n ,-, i ^i-uj-hn. 1 ivei thei .,„-,,,. imle.< mgran 1 r Is extend ... .
: -. '.. Hi' ;• ... ion, f the township in
:-'.«!. nelmiinj New Lisbon unci Straiisliu. was I:«i5 nml in IMI2 the
a-ses,e,'; valuation of ,1s |,r„iieriv »>.> , 1.1 _:•.! '•'
Wavne towi.-aij. w: . n-st ere it.sl ami ..,1. ,.!; fr.m the i ,= l in f
DtttiU>\ a, the 111, ek, .! :. ' ••• a i.i-i-.ie. : a 111 ' i lore lli ,:i eh ien
miles, and »»s six miles will ,„„ Eiv, r.II . I n mil M nti.m rv -
Creek Howe.l tl,r..noli He- township, and its streams ami .nl.-,-- .n„l lulls
no less innte.l the huntsman and trapiier ,f • -, ly 1 • - I the wrienl-
l,iri-tnt ,,l,.l.-,|
... -„.,..: I ,,-.!- if Iml -
,
, . . .- ,uUs streams ami hail their t inn ,rarv I, il.it ,l„.n- n I i- ;• .-fir i. » illey
,i Bine K.ver. mar the sue ,| K,,-.-, li. ami - rlj as Is... Daniel
Heuoii niil Asa He. • -, rhe first wlni in u who an kn mi l„
into the eoaiilv. e,|._-.,j.. I ,„ Ira.!.- with t i,,,,',' - ol the for • ami
soon afterward became |- rnlim lit resident- ,1 the i unity
With the ereation of new eivil towns ,.-;. • n-m,, „,,- r .il,„-.,l
l„ its present an.,. Al'-r tin 1 nils of 1 - town 1 1,, hail lie. n -.„•!, r ,1
Bnbject to entry, in Isal. m,.r il.an iwi ,n |,--,i-. as sl.„wn In the
Trad Bixik, hail pimhn.- I Innds durino
HKNin i i 'I N n
I'aiklni
in I nml . ..
el 1 J ll.ir ,,f III. .1 ,.,
freelaii.l, l;.l,,i,.,ii] Lewis Jam - I'-, ii liarl-s Si .
II .1,,!,, Lewis
entered lands within Hie |,r, sent limits of th- to ,-|
Snmu-I Fiir-ii-nii,
who had pur - ,1 ,,., : - la, ,.| -.,1I I.„ |, v,«r
previous., n Usl a iloul.i, , .1, „ n, r tin n -„,-I I
n -i . - is- k.
and Sainu, I (i 1,1, «rii , - . n i '- •'i • i -i I'- i '
had „!s,. liii II o . ..Ioi. n I •nml .1. „' .. \ . i-JI
,.,..:,. by lln in - - owl -',.,. led
mills, ami ,,..-, riv „. I-JJ AlI
i,--.- n I 1 I n n ,11
niolllhof llnekt :.'!..-.;- I, w .,- ih-li '
illlllv 111
year ,.,., .-i-hl l,„..|-..l. - ... epill .- - Leili-'
It-' e. |i,i -.1 li \\ 11,11,1. I !. ,-.i,..,tj. Isl ,. Uri.e I, I I K. „..,..
Vft.i-of II,-,.
li, nml Abrali in, Hi il ,n n|.|. I'd n :'
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(iol.l. an l Sinnm-I I ., .
D.oii.-I II. il , s I • '.; l-n, I - li I-
, nslable. •.,I
• Ism- I'm
1
1
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1
p. „l,-r lln
lull
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ami Ih, ,,
li , . ;, „,„| Ki.ial
iii, III lie- I. II, II,l„
-lop.. I . II ,„,. - .
..,:.-,, .. Ih.-lil-l 1
!„.,, from New lI
-.--..- li. id al II r A I ,.,. Is—
Ih, !....,.: ,.,i ,
-,..-. ....,,,.-,--,- ,,. \l II, il.,., - ,1, e- I'h - imp .moil ll .
||,„ 111,..- Kn, , \ .,:, , „l,.„j Ih, . ,-i -, ., ol Ih. rive, p -.,.-.-.
Il nil III.- sili - .a wind llll. iwnr.l lieenm. I I'.iLs II 111, Sh, -
j>,,! - ,,,,, :.,, \\ lid. lli ,-, iml had ,,- liTinililis nl ll -i
vdln a' ..( U -, I.,'- ,H will, hi -I
I lll-l III. ,,, M ), ,r
, l„ .pi-jl - !-_.: ih, s-il.l, .1,J
oil w! i, I, New t'aslle I ml il
l.Mll, the pi. I of Id lown of W.-sl Lil-rlt was ill-know I.-,I by thul
.- ., - .,, e - I I'uij, -.e,. ,11, , I »lis , milled "ll re, ,, :
of ilie town of W, -I I.- rl\ -. li , I. i.i - ,,, lli iir\ e I, I
u( the lown lane i 11 1} I'be new lown wihiiIh.iiI Ihree.foiirlhs
..! ., ,,,,!, , -i ..I ii., -ite on ivlu, Ii Kirjl,!-,, wn me, lift, ,» ,rds biid
out, Aaron Muvwell nml Allen Hialt were first in.i „i,t- ,-rc
asearli n-l-'-'n U W ink.H.p oblallusl a In , ,„ ami ..| • i ,.„l a Wtavern.' Or .lohu l.ilo-l- ivaslhelir-t pnvsieiilll ami in lM'd Ui Joseph ll.
Whiuss-ll I.h-,.1.,1 here, wild, in til, sanie ye r liolierl V i- o|H-iied u
j.-.-erv here, and llis.ul the -.,„„ lime liiekn. i Col, win. ,1] ,..,,.-,,1 !-.-!-
innster Wnitsel .\l I'nrv. the f .under ot Kni";ulst..» :i. u,. .„, ear,,
residenl 1 started livie the first butters shop in the eoui.tv. nml SamuelCat) I -ti.lt the 1,1.-1 saivniill in the count ilonti;. ,„• i - ' reek n, 11
bj ' tor si-vend years the vilhute rl -Islied ami „ -a I - lis Pel
built here, but with the opeiiins ..I the S.itiounl liuail. and lln eslnl -
m-ut if Kliijh 1,1. ,w„. it tell llll... leeav 1,11,1 Hot n ,e-!j- , »
this old to,>ii Who,. I,,,-, nes- pio,e,-|, ,111,1 |-,|, Ileal 111.-1 imp., wii - pun -
IJBlie .,„-,., ml. i, .„.,; ,.„r..,l-al.- ol lul, ui. . I,- ,,t. /e,„. for wm-Klfreelj ,li-i.e:,-e.l here, f, nil pun ,,l the I istopj -i thre, - m --
hjich:,e.:i Wttli 1 a jl-di. .1 1, ,-e ,11 tile p.., ul I ,1 oft « town
ui,-. i. |, ,—.•!. Iml the w irk ol „ ,,riiu away the top--,-, uraili
i- ml ,-p, . ,,j ,r. il,.- i,.-,jl,l,..,i I i -and bridle-i.nl i 5 pi. «i ml
but slowlj A1.1..1 j 11, .IH.--I settlers, nud ii.o-e wh cnuii
ye-irs Uter and settled in the township or iUiirowim; vilho,.,
Anderson. Ueniel Jnckson. John Man love, t'rai.cis Fort. Is.ia w iti
Uilii,,,,, Un-jl.i. .1 .., 1, llurris Williuu, Mncy. Audren Uyrkett. Ti.hu Hl-.il,.-. tlarve. Bell. Alphejs tsnint. Hairv I 1:1: ll rk ( 011 l\
.
Hatr.ii. Urr'fieboh.-i.l, William \\ nsoit, Kli-lm Si-orield, 1. «rifi
1.1)1 mm Bui ... .1, |,,„ , l.i.oii. Sai 1 Iveruinu. David Edwnuis I.1I111
ll W.11K. Je'iu Mu.nt .1,., .1. All,-. i;,/-/l!l:,,re,i. V, il.iaiu A.i- li
do,, tiallur I. o I, !i'i,., -I. .. iv Ilium. I 1 1a.m. I k iel L'hureli Vlfre.l M
I-:,,,.,,, 1. .Morris I- h,'» irds 11 len Seou. Jlilton ll n
im.i. 1-..1,. William I, tirnblw. CJ. ireje Hiitlou, li.lnniou Jessup. Nathan\l.„y f;..l. 11 (),. 1-1, ... .1 ..-..ii livrk.-it, JoM-ph K.-lliiin. Jumes Wo :-
);.,!., it W I, I. ll- SI ill 1. Henri 11 ll,,,,,--.. II ,- -' I
ll.Ol.riel.elt. l-„i,-.-,ot..L'li..r e- 11 -L. \l..M,„der H 1'. -1 ,.. L-: -I
Jacob Voudeuhnrk Al- ,..,.,.,•, i,,„„i-. Daniel letter.! del. 1VI11I I
Pusey. Isaac iruebl k! and Eli (jverm n
a.,!,., Amler-m... nil. ,• ,1 In ;..„,!. I,,., I -I-,. 1 -.- e„-i .. „- 1 -. '
east bunk of Blue ftiver. end had dna the mill-mn for VI. mi Heaton-m ill five years Inter ho was an a uite jndoe uf th ilv. \ i-
ctbiies were buill m ti,. .„-.,,,!, ,,, An !-rs.n s home au.l this v.-s lln
be.-iiiiiim;..f K.1-..II.-. in. - i-' -in -„•!.•! l.-ju. .
town m-.,s ,s.l .l.ii-1,,.,1. but H. ,-ihit of 'lie Lira as mid i ul
Anderson was not acknuwled--ed antil LSI Jam - V.,„.i- w . the rirsi
iner, haul her.- wi.,1. oil,, r. . , ,„ ,, ant. were .' - I' . . . I
1111,1 liohell W:l.,„i I-, „-„.., pi „ hotel here „t ... • :,|, •, ,,
Elij 1, Kuinlil nml John Den » i u lime rival tnv, i
Wil.ii.in Hu.iui.--.-r H.-nr, IVnr William I', kett, Uoberl M I
ll.iiri Uiiiln I'll . Ui - :.-, Uilton it i« i were mil „-j tl i
niter.-sli.i-.' in IlieeoUI.IV
\ httle - lllemc ,l had [„rm, l on tin new Cumberlau I R ,i, ,. on tin
wi-sl bunk of lllu- lln-: „„1 Wnibn-l M Cirv. who owued th,
,.ut, i iniiiil..-, ol I -I-,,,, Inn led I ,i i vv.l if-, kKniohl. all,", jue.
--
„,,, The proprietor ..I ll, -.,11 -_• k, |il III, lir=l :>. •-,- ma the, -
of th-iiieii i.-i I . Ih,.', iv, e i,„ ll on lols nol •
\«1 r the l,,o eabiii l.niil b, Wails.-! Ii. Cury, l> ..,-,,> . i. il - - ,:
ti th, - I 1 in lie lb... lit., ., llnrU the I l
I
'. iru in the in v- vill ,j- ., is to Hie wir.i of in.- !
an ! the lirsi n, ,rrin , - I, im,i«...l » id of Asu ll.-d uid Ii
,,.,,. marru-d ill Is. i .1 .1.- Vli I. .- m. of If. .ysy ill...|
.,
,,f W..I I.e. lU Wl Ite-ell. I ,
W -.:- ',. is i• l
•.. ., -•.,
lii,. r I. I
.., .
.
! "I; I.. „HI I
-
first s-.d.ll , ill tin l,e.i Str.ll
..: ii, M.. - i' i. , ,
a... I. ii -,, ill •-. .1 v, Ii i:
I. unmlAII, ll llii.ll. II ' Harvey H'
II
' I-
J.
d. e|,',,
I
lh,-r, l i,
.-.; r. wl . i-.
; >'__.
III.-I'iiU,, OF IIKX1IY
UlsToiO i'F iii:m;\
lots and I!..' k 1 1- IX.-lolip.
on '.i. - ill . n run full i i » in '
rix.-r l«,ll..:,is i«.i-.„i..l the ,-.c;
ill- • ...I II,.
... i, ,«-op!
|.,.\ mi ulci I. L'] i::m.isl • • . U.iii in s .1 nil. r , i-. proim
Ki.-ijlkviv.- III! • r!x r. - .- -. "kill I Iu.ls--I.il- el
Hi. »«- til-lu -. ... ... . - in llu ill.'-.- |.i .... |« i.-l i-nlj..k. -
...: III. II..!.. I .'. v :.. .1 .1 III.' -I I.- Illl.l IHV.TIK IV1T.. I -
|| . -,.,1-|. I., I II, , 111 J phll f IUIII1.-..III..III.
hi I-, ' III.' |. |... ...... ,.| III. 1 .. ....- ,-lilll.ll,..] ... I- UK) I'l I
redbrick in - 11,1 Ih, 1,1 i-.n seminary si louloi Ilvniiioiio
t: suit... :....,. -.-. .), ii I'o.x, i .i.i.l Siiii'iii-I II . • r,l ... i ,.,l II
III,. house irli -1 •. . '. in. I,.'. . I ..I. I.ri, k Ii ,ii-.-. I ll„ • I. ...I,
US III.
TO till CIISl .,
Thonilwn: -
Wood* ir.i f..
,| .
i,l v.
1 mill the
i ,,n Hi. ..,-1 ... T- lli.' Bine Riv, r
- fr. .in llir f.,,,1 of the Iiill la.von.1
Shiiibouc Alloy to tli. i. ...., in In': lwyoiul the rix.r mill uxor ivhi. h
liunuin duuipxv,",.:. r .. ,i ,.- f..,.. , l.i li'iu; I,, tin- u-rx ii.nrr.iw the ear.
v
deuizens: axvny to the south lay Dni.l Bowers' I irui
13v nn net of til,' U-i-l.ii reapprnx ,1 n, I- :.!. il..- |..xx „ •., ,- ..,.• -r]---
rated "anil tin' tir-t Board „l I'm- , orgnilized Max 21. IMtl. mill xrns
composed of John Tinlor. Joseph Shcllcv. Miles Alnrphey and AsahelW.-alward. Joel, Thoriilutr.-li hens- afterward elio-.ii i , .-„-, ,-e,l Mr.Woodward. Samuel Hooxer ,.-,,- .]., u.t ,•„ rk ami llarlin L. liun.lv .
..-
lector and treasurer Tin- rm.iiieipa'. r.-v.-ini,-, t- ,r the,, .r amounted t..
857.30. In 1841. Edmund Johnson m appointed cl. r'k nml hi the elec-
tion in IS*?. John T 1. Eli -Mnrphex, llenrx Sbmxer. William Wax-man, Lorenzo U. Me k. .ti.lui II IV, , -.. „ii,i X I'lliun Li, .-/••.• ... re . lecte I
trustees. Bv an a, I ,.f ll, • i, jisbiture approved m 1M". a mayor ami four
councilnieii were substitute,, for tie Board of Trustees anil John V.
Grubhs became the first limy r This form of municipals v-rnment con-
tinned until IN'.?, when the toxvn surr. udcred lis rhnrter mid oronuized as
a municipal corporation under the ireuerul laws of the state
\ „ Caslle -itual.-d ill lie- 1-! of a I'mon-rn. elluud nation. "V.-l
1....I mo Iheheauhfulxull. -'x ,.( lillie Unor. Is llli s, ,1 ..f ll slil.-u.-.lilial mat, n
„| ,.,. .,„..,, ,„„l H, I,.,,,.- ,.f „ _,,.,,-,.„- a,„l Imppy |..,.|,le. and xxlule its
, ,,.,,, I,:,, Lev l-l.lid.sl 1.x r.-xerisl, oveilellieilt, 11 lili-
sl.-.i.ldx .....In l,,.-r..xx ,., ,,. .-.Ill, a.„ jiill.il mid H„ -1 iter is
aln.n, „tlr.„l, ll.x ,i- hands ro-idenees. ,1 - l-uutlful laxvns and ,.-
„. II ,,,,,.,, „„ | -| l. .1 -.-,... ll- l.usiii.s- LU k- „r, siiL-I iiilnil nml 111.-
K,,,.|,l-„l I'xll - I;.- k M, -,.,„. I.mpl, ... I I 'I- r , I louse „n- splendid
stltll-tur..s III ,.,! f niehi lura nix Three papers. I"..
I,a,,k.-. r..nr h,.l..ls iiii.I numerous miiNiirni-tiiriim nml n-i le instill..
,,,„,- in -lal.li-he, '.. f'l .i !l..xxinu- xv.. II ii Li.nnliflll supply nl
1.„r..xxilleri-s..|.|.!ied I,, n splendid -xstem of x.uter.x.„l - owned livthe
city which uls...mils and operates u.-plcii.hdsvslc f electric li-lils ll
,- ids,, supplied wit Ill,, i.d o,..s.„„,l I ».• Iil.lural tf.a- plain-, fiirin- _• n
iful supply „f iiiilur, - fuel, are in . p. rati
h.Ull, el elllir, lies, the Me li-l-. I'lV-l.,
Brethren, fh :,-li Ills. I'ntli. lies, I-'ri.-n.ls. tin
elmreli null African Mel lists Inillu: pine.
seh.u.l linililimts ae n,.lato the n . •leii-ini;
s,di,,,,Lsdeserx,dlx rank with the L.-I
,„s. I,,„l,,,.,i.-. Inil.-.!
inl.er- ol the l.p,-..,|,,l
,,f -...r-lup Two larj.-
Four linusof r.ulv..:.l
111 e\e, lie,,! ..-..ixel r K Fn-O Of loll, r.lulfv ,11 ••IX din
.„,,, 1„ l.s-KI the ,,..,.,,1 ,11, n xxiis iti'.IT. and ill 1MU the ,i,-,,s--e,l value
tho taxal.le properly Sl.:tl7.«l
idlv than X, w Oislle. nup impr,
COUIt llOll-e Whleh rellllille.lllllS..!.lll-hlteil- IS
upland- of the township ',,• xxuv. war liy year
and the 111;,.- River nml Dm - Creek hottoms si,
soil t , the plow, nud while X,.,v Castle, a- it est
I;
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CHAPTER VII.
Prairie Township and its Villages—Creation of Liberty Township—Stony Creer Township and Blounts-
vtlle—Fall Creek Township ami Middletown—Franklin Township and Lewisvillf..
PttAIEIE was the Inst of the four oriinnal township? named in the
record and eniLrai-ed within its 1 lundaries more than one-third of
the new county. In 1S19. s rtlx fter Asnhel W Iwnrd andothers had settUl in a re-i, :
•,: -v. rd he, -.:• the , nr r
of the new cunt,-. Benjamin H irv . established n home „ Bin Rive:
a few miles farther m.rtli. and in th. !;.,; Willi ,i-i Hurxvv. Jam. - liarxev.
and AlxsalomHarvev. natives of North Carolina, came into the stme regionfrom Wayne county! where thf-v had settl, d while In liann was vt a terri-
tnrv. Ont-ide of"the few lions s in the Hnrvc] - Itlein-nl nhm-,- BlueRiver, Pr.ir.e townshin when created was a wild reeion rlu re Natur- held
l-« wi„-T Re-, Smith, Alisnl H.irx,. Bare B n v. Janie-
Harvov. William Harx-cv. John Harris Abijah ( . Bei iniin HarvexJ»e.,b Wlll.r, William H-,nvn. Philip llarkmid, r. ( L-.T,- K -. Jaeoi.
Huston, Henry Stomp. John Hedrick and John P.Ji.lllis ,11 made the fir=t
entries of land within the township. file first i-lra-ti -as held lit the
home of Absalom Harvey; liumn - even nt so early a pernnl. hadre-ardforthe ,„„,r and ALijali Cain and Wi ll-am llnrvey were the tir-t
overseers of tho poor, and while jx-riia,,- tint a fence was yet hull! within
the township, James M is- -y. Rol.-rt (iordon and Alisalom Harvey xvere
III isi; ',',.,.r
.' /..,.',„,, f,-, l,,,,,] .,,,.. „,,,,;., t |„. f.wn-hip; 11 few of
thesettlerhof the year hef..n I .u .-hi v lauds anil new entries wen mad,Ijv Janili Hill. William Iv N .... II-, ,. |i,.„l„,„ Peter Snider and Jam.
s
Mass-.y. Als.ut this time I'.-, r S, I. r put up "ii lilu River a vervpi
. .liv, null f,,r _-riii,lin_ . rr. I ;i mill and II. < n- ."ill nil liil .
(.'r..k. in Warn., ii •. , -hip. xv - tl„. r- II- , , llic culi'x Sol I ',-•
aft. rxvanls iim.lher mill vxil. huill fa.-tl.-i down I lie rue." by HenjmuinII; ,ev,and 111, I • year- ,-,., I,.| ,, I. ,, II, . / Imi
I,'- fan - mill mi ,. e iiix " Jo. II rvey, , - I Jaill, - Ili.rx.X
fr'.ll. I-n '. -,. ts ,,,i tone I I ...!.. th' •,•' I, -I, p. «
,;,, i. a c..|,.uv I Viri; - ll nty i.l -i ..in x
yalii. county, wttli-1 in the I tnsliip \ > h.-pi. .....-- xx i,
I,,,,;,-, on the knoll- and lolls of tie l..xx up am I mil
1,,,;- ,,f it, sir-in .-.. 1 Ii I. ..'. ii- •„ .nn;.,. Shin - .In .
- .. .. I. pes, . I".
,.,,;. itl ,1 ,1 Tin ;. 1. .., (.. ... ;,:„' IV. II nil U, I.l
Kli-iiu Hurt!, .. \„ I: ix I.-. ..I . ,M. I ll .In.,, M.IMl I.d u I.
I ,,
Power- X, ' mini. i',.» ,. .1 - ., II '
; n, .1 ,!
I'.!.., Misnlom Hal-, i-r,.„i k L •.
Oil |X..|,,,,.-. 1,..,,^.
David Bouslos-. John Runner. Thomas Hess. Josiah Bradbury. LemuelEvans, Pbihp Shivelv. Jeremiah Vench, Charles Mellett. A,,uil.a Ii in. tt.
Joshua L. Hi, kiuan. 'I..,,r_-, ilrakeli-ld. Michael Hannon. Aimers Khoton.
iar,,,, Evans. L, vi Bousloo ,.,„| Joseph Sehuinan. Amnnu other
early settlers ill th- township were Van B. S.xearii. _-en. Uivi.l Vane..
Clement Murphex L, wis Veach. Wiliiin, Hietnian. -Milton Wa.lnan.
Sol .aion Picki •".
(Hi, J liah l',/.. James Masterson, Anderson Jelfries.
xj.nilln Davis .1, n Si« kn in. John R. Millikan. Xnthan Garrett. Charles
Golf. Eh Hani... Uoliert Doxvns, Chnrles Caimdav. Nathan l".' x.
Nathan Livewv. D.tvid Lu. il-n and Joseph Cowgill,
ll„. ...rlv iiihaletantsof the township were principally from ^ irtiintn,
with mi ndmiMnreof -etlier. from North Carolina. Tennossn! alula few
from other states The I .n, r cjilbraced such well known families „s n„
Harveys K-ons. Frnxien, Jillinr.s. Wi -Is. Catiadays. and Millikiin.-. while
Old Domil i Inn, lie- ineli.de (fuo H.eknian- J,.i,„-,u,s. .Mellett-
I.. - Powers. K -,, Water-, Vein he.,. Vimees. R Is. Hartl. x-. ll o r-
Willinins. P..,, , -I,--. B„ ,-. S.-..M-. H,-s,-. Hi.lri. k-. Shiv.-l. v- Hal,-.
Pi, k, iipa.i-lis. Sxv. arinaens. Leu. lie,,-. Ridijxvnvs and tinrretts Souio of
the-,- fannies p lad tlie hereditary pridoof ancestry union !,.
the first tamilies of Viratnin. and l.-rlmps w-n- tli..ii_dil to lie soinewhnt
v. Ill-lie ,1, tliel- l;- .-, IS SolllC 1.11,1 l„e|l sIllW-holll.TS, llllll tile
Iliekmaiis Lro.i.-'n: v H, th-i-i Hear -'axes and L-ave ll L*,ertv Otle r-
w, re /,,,!..i„ „, ii „-,- id r. !,_•, ,11 nud a f.-w broil" it with mem th, ir
hounds ami hunter, outlits. foi tin .1-1. .1,1- I uri.-t.srati, do•:. ii |..i,..|i,l, .in. .-t-.r, xv - ..liil,,-..,,. in their tiativ, -ml.- Wi,|, 1, „
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: , Hold, „ 1,1 -. ,„| Ihev W,".re exeelhd l,x In ..IV ill tin
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hot* and a splendid s.-l|.«.| ImiMinu has I riwl.il The popil I i. .'-.-. A lit; ..I1..T roll s.-lth|-s, st ,,f irli.tin.-in 1 I.SJKI.
Inii.ii WIKS.-.I ,1, I- ml i-st. i.li •v.-.i-mm «1m|,- t t . . 1, .1 ..ilue v,rrr Mo.-,- K Mi.nl 11 ivutl.T..luiu. - I'.. II. I'uilon Hull. I ii.liirl.l.-luis
..f »» nnua-rtv ill IS1- »n- .Hi ..... .il.inl .-! 11 niiliii.11 .Inline.. Mclnm. K..h. rl Sinilh. William Mnilh..l:iiii. -. Iliill.-r. Isaac I'.iIt. M.illlir» 1 irlri.
I. ~l.nr._rl.. in I!"' ini.l-I "f .-;.', n.U I ..-ri.-nt.i-.ml -,•_ In. I n . !..-_ limine •« Ftirlrv ..I. - \U ilr. IV-m.l 1
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nsr.irlvn- IV.11. win-., 11 stop .,,-,;, ,,,.,i I,. , . „,i,| n, |s;,m p., - Kr—liin; I'nli I, Wi, krislm ii.Sinnu.-l V\ 11.S1111111, ! T.-.il|.l.-l..ll l.n.l .1. Iii.-I Wnssnii
..n.l ..then l.n.l nut 11 darnf ..!- Ill l-.-i,- !.:-. Ii..iisci!i II 1 A 11. nlli-i - Mien ill... .-mil.- inhi til- t..v.u-hi|. ill i-lj p. I
Creek n Imill l.v Dniid F .l.-lr. I since 1I11.1 time p-rti 11- ..I 1I1 i- ... . -Icrri , I 'irk. r. Sunn, I II. It, ,,..... I. II,,-.:, Milk, Ufi ,1 It, . .,.
Jncrut latlllH h..w''l |.li.l'.-.l l.slols population ... Ill,' I.rallsllip [inhcrl Flrl.-hrr !..-» I- Un Holds. Lew I- I'.,.-'..-ll. M..-I Hi. I.o, -linn. Robert
exclusive ,,f Middl.tou - llllil ill INK), nn isscssntenl „t its Nordhnm. VU11- W ill-.-r. .l.-liii «.l.,- Chiirlrs It,,-.,.. .bilims Apnvpertv wiu. s-lJK'.'.tl|H I.... ...us liner. Win. Is., r. Sl.-pli.-ii II ,11 1.111I 1'hrislophrr llr.lnrk.
Ami. whilemi l....i.-l.,|, 11 ,1.111 ill iiohb n-|...n,!.il 1.1 111.-,-nil I ....,-. .lie. . ,1 llu-iiwl lunik ..I' l-'lnt II, , k. was sitiml.il in tin- lui.lsti.f
of ilntvin tlu- stir f •> Hi, suppn-* f th.-rcl., .:,.'.,,, FnilC .,-, k 1, unship ,, r.'rtilr r.-.n.n m.l I- i:m< fr llm lie e llir iimrkrl plur. for 11
in the onlv tiwoiship <rli.- n.l, ' niihrnr. Iiislon I,.,. I...,, .1 - II, 1 1 I:,,.,- pint ..f Ru-I, nn I Henri ,1.111,! ... Lewis C Fn-oiuiiti 11 III- lir.sl
ill the excellent little Volume In .1.-. |.ll A 1 ,_. ,-lllill .1 I ,11 fleck improvements ,111 III, sll, ..I the ll.-lt till -:• ivilil .ll.inos It. II,,,,,.. his
Township ill the Wur.fth, Kt-I.rilii.ii I llm W.-.r n-itli M.-mc... the names , ... n n.-r. . | .. i llir lint store, and Joss, W ItnhUviu, the lirsl tavern
of all thr soldiers n[ llm township win. pm-ln-ipited in th . 1. to mul in Ainone tlie other eirli tavern-he. pers were llnukiiis Fonts. Willi- Turnerthe war of 1-1-,. r- i:iven Ami while llir in l,i 1. slroiu.' , ,,l :h, town- mill -Inin.-s Mn-.-n. ..I iimon" the liisl mrri-hiints ivrr- 1 l in.
Bhiu. during the civil war. av.-rnerd hut iiiO.thrrr wrr, .--I nih- 111s in William O.uwrll. J..I111 llrown. .1, hu Wi.h.ws. Oliver llrilliii. 1 deb Cnp.-.
the township, of wh.rh 17.. wit.- for three vrnrs. ,1 splmdi.l illu-:,„li..r. ,,C Martin .Moms. li..si..-li S| .-nt-.-r. -l.-rrmmh W.ii.Ih. b'rr.1, ri, k Sliiilt* ,1,,,
its patriotism. Eli Dm is. Anione; oilier cnrlv innl well-known rcsul. ills of llir !,,.., were
Thr population of the i-ountv Innl increased fn.ni -..:,ul. i„ lsi",. hi Kli.m li. Shrink. T.,«iisri..l'Tru»l .... the M,-ll,,.,list prnu-h. r. .I.~, , !, KW97. in i.:M Thr settlepiellts' nlulm b'hlt K.vli were , 11. thr u„,sl M.,rris. who .~l ihlisl lie of the lirsl tillinrrirs in II mtv. Di.vi.l
prosperoi_Mntliee..uutviii..l riiil.riir.il Ihrw.-storn part of D11.il, . ami the Mrssiek. Dnviil ("lis.-. D.ivi.l .M ''..,„,-, Jnmrs Mill. 1. Ill- T... ,,-, ,„l Hvnii,
en-tern part nf Wii.nr townships. Tin- "_i. 11 Xnli 1 R.nil." as it wax William O. AVrlwIer Th lis JlrMenus ailj Solomon Chiirlesworlh file
railed in souir of the .-arle rm.nl... innl l.,vn snrvri.il in |vj:. „,„! ,|„. 1 ,,v „ flnnrished n-i.l l.,« s Frc-iuu rnineposiiniistrr, innl thru .lohn
timber aloni; this -pit li--liw.iv was |,nrtlv ehopiaal out thr -simr v,i.r. M l'.-un.- ll was ten miles to Kiii-hi-t, .wn and tho same ,l,si„,„. to
Lewis C. Freeman and .lames If Harris had Innl out Lrwisville in Uwem- Camhridj;e City, and Levisvill. was tl lidivav place between theso
, ber, 18-S). -lthooijh a po_t..tKee called Gnrnett had 1.1,1 -stnMis! ,.-,1 ..11 the enterprisim; towns, and here the si,,.-, stuppi-d and rluilmnl horses.
state road a mile south previous to this time, anil (Jnrnetl Hnvdeii was and the pnssen.et- nte their menb and drunk their li.|Uors ,1! the
postmaster. The settlers iilous- Flat R.a-k Imlieve.i th,-v wrie uumrrous log taverns, and >.n Siturdivs the inlinbitnl.ts of the U unties
enoin;h to be entitle,l to a separate township, and wh.'-h the lt..„r,l nf ennie to town to market nn.l In -rl their mail, and the town becnine
Commissionrrs met ,,11 Janunri .",. ISIO. the new township , t Fr.-nklin was thr business, politirnl and soeial .enter of all the snrruliniliui; rountrvcalled into existence, rmbnnin. all of the present township ewpt its east When the rntlroml from Richmond to Indianapolis wns completed the t ,
tier of sections, all of s,„.e:.,i L« ha I- tion of Wnvnc and thp-e sections received an impetus and several suhst. mini brick buihlin-.-s w, re epi-t.il
ofGreenslmr..t,,wn-l,i|, With ll real 1, of S |l ;,ei',„i,|lmvnship.in].S4.. and .he pccnlinrf, ir. . . .f Us cnrlv histoi v. m.l unlike tlios, i.£ all the
the township was left mt'i its it I lw.l.,,1 .-,.- lill-njes alon. tin National Road, .mdnall v disi.piwnrrd. and the |lopuln-
The only 'tracts of land entered in the I shipin l.-.l were entered bv Hon 'in 1SUU liml crown M L'2U T .rl. settlers of t'nnikhi, townshipCharles See. .I,,hn Smith and Th.mns K Sntt. and in 1-.'-' lohn Se,:, were pr ipnllj rr..„, North Caroliun. ve't Vir.'inia and othei states fnr-
George See, David MorrU. William Morris .l„.„es Flehher. John See. lushed no in ,- ile 1 it!,, iiihnbitaiita The Friends cnrlv
John Sncen, John Charles. John Reese. William Harvey ami John Pool established 1, m.-tinc at Kiel, Square, n-i.l 11 little later., school, iiainiuu it
purchased Innds at the Bmokvilie office within the township, and durini; fortheolu Rich >,, .._ u N'orlh Cnrolinn The ixipulatioil of
the next venr. ei sht entn.-, were made bv linbriel (Jiwi'id. William Bon,!. the to-n.ship in 1M". in lu.lim.' Lewisville. was ISM. and in lstli the as-
Jarues Ellison. Christopher Hediick. John Kill. Jesse Jtuuden and John sessed value of its property was t>l,OS4,!n3U
CHAPTER VIII.
Organization of Greensboro Towxshii—Early Mills—Harrison Township—Spiceland Township ash Its
Towns—Jefferson Township and Sulphur Si-rings—Blue River Township—Tax Duplicate of 1849.
r• TN February. 1830. the pint of the town nf Greensboro, named for the old Cook, Ephraim Copelantl. Richard Bnwinuii. William Bradford. Joel
North Carolina town, situated on the cast bank ,.f Hack Cr.-k. was ac- Wright, John Dnwsanil Simeon W 1
LnowledcedbvJeho Wickeraham The . ill.meins ,.',,„,-• l>ael. I reek .\s enrlv ns l»i:i. Christopher Knii.lv ha I seltleil on lluek t'r-nt andand Blue Ki.er had soiu-p .s-.l in population that the board of Cm - kept a ta.er'n The cnrlv settlers in lie- heicliln.rh.aal alon..- Duck Creek
missionerrat Iheirse,. i..„, -r l'-rni ISSl.i .i ,rder "ll it all that part and Blue River were prinripnltv Fr Is. end tbev estnblis I tho Duck
of the territory of Henry t-,wnshi|,w,-t oi rnii.-e l,i..-.diM,lin_' in, ml ten. Creek i Tine at (ireeusla.ro "in IKS!, which three years lat-r became a
shall form mid constitute ihei..»i.shipof Hr.i-nsU.r..u»l-." aid i' .,,,. imii- , ithlv meetinc iintl f,rve,,rs .vna the most important i Hue in the
ary election was dim-tid to \- held on the fourtli Saturdiiv ,,f September. county, and under its ,,-,- other , tines wen .-slnblishcil lhi..,i_-l„„,l
au',1 William Rracan appointed instiertor. I„ 1- .- the bon.idari s i.f die tho count, and at Kushville I on Little Uluc River and „n Fall CnrknewP.wnslnp were rendjustrd and w-v.-nil si i
- eivcntn Hnrnw-n town- in \l „l,-,a. , ntj 1 1 -sensi.tiis nris.ni; c.u-.-minc the ,!.., -irnu- Uuiciit
ship, and an addition oi t .,.r-ret„„„ „„„|e toHni-iisbon.fi ,111 Wavnr and hj Kline Hicks, several n I> -- with ln-w from the old i,„ .- md ...
Franklin towuliip* Tli-rc limj hern ..-.lit el tries of I..,,. I witliili the lahlislied n ta-imrate me. tmc, and still Inter th ti-slaverv Fiieuds in Ihis
township in ls-JI. ,dl Ii.nne th, month of Au-.-iist, nml in I'll Ja.-oh srttlr nt •.triuiix-fl a srpnrate me, iiiil- Three ir,,n after that i-nt"r-
Eiliotl. .boms I'm.- Wiliiam Haslim-sJlic, I'm ,-. Wiliian. Ho-nr. I) I prisine eitlwu, J. !iu Wi hrrdinm. Iind laid out til iisboro, I si. .line
Bailey. Rirhard Rslliif. John (:..i.-i„ aland IS.- n K le-rti m |„-r- w,,s ,-slabli.-l,ed ',. ,. and Willi I! nr-.m was app.inteil |. stinasl.-r. aminuns in all. matle a ti-nal .,,.-„-. Ti - nr I v.-ar i'-l.-i I'rai .n. Kvan was snrecil.d I, l„. hnnl lb iul.-nt.ii, ami after his ileal I, Ins li.L.w n>James. William Wil,m. Xi.lhiu Commons Levi liutl.-r and Kei.jaunn a. ,|. .,,,!., I. anil thru K.ula-ii Swain, lanns W Cn.wlrv anil other, held
Weeks miale .-ntn.s, till olHer, Tl li|li.~t nan-hailK 1 1,1 .111..,.,.- to Vrli.l Inrrel ,,,-
Am,,,,-.- Hie i„.,i,,.-s «;,., can to •!,. • ,wi -!iit> I nir, - with its .1 he s disclosed In in., r ids ..ere I- ...I.. .Irhll Wickers ,
enrli.-st setll.-mein. in ,i ', ' ii !• u v nf'rr , ... p- .l.u-oh Wood. Kill. 11 Davis and Thonu'.i ll. .•-.,,, A, j the rnrlier citizelia of 111, l,,»n
.lanns Pi,k,r,,iu-. I. m I'.-i • !n.el !...: -i '' ,. Lli Si lion! ,|. ii \\ k- w,P S.-I li 1 1 iiishaw. AlfPil V mil-Id Rit-h.-utl ll.udr, .1—, .
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(irecc. Seth Hinahav. l-...„ Ilar.ev, l'iioini.s K.-imi.-d Join, Martin, chairmnker. Wil-.,,i llibetni. inilter. A br.il Cllin mid Abn.r Fiekrr.
J,«eph l'ick.-lt. Cal.li iVI-.l lai-liu. K'isl llamme, I rial It. hi- h .f whom ln„l I . ., I .. . „ ...I I. , ,v l„, had a |>.t|i-r'- kill.. -I I.
via. Enoch H.*i-r. Wilh-.u. Trail. ,' r • ' In ithv <. Xrwliy, Nh h..l:.s K. -u. II swa,-i. J. s Fast I, D.Me-1county, Jiiliti liiM.Ii. .I.-!... .- r „,„ I
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perital, and an t» «:.—«- • <-r lt.lhvil.-i Wdliitui Si.inl N. In iin.iii - lohn W Vaner ami .l,.rl Wi hi N.,1 i> ~, illii-trnl— ll-t- el
Stanbnfiah. Matt,,, « >,.,,.,., ,\l, ,.i , ., It Itrul,.-i S-, ,,, J. s.e -o.idili.ms of .u.lus'iuil life ics ll,.- fact Innl hallrrs, |H,lle,s.. t>. -
R.™.-, Uiiim AI.J-. .1..,,., l.u... .. ,li,l,... II,,;-.,. ., .1..., i, l-t nil -., John Mill.- oiler, Ins.., ..( „r:,.„„. ..I„, ».-, i.li,ill„l„, eiirlj „c|i
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HISTOIiY OF IIIAKY OH M",
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vomit}. vv.ro ,1111..." ,-^r.-,l.- ... „: , - Sh..ri|. ,(,,.,] i, i\,. K1 . r_ Kli I',,! hunk."'.•ssaw-i was pit- |. X:,: 11 11 ,
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. I,- ,.„r I ~:.,r>. but li.ul ..... >.t a.-- Coffin, sprans; up. it* i.an,.- bem- siibsoqu.-ntly , lin,,,-.-,! to O.n.r.-i tl. I'l,.-
11.. ,.l lilctotliehn.lsuix.il <rhii-n tl.- r .„,..„. ,t...«l An _ tl census of lH'.O sliownl th-|
11I1111 f tli.- t « nsl.iu. im-In.Uu ittxira--:,rl,-s,-itl,r.»,-r- 1>. -,:,,-,-, 1;. .-,..„„,:.,,. ,.f x„ r„, o,r,.; na. » !,.
- -r. , .1 „ .„,.. ,., be lsJU. au.l the assessed value of its nropettj in lSIIJ was,.11 tlie iw ar.-.n.l ry ,,1,1, 1:
, -.,,,,, ,.1 i„ September. IsL" i;,.,Ieri.-k Sl.i67.9U0"
Cr,-.-. PIii'l, is Bntli.y. Wiliiau cri ;... E.turn I'e.os,,,,. Frederick L..wer,. is Lite as 1!>70 tbo .vibus tallies of nativitv »houvd Oiat Tli reside, ,
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wilhinthe limit, of Hi, l..»n. was laid out in ls.,:| l„ Will s ' ,,.,
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HISTOliY OF HENRY O'trXTV
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lwrj. t'li.' 1-1 uhiti i "i is!* 1 «k IWJ.
Ill,,, Itivar «ni> tlu- Inm rrnitiil n( the civil townships ..
Orittiimlh i. I'""' "f IVuirio township, it had Imloflili vt-.n
smith liuir of Slum Creek, mid was creeled into a » pirate n
till' pennon ..I i v ,i( Ha cltiwiut .... June i.. ]-[. Tin f,
l|l lip .11
mills ill
unit[•lilt lie. k nrlvtin- tintl inlhecimntt. I" Gentries
i,f liiuil within lli. township wove made ill (lie hro,.kviil lice In H.-nrv
Motzhcr. .I.'lm Kens. Henri Mump, llmw Hol~.ii. liirluinl Wi1s..|'l
Znehariali ilsli.m-li. K. ill Wilson. Mi-Ii icl Conway. IV,,, „ Hirnoy.Joseph Corv. lieu, Cory. David Con. Alan rv and Alir.iluuii Corv.
ISome of tli.— i„ts .u-. ,.- lieiitx-i' Hi'lwmi iiml Hi-n ii.miii Him«. weferesidents of titli.T townslm*. imil the Trait Bo k discloses the i„t that
idiiiiv enterprising ritlKcie. of this oarll p..'".i entered various tracts of
IiiiiiI' Tlif v.'itr uf'T. Joshua Hi..,,',. .1 i. Brown, liichiinl Conwnv.Jacob Reals.' VVillimii Shaffer uiui Atnin Mcndcnhnll i-nti rod 1,„, Is Hi, b-
unl Conway was one til [lit, few w.Uiers of the War of tin- lieiolntion
who cnmc mt,. tli,- urn comityOther early settlers nw Xutlnui Davis. Davnl T. rhime Christo-
pher Mnin. s,,i,.ii„„. t'orv, Liml-.v Dennis. Daniel B. Kk-n,-,, Wilov.Mroro. S-.niii,'l Coffin. 'Jacob [ieiirdortf. Ihomri-mi Mi aire P it. 11
Kales, (icor-e Hol«on. Jesse Writ-lit. Willi im .Moon-, (iconic Kmanl..limits Duke, i'lnlp M.soc. llnvi.l 1" .1-,-,..,. Ka . Wright-limn. L'hciiezer
Adams, .lohii He.-illou. Ill, S Me-sick. .lo>, ph < I ami es-. stcpl en Corv.
Joseph K is. Wliihu B. s 1.1. -v l'h. i. mi, (.',»:, :i. Fr. i- Downing.Andrew Baldwin, .lames Itnv. El„i- Fonts. Kenlvn Means. Ahr.iham Miller.
Tens- Liiidlc . Will.,,,,, Mill. kini. Slnidraok Biiuird. Jain. - Tut lot I levnull
Kooiis. Eli-I.u Usdc Lewis Hoover. Thomas Lamb, (i.-.r-c K...ns Beii-
jamm Pierce. Thomas I'lorc, . Joseph Bales. .In > Clapper. Calvin t'atia-
,lav. William Bolison. Je»sc Ho1«,n. Samuel Lamar. duel, Hill. Benjiim-
in Manifold. Alexander Miilikan. Xutlum Millikan. Juui.-s Stanford.
Miles Meii.Viilu.il. li.uu.'l Ui.lt;:. David T Corev. James P. Dvket. LewisFouls. Peterti. Con ami Piter tarns. F,n- years the v..t, r- .,f the town-
ship had voted at I., '.'ins, ille. Inn with the creation of ll e« townshipgovernment, the elections were ordered to lie held "at the house of Phiiip
Moore, or ui the meeting house near Ins house '" For years the townshiphad no village, but in 1"32, wheat, ruilr i was constructed i,.-r
township, the enterprising town of Mootelaud i
within the township•,i. The villages of Me ,,.1 Chan • ids.
Rlueltiver l.'tll. ill...' IIii.t .Flat li.-'k I Slonv Creek have their
-in in tins township, draining with llii-il tributaries full, thna^fourlhs, in v. Tin -•-:,. »,„.. having bill sliolil fall, hate their origin in
low lands ..r the township. «|,i, !, -.-.„,.I f..r main ,,,,- bill lull,
r,.||,:.l,.'M.i,-i,,'i,i;.t-l ,'-, „hi, ll mill 111. ,r I imp i , I. lot I, . I.. I.
I ,11, ,, I ml., r rosi-to.! f.T :, I, u_- I, urn ,!,. loisl .aiulmiiu s ellort
I mil, wheal and corn la
Ull-lirpa-. .1 fevtiliU The I. '.," -Ii.p ell l.'Oiis lU.1,1, Seel - 1111,1 ll o.fni.'lioiu.ls.'.'tious.au.l.N,'. pl.i.s'-sl'iiN I t"'k i- ll„ minllrat in lli.'.oimu,
lia.u.o i. ii ar.., ul.uit equal tnlliiilof Spi,sd„n,l t.ovnship; I -.-,,1
Hlllie.,1 ils pi rl, f,,- l-"J im-lmlilm M....I. i.11.1. ua.si-Tr.ll.'.ll.l ami lis
IKiplthll Ill INK) wits lltftl
From the time the four orurinal townslii] s were nnraniz,al until Ihe
creation of Hlne liiv.r lovvnship. more than a quarl.T .eiitur\ hudpassed and there wen- now thirteen civil townships In IMU the first tu\
duplicate , lainiiioai, : III. Ill ol Ihe lands. lots „,,d pcr-Uia, prop
ertv of ihe townships as ihe\ now exist, was made As shown In the
earliest las duplicate ill I s.,-1 nee. the a~..~.m.-„l of the |,ro|.'rl, . I
eouuiv lor taxable pur;-.-.- in IMI ,v, s>_'.;:pl.:i,'.o Wlnl. il,.-i. i „., lie. ,,
in, actual mere, -e ,,, the v due , f the prierlvof Hie eoiiut> within the
previous eitfhH ears, mil. h -rent, r thai, is tola' inferred front tin. I.iv
.lupllcilc of ISI',1. Ihe iucr for MX l.le pi,rp.~ shu.l not l-s.,, o. „rthe total viliiatou was now lull s-J.OT.l.n 't. the assess,,,,.,,, ,,l , „|
propertv beiue >s'„i.o,:.;. The valuation - f the nail and \ ersonnl | r.-i erti
in the thirteen tow., -h.ps ,„ ,, ,w -muted, inclndiin; their towns, n-Wavne. S,'.r!.;'iii: Friuklin. s<|,',',.v ..",. Iludlc. s kV:.71ll; Libert,. Sin,.,
slie H.urv. fillli*!; (ire, n-b r .. s'174.1UI: Harrison, SHVUII Full
Creek. Sll'K.olW: I'.airie. r.1'i,...17J . Slouv Creek. >'l()s.41.-, : Spiclaud.Silo.trkl: Jefferson Sll".l.s:,(l. „,„] Blue Kncr Sli:..,7H Wavne lo.c-lnpl.slallthe rest, and with Dmllev and Lib, rtv surpa-seil Henry townshipand New Castle, while Stony Creek wastlle lowest m valuation The entire
valuation of the lots it, the different lowns of the cuuitv amount" I I i leu
8i:ttk22l. The lots of Eiii-htstown and liavsvill, were valued at s|'...sv.i,
of Lewisville.ais7:.".i:"t' X, w L.-b, u aisr,_o, „j X, „ Caslle. at f |j 170:
of (ireensla.ro and W, , .kdV. at .-ll.lt">. while the lots „f Cadiz were v: ,l
ui s7'J0 Thelotsof Middletown wer, n-.-.cl at s7".^l: of Hill-b. r .and
Lnrav. at 81272: of Bl.ramsvillennd Il,«ersvilie.al sail.",. and ol thiden andSpiee'land. at ss,|,,,t. The-e ri nu rr. afford an interesting study of ll !i,.i,_-
imr vain— of propertv. The taxes had iiicr.a-ed „, a grcnteT ratio than
the valuation of the proj>ertv and were now scil.-o'ci",. ami Ihe entice de-
linquent taxes amount, ,1 to but sl'n'.li Tic nit, s of taxati ,er>' sixty
cents on each one hundred dollar- ruination, of which tlnrti rents werefor state purposes, ten cents for county purpos.-s, t.-n cents for si lip,, I pur-
poses and ten cents for road pnrpi'S.es. A faill t,u\ was levied but ns yet
CHAPTER IX.
The Soldiers of the County—The War f.ik the Union—Newspapers of the County—Courts and Judges
Members oi the Legislature — Literary People—Resources of the County.
*J ULKTTJTIXE rears had elapsed from the cessation of hostilities.
fS\ in the War of the Revolution iu 17»2. until the lands of HenrvV , iiunty were ..[sued up tor sale, Manv of the yountrer patriots.
T who hial pari, ipatcd it. the rrreat stni—1" for indepetidi -in , wereyet living, and tour ,f thom are known to have come into the count? soouafter Its setil.-n.-nt V- -an One ol lii-s- w.e. Christopher Loti". a pioneer
settler in Liberty township, who died,,, U.2A in tl Ushtv-thiH v.ar of
his no.,. Another was Andrew lee. whosetlied in l'raln. to'wiishi], in Kfl.where he died at an advanced arje. This patriot had served in „ Vir.-mia
regiinent and was tnc I ithur of (Jul. Jesse lee. a s-.ldier of the war of lsliRichard Conwav.another participant in tlie great struo.de fo,,mle|. a,dene,aottled in Lihertv :o»a,s,ii|, as early as 1121, where hi- entered binds.
.Tames S. SitMisoii. vi,o had served iu a North Carolina reoinvnt. was
mutlisr l»itriot of th- Ueeolutioa wh me int.. the count, in |s«a,.il
became t, reside, I u H' nrv lowu»hip Tier- wen, doubtles. nil r Id ro.
lutioi.uri soldiers win , i.i.e into the county, but unf irlilnitclv the r namesUav, t Is-., p e.. ,
I.
From ti • „,„.,.: -|.e treaty of pi-aci .in Decern!, r 1-11, in t' " ml
strueeue l„;»-ee,, ,;,.. Ciiite.l St-.t"s and (Jraat Britain, imlil William
Owen had entered " . first tract of loci o, H.„-, c. v iii February.
1821. Ii" n than sis years mil elapsed. Ti,. ni.y..ritl of tin
veterans of the war » i-i vniiiu! in it or ha.l bm reached ,,,,.1 II- ;,,„„!man) of thcu ,r.-l lati.l.'i.v reas.iiof tl ir military —r -or,,of tliem soitghl lein— in He„ rv eon. in Th- names ;.f all t, e.l-fetiiler-
of tin I!" i. have l.nt be, ll pr rvd, vet am : tics.- , are knowntl> llill III' Hit" iilltlll Were Col ,l.,e |r, , ,.1„, a issenp'N ., ,„ ll,"
arm, of lien. Hams.,,,, and ml IIBIll, promoted to the r nk ol colon, I
for iflilhntt and iii.Tin.i'1 „i- e .„ o.el. Michael llounai 1, lb ... lli don..1.- owgili I;.,.-' I,,, w 'aan-s D.-i I. A'e-T.'ilele: \l ,,.:,,. ( ,.- ,r_-
H..»k lie ,,., i, ., '!, -I U».l.nn Hnne, ..: IV c.nc , ... , in. \-, ...
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U...«|.,„r|. W, ;.:„„. 'i.|,..„..ii.s,. David l!,w.... II,,,,. I ph. I,,.- \,- OOPdel .lohlMol. lU'd ll.er, I'll., I ol Ibi.-V. M , liolsTls-Ol .Inhli C- .Illll .-
worth and ..... ,.i. .:.-,.,, ..[ I rtv.Joloi ll-,-. s.Saiiiiii-1 iv... -1
Aaron Mallard ol .;..t!..»,.u, Levi ilull-r and Christian tout, of >..„, .„.,.:
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William Moore. .I.-eph c.rv. Abraham Corv. Jonathan Pierce, (i.org
Einanl and Samuel Marshall of lili.- Kiver: Dtvi.l ilessiek Sainni
Teuipleton and Jacob Lawson. of Irauklili: John McCormick. "1 liar,
son: Jacob Elliott. John Englertl, .....I John Jo.lire, of (in , t-b..,.
Solomon I) .were. Clcrl-s Cinniuit.- Im'i, C r D.vid Fn utile., .b.b
Fa.lelv, Heuben McConn, 11. William lire, am. Joseph (I tl >Hnstou. Henrv Isetiour. John K-.-sliiio. Cloirlcs Mitchell. Wil n I'll-'
Anthony Sindersaml Thomas Windsor, of Fail Cr ek: 1'eler Davis, i
Stony Creek; William lit.* and John . I, by, of Dudley, and Mai, Will,.,
Do
Chi
of W„ T.
lint id .la
c-'ot'.al Indian wars, the nation had etii.e
fears, when the battle, .fl'.d., Alto, on M i
ol i.:,!.:.- willi the ueighbontiu t |iul
,1 fiv, -, .daunts ill this -truco-V. a. id
on, Henry nil Aimer l'bib| . I.
H lib in ll 11. bv". liar,.-. C pel, „,,l II-
With the exception
Ieefor rethaiitliir
IM'I. annoam,-! the opof Mexico. In bin. ll
folloWfl- per-,,,., ,-lllis
Arinli, Id -j. I .rk
Shank, .lain.- Sehnniaii. Amos lire.,,,. Ilichard Uel-h, lo-.Thorn .sou. Norv.-I Fl in t. ', Philip Andrews l'vrriius It war I. I i
Swain, y'h irl.s Fifer. Jeremiah <"— :. u dbaiu Miiuu. Ch'ipilliiu '
1,11.1 I I \l„.,,Cr. TilOS, ,.,lll„Iee|. «, I. H,„-||e,| |0 . ,|l II'
Fifth rctimetil. eomniinited bv Co] James II Line, while I "..,,
which Ii" I Is-'ii r-oruit.-d in (.rant .1-1. i- ui and lb cry ttities
mauihalliyCai i Hbenez.-rCari y.aial mil. I her. IM7.eum.'in wa»"iie
Marion ,,, \.w f.sl'e „, I po.wil ll IOs . I r . .no l.vtlie WIIV of Km
town and ( .reel, l„ 1.1. to In.ltai.iil-. lis. mid ih.-oe. by the new Hut
rolroall . Madi-.li.thepl.ee of r - am nee iu lie- „-., ol
OrlMlia to the eitv .,1 tl sic William !». Sehul of IV one i..,.n
had po- sly ci'listed , I her r lit
Fr .in ll in ui. nut a- well Ils all iiiI-iIsIimI -land,. .ml. the |»Tl.a|
1-,-JI I.. |s,,,i ,•„ . f ||„. .„.*! ,o,o. ,n II,, ;.,.l„o of Hie coin, tl
rmlr.ml Iron, U„ I: „l I.. N. w I -tie |„,.l it„ irams ruoinic^ in Is.",.
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Tim.-siii \-rl. ih.-S| . n.l u.-ik.n.t m l-7:i. t'.i, \..,r-ii. ,|.-,v,n-t I,,-,,,,, i... i ii.. ;. .-!, i ,. .. i. ,,,„,„, ,. ,,,i ,„i,.,i,,,,i
in I>;.".. III. kni-lllsl. mi II. i .: I mi.l ii Ku I I. ..nil i-i IS... - .- .1 .. I.- I mi „ . .... ....
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i . vt, ...In,.- .... ii mil p.- ,-„. 1 ..I m. „li
mill, in |s> ami ll II in I'.miin vi..r- :, I--I nliil,- ll,.-li,.| i. .. II. n.,.,1 „,,,, ... .,.!.,. ,, ,.,,., „„| ., „„, .,,,-,„
..f ll... N.-n Castle I ..-,.|',l III,- I:il. -1 ill- lii, in, ji|,|u.„„ „| „f „„,,, iui-1 mil, ll,
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cue.-, mark th- pnlhti , . I un-iic, . -! ..1 ..in Imii ,.ni„,.-il, „,...: „i- mill en. ,..,,. .n :.,-,-..':I i
Iruclne i. I perilous, I I..,-,,,...,i-.-,,i- M .,, i -.,.,.-,,,; ..„,,-- Ai •„• ..Ih.-r emit lii.-nili.-i-. ..r"lln- 1-uii.l itiin- from tl-iiiv Cmitt
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Mi -rcurv-.ti, i .in,, ii IM..1- III, in ,1, i,li I'L.- lirsl number 11, tin- -, mil .!.._-, 1,1,1,1: hi l-l". Priori.. IVill I i~.Ia.-I I t- Ii .11,11.
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.- In. -rilm-, it.-is il ill Dim I M. .. lilcli ml l|.-.i.|. i Mil,. Mlirphef. linh, il M Cooper.Kniirlttsl nil in ISTiS ,i,.l il, W, i.-rn 1! ..-.,, hit [nihil i,,l... .1.-. II li.~ti.-v. C.I liilph H.-k-hiie. Ii,,, I C'shuwl J...I l{. ,1.
| I t..ii.-i, nli„. .».-,-- I in lh.. Mini.. | I vs.-, I„,| n.-.tli.-r ,,( S , S mors. I-,.,-- 1'iirki'r. ll..bort I. Iluili-l-on. John \\ limbic,
Ih.-ii, r ivt-il wilKt-ii-nl Mi|.|».rl I" jn-l It Ih.-ir p-il-lie .Hon -l.iliii I'.nv.-ll Siniu.-I Collin. -le-so W. Baldwin, M irtiu I, lliin.lt H"i i
Tin- iii-tt.,.,:.,r |T..j. , r- inul fnilniv- in ll.-nrt lit- him- 1 n A liifnor. linlli-r H r.i. K ..— 1 -I . -i • I . -,. I - ... II M,., -,- .. .1....
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numerous, mi.l an- n.ii in-... imp .rt.-uil II, in ..lli.r iin-'ii. -ml enterprise-.-, S inin.-l \\ Si. « ,rl. Luther C il.-ll.-tt, Al Ii.mi l',-,i, n. N.nli.u. II Uiill.-iisj.-r.
eii ,-|.l list il n-lr.iti ,.- III. p in, il ...il ml.:: .Ill I 1 l',-..f Ih inn I'h,. Willi mi lir... „,, i .1 is -. ,, II M.-ll.-ll ifi-n- in.-.nl .,-rs ,.f tin- H ills.-, «. ih-
power of the prcs. Ins si, .lilt increased until the pr,-ss and ,, :n,n. .,,,,- Kli-.li 1 L-.li.. Thomas 11.11. T lis K Stinif,,r.|. -l.-lin T Klliott, Kli
|,l.-ni.-iil.-,l t.v the sph u.li.l -t-i.-ni .-I „nr fi ,- - l..~-l.. l.-.t. • n H„- Murplict. Ccrue Kvims. Em-kid 1' llickiuiin. William W. WilliniiiK. inul
ureal intellectual and moral for ( lln- iini.in. nl tin .-.lil ..-,„ H.-nrv Isaac liinl.-t tv.-r.- sm-.-sMf.-lvs.-n it.irs before thewnr. Without exception,county ml.lr.-ss each tv.vk. ll,i..„_-i, ih,- , luiniisol i ,o,r respeetite news- s.,l,,i-»si. l,,„ .„ ,,. , l„ ...... ,rit legislator, laiihfullt mi,!. •• ii .,-i.-,,ii,.ii-lt
paper*, more persons r, „i ..I] II. ininisl :- pr< i.-li l- How il mint. served tl,,-ii- .-..,,.1 itlleuls
then, thnt 111.' t-n-it |».».-r ..( i-.un, ili-m Ih- I,..'. ,e I in L.-.-0.1 hands i.n.l thnt Uuriiw tin- war for the suppri ssinn „f till' Roll, III. m. when party f.-lii.i;
its influence ni if ever he against the false ill tisli-nii.l tin- ,.l,|, eii.mal.l- ran hi"li. Jo.Mini II. M.-ih-tt. i.. ii iii.-inl..-r ,.f tin- .1-. r.-ii,l.-i,-il "pmri.-li.-
in iiionik servii-e t.. the stnte inul the l"muu i-mise inul t.„.k lii-h rank in . hrnlv
Within the ei.untt six neti-simpers me piililisheil The N,-,v Cnstle i-ompiw-.l ..f iiuiisihiIIt nlile ni.-n. nnil ilnrin.- the smne peri.Kl Jlmtiu L.
Courier, linif in its liftl-lhinl v.,iiiin,-. h.is mills I .-ten t i, is.ilnih- nn.l Bninlj nml I'hirl.s J) Mor.-an tt-.-r.- nlile i-.n.l niilli.-iilinl niln-is of thevrithin its pii-.-es hniv l»en r ml. ,1 for more th.-in iinlf n e.-iitui-v tin- vary- Hon.,- Sim-e that time I) ifi.l W. Clmiuliers, -lohn li Milli ni.'l nunsinst phases ..f life tvithin ill, mm. TheCuiri. r, nottfor .. tvi'il. u ve in S Lim -. -lohn Heilrii-k. Mm-k K. Koi-kn.-r. A li A I'll i,„ n. (' l.-s sontler the ni.-iiin-.-eiii.-i.iof W. H" Klli-.ii h i- i-.- .. -1..-.I „ .,,l,„,l„l ,,, ,i.-ri ,1 Hnhhii-.l. Ktinn S nut. Will,,mi M 1 !.-., tl.-tt. John A 1 >,-,„. \\ illnnii Aprosperit}' inul is amoinj the most iulluentiul of the n.-.-kn newsiiapers of Brotvn. William Hm»..lohn M Morn, nml 'I'limins X Whin-, lint.- lieeu
the state. members of the lions.- Si,,,-,- I I f the eivil war Miltral LVl.-n,
The next oiliest i„ -...,, i,.,-r is il,.-. Kni-lit-lowi, H.nn.-r, .slal.lishe.l in Thomas Re-n.-,in, Lull,, r W 11.-. I;.. ., ,.,i,..i, Slnrk. l.u II B-.ui.lv. Wil1NI.7 by John A. Deem ivhieh nft, r ,,,:, •„,- , -in.-, _-. - , rnership. is |
- Inim Grose am] Lt-olii.l is 1' N.-m.t h.n.- I,.-,., meinli, rs -,t the senate.
lwln.il l.v Wallace K Deem, son of its C.nu I, r. die Binu.-r. enterpnsim; Amun s the Inter lu.-:iil,.-rs of the l.-o.slatnr.- ll.ivi.l W rh.iml,. r.. M.-.rK Ein the pres ntalion ..I :-,- :,.,,. ,,„l .! .•niti.-.l in th.- .lis i,.„ ,.| il:, ...... Forkn.-r. Exniu Saint. Will,.,,, \ ll , ,n„l .!„hi, M Moi-ri. in the Housesecurely est iblished The Xett- t'asth- D.-i„.,.-r.,t. tiilh tarions .-haini-s in ami Km;, n, li Ih, ii.lv i L,-..ui.la- I'. X.-tvl.v in th -.in:-. l..-mii ,.l-
ils miiia-rm.-iit. has reaeheil its sixteentii v.hini.'. anil nnil.-r th itrol miral.lv eipi.ppe.1 for .'l.-hat.-. -..-titelt |.nrt.,i;.iii-.l in politic il .liseus.
of P M. liillie. ha. .,-.,,1.-1.-1 -reater eirenl iti..n than ever la-h.re. i.n.1 sions of the ii.i.s :„„l ,-t in, r ,-, -,-, hn-irv inl i legislation.
the collection of the inns has I, „, si-teiinm- ,1 as to in ,ke ,-ai-li issue a and some of tln-se incml.i-i-s e-tliil.ite.1 r ire , pi ,1m. . . ,[ I. a,l, rs'iip
mirror of the pl-iiicipul l.apiiei.ini.t, ni the week within ll iv Tim Henry canity, with its exccllenl sc Is. ami ttilh a population ub.fi-
Mi.l.ll.-t..n., X, «s I... r.-a, h.-.l Us nimh volume ami lln.ler the ma, ,:,.-.- theater..^, m inl.-li,--. h.-i- et.-rl ,, ll,.- patron ,,f .p:n,ers .,,,,1
nmnlof .1 II Lainhcrl i ; I able anil iii ii Il-writt,, litoriiilsailil L-eneral liter,, lure, and while tin-,-- hut,- n„ many ,,n»lu.-rs ( lil-r.i-
lli the pn-seiitalioii of 1..-.1 news ran!,, null ll.eb.-sl 1 th- eoiinln week- turn il. l! itv fen counties hat -
| 1 more' men anil women oflies. The Kni.-nt.l .w.i Sim pi mant nu.i enti rtuilili, • in ,-., I, -,,.'.-,. -, of ri-Hneil anil eiilm-at-l t ,.!,-. „n -I will, .--al, r I..,,- i..i-tl„- pur- nml .-!. ,n.
affairs, has euler.-,l il- .-i-.-lith folunm ami i. |,ui, -',-: hi l',. „.,-„ Il-ar.l t.-il in lil-ralure Of I Imse n h.,.- ti ritni-s hnve , sseil more th r-
nii.l Charles Benr.l I i- Sun .. [inl.lisl.eil in il- ..wn Inul lim... il- . ih e .In. iry merit. John \Y (irubbs nn.l Russell 11. Abln.tt wei-e nm.in" thebe,n.-..ne,,f the b-i .,,i„p|,^.l ,,,tl,e ,n The Pe..|.le's 1'r-ss came earliest in the county. The form - •,-, i , t-,-- - m.-,--.- 1 m- ::• -,1
int. .eiisteii e three veir5 m!0 as the exp .iienl of the principles of anew jouriinli-m. was u writ, r of unusual force amloni; Iitv ami th. master„. i,
i,-.:-- - . ,1 ;. rrv \V W. Pri-.-L- was its first e.litor 1 ill" of a [.lire ami , ha-te style, while the l.-.-tur.-s nml --l.lr, -s,-s ,.f lln- l-nt, -
- le.l1.vV, It.-rS Chaiuhers The [,1.,-r is well «lile,lan.l earefullt ilis..l,.s.-.l lit-rirv talent "of n.i slntlit onler Isaac Kiuley l.-u-l poiili-
pre-ems th. newsof tin town anil euulltt eian ami solilier. was a -,'enlleman of farieil literary ami' scientifi.- attain- .
Sin,- M,l... E-.-1..I ai.Hie iir-1 pie.iilent jllii.n- -,f the 11,-urv Circuit ui.-nLs. and prior to ami siiortl.- all. r ih-cini -.tar was a fr, , ii.-ut . -. ,ntrib-
Court. made Ins lir-i „ i.l only visit to N'ew ('--.- in l-.'ii. the courts of utor to newspapers and lu.-e.-azm.-s Mrs. Minnie Moreau, "| sin» nthe county hate b, .-„ the conservators of our liberties and our |iro|,ertv. refined and [aire taste, had for m nit ve n. an a, live ,-,.. ctii.i, with j.-nr-
brintriuu justice to every man's door Bet IK. M -n- Cluirle. II T.-s't. nulism and wrote many arti les of "c-nuiue meril Martini.. Bundv.nl-
Samuel Bi-ner and James Perry were sn ielt- [iresi.linc jud" s until wnys niui,,-.. in a pnre and ui.tb- l-d style, has contributed to -nrr.-nr
1SI4. when Jehu T. Kilt. it. who was the fi.--l i-it,ze i of tin coi utj who litemtur nniif nil- r.-in,-.- -iit-,-1 - u|, „, iu-lorical and tin in, -. I subjeets.
presideil over the cir nit curt, became [.r,-si,|.-nl imlirn and served with while his [a-ihntuil r.-mn, „- nlw.-ns valuable ami enlertniinii"the associate j, id-.-.-. .,,,-,.[ whom was his fallur Abraham Elliott, until .l.iliii \V. S kl.-v. the wi.-11-kii..wn t.-ii,-her.'|»-M-ssina the true [luetic in-
Ihc.tfi— ofassociate ;u-l -.- na- abolished in Is",.' When the t.llice ,.( slm.-l unj lot,- for Hie lieauliful. has, written several short |»«-ms of
awweiate ju.Iue was ab-ilishi I the pn.bat.- curt was nls,, le^islat-d ...it of unusual mer,t. Hannah E Davis l,as f.,,,,,,1 time from h.-r arduousexistence and the court of Common Pleas er.-iiteil Martin L Buiuli was duliesus ti-aeher to write ruauv .-..-. il.-nt articles. Vmlirnciiiu ski- s
the first judtn.- of the new curt and ltoherl L. Polk Ilu- last, the curt be- "f tint-!, and articles ujmn "sei in- and literarv subjeets Mrsilii; abolished in ls7-J Siii.els.-.e.ttli.erP SI- .rl..n..|..s.-[.liAi.th..iiv.Jere- -l..sie V Iliekinaii Knolls, am, tin nf Hi-Ill) county." has la en for --,-.
miiih Smith. Jehu T Kllioll. Sila- I •.,!.-:, ,-,..
.1., , ;,Ii s Buckl. s. -I --, 11 eral tear, an netiv.- work, r in the li.-ld of lit, rati'ire mid her prodne-
M.-lletl. l(.,i..rt L Polk Mark E. Forkuer. Will am II Marlniand Ei -cm ti..in in pn.se ami .-.;,_• d, .,„,-.- u,,i,.„,l tilent. lie hard I. Ii.«.n ..,
11 Iiumly. have - iv, It b en th. ,,„L-. ol ll,.- circuit courl I'll- native of Sp land, is the author of Education in the Cnil.d still - mil
Clerks ill tie cir nil rl. who b, virtu- - I lie ir orS.-e. wen nisi., eler s of A llist,, rv of Lihl.-illioll in India,,,-,. The form, r iK.ok. - 1 ..nil it I
the probnt, • lirl ami e u-l -t I onilnon I'l - - .- Ih lie .lull,-, - • research and wnlt, I, in a.l,_- I-It].-, has been adopted ,,- , pot ..I ill-
have 1 II. Abrnhiilii Klliolt. .1 Elliott. Eli M irjiln -.. Snniil. Ifooyer 1, denial ...„„1 Kilueatioll Series l(, s-i Wvatt. a bolt of r, lin.-d iilld sen-
Siim.li 1 Pow.-ll. J-.l.i C Hud, I-- .... J!-, intn Shirk, llarrv 11 llu.tl hilivn nature. s,,u u.|, I, i, r ..alt-publish, ,'l voliiiue to illii-lrali- the . il.
Davi.lW Kins,.,-, I;.,|„ rt li Carr. John S H lilton Hrott-n. Ad-.lpli of divorce, ind while lie- work was not nil! t faults of st\ 1-. it shottedKoL-r.. II iiiiSI-1 ,.. r.e.s II -. |
I..I IU1..---II, -l. -,...-,.l nas ni.ll-u ttnli a itnie, -..f laneii ,.- lar 1.I...1,
('ualilie..,ii,,„.s and li,.,— for,.Ili-.-'.t-r, 1. rl s in .r r. u"ii ml in the ihn eouimon.el.-elioli of olli.-rs in , 1, ,',„„-..
I „ ,.[lie, . „- „ atlhc Hut Mil Ii.il 1 111.11 e.-lhe tirilersor ih.-.-ounly is Ih-nj S Parkeel.-etioll and .1 1: .-.-,...., ,.•,:-.-..-.. •- . ' r I .-il /. „. who has, ri.lt -
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of the.l.iv limn, i.rti.l. f l!iui>-..:il men lil ill. Iitomrv sub- , utv mil Crn, el r.«..ls .A .1 in .'vitv . nrl m.l llu< »l s lull
j.vls l-:'l»,k.,l IM.-asiis mi i-.lu,.i- ninii . 0.11.111 «ril. rem - lis sub- . i[.<n°« I.11 :or ovisis In llii' pr...lu. 11.41 •( Imrs.-s, cnltl.-. luvs mil .si |i,
fvts. while ninm .•! !. - urn, l.i ..f 1 Ik'ilor 1 ill ire ,. ..!-.. I.. 1 I Iho .-nunl, is ill ill. rrunl rink ils l,.n,i Ih-iii-j II superior «ni.h< of mil.
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I .1 .• sl«~.l»,.rk U lium I' „-..i>. -f Spi. I111 . llnuiliK allira I -.is 1, .1 I excellent wells > i.-l,lili-< II li.uutifiil supply of
Willi us liuiiiM il.-i.il 1 |. imiI 111 loilg-colitiiu 1 . o-nmiuii ... fuel ' ... I- .11 d.-i.-lop. .1 in .l.-lu-rson. Full Ocok. Hums.. 11.
nstror.olnv and inn gy. luiv.aio wul.t, kn..» 1. ns .. -. .. lili. slu.lcul lire, iislmrn. Spi.clnu.l 1111.I vYnvi.c t..wusl.i|is Willi ill lull - -nl. n.li.l
mid writer, uiiitorinl .l.-w-lopincnt. tti.-n- bus Ik-, n n corresponding moral 1
Tim population of 111,- C..11111V ill 1 ,vns -JI.Oli;, i i -rcnsc in Ivn Hull ,lciol..piu.nt. Clnir.-li.-s 111..I sclni-li* oinria. 11 iK'neno-nl influence
rears -f l-.ii I...11 In Is-.ki • v ._.-;-, - 1 -. n t.„ nam I is .-,. 1. .... in,- l.r I uinl embolic in spirit. lit. uftnirs nrc well ndniiuis.
\V,u- .-. HcnTV.tiroonsk.ro, Flllll'ro, ... Sr nil'. '.! il lill liivor'toWll- tor.il I .... Ininl. 11 ( ili'lil I.:. lis- •>- r llilMi.llllty. ll- n.lirls .Iisi-iis-
sli.p. .1.4,.• '...I uiiin.il in |>.pula:i.m. III. - -. : . Sloliv IVi-k justioi null ii.ipiirln.l I1111..I. anil 111. nionil ..r physical blight m.|.-,l— ils
beiug 111 il... I.... us; ili- - ... r townships 1 ul I. .SI i-r,,i-> ,.,.rs,i„i- progressgniti nt.. [lie new slnl-s I11..I iir.vl.il
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1 "ivnidli-l 1c ce of -vT-
in lili' Is ,ili.',.','s,it fl:i|i/.-:T!''iu.i' :'s j. rs. .111 pr. |i-i'l>"„l' >:!;'. I III'
from ' 1"' r'' remain levil .pics s unsettled iiu.lcilllM
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the l'-..|KTI\ -I III- .i.n-Ty h ..I i:". ..-..-.-. !-'_"•-I- .-'l .1
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win, 1,of tin- BtAli-smilll mill imlili.-nl ,-,
for courts .111,1 I
,.f 111,- lawupp. nl I-. tin-.. .n.. st ,.i,;, r.iliou of ei
fur ,,.,, I, - il, '- „ I l,„i r..-.:.-'
.,. In relief >,l ;
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s ,,f h century of ,. I am! privation ju-titi, - tli, judgment of
il 1 ,0 vain, of .1- li.ii.ls nn.l I. '-. fill i..itX> 11- 1111-
. personal prnpcrtt Within the__
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"sisleil tin- evils" of 01
;!« vit 'pu;;,--™? wi,o. 'iKi.'.'.', in,-' a,"; '„1;:;;'v;v:.;!i'v''r;- ;i.','.-.,
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promise, settle,! within the borders of the new county who*, productive "™.' whatever fntnre evils inny betide na
roil, silBuriout climnte nml adva rm-, ,us K-alioi v. intrilmteil to its|f ihia «kelch. tmcina but briefly somo of the more important events
here'all the eereala. -r 1
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perfection. The facts justifj 1 -- .- lit. nut the report of the state Mrt ., . . 1; . • „',„ - without some
statistician dves the cereal pr iueli n- fthecountv in lM'2 as follows: compensation anil more fulh will 11 i» i- i.n- , if ,t .-n. ..ur ..- someworthywLe«:.IH.V7"Jl.usln-;-; -nis. -U.'-.'l li-.i-i.. -. I.nrln. 77.". i.usL -is: rve. 1.717 -
U1(1 i„ take no the important work of preservine our county's historybushels; flax seed, 1.-" Imsi.-ls; ,..r„. 1 -i.M-11 l.ush.-ls. bin eleven conn- and collectiuu more fulij the incidents in the lives' of the brave men andties in the stale surpassius; it in the production of tins creel; while I he noblewomen who helped to found ..ur institutions and esthhlish the secureproduction of Irish ,,.,..;— was.JO.US bushels: clover hay. 4M.050 tons; foundations of our happiness and pr.«.p.-nty.timothy hay. ll&ib tons, these various products representing a value of
S2.UC0.000. ADOLfH Rogers.
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GENSUS BY TOWNSHIPS.
1850— 1890.
LibertyH-nry"
Harrison ...
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J$YSTEM OF AMERIGAN JbURVEY -
BY 0. A. EAULUTON. CIVIL liMIINLIIK.
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Bill ilii' governmentMllwlill-IMIIH Klvill I
exterior linos of each
III order thill tin
injustice in mini till
each sub-division, tl
thin t-ii
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: liimls from lliogovonml mi, i, I., r ,,f acres i
sells nil .<( its Num..
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of tli.sosiili-.lii
ni'ciinliui! to the government snrvcMister of ili.. lands, where tin in
'Uoveniinent Descriptions." whether the wot d«tinned in the .l.vj ..f ruiivi.riuii r u.it. l'h.
nniler this mat™ U exact, mil simple when onceship is d.srnlH,! us pr.vioti-U stated I.. I!,.- in
Range. Tli,- Sections, are numbered from I in
li m the northwest com. r. then the nest row bclo'
mill so back anil forth to [III m the soittliciist corn.
The sub-divisions of the section in the foil
divided into the 'Kioverunient Descriptions.' nreethedinirnua The one umrked X ire wil > lis
"The north half of the northeast qimrtei ofnorth, range 11 east of the Second Principal Mer
The tie i and uwJ of each section [yint- on ih
ship are described as the fractional ne | or I - f
s» J ami the nw J of each section Ivii a the ware described as the Fractional nw or Frm tionel -
If any of the fractional quartera on i ,.• n rth side of atownshipare
divided into hidves l.v nn east and nest line, the south half is made SI)
roils wide and the north half takes the excess or deficiency and is describedas the fractional n A. If thev arc divided hv a line running north nudsouth each half is described as either the e J or the w J of the fractionalnejortiwi.
Of the fractional quarters on the west side, if the township the descrip-tions would be the reverse, as thev are divided i.v a north mid south or aneast and west line. When n section contains a l.'.ke which was meanderedont in the original survey, the Fractional pieces in each qunrter sectionswere numbered as lots, and sold by the government as lot No. — in —quarter, sec. — , tp. — N . R. — E.
Land may also be described by "Metes and Bounds" that is. thectn.d bcgiunu.g of the lines mid urinal measurements *iu|! [riven. Thus:
that from left to
lcscnb,al in brief onill nsa sample of all:
ion 3li. township 86
rth side of the towu-oii.il nw J, and theLie of (he township
actual Beginning ot tile lines and actual measure!"A parcel or tract of land lying in the southeast36 North, Range s East, commenciuK at a p.. •
nthw of thi
Of the
east ten chains, thence n.
south twenty cliaius to tl
A tract running the whole length of any side ..f a square ..r rectanim-lar piece of land, Bs a Quarter-section, Half-quarter or Qnarter-qnarter.can be definitely described as so many acres otf of the E side, or \V side,
or N side, or S Side, whichever side it may be. But if the tract does notran the whole length of a side, that stvle'of description would be wrong.
There is one verv common error in the description of hind, and thatis this: Many notaries public, attorneys mid justices of the peace, wherethere may be an eighty acre trait or any of the other government sub.
each of their different interests surveyed before their deeds are made.
acres Unit il is mi r
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Chronological Chart
GENERAL, NATIONAL, STATE AND COUNTY
HISTORY.
IN FOUR PERIODS, EXTENDING FROM 1755 To THE PRESENT DAY.
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WILLIAM PITT.1-" -
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DAWN Ol' REVOLUTION IN IKANCH
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1755 HO «5 70 75 80 85 17S9
FRENCH AND INDIAN PEACE.
(Kl Canada ceded to Great Brit
New Tax oa Sugai
CONFEDERATION OK UNITED 3TATES.
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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
to SlillMp III.
M, KqaakdPatrick llr.r) leads in r«I'oniTros ol Colonial Delegates
07 New Ta< on Tea,
MassichiiiriK resolves
.h take Philadelphia 8o Peace declared.
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71 FIRST CONTINENTAL CO
GEORGE WASH! NGTON "^fl-—
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THE WEST FOR FRANCE
About 171* Piwitrh mitinc, pmts wr-« establis
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50. Vacuum Fort established
(-1 by the MIAMI CONFEDERACY
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« COL. GEO. ROGERS CLARKE cLftSSl
62 BRITISH take all ih e
fci. ladiaai under i'u
larke raises Stars and Stripes at Vine
I,STAI.I.ISII.MI.NT OK KKDKI.AL I'NION.
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Additional Rki.imkk ok Coi^xty ( )i- 1- ickks.
James [ohoston ...1834-5
Win. Shannon .14-;
Samuel Boison ' 24-7
SimBelI.ou1hj.1n -4~7
Robert Thompson -4-7
Thos. V\odkins '.14-7
Abraham Heaton —
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Simpson Smith -5-"
John Hams.. '
25~7
James Fort 1827-8
Elisha Shortnd^e . .
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Abraham Heaton '27-S
John Whuacre '28-31
John S. Cooper '28—29
Solomon Brown. '*9~34
Robert Murphey." '-9-36
Joseph Robbins . "31-4
J. R. Leonard." 'ji-4
Tabor W. McK.ee '34-6
John Wtncacre 35-0
J. W. Baldwin '
36-8
D. C Shawhan 37-40
Geo. Corwine 3S-4:
Jesse H. Healy „ . '40-43
James Ball ... '38-9
Mathew McKammy '31—42
Nathan Hunt '
4 i-4
Nelson Sharp '42-8
AquiQa Barreu '43-5
Jacob EUIoa ._ '44-7
Wm. S. Yost—,.. -5
P. UW. SIcKeal '45-6
ElUhaCifr. . '4^-5;
Jason WHlioms, . 47-50
David Palmer '
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Jesse H. Healy .822-3
Joseph Craft "24
John Anderson . .. 'z$
Joseph Craft. '26
Jesse Forltner '27
John Harris . . '28-1
Thomas R. Stanford.
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