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HISTORY OF CEDAR COUNTY.
Andrew T. Woodruff, William P. McElroy, Asa C. Marvin, 1857. Section 29, State of Missouri. Section 30, Squire Hol- man, 1856; Jonathan Gaddis, Joseph B. Gaddis, James K. Thomas, 1857; Henry Scott, 1858. Section 31, Manuel Collins, Lewis H. Phillips, Bartlett R. Congress, William W. Corlew, 1857. Section 32, Calvin P. Love, 1856; Andrew J. Bell, William H. English, Lewis H. Phillips, 1857; John Collins, 1858. Section 33, Robert Warmick, Patrick Hallerman, John H. McLeland, Asa C. Marvin, Andrew J. Bell, 1857. Section 34, John Minton, Francis Divers, 1857; Elijah G. Penn, James McCloud, Alpheus Hendricks, 1858. Section 35, William Hendricks. Section 36, Samuel Medlar, James Hickey, Daniel Ward, John Wash, James Rennick, 1857.
Township 36, Range 26 .- Section 17, William Denson, John Denson, 1844; William R. Howard, 1855; Andrew J. Nichols, State of Missouri, Henry C. Kerr, 1857. Section 18, Francis Yeast, 1838; John Bland, 1849; Daniel Bland, 1848; Benjamin Stevens, 1858. Section 19, Benjamin F. Skinner, 1857; Erastus C. Sharp, Philip A. Moore, 1858. Section 20, William Denson, 1838; Henry Alexander, 1840; Alexander Ward, 1848; Stephen Hod- gin, 1853; Thomas Elsinger, 1855; Jacob Dale 1858. Section 29, James Richardson, John P. Campbell, 1839; Stephen Hodgin, 1853; State of Missouri, 1854; Thomas S. Hackleman, William H. Bland, 1856; Jacob Roe, 1857; George McCoy, 1858. Sec- tion 30, John P. Campbell, Charles A. Haden and John Bullard, 1839; George Leslie, Daniel Bland, Samuel G. Leslie, 1854; Twinan Turner, 1857; Cornelius M. Leslie, 1856; George Mc- Coy, 1858. Section 31, Eli Roberts, 1838; Jesse Bullard, 1839; Nancy Casey, Benjamin Reed, 1853; Daniel Bland, Pleasant H. Irwin, 1855; Julia L. Shubrick, John Strain, 1857. Section 32, John P. Campbell and Charles A. Haden, Andrew J. Snodgrass, William Wolfe, 1839; John Snell, Edmund Wood, 1851; Jacob W. Roe, 1855; E. Cowan, 1866.
Township 36, Range 27 .- Section 13, Henry Cox, 1855; John W. Bland, William Rice, 1857; Erastus C. Sharp, Philip A. Moore, 1858; David Moore, 1859; Henry C. Nitchy, 1869. Section 14, William Rice, 1853; John Cox, 1848; Alexander Mc- Williams, 1852; Washington Moreland, Margaret Irwin, Alex-
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ander W. Bothwell, Salmon Sharp, 1857; Thomas Eslinger, 1856. Section 15, Andrew Hutchinson, 1842; Anderson Mor- ton, 1854; State of Missouri, Alexander W. Bothwell, 1857; William M. Bland, 1858. Section 16, State of Missouri. Sec- tion 17, State of Missouri, 1842; John Burton, 1851; James Love, Philip Love, 1854; Amos Beck, 1856; State of Missouri, Lucinda Morris, 1857. Section 18, James Love, 1854; Robert G. Crock- ett, Amos Beck, 1856; Henry B. Brown, 1858. Section 19, Joseph J. Etheridge, Amos Beck, 1856; William F. Gault, 1857; Henry Falkerth, 1858. Section 20, John H. McCoy, Jonathan R. Godfrey, 1856; State of Missouri, James R. Barrick, 1857; James Love, Henry Falkerth, 1858. Section 21, John W. Hawkins, 1856; John R. Jarrett, 1857; Randolph Hopkins, 1858; James M. Belcher, 1859; John Ogden, 1860; Section 22, Stephen F. May, 1839; Thomas Eslinger, 1839, 1856; Robert H. May, 1840; Adam Eslinger, Anderson Morton, 1857; Heze- kiah Harryman, 1858. Section 23, David Goss, 1848; Hezekiah Harryman, 1853; George R. Sellers, Cornelius M. Lessly, Sam- uel G. Lessly, 1857; John T. Campbell, 1875; Hubbard Holt, 1872. Section 24, John H. Dice, 1849; John Cox, 1852; Will- iam S. Granfell, Samuel G. Lessly, Cornelius M. Lessly, Twy- man Turner, 1857. Section 25, Stephen Hodgin, 1839; George Lessly, 1849; Thomas Casey, 1852, 1853; George Casey, 1853; Thomas Loy, Cyrus H. Young, 1857. Section 26, George Lessly, 1849; Zimri T. Smith, 1852; Henry F. Fisher, 1854; Cyrus H. Young, Theodore Pemyea, John A. Snyder, William B. Lessly, Blackman H. Bird, 1857; Thomas Casey, 1853. Sec- tion 27, David Goss, 1848; Martha Eslinger, Adam Eslinger, Theodore Pemyea, William B. Lessly, 1857; Joseph Stark, 1856, 1857; John H. Snyder, 1854; William Owing, 1858. Section 28, State of Missouri, 1854, 1857; Robert Barnes, 1855, 1856; Amos Beck, John R. Jarrett, John R. Moffett, 1857; Philip Shrewsbury, 1858. Section 29, John Manfull, State of Missouri, 1857; George W. Day, David McCoy, 1858; Melissa Ogden, 1859. Section 30, Josephine Thompson, John Boyer, William F. Gault, 1857; Benjamin F., William M., James P., Thomas B. and Susan Fewell, 1857; William M. Lawson, 1858. Section 31, John B. Finlay, Theodore Taylor, Franklin Hinkle, Henry Car-
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roll, 1859. Section 32, Hiram Davis, Franklin Hinkle, Theodore Taylor, John B. Finlay, 1857; John W. Hawkins, 1858. Sec- tion 33, Edwin Woods, 1842; Robert Barnes, 1855; Hiram Davis, Burgess Davis, State of Missouri, 1857; William Pence, 1858. Section 34, Frederick Goss, 1840; Burgess Hurt, 1855; Pauline S. Mahan, Burgess Davis, Charles Miller, Sylvester Pence, 1857; Larkin Stark, 1875. Section 35, Adam Eslinger, 1846; Samuel L. Smith, 1852; Thomas Smith, Thomas J. Shaler, 1849; Thomas Eslinger, 1853; Benjamin F. McCarty, Charles Miller, Sylvester Pence, 1857; John A. Snyder, 1856. Section 36, William M. Ator, 1840; Pleasant H. Irwin, Thomas Casey, Thomas Cap- linger, 1853; Twyman Turner, 1854; Thomas Eslinger, 1855; State of Missouri, 1854, 1860; William T. Eslinger, 1872.
Township 36, Range 28 .- Section 13, Robert G. Crockett, 1856; William C. Tutt, James P. Crockett, James T. Dawson, 1857. Section 14, James Vickers, Thomas Jones, James W. Denver, Charles Pryse, 1857; John P. Vickers, Darlington E. Fee, 1858. Section 15, Henry W. Carpenter, William L. Clem- ent, 1857; James P. Burke, 1858. Section 16, State of Missouri. Section 17, James W. Willingham, 1855, 1856; John Hardin, 1855; John A. Jackson, 1856; Elizabeth McCord, Samuel G. Williams, Nellie W. Madeira, 1858; J. R. Stewart, 1869. Sec- tion 18, Alanson Packard 1841; Eliza Parcell, 1854; James W. Willingham, 1855, 1856; William Ryan, 1856; State of Missouri, 1857. Section 19, James Fergus, 1843; Joseph Hardin, 1855; John Fergus, 1856; Charles A. Calhoun, State of Missouri, Daily Dunham, 1857. Section 20, Alfred Hardin, Samuel G. Will- iams, 1856; John Fergus, 1844, 1856; Francis C. Wood, 1857; Nellie W. Madeira, 1858; J. R. Stewart, 1869. Section 21, John A. Jackson, Chapman Taylor, 1856; Jefferson G. Harris, James W. Willingham, 1857. Section 22, Thomas Madding, 1856; Beverly C. Camp, John W. Miner, William C. Memphis, Henry C. Lawson, 1857; James M. Hubbard, 1858. Section 23, William H. Camp, Thomas Madding, 1856; James W. Denver, IS57; Phebe Hubbard, 1858; Simon V. Seitz, 1859. Section 24, Israel F. Beck, William E. Tutt, James T. Dawson, Henry C. Lawson, 1857; James T., Mary W., Israel F. and Jenerva E. Dawson, 1857; J. R. Stewart, 1869. Section 25, Ezekiel Tot-
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ten, John R. Moffett, Mary M. Dawson, 1857. Section 26, William H. Camp, Lewis French, 1856; William. P. Harrison, Samuel L. Montgomery, 1857. Section 27, James Farmer, 1855; Rob- ert A. Keen, Green B. Adcock, William H. Camp, Israel F. Beck, 1856; Smith Harden, Henry C. Lawson, Waldo P. Johnson, 1857. Section 28, John M. Starr, 1856; Isaac J. Parrow, 1855; Andrew T. Woodruff, John R. Moffett, Waldo P. Johnson, Ben- jamin H. Henley, 1857. Section 29, William B. Box, John Fergus, 1844; Marlin Hardin, 1855; Alfred Hardin, David Box, 1836; William Murray, Henry A. Bugg, John A. Jackson, Smith Harden, State of Missouri, 1857. Section 30, Charles A. Cal- houn, Thomas C. Hartshorn, 1857; Elijah G. Penn, 1858. Sec- tion 31, Charles C. and William C. Debrill, Stephen A. Blakey, Sylvester Spillman, 1857. Section 32, Reason A. Hawkins, 1854; Smith Harden, William P. O'Neal, David T. Bonnell, Stephen A. Blakey, 1857. Section 33, Allison D. Poor, Andrew Starr, Garnett L. Noel, State of Missouri, 1856; John B. Mays, George F. Harden, David Welch, Richard H. O'Neal, 1857. Section 34, Henry Martin, Green B. Adcock, Andrew Starr, Burgess Adcock, 1856; Andrew W. Murphy, 1857; J. R. Stew- art, 1869. Section 35, Joseph Martin, 1845; Henry Martin, 1855; Green C. Reece, Andrew W. Murphy 1857; David Welch, 1855, 1857. Section 36, Stephen R. Brown, State of Missouri, 1854; James W. Prowell, Ezekiel Totten, 1857; Eunice Bonnell, 1858.
Some of the names above given will be recognized as those of early settlers, some are those of non-residents, and others of those who, though they have come at a comparatively recent date, were pioneers in their respective localities.
ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY AND TOWNSHIPS.
Cedar County was organized February 14, 1845, and there are a number of persons in the county who have lived in the counties of Polk, Dade and Cedar, successively, and at all times on the same farm.
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County Boundaries .- The boundaries of Cedar County as first established, were as follows:
Beginning at the northwest corner of Township 35, Range 24; thence west on the township line dividing Townships 35 and 36, to the northwest corner of Section 4, of Township 36, Range 26 ; thence north to the northwest corner of 'Section 16, Township 36, Range 26; thence west to the southwest corner of Section 7, Township 36 and Range 28; thence south upon the line dividing the counties of St. Clair and Bates, con- tinuing upon the line dividing Dade and Jasper, to the southwest corner of Section 24, of Township 33, Range 29; thence east to the west boundary of Polk County; thence north to the line dividing the counties of Dade and Polk to the northeast corner of Dade County ; thence west one mile ; thence north along the western boundary line of Polk County to the place of beginning.
The boundaries as re-defined in 1879, are as follows:
Beginning at the northeast corner of Township 35, Range 25 west; thence west with the township line between Townships 35 and 36, to the northwest corner of Section 4, of Township 35, Range 26 west ; thence north with the subdivisional lines to the northeast corner of Section 17, Township 36, Range 26 west ; thence west to the north- west corner of Section 18, Township 36, Range 28 west ; thence south with the range line between Ranges 28 and 29 to the southwest corner of Township 35, Range 28 west ; thence west with the township line between Townships 34 and 35 to the northwest corner of Section 1, Township 34, Range 29; thence south with the subdivisional lines to the southwest corner of Section 24, Township 33, Range 29; thence east with the subdivi- sional lines to the southeast corner of Section 24, of Township 33, Range 25 west ; thence north with the range line between Ranges 24 and 25 to the place of beginning.
MUNICIPAL TOWNSHIPS.
May 8, 1845, the county court laid off the county into munici- pal townships for civil purposes, and defined the boundaries of the several townships thus:
Madison Township .- " It is ordered by the court that all that portion of territory included within the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the northeast corner of Section 24, running west with said line to Big Sac River; thence south with said river to the southeast corner of Section 24, in Township 33; thence north to the beginning, shall be designated and known by the name of Madison Township."
Jefferson Township .- " It is ordered by the court that all that portion of territory of Cedar County included within the fol- lowing boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the northwest corner of Township 35, in Range 24, thence west to the southeast corner of Section 31, in Township 36, in Range 26; thence north to Sac
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River; thence south with the meanderings of said river to the section line dividing Sections 13 and 24 in Township 34; thence east with said line to the northeast corner of Section 24, in Township 34; thence north with the range line dividing Ranges 24 and 25, to the beginning, shall be designated and known by the name of Jefferson Township."
Linn Township .- " It is ordered by the court that all that portion of Cedar County included within the following bounda- ries, to wit: Beginning at the northeast corner of Section 17; thence with the county line to the northwest corner of Section 15, in Township 36, in Range 27; thence with the county line to Big Sac River; thence with the meanderings of said river north to where the said river crosses the county line; thence north with the county line to the beginning, shall be designated and known by the name of Linn Township."
Cedar Township .- " It is ordered by the court that all that portion of territory included within the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the northwest corner of Section 18, in Town- ship 36; thence south to the southwest corner of Section 31, in Township 35, in Range 28; thence east to the section line divid- ing Sections 32 and 33; thence north with said line to the county line; thence west with the county line to the beginning, shall be designated and known by the name of Cedar Township."
Benton Township .- " It is ordered by the court that all that portion of territory in Cedar County included within the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the southwest corner of Section 24, in Township 33, in Range 29; thence east to the southeast corner of Section 19, in Township 33, in Range 27; thence north to the base line; thence west to the county line; thence south with said line to the beginning, shall be designated and known by the name of Benton Township."
The record of the November term of the county court con- tains the following entry:
" Now at this day a petition being presented to this court praying for a change of the township line dividing Townships Linn and Cedar, the prayer of said petition being granted, it is ordered by the court that the line dividing said townships run- ning north to go no further than Older Creek, thence down
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Older Creek to the section line dividing Sections 3 and 10 in Township 35, Range 27; thence east with said section line to Sac River; thence north with the meanderings of said river to the county line, all inclusive, shall hereafter belong to Cedar Township for civil purposes." June 16, 1846, it was ordered that the line of Linn Township be extended two miles west, commencing at the base line; thence south to Dade County line. At the November term, 1847, John Hair filed a petition praying that all that portion of Cedar County described as fol- lows, to wit: " Beginning at the northeast corner of Benton Township, running west to the divide between Cedar and Horse Creek; thence with that .divide to the range line dividing Ranges 27 and 28" be added to Linn Township. The prayer was granted, and the territory described became a part of Linn for all municipal purposes.
Washington Township .- The record of the organization of this township, at the November term of the county court, 1854, is as follows: "Now at this day (November 20) sundry citizens of Jefferson Township presented to the court here a petition to divide said township, which by the court was examined and fully understood, and said division was made as follows, viz .: All that part of said township lying in the following bounds shall retain the name of Jefferson: Commencing at the northeast corner of Section No. 17, in Township No. 34, Range No. 25; thence north with said line to the north boundary of said township; thence west one mile with said line; thence north with range line No. 25, to the St. Clair County line; thence east to the Polk County line; thence south with said Polk County line to the line dividing Jefferson and Madison Townships; thence west to the place of beginning. And it is further ordered that the remainder of said Jefferson Township compose one municipal township, and shall be called and known by the name of Washington, and that the place for holding elections in said township be at the dwelling house of Asa R. Kennedy, and that the place for hold- ing elections for Jefferson Township, shall be at the dwelling house of Jacob Dixon, Sr."
All the municipal townships west of Sac River were thus reorganized by the court May 25, 1855:
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Box Township .- " All that portion of territory lying within the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the northeast corner of Cedar County, thence south on the west line of Cedar County to the northwest corner of Township No. 34, of Range 28; thence east on the line dividing Townships Nos. 34 and 35 to the southeast corner of Section No. 32, in Township No. 35, of Range No. 27; thence north to the north line of Cedar County; thence west with the Cedar County line to the begin- ning, to be known as Box Township.
Cedar Township .- " All that portion of territory lying in the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the northeast corner of Box Township, thence east with the Cedar County line to Sac River; thence south in the middle of Sac River to a point where the north line of Section No. 16, in Township No. 35, Range No. 26, crosses said Sac River; thence west to Cedar Creek; thence up Cedar Creek to the mouth of Horse Creek; thence up Horse Creek to the Box Township line; thence north with the east line of Box Township to the beginning, to be known as Cedar Township."
Benton Township .- " All that portion of territory in the fol- lowing boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the southwest corner of Box Township; thence south with the Cedar County line to the southwest corner of Cedar County; thence east with the Cedar County line to the northeast corner of Section No. 29, Township No. 33, Range 27; thence north to the southeast corner of Box Township; thence west with the south line of Box Township to the beginning, to be known as Benton Township."
Linn Township. - " All that territory lying in Cedar County west of Sac River, not included in Cedar, Box and Benton Townships, to be known as Linn Township."
February 6, 1880, it was ordered by the county court, that from and after that date, the municipal townships of Cedar County should be known and bounded as follows, to correspond with the map of Cedar County drafted by Babbs and Stoddard, and published by Reilly & Co., in 1879:
Madison Township .- " Commencing at the southeast corner of Section 24, Township 33, Range 25; thence north along the county line to the northeast corner of Section 24, Township 34,
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Range 26; thence west on the section lines to Sac River; thence in a southerly direction along the main channel of said river to the county line in Section 22, Township 33, Range 26; thence east to the place of beginning."
Linn Township .- " Commencing in the main channel of Sac River at the county line in Section 22, Township 33, Range 26; thence in a northerly direction along the main channel of said river, to a point where said river leaves the subdivision line of lot 5, northeast one-fourth of Section 2, Township 34, Range 26; thence north between the east and west halves of lots 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, northeast one-fourth of Section 2, Township 34, Range 26, to the base line; thence west along the base line to Cedar Creek; thence down the main channel of Cedar Creek to the mouth of Horse Creek; thence up the main channel of Horse Creek to where the same touches the base line; thence west along said base line to the northwest corner of Section 6, Town- ship 34, Range 27; thence south along the range line to the county line at the southwest corner of Section 19, Township 33, Range 27; thence east along the county line to the place of beginning."
Benton Township .- " Commencing at the county line at the southeast corner of Section 24, Township 33, Range 28; thence north along the range line to the base line; thence west along the said base line to the county line at the northwest corner of Section 1, Township 34, Range 29; thence south along the county line to the southwest corner of Section 24, Township 33. Range 29; thence east along the county line to the place of beginning."
Jefferson Township .- " Commencing at the county line, at the southeast corner of Section 13, Township 34, Range 25; thence north along the county line to the northeast corner of Section 13, Township 35, Range 25; thence west one mile to the northwest corner of said Section 13; thence south one mile to the southwest corner of said Section 13; thence west three miles to the northwest corner of Section 21, Township 35, Range 25; thence south two miles to the southwest corner of Section 28, Township 35, Range 25; thence west two miles to the northwest corner of Section 31, Township 35, Range 25; thence south to
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the Sac River; thence up the main channel of said river to a point where the same intersects the section line between Sections 14 and 23, Township 34, Range 26; thence east along the section lines to the place of beginning."
Washington Township. - " Commencing on the county line, at the southeast corner of Section 12, Township 35, Range 25; thence two miles north along the county line; thence west along the county line to the northwest corner of Section 4, Township 35, Range 26; thence north along the county line to the Sac River; thence in a southerly direction up the main channel of Sac River to where the same intersects the section line between Sections 9 and 16, Township 35, Range 26; thence west along the section lines to the northwest corner of Section 13, Town- ship 35, Range 27; thence south to Cedar Creek; thence in a southerly direction up the main channel of said creek to the base line; thence east along the base line to the southeast corner of Section 36, Township 35, Range 26; thence north one mile to the northeast corner of said Section 36; thence east two miles to the southeast corner of Section 29, Township 35, Range 25; thence north two miles to the northeast corner of Section 20, Township 25, Range 25; thence east three miles to the southeast . corner of Section 14, Township 35, Range 25: thence north one mile to the northwest corner of said Section 14; thence east one mile to the place of beginning."
Cedar Township .- " Commencing at a point where Sac River crosses the section line between Sections 19 and 16, Township 35, Range 26; thence in a northerly direction along the main chan- nel of Sac River to a point where the same intersects the county line; thence north along the county line to the northeast corner of Section 17, Township 36, Range 27; thence west along the county line to the northwest corner of Section 16, Township 36, Range 27; thence south along the section lines to the southwest corner of Section 21, Township 35, Range 27; thence east one mile to the southeast corner of said Section 21; thence south to Horse Creek; thence in a northerly direction down the main channel of Horse Creek to Cedar Creek; thence in a north- erly direction down the main channel of Cedar Creek to where the same intersects the section line between Sections 23 and 24
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(at the northwest corner of said Section 24); thence north along the section lines to the northwest corner of Section 13, Town- ship 35, Range 27; thence east to the Sac River; thence down the main channel of said river to the place of beginning."
Box Township .- " Commencing at the base line at the sec- tion corner of Section 33, Township 35, Range 27; thence north two miles to the northeast corner of Section 28, Township 35, Range 27; thence west one mile to the northwest corner of said Section 28; thence north to the county line; thence west along the county line to the northwest corner of Section 18, Town- ship 36, Range 28; thence south along the county line to the southwest corner of Section 31, Township 35, Range 28; thence east along the base line to the place of beginning.
" And it is further ordered, that all orders heretofore made in regard to municipal townships inconsistent with this order, be, and the same are hereby, rescinded."
COURT AFFAIRS.
The County Court .- The county court of Cedar County organized at Crow's mill, near the mouth of Bear Creek, April 7, 1845, with Thomas Jones, James L. Henry and Ezra Hamer as justices, who qualified before John B. Ingram, justice of the peace. Thomas Jones was appointed president of the court; James Cawthon, sheriff; Joseph Allen, clerk, and John E. Hartley, deputy clerk. Thomas Smith was appointed county assessor. Tuesday, April 8, the court met pursuant to adjourn- ment, all three of the justices being present. It was “ ordered that Thomas Jones be allowed, out of the county treasury, $4, for his services, two days, at the present term of court, as justice thereof, and that a warrant issue therefor." Similar orders were made in favor of other members and officers of the court, and an adjournment was had " till court in course."
At the regular May term, begun and held at Crow's mill, Monday, May 6, 1845, Ezra Hamer and James L. Henry, jus- tices, were present, as were Sheriff Cawthon and Clerk Allen. In the absence of the president, James L. Henry acted as president
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