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RESIDENCES OF LEVI HILL AND SANFORD WOODBURY (SON IN LAW) GREENS FORK TP. RANDOLPH CO. IND.
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Pen Art Sehools at Delaware, Ohio, and has a diploma for plain and ornamental writing, awarded by the Intter institution. He has taught scheol in the town- ships of Monroe, Franklin, Washington, Greene and White River, and is recog- nized as one of the most proficient and successful teachers. On the 25tb of De- cember, 1875, he was married to Miss Marietta Wright, daughter of Amos and Delliah Wright. This union is blessed with two children, viz., Carlton O., born November 19, 1876; Lyra Myrtle, born August 8, 1881. In politics, Mr. Will- iams is a Republican, and both himself and wife are members of the Society of Friende. He has prepared a genealogical record of the families of both his parents, and for the past ten years has kept a diary of passing events ; he has also written some poetical effusions, which be expeets to publish. Mrs. Williams' father died March 10, 1879: her grandfather wasa soldier in the war of 1812.
GREAR N. WILLIAMS was born in Wayne County, Ind., May 1, 1843. He was reared on a farm, and educated in the common schools ; he is a son of Joshua Willlams, who was a native of North Carolina and horn October 19, 1817. The elder Williams moved with his family to this county in 1862, and set- tled near Maxville on a farm, where he died January 18, 1875. The mother of our subject was Amanda C. Graham, before her marriage with Joshua Williams. There were thirteen children in the Williams family, and all are now living At the beginning of the war, July 29, 1861, when eighteen years old, Grear N. enlisted in Company B, Nineteenth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, and on the 31st. day of December, 1863, re-enlisted at Culpeper Court. Honse, Va. In Decem- ber of 1864, the Nineteenth, Fourteenth, Seventh and Twentieth were consoli- dated and called the Twentieth Regiment of Indiana Volunteer Infantry, in which organization Grear served till July 12, 1865, when he was discharged by reason General Order No. 26, Army of Tennessee. Under his first enlistment he was a member of the First Brigade, First Army Corps, Army of the Potomac. This brigade was known as the Iron Brigade, and participated in the following en- gagemente ; Gaineville, August 18, 1862; Second Bull Run, August 29-30, 1862; South Mountain, September 14, 1862 ; Fredericksburg, December 13, 14,
15, 1862; Antietam, September 17, 1862: Fitzhnes' Crossing, April 29, 1863 ; Gettysburg. July 1. 2, 3, 1843 ; Chancellorville, May 1, 2, 3, 1868; Spottsy !- vania, Wilderness, Laurel llill, Cold Harbor, battle of Chantilly, in the night of August 30, 1862 ; North Anna, Petersburg and siege of Petersburg, Hatcher's Run, Weldon Railroad, Five Forks, Appomattox Court House, Sulphur Springs. August 25, 1862: Rappahannock Station, August 22, 23, 24, 1862 ; Thornburg's Mills, August 6, 1862; Louisville, September 11 and 22, 1861. Grear N. way present and participated in all the above-named conflicts, and was wounded al the first day's fight at Gettysburg, for which disability he is now a pensioner : he wasalso wounded six other times-but slightly. After the war, he came home and engaged in farming and stock-raising, in which business he has been pros- perous. On the 10th day of December, 1874, he was married to Miss Nancy J. Morrow, a daughter of John Morrow.
B. F. WILMORE, farmer, l'. O. Winchester, son of Willis C. and Sarah Wilmore, was horn in Winchester, Ind., January 3, 1842. Since six years of age, he has lived upon a farm, except one year, which time he served in the late war in Company F, One Hundred and Thirty-fourth Indiana Volunteer In- fantry. lle was married, June 2, 1868, to Miss Flora Anderson, a native of Holines County, Ohio, and daughter of John Anderson (deceased). This union has been blessed with three children-Edwin C., Troy A. and Clarence H. Mr. Wilmore is a member of the Baptist Church, and Mrs. Wilmore ien Presby- terian.
JESSE W. WILMORE, farmer, P. O. Winchester, son of W. C. Wilmore, of this township, was born near Lynnville, this county, May 26, 1838. He spent all his life on the farm, except eight years when a boy, which time he lived in Winchester, and attended school there while bis tather attended to the duties of his office. lle was married, August 7, 1864, to Miss Helen, daughter of George Swan. She was a native of Scotland. They had seven children, of whom five are living, viz., George, Frank, Cora, Lyda and Rolland. Mrs. Wilmore died November 7, 1874, respected by all. Mr. Wilmore has filled the office of School Director for near twenty years.
GREENSFORK TOWNSHIP
Greensfork is bounded north by Wayne and White River, east by Ohio, south by Wayne County, and west by Washington, being in the form of a parallelogram, except that a " pocket " projects toward the northwest, being in size ono mile by one mile and a half.
It was first settled in April, 1814, and, with White River, first created in 1818. Its size as it now exists, is about forty- seven sections, seven miles north and south, and six and a half miles from east to west, besides the " pocket." It incindes the head-waters of Nolan's and Greon's Forks, of Greenville Creek, and a little of the head of Dismal Creek. Greensfork includes chiefly parts of Towns 16 and 17, Range 1 west, and Towns 18 and 19, Ranges 14 and 15 east. The northwestorn part is level and somewhat low; the other parts are more or less rolling. The land was originally heavily timbered, but farms now cover it everywhere, only forest enough being left for farm use,
The first settler was Thomas W. Parker, April, 1814, on Frac- tional Section 32, Town 16, Range 1, just east of the old bound- ary, and just north of Wayne County line, not very far west of Arba. Other settlers in 1814, so far as now known, wore:
John W. Thomas, summer of 181 4, entered land July 21, 1814. Clarkson Willcutts, south half of sontheast quarter of Section 28, Town 16, Range 1, entered Jannary 19, 1814.
Ephraim Bowen, October 22, 1814, northeast quarter of Sec- tion 28, Town 16, Range 1 (residenco of James D. Bowen).
Ephraim Overman, Section 27, Town 16, Range 1. settled No- vember, 1814.
James Cammack, west of Arba, northeast quarter of Section 33, Town 16, Range I, entered January 21, 1814.
Eli Overman, west part of Arba, southeast quarter of Section 33, Town 16, Range 1, entered December 13, 1814. Jesse Small, near Isaac Jordan's, Section 22. John Peale, south of Ephraim Bowen's, 1815, Obadiah Small, present site of Spartansburg, 1815.
John Small had the Thomas Hough place, north of Spartans- burg. 1815. John Cammack, near Arba, came in 1816. John James, settled between 1816 and 1818.
Reuben Clark, settled near the toll-gate, north of Arba, in 1819. John Mann, moved to near Gilead in 1820.
Thornton Alexander (colored), northeast of Spartansburg. 1822.
David Semans, in Greensfork Township, in 1825.
Windsor Wiggs, Sr., southeast of Spartansburg, on Section 23, Town 16, Range 1, in 1826.
William Locko, purchased the Dan Comer place, north of Spartansburg, in 1828. Stephen Barnes, various places, 1830. F. G. Morgan, Spartansburg, 1830.
Thomas Middleton, where he lives, 1830, Section 2, Town 16, Range 1. Willis C. Wilmore, west of Arba, 1881.
Joseph Shaw, southeast corner of county, 1831.
Abner Cadwallader, west of Arba, 1833.
Thomas Cadwallader, west of Arba, 1833. W. A. Macy, 1833. John Randle, east of Spartansburg, 1833 (colored), Section
14, Town 16, Range 1. Harrison Anderson, 1835. Stocksdale, northwest of Spartansburg, 1835.
J. W. Clark, Spartansburg, 1836.
W. Taylor, west of Spartansburg, 1836.
In 1828, there were near Spartansburg as follows:
David Bowles, Willson Anderson place.
George Bowles, Widow Moore place.
Henry Bailey, on the MeKim place.
Stanton Bailey, Moorman farm,
Cornelius Overman, Crist farm, Section 14, Town 16, Range 1. William Osborn, Ben Elliot farm.
Philip . Hockett had lived on the Sam Middleton place, but had gone.
Richard Corbett, on his old place, Section 22, Town 16, Range 1. Widow Small, Hough place.
James Jackson's place had been settled, Section 2, Town 16. Range 1. James Peale's place had been settled.
Daniel Comer's place had two cabins. William Arnold.
Frederick Fulghum. The above account is as full as it can now be made, but of course there were many more.
The " Quaker Trace " was cut through in 1817.
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HISTORY OF RANDOLPH COUNTY.
There was a mill at Jessup's very early-before 1821. For first school, etc .. see settlement of county.
For mills, etc., see Spartausburg, Arba, etc.
Greensfork is a fine township, much of it well improved, with good dwellings and farm buildings. Four pikes pass through it, as follows: Bartonia & Arba pike, Lynn & Spartansburg pike. Tampico pike, and new free pike, in process of construction from Wayne County line, extending east of Spartansburg and Bartonia northward to Union City.
A railroad has been made through the township. about mid- way between Spartausburg and Arba, from Columbus, Ohio, to Indianapolis, being an extension of the Indianapolis, Blooming- ton & Western (I., B. & W.).
Greensfork Township has good schools. Spartansburg, Arba, Pinhook and Edgewood (colored), are large and graded. Nine of the houses are brick.
Religious services were early established-by the Friends, at Arba, 1815; by the Methodists, at Ephraim Bowen's, in IS15; by the Methodists, at Spartansburg (William MeKim's), in 1833.
The entries of land, as given in the records, are chiefly as fol- lows, up to 1829 inclusive:
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Clarkson Willoutts, S. E. 28, 16, 1 W .. January 10. 1814. James Cammack, east half Section - , 16, 1 W., 323.16, Jan- mary 22, 1814.
Ephraim Bowen, N. E. 28, 16. 1 W., 160. April 13, 1814. John Thomas, N. W. 33, 16, 1 W., 156.58. July 21, 1814. Thomas W. Parker, 32, 16, 1 (fraction), 156. 85, Ang. 16, 1814. Ephraim Overman, N. W. 27, 16, 1, 159.50, 1814.
Eli Overman, S. E. 33, 16, 1, 156.58, December 13, 1814. Nathan Overman, S. W. 27, 16. 1, 159,50, Sept. 13, 1815. Samuel Mann, Section 29, 16, 1. 349.29, June 28, 1816.
David Kenworthy, S. E. 2, 18, 14 east, 160, Nov. 2, 1816. 1 James Frazier, N. E. 2. 18, 14 east, 160. November 23, 1816. Ephraim Overman, N. W. 14, 16. 1. 159,90, Nov. 29, 1516. Absalom Thomas, S. E. 27. 16, 1, 159.50, Jammary 21, 1517. Henry Bailey. S. W. 34, 16. 1, 161,50. August 11. 1817. Obadiah Small, east half 10. 16. 1. 77.26. September 17. 1817. Rice Price, Section 15, 16. 1. 350.55. November 14, 1817. Pleasant Winton. S. W. 11. 16, 1. 158.76, November 15, 1817. Gabriel Odell, east half 36. 16, 1. 79.91. November 26, 1817. Jolm Foster, N. E. 36. 17. 1. 160,50, December 1, 1817. John Small, west half S. W. 35. 17. 1, 79.87. Jannary 9, 1518. William Yates, north half 9. 16, 1. 117.36, January 19, ISTS. Ephraim Bowen, west half N. W. 2, 16, 1, 79.68, Feb. 7. 1818. Peter Mills, 80, February 14, 1818. Peter Mills, 80, February 14, 1818.
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Ambose Osborn. east half N. E. 31. 16. 1, 50. 76. June 11, 1820. Collier Simpson (colored), west half S. 1. 36. 17, 1, 80.24, Sep- temler IS, 1820.
Isane Elliot, west half N. 1. 23. 50. 21. October 17, 1820. Stanton Bailey, west half S. W. 14. 16, 1. 80, Oct. 24, 1820. William Jossup, east half N. W. 35, 79,97, April 20, 1821. larry Ha ris, west half N. E. 34, 16, 1, 80.76, Ang. 30, 1821. John Schooly. west half S. W. 23, 16. 1, 80.21, Sept. 21. 1921. Elisha Harlan, west half S. E. 85, 16. 1, 78,92. Sept. 27, 1821. William MeKim, N. E. 15, 16. 1, 160, November 4, 1821. Jacob Horn, west half S. W. 35. 16. 1. 78.92. Nov. 5, 1821. Robert Thomson, cast half S. W. 22. 16. 1. 80.68, Nov. 11, 1821. John Fellows N. W. 23. 16, 1. 160. 18, December 15, 1821. Thornton Alexander. Sr. (colored), east half N. W. 16. 1, 79.60, August 23, 1822.
Fred Fulghum, east half N. W. 26, 16, 1, 78.68, Jan. 19, 1823. Stanton Bailey, west half N. E. 14, 16, 1, 80, May 12, 1823. Dorsey Ryan, S. E. S. E. 26, 16, 1, 39.12, August 21, 1828. William Odell, east half N. E. 36, 16, 1, 78.92, Ang. 2, 1824. Jesso Bright, west half S. E. 35, 17, 1, 79.88, Jan. 20, 1826. Joseph Gray, N. W. N. W. 25, 16, 1, 40.04, February 19, 1826. Jeff L. Summers, N. W. N. E. 33, 80, April 12, 1826. Jacob Rogers. N. E. N. W. 11, 16, 1, 39.72. May 27, 1826. Jesse Bright, S. E. S. W. 35, 17, 1, 40, June 2, 1826. Jolin Loyd, west half S. W. 33, 17, 1, 320, June 10, 1826. Daniel Shoemaker, east half S. 11, 18, 14 E., SO, July 4, 1826. Andrew Walker, S. W. S. W. 24. 16. 1, 40.36, July 19, 1826. Andrew Walker, east half S. W. 24, 16, 1, 80.36, July 19, 1826. John Peelle, east half N. E. 2, 16, 1, 79,68, Dec. 21, 1826. Wm. N. Jackson, west half N. E. 2, 16, 1, 79.68, Dec. 21, 1826. Joseph Horn, west half S. W. 22, 16, 1, 80.68, Jan. 17, 1827.' E. Overman, west half N. E. 22, 16, 1, 80.68, June 28, 1827. Levi Horner, east half N. W. 34, 16, 1, 80.76, Oct. 22, 1827. S. H. Middleton, west half N. E. 11, 16, 1, 79.40, April 10, 1828. Joel Parker, west half S. W. 26, 16, 1, 78.24, Oct. 22, 1828. Elias Colman, west half S. E. 22, 16, 1, 80.68, Oct 22, 1828. Ziba Marine, east half S. E. 14, 18, 14 E., SO, Nov. 21, 1828. Clark Willentts, S. E. 7, 18, 15 E., 81.24. December 5, 1828. M. Rhodes, west half N. W. 13, 18, 14 E., 80, Jan. 27, 1829. R. Fulghumun, east half N. W. 22, 16, 1, 80.68. Feb. 20, 1829. William Hill, west half S. W. 7, 18, 15 E., 80, April 8, 1829. P. Denige, cast half southeast 21, 16, 1, 80.48, April 8, 1830. M. Nichols, west half N. W. 22, 16, 1, 80.68, June 1, 1829. M. Fulgluun, east half N. E. 27. 16, 1, 79.74, Oct. 15, 1829. Thos. Parker Jr., cast half N. E. 22, 16, 1, 80.68, Oct. 26, 1829. Thus it appears that the entries during each successive year from 1814 to 1829, inclusive, were as given below:
1814-Seven entries, 1,269.70 acres.
1815-One entry, 159.50 acres.
1816-Eight entries, 809. 18 aeres.
1817-Seven entries, 1,278. 11 acres.
1818 -- Six entries, 496.91 acres.
1819-Two entries. 317.30 acres.
1820-Four entries, 381.24 acres.
1821-Eight entries, 799.87 acres.
1522-One entry, 79.60 acres.
1523 -- Three entries, 197.80 acres.
1824 -- One entry, 78.92 acres.
1525 -No entries.
1826- Six entries, 1,239,36 acres.
1827- Three entries. 242.12 acres.
1828-Five entries, 400.36 acres.
1829- Seven entries, 561.26 aeres.
Total, seventy-six entries; 8,628,53 acres. The average for each entry is 114 acres. In one year, 1525. no entries were made. In 1815, 1822 and 1824, one entry cach took place. In 1819. two entries; in 1823 and 1827, three entries: in 1820, four entries; in 1818 and 1826, six entries each year; in 1817, seven entries were made; in 1816 and 1821, eight entries were effected.
The entries of land and the settlements may not agree. Some entered land and did not move to it; some sold their on- tries: some put others upon their lands to make an improvement.
Up to the beginning of 1830, a little more than one-fourth of the land had been entered; probably forty acres to a clearing would be a fair estimate, giving about three thousand acres cleared, or 10 per cent of the whole, in seventeen years.
Groensfork contains the following sections:
Township 16 north, Range 1 west --- Sections 1 to 4, 9 to 16, 21 to 29. 32 to 36, all inclusive.
Township 17 north. Range 1 west-Sections 33 to 36, inchi- sive. Township 18 north, 15 cast -- 5, 6. 7 and 18.
Township 19 north, 15 east-17, 18. 19, 20, 29. 30, 31, 32. Township 18 north, Range 14 east-East half of 2, east half of 11, 12, 13, east half of 14.
Township 19 north, Range 14 east-east half of 11, 12, 13, east half of 14 and 23, 21, 25, east half of 26, and 35, 36.
Many of the sections are fractional. since the old boundary
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intersects the townships in an angular direction from north to south, and fractions are formed on both sides of the boundary line. The surveys both west and east from the meridians each way are made to the boundary.
There are about forty-seven square miles, and about thirty thousand acres in the whole township.
The entries in succeeding years were more rapid, since, by 1840, nearly the whole county had been taken up.
Greesfork is a large, thriving and prosperous township. There is only one chief thoroughfare across its territory, and that is the oldest in the region-the " Quaker Trace," from Richmond to Fort Wayne. It has no railroad, except a new one in progress, in 1882, its nearest railroad town being Lynn, on the Grand Rapids road. Union has been its chief point, but, since a pike was built connecting Spartansburg with Lynn, much of the business from Greensfork finds its way to Lynn.
Greensfork is occupied by a population largely noted for in- dustry and thrift, for quiet, peaceable habits, and general morality and good order. For many years, no intoxicating drinks have been sold openly within its limits. Its schools maintain a high grade of excellence, and it has an unusual proportion of churches and church members. There are at least seven churches in the township, occupied by the various denominations. The churches are Friends, at Arba; Methodist Episcopal, at Spartansburg; Disciples, at Spartansburg and Gilead; United Brethren, at Pin- hook and in the west part of the township; African Methodist, at Mt. Zion; and possibly others.
Two of the schools of Greensfork are of a superior grade --- the township school at Spartansburg, and the Union Literary In- stitute at Edgewood, in the east part of the township.
Ditching has been performed extensively, especially in the west part of the township; and that region, formerly too low and wet for settlement, has become filled with an active and thriving population.
There are many splendid farms, with substantial residences. Several saw-mills have been and are in operation within its lim- its. Under-draining with covered tile ditches is in the process of introduction throughout the township.
ENTRIES BY SECTIONS.
Township 18, Range 14 east:
Section 1, entered from 1818 to 1835; first entry made by Jesse Johnson April 29, ISIS.
Section 2, in 1816, by David Kenworthy, November 2, 1816. Section 11, from 1818 to 1831; Peter Mills, February 1, 18IS. Section 12, 1828 to 1835.
Section 13, 1817 to 1831; Poter Pearson, 1817.
Section 14, 1820 to 1830. Township 19, Range 14 east:
Sections 11 and 14, 1835 to 1836.
Sections 12 and 25, 1836 to 1837.
Section 13, 1835 to 1837. Sections 23 and 26, 1836.
Section 24, 1833 to 1837. Section 36, 1819 to 1538: David Frazier, July 3, 1819. Township 18, Range 15 east:
Section 6, 1834 to 1837. Section 7, 1828 to 1837. Section 18, 1817; Rice Price, November 14. 1817. Township 19, Range 15: Section 17, 1835 to 1539. Section 18, 1836 to 1837. Section 19, 1836 to 1838. Section 20, 1834 to 1836.
Section 29, 1835. Section 30, 1837. Section 31, 1834 to 1836. Section 32, 1834. Township 16, Range 1 west: Sections 1, 3, 1819-36; Peter Crumrine, May 26, 1519. Section 2, 1818-36; Ephraim E. Bowen, February 7, 1818. Section 4, 1836. Section 9, 1834.
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