Geneva Towndhip-"Franklin County It’s Past & Present"-1869

RICE, GAMER, RHINEHART, JORDON, SMITH, PERDUE, HUNSELL, WARD, THOMPSON, JONES, BOOTS, BERRY, CHURCH, CARBAUGH, BENSON, HOMER, YENTER

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Dubuque Daily Times. Sunday, Apr 11, 1869. Dubuque, IA. Page: 2

Franklin County
It’s Past & Present

GENEVA TOWNSHIP

Geneva Township was set off from Reeve Township January 4th, 1858. It includes Congressional Township 91, 19. The first settlement of Geneva Township was made in 1854, by Amon Rice, now of Washington Tp., Job Gamer, Peter Rhinehart, Quincy A. Jordan, Henry Smith, J. E. Perdue and Thomas Perdue, none of whom are now residing in the township, nor any in the county, excepting Mr. Rice. Some of the oldest settlers at present residing in the township are Messrs. G. W. Hunsell, Wm. Ward, W. H. Thompson, Benjamin Jones and Martin Boots. Some of the most extensive farmers are Messrs. Hansell, Ward and Boots, mentioned above. P. C. Berry, D. Church, D. G. Carbaugh, (just sold out) R. Benson, A. D. Benson, R. Homer, and J. Yenter.

Geneva is the name of a Post Office near the center of the township. W. H. Thompson, Postmaster.