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Native of Ohio, came to Christian county in 1835 ten years later he came to this township, and settled the north east quarter of section twenty-eight. Washbourn Wade, a native of Ohio, entered the land where he now lives in 1837, and then returned to Ohio, where he remained until 1844, when he came out the second time, and began the improvement of his place, where he has since resided. Jester was from Pickaway county, Ohio had lived in Shelby county since l838. Garrett Horrace settled the Jester place about 1837 he sold to Stephen Jester in 1841. MĪy went to Oregon, and Hall afterwards moved to Texas. Thomas May settled the Weller place about 1840 he sold his improvements to Joseph Hall of Tennessee. He was from Indiana, and died a number of years ago. Made this place his residence until his death.īenjamin Hobson settled in the extreme south-west corner of the township as early as 1838 or '39. Returning to this township in 1840, he settled permanently in the south part, where his son, Nathan Puckett, now lives. He then moved up into the Sangamon river timber, where he remained about three years, spending the most of his time in hunting. He had the misfortune to lose one of his horses by lightning: this left him without a teĪm. This land was afterwards settled by his sons, Abraham and Ner.ĭaniel Puckett, from Ohio, came into the township in 1837, and broke up a small patch of ground, now on the place of Washbourn Wade, where he intended to put in corn. Tering the west eighty acres of the northwest quarter, section ten.Ībraham Middlesworth, sr., entered a large tract of land in the north part of the township in an early day. The next entry was made by John May, November 23d, 1833 he entered the north-east quarter of the south-east quarter section four nearly three years elapsed, when he made the third entry in the township, Jan. He here made the first land entry in the township, September 18,1832, by entering one hundred and thirty-four acres in the north-east c Franklin Hudson settled on section four in 1832, now the Nelson Neil place. John Neil settled on section three in 1834. Samuel Smith, who came to Rose township with his mother, Mary Smith, in 1831, has lived on the place since 1849. John May afterwards bought the land and lived here. James Abbott settled the place, where Samuel Smith now lives about 1830. Pugh now lives.ĭaniel Agles also settled on the same section, about the same time.

He settled here in about 1830 or 31, on section three where R. Some of the mounds are continuous and some isolated.īurrell Massey was the first settler in the knobs, in consequence of which they took his name. ThĮre is one thing somewhat peculiar in reference to these mounds they are productive to their very summits, and regarded as the best of wheat land. To the eye of the traveler, when passing through the township, they have the appearance somewhat of the billowy ocean, rendering the view of the surrounding country one of exceeding beauty. Ter part of the northern and central portions of the township. This township has a more diversified and beautiful landscape, than probably any other section of the county, made so by the chain of mounds, (or as the old settlers term them knobs), which extends to the grea It is mostly a high rolling prairie, slightly timbĮred in the north-east and south-west corners. It is bounded on the north by Rural, on the south by Cold Spring, on the east by Rose township, and on the west by Christian county. IS six miles square and situated on the west side of the county. The History of Shelby and Moultrie Counties, Illinois TOWER HILL TOWNSHIP

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