Early Settlements, Jackson Township, Johnson County, Missouri

>From "History of Johnson County, Missouri," by Ewing Cockrell,
Historical Publishing Company, Topeka, Cleveland, 1918.

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The first settlement in this township was what was known as "Basin Knob
Settlement" and was nearly as early as the old Columbus Settlement. 
Jonathan Fine came from Tennessee and settled here in 1829.  He was the
first to be buried in the old cemetery near Blackwater church.  Baldwin
H. Fine, from Ray county, Tennessee settled here in 1829.  He was kill-
ed by a murdering militia band during the Civil War, who at the same
time killed Henry Shaffer and a Mr. Rogers.  John Ferguson was also
among the first pioneer settlers.  Hon. Reuben B. Fulkerson came here
from Virginia about 1830.  He was a staunch Democrat and was prominent
in the affairs of the county at an early day and represented Johnson
county in the state Legislature at one time.  Macklin White, the first 
to represent Johnson county in the state Legislature, was also a resi-
dent of Jackson township.  Joseph Hooper came here in 1831 and settled 
on the Cockrell farm.  A brother of his also settled on Sni creek about
the same time.  Elias Lundy, a Virginian, also joined the settlement at
Basin Knob at a very early day.  Tompkins Bradley came here in 1836.
His house was burned by Kansas invaders during the Civil War and in 
1863, he removed with his family to California.  The following is a 
list of some of the early settlers many of whose descendants now reside 
in the county and the names are familiar to the present generation:
Jackson Longacre, John Longacre, Jerry James, Joseph Howard, Jowell
Ellis, Peter A. Hall, Charles Hood, T. Franklin, W. Franklin, Greenville
Crisp, M. Edwards, D. Edwards, Samuel, Elias and Amos Lundy, Amos Rob-
erts, James Givens, G. Colbern, Henry Colbern, Moses Ferguson, Lee 
Ferguson, Frank Bradley, William Davidson, Squire Campbell, James Craig,
Martin and Charles Phillips, John Miller, Joseph Ragsdale, William Rag-
sdale, Thomas Ragsdale, William Hopper, Calvin Shore, John Y. Martin,
Daniel Spainhower, Jesse Howard, William Hays, James Briggs, Samuel
Shirley, William Hill, William P. Paul, William P. Tucker, William Doak,
David Hogan, John C. Sparks and Judge John Windsor.  The latter served
as county judge in an early day.

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