Information concerning the government of Green Twp.
Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio
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Green Township was established February 5, 1817 and was named after Major General Nathaniel Greene, a revolutionary soldier from Warwick, Rhode Island.[1]
It was formed from all of the originally surveyed townships 17 and 18 in range 12.[2]
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Firsts
- State Warrant Issued - 1815 April 5 - by George Boydston
Births
- First Birth: Martha Thomas, daughter of Michael Thomas on September 24, 1812. [3]
- Second Birth: Richard Antles on February 3, 1813. [4]
Buildings
Bank Barn
- 1826 - built by John Zook
Brick House
- 1827 - built by Peter Flickinger
Frame Building
- 1822 - ?
Sawmill
- 1819 - Thomas Smith
Death
- 1817 December 27 - Christian Partshie - timber fell on him killing him instantly
- 1830 November 2, Johnny Lang, first gravesite
Election
- First Election: 1817 April 7
Emigrant
- 3rd emigrant - Lawrence Winkler, the third emigrant to Green was the sixth son of Jacob Winkler, and was born on the 15th day of January 1771 in Essex County, New Jersey.
Exploration
- First Exploration: Fall 1802 - by four men
Marriages
- First Marriage: Liver_ton Thomas and Ann Wade by "Priest" Jones in 1814. [5]
Occupations
Blacksmith
- 1815 - Jonathan Casebrier
Hand Mill
- 1815 - John Wade
Showmaker
- 1815 - George Bair
Settlement
- First Settlement within Limits - Spring 1811 by Michael Thomas with his wife and children
- First 3 White Families Settling: Spring 1811 Michael Thomas, with wife and children; Thomas Boydston with wife; Lorenzo Winkler with his family
External Links
- Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio - Wikipedia
- History of Wayne County, Ohio: from the days of the pioneers and first settlers to the present time, 1878
- ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 677.
- ↑ Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 57.
- ↑ Ben Douglass. "History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the Day of Pioneers and the First Settlers to the Present Time." R. Douglass. 1879, p. 715.
- ↑ Ben Douglass. "History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the Day of Pioneers and the First Settlers to the Present Time." R. Douglass. 1879, p. 715.
- ↑ Ben Douglass. "History of Wayne County, Ohio, from the Day of Pioneers and the First Settlers to the Present Time." R. Douglass. 1879, p. 715.