Barton County KS Archives History - Books .....Settlements - Logan Township 1912 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com October 3, 2005, 12:17 am Book Title: Biographical History Of Barton County Logan Township This township was originally a part of Lakin township and the first settlements were made within its borders in 1872. During that year, and in 1873, the following took up their residence in this part of the county: Richard Yielding, Henry Galloway, W. D. Fairbairn, Wm. Landman, Thos. F. Mahan and John L. Barngrover. In 1874 a number of new settlers were added to the township's population. Among these who came after 1873 were: Geo. W. McClimans, Chas. C. O'Bleness, Geo. M. O'Bleness, Joseph Ozenherger, Benj. F. Moore, James B. Montgomery, Stephen Branch, Myron H. Young, Christopher Bock, Edward H. Grizzle, Aaron W. Ward, Joseph N. Ward, Frank Nichols, Joseph Lunz, A. Barngrover and Theo. F. Harris. This was one of the first townships in the county in which the railroad land was all bought by the settlers and all the government land was taken up. It now has a population of 370. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/barton/history/1912/biograph/settleme16gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ksfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb