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The next settler was William Price, who came in 1828 and located on the north bank of the Wabash river in section 3, township 26, on what was later known as the Elsroth farm. For nearly a year he and Mr. Cicott were the only white residents of the township, their only com- panions being Indians.
In 1829 John Myers settled on a portion of Cicott's reserve, and in 1830 Peter Elsroth located near Mr. Price; Maj. Ben Smith in section 33; James Williams in section 36, and Andrew McMillen to the north.
In 1830 Beaufort Banta settled in section 24, where he resided until his death in 1888. He was born in Kentucky in 1808, was a man of fine appearance, tall and commanding figure. He had marked individ- uality, conviction and courage. In politics he was a Whig and later a Republican, and often made political speeches. He had a large family, of which his sons, Benjamin, William, Caleb and John Banta, are still honored residents of the county.
In 1831 came Robert and Alexander Gray and located in the southern part of the township. Robert became captain of militia and was known . as Captain Gray. He was born in Pennsylvania in 1796, and died in 1868, and lies at rest in the Georgetown cemetery. He was a large and powerful man, was justice of the peace for many years and often referee in disputes between neighbors. Politically he was an ardent Democrat. He was the father of eight children, all of whom are now. dead.
Alexander Gray was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, located on section 33, Jefferson township, on land now owned by his son Harrison Gray. He had dark curly hair, was a plain man, unostenta- tious in his demeanor, a clean man with sturdy Christian character, and a leader in the Pisgah Presbyterian church. He had an invalid wife for whom he cared like a child. He greatly aided in the development of Jefferson township until the time of his death in 1875.
James Gray, another brother, was born in Pennsylvania in 1802, married Katharine Duncan in Pennsylvania in 1828, came to Jefferson township in 1839, and was a prominent pioneer farmer until his death. His children were: John, James D., Thomas, Alexander, Hamilton and Martha, all of whom are dead except the latter, now the wife of Lemuel Powell, of Bethlehem township.
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Abraham Hildebrandt came in 1834 and located in section 33, on land now owned by his grandchildren. He was a prudent, upright man, and spent a long and useful life aiding in the development of Jefferson township. He died in 1892. His wife was Lucy Weirick. Larkin Herman was a settler in 1835. He was a school teacher and farmer, and was the father of Mrs. John Banta.
About this time Taylor Sturgeon settled in section 22, John Kistler in section 25, Dr. James Gordon in Cicott's reserve, Aaron Renberger, father of Commissioner George Renberger, in section 8, David Weirick in section 33, Joseph Day near Georgetown, Daniel Bell near George- town, William Nethercutt, John Shaw, Israel Watts, Daniel Small, John Watts and Alexander Scott. The latter was the first preacher in the township. About 1835 the following well remembered pioneers became citizens of the township: William Hughes, Daniel Devore, John Hicks, Thomas Martindale, George Houk, Thomas Harless, Robert Gil- lum, S. M. Braden, John McMillen, John W. Wilson and Thomas Pritchard. The next few years witnessed the arrival of many well- known settlers, some of whom are: Robert Donovan, William Craig, Thomas Patterson, Robert Jellison, Alexander Smith, Michael Bruner, Benjamin Baxter, Jefferson Rhodes, Alexander Seawright, Timothy Cal- laway, William M. Rogers, James Burket, John Crain, I. C. Thompson, S. M. McClure, James Hood, Silas Atchison, Wesley Johnson, Daniel Short, John Winegardner, John Miller, Samuel Tam, Joseph Galbreth, Isaac Dill, John Crook, William Barr.
ORGANIZATION OF THE TOWNSHIP
Jefferson township was organized and the first election held Sep- tember 6, 1831, at the cabin of John Myers, near Georgetown. Maj. Daniel Bell acted as inspector of the election, and it did not take all night to count the ballots, for there were only six votes cast-all of which were cast for Joseph Day for justice of the peace and for Robert Gray and Beaufort Banta, trustees.
FIRST BIRTHS
Elizabeth, daughter of Beaufort and Elizabeth Banta, born March 17, 1831, and Barbara, daughter of Robert and Barbara Gray, born . September 22, 1832.
EARLY DEATHS
Probably the first deaths that occurred in the township were Barbara, the four-months-old daughter of Robert Gray, who died December 26, 1832, and Peter Price, who died in 1833, and were interred in the Georgetown cemetery.
MILLS AND INDUSTRIES
Crooked creek in early days afforded abundant water power and gave this part of the county superior manufacturing facilities, and within a short period after the first settlement several mills were erected at different points along this stream.
The first mill in the township was erected at Georgetown in 1829 by George Cicott. This was a sawmill, and later a corn cracker attachment was made to grind corn for the early settlers. This mill was operated by different parties for twenty-five years or more.
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About 1833 John Myers built a sawmill on Crooked creek above the Cicott mill and ran it for some years, but it has long since disappeared.
The Garrett mill on Crooked creek above the Reed mill, in section 14, was erected in about 1835. This was both a saw and grist mill and was successfully operated for ten years or more, when it was washed out during a freshet and was never rebuilt.
Andrew Waymire was Cass county's pioneer millwright, and about 1835 erected a grist mill for Pollard and Wilson, but it was known as the Waymire mill. It stood on Crooked creek near the corner of section 10. It was afterwards purchased and operated by George Houck, but ceased operations in the later fifties.
About 1838 Alexander Seawright built a sawmill on Crooked creek, in section 26, and in 1843 erected a large grist mill on the same site. This was perhaps the largest mill ever erected in the township, being four stories in height and fitted up with four run of buhrs, and did a heavy business until it was totally destroyed by fire in 1847, and was never rebuilt.
James Gordon, father of Max Gordon, about 1840 erected a second sawmill at Georgetown and operated it for some years, but it gradually fell into desuetude.
THE REED MILL
John Fisher built a grist mill on Crooked creek, in section 14, about 1858, known as the Reed mill. Later D. L. Fisher purchased it and was operated by him, Beaufort Banta, Amos Johnson and others, but was finally abandoned.
About 1868 or 1869 Jacob Ringer erected a flouring mill on Crooked creek, about one-half mile west of Pisgah church, section 23. It was successfully operated by several parties, Mr. Michaels being the last, when, in 1885, it was destroyed by fire and never rebuilt.
Taylor Sturgeon erected a small carding machine and woolen mill on the north end of Crooked creek in Jefferson township. It was a small affair and only ran for a few years.
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Enoch Cable built a large grist mill at Georgetown on the site of Cicott's first sawmill, about 1868. In recent years it was supplied with new roller process by Wesley Frick and was doing a good business until it was burned down, February 20, 1911, entailing a loss of over three thousand dollars. The fire was supposed to have been of incendiary origin. There was freshly fallen snow on the ground and tracks in the snow were traced to a certain house in Georgetown, and the man was indicted by the grand jury, tried and acquitted, but many believed him to be guilty. In 1912 Mr. Frick erected a small mill on the site of the ruins of his old mill and is grinding feed, corn and buckwheat only. This with a small grist mill at Pipe creek are the only water power mills now being operated in Cass county.
About 1840 William Rector built a small distillery on Crooked creek, in section 14, and turned out a fair article of "bug juice," but that kind of goods was not in great demand by the good people of Jefferson and he soon closed his questionable business.
Jefferson township had better water power facilities than any other township in the county and a greater number of mills have been erected within her boundaries than any other township in the county, but all have disappeared. Three causes have operated to close these mills. First, cutting the forests and draining the land have caused the water
. to flow rapidly off, so that the water power is not efficient or constant; second, the timber is practically all cut and no demand for sawmills,
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and the third cause is the concentration of effort into large factories and mills which has driven out the small mills, and probably a fourth reason is the building of good roads and railroads, which render it easy to distribute goods from the large central mills and factories. So that of the scores of small mills that formerly dotted Cass county none re- mains today. A new era has come, the old gives way to the new in the onward progress of civilization, yet some features of the old we yield with regret, the neighborhood sociability and community of interests.
CHURCHES
The pioneers brought Christianity with them into the wilderness of Jefferson and as soon as a few settlers could be gathered together they began to hold religious meetings. It is reported that the first meetings were held in the cabin of Robert Gray about 1833 to 1835, by the Chris- tian (Disciple) denomination. These first meetings were conducted by Elders William Hicks, John and Alexander Scott, pioneer preachers, who settled in Clay township. They conducted religious worship at the cabins of the pioneers for several years, but never culminated in a permanent organization. About this time the Dunkards or German Baptists began to hold meetings in the cabin of David Weirick, but they also failed to effect an organization, and the Christian or New Light denomination were the first to perfect a church organization in the township.
CROOKED CREEK CHRISTIAN (NEW LIGHT) CHURCH
This is said to be the oldest church organization in the township and was formally launched in 1839 at the house of Solomon Burket, who then lived in section 11 and officiated as the organizing minister. The following names appear on the charter roll: Solomon and Sarah Burket, Thomas and Lida Martindale, Thomas and Sarah Vernon, John and Re- becca Hicks, David and Sarah McCombs, Jonathan and Elizabeth Mar- tindale, Mary Dale, Joseph Lewis, James Shaw, John and Rhoda Watts, and possibly others. The first year after the organization meetings were held in private houses and at the log schoolhouse in the neighbor- hood, but in 1840 the congregation erected a neat little frame church on land donated by John Garrett, situated in the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter section 3, Jefferson township, but deeds were not executed until November 14, 1863, when Joshua Garrett conveyed the ground to the trustees of the church: David McCombs, Hollingsworth Vernon and Larkin Austin. This first little church building served the congregation until 1881, when it was replaced by the present commodious frame house of worship which represents a capital of $1,400.
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A Sunday school was organized in 1860 and has been successfully conducted since that date and is a great aid in the upbuilding of the church which now has an active membership of ninety. A cemetery is maintained by the society.
The following ministers have served as pastors or supply :
Solomon Burket, 1838-42; Rev. - Briggs; Abraham Sneethers; Rev. - Myers; George Abbott, 1863-6; William Hazlet; 1866-70; William Winegardner, 1873-5; D. N. Fowler, 1875-7; Kendle West, 1877-81; D. W. Fowler, 1881-3; S. M. McNeely, 1883-6; J. N. Ulery, 1886-9; Taylor Jackman, 1889-90; C. V. Strickland and wife, 1891; D.
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N. Fowler, 1891-4; Samuel McNeely, 1894-00; C. E. McCoy, 1900-02; Silas Mosstettler, 1902-04; S. M. McNeely, 1904-10; J. H. Walker, 1910- 11; William Newhouse, 1911-13.
PISGAH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
This church was organized by the Rev. M. M. Post, September 24, 1836, in a log schoolhouse then located in section 17, Noble township, with nineteen charter members, to wit: John, Benjamin, Sarah, Ros- annah and Anna Adair, William and Catharine Loman, Taylor and Eunice Sturgeon, Margaret Smith, Joseph Gibson, George, Susan, Jane and Sarah McMillen, John, Margaret and Sarah Wilson. The first elders of the church were William Loman, John Adair and Joseph Gib- son. John Wilson and Benjamin Adair were elected deacons. Meetings were held at irregular intervals in the old log schoolhouse and at private residences, usually conducted by Father Post, until 1840 when a hewed log church was erected in section 18, Noble township, on land belonging to Mrs. Jane McMillen. Some years later the adjoining farm was sold, before any deeds were made to the church, and the ground upon which the log church stood reverted to the purchaser of the contiguous lands and the old log church, the first erected in Noble township, was converted into a stable by the purchaser, and the congregation worshipped in schoolhouses, chiefly in the schoolhouse located near Curveton.
The matter of selecting a site and building a church agitated the congregation for some years. The congregation was divided. Those living west of Crooked creek desired that the church be built near them, but those residing east of the creek contended that it be erected on their side; so matters dragged along for years, but finally a compromise was agreed to, and on April 16, 1852, John Wilson deeded one and one-fourth acres of ground situated in section 23, Jefferson township, to the trustees of the church, A. E. 'Gray, Alexander Seawright and Richard Pryor. Soon after a contract for building a church edifice was let to Richard Pryor for the sum of $425. A neat frame structure was soon, completed and dedicated to the service of the Master, March 12, 1853. This build- ing, with some minor improvements, served the congregation until 1910, when it was replaced by the present modern house of worship, con- structed of cement or "stucco" at a cost of $6,000. This new building was dedicated June 11, 1911. The building committee who so faithfully and energetically prosecuted the construction of the new church were Caleb Banta, J. E. Buchanan and Schuyler Gibson. The present trustees are: Jonah Michaels, J. E. Buchanan and Schuyler Gibson; treasurer, Wilson Seawright.
A Sunday school was instituted in 1831, long before the church or- ganization, at the residence of Mrs. Jane McMillen, who then lived in the west edge of Noble township. Rev. M. M. Post was the moving spirit in the organization of both the Sunday school and the church and was their pastor at intervals until his death in 1876.
The present membership is about forty. A cemetery adjoins the church.
In addition to Father Post the following ministers have had pastoral charge of the congregation :
James Gordon, 1855-9; Rev. - Randall; J. A. Veal, 1859-63; James Jack, 1864; Amos Jones, 1875-8; Gilbert Small, 1881-8; William Peters, 1888-95; James Porter, 1900-05; E. A. Cameron, 1904-08; William R. Shelt; Robert Rankin; William Thompson, 1864-70; Rev. - Bo- hannan, 1878-81; William Kouts, 1895-99; William Lippett; Rev. Kir- choff, present pastor.
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CENTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
This society is an offshoot of Pisgah church and dates its history from about 1852, when that church was located and erected. Those living west of Crooked creek were dissatisfied with the location of Pisgah church, and organized Center Presbyterian church under the leadership of Revs. Ed. W. Wright, Levi Hughes and R. Bell. The first meetings were held in Martindale schoolhouse in Boone township, and later in private residences. The organization was perfected in Martindale school- house, November 16, 1854, with the following charter members: William Barr, Sarah Barr, William and Nancy Williamson, James, Robert and Elizabeth Benson, John, Sarah and Newton H. Benson, William Rogers, Elizabeth Murphy, Sarah Fry, Jane McNitt, Mary J. McNitt, Ann Houk, George and Mary J. Williamson. In 1858 the congregation erected a comfortable house of worship on land donated by John Watts, situated in the north half of the southeast quarter section 9, Jefferson township. This is a frame structure 30x40 feet in dimensions and cost $1,000.
Robert McNitt hauled the boulders with an ox team from the bed of Crooked creek, with which to build the foundation. This is not a large congregation, the present membership is only forty, but what they lack in numbers is more than compensated for by the earnest Christian work of its members, and the church has wielded a great in- fluence for good in the community.
The following pastors have served the congregation :
Rev. - Bell; Robert Irvin, 1854; William P. Crouch; Mcknight Williamson; James Matthews, 1872; James T. Patterson; M. M. Post; Amos Jones; A. B. Bohannan; Gilbert Small; W. P. Koutz, 1860; A. J. Arick; W. S. Peters, 1887-91; Simpson, 1892-97; J. B. Porter, 1900-02; A. J. Cameron, 1904-06; E. M. McKlosky, 1907; T. E. Hughes; W. R. Shelt, 1907; George R. Hill; W. T. Lippert, 1908; W. S. Peters, 1910; C. H. Kirocroft, 1912.
ZION GERMAN EVANGELICAL CHURCH
This church was organized in 1855, at the residence of Jacob Yenney, by Rev. Jacob Grommiller with a charter membership, composed of Jacob Yenney and wife, Jacob Gougle and wife, George Gougle and John Gougle. This little band of earnest German Christians held religious meetings at private residences and occasionally in a schoolhouse, keeping the fold together in the Master's service until 1870, when a neat frame church edifice was built in the northwest corner of Jefferson township on land donated by Elizabeth and George Gougle, they conveying to the trustees of the church a lot thirteen rods square on September 23, 1870.
In 1904 the original church building was replaced by the present frame structure, with an outlay of $620. The congregation has steadily increased and now numbers forty-five.
A Sunday school was organized in 1855 and is still maintained. The congregation's spiritual welfare has been in charge of the following pastors : Rev. Kaney, Rev. Spohn, Rev. Kaley, Rev. Wickous, Rev. Wildermuth, Rev. Bothemay, Rev. Wales, Rev. Teder, Rev. Smith, Rev. Oaks, Rev. Snyder, Rev. Alberts, Rev. Heil, Rev. Reper, Rev. J. K. Kroft, Rev. Ruel, Rev. Bumgartner, Rev. Teaney, Rev. Overmeyer, Rev. Stowell, Rev. Bailer, Rev. Shoe, Rev. Brocker, Rev. Weisjohn, Rev. Hol- derman; Rev. W. A. Stowell, 1912, present pastor.
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LAKE CICOTT. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
This flourishing congregation is of recent date. There being no church in this neighborhood, the good people were gathered together at Lake Cicott in 1903 by Revs. F. G. Howard and George Jones, and an organization perfected with a charter membership of thirty-two, as follows :
Henry and Mary Young; Asa, Ida, Harry, Halleck, Ella and Bert Fisher; Sarah Geir; Sarah and Pearl Baehme; Jacob and Ella Williams; Sarah, James and Mahala Burtis; Turpie, Nora, Bessie, John and Ralph Saunders; Charles, Ella, Lee, Susie, Minnie and F. M. Million; Orpha Bingaman, Effie Gordon, Sarah Burk, Emma Gardner, G. B. Harring- ton; Ada, Fay and Mabel Calloway; Albert, Ella, Tona and Quincy Hil- debrandt, Mary Green, Bertha Stewart, Samuel and Ada Berry, John and Theodore Cassman, Fred McDowell, Emma and Maggie Liston, Pauline Banta; David, Hattie and Susie Shields; Daniel, Jane and Flora Foglesong, Max Williams and George Webster.
During the year 1904 the congregation secured lot No. 13 in Million's addition to the town of Lakeville, at Lake Cicott, situated in the south- east quarter section 21, Jefferson township, and erected a substantial house of worship, the material being cement blocks. The cost of the church complete was $2,350. A Sunday school was organized in 1904 and is in a prosperous condition, as is also a Ladies' Aid Society. The church is doing a grand work in the Master's vineyard and has a mem- bership of fifty. The following minister's have had pastoral charge:
A. M. Bowman, 1904-6; C. C. Harold, 1907-8; J. F. Kendrick, 1909- 10; C. H. Hickman, 1911-12.
BAPTIST CHURCH
About 1838 the Old School (Hard Shell) Baptists organized a so- ciety in the northeast corner of Jefferson township under the leadership of Rev. Andrew Veal, who lived in that neighborhood at that time, and for many years thereafter.
About 1839 Vincent Calvin, Henry Garrett and Andrew Veal were appointed trustees to erect a suitable house of worship. They secured a location on the northeast corner of section 10, Jefferson township, and built a hewed log church, but owing to removals of some of the members and the weak society, the building was never fully completed and never dedicated, and the Crooked Creek church, a few miles to the northeast, in Harrison township, received the few remaining members of this so- ciety, and the log church building was sold in 1843 to Aaron J. Fuller, father of John A. Fuller, and moved about two miles to the north in Boone township on Mr. Fuller's farm and occupied as a residence for many years, and this church society became extinct.
CEMETERIES
Jefferson township, being settled early before churches were organ- ized, and being hilly, making travel difficult, and remote from town, when the grim reaper entered the pioneer cabin, as it frequently did, because the unacclimated settlers were easy victims to the deadly ma- laria, the early settler was compelled to entomb his dead on a nearby knoll on his own farm, and we find many of the hills of Jefferson dotted with pioneer graves, and we find as many as eighteen different places where the dead sleep the sleep that knows no waking.
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PISGAH CHURCH CEMETERY
On April 6, 1852, John Wilson deeded the ground to the trustees of the church for a church site and burial ground, although interments were made here prior to the above date. Probably the first burial was Elizabeth, daughter of Alex. E. Gray, in 1852, and a child of William Smith. The oldest inscriptions on the monuments are wife of Richard Pryor, 1842, and children of Alexander Seawright, February 12 and June 9, 1848.
A church was erected and is still maintained. The churchyard is beautifully located and neatly kept, and contains some handsome monu- ments.
List of soldiers buried here :
Ezra Geer, Company H, First Ohio Light Artillery; William John- son, Company K, Ninety-ninth Indiana; James McClosky, Company K, One Hundred and Sixty-seventh Ohio, died 1870; D. Z. McMillen, Com- pany K, Fifth Indiana Cavalry, died 1895; William Seawright, Com- pany G, Seventy-third Indiana, died 1867; Dr. Singer, - Ohio Regi- ment, died 1874; Samuel S. Vernon, Company C, Forty-sixth Indiana; Andrew Wiley, Company F, One Hundred and Fifty-first Indiana, died 1898.
WINEGARDNER NOW DAVIS CEMETERY
This cemetery is situated two and one-half miles west of Lake Cicott in the southwest quarter, section 19, and the largest and best kept grounds in Cass county, excepting Logansport and Galveston. This land originally belonged to Mr. Winegardner, and he donated the ground and it was utilized for burial purposes many years before deeds were made, and not until Winegardner had sold the farm. May 16, 1870, Richard P. Davis, father of Prof. George B. Davis and Commissioner Frank Davis, deeded one acre of land to the trustees of Winegardner cemetery, and May 30, 1870, Catharine McDowell, of Carroll county, deeded the same to the trustees, William York, Eli Shaw and Richard P. Davis. June 8, 1892, Richard P. Davis also deeded one acre in addition to the old part, and again on November 15, 1900, conveyed one and one- half acres more, adjoining the above tract on the west, to the Davis Cemetery Association. John W. Wimer, as one of the directors of the Davis Cemetery Association, on January 21, 1901, platted this ground.
Some early burials, as appears on the monuments, are: Hester Ann Davis, 1838; Phebe Million, 1838; James B. Elliott, 1836. Burials as early as 1833 are said to have been made here in unmarked graves.
SOLDIERS
George Davis, War of 1812; Jeptha York, War of 1812, died 1846; George P. Davis, Mexican war, died 1850; David M. Davis, Mexican war, died 1885; Joshua Gibson, Company C, Forty-sixth Indiana; David Brumimer, Company D, Forty-sixth Indiana; Martin V. Wiley, Com- pany E, Forty-sixth Indiana, died 1862; Robert M. Timmons; John V. Watterberry, Company E, Forty-sixth Indiana, died 1863; Thomas Pow- nell, Company E, Twenty-ninth Indiana, died 1885; William Smith, died 1887; George W. Callahan, Company E, Sixty-third Indiana, died 1890; Ichather Gardner, died 1886; Curtis Brown, Company F, One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indiana; Henry Sands, Battery D, Twenty- first Indiana Artillery ; W. W. Barnes, drummer, Forty-sixth Indiana, died 1905; O. L. Rizer, Company M, One Hundred and Sixtieth Indiana, Spanish-American war, died 1898.
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