New Lisbon, Indiana

John Aborcrombie, on both gides of the Mississinewa River, directly south of Pittsburg, IS I G ; John Laverty, 1810, ou the creek, about a mile nearly north of New Middlotown; John C.Dunham, 1819, two separate quarter sections lying ou both sides of the Mississinewa, two and one-half miles southeast of New Pittsburg; Abraham Koyer, one and a half miles southeast of New Lisbon, between the Little Mississinewa and the Ohio line.

Passage source: History of Randolph County, Indiana with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to Which Are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships, published 1882.

William Simmons came about 1828 down the Mississinewa from James Porter's, Simmons being in Ward Township, Alien Wall came in 1817, but he was inWard Township. George Porter came in 182U. Messrs. Keys. Hodge, Manus and Fields lived southwest of Porter's in 1820, probably in Ward Township. James Porter settled in the same year (1829). Amo.s Smith came to New Lisbon in 1830. Ell Noffsiuger settled near there the same year. Andrew Debolt came to Mt. Holly the next year. James Reeves and James Wiokorsham settled in 1832. Jacob Johnson came in 1833, Thomas Devore in 183 t, Jasper Jacobs in ]832, Jesse Beach in 1833, John Hoke and Thomas Wiley came in 1830. John Hoke lives there still; ]Mr. Wiloy moved to Union City and died there. [Mr. Hoke died daring the summer of 1881. 1 Others had come in, though just when is not now knawn, viz., David Vance, Isaiah Cos, William Cox, near New Lisbon; Seth Macy, one and one-half miles west of Jacob Johnson's; John Skinner and James Skinner, one mile west of New Lisbon; James Warren, one-half mile south of New Middletown; John Warren, three miles west of Now Middletown; AVllliam Warren at New Middletown.' John Sheets had settled far south, near Union City, and possibly others. This account is doubtless not full nor entirely accurate, but it is nearly correct and as extensive as our information will permit.

Passage source: History of Randolph County, Indiana with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to Which Are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships, published 1882.

As to the towns of Jackson, not much can be said. Most of them are extinct or greatly dwindled. Allensvillo (Sockum) was never " any great shake.-i," and what life it h id "winked out." New Lisbon had a brave start, and might have done well, but Union City cut off its wind, and it had to succumb.

Passage source: History of Randolph County, Indiana with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to Which Are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships, published 1882.

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 Jackson Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.