Jefferson Township
Holiday City

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Jefferson Township History
There are many interesting events related to Jefferson township documented in a book titled The County of Williams, O. -- "A History of Williams County, Ohio, from the Earliest Days, with Special Chapters on Various Subjects, Including Each of the Different Townships; Also a Biographical Department." -- written by William Henry Shinn and published by Northwestern Historical Association, Madison, Wis. in 1905.  

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Jefferson township erected
First settler 
Other early settlers
Early schools
Revolutionary soldier died in Jefferson township
About the land
Murder in Jefferson Township    


Additional information related to Jefferson township documented in a book titled County of Williams, Ohio -- "An outline Sketch of the Northwest Territory, of the State, and Miscellaneous Matters" -- with Weston A. Goodspeed as the Historical Editor and Charles Blanchard as the Biographical Editor and published by F. A. Battey & Co., Publishers in 1882.  

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Old Township of Beaver
Organization of Jefferson
First settlers
Products of field and forest
Effort for the removal of the county seat
Gradual development
First birth, death and marriage
Early markets
Early taverns
Village of West Jefferson
Churches
Schools and teachers
School districts
Miscellaneous school items
School lands
A case of murder
Land entries
Population by decade (1840 - 1880)

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