Directory of Grant Township
        "R" stands for Renter. 
        
          
            
              | 
                 Name  | 
              
                 Nativity  | 
              
                 Post Office  | 
              
                 Came to 
                County  | 
              
                 Occupation  | 
              
                 Section  | 
              
                 Acres 
                Owned  | 
             
            
              | Ayers, E. | 
              Ohio | 
              Afton | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              31 | 
              125 | 
             
            
              | Ames, Josie, Miss | 
              Iowa | 
              Afton | 
                | 
                | 
              34 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Allen, C. H. | 
                | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              16 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Blakely, J. F. | 
              Ohio | 
              Afton | 
              1873 | 
              Farmer | 
              12 | 
              40 | 
             
            
              | Blakely, J. H. | 
              Ohio | 
              Afton | 
              1870 | 
              Farmer | 
              2 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Bradley, J. H. | 
              Ireland | 
              Creston | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              7 | 
              326 | 
             
            
              | Beall, S. H. | 
              Virginia | 
              Afton | 
              1869 | 
              Farmer | 
              23 | 
              120 | 
             
            
              | Beall, S. | 
              Virginia | 
              Afton | 
              1869 | 
              Farmer | 
              23 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Beall, Frank | 
              Virginia | 
              Afton | 
              1869 | 
              Farmer | 
              23 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Baxter, Wm. | 
              Scotland | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              16 | 
              320 | 
             
            
              | Baxter, Jas. | 
              Scotland | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              16 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Baxter, Wm. A. | 
              Scotland | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              16 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Beard, Enoch | 
                | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              16 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Boyles, Wm. M. | 
              Ohio | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              20 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Bilderback, P. | 
              Ohio | 
              Afton | 
              1868 | 
              Farmer | 
              36 | 
              360 | 
             
            
              | Bilderback, G. | 
              Ohio | 
              Afton | 
              1868 | 
              Farmer | 
              36 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Banning, F. | 
              Ohio | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              18 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Brown, C. H. | 
              New York | 
              Creston | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              29 | 
              360 | 
             
            
              | Botleman, N. M. | 
              Ohio | 
              Creston | 
              1870 | 
              Farmer | 
              30 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Clark, G. H. | 
              Canada | 
              Creston | 
                | 
                | 
              30 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Crowel, N. | 
                | 
              Creston | 
              1874 | 
                | 
              29 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Carroll, John | 
              Ireland | 
              Creston | 
                | 
                | 
              32 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Carroll, Chas. W. | 
              Illinois | 
              Creston | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              32 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Clark, V. O. | 
              Vermont | 
              Creston | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              32 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Cargill, Eli | 
              Penn. | 
              Eugene | 
              1873 | 
              Farmer | 
              33 | 
              40 | 
             
            
              | Cargill, J. C. | 
              Penn. | 
              Eugene | 
              1873 | 
              Farmer | 
              33 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Cargill, C. N. | 
              Penn. | 
              Eugene | 
              1873 | 
              Farmer | 
              33 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Cargill, E. C. | 
              Penn. | 
              Eugene | 
              1873 | 
              Farmer | 
              33 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Chipman, Wm. | 
              Kentucky | 
              Creston | 
              1873 | 
              Farmer | 
              19 | 
              40 | 
             
            
              | Cuykendall, R. J. | 
              Penn. | 
              Afton | 
                | 
                | 
              13 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Clark, Jas. | 
              Maine | 
              Afton | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              13 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Crane, J. F. | 
              Indiana | 
              Afton | 
              1874 | 
              Farmer | 
              2 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Cassiday, B. | 
              Penn. | 
              Creston | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              8 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Coons, Chas. | 
              Illinois | 
              Creston | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              8 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Dargitz, T. J. | 
              Ont. | 
              Creston | 
              1876 | 
              Farmer | 
              21 | 
              320 | 
             
            
              | Dunlap, H. S. | 
              Penn. | 
              Creston | 
              1876 | 
              Farmer | 
              17 | 
              225 | 
             
            
              | Damon, C. | 
                | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Laborer | 
              32 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Drew, R. | 
                | 
              Creston | 
              1876 | 
              Farmer | 
              30 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Erwin, J. | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
              Laborer | 
              36 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Foster, Jas. | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
              Laborer | 
              6 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Fiers, E. | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
              Laborer | 
              18 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Groves, John | 
              Iowa | 
                | 
                | 
              Laborer | 
              32 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Goldsmith, E. B. | 
                | 
              Afton | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              13 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Graham, W. H. | 
              Virginia | 
              Afton | 
              1876 | 
              Farmer | 
              22 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Galloway, L. | 
              Penn. | 
              Creston | 
              1876 | 
              Farmer | 
              21 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Hopkins, Geo. | 
                | 
                | 
                | 
              Laborer | 
              3 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Hopkinson, J. F. | 
              Maine | 
              Afton | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              23 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Hubbard, N. | 
              Ohio | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              17 | 
              480 | 
             
            
              | Hardy, Jas. | 
              Maine | 
              Afton | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              36 | 
              10 | 
             
            
              | Hartzell, Chas. | 
              Illinois | 
              Eugene | 
              1876 | 
              Farmer | 
              28 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Hummer, Geo. A. | 
              Iowa | 
              Creston | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              30 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Ide, Geo. A. | 
              Mass. | 
              Creston | 
              1870 | 
              Farmer | 
              6 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Ide, W. T. | 
              Mass. | 
              Afton | 
              1872 | 
              Farmer | 
              3 | 
              271 | 
             
            
              | Ide, W. T., Jr. | 
              Mass. | 
              Creston | 
              1870 | 
              Farmer | 
              6 | 
              332 | 
             
            
              | Ide, W. E. | 
              Mass. | 
              Afton | 
              1873 | 
              Farmer | 
              3 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Kester, D. H. | 
              Ohio | 
              Afton | 
              1874 | 
              Farmer | 
              12 | 
              40 | 
             
            
              | Kettler, H. | 
              Germany | 
                | 
                | 
              Laborer | 
              17 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Laporte, Chas. | 
              Ohio | 
              Afton | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              1 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Laporte, Jas. | 
              Ohio | 
                | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              1 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Lucas, E. C. | 
              Kentucky | 
              Creston | 
              1872 | 
              Farmer | 
              18 | 
              167 | 
             
            
              | Lucas, W. P. | 
              Kentucky | 
              Creston | 
                | 
                | 
              18 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Lucas, R. H. | 
              Kentucky | 
              Creston | 
                | 
                | 
              18 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Lucas, M. | 
              Kentucky | 
              Creston | 
                | 
                | 
              19 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Muntz, Mrs. J. | 
              Virginia | 
              Eugene | 
              1869 | 
                | 
              33 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Muntz, John | 
              Virginia | 
              Eugene | 
              1869 | 
              Farmer | 
              33 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Miller, P. O. | 
              Iowa | 
              Afton | 
              1876 | 
              Farmer | 
              27 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | McCartney, Mrs. E. M. | 
              Indiana | 
              Afton | 
              1868 | 
                | 
              25 | 
              120 | 
             
            
              | McCartney, H. A. | 
              Indiana | 
              Afton | 
              1868 | 
              Farmer | 
              25 | 
                | 
             
            
              | McCartney, G. M. | 
              Indiana | 
              Afton | 
              1868 | 
              Farmer | 
              25 | 
                | 
             
            
              | McKee, R. J. | 
              Ohio | 
              Creston | 
              1868 | 
              Farmer | 
              16 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | McBeth, Jas. | 
              Iowa | 
                | 
              1876 | 
              Farmer | 
              4 | 
                | 
             
            
              | McKee, Jas. | 
              Ireland | 
              Creston | 
              1870 | 
              Farmer | 
              4 | 
              69 | 
             
            
              | Neeley, J. S. | 
              Penn. | 
              Creston | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              7 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Nichols, Howard | 
              Maine | 
              Afton | 
              1869 | 
              Farmer | 
              13 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Nichols, S. Mrs. | 
              Maine | 
              Afton | 
              1869 | 
                | 
              13 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Nolan, John | 
              Ohio | 
              Creston | 
              1871 | 
              Farmer | 
              17 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Nichols, Alonzo | 
              Maine | 
              Afton | 
              1872 | 
              Farmer | 
              26 | 
              40 | 
             
            
              | Oliver, M. | 
                | 
              Creston | 
                | 
                | 
              2 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Oakes, Oscar | 
              Vermont | 
              Afton | 
              1873 | 
              Farmer | 
              11 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Peery, Jas. | 
              Illinois | 
              Afton | 
              1865 | 
              Farmer | 
              2 | 
              78 | 
             
            
              | Peery, S. | 
              Illinois | 
              Afton | 
              1865 | 
              Farmer | 
              10 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Peery, M. | 
              Illinois | 
              Afton | 
              1865 | 
              Farmer | 
              10 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Peery, H. S. | 
              N. Y. | 
              Afton | 
              1876 | 
              Farmer | 
              3 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Peery, Jacob | 
              Indiana | 
              Afton | 
              1873 | 
              Farmer | 
              10 | 
              40 | 
             
            
              | Peterson, C. | 
              Denmark | 
              Afton | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              3 | 
              78 | 
             
            
              | Paschal, J. W. | 
              Ohio | 
              Creston | 
              1874 | 
              Farmer | 
              29 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Richards, Saul | 
              Ohio | 
              Afton | 
              1869 | 
              Farmer | 
              26 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Scott, M. C. | 
              Illinois | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              5 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Scott, J. R. | 
              Illinois | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              5 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Sullivan, Daniel | 
              Ireland | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              8 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Switzer, M. | 
              Penn. | 
              Creston | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              8 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Switzer, A. | 
              Penn. | 
              Creston | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              8 | 
                 | 
             
            
              | Snively, John | 
                | 
              Creston | 
              1876 | 
              Farmer | 
              6 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Snively, Samuel | 
              Penn. | 
              Creston | 
              1876 | 
              Farmer | 
              6 | 
              151 | 
             
            
              | Smeltzer, L. | 
              Penn | 
              Creston | 
              1876 | 
              Farmer | 
              20 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Swick, D. F. | 
              Ohio | 
              Creston | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              19 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Simpson, A. | 
              Ohio | 
              Afton | 
              1872 | 
              Farmer | 
              35 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Stryker, C. S. | 
              Indiana | 
              Creston | 
              1870 | 
              Farmer | 
              18 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Tallman, S. | 
              Virginia | 
              Creston | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              17 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Tallman, B. | 
              Virginia | 
                | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              17 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Turner, David | 
              Ohio | 
              Afton | 
              1871 | 
              Farmer | 
              15 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Turner, A. | 
              Penn. | 
              Creston | 
                | 
                | 
              25 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Tucker, T. V. | 
              Illinois | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              9 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Umbanower, A. W. | 
              Iowa | 
              Creston | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              4 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Van Horn, H. | 
              Ohio | 
              Creston | 
              1872 | 
              Farmer | 
              6 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Van Horn, Jas. | 
              Iowa | 
              Creston | 
              1876 | 
              Farmer | 
              7 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Van Horn, John | 
              Iowa | 
              Creston | 
              1876 | 
              Farmer | 
              7 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Van Horn, Wm. | 
              Iowa | 
              Creston | 
              1876 | 
              Farmer | 
              7 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | White, Jas. A. | 
              Indiana | 
              Creston | 
              1863 | 
              Farmer | 
              32 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Wolff, F. W. | 
              Ohio | 
              Creston | 
              1870 | 
              Farmer | 
              18 | 
              167 | 
             
            
              | Wolf, Frank | 
              Ohio | 
              Afton | 
              1874 | 
              Farmer | 
              27 | 
              40 | 
             
            
              | Wolfe, F. R. | 
              Ohio | 
              Afton | 
              1871 | 
              Farmer | 
              25 | 
              200 | 
             
            
              | Watkins, Wm. | 
              Maryland | 
              Creston | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              20 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Wymer, Jas. | 
              Penn. | 
              Afton | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              3 | 
              R | 
             
            
              | Zollinger, S. | 
              Penn. | 
              Creston | 
              1874 | 
              Farmer | 
              19 | 
              167 | 
             
            
              | Zollinger, C. P. | 
              Penn. | 
              Creston | 
              1874 | 
              Farmer | 
              19 | 
                | 
             
            
              | Wallace, Jos. A. | 
              Ohio | 
              Afton | 
              1870 | 
              Farmer | 
              12 | 
              120 | 
             
            
              | Walsh, M. B. | 
                | 
              Creston | 
              1875 | 
              Farmer | 
              8 | 
              160 | 
             
            
              | Watson, Jas. | 
              Ireland | 
              Creston | 
              1868 | 
              Farmer | 
              4 | 
              80 | 
             
            
              | Watson, A. | 
              Ireland | 
              Creston | 
                | 
              Farmer | 
              4 | 
              80 | 
             
           
         
         
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