1800s

19th century 4 dated mentions

1800s

1. 1801–1895
   The militia years: the county's standing companies, named from organization forward

   The county's militia begins as Indiana's does: the Indiana National Guard's own history traces the institution to 1801, when the Indiana Territory organized militia companies to defend the settlements, and the forefathers of the 151st Infantry fought under General William Henry Harrison at Tippecanoe in 1811.

   Granger

2. 1802
   John Koker: the Swiss emigrant of 1824, by way of Clay to Harris

   The tie, exactly: settler — born in Switzerland in January 1802, a son of Benedict and Mary Koker; came to America in 1824 and lived in Ohio until 1846, then came to this county, living first in Clay Township and removing to Harris in 1847, where his eighty acres lay on Section 22.

   Granger

3. 1803–1839
   Elijah Lineback — the first family, in two tellings

   Elijah Lineback, born 1803, of German origin, came with his wife Elizabeth (née Little) and child on horseback through the wilderness — she "was frequently thrown from her horse while on the journey, but never hurt the baby"…

   Lakeville

4. 1808
   George Hassig: Strasburg to Section 16 by way of Stark County

   The tie, exactly: settler of the second wave — born at Strasburg, France, on 17 November 1808, a son of John and Barbara Hassig; came to America in 1832 and to Stark County, Ohio…

   Granger