Stockton Township

Stockton Township

CuflllS township was named by {i}\) WicklifF Wines, because of ita great place for grass and stock range. Am<?ng the first settlers was Thomas Breece, who built a little log cabin where LintoTn now stands.

The first person that died in this township, was Miss Elizabeth Harrah, daughter of Robert Harrah, and she was buried just south of the Methodist Chapel, in Scaffold prairie, where those graves are being plowed over b}' Isaac Dayhoifs work-hands. Rev. Aquilla Moss first settkd on the McNaught farm.

Grandfather Hale built a log cabin about five miles from Linton, in the Buck neighborhood, this township- Old Uncle Jesse Powell built the first house on the farm where Alexander Beasley now lives. Several of the Powell family yet live in Greene county.

Honorable Butler was among the leading cattle dealers in this county. He was a common farmer, and was a member of the Constitutional Convention of our State, and a faithful servant of the people. Mr. Butler and wife had four sons - George, John, James and Simeon. William Ellis is also one of the

Old Uncle Billy Stephens, the man that fought at the battle of New Orleans and rode the old General's horse, could just beat any body spinhing out long y&rns^- William Moss not excepted.

Wagon Hollow, over near the Jesse \\'alker farm, was named on account of the fire in the prairies-^ burning up the old wogoti^ ^vhere a fellow left it stuck in the mud.

Many years ago, the horse of Robert Hensley was fbutid mired down in the Latta creek marsh, near where Mr. Lewis Dowell now lives, and it took six men to get hlln up to the top of the ground.

Aquilla Moss was one of the first settlers of Stockton township, Greene tounty. He was a farmer and a Hard-shell Baptist preacher. He had several sons and daughters, refepectively, Nathaniel Moss, C. M. Mo6s> Stephen Moss, Wi G. Moss, J.

C. M. Moss came to Greene county in 1826. He is a farmer and hun* ter. He has killed eight gfoWn deef at four shots with a rifle-gun, in his hunting excursions. He hunts in southeast Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa/ atld W^isconsin. He has ten living children - four boys find six girls, all of which are mainly grown. His wife's maiden name Was Miss Sarah Pi Dougherty, daughter of William Dougherty. Charles Moas is fifty-six and his wife fifty-three years of agej atld live two miles northeast of 4iintoti, on the Linton and Worthington road.

Mr. Thomas Mason la rather an old citizen of Greene county, having came to Linton when a young man, and commenced business with Wickliff Wines, in a tan-yard, which he carried on for a number of years successfully. He married Miss Fields, whom Wickliff Wines raised. He is about forty-five years of age.

Andrew Humphreys came to this county about the year 1885. He wa8 formerly a citizen of Putnam county* He is the oldest son of Henson Hum* phreys. He first commenced busi^ ness in Wright township, in a black« sthith shop of hiB oWn, and made shovels and plows for the boys, and shod their horses. Finally he set up a one-horse distillery, and made a few runs of whisky for the natives; but it did not do so Well as politics, so he quit it and practiced the latter. He married Miss Loulsa Johnson, of Putnam county, this State.

Martin Wines, Esq., was an old citizen of Stockton township, and a very useful man. He died on nis farm at a ripe age. He was a Mason and was buried by that Order, at the Linton grave-yard. A monument of marble seven feet high, marks his restingpiaee»

, Sanders Pigg, Olie of the oldest settlers of Wright township, came from East Tennesse -with Lis f ither, James Pigg, about the year 1826. Sanders Pigg has three sisters and two brothers, respectively Carroll Pigg, Andrew J. Pigg, Joseph Pigg, Susan Pigg and Alzena Pigg. Sanders Pigg has been a citizen of Wright township thirtj'-eight years. lie married Miss Hannah Garabell, old grandfather Gambell's daughter, who emigrated from East Tennessee about the year 1827.

Old grandfather Bartlett Goodman lived west of Linton, on the headw\aters of Black creek and west of the Goose Pond. lie came here at an day, and had several children, viz : John Goodman, Wesley Goodman, James Goodman, Washington Goodman, Narcissus, Matilda and others.

Old Uncle Billy Humphreys came to this country about the year 1825. He located and made a farm one mile north of the Goose Pond, which lies south of Linton three miles. Pie was a wagon-maker and carpenter by trade. He had three son? and one daughter, namely, Madison Humphreys, Wilson Humphreys and Ansle Humphreys.