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Henry Willard, deceased, late of Franklin Township, was born in Tuscarawas County, Ohio, March 13, 1812. He came to this county in 1841, settling in Troy Township when it was a heavily timbered forest, and after clearing land he built a log cabin. He was quite a hunter, and in those days killed hundreds of deer. He was married June 6, 1838, to Mary Brown, a native of Tuscarawas County, and a daughter of Joseph Brown, who is now deceased. To them were born two children-an infant deceased and Joseph died at the age of thirty-nine years. The latter was twice married, the first time to Miss Louisa Nichols, and his second wife was Mrs. Caroline Jackman, by whom he had two children-Mary and Henry.
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He was a member of the United Brethren church. Our sub- ject was also an earnest member of the United Brethren church. His death occurred March 31, 1877, leaving a host of friends to mourn his loss. Mrs. Willard moved to Butler Nov. 6, 1884, having sold her farm in Franklin Township where she had lived twenty-eight years. Mrs. Willard attended the first United Brethren meeting held in Butler, which was held by Bishop Henry Coomler and Rev. Jonathan Thomas.
Mathew Henry Wilson, farmer and stock-raiser, section 36, Franklin Township, was born in England, March 16, 1842. His father, George Wilson, was a merchant in England, but in I851 moved his family to the United States and settled on a farm in Wayne County, Ohio, and in 1860 came to De Kalb County, Ind., and settled in Stafford Township where he still lives. Our subject was reared on a farm from his ninth year, receiving a common-school education. Since attaining manhood he has devoted his attention to agriculture and stock-raising, making a specialty of fine horses of the English draft and Norman breeds. His stallion, Fred, is a fine black horse, sixteen hands high and weighs 1,350 pounds. Mr. Wilson was married in the fall of 1862 to Mary Ocker, daughter of Jacob and Keziah Ocker. They have had three children; but two are living- William and Clyde. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson are members of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Michael Wolf, one of the most enterprising farmers and a worthy and respected citizen of Franklin Township, resides on section 31, where he owns eighty acres of valuable land, sixty- five acres of which he has cleared of the timber. He was born in Stark County, Ohio, Dec. 17, 1823, a son of John Wolf, a native of Loudoun County, Va. He was reared and educated in his native county, and 1851 came to De Kalb County, Ind., and settled in the woods, having to clear away the trees before he could build a cabin. Bringing with him little money, but an abundance of energy and ambition, he went bravely to work and from a heavily timbered tract of land has made one of the finest farms in the township. Mr. Wolf was married Oct. 25, 1849, to Frances Willey, daughter of James Willey. To them have been born five children, but four of whom are living- Hiram F., Edward H., Alice M., and Jennie S.
CHAPTER XVI.
- JACKSON TOWNSHIP.
SITUATION .- GEOGRAPHY AND TOPOGRAPHY .- ORGANIZATION. -FIRST COMERS-RECOLLECTIONS OF A PIONEER BY JOHN WYATT .- POPULATION .- PROPERTY AND TAXATION .- AGRI- CULTURAL STATISTICS. - EARLY JUSTICES, CONSTABLES, TRUSTEES AND ASSESSORS .- BIOGRAPHICAL.
Jackson Township is in the southern tier of the county, and is bounded on the north by Union, Township, on the east by Concord Township, on the south by Cedar Creek Township, Allen County, and on the west by Butler and Keyser town- ships. It is crossed in its northwestern part by Cedar Creek. The township has a heavy clay soil and much swamp-land. Successful efforts are now being made to drain these swamps by means of ditches, and in time the character of the farms will be much improved.
In the northwestern corner is Auburn Junction, where three railroads meet, making six iron roads in different directions. These are : The Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific, Baltimore & Ohio, and Michigan Southern. Auburn Junction is a good place for a town, were it not so close to the ancient and prosperous county seat, whose prosperity seems firmly rooted.
Jan. 1, 1838, the Board of Commissioners " ordered that town- ship 33 north, range 13 east, be organized as a civil township to be known by the name of Jackson Township, and that John Watson be appointed Inspector of Elections for said township. The first election was afterward appointed for the first Monday in April, 1838, at the house of John Watson.
Among the pioneers of Jackson Township was William Mil- ler, whose son, Joseph, was the first County Surveyor. An- other son, Thomas, was killed by the overturning of a wagon load of cross-ties for the Eel River (now Wabash) Railroad. An early settler was Thomas L. Yates, the eccentric Judge, who sold his farm on the river, and settled three miles down the
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creek from Auburn on the land which was afterward the home of Alonzo Lockwood. Others in that part of the township were : Leonard Boice, Adam P. Hartle, the Phillips family and Ben- jamin Miller. In the southeast there were early to be found James Steward, Samuel Henderson, John and David Moody, John and William Watson, Srs., and their families, Nathan Wyatt and his sons, then forming three families, Jacob Maurer, for a long time Justice of the Peace, and Willis Bishop.
Northward of these on the east side of the township were found William Means, the first Justice of the Peace in Jackson Township; Samuel Farney, a prominent citizen ; Henry Dove, Abraham Johnson, Amariah Johnson, William R. Moore, Will- iam McClure, William Squiers, Henry Brown, Matthew George, William George, Samuel Geisinger and Nelson Grif- fith, for three years a County Commissioner. In the center of the townships the first settlers were, Joseph Walters, the former County Commissioner, Mr. Essig and William McNabb.
RECOLLECTIONS OF A PIONEER.
BY JOHN WYATT.
In the fall of 1836 I came to this township from Richland County, Ohio, in search of a location for my future home. I procured the services of David Butler, then a resident of this county, to pilot me in search of land. We started westward from Spencerville, he following the section lines, while I trav- eled through the woods, which were full of a dense growth of wild pea vine, prickly ash, etc. The knees of my pants soon gave out-it was rough on the naked hide-binding myself up I struggled on. Upon reaching the south line of section 34 (the section where I now live), I selected my land and returned to Ohio, and in the fall of 1837 returned here with my family, following the trail made by Samuel Henderson and the party accompanying him the year before (October, 1836). That party consisted of Mr. Henderson and his family, John Watson, Will- iam Watson, Willis Bishop, John Hursh, James Means, Edward Porter, and their families, with a few unmarried younger mem- bers of the different families. They made the first settlement in the southern and eastern half of the township. The trail made by these settlers was followed by my father and his family relatives, who came here in the spring following (1837). Their leaving of Ohio was called the exodus of the "tribe of Wyatt." My
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father, Nathan Wyatt, had with himself and wife, three sons and one daughter in their immediate family, one married son, Thomas and his family, four married daughters with their hus- bands; Amariah and Abraham Johnson, Wm. A. Squiers and Samuel Tarney, made the families of the party. Other rela- tives followed within the next few years. The Wyatt tribe bore an honorable part in making De Kalb County.
Soon after I reached here I was taken sick. I hired my brother-in-law, William A. Squiers, to cut logs to make my house; we built this with a puncheon floor and an outside chim- ney made with clay and straw. The following spring I added a hearth made of mud; we were comfortable, and in better cir- cumstances than some of my neighbors. About holidays winter set in. I had nothing of any kind to winter my seven head of cattle brought with me. The poor animals would roam around the house and moan so pitifully in the night, that I would cover my head to keep out the sound. I bought some corn meal and a barrel of salt (for which I paid $9) in Fort Wayne. A little corn meal, one pint per day, salt and browsing of tree tops, brought them out in good condition in the spring.
The season of 1838 brought, by the use of swamp water, which we had to strain the " wigglers " out of, the fever and ague. I had no money. I broke up my yoke of cattle, giving one ox to two of my brothers-in-law for making me a well. After going down thirty feet we ran out of provisions. I managed to get two bushels of corn, and going nine miles to mill by a zigzag road through the woods, could not get my grist until the next day, and then not, because I would not buy a jug of whisky ; as I " tasted not and handled not," I refused. I traveled that road five times, and finally to keep from starving at home, gave money to fill that jug, got my grist and finished my well and got good water, which we felt was like drinking water from the well of Salvation.
That year (1838) I hired a man to clear four acres of ground. He brought his wife to help him, and their two children, one a babe and the other thought to be old enough to keep the mos- quitoes from the infant, but the poor little thing looked as though it had the chicken pox and itch combined before they got through.
In February, 1845, on my way to mill, nine miles away, in going down a hill on which the road turned almost at a right
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angle, a Mr. Barnes coming up the hill with his team met me, and being unable (not seeing each other soon enough) to avoid a collision, my team and myself were thrown down the preci- pice about twenty-five feet. I, by landing in dense underbrush, escaped without serious injury ; one of my horses was consid- erably hurt.
In the spring of 1838 I gave $12 for a barrel of flour and $16 a hundred for pork. I was out of provisions at one time, and my father said he would pay for some corn for both of us if I could find any. He wanted twelve bushels. I went out west of Fort Wayne and found a Mr. Sweeney who had plenty of corn, three years old, musty and covered with litters of rats. I could have some at $1 per bushel. I complained of its condition as not being fit to eat ; he said, " You take it or let it alone." We had to watch that corn night and day on our way home to keep it from be- ing stolen. Coming up the St. Jo River with our boat loaded was hard, laborious work. We landed and cut a road back to the river for our oxen to haul the corn home; for the days of toil and nights of watching I got for my share three bushels of corn, which had to be washed and picked over ker- nel by kernel before I could take it to mill to be ground at 28 cents per bushel.
In the fall of 1838 my father, Isaac De Pew, Samuel Tarney and myself went to Fort Wayne to buy our winter's supply of pork. None could be bought in town; we went two miles be- low and bought out of a drove coming in, and helped butcher them. The following day we started homeward with our boat loaded. De Pew had found the attractions of the town too powerful for him and we were obliged to leave him. The river was flooded and rapidly rising from the heavy rains of the few days previous, and what was worse the weather had turned to freezing. We made against the current only six miles that day, and that only by keeping out of the river and working through the timbered-flooded bottoms. We were nearly overcome by the cold, and many times barely escaped being wrecked. We could not land to eat ; finally, when about exhausted and unable to make any further progress, Mr. Nott- stine and another man came to our relief, took charge of our boat and cargo while we made our way to their hospitable homes for rest and refreshment.
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The following day the bottoms were ten feet under water and full of running ice. We left our pork and went home and waited for the waters to run down.
Scores of pages I might fill with stories of pioneer hardships, which, perhaps, would sound like fiction to the young of this day.
My brother Thomas was a great hunter of deer, bear, coon, etc. One morning upon rising he spoke to his wife about bare foot tracks on his porch in the new snow. She could not ex- plain them; he, bound to find out the course, followed them down to a deer crossing in the swamp and saw where the breech of a gun had been resting in the snow, and followed the tracks back to his own door, and thus became aware of the realities of his dream of midnight hunting.
Henry Dove was a great hunter-rarely in early days made any other preparations for his support. I remember that in 1838 he was so hard pushed at one time for game as to shoot and eat a hawk.
The first religious services ever held in this township within my knowledge were in 1839, at Wm. Watson's house, by Rev. James T. Robe, of the M. E. church.
Rev. Lewis Hicklan, missionary of the Methodist Protestant church, came here in 1841 and organized a church; to-day we have several churches : The " Church of God " (Free church), the Methodist Protestant church, " Rehoboth " and the " Hope- well " United Brethren church.
The first school was taught in a log cabin on section 23 by my brother-in-law, James P. Plummer, I think in 1845; he taught several years. Plummer was hot tempered and made it warm for refractory scholars ; he came from Ohio two or three years later than myself; he was not popular; had but few friends ; was opinionated intolerant-full of passion. He died of consumption. His last days were full of penitence and en- deavor to make his peace with all men; dying full of Christian faith, he was as one "snatched from the burning." Now we have ten school districts. How little our school children of this day realize the deprivations of their fathers, or in any great degree appreciate their own advantages. If in any degree I have awakened appreciation of the blessings now enjoyed under God by our youth of the present, by this brief sketch of the past, I am content.
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The population of Jackson Township in 1880 was 1,430, or 40 to the square mile. This is an increase of 289 over the population in 1870. The rate of taxation in 1884 is $1.61 ; the poll tax, $1.25 ; the number of acres of land, 22,739.02; value of lands, $389,001 ; value of improvements, $44,265; value of lands and improvements, $433,266; value of lots, $3,045 ; value of improvements, $1,480 ; value of lots and improvements, $4,025 ; value of personal property, $95,299; total value of tax- ables, $533,090; number of polls, 241 ; total amount of taxes, $9,028.12 ; number of children of school age, 493 ; valuation per capita, $361.50.
In 1881 the township had 3,445 acres in wheat, producing 27,560 bushels, or 8 bushels per acre; 2,080 acres in corn, producing 52,410 bushels, or 25 bushels per acre of upland and 35 bushels for bottom-land ; 958 acres in oats, producing 24,950 bushels, at 25 bushels per acre; 662 acres in meadow, pro- ducing 496 tons of hay, at three-fourths of a ton per acre ; and 68 acres in potatoes, producing 1,904 bushels, or 28 bushels per acre.
Following are some of the early township officials prior to I860:
Justices of the Peace-William Means, John C. Hursh, A. D. Goetschius, Henry Brown and Jacob Mowrer.
Constables-William R. Moore, William McNabb, Benjamin Bailey, Frank Bailey, David Mathews, S. Geisinger, Thomas Wyatt, Willis Bishop, William Beatty, A. H. Flutter, John Carper, Burton Brown, and John McClelland.
Trustees-Oliver Shroeder, Aaron Osborn, A. D. Goetschius, James Moore, Israel Shearer, Christian Sheets, Samuel Tarney, Joseph Walters, Isaac Fiandt, Peter Shafer, James Woolsey, David Henderson, Elias Zimmerman, Abraham Johnson and James McClelland.
Assessors-John G. Dancer, Joseph Walters and Alexander Provines.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
James W. Bishop was born in Jackson Township, July 10, 1842, and has always lived on his father's old homestead. His parents, Willis and Mary Bishop, with two children, came to De Kalb County from Richland County, Ohio, in October, 1836, arriving here the 20th of the month. He located on sec- tion:26, then a piece of wild land, and lived here till his death,
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Sept. 22, 1875. His widow is' still living on the old home- stead with her son James. They had a family of four sons, two born in Ohio and two in De Kalb County-John W., William who died in May, 1860; Willis and James W. Mr. Bishop was a useful, active citizen, and lived a life of industry, making a good home for his family and giving his children a start in life. John W. and James W. own the homestead jointly. The former was born in Richland County, Ohio, Feb, 20, 1833, and has never married, making his home in his brother's family. James W. went West when a young man and spent four years, and on his return settled down to a quiet, agricultural life. He was married. July 7, 1878, to Mary Mullen, a native of Jackson Township, born Sept. 1, 1858, daughter of Daniel and Hester Mullen. They have three children-Martha E., Ophia J. and Charles C. Mr. Bishop is a good, practical farmer, and a citi- zen fully alive to all the material interests of the township, taking an especial interest in the cause of education, although other causes are not neglected by him.
John S. Boots, one of the leading farmers and fruit-growers, and a representative man of Jackson Township, resides on sec- tion 35. Of the 260 acres of land which his farm contains, 160 are under an advanced state of cultivation. He pays special attention to the raising of fruit, .laving three orchards planted by his own hands, and every variety of fruit grown in this climate can be found in its season on Mr. Boots' farm. His vineyard is without doubt the finest in the county. In 1881 he received a diploma from the Indiana State Board of Agriculture for the finest display of apples. His residence is commodious, and is conveniently arranged with all the modern improve- ments. Mr. Boots was born in Smithfield Township, Jefferson Co., Ohio, Oct. 5, 1822, a son of James and Sarah (Springer) Boots, his father of Scotch and Holland, and his mother of Eng- lish and Irish descent. His father died in 1855 and his mother in 1877. In 1827 his parents moved to Copeland County, Ohio. He remained with them till manhood, and April 12, 1849, mar- ried Eliza Ambrose, a native of Bedford County, Pa., born Feb. 22, 1823, a daughter of John and Barbara (Folck) Ambrose May 6, following, Mr. Boots started for the West in search of a place to locate. He entered his present farm and returned to Ohio, and June 20, started with his wife for the wilds of Indiana. To them were born six children-Sarah J., wife of
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Daniel Butler ; Amanda S .; James A .; Ida, wife of George Balch ; William R. and John T. Aug. 26, 1866, Mrs. Boots died, and Feb. 22, 1868, Mr. Boots married Matilda Hall, a na- tive of Seneca County, Ohio, born March 18, 1835, a daughter of John and Sophia (Harper) Hall. They have three children -Perley, Elsie C. and Myrtle. Mr. Boots is one of the most enterprising and progressive men of the township. He has been Road Supervisor many years, and has made his district famous for its good roads. The Northeastern Indiana Agri- cultural and Horticultural Societies each gave $25 to the dis- trict having the best roads, and Mr. Boots won both for his district, No. 5. He is a very positive and decided man in his opinions, and his outspoken manner often offends, but neverthe- less he is highly esteemed and respected for his upright charac- ter and honest integrity. As a School Director he has been a very efficient worker, and in all his relations to the town and county has been a public-spirited. philanthropic benefactor.
Burton Brown, son of Henry and Aseneth (Knight) Brown, was born in Marion County, Ohio, Aug. 23, 1832, and was about five years of age when his parents moved to De Kalb County. He was reared on the farm, receiving his education in the district schools. He was married April 15, 1855, to Harriet J. Squiers, a native of Sandusky County, Ohio, born Oct. 4, 1836, a daughter of William A. and Susan (Wyatt) Squiers, early settlers of the county. Her mother died Aug. 12, 1863, and her father now makes her house his home. He is eighty-six years of age, and with the exception of some of the infirmities of old age, is in the enjoyment of good health. Mr. and Mrs. Brown have had a family of nine children-William H., Samuel R., Laban A., Adella (died at the age of fourteen years), Sidney Susan, Phebe Dorcas, Stephen B., John (died at the age of seven years), and Russell W. Mr. Brown has a pleasant home on section 2. He has been successful financially, and by his upright dealing has gained the confidence of his fel- low-townsmen. In 1881 he was obliged to have his left leg am- putated as the effects of a fever sore, and is now obliged to live retired from active farm life, although he still superintends the work.
Henry Brown was born in Knox County, Ohio, and in 1837 came with his family, consisting of a wife and three children, from Marion County, Ohio, to De Kalb County, Ind., and set- 41
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tled on section 11, Jackson Township. The next winter he was obliged to go seventy miles for corn, for which he paid ȘI a bushel. He improved a farm of eighty acres, residing here till his death. He married Aseneth Knight in Ohio, and to them were born six children, three in Ohio-Burton ; Leander, died Oct. 2, 1871 ; Mary Ann, died Sept. 22, 1840; two died in in- fancy, and Milas, born July 15, 1839. Mrs. Brown died July 23, 1844, in the thirty-fourth year of her age. In 1847 Mr. Brown married Agnes Cooper, and to them were born six chil- dren-Samaria, wife of P. C. Wyrick ; Samuel, Amaziah, Henry C., Dinah and Levi. Mrs. Brown died Oct. 17, 1872, aged forty years, and Mr. Brown March 18, 1879, aged sixty-nine years. The tornado that swept over the country in 1841 en- tirely destroyed Mr. Brown's house. The little son, Milas, and a little cousin, a child of William Munroe, were the only occu- pants of the house at the time. A bread-trough made of half a log scooped out stood on the end, and the door, which was torn from its hinges, fell over and rested on the trough directly over the children. This was covered with the debris. When this was dug away and an opening made, the eldest one immedi- ately asked, " Can we come out now ?"
Fohn Cool, one of the prominent and reliable citizens of Jack- son Township, resides on section 17, where he has a comforta- ble home and is surrounded with a happy family and kind friends. He was born in Yates County, N. Y., Aug. 1, 1828, and when five years of age his parents, Philip and Mary Cool, moved to Sandusky County, Ohio, where his father soon after died. His mother then returned to New York with her five youngest children, her eldest, Daniel, remaining in Ohio. She died about a year later. When eleven years of age John re- turned to Ohio and lived with his brother Daniel, who was married, till 1843, when he came to De Kalb County with his brothers Christopher and Isaac, reaching the county Nov. 18. Both brothers died in this county. Daniel Cool and his family afterward moved to Jackson Township and later to Union Township, where he died in 1882. Another brother, Thomas Cool, came still later and now resides in Auburn. A sister, Mrs. Catherine Thrall, moved to Sandusky County, Ohio, and died there. John Cool remained in De Kalb County till 1850 and then visited Ohio and New Jersey where he had a sister, Mrs. Sarah D. Hunt, spending about a year, and while there,
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Oct. 8, 1851, was married to Sarah A. Wilson, a native of Sus- sex County, N. J., born April 5, 1831. They then came to his forest home and commenced housekeeping in the log cabin. Ten children have been born to them-James, Mary E., wife of W. S. Dancer; Alice, wife of Alpheus McClellan; Thomas; Clara, wife of J. S. Weaver; John, Jr., Viola and George W. Two are deceased, Perry and Charles P. Mr. Cool is a Dem- ocrat in political faith.
Samuel Cornell, one of the substantial citizens of Jackson Township, was born in Carroll County, Md., June 29, 1821, a son of Smith and Mary Cornell. His father was a well-educated man and a teacher by profession, mathematics being his spe- cialty. Samuel was the eleventh of his father's family, seven of whom grew to maturity and lived to an advanced age, the youngest living to become sixty years of age. Mr. Cornell had good educational advantages in his youth, which he well im- proved. He was taught mainly by his father, a most excellent preceptor, and also had the benefit of several terms at Gettys- burg College. Mr. Cornell visited this county first in 1838 in company with his older brothers, Benjamin and John. The former settled in Williams County, Ohio, and the latter in But- ler Township, this county. Both are now deceased. Samuel remained in this vicinity two years, then returning to Maryland he taught the most of the time till 1848. Late in that year he again visited this township and selected the place he now occu- pies, spending a year here. He then returned to Maryland and taught two terms in Washington County, and March 26, 1850, was married to Mary A. Hawver, who was born in Frederick County, Md., March 9, 1830. The following June found them in their new home, having made the journey in a wagon, being three weeks on the road. Mr. Cornell com- menced life in De Kalb County with very limited means, but industry combined with frugality has had its proper reward, and he now has one of the finest farms in this part of the county. His dwelling and farm buildings are unsurpassed, and in his declining years he has promise of plenty of this world's goods, which, combined with the love and esteem of his neigh- bors, insures him a peaceful old age. Mr. Cornell taught the first school in his district. He and his wife are members of the Lutheran church. In 1859 he was sent as a delegate to the General Synod convened at Pittsburg, Pa., to represent the
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