Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio

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Historical Information

Chippewa Township was established September 4, 1815.[1] It was named after an Indian tribe.[2]

It began at the SE corner of section 31 of township 18, of range 11 of the original survey to the NW corner of section 6 to the NE corner of the county to the SE corner of section of 36.[3]

Place Names

Present Name Former Name(s) Plat Date
Doylestown 9 Dec 1827
Easton Chippewa, Slankerville Chippewa platted 15 May 1816; Slankerville platted 26 Apr 1843
Frase Settlement
Hametown
Marshallville Bristol 27 Feb 1817
Rogue's Hollow

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Early Settlers[4]

  • Nicholas and Adam Helmick
  • old Henry Franks
  • Uriah, Henry, and John Franks
  • Thomas Frederick
  • Henry Houts
  • Michael Brouse
  • Paul Baughman
  • Jacob Hatfield
  • William Hatfield
  • John Reichildifer
  • Stephen Fisher
  • old Mr McConkey
  • Joseph Springer
  • John Adams
  • William Doyle
  • Frederick Galehouse
  • Isaac Montgomery
  • David Galehouse
  • Michael Bassinger
  • Daniel Huffman
  • Adam Shatto
  • Michael Brouse
  • Rev. George Weygandt
  • Mr. Reed
  • George, Christian, Jacob, Joseph, Michael, and Andrew Whitman
  • Malachi Feister
  • Samuel Pierrepont
  • John Routson
  • James Boak
  • Jacob and John Franks
  • John Miller
  • John Newhouse
  • Andrew Bowen
  • Robert Meek
  • John Bowman
  • George Wellhouse
  • Benjamin Hershey
  • George Halloway
  • Henry Shook
  • David Johns
  • Jacob Eberhard
  • John Wise
  • John Porter
  • Peter Waltz
  • "Major" South
  • James Hutchinson
  • Peter Bradenbaugh
  • Isarel Baughman
  • Jacob Heffelman

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  • 1859-1860
  • 1884-1885
  • 1894-1895

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References

  1. Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 850.
  2. Wayne County Scrapbook, compliments of McIntire,Davis & Greene Funeral Home.
  3. Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 57.
  4. Douglass, Ben. History of Wayne County, Ohio. Indianapolis: Robert Douglass Publisher, 1878. pg. 851.

External Links

Chippewa Township, Wayne County, Ohio - Wikipedia