Center Twp Landowners 1870

Historical and Statistical.

Center Township was the first settled in the County by one James Dawson, who came in the Spring of 1834, although others came the same year it is thought that he was the first. In 1835 a number of others came, Presley Saunders, who laid out the Town of Mount Pleasant. John M. Hanson, M. H. Barnes, J. Wilson, and Levi Smith, were among them that came in soon after.

Mount Pleasant being the County seat, soon became a Town of some note. The first store there, was opened May 12, 1836, by Colonel J. H. Randolph. The first School was taught by John P. Grantham, the present County Auditor. The Township is well timbered and well watered, and has some of the finest stone quarries in the State. And coal is found in abundance and some of the mines are worked extensively.

Section 6	Section 5	Section 4	Section 3	Section 2	Section 1
B Caulk	City of Mt Pleasant	City of Mt Pleasant	W Bird	Robert Carron	Danl Campbell
N Caulk	JPDA & DC Huston	T McMillan	LEW	JS McGregor	D Prickett
S Huston Est	W Hughes	Chas McMillan	CW Griffin	Wm Bradley	AA Morrison
Geo McNealy	AHR	Jos McMillan	Elizabeth Helphrey	JE Morrison	W Hedges
W Hughes	AP Caulk	JW Tracey	FP & D Helphrey	FB Dinsmore
JPDA & DC Huston	T McMllan	RW Simpson	A Farris
W Luswk	Chas McMillan	WF	J
JW Tracy	Jos McMillan	B	HH
HB Swan	Thos Kean	A McDivil	WH Sriver
Geo Rice Est	Hugh B Swan	CHR	Henry Clay Dean
TL Kean	B Caulk	TW Woolson	S Wait
Thos Kean		W Bird	A Farris
John Kean		AG	Barclay Est

Section 7	Section 8	Section 9	Section 10	Section 11	Section 12
WB Lusk	City of Mt Pleasant	City of Mt Pleasant	City of Mt Pleasant	Robert Carron	Danl Campbell
J Neal	Thos Kean	P Saunders	R Allen	JM Winters	W Hedges
Willian Kean	Jesse Neal		Carmcan Brothers	R Bayles	P Cavenee
John Kean	E Dudley		Jn M Hanson	Saml Ross	Cormick
Jno Beck	J Harlan		JP	WG Saunders	RR Grant
C Graw	Jesse Neal		GH	R Chalfant	WS Grant
Andrew Linn	JL & CB Gillis		E Kilpatrick
C Schuellenboch	Wm Hutton		T Barnes
Jer McNealy	T Whiting		C
	P Saunders		J Alsop
	HT Sample		David Roberts
			OHP Buchanan

Section 18	Section 17	Section 16	Section 15	Section 14	Section 13
C Schuellenboch	WB Andrew	Village of Woodlawn	Grounds of the Iowa Hospital for the Insane	HC Brown	P Cavenee
JP	Facett	Fair Grounds	County Farm	Thos Knox	WS Grant
DM	Jos Barton	Leonard Farr	G	OHP Buchanan	Jos McCray
J & P	JL & CB G	H Ambler	T	Jos McCray	Nancy Fogy
JAB	Wm Hutton	P Hughs	E Roberts	W Hinkson	Jno Bell
P Lichty	MJC	J Winters	NH	JB Bass	Jas McDonald
Jacob Bruin	JWC	RC Graham	K	Thos Morehead	DB Waugh
B McCoy	D Hurnnet	JM Dawson	J Bailey	N Van Voast
EW	D Phillips	A Goan	P Muldowney
LG Palmer	WH	WH Taylor	JD Trowbridge
P Lichty	TH	A McG	Thos Know
Jos McMillan	T Hamilton	Kirby
Chas McMillan	B & MR R	O'Neil
Thos McMillan	JR	P Hughs
Jos Barton	Jno Shane	R Scott
Geo Weith	PD Bailey	WM Farber
	J Winters	Taft
	JT Shane	CR
	I Fawcett	Martin Brooks
	CB	DZ Frick

Section 19	Section 20	Section 21	Section 22	Section 23	Section 24
S Glover	W Hummell	County Farm	H Jones	SM Pyle & JB & Jas Lyons	Wm Campbell
T Rork	HM	Martin Brooks	JD Trowbridge	C Coiner	JR Chandler
Geo Weith	L Fawcett	DZ Frick	WHH Williford	WB Saunders	JJ Remy
P Perine	C Brosmhan	WH Taylor	S Williford	Jas Bleakmore	DB Waugh
J Perine	P Saunders	McM B & C	HMW	Wm Campbell	JG Sharp
T Rork	J Wilson	N Harmison	DS Hitt	MH Barnes	Jno Stansbury
W Willeford	S Ross	M Hartman	Mrs AA Pixley	MA Brown
Jos Short	M O'Connor	M Rulchan	R Wells	WA Bleakmore
EW	JM Hanson	M Broks	J Collin Est	LR Chandler
A Maulding	HH Risk	N Harmison	Saml Ross	WRP
J Wilson	SLH	Geo Robertson	T Chandler	Jas Bleakmore
		AJ Riley	J Piper
		JHF	J Orr
		W Jay	J McGuire
		JD	SM Pyle & JB & Jas Lyons
		D
		T
		W Brown
		P Hanniford

Section 30	Section 29	Section 28	Section 27	Section 26	Section 25
AA Faulkner	Levi Smith	T Rudd	JM	J Rath	D Latshaw
J Wilson	Daniel Wood	S Task	SM	John Bell	Jacob Houseman
J McDowell	SH Ross	J Robinson	J Orre	CH	M Latshaw
Levi Smith	JO Smith	S Task	R Forbes	FN	S Bowman
WH Lyon	Levi Smith	H Rodgers	J Rath	D Latshaw	JS Wilkins
OFA Faulkner	DCT	Chandler	WGS	JW Bartlett	Jacob Shaffner
A Hobbs	S	Thos Moorehead	CC	CP Harrison	Benj Dickey
H Smith	M& JH	F	JB Flann	Jacob Houseman	Hiram Trump
Wm Faulkner	A Larenbury	AB	P & C	Wm Horsey	PS Amber
Levi Smith	C Wood	JBB	MC	J & B Jenkins
	MH	T Slattery	T King
	Chas Wood	Jas Mael Est	WR
	K Robson	T Kendall	PC
		SM Phillips	AL
			DB Waugh
			R Wells
			FH
			W Summer
			Oaks
			OHPR
			CP Harrison
			W Burnes
			J Heald
			T Giblan
			D Latshaw
			Saml Horsey

Section 31	Section 32	Section 33	Section 34	Section 35	Section 36
Jno Melton	J Melton	L Thompson	JE Morrison	Collin Forbes	JM Wilson
Wm Faulkner	LM Melton	Thos Knox	CW	AS Loomis	JF Randolph
P Patrick	Saml Willeford Jr	S	Em Forbes	Jno M Abraham	M McHugo
Sarah McDowell	SW	Jno Dawson	T Woodcock	Lot Abraham	JD Bartlett
M Doan	Geo Flemm	A Kerfis	ER Chandler		Jno Wilson
J McDowell	TC	JMW	J Stansbury		Lot Abraham
Jno Melton	W Pate	OHPB	E Jenkins		FS Farr
T Hockwell	Saml Willeford	WG Saunders	L Stout		JM Wilson
JH	JF Forbes	R Bayles	DB Waugh		A Short
JMD		JF Forgbes	D Boyd
J Melton		D Bresnaham	TX
		Z Hartman	WB
		A Brenaham	WS
		B	PG
		W Long	WT
		CF	RRG
		Trowbridge & Williford	PC
		B	BB
		WW	WS
		HR	WSG
			Ned Barnes
			J Stout
			W Campbell

Source: Combination Atlas Map of Henry County, Iowa; Publisher, Thompson & Everts,

Principal Products & How Stocked		Representative Views
Bushels Wheat	20,098	Residence of Henry Ambler	Mt. Pleasant
Bushels Corn	141,393	Residence of C Pearson, M.D.	Mt. Pleasant
Bushels Oats	24,115	Residence of Col. George B. Corkhill	Mt. Pleasant
Tons Hay	2,737	Residence of W. R. Cole	Mt. Pleasant
No. Horned Cattle	2,096	Residence of Henry Avery	Mt. Pleasant
No. Horses	848	Residence of Reuben Eshelman	Mt. Pleasant
No. Sheep	8,811	Residence of Daniel Campbell	480 Acres
No. Hogs	3,193	Female Seminary, E. L. Belden, Principal, corner Washington Street, and Asylum Avenue
No. Dogs	263	Iowa Hospital for the Insance	310 Acres
No. Acres in Cultivation	11,009
Value of Produce Raised in 1868	$148,147
Total Population	6,430