Scircleville, Indiana

Those of 1843 were Uriah Edwards, on the Weaver farm; Adam Merritt on the farm owned by the Widow Orr (his son Samuel, who came at the same time, is now a resident of Scircleville) ; William Hobbs, on the land at present. belonging to William Gossip; Joseph Munnell, on the Wilson farm; Rockwell, on what is now the John Hillis farm; and James Hodgins and mother, whose exact location is unknown.

Passage source: Combination Atlas Map of Clinton County, Indiana, published 1878.

In 1844, William Burget, Mathew Orr and Isaac McClelland, being interested in the cause of education, were instrumental in building the first school house of the township, which stood on the farm of Mr. Orr. From their own private funds they hired a man by the name of Peter Stowers, for the sum of $10 per month and board, who taught the first school, in the Winter of 1844-5. Isaac McClelland acted as School Examiner. Some other early teachers were Elijah Boxley, Nelson Purdom, William Louden, George H. Merritt, and Alfred Carver.

Passage source: Combination Atlas Map of Clinton County, Indiana, published 1878.

Among the settlers who came in 1843 were Uriah Edwards, who settled on the Weaver farm; Adam Merritt, on the farm owned by the widow Orr; William Hobbs, on the W. Gossard farm; Joseph Munnell, on the land now owned by G. H. Wilson; and Mr. Rockwell, on the farm of the late John E. Hillis. During the next three years the settlement increased very rapidly.

Passage source: History of Clinton County, Indiana. Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Also a Condensed History of Indiana, Embodying Accounts of Prehistoric Races, Indian Wars, and a Brief Review of Its Civil and Political History, published 1886.

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Read the whole chapter on Johnson Township - it names this place 2 more 2 times.