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Center Township, Dearborn County Indiana

This is a list of the delegates for Center Township for the 1859 Convention.
Source: The Lawrenceburg Register, July 17, 1859 edition.
William S. Holman
A. Schulze
James Stafford
John Gaff
William Griffin
John L. Giegoldt
George B. Powell
Stephen Green(?)
Jesse Jones
M. Siemantel
F. Huckery
James Rider

--Below are links with information concerning towns in Center Township.

The first item was contributed by Barb Boese and was taken from the book:

COTTON'S KEEPSAKE POEMS OF VARIOUS SUBJECTS
By Rev. Judge A. J. Cotton, Philom.
PUBLISHED FOR THE AUTHOR,
BY APPLEGATE & CO.,
1858
Thanks Barb!
Aurora

--Below is information on the SQUIBB surname from Aurora.
This information was submitted by Bobbi. Thank you!

Source: Aurora City Directory 1859-60
Squibb, George W., W.P.S. & co.) res. E. side Bridgeway N. of Second
Squibb, Wid. Robert, Bridgeway, N. of Second
SQUIBB W.P. & Co., wines and liquors, W. Side Main bt. Second and Third
Squibb, Wm. P., (W.P.S. & Co., res. E. side Bridegway, N. of Second.

Source: a newspaper
List of Registered Voters in Centre Twp. Dearborn Co., Ind.
Sept. 3, 1868
Geo. W. Squibb

-- St. John's Lutheran Church  Marriage Records -- 1872, Aurora, IN

Hillforest - A National Historic Landmark --- PHOTOGRAPH

Hillforest - A National Historic Landmark --- BIOGRAPHY

Hillforest is the restored home of Thomas Gaff. Gaff and his family lived there from 1855 and 1891. It is open to the public.
It is located at:
213 Fifth Street (top of Main Street)
Aurora, IN 47001-1211
Phone #: (812) 926-0087


  Center Township  CEMETERIES and BURIAL PLACES: In Center Township

... Riverview Public Cemetery Section 9 on map
... Lindsay Family Cemetery (Not shown on Map)
... Buffington Cemetery
... Cheek Cemetery
... Cobb Cemetery
... Conwell Street Cemetery
... Holman Cemetery
... Langley Cemetery
... Hopping Cemetery
... Probst family Cemeteries
... Speakman Cemetery
... Holman Hill Cemetery Section 5 Not shown on Map Approx. location North Side of Dutch Hollow Road @ "HO" of Hollow
... Northside Aurora Cemetery.
... Veraestau Cemetery Only Location given is Aurora

There are 13 Cemeteries and Burial Places named in "Dearborn County, Indiana, Cemetery Records, Volume B" By Milton A. Massing. From that list, 4 were found containing information, located in Center Township (Shown Above)

Most of the links above, to the individual cemeteries have partial lists of interments, others may have photographs of the cemetery. If you can not find a surname you are looking for in the partial list, then contact Pete Nocks. He has the full set of 4 Volumes of "Dearborn County, Indiana, Cemetery Records" by Milton Massing. These books cover every township in Dearborn County, Except "Harrison, Logan, and Miller" Townships. These books contain Names of Cemeteries, Names of interments, Photographs, and other vital information 		 

Thanks to the volunteers who submitted the above information!

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