Witts Station, Indiana

Date: [unknown] [unknown]
Location: Witts Station, Harrison Township, Union County, Indiana, United States
Surnames/tags: Witt Stanley

About

Witts Station is an unincorporated community in Harrison Township, Union County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.^[1][2] It was named for the Witt family, who were among the first European settlers of the area.^[3]

Timeline

• In 1901, people associated with Witts Station included John Deal, Mrs. Iva Rife, Mrs. Mort Griffey, Miss Nellie Phares, Isaac Witt, Grandmother Witt, Miss India Rife, John Brattain, Ben Tappan, Mrs. Elizabeth Swafford, Henry Lafuze, Clint Beck, and Will Brown.^[4]
• In 1914, John Sammons owned a business at Witts Station.^[5]
• In 1915, Clarence Druly was killed at Witts Station by a team of runaway horses pulling a heavily loaded wagon.^[6]
• In 1919, Edward Price and others formed a grain company and purchased the elevator at Witts Station from the Kitchel Elevator Company. The new company was called "Buckeye Elevator and Grain Company".^[7][8] That same year, the Price Grain Company of Eaton, Ohio built a large grain elevator there.^[9]
• In 1920, The Farmers' National Grain Assocation was organized, and The Buckeye Elevator and Grain company was folded into the new association.^[10]
• In 1923, the National Grain Association initiated bankruptcy proceedings.^[11]

Sources

1. ↑ "Witts Station, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
2. ↑ "Witts Station, Indiana". Wikipedia. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
3. ↑ " Baker, Ronald L.. From Needmore to Prosperity : Hoosier place names in folklore and history. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1995. P. 351. Accessed at Internet Archive on December 4, 2020."
4. ↑ Witt's Station. Palladium-Item, Richmond, Indiana, USA. April 24, 1901, p. 2. Accessed at Newspapers.com on December 3, 2020.
5. ↑ John Sammons purchased truck to use in his Witts Station business. Palladium-Item, Richmond, Indiana, USA. July 20, 1914, p. 4. Accessed at Newspapers.com on December 3, 2020.
6. ↑ Obituary for Clarence Druley (Aged 40). Palladium-Item, Richmond, Indiana, USA. May 14, 1915, p. 1. Accessed at Newspapers.com on December 3, 2020.
7. ↑ Boston and Kitchel Elevators Purchased. Palladium-Item, Richmond, Indiana, USA. May 21, 1919, p. 8. Accessed at Newspapers.com on December 3, 2020.
8. ↑ Clevenger's directory of farmers and breeders : Preble County, Ohio, 1919-1920. Indianapolis: Clevenger Directory Co., 1919. P. 106. Accessed at Internet Archive on December 3, 2020.
9. ↑ Eaton Company to Build Big Elevator at Witt's Station. Palladium-Item, Richmond, Indiana, USA. April 30, 1919, p. 8. Accessed at Newspapers.com on December 3, 2020.
10. ↑ Farmers' National Grain Association Formed Here; Takes in Co. Elevators. Palladium-Item, Richmond, Indiana, USA. May 8, 1920, p. 10. Accessed at Newspapers.com on December 3, 2020.
11. ↑ Appeal Granted in Grain Ass'n Case. Palladium-Item, Richmond, Indiana, USA. October 29, 1923, p. 3. Accessed at Newspapers.com on December 3, 2020.