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Book Title: Biographical History Of Barton County

Pawnee Rock Township

   The first settlement was made in this township when the Kentucky colony,
consisting of twenty persons arrived. In the party were T. C. Polk, John W.
Smith and George M. Jackson, who was the leader of the colony. Mr. Jackson first
located near Ellinwood but at a meeting which was attended by all the members of
the colony it was decided that the land in Pawnee Rock township was the best to
be found in the county. Accordingly it was decided that they would take up their
land there. On March 23, 1872, a celebration was held in honor of their arrival
at the historic pile of stone known as Pawnee Rock. In addition to those already
named the following were among the first settlers in this township: Wm. C.
Hatter, Dennis Logan, S. P. Leitner and D. M. Sutherland. In 1874 the following
were added to the township's population: W. M. Jenks, F. J. Jason, Charles C.
Lewis, Eli, Wm. H. and Hiram Bowman, Robert J. Smith, Aaron F. Miller, Joseph
Hanon, John W. Graves, John Rea, Isaiah Pelsor and J. F. Pearce. This township
now has a population of 356.

   Settlement was begun in this township early in 1872. Among those who selected
claims were the following: In 1872, Wm. Hartshorn, Ed. Tyler, Luther Frost, John
McMullin, Evan Thornberg, Nelson H. Richie, Willis M. Howerton, Henry Fruit,
Eliza Hartshorn, Wm. H. McGreevey, John H. Doel, Joshua Lyle. In 1873, Charles
B. Rose, Andrew J. Acton, George N. Welch, Oscar O. Hartshorn, Wm. H. Quincup,
Frank Sheldon, Thomas Keenan, and in 1874, Sample S. Sanford, John Lyle and
Lorenzo Leach. That portion of the township known as Washburn precinct was
settled in 1874 by A. C. Barnes, Wm. Hayes, Vincent Coale, Samuel H. Mitchell,
Chas. B. Morgan, Robert M. Shields, Wm. Dunn and Wm. R. Julian. This township
now has a population of 387.



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