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Township 89 North, Range 39 West of 5th Principal Meridan Section 1 NE & SE Corner-W.A. Crowley, 318
acres NW & SW Corner-I.M. Yocum, 317
acres Section 2 NE & NW Corner-E.V. Cole, 317
acres SE Corner-W.C. Christopher, 160 acres SE Corner-School No. 1 SW Corner-Joseph M. Cree, 160 acres Section 3 NE Corner-W. Wiley, 239 acres SE & SW Corner-S.M. Eldridge, 320
acres SW Corner-School No. 2 NW Corner-John W. Smith, 80 acres Section 4 NE & NW Corner-J.I. Jones, 324
acres SE & SW Corner-John Corkhill Section 5 NE Corner-J.T. Newland, 161 acres SE Corner-B.M. Miller, 160 acres NW & SW Corner-J.L. Willey, 319
acres Section 6 NE Corner-no owner NE Middle-M. Gray, 80 acres SE Corner-Claus Rusch, 160 acres NW Middle-John Ritz, 80 acres NW Corner-J. Thode, 86 acres SW Corner-August Vohs, 167 acres Section 7 NE Corner-Claus Rusch-120 acres SE Corner-J. Heitman, 200 acres NW & SW Corner-Stephen Creasy, 332
acres Section 8 NE Corner-M. Gray 320 acres SE Corner-J.M. Craig, 160 acres NW Middle-Hans Helkin, 80 acres NW Corner-Peter Rothfork, 80 acres SW Corner-M.Gray, 320 acres Section 9 All of section belonged to Lester
Bros. & Co. 640 acres Section 10 NE & NW Corner-John W. Smith, 320
acres SE Corner-C.I. Eastman, 160 acres SW Corner-Sarah T. Hewitt, 160 acres Section11 NE & NW Corner-R.C. Newland, 240
acres NE Center-Chas. Davis, 80 acres SE Corner-John H. Smith, 160 acres SW Corner-L.M. Yocum, 160 acres Section 12 NE & NW Corner-I.M. Yocum, 320
acres SE Corner-J.K. Atwood, 160 acres SW Corner-O.E. Yocum, 160 acres Section 13 NE & SE Corner-L.M. Yocum, 320
acres NW Corner-H.Y.E. Oldenberg, 180 acres SW Corner-O.E. Yocum, 160 acres Section 14 All of section owned by S.M. Eldredge,
640 acres Section 15 NE Corner-L.M. Yocum, 160 acres SE Corner-Williams Bros., 160 acres NW & SW Corner-B.J. Eldredge, 320
acres Section 16 All of section owned by B.S. Eldredge,
640 acres Section 17 NE & NW Corner-B.S. Eldredge, 320
acres SE & SW Corner-Geo. P. Collins,
320 acres Section 18 NE & NW Corner-B.S. Eldredge, 328
acres SE Corner-W. Gilmore, 160 acres SW Corner-Geo. Moore, 160 acres SW small piece of land-C.H. Johnson, 8
acres Section 19 NE, NW & SW Corner-C.H.
Schneckloth, 444 acres SW Corner-Thos Northrop, 212 acres Section 20 All of section owned by H.H. Andresen,
640 acres Section 21 NE Corner-W.Buxton, 160 acres SE Corner-James Pendergas, 160 acres NW Corner-T.S. Cathcart, 160 acres SW Corner-James Wilson, 160 acres Section 22 NE Corner-School No. 6 NE , NW & SW Corner-M. Gray, 480
acres SE Corner-S.M. Eldredge, 160 acres Section 23 NE, NW and parts of SE & SW-T.S.
Cathcart, ?
acres SE small portion-G. Buzzard, 10 acres SE & SW Middle section-Town of
Galva Section 24 All owned by C.T. Fleming, 640 acres Section 25 Section NE & SE Corner-Ferris, 320
acres NW Corner-Michael Murray, 160 acres SW Corner-J.B. Legnard, 160 acres Section 26 NE Corner-Geo. Butcher, 160 acres SE Corner-Michael Murray, 160 acres SE Corner-School No. 7 NW Middle-A.C. Davis, 80 acres NW Corner-W. Gummow, 80 acres SW Corner-S.M. Eldredge, 160 acres Section 27 NE Top Corner-John Francis, 120 acres NE Middle Corner-Job Francis, 120
acres SE Corner-Butcher Est., 160 acres NW Corner-L.M. Yocum, 160 acres SW Corner-D.Diner, 80 acres Section 28 NE Corner-L.M Yocum, 80 acres NE Middle Corner & NW Corner-Henry
Schumann, 240 acres SE Corner-D. Diner, 80 acres SE Middle & SW Corner-John
Stofferahn, 240 acres Section 29 NE Corner-Cemetery NE Corner-Fred Gabers, 160 acres SE Corner-Henry Kuehl, 160 acres NW & SW Corner-M. Von Dohren, 340
acres Section 30 All of section owned by Claus C.
Rochau, 640 acres SE Corner-School No. 9 Section 31 NE & SE Corner-Carl Schmidt, 320
acres NW & SW Corner-Samuel Criswell,
320 acres Section 32 All of section owned by Carl Schmidt,
640 acres Section 33 All of section owned by August
Schmidt, 640 acres Section 34 NE Corner-J.N. Dennis 160 acres SE Top Corner-John Kirkpatrick, 80
acres SE Corner-E.T. Stoops, 80 acres NW Corner-Henry Gluble, 80 acres SW Top & Middle-H.C. Wills, 160
acres SW Corner-Andrew Kirkpatrick, 80 acres Section 35 NE & SE Corner-Franklin Shumway,
320 acres NW & SW Corner-S.M. Eldridge, 320
acres Section 36 NE
Corner-M. Elk, 160 acres NW, SW & SE Corner-J.B. Legnard,
480 acres As you can see this township was
dominated by the Eldredges, Schmidt, and Yocum families at this time, they owned a great
deal of land in The Township was established app.
1871. Schools were located in Sections 1,
4,6,17,26,27, and 30 throughout time. Cemeteries are located in Sections 14
(1900), 26 (in 1885) and 29 (1879). The Town of |