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Genealogy and History
a small part of the INGENWEB and USGENWEB
Stoney Creek Township
Blountsville
Stony
Creek Township
Henry County Indiana
Blountsville
is located in Stony Creek Township in
the northeast
corner of Henry County Indiana.
It's geographic
location is, Town 19 N., Range 11 E,
Sections:
25 through 29
and
Sections:
32 through 36.
It is named
for it's founder and the first
to purchase
land in Stony Creek Township,
Andrew Blount.
The
Blount Family
Andrew Blount
was 29, when he ventured
from
his home in Wayne County Indiana to newly
formed Henry
County and entered the first land
purchase
of 80 acres, in Section 35 of
Stony Creek
Township, founding the
town of
Blountsville.
The
date was 11 Nov. 1822.
Many other
hearty settlers were soon to
follow his
lead and before long, Blountsville
began to
grow and flourish.
Andrew
Blount was a veteran of
the War
of 1812. He is listed in the rolls of
Capt. William
Holeman's Co., of Indiana Militia, in
Wayne County
Indiana..
Enlisted,
28 Nov. 1812.
Discharged,
28 Feb. 1813.
Before coming
to Henry County, Andrew married
Sarah (Sally)
Warren, on March 7, 1816 in
Wayne Co.
Indiana.
He, along
with some of his descendants, are buried
in the Blountsville
Cemetery, located within
the town
of Blountsville. It is one of the oldest
cemeteries
in Henry County which is still in use.
More
Blount Family History
Rogersville
Stony
Creek Township
Henry
County Indiana
The villiage
of Rogersville has all but vanished now
except for
a few houses and it's cemetery
located
on Section 5, on Messick Rd. at the
Northwest
edge of town.
The town
itself, is located only a few miles
from Blountsville.
It is Town 18N, Range 11E,
Sections:
1 through 5
and
Sections
8 through 12
It was founded
in 1837 by James O. Rogers
and John
R. Colburn and named after Mr. Rogers.
Luellen
farm when , in August of 1836, the first
burial,
that of, Rebecca J. Luellen took place.
Rebecca
was the daughter of David and Abigail
(Jones)
Luellen.
Three of
the town's residents, Jonathan Macy,
his son-in-law,
Jabish Luellen and
Dr. William
M. Kerr, were all conductors
on the "Underground
Railroad".
To share
more information about
this town
or it's families,
Stony
Creek Township
Original
Land
Purchasers
Includes
the towns of Bloutsville
and
Rogersville
Below, you
will find the surnames of the original
purchasers
of land in Stony Creek Township.
A
Adamson
B
Baltimore
Bechitesheimer
Beckelhymer
Bedwell
Benbow
Blount
(Blunt)
Blythe
Brewer
Brunson
Burket
C
Carr
Colburn
Cook
Cory
Cox
Crull
Current
D
Davis
Dilling
Duke
E
Eller
Evans
F
Farrington
Fees
G
Galyean
(Gaylean,Galean and other variations)
Good
Grabill
Gwin
H
Harvey
Hiatt
Hodgson
Houser
Howard
Howell
J
Jackson
Johnson
Jones
Jordan
Judd
K
Kessler
Koons
L
Lake
Lamb
Lennington
Lindley
Lindsey
Lisk
Locke
M
Marshall
Moore
Murray
O
O'Conner
P
Pavey
Pierson
R
Ralston
Ratcliff
Ratliff
Rhodes
Rhoton
Roe
Rogers
Ross
Roszell
S
Schafer
Schoonover
Scofield
Smith
Spencer
Stanford
Stanley
Street
T
Thomson
Tinkel
U
Ulrich
(Ulrick)
W
Warren
Weaver
Wilhoit
Wolf
Wood
Wrightman
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