Harrison is the largest of the civil townships in Delaware county, being six by seven miles in entent. It is all in congressional township 21, and all except the west tier of sections in range 9 east. Harrison therefore has 42 sections of land, aggregating 26, 880 acres. It is bounded north by Washington township, east by Hamilton and Center, south by Mt. Pleasant and west by a portion of Madison county.

In giving the history of this township by sections we shall commence at the northwest corner of the township, giving the west tier of sections, or those adjoining Madison county, and being in range 8 east, then commencing at section 1, take the sections alternately as they are numbered.

Section 1 in Harrison township, in range 8, is in the northwest part of the township. The first land entry in this section was made on October 17, 1836, when Otis Preble entered the west half of the southeast quarter (80 acres), and John Robb on the same day entered the southwest quarter (160 acres). In 1836 entries were made by Milton Lawrence and John Perdue; in 1838 by Almon B. Brand and Milton Lawrence, leaving the south half of the northeast quarter, now owned by A. J. Cotwin, which found no purchaser until 1852, when it was finally entered by Allen Makepeace. The section is now sub-divided into small farms and owned by J. T. Broyles, O. Broyles, J. Broyles, A. J. Corwin, James B. Barwick, S. Dilty, E. Poindexter, R. Stiltz, L. Thomas, A. Woodring, W. Thomas, T. C. Day, E. E. Cramer and T. C. Archer. The section has three and one-fourth miles of public road.

South of section 1 is section 12, also bordering on Madison county. The first purchase in this section was also made by Otis Preble at the same time of his entry in section 1, it being the west half of the northeast quarter, 80 acres, now owned by W. H. Carter; and James F. Robb entered an 80 acre tract, joining him on the west, the same day. Then followed the purchases of John Perdue, John Hodson and Richard Justice in 1837, and that of Harrison H. Deal and Michael Null in 1839. Section 12 is now owned by W. Thomas, A. Jackson, W. H. Carter, G. B. Finley, B. and E. Kline, M. and E. Myers, B. Kline, J. O. Kirkman, J. D. Kirkman, E. Leeson, and W. B. Leeson. The section has three and one-fourth miles of public road, and school No. 4 is located in the northeast corner.

Section 13, range 8, was all entered in 1837 by Enoch Garner, George Turner, Joseph Cook, Adam C. Lewis, and Miles Marshall, in the order named, and all made their entries from February 25 to March 14. The section is owned at present by C. Thomas, L. M. Jackson, W. Zimmerman, V. E. Garnet's heirs, G. W. Clevenger, O. Garner, N. Shaw, L. E. Sayer, J. H. Smith, C L. Nesbit, M. J. Stafford, C. King and T. C. Day. This section has four miles of public road, three-quarters of a mile of which is free gravel pike.

Section 24 was purchased of the government in the years of 1836, '37 and '39 by Tobias Benner, Jonathan Langley, and Joseph Cox in 1836; Jesse H. Healey in 1837, and James Marshall, Thomas Worley, and Curtis Langley in 1839 The present landlords of this section are J. A. Hiatt, R. Brown, C. King, S. Hiatt, G. C. Stephenson, Draper and Miller, M. Hutson, Enos Hutson, T. Hutson, I. Hutson, M. Ferguson, and J. Wellington. The section has something over one mile of pike and three miles of other public road. School No. 5 is located on the east line, one-third of a mile south of the northeast corner.

Section 25 had a purchaser as early as July 10, 1834, in the person of Robert Swift, who entered the east half of the southeast quarter. After this the entries were made by Jonathan Langley, Joseph Cox, Samuel Langley, John Starr and Francis Davis in 1836, and Curtis Langley in 1839. The present owners of 25 are John Simpson, A. A. Manning, Enos Hutson, D. W. Bowers, W. and C. Colson, J. Parker and John Miller. The plat of the village of Gilman covers some 11O acres in the south part of the section, and school No. 12 is located in the southeast quarter.

The first entry of land in section 36 was made by Isaac Adamson on October 18, 1832, and this was the first purchase of public land ever made in Harrison township. The tract was the southeast quarter of the section, 160 acres, now owned by Eliza and O. P. Jones, Jr. Other entries were made in the section by Archibald Parker, in 1833 and '35, by John Parker, John Fenny, and John Crawson in 1835, Stephen Crawson and Samuel Langley in 1836, and Miles Marshall and Nathan Hodgson in 1837. The present land owners in section 36 are William and S. Lee, Gas Center Land Company, O. P. Jones, E. Jones, J. Curtz, S. M. Miller, and T. G. Neely. Big Killbuck creek crosses the east half of the section, and a large portion of the village of Gilman is located in the north part of the section.

Section 1 in range 9 east in Harrison is in the northeast corner of the township. The first purchase of government land in this section was the soutewest quarter, now owned by Francis Bilby, 160 acres. This purchase was made by Jonathan Johns on August 13, 1836, after which time purchases follow in rapid succession by Bernard F. Hook, John Sutton, John Conner, James Ashcraft and David Enry in 1836, William Gard and Samuel P. Anthony in 1837, and the last 40 acre tract by James Ashcraft in 1841. The present owners of this section are J. N. Cox, E. L. Miller, W. H. Young, S. Kinnett, M. Crampton, I. E. Crampton, H. Bowen, E. M. Carter, and Francis Bilby. The section has something more than 2½ miles of public highway which includes the Muncie and Wheeling free gravel pike which angles across the east half of the section and Kill Buck creek crosses the southeast corner.

Jonathan Johns was also the first to purchase land in section 2, entering the southeast quarter, 160 acres, on the same day as he did his purchase in section 1, (Aug. 13, 1836,) which gave him 320 acres all lying in a body, the same year (1836) on Nov. 15 Jonathan Stewart entered the southwest quarter, Dec. 7, 1836 Job Garner entered the south half of the northwest quarter, 80 acres, Jan. 21, 1837 John D. Jones entered the north half of the northwest quarter 98 84-100 acres, and in 1839 Samuel P. Anthony purchased the north half and David Hays the south half of the north east quarter. Section 2, is owned at present by M. Driscoll, P. Dunn, W. T. Janney, J. Cheesman, W. Stanley, Francis Bilby, C. Steel, A. Rector, W. Rector and G. Wilson. The section has two miles of public road.

There was but one-quarter of section 3 taken up in 1836, that being by Gideon McKibban on May 30 of that year and was the southeast quarter of the section now owned by S. J. McCreery, T. Beamer and S. Muller. The other lands of this section were purchased by John Tomlinson and John Collins in 1837 and Samuel McCreery in 1838. We find the present owners of section 3 to be W. B. Woodring, Thomas McCreery, J. W. McCreery, William McCreery, S. J. McCreery. S. Muller and T. Beamer. The section has 3½ miles of public road, 2¼ of which is free gravel pike.

There were no entries of the public domain in section 4 until 1836 in which year there was one 80 and two 40 acre tracts taken up by Joseph Gobie and John Gilliland. Samuel Richerson made the only entry in the section the north half of the northeast quarter, 100-14 acres, in 1837. During the year of 1838 entries were made by Henry W. Smith, and Samuel McCreery and in 1839 by Andrew Welch and William Bentley. The present land owners in section 4 are J. H. Gruver, R. M. Miller, S. McCreery, S. D. Ferguson, R. Miller, Josiah Ferguson, J. W. McCreery and A. Oxley. The section has 4 miles of public highway, that along the east line being the free gravel pike running south from the village of Gaston which is one half mile north of the northeast corner of this section.

The first purchaser of public land in section 5 was Samuel Brady, who entered two 40 and one 80 acre tract on October 20, 1836. Joseph McGilliland and George W. and Jefferson N. Horine made purchases during the same year (1836). In 1837 two purchases were made, one by Reason Davis and the other by Jacob C. Paisley. There were no purchases made in 1838, but the remaining lands were entered in 1839 by Elisha Galemon and Harrison Dean. Section 5 is owned at present by A. and L. Stephenson, H. B. Trout, J. Burgess, L. Stephenson, W. Duncan, F. Sharp, J. E. Sharp, J. W. McCreery, A. Oxley, A. C. Brady, F. R. Langsdon, S. Ferguson and L. and A. Bond. This section has four miles of public road and is divided into small farms.

Section 6 was late in coming into market as there was no purchases of public land within the section until February, 1837, however all the section except the north half of the northeast quarter was entered during this year (1837) by Reason Somers, Jacob Beals, Zachariah Cook, Jesse Mellett and John Perdue. The tract excepted was entered in 1839 by Harrison Dean. At present section six is owned in small farms by J. Newberger, F. Sharp, J E. Sharp, W. P. Brimhall, S. F. McNett, L. Jackson, J. Underwood, R. Ady, Benjamin Barclay, H. L. Miller and W. F. Carpenter. Six has four miles of public road and school No. 4 is located in the southwest corner of the section.

It was almost fifteen years from the time of the first purchase of public land in section 7 by Amos Ratcliff on December 7, 1836. until the last entry in the section by James H. Swoor on June 18, 1851. The first being the southwest quarter and the last the east half of the northeast quarter. Between these, purchases were those of Vincent Garner 1836, John Perdue and Robert Robe in 1837, Henry Garner and Giddeon McKibben in 1838, and Jacob French in 1839. Section 7 is now owned by A. E. Vanlandingham, M. L. Thurston, J. Ocker, A. Morris, J. and M. Findley, W. S. Findley, W. Walling, J. M. Love and C. S. Thomas This section has but two miles of public highway, consisting of a road on the north and one on the south line of the section.

Section 8 was all purchased by three persons as follows: Josiah Robe entered the northwest and southeast quarters (320 acres) on December 7. 1836. Thomas Dean entered the northeast quarter (160 acres) on November 15, 1836, and Robert Robe entered the soutewest quarter May 1, 1837. From the original three owners the section has been subdivided into thirteen representing the ownership of section 8. They are M. Gronnendyke, W. Robe, M. J. Robe, L. and A. Pond, S. Barclay, M. Parker's heirs, T. M. Oxley, M. Beuoy, R. Thomas, J. F. Sollars and H. Heath. The section has 3 miles of public road, they being on the north and south lines and also crossing the west half, north and south.

The first entry of public land in section 9 was an 80-acre tract in the northwest quarter of the section, by Anderson Miller, on the 28th day of October, 1836, another 80 was entered in the southwest quarter by Aaron Adamson the following December 17th. In 1837 but one entry was made and that by William Gard. In 1838 all the remaining public land of the section was entered by Job Garner and Michael Null. The present land owners of this section are Thomas McCreery, R. M. Miller, T. McCreery, O. L. and S. Stokes, L. B. Wiggins, J. and M. Gray, John VanBuskirk, G. W. Boxell and R. J. and F. Woodring. Section 9 has four miles of public road, that on the east line being free gravel pike. School No. 3 is located in this section near the northwest corner.

Section 10 was purchased of the government in 1836 and '37, in four 80 and two 160-acre tracts. The purchasers in 1836 were Samuel McCune and Prior Rigdon. In 1837 they were Samuel McCune, Mathew Burrows and John Woods, Samuel McCune and Mathew Burrows securing each 240 acres. We find the present land owners in this section to be M. E Johnson, J. W. McCreery, S. J. McCreery, C. M. Rector, C. W. Rector, Emerson McColm, L. M. Chalfant, T. J. Freeman and Ella McColm. The section has four miles of public road, more than one-half of which is free pike, and school No. 2 is located on the north line one-quarter of a mile east of the northwest corner.

Section 11 was also entered in the years 1836 and '37. October 12, 1836, Lewis M. Wilson entered the northeast quarter, and on December 3 of the same year Anderson Merritt entered the southeast quarter. The two remaining quarters were entered the following year (1837) by John Tomlinson, Thomas Brumfield, Thomas Collins, James Washington Cload and John Collins. The lands of section 11 are now owned by Arthur Rector, James Rector, Allen Benadum estate, E. O. Drake, F. Benadum and W. Benadum. The section has some 2½ miles public road, one mile along south line of which is free pike. The U. B. Church is located at the south center of this section.

Section 12 joins Hamilton township on the east. The first land owner in this section was Oliver H. Cogshill, who entered the east half of the northeast quarter August 13, 1836. During the same year entries were made in the section by Owen Morris, Asher Storer, Watson W. Fitzpatrick and Jonas Sutton and in 1837 by Jane Stafford and Abraham McCormell. None of the names of the original owners of land is now found in this section, but instead we have the names of W. and J. Langsdon, C. Murphy, C. C. Crampton, M. Langsdon, W. H. Brown, J. S. Brown, and W. and E. E. Bell as the parties holding the land titles in section 12. The section has something more than 2½ miles of public road, that on the south line being free pike, and the Muncie am Wheeling pike crosses the northeast corner. School No. 1 located on the southeast part of the northwest quarter of the section.

In section 13, Harrison township, there were two 80 acre tracts entered in 1836, Samuel Moore securing the east half of the southeast quarter and Samuel Snider the west half of thc same quarter, the first, dated Oct. 4, and the latter and day thereafter (Oct. 5). In 1837, entries were made by Daniel Jarrett, Hiram Adams, William Beaty and a second entry by Samuel Snider. The last entry of the section was made by Jacob Miller on June 15, 1839, the tract so entered by Mr. Miller was the northwest quarter of the northwest quarter (40 acres) now owned by J. A. Rector. The present land owners of section 13 are C. and A. Kiracof, A. and J. Mulreed, L. Rees, J. A. Rector, H. Clements, George Phibbs, C. Delaney and L. M. Hawkins. The section has three miles of public road, that along the north line being free pike. Scotts ditch, one of the tributaries of Kill Buck creek, drains the south part of the section.

Section 14, lying west of 13, was entered by Geoge Griffin. Thomas Anthony and Thomas B. Jenett in 1836, Isaac Barnes ann Benjamin Wallingsford in 1837 and Jacob Miller in 1839. Mr. Miller's entry was dated June 15, on which day he made numerous entries in different parts of the township. Section 14 is now owned by M. E. Cary, J. and L. Richardson, W. T. Downing, J. Brown, C. W. Porter, J. H. Moore, E. Kitzmiller, Samuel Gray and W. H. Brown. This section is well supplied with public roads having one on each section line and another north and south thongh the center. The south half of this section is also drained by the Scott ditch.

Section 15, was all purchased of the government in 1836 by four persons, each entering a quarter section as follows: James Newhouse entered the southwest quarter May 30, 1836, Thomas Haworth, the northwest quarter June 3, 1836, Joseph Lafavor the southeast quarter August 12, 1836, Geo. Griffin the northeast quarter on October 18, 1836. These pioneer names have all disappeared from the records of land titles so far as concerns section 15, in Harrison township and we find in their stead as land owners, the names of A. S. Cecil, Mathew Gray's heirs, A. Trobridge, J. and L. Richardson and J. H. Null. The section has public roads on each of its borders, that on the west and one fourth of a mile on the north line being free gravel pike. School No. 7 is located in the southwest corner and the north part of the section is drained by Big Kill Buck creek.

Next in this tier of sections, going west, is school section No. 16, which was sold on November 11, 1836, to the following named persons at the prices named: South half of the northeast quarter (80 acres) to Bigger and Kennedy for $140.50; northeast quarter of the northeast quarter (40 acres) to John Coon for $76.00; northwest quarter of the northeast quarter (40 acres) to Eleazer Coffeen for $70.00; to William Martendale, the west quarter of the northwest quarter (80 acres) for $230.00; the east half of same quarter (80 acres) for $160.00; the east half of the southeast quarter (80 acres) for $160.00; and the west half of the same quarter (80 acres) for $160.00, Mr. Martendale thus securing one-half of the section; to A. Adamson, the southwest quarter (160 acres) for $300.00, the entire section bringing the aggregate sum of $1,296.50. We find none of the original owners' names now in this section as landlords, the titles having passed to T. McCreery, J. W. McCreery, J. and M. Gray, J. and M. Whistler, E. M. McClelland, P. N. Stout, T. J. Bowles, et al., L. E. Archer, E. Gumm, and V. Stout. The section has three and a quarter miles of public roads, one mile of which is free pike. Killbuck creek crosses the southeast and the McClelland ditch the northwest corners of the section.

The southwest quarter of section 17 was entered on October 15, 1836, by Thomas I. Collins taking the east and Jonathan West the west half. The east half of the section (320 acres) was entered by George Rouse on October 18, 1836; the west half of the northwest quarter (80 acres) by Stephen C. Collins April 3, 1837, and the east half of the northwest quarter by Michael Null, December 17, 1838. The present land owners in section 17 are D. Gunning, E. M. McClelland, John Howell, W. A. Jackson, G. Besser, E. Gumm, J. and M. Gray, J. and M. Fuller, J. J. Lake and W. Lake. The section has three miles of public road. The McClelland ditch crosses the southeast and the Jones ditch the northwest corners of the section.

Section 18 was first entered by John Starr, who secured the southeast quarter and the east half of the southwest quarter on March 17, 1836. The next was Benajah French, October 24, 1836. There was but one entry made in 1837, that of David Whitson Cook. February 21, 1839, William Brady entered a 40-acre tract. This left three tracts, containing in the aggregate 188 16-100 acres, which found no purchaser until finally entered by James H. Sworr on January 18, 1852. The land in 18 is now owned by G. W. Maynard, Joseph A. Quick, C. S. Thomas, W. Wilson, W. Walling, W. Zimmerman, M. L. Brunton, L. A. Johnson, J. W. Christie, C. and S. Swindell and V. E. Garner's heirs. This section has two miles of public road, and the southeast corner is drained by the Johns ditch.

The pioneeer entries in section 19 were made in 1836 by John Starr, Henry W. Smith, John Smith, and William Campbell. In 1838 all the land unentered by the settlers of 1836 consisted of an 80-acre tract in the southeast quarter, which was entered by Job Garner on October 17. At present 19 is owned by I. N. Poole, M. Smith, L. Beall, H. Simpson, C. V. Parker, A. C. Ellmore, S. H. Jackson, C. Pierce, T. C. Pierce, B. Simpson, E. Stafford, J. E. Fuson and W. Hayhow. The section has some three miles of public highway, more than a mile of which is free pike, which crosses the section in a northwest to southeast direction. School No. 5 is located on the west line of this section.

Land in section 20 was entered as early as 1834, when Job Garner purchased the east half of the southeast quarter (80 acres) on the 17th day of January of that year. (Prior to this time there had been but two entries in the township, and they were both in section 36, range 8.) This was the land afterwards owned by Jacob Miller. After Mr. Garner's entry, others were: Isaac Ridout, William Ridout, Tobias Renner, James Stout, Isaac Stout, Joel Biggs and Levi Lynn in 1836, and the last entry by Isaac Stout January 21, 1837. The present owners of this section are E. Duckett, N. V. Markle, S. Sites, Joseph A. Quick, H. Miller, L. A. Johnson H. Vennemen, and William Wilson. The section has nearly four miles of public road, one mile of which is pike. Killbuck creek crosses the section in a southwest course, and the village of Bethel is situated in the southern part.

In section 21 the first land entry was also made on the same day as that of Mr. Garner in section 20, January 7, 1834, and joined that tract, being in the southwest corner of section 21, both tracts now owned by H. Miller. This entry was made in the name of William Barton Wilson. Other entries were made in this section by William Newhouse and James Newhouse in 1836, and the last of the public land of the section was taken up by James Newhouse, February 27, 1837. Section 21 is now owned by T. J. Bowies et al., J. Black, J. M. Conner, M. V. Markle, M. J. Richey, E. J. Stinson, F. B. Miller, C. F. Miller and H. Miller. The section has three miles of public road, one of which is free pike. Killbuck Creek crosses the northwest corner of the section.

The lands in section 22 were entered by Isaac Ridout, John McCarry, James Newhouse, Thomas Bruinfield, Solomon Williams and Elijah Newhouse in 1836, John H. Garner and Mary Jones in 1837, and Vincent Garner in 1838. The present land owners in this section are J. W. Gray, I. Coffin, P. Schwinn, S. B. Childs, W. Bailey, J. and R. Miller, A. J. Miller, W. A. Branson, P. M. Ruddy and S. Lee. The section is well supplied with public roads, having one on either section line, that on the west line being a free graveled pike from the village of Cammack in Mt. Pleasant to Gaston in Washington township.

All of section 23 with the exception of one 80-acre tract was entered in 1836 by Joseph Lefavor, Jacob Calvert and Oliver H. Smith. The exception above mentioned was the east half of the southwest quarter, which was entered by James Marshall, January 31, 1839. This 80 is now owned by J. C. Smith and was the last entry made in the section. The present land owners in the section are A. Gough, M. Gough, D. L. Williams, A. D. Gray, D. and G. Smith, S. A. Smith and M. A. Modlin. The section has a public road on each section line, and School No. 8 is located in thc northeast corner.

All the land in section 24 was entered in the year of 1836, from July 21 to November 17. The first of these entries was made by John Applegate on July 21 and was the west half of the southwest quarter of the section, and now the west half of the farm is owned and occupied by Enoch Drumm. The next entry was made by William Cavitt, August 21, which was the east half the southwest quarter, and the whole of the southwest quarter was entered by Charles Thatcher, October 4, and the northwest quarter by Jacob Haynes, November 17. The landlords of 24 are now A. Watson, O. H. Scott, R. E. Needler, D. Stewart, S. J. Newman, F. Rhoades and Enoch Drumm. Twenty-four is well supplied with highways, having a road on each section line.

Section 25, in Harrison, is the east section of the second tier north of Mt. Pleasant township. The land of this section was all purchased of the government in 1836, from March 9 to October 28, by William Cantwell, John Applegate, William Moore, Josiah Williams and James Freeman. The land in 25 is now owned as follows: that entered by Wm. Cantwell by J. Newman, R. W. and P. T. Moore. The entry of Wm. Moore by S. H. Hartley. The entries of John Applegate by Wm. Bennett, L. Fulhart, M. Deviney, C. Deviney, J. R. Fimple and L. Bennett. The entry of Josiah Williams by H. E. Hartley and that of James Freeman by D. Scott. The section has 4 miles of public road and is drained by two branches of Jakes creek.

In section 26, James Smith entered two 40-acre tracts (one being the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter and the other the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter and consequently adjoining each other making him 80 acres in a body) on September 3, 1834, George Shafer entered the west half of the northwent quarter October 30, 1835. Nicholas Maceltree entered a 40 acre tract in the southwest quarter November 7, 1835 and the remaining public land of this section was all entered in 1836 by John Applegate, Thomas Applegate, Daniel Jarrett, Thomas Nottingham, Peter Simmons and John Nottingham. Twenty-six is owned at present by L. Fullhart, J. M. Hartley. J. O. Hartley, J. C. Smith, W. Richey, G. McWilliams, S. Branson. M. J. Hartley, I. F. Brimhall, S. C. Turtle, E. Nottingham and D. G. Root. The section has 4 miles of public road, the Bethel free gravel pike crosses the northwest corner and School No. 9 is located m the southeast corner. Jakes creek crosses the central part of this section in a westerly course.

The settlement of section 27 might be considered early when compared with other sections of Harrison township. The first land entry in this section being on December 26, 1833, when Isaac Tildon entered two 40 acre tracts in the eastern part of the section. The remaining entries were all made in 1835 by George Shafer, James Garner, Christopher Wilson and William Patten. The present land owners in this section are G. McWilliams, Samuel Gayman, M. E. Daugherty, S. M. Lee, L. Kendall, G. A. Lee, E. Hawkins and J. J. Snodgrass. The section has nearly five miles of public road, more than two miles of the same being free pike; Jakes creek passes westerly through the central part of the section.

The public land in section 28, was purchased by Jacob Meek Holloway in 1834, William Patten and John Coon in 1835 and John Woods, John Coon, Elias Wilson, Caviner Conner, Job Garner, Thomas Haworth and Jacob Cline in 1836. Section 28 is now owned in small farms by C. A. Taylor, H. Taylor, S. Lee, E. Wallace, O. F. Miller, C. B. Miller, H. Miller, J. W. Smith, M. Martin, S. Gayman, E. Grice, R. Conner, O. P. Snodgrass, E. Rutledge, E. E. Reynolds and W. W. Hensley. The section has some 4 miles of public road 2¼ Of which is free pike; Jakes creek drains the north half of this section.

The public lands in section 29 were entered in the years of 1834-35 and '36, by Job Garner in 1834, Joel Briggs and Charles Stout in 1835, and John Woods, Jacob Cline, Jonathan Eddy and Jesse Stout 1836. The owners of the real estate in section 29 at present are H. Miller, J. W. Smith, J. Null, E. J. Hayden, J. McKinley, J. R. Antrim, S. and J. Hiser, O. F. Miller, J. Icley, S. A. Gwaltney, M. F. Harris, J. and S. Tuttle, G. Benner and M. L. Smith. The section has 3½ miles of public road. The northwest part of the section is drained by Kill Buck and the northeast by Jakes creek, they forming their junction in the northeast part of the northwest quarter.

Hugh Finley was the first to enter land in section 30; his entry is dated November 9, 1835, and the land described in this entry is the east half of the southwest quarter, 80 acres, and now owned by J. J. Baker. The next entry in the section was made on the 30th of the same month by Abraham Smith and was the east half of the northeast quarter, 80 acres, now owned by T. C. Pierce and M. J. Hall. After this, entries were made in 1836 by Abraham Smith, Nicholas Reel, Luke Wright, Jonathan Langley, James Wright and John Langley. The present owners of land in this section are T. C. Pierce, M. J. Hall, O. L. McLaughlin, J. and C. Jester, J. E. Fuson, O. Wasson, J. W. Jones, Joseph Stradling, J. J, Baker and William and S. Lee. The section has three and three-quarter miles of public highways. The southeast part is drained by Kill Buck creek and the northwest by Johns ditch.

Section 31, one mile east of Madison county line, and bordering on Mt. Pleasant township, was first entered by Oliver Perry Jones, October 12, 1833; then by Wm. Miller in 1834, James Fortner, William Miller and John P. Jones in 1835, and William Palmer, William Miller, Jacob Crouson and Samuel Adamson in 1836. The present land owners of section 31 are D. Mahoney, Joseph Stradling, H. Miller, C. M. Riggin, William and S. Lee, M. Antrim, James Reed, J. A. Wright, I. Wright and O. P. Jones et al. The section has 3¼ miles of public road, three-quarters of which (along the south line) is the Jackson street free pike

Section 32 was entered in 1836-37 by Jacob Miller, Moses Shepherd, William Palmer, Solomon McLaughlin and James McLaughlin in 1836, and by James Williams in 1837. The section is at present generally, divided into small, well improved farms, and is owned by C. Nauman, A. S Gwaltney, S. Icley, A. L. Snodgrass, J. Antrim, W. J. Antrim, W. and A. Antrim, D. Mahoney, M A. Folkner, A. E. Stevenson, F. W. Heath, M. Heath, M. Reed, M. Hawkins and J. H. Snodgrass. The section has three miles of public road, and the southeast corner joins the village and railroad station of Reed in Mt. Pleasant township.

In section 33 the first entry of public land was made by James McLauglin in the southwest quarter on April 5, 1836. The other entries made in this section during this year were Thomas Patton, Dickson Thomas, Jacob Cline, Daniel Vanbuskirk and William Reed. Elias Humbert entered a 40 acre tract in 1837 and Amos Jenna the last 40 acres on November 23, 1838. Section 33 is now owned by F. M. Lee, J. F. Rees, A. L. Snodgrass, S. R. Snodgrass, O. Snodgrass, J. O. Snodgrass, S. and I. Stephenson, A. E. Stephenson and F. W. Heath. The section has 3 miles of public highway, one mile, (that on the east line) being free pike. School No.10 is located in the northeast corner of the section.

Section 34 was purchased originally of the government in 1836 by Samuel C. Bradford, Oliver H. Smith and Christopher Wilson. In 1837 by Jane Williamson, Philander Cassman and Samuel P. Anthony. The section is now owned by John W. Taylor, Samuel Gayman, M. Carter, R. Williams I. Branson, R. B. Bradbury, M. Fallis and J. H. Hayden. The section has 2½ miles of public road, one mile of which is free pike.

In section 35, there were originally eight entries of public land and all of these were recorded in the year 1836, the first by John McBride on March 8 and the last by William H. Brumfield, November 8. The parties making purchases between those dates were Daniel Jarrett, James Williamson and John Vanbuskirk. Section 35 is owned at present by W. Stephenson, J. Brown, William Bennett, E. Baker, G. L. Nottingham, D. P. Root, T. H. Fimple and S. B. Bradbury. The section has 2 miles of public road beside one mile of the Bethel free pike, which crosses the northeast part of the section.

Section 36 is the southeast corner section of Harrison township and its lands were all entered in 1836 by Daniel Jarrett, March l0 and April 14. John Hayhurst and Thomas Williamson Sept. 24 and Thomas Brumfield November 9. The lands in this section are now owned by T. H. Fimple, J. F. Drumm, L. Bennett, M. J. Armintrout, S. A. Smith, C. and M. Galliher, S. E. Crumm, M. Mann, J. Wiers' heirs and J. R. Fimple. The section has about 4 miles of public road, including the Bethel pike, which angles through the center part of the section in a northwest to southeast course.

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