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From: "James J. Byers" <jimbyers@delanet.com(a)newpop.fcc.net>
To: <INSTARKE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2001 11:08 AM
Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: [INSTARKE] First Settler in Starke Co IN
I am interested in what information you may have on John Byers,
arriving
in Starke county in 1865 from Bartholomew county, Ohio. He lived in
Railroad Township until his death in 1883 and is buried locally. I have
the 1915 edition of Starke County History which has a short discussion
about John.
I wondered if you may haave other information. Jim Byers
At 07:26 PM 10/26/01 -0500, you wrote:
>My great-great-grandfather, Edward Smith is listed as the first settler
in
>Starke Co IN in the county history. However, when I wrote a
number of
years
>ago to the historical society, no one seemed to have any other
information
>about him. I wonder if by now the local historical or
genealogical
society
>is interested in information about him or if others are searching
for
him..
>
>from Centennial of Stark Co IN 1950 (LDS 977.292 H2s page 5
>THE FIRST SETTLEMENT
>Edward Smith, an Englishman by birth was the first settler in the county,
>and located in the northeastern part of what is now Oregon township, in
>1835, before the land in the county was subject to entry. Smith was
>consequently elected one of the first Justices of the Peace...our
>information would indicate the first settler in Starke County came to the
>northeastern part of what is now Oregon Township in 1835. His name was
>Edward Smith, and is listed as having held land in Section 1 of Oregon
>Township. Others were to follow slowly. ...
>
>In 1840 Edward Smith took the census, Neighbors listed around the Smiths
are
>William Prutt, Azariah Parish, Mehemiah Prett, William West,
Nimrod West,
>Andrew Chambers, William Lyner, Walter Livingston, Richard Smith, Peter
>Wooden Arthur Maxwell, Samuel ... EDWARD SMITH Thomas Barton, Jacob
Wagner,
>John W Hopkins, Davis Howards, James Whited, Henry Garver, George
Wilson,
>Laurence Rebiers, George Osborn, Solomon....
>Neighbors on 1850 Oregon Twp, Stark Co Census were Bookau, Thoon, Sult
and
>Eli Smith. the Bookaus were from OH, Eli Smith was born in PA.
>
>Gayle
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