Directory of Douglas Township
        "R" stands for Renter. 
        
          
            
              | 
                 Name  | 
              
                 Nativity  | 
              
                 Post Office  | 
              
                 Came to 
                County  | 
              
                 Occupation  | 
              
                 Section  | 
              
                 Acres 
                Owned  | 
             
            
              | Alton, John | 
              Indiana | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              27 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Alderson, Jona. | 
              England | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              22 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Batton, Sam'l H. | 
              Penn. | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              28 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Bartle, W. T. | 
              N. Jersey | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer & Minister | 
              17 | 
              120 | 
             
            
              | Bayliss, S. J. | 
              Illinois | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              16 | 
              240 | 
             
            
              | Bailey, A. S. | 
              Ohio | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              18 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Beck, J. L. | 
              Virginia | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              23 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Bird, J. M. | 
                | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              18 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Brown, J. H. | 
              Scotland | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              9 | 
              480 | 
             
            
              | Britton, J. B. | 
              Ohio | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              3 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Brooks, D. H. | 
              Vermont | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              3 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Brice, Frederick | 
              England | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              31 | 
              120 | 
             
            
              | Bowman, E. | 
              Penn. | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              34 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Campbell, M. | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Calloway, A. T. | 
                | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              36 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Cantlon, Jos. | 
              Ireland | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              29 | 
              40 | 
             
            
              | Chapman, J. C. | 
              New York | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              2 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Child, F. C. | 
              New York | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              5 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Clayton, Wm. | 
              N. Jersey | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              (Res. Peake.) | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Coons, S. F. | 
              Indiana | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              20 | 
              120 | 
             
            
              | Coe, Charles | 
              England | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              27 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Cole, Henry | 
              Iowa | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              34 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Cunningham, F. W. | 
                | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Works Cole | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Coons, John | 
              Virginia | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              31 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Colbert, Robert | 
              Ireland | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              5 | 
              240 | 
             
            
              | Colwell, S. A. | 
              New York | 
              Creston | 
              1874 | 
              Engineer Resevoir | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Colwell, John | 
              New York | 
              Creston | 
              1874 | 
              Switch'n C.B.&Q. | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Culver, F. F. | 
              New York | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              2 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Danna, Frank | 
              New York | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              14 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Davis, L. | 
              Indiana | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
                | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Davis, Wm. C. | 
              Kentucky | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              33 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Davis, J. | 
              Kentucky | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Davis, R. | 
              Ohio | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              29 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Dutro, Michael | 
              Ohio | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              4 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Dutro, Charles | 
              Ohio | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              4 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Davis, J. W. | 
              Indiana | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              34 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Ewing, A. | 
              Ohio | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              6 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Elliott, John | 
              New York | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              21 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Furrow, T. | 
              Illinois | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              28 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Geier, Jacob | 
              Germany | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              18 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Garruth, G. | 
              Penn | 
                | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              20 | 
              40 | 
             
            
              | Gentle, T. E. | 
              Ohio | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
                | 
              320 | 
             
            
              | Gentle, Ellis | 
              Ohio | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
                | 
              320 | 
             
            
              | Goole, L. | 
              Illinois | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
                | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Grounds, Wm. | 
              Illinois | 
                | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              22 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Groves, Geo. | 
                | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              6 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Hawkes, John | 
              Ireland | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              28 | 
              60 | 
             
            
              | Hawkes, Wm. | 
              Ireland | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              21 | 
              40 | 
             
            
              | Hathaway, Wm. | 
              Virginia | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              19 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Hathaway, J. S. | 
              Indiana | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              19 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Hathaway, F. | 
              Indiana | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              19 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Hartman, Geo. | 
              Penn. | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              35 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Herr, M. | 
              Penn. | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              35 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Heady, Geo. S | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
              Wks. Scudder | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Johnson, L. C. | 
                | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Johnson, J. K. | 
              Ohio | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              18 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Johnson, S. M. | 
              Ohio | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Johnson, G. B. | 
              Ohio | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Kelsey, S. E. | 
              Illinois | 
              Creston | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Knuteson, Knute | 
              Norway | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              18 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Knuteson, O. | 
              Norway | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Klystaver, Wm. | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
              Works J.H. Brown | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Kinkade, Wm. | 
              Illinois | 
                | 
                | 
              Wks. Merrel | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Landan, Matt | 
              France | 
              Cromwell | 
              1872 | 
              Farmer | 
              5 | 
              200 | 
             
            
              | Leavitt, W. J. M. | 
              Maine | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              35 | 
              240 | 
             
            
              | Lieurance, Hiram | 
                | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Works Riggs | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Lytle, J. S. | 
              Penn. | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
              40 | 
             
            
              | Lytle, Franklin | 
              Penn. | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Lowe, John | 
                | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Works Baylis | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Mayer, C. N. | 
              Penn. | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              35 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | McEwen, Jas. | 
              Penn. | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              9 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Malone, Rob't | 
              Ireland | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              3 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | McLean, John | 
                | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              15 | 
              40 | 
             
            
              | McKee, R. T. | 
              Ohio | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              8 | 
                | 
             
            
              | McKee, L. | 
              Illinois | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Maher, E. C. | 
              Illinois | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Maher, T. F. | 
              Illinois | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
                | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | McClure, Wm. | 
                | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              34 | 
                | 
             
            
              | McClure, R. L. | 
                | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              34 | 
              120 | 
             
            
              | McClure, W. L. G. | 
                | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              34 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Merrill, A. H. | 
              Illinois | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              20 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Mutter, A. M. | 
              Illinois | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              28 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Mutter, Wm. | 
              Illinois | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              27 | 
              40 | 
             
            
              | Murphy, Isaac (Col.) | 
              Kentucky | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Works Taylor | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Norwood, J. | 
              Missouri | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              3 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | O'Donnell, T. | 
                | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              32 | 
              60 | 
             
            
              | Olsen, Ben | 
              Sweden | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              24 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Ours, J. H. | 
              Penn. | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              36 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Patzwick, G. | 
                | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Works Colbert | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Peach, John | 
              Austria | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              32 | 
              50 | 
             
            
              | Peake, John | 
              Illinois | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              32 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Piepgrass, Henry | 
              Germany | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Piepgrass, Chas. | 
              Germany | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
                | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Popjoy, Walter | 
              England | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              31 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Ramsey, W. T. | 
              Penn. | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              36 | 
              40 | 
             
            
              | Ramsey, W. B. | 
              Ohio | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              27 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Ratcliffe, Robt. | 
              Ohio | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Works Bird | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Rau, Wm. | 
              Penn. | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              30 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Rau, George | 
              Penn. | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              30 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Reynolds, B. | 
              Ireland | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              24 | 
              400 | 
             
            
              | Riggs, Samuel | 
              Kentucky | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              30 | 
              400 | 
             
            
              | Riggs, Jasper | 
              Iowa | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Retenour, J. E. | 
              Virginia | 
              Kent | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              29 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Roberson, C. W. | 
                | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Works Britton | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Roberts, B. | 
              Iowa | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              34 | 
              200 | 
             
            
              | Rowell, Wm. | 
              Maine | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              28 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Rowell, Frank | 
              Maine | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              28 | 
              120 | 
             
            
              | Rowell, Adolphus | 
              Maine | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              18 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Robinson, George | 
                | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Works Riggs | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Ryan, Philip | 
                | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              12 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Sammons, P. | 
                | 
              Kent | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              29 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Schooley, Jas. | 
                | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Lives Snyder | 
              32 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Schell, Frank | 
                | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              10 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Scudder, C. C. | 
              New York | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              25 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Scudder, M. | 
              New York | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              80 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Scudder, C. S. | 
              New York | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              80 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Shroder, J. H. | 
              Maryland | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              8 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Smith, A. J. | 
              Maryland | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              7 | 
              200 | 
             
            
              | Smiley, Jas. | 
                | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Works Peak | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Snider, B. P. | 
              Wisconsin | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              32 | 
              40 | 
             
            
              | Spencer, Herb. M. | 
              Illinois | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              15 | 
              480 | 
             
            
              | Spinner, M. | 
                | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Works Dana | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Stalker, Edward | 
              Isle of Man | 
              Creston | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Stalker, Edw., Jr. | 
              Isle of Man | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmers | 
              15 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Stacey, John | 
              Missouri | 
                | 
                | 
              Works Elliott | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Stalker, H. L. | 
              Isle of Man | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              8 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Sturges, E. M. | 
              Kentucky | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
                | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Sturges, J. H. | 
              Kentucky | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
                | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Swepstone, P. A. | 
                | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Swope, Walter | 
                | 
              Cromwell | 
                | 
              Works Grounds | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Taylor, Wm. | 
              Vermont | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Nurseryman | 
              2 | 
              20 | 
             
            
              | Turner, Lou | 
              Canada | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              28 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Underwood, A. | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
              Works Dana | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Vent, M. H. | 
              Creston | 
                | 
                | 
              Works McDonald | 
              25 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Walkington, Thos. | 
              Isle of Man | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              15 | 
              40 | 
             
            
              | Waterman, L. | 
              New York | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              26 | 
              240 | 
             
            
              | Wharton, Tristm | 
              Iowa | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Bds. Spencer | 
              15 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Wharton, Wm. | 
              Iowa | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Bds. Spencer | 
              15 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Wharton, John | 
              Iowa | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Bds. Spencer | 
              15 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Widman, R. | 
              Ohio | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              13 | 
              240 | 
             
            
              | Widger, C. E. | 
              Ohio | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
                | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Willis, Wm. | 
                | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Works Turner | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Williams, Ed | 
              New York | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Bds. Spencer | 
                | 
                | 
             
            
              | Wolfkill, M. | 
                | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Bds. Waterman | 
              26 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Woodruff, J. C. | 
              New York | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              27 | 
              80 | 
             
           
         
         
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