Category: Liberty Township, Clinton County, Ohio

Categories: Clinton County, Ohio

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Liberty Township, Aerial View

Liberty Township was organized in 1817 but the first European settler, Stephen Mendenhall, arrived before then. Stephen was born in Tennessee in 1780 then, while still a boy, moved to North Carolina. He married about 1802 then brought his wife to Liberty Township where he bought 100 acres on Dutch Creek.

Samuel Miller arrived from Kentucky in 1804. He purchased a tract of 600 acres on Anderson's Fork. In 1805, Abram Ellis came in from Lancaster, Pennsylvania followed by the Aaron Jenkins family from Virginia and Joseph Lucas from Pennsylvania.

John Johnson and his wife Susanna came from Virginia to Highland County, Ohio then settled in Liberty Township in 1806. The first election was held at Mr. Johnson's house.

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Josiah Borton 21 Jul 1779 Evesham Township, Burlington, New Jersey - abt 19 Dec 1843

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Benjamin Conard 14 Sep 1810 Chester County, Pennsylvania - 07 Nov 1902

Elmer Conklin 09 Feb 1876 Clinton, Ohio, United States - 12 Feb 1953

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Abraham Ellis 27 Sep 1750 East Hanover Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania - 26 Sep 1837

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Catherine (Gallaher) Sabin 18 Feb 1809 Lebanon, Warren County, Ohio - 10 Jul 1853

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Samuel Haynes 16 Sep 1848 Liberty Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States - aft 08 Jun 1930

William Hoblit 19 May 1783 Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania - 13 Dec 1870

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Katherine (Joel) Ellis abt 1764 Berkeley County, Virginia Colonies - 26 Jul 1860

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John Johnson 22 Feb 1780 Campbell County, Virginia, United States - 19 Aug 1857

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Stephen Mendenhall 28 Oct 1769 New Garden, Guilford, North Carolina - 08 Apr 1843

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Alice (Oren) Parker 24 Sep 1881 Liberty Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States - 06 Jan 1972

Charles Oren 17 Sep 1867 Liberty Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States - 16 Jul 1898

Elihu Oren 03 Mar 1809 Greene, Tennessee - 07 Mar 1872

Ruth (Oren) Andrew 01 Jun 1898 Clinton, Ohio, United States - 29 Mar 1968

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Alfred Sabin 23 Feb 1808 Pawling, Dutchess Co New York - 23 Jan 1870

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Ernest Starbuck 19 Mar 1875 Clinton, Ohio, United States - 28 Nov 1943

Christian Stephens 05 Jan 1781 Frederick, Virginia, United States - 09 Jun 1860

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John Unthank 29 Jun 1780 Guilford, North Carolina, United States - aft 1833

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Allen Whinery 14 Dec 1846 Liberty Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States - 10 Mar 1940

Anna (Whinery) Oren 04 Apr 1870 Liberty Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States - 01 Jan 1954

Joseph Whinery 20 Apr 1810 Liberty Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States - 09 Jun 1892

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