Centerville, Indiana

Tills township was formed in An2:ust, 1817, and comprises an area of about 49 miles. It is 9 miles in length, north and south. Its average breadth is less than 5J miles, being on tlie north line oh miles, and on the south about 6f miles. It is watered, principally, by ]^oland's Fork and its branches. The main branch of the stream enters the township near the northeast corner, and passes through it to the south-west corner. It derives its name from Daniel Noland, the first settler in its valle}", about four miles south-west from Centerville, now in the township of Washington.

Passage source: History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time : with Numerous Biographical and Family Sketches, published 1872.

Among the earliest settlers in the township were those who first settled on this stream. They were the following: Isaac Julian, on the land now owned by Oliver II. Brumfield, IJ miles south-west of Centerville. Mr. Julian's cabin was, in the time of the Indian alarms, altered to a block-house. In this house, which stood a little below Ephraim Alerritt's present residence, his first three children were born, jNathan Overman settled near and west of town, the land now owned by Wm. S. T. Morton. Henry Bryan, Wm. Hosier, Robert Culbertson, Greenburg Cornelius, some of the Kings, and others, also settled in this valley.

Passage source: History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time : with Numerous Biographical and Family Sketches, published 1872.

Charmaii lives. Crawford also manufactured wliisky on a small scale, and was, probably, the first distiller in the county. Caleb Jackson, where his son Caleb B. Jackson now resides. Greenbury Cornelias, in 1811, on the land belonging to the present county asylum. Wm. Harvey, on the quarter east of the above. John Harvey, from JSTorth Carolina, on land now owned by the heirs of John P. Harvey. Robert Commons, from Virginia, settled, in 1813, where he died December 19, 1837, aged 90 years; the place now owned by John Myers. James Townsend, from South Carolina, on land now owned by Melinda King. Joseph Holman, on the land now owned by Wm. Q. Elliott. Axium Elliott, from ISTorth Carolina, three miles north from Centerville; land now owned by Mark Elliott's heirs. Robert Galbraith, where Joseph A. Commons resides, four miles north from town. John Copeland, first, afterward Daniel King, from Kentucky, about 1816, near where he now lives. His son Levi now lives on the homestead. Robert Culbertson, from Kentucky, in 1815, on land lately owned by Leonard Wolfert, now by Lorenzo D, King. He lives with his son William, four miles north of Centerville. Edward Benbo, on the land now owned by the heirs of Jackson Culbertson. Walter Roberts, from South Carolina, son of Thomas Roberts, an early settler near Richmond, settled, in 1816, where he now lives. John Stigleman, where his son Henry now resides. Joseph t)verman, from JSTorth Carolina, about 1813, where he still resides, in the north-east part of the township. Michael Harvey, from North Carolina, in the

Passage source: History of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time : with Numerous Biographical and Family Sketches, published 1872.

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