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1882 antique LaGRANGE NOBLE indiana HISTORY genealogy indian white settler UGRR
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This listing is for the original hardcover book shown. Counties of La Grange and Noble Indiana Historical and Biographical published in Chicago in 1882. Over 900 pages total.

CONTENTS.

PART I HISTORY OF LA GRANGE COUNTY.

CHAPTER I.
Agricultural Society 20
Census Returns 24
Fauna 17
Geological Formation 14, 25
Indiana, Early 17
Lakes 13
Mastodon Remains 15
Mound-Builders 28
Physica Features 11
Resources 16
Rivers and Creeks 12
Statistics 21
White Men, The First 11

CHAPTER   II.
Annual Expenditures 57
Congressional Represenlation 57
County Commissioners, First 32
County Officers, The First 55
Courts, The First 33
Elections, Presidential 54
Lawyers, Early 46
Murder Trial. The First 36
Organization of County 32
Physicians. Early 47
Public Buildings 37
Senators and Representatives 56
Valuation and Taxation 58

CHAPTER III.
Churches, Early 66
Fourierism 68
Insurance, Home 80
Newspaper History 76
Post Offices
Preaching, The First 66
Railroads 64
Regulators and Rangers 81
Roads and Routes 62
Schools and Education 73
School Statistics 74
Secret Societies 79

CHAPTER IV.
Call for Troops, First
Companies and Campaigns 101
Draft, The 95
Roll of Honor 103
Soldiers, Early 83, 110
Soldiers of the Late War 84
Township Histories.

CHAPTER V.
Town of La Grange Ill
Buildings, Progress of. 113
Business Enterprises 115,119
Cemeteries 125
Churches and Pastors 122
Educational 120
Original Grant of Site 112
Physicians, The First 114
Plat of Town Ill
Secret Societies 116

CHAPTER VI
Bloomfield Township 126
Boundaries and Features 126
Bloomfield Village 133
Burlington Village 132
Civil Officers, First 132
Church History 133
Hill's Corners 133
Industries, Early 131
Inhabitants, The First 129
Marriage First 132
School Interests 133

CHAPTER    VII.
Lima Township 135
Churches and Pastors 152
Hotels, Postmasters, Physiciaiisl42
Industries 142
Indians 137
La Gringe Bank 145
La Grange Collegiate Inatitute.loO
Land Entries 139
Merchants of Lima 140
Ontario Village 145
Pioneers 135
Schoolhouses, etc 148

CHAPTER VIII.
Johnson Township 155
Churches and Pastors 170 j
Creation of Township., 156
Early Settlers 155 !
Schools and Teachers 167 I
Traders, Early 156 I
Valentine Village 161 '
Wolcottville 162 ;
Wright's Corners 161 I

CHAPTER IX.
Van Buren Township 172 !
Addie Dwight Tragedy 180
Burial Grounds 177 j
Business of Village 183
Churches 179
Early Settlers 174
Roads 174
Schools and Teachers 179
Surface Features 172
Van Buren Village 1S3

CHAPTER   X.
Eden Township 185
Birth, First 191
Civil Officers 189
Church Organizations 192
Haw Patch Center 195
Organization of Township 188
Physical Features 185
Physicians, Early 191
Presidential Election 191
Regulators, The 191
School Organizations 193
Sycamore Literary Society 194 '
Settlers, First ." 185 '
Trades and Industries 194

CHAPTER XI.
Springfield Township 196
Church Organizations 208
First Settler 196
Gage and Langdon War 197
Harrison Campaign 202
Industries, Early 201
Mongoquinong 196,203
Organization of Township 203
Schoolhouses 207
Springfield Village 204
Settlers. Eaily 198
Trade, Eariy 196
Union Hall 209

CHAPTER   XII.
Clearspring Township 210
Civil Officers 214
Churches.. 219
Mills, Early 212
Organization of Township 214
Patrons of Husbandry 217
Removal of Indiins 213
Roads 218
Schools 218
Settlers, First 210

CHAPTER XIII
Greenfield Township 220
Birth, First 229
Churches 231
Industries, First 225
Lexington Village TZd
Origin of Name 225
Schools 229
Settlers, First 222
Vistula Village 226

CHAPTER XIV.
Newbury Township 233
Amish Settlement 240
Civil Officers 239
Churches 241
Justices of the Peace 239
Lakes and Rivers 233
Mill, The First 234
Organization of Township 233
Pashan Post Office 241
Schoolhouses 236
Settlers, The Early 234
Trading 236

CHAPTER XV.
Milford Township 242
Churches and Pastors 254
Hunting Experiences 246
Mills The Eariy 2.'.2
Mud Corners Viilnge 252
Organization vf Township 245
Pioneers, The 242
Regulators, The ,248
Schools 253
South Milford Village 252
Underground Railroad 248

CHAPTER XVI.
Clay Township 2.55
Appalling Accident 264
Birth, The First 266
Churches 264
Destructive Fire 263
Early Schools .259, 260, 265
Justices of the Peace ...266
Mill, The First 265
Murder S64
Schoolhouses 265
Sickly Season 259
Settlers, The First 256, 2.69
Trade and Industry 263

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES
Bloomfleld Township 293
Clay Township 425
Clearspring Township 379
Eden Township 355
Greenfield Township 388
Johnson Township 326
LaGraniGe, Town of. 267
Lima Township 310
Milford Township 408
NewBury Township 400
Springield Township 362
Van Buren Township 343

PORTRAITS

Blackmun, A 59
Bradford, Samuel P 29
Calahan, Ami 175
Case, Zopher 165
Cochran, Charles 249
Crane, S. D 137
Dancer. Dr. John 107
Davis, Hezekiah 233
Davis, Mrs. Hezekiah 237
Goodsell, Mynott 243
Holsinger, John 127
Hooley, Chris 215
Hopkins, Fleming 227
Kent, Orvin 199
Kent. Mrs. Orvin 206
Mills, Jacob 169
Niman, Dr. J. P 117
Peck, Burton 221
Rerick, Dr. J. H 69
Shepardson, Samuel 39
Sidener, Nicholas 181
Strickland. Matthew 267
Taylor, 0. B 87
Wildman, L. L 97

Views.
Court House, La Grange County.... 19
Jail, La Grange County 49

PART   II. -HISTORY   OF   NOBLE   COUNTY.

CHAPTER   I. PAGE.
Geology. 6
Indian History
Indian Mounds 11
Lukes and Ponds 9
Meteorology 10
Topography

CHAPTER II.
A Child's Mysterious Disappearance 38
Birth, The First M
Churches, The Early M
County Buildings 42
County Census 39
County Officer 44
County Organization 27
County Seats 41
Judiciary, The 47
Judicial Execution 34
Land Entries, The Early 28
Marriage, The First 54
Members of the Bur .'. 48
Physicians, The First 53
Poor, The County 43
Post Office, The First 57
Settlement, The First 27
State Canal 32
Suffering in 1338 SI
Thieves and Counterfeiters 33
Valuation and Taxes 40

CHAPTER   III.

Agricultural and Historical Society 62

Early Roads and Koutes. 57

Execution of M.cl>uugal 72

Journals and JournHliats 74

Newspaper, The First 74

Outlaws and Criminals 63

Railroads 6o

Regulators, The 69

CHAPTER IV.
Career of Regiments 107
Death of Lincoln
Draft Statistics 99
Fall of Sumter 89
Republican Convention of 1864
Roll of Honor 110
Soldiers of Early Wars... 87
War Meetings and Speeches 89
War Statistics 115

TOWNSHIP HISTORIES

CHAPTER    V.
City OF Kendallville
Banks 123 I
Business Development 120 i
Church Organizations 130 :
Conflagrations 123
Election, The First 122
Incorporation 122
Origin of Name 120
Railroad Subscription 124
Schoolhouses 129
Settlement, The First 119

CHAPTER VI,
Wayne Township 134
Birth, The First 139
Churches 142
Log Rolling and Whisky 139
Mills, The Early 140
Scarcity of Cash 141
Schoolhouses 141
Settlers, The First 135

CHAPTER VII
Town of Ligonier 145
Building and Loan Asociation..l48
Church Organizations 153
Destructive Fire 148
Early Development 140
High School 150
Interesting Statistics 157
Revivals 156
School Buildings 148
Sons of Temperance 147
Town Plat 145

CHAPTER   VIII
Perry Township 161
Bourie's Reminiscences 164
First Election 162
Rochester Village 1R3
Roll of Settlers IGl
Saw-Mills, The First lt)3
Schools and churches 167

CHAPTER   IX.
Town of Albion 168
Business Men, The Early 170
Church Societies 180
Early Land Entries 168
Incorporation 176
Plat of the Town 169
Schools 177
Secret Orders 175
Table of Fires 182
Town Funding Bonds 179

CHAPTER X.
Jefferson Township 183
Agricultural Features 192
Burial Grounds 193
Death, The First 193
Indian Mounds J91
Mills and Milling 186
Pioneer Life 184
Population 191
Schools and Teachers 187
Sermons and Churches 187
Township Organization 186
Township Pioneers 183

CHAPTER XI.
Orange Township 194
Brimfield Village 203
Church Organizations 204
Island Park Assembly 206
Land Owners, The Early 194
Mills. The Early 196
Northport Village 197
Rome City 198
Water Power at Rome 202

CHAPTER    XII
Allen Township 208
Avilla's First House 214
Churches. The Early 217
Deaths, The Early 211
Election, The First 211
Franciscan Convent 218
Hunting Reminiscences ...214
Incorporation of Avilla 216
Industries and Improvement8..212
Marriage, The First 211
Roll of Early Settlers 208
Schoolhouse, The First 268
Underground Railroad 216
White Settler, The First 208

CHAPTER XIII.
Elkhart Township 221
Early Settlers, List of. 223
Pittsburg Village 225
Religious Development 228
Schools and Teachers 227
Settlers. the First 221
Springfield Village 225
Wawaka Village 226

CHAPTER XIV.
Sparta Township 231
Church Organizations 241
Cromwell Village .236
Election. First 233
Mills and Kilns 234
Pioneer Experiences 232
Roll of Settlers 231
Schools and Teachers 237
Sparta Village 235

CHAPTER XV.
Noble Township 242
Church Societies 253
Indians 245
Milling Enterprises 245
Nobleville   City.... 251
Roll of Pioneers 243
Schools and Teachers 252
White Settler, First 242
Wolf Lake Village 247

CHAPTER XVI.
York   Township 254
Augusta Village 258
Catalogue of Bettlera 255
Election, First 256
Life in the Wilderness 256
Mills, First 255
Pioneers, The 254
Port Miicheli Village 262
Schools and Teachers 263
Van Buren Village 25S

CHAPTER XVII
Green Township ,.266
"Canalers," The 271
Fatal Casualty 271
Hunting Experiences 267
Mills and Trade 272
Religious Societies 276
Schools and Tutors 273
Settlers, First 266

CHAPTER XVIII.
Swan Township 277
Early Settlement 277
First Election 281
First Preaching 2S5
Hunting Exploits 278
La Otto Village 284
Marriage, First 282
Schools and Teachers 286
Swan Village 283
Trade and Traffic

CHAPTER   XIX.
Washington Township 287
Bears and Other Beasts 291
Birth, First 288
Marriage and Death, First.
Religions Societies 294
Roop and Other Pioneers 287
Saw-Mill, First 291
Schools 293

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

Albion, Town of 363
Allen Township 415
Elkhart Township 437
Green Township 473
Jefferson Township 381
Kendallville, City of. 297
Ligouier, Town of. 332
Noble Township 457
Orange Township 399
Perry Township 54
Sparta Township 450
Swan Township 489
Washington Township 499
Wayne Township 319
York Township 467

PORTRAITS
Alvord, Samuel..
Bowman, John
Bowman, Mrs. Mary
Calbeck, Joseph
Mitchell, John 117
Mitchell, William ."..'. 85
Ottt, Abraham 249
Ott, George 276
Pancake, John 220
Prentiss. Nelson g
Reed, L. N .131
Shifaly, John 327
Singrey, John A 189
Stanley, H. C 269
Stewart, James C 244
Teal, Norman 126
Tousley, Hiram S 25
Vanderford, Joel 95
Vanderford, Mrs. Joel lul
Voris, W. Ji 289
Walker, John 259
Weston, Thomas B 137
Weston, Catherine I43
Wolf, Jacob 159
Zimmerman, John 224

Views.
Court House, Noble County 4
Infirmary, Noble County 279
Jail, Noble County..
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