1874 Lee County Atlas Landowners
Charleston Township
List is of the Rural Areas.
Maps are difficult to read and there be some errors and omissions
History: The first settlement made in this township was in 1834, along Sugar Creek, in the south-west part of the township, bp Thos. McGuire, Wm. Kilgone, David Coon, Robert Grewell, Geo.
Moore, and John Robinson. The first birth in the township was of Wm. Simmons. Charleston - a handsome little village - is situated in the center of the township. New Boston - another village - is
situated about two miles south of Charleston. The township of Charleston is in the third tier from the north, and second east of the western boundary. The country is rolling; about one-half, prairie,
and the other timber. It is watered by Des Moines Sugar creek. The following is from the census of 1872, for this township; Number of dwellings, 100; number of families, 100; number of white males,
580; number of white females,555;number of persons voting 250; number of militia, 154; number of foreigners, not naturalized, 4; number of acres improved land, 10,672; number bushels of wheat in
1872, harvested, 10,971; corn, 73,300; oats, 37,299; barley, 1,710; pounds of wool shorn 2,168.
CHARLESTON TOWNSHIP
| Allbaugh, Ellen, etal |
Arnold, Wm. |
Arthur, J.A. |
| Ball, F. |
Banna,M. |
Barnes, M.J. & M |
| Barnes, R.J. |
Barney, H. |
Bassett, Wm. |
| Beaty, H. |
Bechtol, J. |
Beirksoffer, G. |
| Beirksoffer, J. |
Bepoix, Geo. |
Billings, M. |
| Boley, J.A. |
Bradenberger, M. |
Brahm, Wm. |
| Bucker, R.A. |
Buckner, R. |
Cassell, W. |
| Cassidy, J. |
Cassidy, J. |
Chidester, J.G. |
| Chittenden & Co. |
Church, A.A. & H.L. |
Church, S.W. |
| Collins |
Conable. A.L. |
Conn, W. |
| Cook, J. |
Corbin, A. |
Courtright, ER & E |
| Cox. G |
Curry, M. |
Davis, Thomas |
| Deroff, J. |
Donnell, E. |
Donnell, W.A. |
| Douglas, G. |
Downey, J. |
Dugan, Wm. |
| Dumenil, J.B. |
Eikel, B. |
Evans, T. |
| Everhart, U.J. |
Farwell, J.T. |
Fisher, J. |
| Fisher, P. |
Fowler, J. |
Franzee, J. |
| George, M. |
Graeber |
Graeber, E., est. |
| Graeber, H. |
Green, J. |
Haffner, P. |
| Hall, N.A. |
Hall, N.E. & J. |
Hamilton, J. |
| Hamilton, Joe |
Hamilton, S. |
Hamilton, W. |
| Hamilton, W., Sr. |
Heffner, D. |
Hefner, C. |
| Heiser, J.C. |
Heitzman, L.L. |
Hirschler, J. |
| Hockman, A. |
Holmes, J. |
Hopp, J. |
| Hopp, P. |
Housel, J. |
Hunt, J.F. |
| Huntington, J.T. |
Ingersoll, A. |
Ingleman, J. |
| James, E. |
Johnston, W.E. |
Jordan, J. |
| Jotter, Jacob |
Kelly, P.H. |
Kerr, Wm. |
| Kirchen, G. |
Kiser, C. |
Kiwple, T. |
| Klinger, C. |
Klinger, et.al |
Koch, A.M. |
| Koch, Anna M. |
Lamb, S. |
Latty, A. |
| Laws, J.M. |
Light, J. |
Long, Lillie, |
| Lyon, P.B. |
Lyon, Z. |
Marion, F. |
| Marion, F. |
Martin ,S. |
Martin, T. |
| Martin, Thomas |
Mason,Wm. |
McAndrews, J. |
| McCleary, J. |
McCord, J.S. |
McCullough, N. |
| McCune & Sample |
McCutchen, J.H. |
McManns, |
| Miles, J.A. |
Miller, W.I. |
Monteer, M. |
| Moore, S. |
Morrison, |
Morrisy, D & Kate |
| Morrisy, J & M |
Newberry, A. |
Newberry, J. |
| Newmaster, G. |
Palmer, S. |
Pfligerstofer, G.W. |
| Pickard, S. |
Pletsher, J. |
Prasons, C. |
| Pratt, J.B. |
Rambo, J. |
Ramsey, D. |
| Rancher, C. |
Rankin, |
Rankin, est. |
| Reid, L. |
Reid, M. |
Renz, A.M. |
| Rice, D. |
Rice, P. |
Rigler, A. |
| Rigler, L. |
Rockey, H. |
Rokey, C. |
| Saar, M. |
Salter, A. |
Sample & McCune |
| Sample,W.S. |
Sawyer, J. |
Schimbeno, A. |
| Schwartzentruber, P.A. |
Scott, E.F. |
Scott, H.T. |
| Sell, C. |
Shaney, C. |
Sheffer,D. |
| Skinner, W.S. |
Slater, W.P. |
Slater, W.P. |
| Slingerland, S. |
Smith, J. |
Snyder, I. |
| Snyder, J. |
South, Jno. |
South,J. |
| Spahr, J.L. |
Spahr, M. |
Spahr, M.E. |
| Stanton & Tynan |
Stanwood, C.C. |
Stanwood, Geo. |
| Stevens, J. |
Stewart, S. |
Sullivan, V. |
| Trump, G. |
Tumilty |
Tynan & Stanton |
| Vanpapelendam, A.M. |
Vermazen, A. |
Vermillion, L.G. |
| Waher, C.F. |
Waher, J. |
Walsh, est. |
| Walson, Wm. |
Ward, Wm. |
Washington, G.S. |
| Wearer, J. |
Weaver, G. |
Weber, G. |
| Weber, J. |
Weigner, P. |
Werlhime, J. |
| Widege, H. |
Wilsey, C. |
Wilsey, J.W. |
| Wolf, A.S. |
Wolfenberger, R.B. |
Young, J.M. |
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