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Early Churches .- The early settlers of this section of the county took a keen interest in the cause of religion and soon several denomi- nations were firmly established. Services at first were held in the residences of the pioneers. The Methodists were probably the first to have services in this township, which were attended by the early-day circuit riders. The Cumberland Presbyterians, Baptists and Christians were. also established in this section at an early date. Camp meetings were held at an early day on Bear creek near where the church was later built. This building was owned jointly by the Cumberland Pres- byterians, Baptists, Methodist Episcopal and Christian churches. It was a log structure and existed until the time of the Civil War. Early- day services were held at the home of Isaac Hanna. Scaly Bark school house was used for church services until 1840.
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Among the early ministers here were Revs. Daniel Capell, William Horn, Mr. Parker, A. H. Stout, A. A. Moore, David Hogan, A. Van Ausdol, B. F. Thomas, J. B. Morrow, J. Whitsett, Rev. Hulse, John Marr, Thomas Johnson, Robert King, Frank Moore, Mr. Wallace, Mr. Leaper and Mr. Burgess.
The Bear Creek Methodist Episcopal Church, South, was organ- ized in 1837, at the residence of Obadiah Strange, with the following list of members: Sarah Strange, W. Strange, E. C. Strange, Mary Strange, Polly Strange, Mrs. D. F. Profitt, Sarah Profitt, Mr. and Mrs. Homer. Services were later held at Union Bear Creek church. Judge A. G. Beard, James Strange, Mahala Strange, A. A. Doak, Mary Doak, George Barnett, Mary F. Barnett, George Strange and Winnie Strange were also prominent among the early members.
Bear Creek Cumberland Presbyterian church worshipped at the Union church and was organized at an early day. J. G. Atkins, J. G. Cocke and S. V. Turner and family were early members of this denomi- nation. Rev. David Hogan, one of the pioneer ministers of this denomi- nation, is said to have preached one year for two dollars and fifty cents and to have ridden ten miles to his appointments.
Bear Creek Christian church was a reorganization of old Lost Creek congregation, which was effected in 1860. Among the prominent and active members of this denomination were Samuel Reid, Abraham Stout, B. F. Smith, Richard Anderson, John Graves and Judge Umstadt.
The Bear Creek Baptists had an organization in this township prior to the war but they later became identified with the organization of that denomination in Chilhowee township. Among the members of the old Bear Creek Baptist organization were Rev. William Owsley, Sally Owsley and Anthony Owsley.
The Rose Hill Cumberland Presbyterian church had an organiza- tion and a church building here, prior to the Civil War, and among its first members were Leonard Renick, John Newton, Lloyd Gilliland, Dennis Dunham, Mrs. Melissa Gilliland and Mrs. Elizabeth Baker. They also organized a Sunday school which flourished for a time.
The Methodists and the Cumberland Presbyterians built a church in 1881 known as Union chapel. The Cumberland Presbyterians were organized here in October. 1880, and among the charter members appear the following names : B. F. Lewis and wife, Mollie Lewis, New-
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ton H. Horn and his wife and two daughters, D. L. W. Baston, Martha and Betty Baston. Joel Thomas and wife, John W. McElvaine, Mrs. Fannie Hultz, Mrs. Ella Redford and Mrs. Cecil and daughter.
The Methodist Episcopal church of Union Chapel was organized in 1881 and among the early membership we find the names of Bigelow Buzzard, L. Gibson and wife, Elbridge Myers and Milton Eaves. This congregation was served for a time by Rev. J. Paye, an early-day circuit rider. A small class of Methodists met at Mt. Xenia school in the Ter- rapin Neck district for a time.
Other later ministers who labored in this township after the Civil War were J. H. Houx, M. H. Burnett, A. F. Smith and W. S. Woodard.
Early Cemeteries .- Among the many small cemeteries of Rose Hill township the Strange cemetery is perhaps the oldest, having been estab- lished in 1838. Quick cemetery is also an old burial place. Daniel Quick, Jr., was the first buried here. Priestly graveyard is also a family burial place, Mrs. Priestly being the first to be interred here. Baston cemetery is among the old graveyards of the township and takes its name from D. W. L. Baston, who was a prominent pioneer of the early days. Rose Hill cemetery was established about the time that the town of Rose Hill came into existence. The Wall family cemetery is located on section 13, and here rest the remains of a number of that name. The first to be interred in this burying ground was Mildred B. Wall. There are a number of other small burial places and graves scattered throughout the township, many of which are unknown. It is said that a Mr. Scaggs was the first person to be buried in the township.
Early Schools .- At an early day a log school house was built on Bear creek near Bethel church. This was built after the fashion of the ordinary frontier log cabin and a subscription school was taught here for several years. Other log school houses were built in the township as the settlers came, and were succeeded by frame buildings.
Among the old-time teachers, in the early days, were Richard Anderson, W. W. Sparks, Abraham Stout, Charles Wingfield, Mr. Brad- shaw, Mr. Massey, A. Van Ausdol, M. Palmer, Alfred Hocker, A. B. Sanders, Benjamin Howell, George Harrison, William Kirkpatrick, Dr. Thomas Jones, Louis McCoy and Benjamin Turner. At Rose Hill school were Calvin Reifsnider, William Coates, John Garl, Vincent Jones, Amos
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Metzler, William R. Gist, Wilson Naylor, James Stufflebean, Henry Wood, H. A. Stitt, S. Cook, Misses Alice Hunt, Kittie Renick, Emma Wallis, Della Wallis, and Sallie Young, Mrs. Anna Stockell, Misses Belle Davis, and Hattie. Sheller, A. M. Gloyd, Rev. D. H. Craiger. At Quick school were W. C. Rowland, John Cass, P. Stubblevain, Nannie Metz- ler, Nannie Graham, Flora Hall, Mrs. Franklin, Mrs. McCrabb, Harriet Quick, Cyrus Anderson, William Peake, Lucy Umstadt and Fannie Nar- ron.
In addition to the schools named, other early school districts were Doak, Scaly Bark, Boston, Fink and Mt. Xenia. Among their teach- ers were Miss Nora Pemberton, Professor Reynolds, A. J. Sparks, and George E. Roff.
Justices .- The following are the justices of the peace of the town- ship as far back as the county records show, with dates of their election : 1870, William R. Littrell: 1878, J. O. George, J. E. Doak; 1880, George W. Stith: 1882, J. A. Doak, Robert F. West; 1886, J. A. Doak, Robert F. West : 1890, J. A. Doak, F. H. Anderson ; 1892, T. E. Coleman; 1894, T. E. Coleman, Homer Anderson, Charles Atkins : 1898, T. E. Coleman, Charles Atkins ; 1902, T. E. Coleman, Charles Atkins ; 1910, John Sheller, Charles Atkins; 1912, T. G. Newhill: 1914, D. C. Surber.
County Officers .- The following are the county officers who have been elected from the township since 1882, with the dates of their elec- tion :
1880-82-Harvey Y. Hughes (Democrat ), treasurer.
1884-86-George R. Hunt ( Democrat), treasurer.
1890-94-Jerome B. Pemberton ( Democrat), recorder.
1902-I. G. Farnsworth (Democrat), county judge.
1911-15-R. H. Boston (Democrat), superintendent of schools.
1914-16-C. C. Atkins ( Democrat ), county judge. 1916-R. O. Atkins (Democrat), county judge (appointed).
Population .- Population of Rose Hill township, by United States Census, was :
-1870-
White.
Colored. Total.
1880
1890
1900
1910
1,400 39
1.439
1,653
1,380
1,385
1,461
Personal Property and Products .- Agriculture and personal property
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statistics for Rose Hill township, as given by Missouri State Report for 1877, and Johnson county assessors' lists for 1896 and 1916, are :
1877
1877
1896
1916
Wheat, bushels
49,789
Horses
1,858
1,056
1,176
Corn, bushels
271,450
Mules
355
301
474
Oats, bushels
9,838
Cattle
2,233
1,536
2,757
Rye, bushels
292
Sheep
1,596
353
390
Tobacco, pounds
3,051
Hogs
3,709
2,252
3,320
Wool, pounds
2,403
Asses
none
2
18
Hay, tons
1,352
Molasses, gallons
1
1,966
Wine, gallons
44
Notes and money
$ 34,580
$ 83,815
Bank stock
9,280
Other personalty
23,920
32,600
All personalty
121,445
253,450
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County Road Improvements .- County road improvements made by Rose Hill township since this system was established in 1911, were up to January 1, 1918, seventeen in number, aggregating $1,060 furnished by the citizens of the township, and $986 furnished by the county. In the amount of this work Rose Hill ranks tenth among the townships of the county.
The following is a complete list of all organizations of every kind in Rose Hill township. Full details of each organization are in this book in separate chapters on the different organizations.
Churches-Baptist, Bear Creek; Baptist, Quick City; Baptist, Rose Hill: Christian, Quick City; Methodist, South, Medford; Presbyterian, Latour; Presbyterian, New Liberty.
1917 War Organizations .-- Red Cross, Latour Branch; Red Cross, Medford Branch; Red Cross, Quick City Branch.
Business .- Bank of Latour.
Total number of organizations in township is eleven.
CHAPTER XXIV .- COLUMBUS TOWNSHIP.
DESCRIPTION, ORGANIZATION-GEOGRAPHY AND SOILS-FIRST SETTLERS-FIRST MILL -EARLY PHYSICIANS - FIRST COURT - FIRST POSTOFFICE - FIRST STORE-EARLY CHURCHES-EARLY CEMETERIES-EARLY SCHOOLS-JUS- TICES-COUNTY OFFICERS-PERSONAL PROPERTY AND PRODUCTS-COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENTS-POPULATION-ORGANIZATIONS.
From a historic standpoint Columbus township is second to none in Johnson county. Here the first permanent settlement in Johnson county was made in 1828. Columbus township was originally a part of Jackson township but was established according to its present boundaries May 12, 1870. It was named for Christopher Columbus.
Geography and Soils .- Area, 42 square miles, or 26,880 acres. Geo- graphically, Columbus township is made up of the head waters of (1) Honey creek, (2) the north fork of Blackwater, and (3) the Pittsville fork of Blackwater, and of the upland lying between. All these streams run from the northwest to the southeast. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, Soil Survey of 1914, the chief soils of the township are: The ordinary bottom soil ( Osage silt loam) run- ning along the creeks; next to the bottom soil, the Boone silt loam ("sandy" soil), an irregular one-quarter to one and a half mile wide strip adjoining the bottom; and next, Pettis silt loam ("mulatto" soil ) composing the upland between the creeks.
These soils in detail are as follow :
The Boone silt loam, upland; about 15 square miles or one-third of the township. This lies next to the bottom soil. It widens very per- ceptibly at the head waters of Honey creek and North Fork of Black- water.
Pettis silt loam, upland, composes about 12 square miles or 30 per cent. of the township; this lies in a broad strip from two to three miles wide running from northeast to southwest throughout the whole town- ship, except where it is cut by Honey creek and Blackwater creek.
Summit silt loam, upland, "black limestone" soil; about 12 per cent. or 5 square miles. This lies scattered all over the township. chiefly in the southeast and the southwest.
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Crawford silt loam, "red limestone" soil; about 4 square miles or 10 per cent. This lies in scattered patches all over the township.
Osage silt loam, bottom; about 6 square miles or 15 per cent .; the ordinary bottom soil. This lies along the creek and its largest area is found on both sides of the North Fork of Blackwater.
Of the foregoing, the Pettis silt loam, Crawford silt loam and Sum- mit silt loam are ranked the best three common upland soils in the county, and the Osage silt loam the best bottom soil. The Boone silt loam is a lighter "sandy" soil, and is of sandstone origin.
For further soil details, see chapters in this book on Agriculture and Soils.
First Settlers .- Pleasant Rice or Nicholas Houx was the first per- manent white settler in Johnson county. They both settled in what is now Columbus township in 1827. See chapter on Early Settlements. Pleasant Rice first visited this locality on a hunting expedition in 1818 and in the fall of 1819, returned on a hunting expedition in company with Dangerfield Rice, Capt. Hugh Brown, Hugh Brown, Jr., Cicero Brown and John Wallace. They got on this expedition, besides various game and fur, two hundred and sixty gallons of wild honey. Mr. Rice stated that he found twelve bee trees in one day, from which he took an average of sixteen gallons of honey each. Henceforth the little creek along which he hunted bees on that occasion was given the name of Honey creek. At that time hundreds of Indians had their wigwams along the creeks near suitable hunting grounds. Mr. Rice estimated that he saw as many as two thousand Indians within a radius of four miles of his log cabin. He settled with his family on Honey creek in section 10. town- ship 47 on a place which is now owned by Mrs. Kelly, grandmother of Charles L. Gillilan, ex-county assessor. Part of the old building which he first erected is still standing. It is fourteen feet square and was cov- ered with clapboards and weight poles. The logs were chinked with mud and the door swung on wooden hinges and was fastened by a wooden latch, the string of which was always said to hang on the out- side. The chimney was built of mud and sticks. This old hut was built by Pleasant Rice with the assistance of a negro, and the logs used in its construction were of white oak. Since then the old clap- boards have been dispensed with. It has a new roof, and the log walls have been covered by siding, and it is now used as a kitchen.
Pleasant Rice was born near Nashville, Tennessee, March 7, 1803.
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FIRST HOUSE BUILT IN JOHNSON COUNTY. MISSOURI BY PLEASANT RICE IN 1827 OR 1828, IN WHAT IS NOW COLUMBUS TOWNSHIP. NEAR HONEY CREEK. ABOUT THREE MILES NORTH OF THE VILLAGE OF COLUMBUS. THE ORIG- INAL BUILDING IS ON THE LEFT. IT WAS BUILT OF LOGS AND LATER WEATHERBOARDED AND IS STILL STANDING, NOW OCCUPIED BY MISS DELLA KELLY.
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He was of Dutch and English descent. His wife, to whom he was married August 26, 1826, bore the maiden name of Virlinda G. Ray. She was a daughter of Senator Ray and came from a prominent Kentucky family. She was born in Warren county, Kentucky, May 13, 1809. Mr. and Mrs. Rice were the parents of thirteen children, ten of whom grew to maturity, four sons and six daughters and many of their descendants are now living in Johnson county.
Nicholas Houx was born in Maryland of French and German ances- tors. His parents moved from Maryland to Kentucky and he and five other sons moved later to Missouri. He married Miss Rachel Maxwell. just before leaving Kentucky. He and his bride came on horseback to Missouri, bringing all their possessions with them. They lived first at Booneville for a few years, then a few years at Lexington, and then moved to what is now Columbus township, in Johnson county. Pleas- ant Rice helped him build his first house. He was a stanch Cumber- land Presbyterian, a noted hunter and a successful farmer. He died about 1834, at the age of thirty-three, and left two sons and three daugh- ters. (See section on Family History for full details of Nicholas Houx and his family.)
The following is a list of early settlers in what is now Columbus township: Pleasant Rice, Nicholas Houx, Robert King. Dr. Robert W. Rankin, John Whitsett. Thomas Evans, John Evans, David Norris, Samuel Ramsey, John Kelley, Uriel Jackson ( who had the first horse- mill in the county), Moses Pinkston, Jesse Marr, Thomas Windsor, Richard D. Bradley. Sr .. John Furguson, Elinore Douglas, Morgan Cockrell, Jonathan Fine. B. H. Fine, Prince L. Hudgins, William Logan, Isaac Garrison, James Morrow, Uriel Murray, David Morrow, William Davidson, Joseph Cockrell (the father of F. M. Cockrell, United States Senator), Josiah Beatty, William Kincaid. J. Washam, James C. Francis, Col. Ambrose, Toombs. Benjamin Runnels ( who was a soldier under Gen. W. H. Harrison in his Indian campaign), Benjamin Matthews, C. D. Cobb, Love S. Cornwell, James Perdee, Robert Craig, N. W. Low- rey. James C. Strange, a gentleman by the name of Edwards ( who was a tailor in the town of Blackwater, and who is the father of Senator Edwards, of Lafayette county). Peter Drace, Levi Simpson, William C. Baker, T. Simmerman, Jesse Kelley, Robert D. Morrow, William Horn, I. Reese (who was sheriff at one time ), Thomas Claunch, J. H. Miller, J. W. Henderson, Dr. E. D. Schreiner. R. R. Dalton, Abel Gilliland,
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Rev. William Horn, Reason Offnit, William E. Cocke, R. Sanders, J. P. Murray, R. Rudolph, P. H. Drace, John Kitchen, J. Kinder, William Ramsey, W. T. Herndon, M. Davis, J. Harner, B. W. Boisseau, J. Fickel, C. Gautt, Z. T. Davis and James M. Fulkerson, the first physician in Johnson county.
The first child born in what is now Columbus township, which was also the first birth in the county, was Margaret Ann Rice, daughter of Pleasant Rice. She was born April 7, 1829, was reared to maturity, mar- ried, and died October 6, 1870.
The first death was Mrs. Chitwood and the location of her lone grave has long since been forgotten.
First Mill .- The first mill was erected in 1830 by Uriel Jackson. It was a two-horse mill and the process of grinding was slow and tedious. Later the owner went to the Osage river, where mill stones could be cut from the rock and brought home a pair of burs, after which the process of grinding was speeded up in that locality. The second mill to be built was Wade's mill on the Blackwater. This was operated by water power and was quite a pretentious mill for its day and age.
Early Physicians .- Dr. James Monroe Fulkerson was the first phy- sician of the county. He was born in Lee county, Virginia. His father settled in Lafayette county in 1849, when James M. was only eighteen years old. Doctor Fulkerson received his medical education at Cincin- nati, Ohio. In 1834 he came to Columbus and made his home at the residence of Nicholas Houx, and a short time afterwards married Eliza- beth C. Houx, daughter of Nicholas Houx. Doctor Fulkerson became a very wealthy man and was prominent in the affairs of the county. When the Civil War broke out he owned a large number of slaves and about three thousand acres of land. He served one term in the state Legislature from Johnson county. He served as surgeon in the Osage Indian War and was also in the service during the Mormon War of 1834.
Doctor Brooks also practiced medicine here at an early day.
First Court .- The first court met at the residence of Nicholas Houx.
First Postoffice .- The first postoffice was at the town of Columbus in 1832, and the first postmaster was William Kincaid, who served for some time. He was followed by Josiah Beatty, Jerry Washam and Charles D. Cobb. At one time the office was kept at Blackwater.
First Store .- The first store was erected in 1836 by William Beatty.
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DR. JAMES MONROE FULKERSON.
MRS. DR. JAMES MONROE FULKERSON.
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Nicholas Houx operated a tannery and P. L. Hudgins kept a whiskey shop. Later Hudgins left Columbus and started the town of Blackwa- ter, which was laid out in March, 1836, about one mile south of Colum- bus, near the creek. Hudgins was afterwards converted, gave up the whiskey business, and became a preacher and was regarded as a man of some talent.
Early Churches .- About the time of the first settlement here Rev. J. B. Morrow began preaching. For a time there was preaching in the residence of Nicholas Houx. Regular monthly meetings began in 1829. The first church, a log structure, was built shortly afterward and camp meetings were held in the grove as early as 1831. On this occasion Rev. Finis Ewing, great-grandfather of the writer, and Rev. Samuel King, founders of the Cumberland Presbyterian church, were present. The Reverends Robert King, J. B. and R. D. Morrow were also there. The first Sunday school was organized in 1834. John Harris and James Morrow were active in Sunday school work and instrumental in the first organization. A preacher's institute was organized here and taught by Rev. J. B. Morrow. This school was started in 1834 and abandoned two years later.
The Cumberland Presbyterian church was organized here in 1830 by Rev. R. D. Morrow, but they had no building until 1837, when a log house was erected. In 1847 they built a brick church. Among the early pastors of this church were Reverends Robert D. Morrow, James H. Houx, John A. Prather, S. Finis King. A. VanAusdol and A. A. Moore. Some of the first members of this congregation were Nicholas Houx, Rachel Houx. James B. Harris, A. Harris, Isabelle Foster.
The Methodist Episcopal Church, South, is prominent among church organizations of Columbus township. The Methodist church was organ- ized here in 1843, and the following ministers seem to have served this congregation prior to the Civil War: Thomas T. Ashley, 1843; Daniel S. Capell, 1844-5; E. E. Degge, and Silas Williams, D. A. Leeper, J. Chase, T. C. James, W. M. Pitts, James A. Cuming, R. A. Foster, A. Williams and W. M. Pitts, up to 1858-9. Some of the ministers since 1866 were: H. W. Webster, 1866-7; M. Minshall. H. N. Watts, M. Doreen, W. J. Brown, T. P. Cobb. J. C. Daily, E. W. Woodard. John D. Wood and J. D. H. Woolridge. 1880-81.
The Church of Christ was organized by Elder D. Young. In July, 1865, this church was reorganized and three years later, a frame build-
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ing erected at a cost of two thousand dollars. Among the early pastors of this denomination we find the names of Hiram Bledsoe, C. A. Hed- rick, G. W. Longan, D. M. Granfield and E. M. Monsert, E. A. Cheat- ham, Samuel B. Stark, James Meyers, W. E. Frakes and Ralph Green- well were some of the original members.
Early Cemeteries .- The cemeteries in Columbus township were among the oldest in the county. The first one was at Columbus and Nicholas Houx was the first to be buried there.
Columbus cemetery contains the last resting places of many of Johnson county's pioneer citizens and there are numerous tombstones in this burial ground bearing the epitaphs of several prominent early settlers, among them hundreds of men and women who were identified with the early history of this county. Among the countless number are the stones bearing the following inscriptions :
"Nicholas Houx Died August 9, 1831 Aged Forty-two Years."
The widow of Nicholas Houx afterward married Jonathan Fine and a marker at her grave gives the date of her death as December 29, 1857.
"Dr. Frederick D. Fulkerson Died August 18, 1857."
"Pleasant Rice Born March 7, 1803-Died May 9, 1892."
Virlinda G., Wife of Pleasant Rice, Born May 13, 1809-Died June 10, 1890."
"Reverend. Robert D. Morrow, D. D. Born December 26, 1796-Died January 23, 1869.
"Here rest the remains of the first Cumberland Presbyterian missionary to the state of Missouri. He was ordained by the Logan Presbytery, February, 1819, was an active minister of the Gospel fifty-three years, was an humble and devoted Christian, a learned and eminent divine. His death was peaceful and triumphant."
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"Elizabeth M., his wife, born August 7, 1802. Died December 29, 1880."
"Baxter Ewing Morrow Born June 9, 1824-Died July 25, 1890."
"Ann S. Dinwiddie, Wife of Allen Wallace 1809-1857."
There are many more stones marking the graves of scores of residents of Columbus and Columbus township, whose names are indel- ibly written on the pages of township history. The memorial tablets of stone erected long, long ago impress the visitor with the flight of time and the older people with a train of reminiscences and memories of the days of seventy years ago, when other forms were familiar and frequently seen, moving amid the scenes of early pioneer life in John- son county.
Early Schools .- The first school in the township was taught by Z. T. Davis at the farmhouse of Robert Craig. in 1833. Notable among the early teachers were Mr. Maum and his wife, Louis McCoy, Joshua Rogers, James Francis, Rev. Ben Love, Ben A. Bradley. Rev. R. D. Morrow was also a capable teacher of the early days. Among later teachers of the township were W. C. DeWitt, John Sarency, C. A. Pot- terf, Albert Potterf, Miss Nannie Dalton. Waldon school was estab- lished in 1868. The first director was James Middleton. Its early teachers were S. M. Corman, Henry Harmon, Mattie Gaskin, Minnie Morrow, Maggie Brown, William Cook, D. W. DeWitt, D. B. Longan, W. C. Naus, Jennie C. Woolsey, Albert Dunbar. Charles A. Potterf, S. P. Culley, Henry C. Potterf, Eula Tracy, and A. J. Sparks.
Justices .- The justices of the peace of Columbus township, as far back as the records go, with the dates of thei relection are: 1870, C. W. Hesser, John B. Edwards; 1878, James Mosby, W. H. Lee: 1882. James Mosby, W. H. Lee; 1886, James Mosby, W. T. DeWitt: 1888. James A. Anderson; 1890, James Mosby, James Tuttle: 1894, J. M. Tuttle, David Braden; 1898, John M. Black, James Mosby; 1900, A. J. McMahan; 1902, J. A. Black, W. S. Rankin: 1906, J. A. Black, W. D. Grinstead; 1908, W. S. Rankin: 1910, James A. Black, J. W. Hender- son; 1914, James A. Black, J. W. Henderson.
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