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9 unusual facts about Jefferson Township


Abraham Shepherd

Shepherd operated Pilson's Mill on Eagle Creek, now in Jefferson Township, Brown County, Ohio, until 1817, when he moved to Ripley, Ohio.

David Fullmer

In 1830, his father, Peter Fullmer, moved the family from Pennsylvania to Jefferson Township, Richland County, Ohio.

Jefferson Township, Boone County, Arkansas

The figures below include the incorporated town of Valley Springs.

Jefferson Township, Cass County, Indiana

Davis Cemetery is located a mile east of Burnettsville and a half mile east of the White County-Cass county line, and is commonly referred to as the Davis Cemetery Burnettsville in obituaries.

Jefferson Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Named for President Thomas Jefferson, it is one of twenty-four Jefferson Townships statewide.

John Philo Hoyt

Upon his return to civilian life, Hoyt began studying law at a law firm in Jefferson, Ohio, before enrolling at the Ohio State & Union Law School in Cleveland, Ohio.

John S. Fullmer

The Fullmers heard about the Latter Day Saint movement and became members while living in Jefferson Township, Richland County, Ohio.

Midgetville

Located near Milton, Jefferson Township, New Jersey has been the subject of urban legends about a Midgetville community.

Stanley Armour Dunham

The most recent native European ancestor was Falmouth Kearney, a farmer who emigrated from Moneygall, County Offaly, Ireland, during the Great Irish Famine and settled in Jefferson Township, Tipton County, Indiana, United States.


Blue Creek, Ohio

Blue Creek is an unincorporated community in western Jefferson Township, Adams County, Ohio, United States.

Meadowcroft Rockshelter

Meadowcroft Rockshelter is an archaeological site located near Avella in Jefferson Township, Washington County, in southwestern Pennsylvania, United States.


see also

Blacklick

Blacklick, Ohio, an unincorporated village in Jefferson Township, Franklin County