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TOULON TOWNSHIP.
Thurston, then the only resident on section 26. asked to have it attached to the Middle district, which was done in July, 1849. In 1850 John Berfield, Charles F. White and Cyril Ward were elected trustees. In February, 1850, on petition of Alfred Castle, the southeastern part of Middle district was attached to Wyoming district. In April, 1851. Jack Creek distriet was established on petition of Brady Fowler and
. others. Cyril Ward was trustee at this time. In 1852 the districts naned and Wyoming and Holgates were in existence. In 1853 the Pratt's district was laid ont. Benjamin Turner and John Berfield. trustees, with Martin Shallenberger secretary and treasurer, served regularly from 1851 to 1861, the secretary's temin going back to 1847. In 1856 Miss A. J. Dyer presided over thirty-five pupils at the Winn school for $3 per week. In 1858 Oliver Whitaker and Thos. J. Wright, directors of District No. 1, order $25 to be paid to Henderson and Whitaker in part payment for lot 2, block 1, in their addition, pur- chased for building a school house, and that the sum be paid out of the special tax of 1857 for building school houses and purchasing sites therefor. In 1859 Oliver Whitaker, Carson Berfield and Wm. Low- inan were elected directors at a meeting over which R. Dunn presided. with C. Myers, secretary. There were twelve candidates in the field. I. C. Reed was elected a director in 1861. There were eight school districts, numbered in March, 1862, for the first time. J. Thorp, who was a visitor here in June, 1886, was principal of high school, or No. 1, at $50 per month; Miss M. Perry presided over the grammar grade : Miss E. E. King taught in the "brick school" with Miss E. Marvin and Miss M. E. Beatty: Miss O. A. Decker presided over " Soap Hall school " and Miss M. B. Whitaker over the " Fair Ground school." N. F. Atkins taught in Distriet No. 4; Miss M. J. Lacock in
No. 5; Miss A J. Dyer in No. 7; H. H: Leonard presided over Union school, or No. S; E. M. Gallup taught in No. 9; Miss M. J. Ewalt in No. 10, or Modena, and subsequently, G. H. Brown. Nos. 2, 3 and 11 were not in this township, and a few schools were closed. In 1863 Patrick Nowlan received twenty-four out of forty-one votes for director of village schools, and on the question of extending school to ten months, thirty-six affirmative votes were recorded.
The trustees of Toulon township schools since 1861 are named as follows: 1861-2, Benjamin Turner. Isaac Thomas, Miles A. Fuller; 1863-7, George W. Dewey, O. Whitaker, Isaac Thomas; 1867-9, George W. Dewey, C. M. S. Lyon, Isaac Thomas; 1869, George W. Dewey, C. M. S. Lyon, James Fraser; 1870, George W. Dewey, Davis Lowman, James Fraser; 1871, George W. Dewey, Dennis Mawbey, James Fraser ; 1872-4, Dennis Mawbey, John Francis, Davis Lowman ; 1874-6, C. M. S. Lyon, John Francis, Davis Lowinan; 1876, C. M. S. Lyon, John Francis, Elisha Mosher; 1877-80, Davis Lowman, Elisha Mosher, John Francis : 1880-2. Robert P. Holmes. Thomas Gemmell, Jolm Franeis; 1882-4, Newton J. Smith, Thomas Gemmell, Benjamin Packer: 1884, Newton J. Smith, A. F. Stickney, Benjamin Packer : 1885 7, Robert MeKeighan, A. F. Stickney, Newton J. Smith.
The treasurers have been : 1861, Job Shinn; 1863-5, Patrick Now- lan: 1865, R. C. Dann; 1867, Robert Till and J. G. Armstrong ; 1870,
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J. G. Armstrong; 1871-5. Patrick Nowlan : 1875, II. M. Hall : 1876- 85, Samuel Burge; and 1885-7, Levi Silliman.
In 1886 there were 522 males and 565 females under 21 years; two graded and seven ungraded schools, attended by 562 pupils and pre- sided over by five male and sixteen female teachers. the former earning $2,144.86, and the latter $4,132.18; district tax, $7,145 ; bonded debt. $1,350 ; total receipts, $15,251.01 : total expenditures, $10,307.54.
Pioneers and Old Settlers .- The following is a list of persons who were in Stark county the day of its organization, and who resided in Toulon township in the spring of 1866: Mrs. Oliver Whitaker, Mrs. II. White, Mrs. P. M. Blair, Mrs. M. Shallenberger, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Kays- bier, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Jones, Mrs. J. Perry, Mary J. Perry, Mrs. Warren Williams, Mrs. T. Winn, Mrs. S. Parrish, Mrs. C. Berfield, Mrs. J. Berfield, Mrs. William Ogle, Mrs. James Culbertson, Mrs. Broad- head, Mrs. T. J. Henderson, Mrs. Wallace Mason, Mrs. M. Williams. Mrs. Guire, Mrs. David Fast, Mrs. A. Christy, Mrs. A. Y. Fuller, Mrs. Susan Dunn. old Mrs. Greenfield (87 years old), Mrs. David Winter, Mrs. Mahala Bezett, Mrs. C. Greenfield, Mrs. William Thomas, Mrs. J. C. Reed, Miss Polly Crandall, Mrs. Brady Fowler, Jane B. Martin and Mrs. Mary Gurley. Mr. C. L. Eastman, the enumerator, adds: "The oldest woman is Old Lady Greenfield, 87 years. Youngest woman not ascertained. It would make them older than they care to acknowledge." The pioneer men residing here in 1866 are named thus: O. Whitaker, Dr. T. Hall, T. W. Hall, H. M. Hall, Isaac Whita- ker. O. White, Wells White, Joseph Perry, Henry Perry, Matterson Winn, Thomas Winn, Warren Winn, Squire Parrish, Carson Berfield, John Berfield, Elisha Greenfield, John Findley, William Mahony, Ben- jamin Turner, William Ogle, E. S. Broadhead, C. L. Eastman, S. W. Eastman. T. J. Ilenderson, R. C. Dunn. M. A Fuller, Chancey D. Fuller, W. K. Fuller, A. Y. Fuller, Stephen D. Breese, Charley Green- field. William Thomas (Wyoming). J. C. Reed. Royal Arnold, Brady Fowler, Kirk Fowler, C. M. S. Lyon. N. Butler, John Fowler and I. W. Fowler. Mr. Eastman adds: "The oldest man on the list is JJoseph Perry, 663 years ; and the youngest man, Ike Whitaker." In other pages brief mention is made of several old settlers and others, whose names may not appear either in the pioneer chapter or in the pages devoted to biography. All of them have been connected with the township's history.
The Toulon cemetery gives a plain history of many of the pioneers and old settlers of this neighborhood, and for this reason. as well as to include some names, which might be otherwise omitted. the following list and date of death are given :
Susan M. Eastman, 1850: Eliza Ann Flint, 1851: Caleb P. Flint, 1863; Oliver Gardiner, 1867: Mrs. Jane Whitaker, 1852; E. S. Brodhead. 1843; W. W. Wright, 1864: wounded at Resaca, May 14, died at Nashville. Rhoda Silliman, 1841; Henrietta Silliman, 1846: Eliza Ives, 1853; Hannah Ives, 1865; Elisha Gill, 1864; Abigail Gill, 1845; Jefferson Winn, 1863; John Dack, 1842; Dr. W. Chamberlain, 1SS2; James Wright, 1865; Jona- than Miner 1844 : John Drinnin. 1881: Eliza Pollock, 1874: John Pollock. 1865; Rebecca Pollock, 1841; Jane Bradley, 1855; Ann Bradley, 1881;
Oliver Whitaker
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John Culbertson. 1869: Lodowick Follet. 1829: Thomas Hall. 1826: his monument was erected by old settlers. Gloriana Ash, 1855; Dennis Mawbey. 1849: Elizabeth Turner, 1856: Eliza Me Williams, 1814: John Mc Williams. 1852: Louisa Winter. 1853; Thomas 1. Elliott. 1852; JJane Elliott. 1842: Martha Mason. 1854; Swift Perry. 1856; Mary Perry, 1842; Mary Henderson. 1842: John Perry. 1840: James S. Taylor. soldier: 1861. Mary Shivvers, 1875: Andrew Dewey, 1854: Sarah Dewey, 1861; Henri- etta Smith. 1861; Rev. Allen (. Miller, 1874; Squire Parrish, 1816: Joseph Rhodes. 1880: Robert Moore. 1881: Charlotte Grose, 1849; Lotan Dexter. 1843; Henry B. Dexter, 37th I. V. 1 .; 1843. Mahala Young, 1883; Wm. A. Patterson, 1822; JJames M. Hotchkiss, soldier, 1861. John M. Morris, soldier: 1866. William Mahony, 1845; John Atherton, 1885; Mary (Newell) Dewey, 1867; Elizabeth Goodsell, 1858; Isabell White, 1864: William Rounds, 1813; Angeline Riddle, 1857; Stacy Copperthwaite, 1863; Ann B. Tezler, Maria Moore, 1875: Orrilla Rice. 1865; Chloe W. Maxfield, 1812: Benjamin Williams, soldier: 1864. Avery Rice. 1875; Julia A. Bates. 1844: Mary A. Dyer. 1825; Elizabeth Williams, 1868: Paulina A. Jackson. 18:5; Elizabeth Wright, 1869: Catharine Spillman, 1864; William Williams. 1885: John L. Adams, soldier; 1862. Jonathan New- myre. 1851: Matilda Galley. 1857: Catharine Lowman, 1876.
Modena Village .- The town of Modena was platted by Carson Ber- field for Williston K. Fuller and Miles A. Fuller in March, 1553. and recorded in July. 1856. The location is sec. I. T. 13, N .. R. 6. E. The streets named were Main and Second running North and South, and Locust and Chestnut East and West. Among the purchases of lots at Modena before the war were the following named : Bethuel Greentiekl, IS60; W. K. and M. A. Fuller, 1856 : William T. Leeson, A. W. Avery, James K. Oziah, IS61; B. F. Fuller, 1856; M. Y. Smith, 1860; Samuel C. Sharer. 1856; C. A. Dean, 1859; Charles Greenfield, IS61; S. D. Brees, 1859; Dexter Wall, 1859; A. Y. Fuller, 1859; Trustees of Bap- tist church, 1856; Robert E. Westfall, 1858.
The location is within the bend of Spoon river on the south east one- fourth of section 1, certainly one of the most picturesque places in the whole county. Across the river, and connected with Modena by the iron bridge is the hamlet called Waktron or Wallden. Within the vil- lage and surrounding it are the coal mines, which, while detracting from the pastoral beauty of location, add to the wealth of the district.
The business circle of Modena comprises A. Y. Fuller, general mer- chant : 1. B. Lukens, flouring-mill, and B. A. Newton, grocer. John Scott's coal shaft at Modena is forty-five feet, with several levels or entries. This was sunk in 1854. There are seven men in the levels. Ilorse-power is used in hoisting. The product is from 400 to 500 per day. North of the shaft. on the road is the air-shaft. Across the road from Scott's shaft is the Talbot shaft, with air-shaft and pump south some distance. This is an old shaft, forty-nine feet deep, with levels. This gives employment to five men.
The pensioners residing at Modena in 1883 were Anstin Jeffers and Robert Freeland, $2 each; Edward P. Wright, $4; A. Il. Louden- burgh, 86, and James Montooth. SIS.
So much has been written in the general history and in the pages devoted to the oldl settlers of Modena that the writer withdrew frou
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this part of the chapter several paragraphs, the pith of which appears in the pages devoted to biography.
The Stark Predestinarian Baptist Society dates back to August 15, 1853, when a number of members of the old Sandy Creek Association, residing here and in Henry county, expressed a desire to be constituted a new church under the name Spoon River Predestinarian Baptist Association. Elders Robert F. Haynes, James B. Chenoweth and ('lement Wirt, with Deacons Isaac Babbitt and Eliel Long, were at this meeting. with J. B. Chenoweth, clerk, and Wm. J. Fillingham was ordained. The twelve articles of faith were adopted, and the consti- tution signed by Archibald, Charles, Martha and Eleanor Vandike, Catherine Bolt, Zarah, Benjamin and Jane Newton, Robert and Phoebe Sharer. Win. J. Fillingham, David Potter and George Beall. The new society applied for admittance into the Sandy Creek Association, and the delegates, W. J. Fillingham, D. Potter and Zarah Newton took their seats as members thereof. On October 1, 1853. Archibald Vandike and David Potter were chosen deacons, and Zarah Newton, clerk. John Case, Elizabeth Case and Joseph Newton were admitted members. This meeting was held in the Franklin school house. In 1856 Edward Whybrow, J. R. Atherton and wife were received. In October, 1857, the name Spoon River Church of Christ, or Old School Baptist Church occurs on the records. Mr. Booher and wife, of Galva, and Mrs. Winchell were admitted members. In 1856 C. Van- dike was clerk. In 1858 Rebecca Boggs and William Davis were received. On October 1, 1856, the new meeting house at Modena was opened, and meetings held therein. In 1859 Margaret Il. Taylor, Catherine Cox, Nancy Funderburg, Eli and Hester Batten, Sarah Hilliard, Isaac and Hannah Mehew joined the church. In 1860 Catherine Lane, Lena Winchell, Rebecca Thompson and Eliza Chenoweth became members. In 1863 Peter Rinard and wife, Levi Winchell. Hiram Bogart and wife, joined; in 1864 Isaac and Rachel Thurston, John W. Riner, Rachel Riner and Maria Dunham became members; in 1866 Orin Thompson, a soldier of Nebraska, and Sarah Smith were received ; in 1868 Delphine Newton joined, in 1870 Lewis Brasel and wife Mary. in 1871 Zelphe Collins and Oliver Stimson.
Elder Chenoweth presided for the last time in August, 1866. Rev. Salle presided in 1867, and William A. Thompson presided as moderator from February, 1868, to July, 1870. Elder Dillon presided in August, 1870, Orin Thompson from November, 1870, to July, 1877, when the record closes. Charles Vandike serving as clerk all these years. The present members are Catherine Bolt, Eleanor Vandike, Margaret Atherton, Catherine Cox, Rebecca Thompson, Eliza Chenoweth, Oliver Stimson, Hiram and Elizabeth Bogart, Archibald Vandike, Delphine Newton, Zelphe Collins, Charles Vandike.
About 1880 the " Mound Church." or the Cumberland Presbyterian, was purchased by James M. Jackson, and since that time the Baptists worship there. In 1879 the church at Modena was sold. There Rev. J. B. Chenoweth preached from 1853 to 1866, when he was succeeded by Orin Thompson. On his death Smith Ketchum, the present preacher, took charge.
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In September, 1886, J. V. Lonnon, of Milo, raised a barn, the principal part of the frame of which is composed of the frame of the old mill that was built at Modena many years ago, and was called Fuller's mill. The frame is hard wood, and makes a very substantial building.
Moulton-was platted in August, 1836, for Robert Schuyler, Russell 11. Nevins, Wm. Couch, Abijah Fischer and David Lee. The location was four miles southeast of Toulon, on what is now the Solomon Wil- kinson farm, as laid out in May of that year. The fact of a store being kept there by George and William Sammis was the incentive toward establishing a town here. About 1840 Eugenius Frum erected the frame of a house there, which was purchased by Benj. Turner, moved to Toulon, and stood there until June, 1886, when it was demolished. At one time this little hamlet entertained great hopes of being the seat of justice for the new conuty on account on its geo- graphieal position, but Miller's Point won the honor, and old Moulton. with her traders and aspirations, passed out of existence.
Societies .- Almost the entire list of mutual benevolent associations find a place in the history of the villages of Toulon and Wyoming. Two, however, are so elosely identitied with the township that refer- once to them is made here. The Farmers' ('Inb of Toulon township, was organized in February, 1873. Signing the Constitution was next accomplished when twenty members were enrolled, as follows: N. W. Dewey, James Fraser, Eugene B. Lyon, Richard Tapp, B. G. Hall. David Guyre, Charles, Hartley, Benj. Turner, Robert MeKeighan, T. 11. Maxfield, Benj. Packer, Jr., William Hughes, John Black, Don (. Lyon, George W. Dewey. Eli Benham, Fred R. Greenwood, Oliver Thomas, Jolm T. Gardner, D. Lowman. The committee on perma- nent organization reported the following, which, on motion, was ac- eepted and adopted in full: President, D. Lowman ; viee presidents, Geo. W. Dewey, Benj. Turner; secretary, B. G. Hall ; treasurer, Benj. Packer. The Stark County Farmers' Association may be said to date back to July, 1873. The introduction of politics in September of that year, which action was entirely opposed to the rules of the grange. may be said to have destroyed this powerful organization.
In subsequent pages devoted to family and pioneer history, a sketch of almost every one prominently connected with this township or any of its towns, is given.
TOWN OF TOULON.
Toulon is the center of new associations. It borrows no propelling power from venerated antiquarianism, since the spot where it stands . was but yesterday wrapt in solitary grandeur. Some western settle- ments are filled up with bankrupts who have fled from eastern eredi tors, anxious only to obtain peace of mind and bread enough to eat ; they are decaved and tempest-tossed vessels, stripped of spars and rig- ging, but Toulon, however, always claimed large exemption from these. Its first settlers were iron-souled and true-hearted men. They eame determined to plow their way through the wilderness and make unto themselves pleasant homes -and they succeeded. They had a mis-
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sion, and they nobly performed it. They did their work roughly. yet they did it for all time. There is a sort of romance in their history that fascinates: there is a kind of rustic simplicity connected with them that is truly poetic. Behind them were the homes they had left, the waterfalls that danced to their childish mmusic, and the hills that echoed back their playful shouts. Before them was the wilderness, dark and gloomy, standing in all its solemnity. Look from the little village of the past to the city of the present and see what a contrast it. presents. It is set off with substantial dwellings, enltivated gardens and shaded streets. True to the progressive spirit of the age, its peo- ple have devoted themselves to the decoration of their homes. There are dry goods and millinery stores, grocery stores, clothing stores, hotels, drug stores, physicians, lawyers, hardware and tinning estab- lisluments, a woolen factory, carriage factory, printing houses, harness makers, wagon shops, Innber merchants, cabinet-makers, stonemasons and painters. There is a bank, school houses and five churches, a number of benevolent and literary societies, and not one saloon. Only a little over half a century ago the Indians of Walnut Grove. driven out by the patentees of their land, sought refuge in the groves round the present town and along Indian Creek in its vicinity. The name is taken from Toulon in Tennessee, which was suggested by Col. Hen- derson, and adopted. The population in 1880 was 967. but now esti- mated at about 1.100.
Prior, however, to this present name being applied, it was known to the pioneers as " Miller's Point." Harmon and Comrad Leek, who came to Indian creek in 1832 and who sold their lands south of Toulon to Col. Henderson in 1836, were undoubtedly the first white settlers in the neighborhood. Samuel Merrill came some time after Harmon Leek moved to Hennepin, and settled close by. In 1834 Minott Silli- man moved to the neighborhood and resided here until 1836, when he opened the "Culbertson farm," just north. In the cabin which Miner erected there in 1833, he and Ephraim Barnett kept house in July. 1836, when the Henderson family moved on the Leck claim, a short distance south. In 1832, Harris W. Miner erected a cabin not far from the Toulon depot ; and it is further elaimed for him and this sec- tion that here the beginnings of cultivation of lands in this township were made, although Minott Silliman, who came in 1843, does not state positively that any evidences of such improvement were observed by him. John Miller and Charlotte, his wife, of whom mention is made in the organic and other chapters, the original owners of Toulon, were the first permanent residents, and the only ones when the county ยท was organized. In October, 1841, Benjamin Turner, his wife and her parents. the MeWilliams'. moved into the county seat and erected the first building to which the name " house " could be appropriately ap- plied. Minott Silliman, the original owner of the land, built a cabin here as early as March 25, 1835, which, together with the land he sold to John Miller, who occupied both at the time the town was located. and deeded to the county the original site on the condition it should be made the " shire town " or county seat. At this time the location was called " Miller's Point."
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Toulon was surveyed by Carson Berfield in August, 1841, on a part of the southwest one-quarter of Section 19. Township 13, Range 6. The streets named thereon are Miller. Franklin, Washington and Hen- derson running one way, and Vine, Main and Jefferson the other, with twenty-feet alleys between the first named streets, titled Plum, Cherry and Grape alleys. The plat was acknowledged by Jonathan Hodg- son and Win. Ogle. commissioners, before John Miller, Probate Justice of the Peace, and recorded by Benjamin Turner, deputy Recorder. At this time the evidences of the cornfields of the Indians were very plain. their fields having extended along the plateau where is now the residence of Samuel Burge, south to the Rhodes farm and north to the Culbertson larm. Even in 1847 on the Shallenberger homestead ovi- dences of corn-fields and Indian burial-grounds still existed.
The sale of lots in the original town of Toulon. took place Septem- ber 14 and 15. 1841. To point ont definitely the first owners of the lots then sold the following list of the 122 purchases is given. The highest price paid was $86 for lot 10. block 6; the lowest price, $5 for lot 2, block 9. and $5 for lot 1, block 1. The purchasers are named as follows: Harris Miner, lots 9 and 10; E. Greenfield, lot S: Calvin Powell, lot 5; O. Whitaker, lots fand f : John W. Henderson, lots 2 and 336, block 16; Win. Cue, lots 1. 4, 5, Sand 9: Wm. Bowen, lot 2. Austin Grant. lots 3. 6 and 7 block 15: Z. Cooley. lot 1; Orrin Maxfield, lot 2: L. S. Dorrance, lot 5: W. Bowen. lot >; Jonathan Hodgson, lot 9; R. F. Washburn, lot 3. block 14; JJonathan Hodgson. lot 1 : John W. Hender- son, lot 2; John Prior. lot 3; Ilarris Miner, lot 9, block 13: Wm. One, lot 10: Philip Miller, lot 9; Abel Mott, lot 8 ; J. H. Stipp, lot 5; Eugenius Frum, Jot 4: Benjamin Turner, lot 1: John Mc Williams, lots 2 and 3; Cyril Ward, lots 6 and 7, block 12. John Miller, lot 1; Henry Breese, lot 4; Alex. Bothwell, lot 5; John Smith, jr., lot >: J. K. MeC'lenahan, lot 9: Robert MeClenahan, lot 7; S. Dwire, lot 6: Smith Fry, lots 3 and 2, block 10. John Miller, lot 2; Dr. Kinkaid, lots 3. 6. 7 ; Thomas Colwell, lot 10: G. B. Gillett, lot 9 ; Nelson Grant, lot $ : David Essex. lots 3, 4 and 1, block 9. N. Chamberlain, lot 10: D. Winter. lot 9; lohn Me Williams. lot 5; Edley Brown, lots 4 and 1: S. Shaw. lots 4 and 6: Calvin Eastman. lot 2, 1. D. Lane, lot 8, block S. Martin Mason, lot 10; J. A. Parker, lot 9: Harris Miner, lots 5 and $: Jon- athan Hodgson, lots 6 and 3: B. M. Jackson, lots 1 and 7; Jarvill W. Chaffee, lot 2. block 7. Stephen Trickle, lots 10, 7, 6 and 3 ; T. F. llurd. let 9 ; J. Hodgson, lot 2: Harris Miner, lots 1 and 4; W. Car- ter, lot 5: D. Winters, lot S. block 6. Eugenius Frum, lot 9; Adam Perry. lots 10 and 7: 11. Brees, lot 3 ; M. Silliman, lot 2: 1. Ward. lot 1 : D. Winters, lot 4 ; T. J. Henderson, lot 5 : H. Miner, lot $, block 5. lohn Prior, lot 2; Walter Richmond, lot S: Ira Ward, Jr., lot 9: block 4. 1. K. Lane, lot 10: Robert Mitchell, lots 3, 2. and 9: Harris Miner, lots 4 and 5; Philip Miller, lot 8; block 3. Harris Miner, lot 4. 5. 10 and 7; Nero W. Mounts, lot 1; 1. Hodgson, lot $, Virgil Pike, lot 6; W. Stowe, lot 3; James Johnson, lot 2: block 2. Elijah Greenfield, lot : Calvin Powell, lot 6: 11. Miner, lot 2; Calvin East- man, lot 10; Cyril Ward. lots 9. S. 5. 4 and 1 ; block 1.
The sale of lots under special authority, legislative enactment,
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which took place April 2. 1849, resulted as follows : Calvin L. Eastman, lots 2 and 7; block 1. Geo. W. Fuller, lot 9: block 2. John W. Hen- derson, lot' ; David P. Winter, lot 6; Elijah McClenahan, Jr., lot 7: block 3. John W. Henderson, lots 1, 3 and 3; Andrew Dray, lots 7 and 10, block 4. Simon S. Heller, Jot 1, block 5. Bushrod Tapp. lot 1 and 3 ; block 8. Isaac C. Reed, lot 10, block 12. John A. Williams, lot 4; Daniel D. Driscoll, lot 5; Geo. A. Worley, lot 1 ; T. J. Hender- son, lots 7 and 10 ; block 13. John W. Henderson, lot 4; JJohn Emery, lots 1 and 7; Thomas Hall, lot io; block 14. Jacob Holgate. lots 1 and 4: Minott Silliman, lots 5, S and 9; Thomas Hill, lot 10; block 15. The prices ranged from $6.50 for lot 6, block 8; to $60 for lot 6, block 5. Mrs. Shallenberger, referring to the first sale says : " The old home of Mr. Turner, north of Dr. Chamberlain's drug store, and west of the square, was originally purchased for $45.00, while lot 1, in block 14, (the site of the First Baptist Church) considered to be very choice, was bought by a Knox county man. Z. Cooley, for $70.75. Mr. Theo- dore F. Hurd, has the honor of investing the largest sum in any one lot at the first sales, he having paid $75, for lot 6, in block 9."
Henderson & Whitaker's addition to Toulon was surveyed by Wm. HI. Green wood and Sylvester F. Otman, in August 1856. This tract ex- tended South from the alley North of Clinton street to the North line of Thomas street, and from the East line of the original town to the line of Union street, of course exclusive of the proposed W. A. L. R. R. and depot grounds.
Culbertson's Eastern addition to Toulon. extending East from Union street, was surveyed by S. F. Otman in December, 1885, and ac- kowledged by John Culbertson.
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