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The court was in sesssion two days, and two indictments were found against two members of the Grand Jury, D. W. McNeal and H. H. Cuppy, for an affray in which they had been engaged. McNeal pleaded guilty, and Cuppy was tried and found guilty, and each were sentenced to pay a fine of St and costs, and were delivered into the custody of the Sheriff until fines and costs were paid. There was no traverse jury at the court.
The two succeeding terms of court were held by the Associate Judges, Enoch Bowden and Silas Pingry, without the aid of the Pro - secuting Attorney or other lawyers.
The first traverse jury in the county was at the October term, 1837, and consisted of the following persons : George White, Nathan Perry, Martin Hiatt, Job Carr, William Swallow, William Chenoweth, Jacob Buffington, Jesse Gray, William Nixon, John Watson, Edward Burford, Joseph Williamson, Thomas Jones, William Cummins, Wil- liam Money, Alexander Glassford, William Isenhart. William Hardy, Adam Flesher, Howard Harford, Alfred Graves and Philip Brown.
The first case of administration in Probate Court was on the estate of Aaron Rigby, by Ellis Davis, September 20, 1837.
The first marriage license was issued April 11, 1837, to Casper Geyer and Rachel Clark, who were married April 18, 1837, by Rev. Wade Posey. Jay County was first represented in the State Legislature by Hon. L. W. Purviance, of Huntington County, in the year 1839. The county was not entitled to a Representative until 1852, when it was first repre- sented by Hon. Robert Huey. Its second Representative was Hon. J. P. C. Shanks, who was elected in 1854.
The taxable valuation on the duplicate, as shown at the end of the several decades, and the amount of taxes levied thereon, may be seen by the following table :
Year.
Valuation.
Taxes.
1843
$5,161.50
1850
$825,950
10,854.15
1860
2,073,555
26,552.80
1870
3,229,536
57,185.96
POPULATION.
The population of the county, as shown by the census at the close of each decade, has been as follows :
Year.
Population.
1840
3,863
1850
7,047
1860
11,339
1870
15,000
1880
19,281
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HISTORY OF JAY COUNTY-Continued.
POPULATION BY TOWNSHIPS.
The following tabular statement presents the population by town- ships, showing the decennial increase from 1850 to 1880 :
Townships.
1850
1860
1870
1880
Wabash
345
734
933
1081
Bear Creek
737
1085
1247
1637
Jackson
575
730
989
1325
Penn .
710
1314
1441
1710
Knox
271
528
685
840
Greene
362
734
1115
1414
Wayne
705
1080
1326
3100
Noble.
745
954
1218
1319
Madison
045
1065
1279
1346
Pike
786
1204
1585
1750
Jefferson
717
1216
1640
1758
Richland
349
086
1342
2021
JAY COUNTY INFIRMARY FARM.
THIS institution comprises 400 acres of land, which was purchased in 1864 and 1872 for $9,500. There are 180 acres under cultivation, and the remainder is lenced. The present buildings are frame, cost- ing $3,000, and were erected in 1866. The cost of the institution to the county, in 1879, over and above the receipts of the farin, was $1,777.12. The receipts of the farm for that year were $777.
The present number of inmates is 25 ; males, 15; females, 10; under 16 years, 3.
The first Superintendent was Samuel Huey ; the second, Christian Haviland ; third, Samuel Howard; fourth, Oliver B. Brown. Mr. Brown has had charge of the Infirmary since March 12. 1875. The salary of himself and wife for the first and second year was $800; for the third year, $698; for the fourth and fifth years, $500.
WABASH TOWNSHIP.
THE earliest settler in this township was Peter Studabaker, who built the first cabin, in 1821, in the bottom south of New Corydon, on land now owned by Samuel Hall. He was a squatter, and remained in the township about two years. The first actual settler was Orman Perring, in 1826, who bought land and improved it. He was followed by William Gibson, in 1834; by Hamilton Gibson, in 1836; by Peter Montgomery and J. B. Gillespie, in 1837; and by Samuel Hall and others later.
The township was organized and the first election held at the house of William Gibson, September 23, 1838, who was then elected the first justice of the peace, only ten or twelve votes being cast. A list of the other officers cannot be obtained. The first-grist mill was built in 1839, by J. B. Gillespie, and the first saw-mill in 1840, by Samuel Hall. In 1840 J. B. Gillespie laid out a few lots where New Corydon is now located, but none were sold. The first school-house was built in 1843, on Section 5.
The township comprises twenty-four sections, the east tier of which is fractional. The land is generally rolling, with the Wabash River crossing the northern part. The southern and middle portions are drained by the Limberlost, and its branches.
The village of New Corydon was laid out Maich 15, 1844, by Theophilus Wilson, to which his northern and eastern additions were added January 12, 1848. The first hewed log-house was built in 1844, by Jesse Snyder. The village now contains I hotel, I church, 2 general stores. I clothing store, I hardware store, I harness shop, I drug store, I shoe shop, I blacksmith and wagon shop, I grist mill, 2 physicians, and I attorney.
Jay City was laid out, June 7, 1840, by Samuel Hall and David Hite. The village now contains I church, I general store, I saw-mill, I blacksmith and wagon shop, and I millinery store.
CHURCHES .- Jay Chapel, erected by the United Brethren, is a frame building, 32 x 46 feet, and will seat 300 persons. It was dedicated, February, 1872, by Bishop J. J. Glossbrener. At that time the mem- bership numbered 25, now it numbers 41, with Rev. L. T. Johnson as the present pastor.
The Holy Trinity Catholic Church was erected by Father Racas, in 1861. The organization began with eleven families. He continued in charge until 1864, when he was succeeded by Father Roff, who was in charge until 1866. Father Reutter had charge until 1867; Father Ringell until 1869; Father Capeder until 1871; Father Reutter until 1876 ; Fathers Fieisch and Felix until 1877; Father Graf until 1879. He was succeeded by Father Joseph Uphaus, the present priest. The organization now comprises about sixty families.
The other churches of the township are the M. E. Church, at New Corydon ; the Evangelical Lutheran, and the Christian Church, located on Section 29.
BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP.
THE first settler that came into this township was John Pingry, in 1834, and the second, Enoch Bowden, who came in the fall of the same year. William and Uriah Chapman, Biram Pierson and Williamn
Vail came in 1835, and others followed later. The township was organized and the first election held in December, 1836, at the house of John Pingry, with Biram Pierson as inspector. The following officers were elected : James Marquis, inspector : William Vail and James Marquis, supervisors; William Baldwin and Edward Burford, overseers of the poor; Frederick Wible and William Gray, fence viewers. At that time the township included the present township of Jackson. James Marquis was also the first justice of the peace, and built the first grist mill, in 1838.
The first postoffice, known as "Bear Creek," was established at Bloomfield, in 1840. At present, this village has no business carried on of any description whatever. The town of Westchester is a small village, and has one general store, a postoffice, one blacksmith and wagon shop, one church, and two physicians. The town of Bryant, on the line of the Grand Rapids and Fort Wayne Railroad, was laid out December 8, 1871, by William McClellan, William R. Gillum, W. K. Sanders, and William Carson. North Bryant was laid out, October 6, 1873, by Ezekiel Rowlett, and has a population at this time of 187. It contains I hotel, I general store, 1 drug store, I dealer in drugs and groceries, 4 grocery stores, a postoffice, I stave factory, I warehouse, I saw mill, I hub and spoke factory, 2 blacksmith shops, I church, 4 physicians.
The township contains thirty-six sections of land, and is well watered by the Limberlost and Bear Creek, which afford excellent outlets for drainage.
CHURCHES,-The Evangelical Lutheran Church, located at Bryant, is a neat frame structure, 32 by 60 feet, and will seat 500. The church was dedicated, May 12, 1878, by Rev. J. B. Helwig, D.D., with a mem- bership of fourteen persons. At present its membership is sixteen. Rev. Cyrus Finley has been the pastor since its organization. The trustees are William Fleming and Jacob Miller.
The Westchester Preparative Meeting-house of Friends was erected in 1875, on a lot donated by Aaron Beck. The building is frame, 28 by 38 feet, and will seat 250. The society was organized Septem- ber 10, 1874, and the present trustees are Cyrus Stanley and Dr. Isaac Vail.
The Congregational Church of Westchester has a membership of twelve. The building was erected in 1862, and will seat 200 persons. Trustee, Peter Walter Dea, and pastor, Rev. Marshall Diggs.
One of the pioneer churches of the county is the Protestant M. E. Church, known familiarly as Macklin's. It is a log structure.
Union Chapel (Albright) was built and dedicated the present year. It is a neat frame, and will seat 200. The membership numbers 81, and the trustees are David Black and David Houser.
The Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church is built on a lot donated by Henry Artman, and was dedicated, August, 1878, by Rev. A. J. Douglass. It will seat about 200. The present trustees are Adam Martin, Henry Artman, and Jeremiah Weaver.
The Albright Church is a frame building, and was built in 1876, on a lot donated by Levi Sager.
JACKSON TOWNSHIP.
JESSE GRAY was the first settler in this township, and was a noted pioneer hunter and Indian fighter. He settled north of the Loblolly Creek, in 1830. David and William Baldwin, William Samuels, John L. West, and Peter, John and Joseph Stults, came in 1834 and 1835. Samuel Moore, William Chenoweth, John Oler, William Mathena, Adam Akins, and James Marquis came in 1836. Silas Pingry, Edward Burford, Alsa and Poindexter Morris, and perhaps a few others, came in 1837. These facts are gathered from the recollec- tions of Silas Pingry, who is the only one now living in the township of the early settlers.
This township assumed a separate organization on the first Monday of April, 1839, and, on that day the electors met, in pursuance of an Act for the Uniform Method of Conducting Township Business, and held an election, with the following result : Trustees, George B. Bateham, William Chenoweth, and Samuel Moore; treasurer, R. Gillman; clerk, George White; constables, James Moore and Lewis Johnson, James Marquis was already justice of the peace, having been elected at the organization of Bear Creek Township. The total expenditures of the township for 1839 were $26.50.
West Liberty was laid out, Angust 20, 1851, by James Marquis, Mary Marquis, and William Batenian. At present, besides the post- office, known as Mills' Corners, there is one general store and one church. One of the pioneer grist mills, extensively patronized by the settlers of this and adjoining counties, was built on Bear Creek in 1838, by James Marquis. He also erected a saw mill in 1839. The first road opened west was from the Huntington road, at the crossing of Bear Creek, to Camden.
The southern part of the township contains much excellent land, but the northern and middle portions have extensive marshes and lakes, known as "The Loblolly." Together with Wolf Creek, these afford the principal drainage of the township. Many years will not pass before these marshes will be reclaimed and cultivated.
CHURCHES,-The Christian Church of West Liberty was built on the site of the old Sardinia Church, and was dedicated, in 1876, by Elder M. McDaniels. It is a neat frame building, and will seat 400,
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The organization has a membership of 200. The trustees are David Chaney, E. Overmeyer, and John Hamnet. Pastor, Elder John Newhouse. The first preaching had in behalf of this denomination was in 1838, by Elder H. Barber, at the house of Silas Pingry.
Union Chapel, for the Church of the United Brethren, was built on a lot donated by Thomas Wells, and dedicated, January 25, 1880, by Rev. Elias Counseller. 'The building is a neat frame, 32 by 44 feet, and will seat 300. The membership numbers 60. The trustees are John B. Stults, A. J. Shewalter, Thomas Wells, M. L. Rupel, and R. N. West. Pastor, Rev. Thomas Coats.
PENN TOWNSHIP.
IN 1823, John Gain, a roving hunter and trader, built the first cabin in this township. The first family who came into the township was that of John Brooks, in 1823. He remained, however, but a short time. The first permanent settler was Moses Hamilton, in 1834. The second settler was Samnel Grissell. In the years 1834 and 1835 came Elias Porter, John McCoy, Jonathan and Richard Hiatt, Job Carr, William Samuels, and Goldsmith Chandler. There were a few others who came about this time, but the names of all, and the precise date at which they came, cannot be obtained.
This was the first township organized in the county by order of the commissioners, at their first session, November 8, 1836. The election was held. on the second Saturday of December, 1836, at the house of Jonathan Hiatt, when Elias Davis was elected the first justice of the peace, and D. V. Canada, constable. In the May term of 1837, the commissioners appointed the following additional officers : Overseers of the poor, Joshua Bond and William Swallow; fence viewers, Moses Hamilton and David Canada ; inspector, Elihu Hamilton.
A horse mill was built in 1837 by Joshua Bond. In 1838 Samuel Grissell built both saw and grist mills. The first school was taught in the winter of 1838, by Benjamin Davis.
The town of New Lisbon (now Camden) was laid out, August 27, 1836. by Samuel Grissell, who changed the name to Camden, in August, 1837. The east addition was laid out in November, 1837, by J. Wilson ; the south addition, in 1841, by Wilton and Grissell. Samuel C. Whiteman laid out his addition December 19, 1866. 'The first house in Camden was built by John D. Jones, in 1836, and, in 1837, H. Z. Jenkins opened the first store. 'The present population of the village is 498, and it contains 2 hotels-the " Union " and "Indiana "-4 dry goods stores, 2 drug stores, 1 hardware and implement store, 3 grocery stores, 2 boot and shoe stores, 3 furniture stores, I woolen mill, 2 saw mills, 1 grist mill, I tannery, 3 blacksmith and wagon shops, 2 millinery and stationery stores, 1 attorney, 6 physicians, I masonic lodge, and 3 churches.
Winona and Balbec are small towns. The first-named has one general store, and the latter a good flouring mill.
This township contains more good land, and is better improved, than any other in the county. The principal stream is the Salamonie. The southern part is gravelly and rolling, and well supplied with excellent water, while the northern portion contains some of the finest and richest prairie lands in the State.
CHURCHES .- The M. E. Church, at Camden, is a frame structure, 32 by 50 feet, and will seat 350. It was dedicated, February 23, 1858, by Rev. C. W. Miller, at which time the organization numbered 200 members. The membership, at present is less than 100. Trustees, G. W. Whiteman, Seth Armitage. Joseph Smith, W. G. Jones, Nathan Hidey, and Frederick Ninde. Pastor, Rev. . J. W. McDaniels.
The Orthodox Friends hold their meetings in a house built by Benjamin Paxson. 'T'hey number 30 members. The house committee consists of Joseph, J. R. and Harriet Paxson.
· The Church of Christ, in Camden, has a neat frame building, 32 by 45 feet, and will seat 300. The church was organized February 28, 1869, by Elder Henry James, with a membership of 32, which is now increased to 50. Elders, Newton Boles and Levi Johnson ; deacons, William Cash and Heston Paxson.
The Friends' Meeting House, in Camden, is an old frame building, and was the first place of worship in the township.
KNOX TOWNSHIP.
THE first settler in this township was John Brooks, in 1824. At first he built a small house near the present residence of Jacob Gaunt. Here, his son Allen, was born, March 4, 1824, which was the first birth among the settlers in the township. In November, 1836, Adam Zigler came into the township as the second settler. He is now seventy years of age, and is living on the land he first entered. Among the first settlers, who were heads of families, he is the only survivor, and fur- nishes many of the facts of the early history of this township. In 1837, came John and Joseph Gaunt, Michael Roland, Joshua Bowen, and William White. In 1838, came Minor Dye, William Hoskins, and Seth Armitage ; in 1839, A. B. Beard, and A. C. Smith ; in 1840, James Spencer; in 1841, John Giger, Sr., John Bergdoll, and Joseph Whitacre.
This was the last township organized in the county, and was
organized on the petition of A. C. Smith and Joseph Gaunt, by whom it was named. The first election was held in 1839, at the house of Joseph Gaunt, at which seven votes were polled, resulting in the election of the following officers : Trustees, A. C. Smith, Michael Roland, and Joseph Gaunt; clerk, Cornelius Smith; justice of the peace, Joseph Gaunt ; constable, Adam Zigler. The first school in the township was taught in the winter of 1838-39, by Cornelius Smith.
The first orchard in the county was raised from seeds planted by Mrs. Mary Brooks. These seeds were from seven apples brought from the Great Miami, in Southern Ohio. She raised them on what is known as the Godfrey Farm, and then brought the young trees, thirty- three in number, and planted them on what is known as the Brooks Farm, at Cherry Grove, in the southeast corner of this township. These trees are still standing as venerable monuments to the brave couple who came here nearly three-score years ago and endured the hardships of pioneer life. .
There are twenty-four sections of land in the township. The country is generally rolling, and is drained by Mud Creek to the northeast, and by Brooks Creek in the eastern part. This last creek takes its name from the first settler of the township, and along its banks may be found some of the best farms in the county.
CHURCHES-Oak Grove M. E. Church was built on a lot donated by Caleb Winget, and dedicated, in 1874, by Rev. A. J. Hill. The building is a trame, 32 by 42 feet, and will seat 300 persons. The trustees are, Caleb Winget, Milton Baird, Daniel Bird, Simon Clouse, and Jacob Gaunt. Pastor, Rev. J. W. Mc Daniels.
GREENE TOWNSHIP.
AN expert hunter and noted pioneer, named Thomas J. Shaylor, was the first settler in this township, in 1833. About the year 1835 came Greenbury Coffin, John Ripe, and Bennett Goodson; in 1836, came Nathan Perry. William Bach, Samuel Routh, Henry De Long, Sr., Joseph Hiatt, Elon Ewers, and George P. Piles; in 1837, G. C. Whiteman; in 1838, Jacob Duggan, and Jacob Hiser. These names and dates are obtained from Nathan Perry, who is now the only sur- vivor of those who were here at the time he came.
This township was organized in 1838. The first justice of the peace in the township was Samuel Routh. On Monday, April 1, 1839, the first election was held, at which a full board of officers were elected, at the house of Joseph De Long. At this election Joseph De Long, Sr., was inspector; J. Timberlake and Joseph Hiatt, judges; Henry De Long, Sr., and Henry Robinson, clerks. The following officers were elected : Trustees, Samuel Routh, Henry De Long, Sr., Henry Robin- son; clerk and treasurer. C. I. Timberlake; overseers of the poor, George C. Whiteman, Bennett Goodson ; fence viewers, Samuel Routh, Henry Robinson ; supervisor, Samuel Routh. The' second justice of the peace was C. I. Timberlake, with George P. Piles as constable.
On the 6th of April, 1839, the trustees met and divided the township into three road districts. The supervisors appointed were as follows : Road District No. 1, Christophier I. Timberlake; No. 2, Samuel Routh ; No. 3, William Bunch.
The following was duly recorded under date of November 27, 1839 : " At a meeting of the trustees, it was ordered that William Jones and Benjamin J. Gillam should open that part of the road running across the northeast corner of the township, which road was not known to the Board at the April meeting, neither were the above men known to them."
At the Spring election of 1840, there were 26 votes cast; at the November election, 22 votes, of which 13 were for Van Buren, and 9 for Harrison.
Green Postoffice is a small village containing 1 general store, r tile factory, 1 grist and saw mill, I blacksmith shop, I wagon shop, 2 churches, and I physician.
This township is one of the most flourishing in the county, and has increased rapidly in population, and in the acreage of cleared land, during the last decade. It contains much excellent land, divided up into many productive farmns. The bottom lands, however, are subject to overflow. 'The Salamonie is the principal stream in the township.
CHURCHES .- Willow Chapel, devoted to the interests of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was built on a lot donated by William Campbell, and dedicated, June 16, 1879, by Rev. E. Karns. It is a frame building, and will seat 350 persons. The membership numbers 12. Trustees, Thomas W. Cassell, L. Evilsizer, James Penn, George Keck, and. William Cartwright. Pastor, Rev. Mr. Stevens.
Christian Chapel was built on a lot donated by James Dugan, Sr. It is a frame building, 30 by 40 feet, and will seat 200. The first steps in its structure were taken March 18, 1873, by the election of Messrs. Alexander Stephan, Lester Osborn, Vincent Lake, James Lank, and J. C. Stephan, as trustees.
The United Brethren Church is an cld frame building, erected on a lot donated by Mr. Jacob Hiser.
The Union M. E. Church is a frame building, 32 by 40 feet, and will seat 300. It was dedicated, in the fall of 1872, by Rev. N. H. Phillips. The board of trustees are Charles Hart, Matthias Spahr, J. O. Spahr, and Jacob Starr. Pastor, Rev. J. W. McDaniels.
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RESIDENCE OF J.W. HEADINGTON, PORTLAND, JAY, CO .IND.
RESIDENCE OF J. J.M. LA FOLLETTE, PORTLAND, JAY, CD. IND.
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WAYNE TOWNSHIP.
THIS township, as at present constituted, comprises thirty-six sections of land. It was originally known as Salamonie Township, Randolph County, and embraced, at that time, the entire county, and what is now known as Blackford County, which was formed in 1837. This, then extensive township, also embraced a part of Adams County, and was organized in the winter of 1834-35. The principal streams in the township are the Salamonie and its tributaries.
The first election was held, at its organization, for a justice of the peace, at the house of Daniel Farber, near College Corners, in what is now known as Wayne township. Benjamin Goldsmith and Henry H. Cuppy were the two candidates. The total vote polled was 15, and Mr. Cuppy was declared elected by a vote of 8 to 7-numbers which have since been rendered so famous in our national history. He was the first legal official of the township.
This township retained the name of Salamonie, as late as May, 1837, when the following persons were appointed by the board of commis- sioners to fill the several offices, viz. : Constables, Anderson Near and Joseplı Flesher ; fence viewers, George Bickel and Sandy Highlander ; supervisors, William Nixon and George Bicke !.
Wayne Township, as at present constituted, was organized, and the first election held at the Court House, on the third Saturday of Sep- tember, 1837, with Daniel Farber as inspector. In consequence of the destruction of the early records of the township, the result of that election cannot be obtained, even from the memory of the old settlers.
Within the present limits of the township, the first settlers may be given as follows : Philip Brown, in 1831 ; Hawkins C. Fouts and James Morrison, in 1832 ; Henry H. Cuppy, Obadiah Winters, Daniel Farber, Sandy Highlander, William Highlander, and James Highlander, in 1833; Joseph Staley and Thomas Jones, in 1834; Joshua Penoch, Daniel W. McNeal and Robert Huey, in 1835, and Thomas Wheat and Peter Coones, in 1836.
The original plat of the town of Portland was surveyed by D. W. McNeal, June 5, 1837, on lands donated by Obadiah Winters, Benjamin W. Hawkins and H. H. Cuppy. The proprietors and dates of the several additions are as follows : East addition was laid out, by the original proprietors, June 15, 1837; west addition, by H. H. Cuppy, and conveyed by him to H. C. Fouts, who became proprietor, April I, 1839; Ira Denney's subdivision of out-lots, December 14, 1871 ; D. C. Baker's addition, March 6, 1872; Joseph Votaw's addition, April 5, 1872; J. M. Haynes' subdivision, April 17, 1873; Ira Denney's second subdivision, July 4, 1873; A. J. Tucker and Martha Tucker's sub- division, March 20, 1874; A. L. Jaqua and C. Hays' addition, Sep- tember 7, 1876; C. A. Munson's addition, September 11, 1876; George Band and William C. Johnson's subdivision, December 23, 1876; Hannah L. Ashdell's subdivision, September 8, 1879; South Portland, by William Coffin, F. M. McGlaughlin, William Giffe and John P. C. Shanks, October 24, 1879.
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