Tipton County IN Archives History - Books .....Subsequent Settlement 1883 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/in/infiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 14, 2006, 2:12 am Book Title: Counties Of Howard And Tipton, Indiana SUBSEQUENT SETTLEMENT. The purchase of land and the settlement in the southern portion of the county continued quite extensively during the years 1836, 1837 and 1838, so that in 1839 it was found expedient to make some provision for the taxation of the settlers, and for the administration of justice. Accordingly, by an act of the General Assembly, approved February 16, 1839, the boundary of the county of Richardville was formed, the Miami title to the old Miami reservation having been extinguished in 1838, though the tribe was not to be removed therefrom nor molested until 1842 and 1843, so that no organization of such county could take place until 1844. A portion of the county of Richardville, as thus defined, now belongs to Tipton County, as will be seen by considering what follows. Section 2 of that enactment attached all of the Miami reservation south of Cass County and north of the line dividing Townships 22 and 23 north, to Cass County. These, sections were 6, 5, 4 and possibly 3, in Township 23 north, Range 3 east, now in the extreme northwestern part of Tipton County. Section 3 of the enactment attached all of the reservation south of Miami County and north of the line dividing Townships 22 and 23 north, to Miami County. Thus, Sections 1, 2 and perhaps 3, in Township 23 north, Range 3 east, Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 in Township 23 north, Range 4 east, and Sections 3, 4, 5 and 6 in Township 23 north, Range 5 east, now forming a portion of the northern tier of sections of Tipton County, were attached to Miami County. Section 4 of the enactment attached all of the reservation east of the eastern boundary of Miami County, and north of the line dividing Townships 22 and 23 north, to Grant County. The territory thus attached to Grant was Sections 5 and 6 in Township 23 north, Range 6 east, and Sections 1 and 2 in Township 23 north, Range 5 east. Section 5 of the enactment was as follows: SECTION 5. So much of said reservation as is north of the county of Hamilton and south of the line dividing Townships 22 and 23 north, is hereby attached to the said county of Hamilton for judicial purposes; and the said counties to which the said territory is hereby temporarily attached shall exercise all the rights, privileges and jurisdictions in and over said territory that to said counties belong according to law in other cases, and when the population in such attached territory will warrant shall form the same into townships, and order the election of Justices of the Peace and other township officers; and the inhabitants of such attached territory shall be entitled to and exercise all the rights and privileges that other citizens of said counties are entitled to. It should be noticed, that all this territory, at least all of the old Miami reservation referred to above, was created as Richardville County, which was not to be organized until the Indians were removed and the white population warranted. In the meantime, the land was attached to the surrounding counties, as above stated. It is clear, then, that all of the Miami reservation now in Tipton County was, by this enactment, included within the boundaries of the old Richardville County. There seems to have been no direct provision made for that portion of Tipton County south of the Miami reservation. An indirect reference seems to be made to it in the first part of Section 5 of the enactment of 1839, quoted above, as the reservation south of the line dividing Townships 22 and 23 north could scarcely have been attached to Hamilton County, unless that portion of Tipton County south of the reservation was attached at the same time, or had been before. But it was not attached before, and subsequent references render it almost absolutely conclusive that Section 5, above quoted, provided that all of the present Tipton County south of the line between Townships 22 and 23 north should be attached to Hamilton County. Whether the southern portion of the county—that south of the reservation—was included within the boundaries of the county of Richardville fixed by the enactment of 1839, cannot be certainly stated by the writer, though that seems to have been the intention. The Commissioners of Hamilton County no sooner became aware of the passage of the enactment of 1839, than (in January, 1839) they ordered, "That all the territory north of White River, Jackson and Adams Townships (the northern tier of townships of Hamilton County), to the reservation, be attached to and form a part of said townships, and Allen Cole is ordered to obtain all the field notes for the territory north of White River, Jackson and Adams Townships to the reservation." At the March (5th) session of 1839, the same Commissioners divided the attached territory on the north into the following townships: Cicero— Beginning at the southeast corner of Section 32, Township 21 north, Range 6 east, thence north twelve miles, thence west ten miles, thence south twelve miles, to the southwest corner of Section 35, Township 21 north, Range 4 east, thence east to the place of beginning. Jefferson —Beginning at the southeast corner of Section 34, Township 21 north, Range 4 east, thence north twelve miles, thence west ten miles, thence south twelve miles, to the southwest corner of Section 31, Township 21 north, Range 3 east, thence east to the place of beginning. The two townships, Cicero and Jefferson, were made to include all of the present Tipton County except the tier of sections on the northern boundary, such tier having been attached to other counties, as previously stated. For Cicero Township, an election of two Justices of the Peace was ordered held at the house of James Goodpasture, on the first Monday in April, 1839, and Dempsey St. Clair was appointed Inspector of such election. An election of two Justices of the Peace in Jefferson Township was ordered held the first Monday in April, and John Deal was appointed Inspector. Immediately after this, and possibly before the elections were held, the Commissioners of Hamilton re-adjusted the boundaries of Cicero and Jefferson Townships, and created the new township of Madison, giving each the following boundaries: Jefferson—Beginning at the southwest corner of the county, thence east eight miles, thence north as far as the jurisdiction of Hamilton County extended, which was to the line dividing Townships 22 and 23 north, thence west eight miles, to the western boundary of Tipton County, thence south to the place of beginning. Cicero—Beginning at the southeast corner of Jefferson Township, thence east six miles, thence north as far as the jurisdiction of the county extended, thence west six miles to the northeast corner of Jefferson Township, thence south to the place of beginning. Madison— Beginning at the southeast corner of Cicero Township, thence east six miles to the southeast corner of Tipton County, thence north along the eastern boundary as far as the jurisdiction of Hamilton County extended, thence west six miles to the northeast corner of Cicero Township, thence south to the place of beginning. No other changes were made until Tipton County was created. The settlers continued to pour into the southern portion of the county, and in the northern part many tracts of land were pre-empted by families that became actual residents, and by speculators who expected to hold the land until it had risen greatly in value, after which it would be sold to such men as would contract to become actual residents. Every inducement was offered to emigrants seeking homes, and the sale of lands and town lots in the three villages that were laid out was advertised far in the East, to lure actual residents to the county, and thus hasten the improvement of the new country, increase the population and the blessings which follow settled communities, and multiply the value of the land and the farms. In 1842 and 1843, the Miamis were removed west of the Mississippi River, after which the pre-emption of lands in the reserve (though they were not yet thrown into market) was rapid, and the settlement and improvement as extensive as if the land had been placed in the land offices for sale. The settlement in the present counties of Howard and Tipton was so rapid that the Legislature was formally petitioned to create two new counties, which was done during the sessoin [sic] of 1843-44, the enactment in full being as follows: Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, That all the country included within the following boundaries shall form and constitute the county of Tipton, to wit: Beginning at the northeast corner of Section 36, Township 23 north, Range 2 east, thence east to the northwest corner of Section 33, Township 23 north, Range 6 east, thence south to the line dividing Townships 20 and 21 north, thence west to the line dividing Ranges 2 and 3, thence north to the place of beginning. SECTION 2. That all the country included within the following boundary shall form and constitute the county of Richardville, to wit: Beginning at the northeast corner of Section 36, Township 23 north, Range 2 east, thence north to the southeast corner of Section 13, Township 23 north, Range 2 east, thence west to the line dividing Ranges 1 and 2, thence north to the line dividing Townships 24 and 25 north, thence east to the northwest corner of Section 4, Township 24 north, Range 6 east, thence south to the northwest corner of Section 33, Township 23 north, Range 6 east, thence west to the place of beginning. SEC. 3. Daniel P. Alder, of Grant County; Jesse Carter, of Clinton County; Samuel Cunningham, of Hamilton County; Giles W. Thomas, of Cass County; James Nowland, of Madison County; and Lewis D. Adkins, of Miami County, be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners for the purpose of fixing the permanent seat of justice in the said county of Tipton, agreeably to the provisions of an act to establish seats of justice in new counties, approved January 14, 1824. The said Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall meet at the house of Jesse Brown, in said county of Tipton, on the second Monday in May next, or as soon thereafter as a majority of them shall agree upon. SEC. 4. John Moulder, of Parke County; Himelias Mendenhall, of Miami County; John Armstrong, of Carroll County; Oliver Raymond, of Wabash County; and Samuel Colip, of Hamilton County, be, and they are hereby appointed Commissioners for the purpose of fixing the permanent seat of justice in the said county of Richardville agreeably (etc., as in Section 3). The said Commissioners, or a majority of them, shall meet at the house of John Harrison in said county of Richardville on the second Monday in May next, or as soon thereafter as a majority of them shall agree upon. SEC. 5. The said Commissioners shall locate the permanent seats of justice of said counties, as near the center thereof as a convenient site can be obtained, taking into consideration the amount proposed to be donated for the public buildings in said counties. Provided, however, if the land where the said county seats are to be located is not surveyed, and a good and sufficient title cannot be obtained, then th [sic] said Commissioners shall convene for the purposes aforesaid as soon as such survey is made and a title can be obtained. SEC. 6. From and after the first day of May next the said counties of Tipton and Richardville shall enjoy all the rights and jurisdictions which to separate counties do or may belong. SEC. 7. It shall be the duty of the Sheriff of Hamilton County to notify the Commissioners hereby appointed to locate the seat of justice in the county of Tipton by writing of their appointment and the time and place of their meeting, and the county of Tipton shall make such Sheriff a reasonable compensation for his services. SEC. 8. It shall be the duty of the Sheriff of the county of Carroll to notify the Commissioners hereby appointed to locate the seat of justice in the county of Richardville by writing of their appointment, and the time and place of their meeting, and the county of Richardville shall make such Sheriff a reasonable compensation for his services. SEC. 9. The Circuit and other courts of the county of Tipton shall be held at the house of Jesse Brown, in said county, or at any other place where said courts may adjourn to until suitable accommodations can be had at the seat of justice. SEC. 10. The Circuit and other courts' of the county of Richardville shall be held at the house of John Harrison, in said county, or at any other place where said courts may adjourn to until suitable accommodations can be had at the seat of justice. SEC. 11. The boards doing county business in said counties,>when elected and qualified, may hold special sessions not exceeding three the first year after the organization of said counties, and shall make all necessary appointments, and do and perform all other business that might have been necessary to be performed at any regular session, and take all necessary steps to assess and collect the State and county revenue. SEC. 12. The county of Tipton 'shall be attached to and form a part of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit for judicial purposes, and shall be attached to the county of Hamilton for Representative purposes, and to the counties of Hamilton and Boone for Senatorial purposes, and to the Fifth Congressional District. SEC. 13. The county of Richardville shall be attached to and form a part of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit for judicial purposes, and shall be attached to the county of Carroll for Representative purposes, and to the counties of Carroll and Clinton for Senatorial purposes, and to the Eighth Congressional District. SEC. 14. The Circuit Courts in the county of Tipton shall be held on Mondays succeeding the courts in Jay County, and shall continue three days if the business require it. SEC. 15. The Circuit Courts in the county of Richardville shall be held on Thursdays succeeding the courts of Tipton County, and shall continue three days if the business require it. SEC. 16. The sixth section of an act, approved February 16, 1839, entitled "An act attaching certain territory to the counties therein named," and for other purposes, be and the same is hereby repealed. SEC 17. The act entitled "An act to compel speculators to pay a road tax equal to that paid by actual settlers," approved January 31, 1843, is hereby extended to the county of Tipton. SEC 18. This act to be in force from and after its passage. Approved January 15, 1844. Additional Comments: Extracted from: COUNTIES OF HOWARD AND TIPTON, INDIANA. HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL. ILLUSTRATED. CHARLES BLANCHARD. EDITOR. CHICAGO: F. A. BATTEY & CO. 1883. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/in/tipton/history/1883/counties/subseque380gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/infiles/ File size: 15.4 Kb