Copyright USGenNet Inc., 2014, All Rights Reserved USGenNet Data Repository Please read USGenNet Data Repository Copyright Statement on this page: Transcribed and submitted by Rachel Fuller for the USGenNet Data Repository http://www.us-data.org/ ========================================================================= USGenNet Data Repository NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization. Non-commercial organizations desiring to use this material must obtain the consent of the transcriber prior to use. Individuals desiring to use this material in their own research may do so. ========================================================================= Formatted by USGenNet Data Repository Chief Archivist, Linda Talbott All of the above information must remain when copied or downloaded. =========================================================================== Portrait and Biographical Album of Huron County Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1884 [446] MEADE TOWNSHIP Meade Township was organized from Hume in 1869. The meeting was held for the election of officers the first Monday in April, at the school-house in District No. 1. There were twenty-five votes cast. SPENCER A. CASE was elected Supervisor, ALEX. LIPCIER, Clerk, and JOHN LIBBY, Treasurer. Justices of the Peace - PETER PETERSON, GEORGE MILLICK, CHARLES GILBERT, ALEX LIPCIER and GEORGE BRUSHIER. This township has for its northern boundary Hume, eastern, Lincoln, southern, Colfax, and western, Chandler Townships. The first settlers were PETER RIVERS and ANTHONY LIBBY, who came in the spring of 1859, and CHARLES GILBERT, VETLE NELSON and J. MARTIN, who came in the fall. The township has four school districts: District No. 1, on section 6, District No. 2, on section 17, District No. 3, on section 27, and District No. 4, on section 11. Two of these have frame, and two log, school-houses. There is a Methodist Church on section 6, which was built and dedi- cated in 1881. REV. MR. DEAL is Pastor. This society has about forty members. The Catholics have also a large church here, with a member- ship of about eighty families, who are mostly French Canadians. Their church edifice was erected some fifteen years ago. Services are held in this place every fourth Sunday by REV. N. L. MASCHINO, of Port Austin. The first child born in this township was a son of MR. CHARLES GILBERT. The land in the northern portion is rolling, and in the southern flat. The soil is clay loam. About one third of the land is unculti- vated. It is drained by the east branch of the Pinnepog River. The principal crops raised are wheat, oats, potatoes, corn and hay. The largest yield of wheat per acre is 45 bushels; oats, 75; corn, 90; potatoes, 200; hay, 3 tons. The township has a flouring-mill and a saw-mill. The water is good and can be readily obtained. The nearest port is Port Crescent, and the nearest railroad depot, Filion. The nearest trading place is Pinnebog, a part of which lies in this township. This section of the county was visited by the fires of 1871 and 1881. The latter was very severe, burning a large portion of the ter- ritory, together with many of the farmers' houses and barns. This township was named after GEN. MEADE, the hero of Gettysburg. It is numbered 17 north and 12 east. The following named men have served as SUPERVISORS Spencer A. Case . . . . 1869-70 John Dunn . . . . . . . 1871 Spencer A. Case . . . . 1872-6 George Potter . . . . . 1877 J. D. Reilly. . . . . . 1878 Halvor Johnson. . . . . 1879 Charles Gilbert . . . . 1880-3 Felix Filion. . . . . . 1884 =========================================================================== If you've reached this file through a SEARCH, you can access more of our growing collection of FREE online information by going to the following URL: http://www.us-data.org/ ===========================================================================