Madison County History and Genealogy

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Erection of Paint Township


From History of Madison County, W. H. Beers & Co, Chicago, 1883

Although the territory which now comprises Paint Township began to be settled up as early as 1804, yet it was the last township but one to be erected. On the records at the court house we find the following: June 7, 1853—"A petition was presented to the Commissioners, asking for a new township, to be called Paint Township, to be composed of parts of the townships of Stokes and Union. Beginning at the county line near Peter Slaughter's, thence running an easterly direction to the line of Range Township; thence a northerly direction with the original township line to the corner of Stokes and Union Townships; thence northeast so as to include Baskerville's, and to continue in that direction far enough to include Robert Reed, or some point, so as to get enough territory; thence a northwesterly direction to the line of Clark and Madison Counties at some point north of William T. Jones'; thence a southern direction with the county line to the beginning. Therefore, it is hereby ordered by the Commissioners of Madison County, that the foregoing described territory, or as near as may be deemed proper, be, and is, established a township, which shall be known by the name of Paint; and be it further ordered that Henry Alder, Surveyor for the county of Madison, and John T. Maxey, proceed to survey and establish the lines and boundaries of said township, erecting proper monuments at the several corners thereof. Ordered by the Commissioners that the legal voters within the territory heretofore described meet at the residence of James Phifer, on Saturday, the 25th day of June, 1853, and there and then proceed as provided by statute in such cases, to elect all necessary officers for said township."

June 6, 1855—"A number of citizens of Union Township presented a petition that the line dividing the townships of Union and Paint be so changed that they may be included within the boundaries of Paint Township, to wit: Beginning at the angle in said line between the residence of Washington Withrow and H. Langham; thence north so as to include John Ham, Sr., John C. Jones and Job Coberly, Sr., in Paint Township; thence near a straight course to the junction of the Midway & London Turnpike road and the old Xenia road, that being the Paint Township line, or near that place where the Paint Township line strikes the old Xenia road." The petition was granted, and Nelson Baker appointed to survey the line.

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