Ross Township

Ross Township

Ross township .was organized on the same day with Silvercreek, March 4, 181 1. It was taken entirely from Xenia township, and is bounded as follows : Beginning at the northwest corner of Silvercreek township, it extended north to the south line of Miami, a distance of nearly six miles, thence east with the Miami line to the east line of the county; thence south to the northeast corner- of Silvercreek; thence west to the. place of beginning. Since its organization in 181 1 a portion of Cedarville township has been taken from it, and a portion of Miami added to it. In form it was originally a rectangle, seven miles in length from east to west, and nearly six miles in width from north to south. The first election was held at the house of John Bozarth.

From the old records of the county we find that Wilson McDonald, as lister, took the enumeration of taxable property in said township May 26, 1813, and from his returns we gather the following names as to who the residents of the township were at

Robixso.Vs History Of Greene Couxty

At a court held at the court house in Xenia. on the 31st day of October, 1812, there being present Thomas Hunter, Peter Pelham and Benjamin Grover, commissioners, it was ordered that Miami township l)e divided as follows : Beginning at the northeast corner of section 30, in tifth township on the north side of Greene county line, thence south with the section line to the Miami river, thence to the northwest corner of Ross township: thence with said tijwnship line to Greene, continuing thence with said county line to the place of beginning. The said new township shall lie called and known by the name of X'ance township. It was ordered that Samuel Kyle, Esq., do survey and lay off \^ance township, agreeable to the above order, and make rejxirt thereof to the ne.xt court of commissioners. It was further ordered that the first meeting of the electors in \ance township for the purpose of electing township ofificers shall be at the house of Adam Peterson in said tow-nship on the first ]VIonday of November next.

On the 2d of January, 1812, Samuel Kyle reported as follows: "Pursuant to an order from the honorable board of commissioners of Greene county, I proceeded on the 31st day of December, 181 2, to survey and lay off Vance township as follows, viz. : Beginning at a stake and white oak northeast corner to section No. 30 in township 5 and range 8, thence south with the line of this section ( crossing a branch at three miles and seventeen poles, and the north fork of the Little Miami three miles and 143 poles, again at three miles and 169 jjoles) f(3ur miles and 135 poles to the Little ]\Iiami river ; thence south seventeen, east two miles, 202 poles to three elms and a burr oak, corner to Ross township; thence east seven miles to three white oaks in the line of Greene county, corner also to Ross township, thence north (crossing east fork of the Little Miami at three miles and 255 poles, and a branch at five miles and 129 poles) seven miles to a black oak, white oak and hickory, corner to Greene countv: thence west

Robixso.Vs History Of Greexe Couxty

(crossing a branch at 136 poles, and the nortli fork of tlie Little Miami at six miles and 19(1 poles) seven miles and 242 poles to the beginning.'*

An Old-Time Consent As To Marriage

This may certify tliat John B. Lawrance, of Ross township, Greene county, applied to me for my "Consent" to join in matrimony with my Daughter Armelia Vickers, of Vance Township, County of Greene. I have therefore granted the above John B. Lawrance, his request, to marry my Daughter in a Lawful manner agreeable to an act made and found for such cases. Therefore you may grant said License for the above named purpose, without any doubt of being called in question in any further jjeriod.

Given under my hand and Seal the day and year first written in pursuance of its being done in Vance Township, Greene County- Ruth Vickers. (Signed) John B. Lawrence,