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Bounded on the North by Vigo, East by Clay and Greene, and South by Knox counties, and West by the Wabash river. Is in the southwest part of the State and Sixth Congres sional District, and contains about 445 square miles. Population in 1860, 15,064—1870, 18,352. Nine civil townships. Sullivan the county seat. Present population, about 1,860. The county was named after. Gen. Sullivan, of the Revolution, who was intimately associated with Gen. Knox, and Sullivan being taken from the Territory of Knox, was thus named. The first settlement in Sullivan county commenced at Carlisle, in the year 1803. The first family was Joseph Ledg erwood, in 1803; after that, Benja min Price, Rev. Henry Collins, Jas Black, Abraham Johnson, Bailey Johnson, John T. Thompson, Col. John Benefield, James Reed, Jesse Davis, Joseph O’ilaver, Anthony Minick, Joseph Alsop, John Hall, Orchard Gould, Col. William Pitta, John Daly, James McClanahan, Wes ley Harrison, Jos. Latshaw, Humph rey Sherman, Hon. John W. Davis, Jonathan Netherton, Richard Max well, George Boon, Mathew McCam mon, John S. Davis, John Martin, Jacob’ Wolfe, William Blackburn, William Watson, John Sprott, John Haddon, James Callaway, John En gle, Jesse Haddon, William Eaton, Hezekiah Riggs, Henry Padgett, Wil liam S. Cruft, Payten Moulder, Jas. S.Reid, Martin Hale, Sam’l Whit tlesey, William Burnett, Sam'l Moore, Stephen Milam, Jonathan Graham, Gen. H. French, Stephen Campbell, Thomas Edwards, John Wallace, William White, Josiah Mann, Sam’l Silvers, Jordan Peter, Benja min Tarman, James Black, Charles Magill, John White, John McKee, William Johnson, Joseph Thomas, Thomas Gray, John Booth, James Booth, James Drake, John Gordon, Stephen Gappin, Enoch Thompson, Sam’ Curry, James Curry, Thomas Carruthers, Allen McBride, William Pugh, Richard Bangle and Andrey Hamilton. see ws
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Sullivan County Union
Sullivan, Indiana, US
Wed, Apr 26, 1871
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