Huntertown, Indiana

Alvin Hall was born in New London. Conn., May 11, 1810. His parents gave him all the opportunities for an education that were afforded by the common schools, and they were well improved up to the time he was sixteen years of age, when he became possessed of the passion that appears to be implanted in every American's bosom - to "go West;" and he went as far as Ontario County in Western New York, where he remained about one year and a half, when he again moved on further West, this time to Huron County, Ohio. Here he settled down and learned the trade of a carpenter and joiner. On the 27th of November, 1832, he was united in marriage to Miss Betsey Miller, of Huron County.

Passage source: History of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880.

In that year, Thomas Dunten and his nephew, Horace F. Dunten, started from Jefferson County, N. Y., to find a Western home. There was little in this locality to prepossess them in its favor. They were confronted by dense forests, and severe labor and trials stared them in the face ; but, beyond this, their acute foresight discerned a rich reward for such labor, and their decision was made. They purchased land, and began at once the erection of a cabin for shelter. Soon they began the work of clearing the land, and, in due time, were enabled to raise sufficient for the satisfaction of their immediate necessities. Thomas Dunten remained in the township until his decease, and, during that time, was largely interested in its growth and development. Horace F. Dunten was, at the time of his arrival, a young man of twenty years, and gave to his work the zest and enthusiasm of early manhood. His subsequent life has been passed in the town¬ ship, and now, at a ripe old age, he enjoys the fruits of his labors and a compe¬ tence well earned. He still resides on Section 17, on the farm cleared by his own hand. Late in the fall of 1833, Ephraim H. Dunten, Sr., joined his son, Horace F., and settled on the same section. He also cleared a farm, and remained in the township until death ended his labors. He was accompanied by his son George, who assisted him to " make" his farm, and is now a prosperous farmer himself. Albert Wood came with Mr. Dunten, in the fall of 1833, and continued to reside upon his farm until his decease, in 1878. Nathaniel Fitch, an unmarried man. came from Pennsylvania in the same year, and, after clearing a farm, married Miss Sarah De Long and reared a large family, several of whom are now living in the township. He was a man of great natural ability, and was highly esteemed by his neighbors. He was a blacksmith, and conducted that trade in connection with farming. A long life of labor and industry brought him a rich return, and made him the possessor of a fine fortune. He remained in the township until his death, which occurred in January, 1878.

Passage source: History of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880.

Benjamin and Amasiah Parker came from Jefferson County, N. \ ., in the spring of 1834, and were prominent movers in many of the public improvements subsequently inaugurated in the township. In the same season, Ephraim H. Dunten, Jr., located near the present site of Huntertown, where he erected a building in which he kept the first tavern in the township. Subsequently, he removed to Fort Wayne, where he was engaged in business for a short time. Returning to Perry Township, he made it his home until 1854. when he fell a victim to cholera, and died.

Passage source: History of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Perry Township - it names this place 21 more 21 times.