Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 96

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Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
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The first drairing for n pelit jury was as follows : George Baldwin, Avery Emerson, Charles C. Bodley, Adol phus Toi'ne, George Gregg, Cor- Delius Filmore, David Wisel, S. Von Horne, fileon Ball, Justos Buller, .fereminh Tillolsen, John Stealy, Chester Stocker, Benjamin Twichell, Joseph B. Allison, Robert Bell, Cornelius Van Horne, Lewis Barnurd, Abnor Win- yor, Jolin J. Jques, John Insselt, Jolhan C. fuller, lumey Lang und Orrin Goodrich

The first marriage license was issued in June, Irdi, To William Cum- mings and . Wmoim Clark The first village plat recorded was for the town of Steubenville, and bears dole November 12, 1835. The bust plol filed was for Brockville, now styled Fremont Orland was the bexl lown plaited, and the record of filing bears date January 30, 1881. Angoln iras plalled in 1838, and the plan of the town submilled for record in June of the same YURT.

The first sale of land and Transfer of fille deeds wuy made October 3, 1832. Tlus sale was made by Gidron Langdon, The frst seller in the county, tu William Lock, and iray recorded in In Grango County, lo which county this region then belonged. The land Transferred was the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Section &, Jnekson Townsbip.

Thio first ileed winde and recorded after the organizalien of Steuben ay an inilependent rounty was for the southiresi frictional querler nf Section 19, in Mill grove Township, which was transferred from George Slocker lo John Slorker, by a derd executed April 8, 1831, before Geurge D. Palmenter, Justice of the Peace. The witnesses to the sigonlures were L. II. Stocker and Martha M. Stocker. The deed was recorded June 23, 197.

James Hanh was sworn in as the first Buibff, and placed in charge ef the grand jury, in 1838.

The first cave placed on the docket was Ibal of Iste Glover vs. Anson > Woods, in usuinpsil, nod iras continued.

The first meeting of the County Commissioners was held June 26, 1837. The l'omtaissinners nere Sell W. Murray, James Clark and Jonas Tivichell. The first ofheers were: James McCoonell, Clerk ; William M. Carey, sheriff. Aner The pirate busiues irny laken from the Associale .Judges in 1841, Alouzu P. Clark ires mude Prubale Judge, being the frst after The chauge. Madison Marsh iras The first Representative iu Ihr legislature from the conbly. Adnnijah Smith iras the first County Awililor . Joseph Pierre the first Trens- urer: Inmes McConnell the first Recerder. The first Couuly Surreyar was Aaron Il. Rood iriu. Tuy first Prosecuting Mloruey was Thomas .lohuson.

The first muurder Inin? was in the case of the Slate rs. Sitos Doly, in 1844. Duty wasn netprions criminal. The Trial resulted in his couricliou, and he was sentenced to be Ining. The case was Transferred In The Supreme Court, und Doly ordered imprisoned ni Jeffersonville until The uppeul iras decided. While bring Inkeu lo his ilestiualiou, be made his esenpr, in irons, from the caunt bont in nbich he was, nor was be again heard from nolit by name was mentinuet in the Mexican war for gallant conduel. This brarrry guioml him o porlon, and Ihdy once more camo upon ibe scene will hro of the finest borses rrer seeu iu the county, together with a rich curriago and uppoint ments. for which he had leriet un some wealthy Mrxiran. IIr chedl several years ago, in tho Michigun penitentiary, ul Jackenu.

LICATION OF COUNTY SEAT, BILLIONGS, ITV.

The cunuty seat was located al Angulu by Benjamin Jouer, of La Grange Comuns, mul Stessis. Velulash and Eaton, of Allen and St. Joseph, shortly after the eunoty was urgnuized, They being the Commissioners appointed by The legislature. A struug effort was made by lanac Glover, Abuer Winsor abil uthers lo spenre thu localieu at Steubenville, some wiles sunth. To this emil they runde nn uffer lo dounte $16.200 conditionul upon the selection of tlint piluer. The offer of Gale & Gilmore af Jugoln uns, bonerer, necepted. Their proposition ins tu donate a site for n conri house nail Iu erect ecunly buildings. In necordoue with this agreement, Mrers. Gale & Gilmore, in 1841, finished a substantial frame court house, fren shuries high, sud well Gnished. The cost was nol far from $4,000. The building nus upon the sile of thy preseul conrl hivuse, from which it was morel in Isr$. It is now standing on the south side of Maumoc street, bear the publie y pure, and does gvoll service non public hall nuil agricultural irarehouse.

The preseol court house is a solid and roomny Iruelure, siusted al the southeast corner of the courl liuse or public square. Il uns completed late in 1968, at a cost of $33,000, and bins fair lo endure fir a century to come. The juil has been in usu for nearly forty years. The Sheriff's residence uow used was built sowe Twenty two years ngw. The first juil was of strong liein logs.

The rouuly natuur is located on a fue farm uf about four humtred acres, Three iniluy northirest of Angola, where it liss been localed for nearly fifteen yenrs pust. The innin building is und far from Crooked lake.

The County Agricultural Society held its first muuunl exhibition iu 1535. A W. Heuilry, Rearge W. MeCoonell, Baldwin Chesunil nud Lawrence Gnles were among its founders. It bas hehl no fairs for n number of years qui-1, except in 18i.4. The society, nt one line, lind n fino fair ground uorth of Angola, but it irns spoiled for fair purposes in the construction of the railway through it, in IS;0. The present officers are: A. W Ilendry, Presi- deul . Imrrence Gutes, Speretary, um] F. MeCarluey. Treasurer.

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The county officers are af present (Nuvemher, Istu) ne follons: Mlerk, Ingrph Butler : Auditor, Marvin B- Omniler , Treasurer, George L. Ince ; Sheriff, William Wiroff, Recorder, Ruhert V. Carhn; School Superintendent, L. R. Williams; Surreyor, F. B. Anken; Commissioners, Chuylon Mallory, Churles Berhelor and .John Cameron ; Representatire, F. B. Glasgow ; Sen- nlar, W. Irving lomipl.

in Old Settlers' Society has been in existenre in the county siney August 2.1. 1854 11 ins organized through the efforts of Lelund Il Stocker, Grrm Bratro aml others, and hus bren of good service in preserring the rash records nod incident in the county history. Dr. George W. MeCon- ovll is President of tho society; Irland Il. Slocker, Secretary; George Harding, Treasurer; George W. Balding. Chairman of The Committee of Arningements, The society hus hekl Tivo interesting queelings sinre ils urganizniion.

ANGOLA,

the sent of justier nf Steuben County, is situatedl about balf n mile soull- uvi of Center Lukr, ond venr the center of the county, ne at present consti. Intel. The location is high und rolling. Tho population in ISTD ivas 1,072, since uhioh time the town hins enjoyed n healthy gron'll.

"l'ho first settler urus Eller lubin Steale, n Free- will Baptist minister, wrha entre here February 11, 1830, with his family, from Marion County, Obil. The trip roosmoed cleren .lys, noil iras innde in the winter, in order Ihnt the Block Snamje in Dhia might he the more easily crosseit. Stenly hind entered his Innd in 1834, the year before. He seffled n mile and a half sonthirest of lown, on the farin now occupied by Leivis Stenty.

The frat irhity child born in the township ints Lydin Stvaly, nferunrd the wife of thester Admins. The acconelnaent look place in Eller Stealy's wagun, before the settlers luul erected their eshin.

I'hunneey Clerk ing The uexi selfler, and loented wrest of Stenly.

Isaoe Miller was onother early seltler, noit Itved in n tamarack Ing house. med far east ofthe jorblie square.

The first house erceted in Angola iros huilt by Cornelius Gilmore, in I&iii, aud stood on tho south shle of Maumee street, bol a hundred feet enst of the public square. The building urns n long cabin of hewn Ings, nod ins Iseil for the necomomodation of Irnielers, until the erection of the first hidel, by Daring Grom This, the first Indel, is still standing on the woruer of Maumee nod Elizabeth streets, I was erected in 1830, and uns the first frame builling in Angola.

the loun sito www entered hy Thomns iunile ond Cornelius Gilmore, who Together owned hro seeljone near anil on the prescot site of Augoln. Gulv also owned nhunt n thousand neres in tho vicinity of the town, somr of which isas Required by purehose, after the location of the esunty seat. Gulo come originally from irhnt ju now Wyandot County, Ohio, aml lucateil the town of Lima, nfer irbich hr enme to , Angola, and was the first merchant in the piner.

Gihoore vomir from Bucyrus, 1thio, onl isns the first Miseksmith in the rilinge. lis 4hup is still standing, on the south side of Maumee girert, erruer uf Elizabeth, ondt wns used, in 1874, for n shine shop.

Thy proprietors of the fein caused the plat to be surveyed in 1536, by I'mshis Forohmm, nsvisted by Gouhrin, the County Surreyor They donnteil fito lots for public purposes, also the public square and the present courl house site, nod ngreeit to ereel n subsluntinl rourt house ny un inducement for the location of the county vent.

The first school house was built on the corner of Manmee and Elizabeth sirrets, shortly nfor the toiso WYAz mil ont. Tho town has now n well con. dueteil grudeil schanl, which is in charge of Lyman R. Williams.

The first Methodist onuisters were Anden Pont Jones and Dr. Blue, who pourle tho cirenit in which tho toiro ses ineluded. This denomiontion ererted the first house of trorship, in 1846, on the corner of Brond and Muntnee streets, Il ios used, also, by the Presbyterians, who bnd no bonse of their WirD. There are nowy houses of worship in the town owned by the Metho. disis, Christinas pod Congregationalist<

The brat Imryers nere Ditniol E. Palmer, Stephen R. Doaglos and E. R. Mny.

Anmen MeConnell was the first physician lo practice in the village,

The firel hnnk Blurted in the town, as ivell ns in the county, was known us the Steuben County Bank, And was organized in 1854.

The firat Odil Fellows Lodge it'ss organized in 1857, mod hos been the parent loilge of many others in that part of the Slale. The first Masonic Loilge wns chartereil Mny, 1878.

The completion of the Fort Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw Railwny, In 1870, has given a ueir impetus to Angoln. The town bus noir liro banks, one tlouring. mill, with another in contemplation, a grain elerntor, two foundries, n ænir- mill, atave Inclory, woolen-mil), and the usual number of country stores and shoje.

Angolo was incorporateil ()el, 1, 1866, The first ofheers were ns follows : Trustees, Thuuns B. Morse, Presideut ; lowes Inekson and William G. Cros- Ion , Clerk, Lawrence Goles, Morshin], Henry .1. Tirichell.

The present officers arr . Trustees, Lawrence Goles, President ; lhenry I' Austin, A. J. Corbin And Prauk Carey , Clerk, Frank B. Olmsleml ; Mor- shal, Leonidas Mills.

TDE PAIN-MISCELLANI OL B.

There are no files of the first newspapers, miul there were many chungys Ilmong the Grei editors.

The publication of legal umirey was first nople af Fort Wayne and in ha Orange County.

The first paper woy the Inchopwe Revere, edited by one Marian, who left shortly after he started his paper, in 184%. The Truth-Seeler was the next Paper, nyd Any, nolil its prvuiture demise, many yeur- ngo, ilevatel lo Spiritunjiem oud similar blens. The Vouyer Bonner wos slurted by Brouly A Manter, in 18;1, solil io Eduard Dewey, und closed pnldiention in a fen yvary afterward. Thy Repnbhcon is Door in its nineteenth volume, which irpull muke the ille of its first publication run hinck 10 18$i. A list of its eslitors, beginning with J. M. Brunmningen, ils founder, is as follows: Charles G. Mugg. F C. Chopin, W. 11. 11. Dny, Francis Macartney & J. C. Rose, Q. W. Tnrrish, John A. Myrtle & Robert H. Wearer, Willing C. Medionigle, G. Brourn & J. U. Miller, which last are the present editors.

There are Three hotels in Angola, the principal of which is the Morse House. li is one of The largest and beat enudueted in Northeastern Indinno, nmil is the caling emtion for the FI Wayne, JJnekaon & Sagionwr Ruiluny. The proprietor, Dr. Mureny F. Morse, wns, for n long thue, the leading phy. dician und eurgrun of the county, and one of the early settlers.

is a thriving lowe northeast of Angolo, on the FI. W . J. & $ R. R , and lind n populaliun of 802 in 18711. The fire Mnsonic Lodge in the county was organized liere.

is n beautifully sitinted village un Thy Inke of the some Dame. A very suc. cesyfyl fnir wwww organized and held here in 1876, The other fourus in the county nre

ORLAND, MITA, TEINT AND HAMILIOS.

The Inst named is on the line of the Canmln Sonthero Road, graded, but not completed, through the extreme southern part of the conuly.

COUNTY HISTORIES .- CONTINUED,

DEARBORN COUNTY.

Denrborn County is situated in the tier of counties on the eastern border of the Stale. It is boundeil on the north by Franklin County, west hy Bipley Comoty, south hy Ohio County, and enst by the State of Olno aud Ohio River. Its superdeinl uren is 20! square miles, or 181,2 10 neres.

The streams in the county are White Water, Farmer's, llogin amil Langlt- ery i 'reeks-the Inst oqueil being the sontheru boundary of the county, lividiog it from Ohio County.

The soil in the vicinity of the rivers ond creeks, both in the bultoms and on the nplands, is a rich lom, and is unsurpassed in the amount of its pro- iluets. These lands, and those in the western and northwestern parts of the county, are lerel, or slightly nadelnling ; the remainder of the county is broken noil hilly, but not so precipitous as to prevent enltiratian.

The usual varieties of timber of this Intituile prevail in tho county, such ag reil and slippery olm, white, black, red, burr and chestont ink, bluek irl- nul, bickors, beech, soft maple, sugar free, loenst, ash, buckeye, sycamore, Bussnfrus and dogwood. Black walnut, hifre onk and sycamore prernil in the beltom lenils; the other varieties chietly on the uplads,

GFO1.OGICAL ..

The rocky which underlir the surince in this county, ure the Trenton and Hudson River groups of the lower Silurian formation. These are the loirest rocks which come to the surface anyirhero in the State, In whole or in part they form to surface rocks of Wayne, Uninn, Fayette, Franklin, Dearborn, Ripley, StritzerInwl, Jefferson aml Ohio Counties. In Denrborn County the blue limestone of the Trenton group is the only sloue of economical valle. 11 furnishes a great obnudance of alone, of easy neress and well fitted for rough walls, but the strala are generally too thin for dressing or enlling to advantage, except for window sills, cups, u'nier- tables, ele. It makes n very good quality of quick-lime.

EIRIT SETTLEMENT.

lu the month of .Innuary, 1596, Admm Fluke, trife miul tiro sons ond tivo ,Inughters settled on South llogan Creek, one mile from the Ohio River, within the present limits of the county, They were followed in February, of the same yeur, by Ephraim Morrisou-ivho humul been n soldier in the Rer- olutionary War-writh his wife mul four children. lle mule u settlement just below the south of llogan Creek, where Aurorn non' shinils.

In the spring of 1700G the Guard family-consisting of Alexander Guard, trife, four sons and oue ilaughter-settled in the territory now Dearborn Cinty. The four cons idl grew up to be strong mvh, and went firth io bat- lle with the dense wildlyrurss ; lo ent ilowo und clear niny the gigantic Irees ; to make fruitful the solitary sud inste places; and nolly fil these four young men ilo their part.

During the summer of 1796 the following families seltled in the enunty, viz .: lleory Hurdin and family ; Willinin Polly and family ; William Allens. worth pndl fomily ; John Leringstan and his father's family : Ahner Gray and family ( lohu, sun nf Abner Gisty, served six yenty ru the Senate of the State): William Gerard und lenne Allvu nud family.

During the year 1798, the following early settlers caque . Henry, Amer and Jones Bruce; Willinm, Damurl nud Robert Coumiray ; Ebenezer Fool ; Gourge and llenry Grove; Finucis oud Nicholus Check ; John Dawann oud Ezekiel .Ineksan.

In The renr 17, George Grares zettled near the month of Langhery U'reek.

Adntn Fluke built the first hongr creeled by n white man in Dearborn County

In 1802, Jobez Pereiral settled in the county.

In 1801, Jacob Blusdell, irife nod four sous setiled on Tanner's Creek, five miles northivett from Lawrenceburg, Joshua l'obb, n onfire of Vermont, unme ut n rvry cirly dny, und seitleil in irhnt is now Center Township. Alx. Cobb, L'ul. Hendricks (unele of Gor. Hendricks) and William Wilson selected and blazel the first road from This region to Indianapolis.

In 1811, William Griffith came from Virgiuiu, and sellled on the louil uvD' owned by l'vrry Uubh, in Conter Township.

George Zaw settled in 1800, in Ceanr Tournship.

George Johnson, Daniel Kelsey, George Abrams, Phillip Rurland, Willian Abboll nad Hrurs Parker, old settlers in Clay Turnship, were all over one hundred years old when they died.

John Allen settled in Harriso Township in 1805.

In IT98, Charles Dawson, four suns and our daughter grillel eight miles northirest of Lawrens rbarg.

John Eailes sellled ou the river, just nborr the present town of Harrison, in 1805.

LIBLY INCIDENTS.

The first Baptist Church of Dearborn l'ounir was organized in Harrison Township, in June, 1807, by John Goss, of Kentucky, ussisteil by Henry Undlin, of Lawrenceburg. The membership nt the lime of organization wns fifteen

The year 1800 is known in the county as the great " Locust Year " A species of locust, unlike the wrestern grasshopper (prolmbly the harvest fly l, intoded this region of country in great numbers; but it is nffirmei by the old settlers Ihni thvy uvre not destructive ta regelation.

The year 1h1 is called the "Squirrel Year," when squirrels invaded this eonnity frem the south by thousands. It is said that is troinan w'ng trashing vlothey ou the banks of the Ohio luver, nl Aurora, when the squirrels were crossing, and that she killed three hundred of them with n stick as they were getting out of the water. They destroyed crerything in the form of growing grain.

Samuel Vonce wns licensed iv keep the first ferry in the county, at Low- rencebarg, July 13, 180g.

Daniel l'errine built the first mill, on Humble Liek Run, in 1800. The next wue was built by Benjamin Walker, on Wilson Crvek. Jacob Blusdell Imili the next mill in the county, on Tunner's Creek, five miles from Low- rencyburg, in the yeni 1805.

Dr. Percivol huilt the first brick house, in Lawrenceburg, in the y'var 1810. Ilis son, l'alvin, was drowned, in bringing n load of sund seruss the rirer, with whiel to unke the mortar.

The first stenmbont uppeored at Larryuveburg, in the year 1818. It irns built by Robert Fulton, nl Pittsburgh, sud hind sinrted on n trip to New Orleans. She wos called the " Orleans."

The second sie robwat appeared ut Lawrenceburg in 1813. She was called the Comel.

The first judicial execution in The county wns that of Amasn Fuller, who iras fried, found gulity and hung for the murder of Palmer Warren, in 1820. lui 1820, a branch of the Farmers' und Mechanics' Bank was established ill Lawrencehurg. Isung Duut was President, und Thonmis Porter, Cashier. In 1842, all the hanks in this region foiled, und as a consequence, icheol soll in the county that year for liventy- five (25) cents per hushel ; corn, six And a fourth [b]) cents per bushel , hutter, three (3) cents per pound ; eggs, two (2) ceuts per dozen. Labor cowunuded six (6) to eight (8) dollars per month.

COUSTY ORGANIZATION.

Dearborn County ing organized March 7, 1803, thiriven years before In- diann was mulmitted into the Union as a Siale. Its organization was hy prur- lamniion of William Henry Morrison, Governor of the Territory. Benjamin Chutnbers, John Brownson, labez Percival, Barnel Hulick, Richard Stevens, Jeremish lhint, William Mujer awl James MeCarthy were appointed Inilges of the Court of General Quarter Sessions of the Pence and of the Common Plens.

.John Brownpon tras appointed Probate ,ludgo; Suminel Vance, Clerk, James Dill, Reenrider ; David Lamphere, Shoriff.

The first court was hield the first Mobilny in September. 1803. The conri iras hell in the house of Dr. Porernl.

Among the first cuses fried uns that of Nicholas Cheek, for striking Judge Pereiral writh A elapboard. The judgment of the court wns execuiei, by building n mail pen, und juilling Check's neck between Ibo mils in such a IAy ns not to serionsly hurl him.

The only Inwyors in the county at this time (1803) were Jesse B. Thomas and .himes Dill.

The first jail was built the following yeur (1804), of logs, by Ephraim Morrison. In Noromber, 1804, Daril Lamphere, Sheriff, resignedl, und on the 2311 of the simso month, James Inmilton iras appointed lo fill the rnenucy. Benjamin Chumhers way & meinbor und President of the first Legislatire Council of the Territory of Inilinon, which mot at Vincennes, Knox County, in February, 1405.

As n step preparatory to tho petitiun nsking Congress lo numit Indiana ns n Sinle, an niet M'Rs passeil, in 1815, to lako the rensus of the Territory The report shours that Dearborn County contained four thousand four hundred and lu only. four citizens.

The first olection for county ofheera iras held in February, 1817. John Test was elected Presiding Judge of the Circuit Court , John Lovingstun nod Solomon Mamiuring, Associnto Junilges; fames Din, Clerk nil Mecorder, mul John Hamilton, Sheriff.

The boundary of the county at this time (1817) ins the State of Ohio and the old boundary line running from Fort Recovery lo tho month of the Keutneky River, embracing all of Ohio County, nearly all of Switzerland County, and extonding north for into the Sinte.

Tho rreords of the county were burned March 6, 1826.

HONOTLINLE MENTION.

Capt, Samuel Vince ivos ono of the uble wen in the eorly doys of Dear- boru County. He bell n commission ns Capmin from Gen. Washington, and served his country faithfully in muny hard fought battles. He married tho grandiloughter of Gen. Arthur St. Clair.

Gen. Dill iros a frank, open-henried man, honest in his denlings with his fellow mono, true to his friends, faithful to his country. He married the duughler of Gen. St. Clair.

Amos Lane lovateil here in 1814, He was innf ubilo aud surcessful lawyer. He gvreral limes represented this enninty in the State Legislature, Atul ivos n member of the Congress of the United States during Inekson's nud Von Bureu's administrations. Ho irus the father of Cal. James H. Lono, of Kan. sns notoriety.

Jesse L. loloinu was one of the Supreme Juilges of Indinun, nppainted by Gor. Jennings, with the upproyal of the Legislature, in 1816. 1le remnined Judge of the Supreme Court for sixteen yenrs. Ho urns appointed, by President Jackson, in 1834, ludge of the United States District Court for Inilisna, which office be held outil his death in 1842. Ilis son, tho 11ou, Willimo &. lolman, noir represents this district in Congress, Ile is in nlile nod successful Inwyer.

Willingh T. Harris, Horace Bassett, Dr. Sutton and Rey. Lucian Alden were all honomible, mlented inro, of whom Dearborn County may well feel proud. Snomiel Morrison, now of Indinnapolis, is one of the old and honorahilo citizens of Dearborn County. Ilo Was born nt Aurora, March 1, 1708. lle assisted in the survoying of Southeastern Indinun, nud is more familiar with the surveys of the State than any munn pour living. We are indebted to him for the foets connected with the carly history of The county.

Benjamin Chambers, Stephen Ludlow, Isane Dnun, Benjamin Pintt, Dr l'ercirnl, Iacob llorner, Dr. Ezra Farris, Chambers Foster anil Jumes Inunil- lon, carly fathera of the city of Lurreneeburg, are deserring of honorable remembrance, not only hy the citizens of Dearborn County, but the entire Sinie, for the energy nod wise counsel giren in bringing the State mpe to iles present honorable and distinguished position among the sister Sintes.

COUNTY INSTITUTIONA.

The poor firm of Dearborn County contains three hundred wud tiventy nores, There Are tivo buildings upon the form-a frame used for panpers only, nnil a stone, in irlich insane and unruly persous are kept, The im- provements were all made al a lolul cost of $20,000.

There was once an ngmcultural society nt Livrenechurg, bul no faire linve been held for three years pust,

.A movement is now being made for the organization of un ohl senflers' association.

COUNTY BUILINGS.

The present court house was built in 1871-2, at n cost of $160,000. It is of stone, and presents n magnificent appenmore. The present county jail was built in 1869, al o cost of $60,000. The Sheriff's residence was built in connection with the jnil.

COUNTY OFFICERS.

The present county offrer's (1876) nre : Clerk-John A. Conwell.

Auditor-Myron Itnynes.

Treasurer-Charles Lods, Recorder-Frank M. Johnson.

Sheriff-Louis Weitzel.

County Commissioners-Jumes Grubbs, F. Sinter and S. Pintt.

Judge of the Circuit Court-Omar F. Roberts,

the County Sent, was laid out in March, 1802. Samuel C. Vince, James llumilton onil Benjamin Chambers pitched the best fent (log cabin| on the present location of lawrenceburg, in the spring of 1802. They subdividen the ground into lots iluring the fall of the sumne year, nud during the month of April, 1802, the lots were ndverfied for solo. The loun ins numed by Sommel C. Vnnee, in honor of his wife, n very estitonble Inity. She was & granddaughter of Gen. Arthur St. Clair. Her maiden name was Lawrence, and in honor of her the new town wig called Lawronechurg. Copf. Vanry mnde this place his permanent home. In the year 1818, be built, in the lower part of town, the old house known for years as the " Fousey Hanse." ITr died in the sumne house in 1830.

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Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Indiana, Part 96

Author: Publication date: 1876 Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co. Number of Pages: 472

Author:
Publication date: 1876
Publisher: Baskin, Forster & Co.
Number of Pages: 472