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===1807 Federal Survey Map of Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio=== | ===1807 Federal Survey Map of Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio=== |
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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. [1]
- Second Birth: Richard Template:Antles on February 3, 1813. [2]
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. [3]
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
Historical Information
Green Township was established February 5, 1817 and was named after Major General Nathaniel Greene, a revolutionary soldier from Warwick, Rhode Island.[4]
It was formed from all of the originally surveyed townships 17 and 18 in range 12.[5]
Historical Documents
1807 Federal Survey Map of Green Township, Wayne County, Ohio
1856 Baker's Map of Wayne County, Ohio
1873 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio
1897 Caldwell's Atlas of Wayne County, Ohio
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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.