1874 LEE COUNTY ATLAS
Franklin Township
List is of the Rural Areas.
Maps are difficult to read and there be some errors and omissions.

Franklin township was laid out in 1836-7; sectionized in 1837, and sold in market in 1838. The first church in the township was built by the Methodists, in Franklin Center, in 1842. The first school-house was built in 1839, on Mr. Cruickshank's farm. The first school was held in this house, and taught by Mr. Turner. The first families that moved to the townships were Alex Cruickshank, Geo. Perkins, Edley McVey, and Charles B. McVey.

Franklin Township

Abel, H.	Agey, S.T.	Albright, J.
Anton, C.	Anton, Geo.	Armknecht, H.
Bands(?), H..	Becker, M.E. & L.	Beeler, D.
Befeor, E. & J	Bell, I.R. & W.E.	Bell, W.E.
Bell, Wm. E.	Bensinger,	Bensinger, A.
Bensinger, J.	Bentsinger, Jas.	Berger, J.
Berthold, I.	Best, C.	Blacksmith, C.
Bogart, J., Jr.	Bogart, J., Sr.	Boley, Jno.
Bonnell, J & W	Bonnell, J.H.	Bonnell, J.W.
Borland, A.	Bregenkemp,E.	Brockman, M.
Brownlee & Strothers	Butz,	Caldwell, J.
Carpenter, J.P.	Carver, J.	Courtright,E.A.
Courtright,J.C.	Cruickshank, A.	Cruickshank, Alex
Decalb, J.	Deibert, J.	Delameter, A.
Dempewolf(?) Wm.	Desler, J.	Ditson, L.
Donnell, E.	Donnell, W.A.	Eberly, J.C.
Eickhorn(?), H.	Elwaeger, G.	Eshman, F.
Eymann, D.	Fett, H.	Fickert, C.
Frangman, C.	Frank, F.	Freeh, J.
Furtney, Geo.	Geiseka, M.	Gill, D.
Gill, E.	Gill, W.H.	Goldsmith, J.
Gompf, Geo.	Granlich, J.	Green, C.
Griffith, W.	Haffner, F & J	Handrick, J.
Hardwick, J.	Harnagel, A.	Heiscke, L.
Helm, W.O.	Hill, R & M	Hill, R.
Hirschler, D.	Hohl, M.	Hohl, N.
Hohl, P.	Holdefer & Hupp	Holdefer, C.
Hoover, J.	Irwin, S.	Jones,J.
Kaltfleiter, H.	Keifer, M.	Kirchner, A.
Kirchner, J.	Kirchner, P.	Kite, J.E.
Klinder, L.	Knauff, C.	Knauff, G.
Knauff, G.	Koch, G.	Koch, J.
Koehler, F.	Kramer, C.	Krebill, F.
Krebill, J.	Krehbiel, C.	Krehbiel, H.
Krehbiel, J.	Krehbiel, P.	Krehbiel, V.
Krehl, F.	Kreiger, M.	Krieger, S.C.
Kuchartz, J.L.	Lang, J.P.	Latschar, J.
Leach, A.S.	Ledig, L.	Leisey, A., Jr.
Leisey, J.	Leisy, A., Sr.	Leisy, J.
Leisy, M.	Lowenberg, J., Jr.	Lowenberg, J.,Sr.
Mablinger(?), J.	Macker, H.	Mathews, P.
Mathews,Paul	Mattern, J.	May, E.
May, J.	May, W.M.	McCracken,J.E.
McCullough, N.	McMillan, A.	McMillan, A.C.
McMillan, E.	McMillan, G.	McMillan, J.
McVey, C.	Mehl, G., Jr.	Menhardt, J.
Milard, E.	Miller, D.	Miller, I.O.
Miller, J.	Miller, T.O.	Neff, J.
Newton, T.H.	Overton, E.	Pardall, L.
Paschal,S.	Pletcher, J.	Powell, G.W.
Refeor, E. & J.	Rings, D.	Rings, E.
Roth, J.	Sample(?),F.	Sanders, C.
Sandford, H.	Scheffler, P.	Schenebele, H.
Schenebele, J., Jr.	Schmidt, A.	Schmidt, D.
Schmidt, F.	Schmidt, J.	Schmidt, Wm.
Schowalter(?), A.	Schowalter, C.	Schulte, T.
Schultz, M.	Schurck, C.	Schweer, C.
Sefeld, J.	Seyb, C.	Seyb, G.
Seyb, M.	Shmid, J.	Showalter, P.
Simon, B.	Smith, V.	Snee, F.
Snee, N.	Sparkman, C.	Specht, J.
Specht, J.	Spies, G.H.	Striffler, J.
Strothers & Brownlee	Taylor, F.	Timpee, C.
Velton, N.	Viglins, L.	Vogt, A.
Wagner, M.	Walermeier, F.E.	Walker, J.M.
Walter, P.H.	Weber, F.	Weber, J.
Weber, P.	Weidle, J.	Weil, J.
Weimer, J.	Westerman, H.	Wiegner, A.
Wiegner, P.	Williamson, J.	Winkler, H.
Woodman, J.