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Book Title: THE HISTORY OF ANDERSON COUNTY, FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT TO THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1876.

CHAPTER XXXI.

  Lincoln Township—Boundaries— Organization —Prominent Settlers—Elba Town
Company—Successive Township Officers.

  LINCOLN TOWNSHIP was formed and its boundaries established October 3, 1870, as
follows: Commencing on the east line of Anderson county, at the northeast corner
of section 3, township 21, range 21; thence west to the northwest corner of
section 4, township 21, range 20; thence south to the line dividing ranges 21
and 22: thence east to the county line; thence north to the place of beginning;
containing 48 square miles.

  The first settlement in the township was in May, 1857, by Daniel Elsbury, on
North Sugar creek, and during the year the following persons also settled in the
township: John Lawrence, Charles Vanguilder, Wm. Taylor, H. K. Robinson, Wesley
Spindler, Mrs. Fry, Dr. J. W. Swank, M. E. Osborn, Benjamin Peoples, James D.
Ridgeway, B. F. Ridgeway, S. B. Miller, Mrs. Ashburn. Among those of 1858 were
R. H. P. Snodgrass, Riley Lawrence, Geo. Enoch, James Lowry, David Wright, A. W.
Ross, Wm. Vess, Blaine A. Vess, Cyrus Morris, Presley Morris, Adison Morris,
Samuel Morris, Anthony Holloman and Virgil Hollomon. Prominent settlers of 1859
were C. T. Chapin, Samuel McCollum, Daniel McCollum, Nelson Tusteson, James
Hourigan, Wm. Rebstock and Christian Rebstock.

  The township is watered by several streams, which supply an abundance of good
water. Timber is rather scarce. It contains numerous beautiful round mounds, and
a great variety of valley land; and the soil of the township is about an average
with other parts of the county.

  The first death in the township was Mrs. Snodgrass, in July, 1858.

  Elba town company was organized January 23, 1858, composed of Harvey Springer,
B. F. Ridgeway, A. G. Poteet and William Springer. The company surveyed and laid
out a town on the west half of section 8, township 21, range 21, and filed a
plat thereof with the probate judge of the county, and asked that the land so
platted be pre-empted as a townsite; but this town never had any existence
except on paper, and was never pre-empted, the company wisely concluding that it
was useless to spend time and money in attempting to build a town on the site.

  The first election in the township was held on the day of the general election
in November, 1870.

TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES.

  1870-1-2, M. E. Osborn; 1873, A. E. Kogers; 1874, Ed. Stein; 1875, D. M. Osborn.

TOWNSHIP TREASURERS.

1870-1-2-3-4, B. A. Vess; 1875, M. E. Osborn.

TOWNSHIP CLERKS.

  1870-1-2-3, Ed. Stein; 1874, James Knight; 1875, D. McCollum.

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.

  1870, David Wright and M. Osborn; 1871-3, D.M. Osborn and J. Brown; 1875, E.
L. Peavey and G. W. Smith.



Additional Comments:
THE HISTORY OF ANDERSON COUNTY,
FROM ITS FIRST SETTLEMENT TO THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1876.
BY
W. A. JOHNSON,
CHAIRMAN OF HISTORICAL COMMITTEE.

PUBLISHED BY KAUFFMAN & ILER, GARNETT PLAINDEALER,
1877.

Entered according to act of Congress, in the year 1877, by
KAUFFMAN & ILER, In the office of the Librarian of Congress,Washington, D. C.


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