Timeline of the 80 Acres of the Ashland County

                               Wildlife Conservation League 

 

…..Native People  – 1812 – John Kepner  ~ 1827 – Benjamin Johns –

 

~1828 – Quill & Mary Bennett buy 440 acres ( West half of Section 18

                                          Vermillion Township from Benjamin Johns)

1839 – September -Quill sold all but 80 acres to three of his children. (Map # 5)

            October –  Quill died  – 80 acre homestead to his widow Mary Bennett

 

1848 – Mary Bennett died – 80 acres to their grandson – Jacob Hoff

 

1857 – Jacob sold the 80 acres to Michael Gongwer (1866 – Gongwer buys the  

                     adjoining 80 acres from Elizabeth (Bennett) Wolf.)

1866

  To         Michael Gongwer has a 160 acre farm he calls Pleasant Valley Farm.

1896    – Michael Gongwer died – 2 years to settle his estate

 

1898 – Private sale – the 80 acres that is the Bennett homestead (& the                    

           ACWCL farm) are sold to Reuben Gongwer – Michael Gongwer’s son.

 

• Also in 1898 Reuben married Emma (Baker) Shenberger – a widow who has a daughter – Maude Mae Shenberger -her child with her 1st husband David Shenberger. (Emma & Reuben do not have any children)

 

1918 – Reuben Gongwer died – his widow Emma inherits the 80 acres

 

1925 – Emma Gongwer died – The 80 Acres go to Emma’s daughter – Maude

 

1946 – Maude (Shenberger) Irelan sells the 80 acres to the ACWCL for $10

 

Note – Maude’s father – David Shenberger’s parents were – Michael &  

          Rowannah (Bennett) Shenberger. Rowannah’s parents were Peter &

          Sophia Bennett. Peter Bennett is the son of Quill & Mary Bennett – the

           Pioneers. 

Quill Bennett – son – Peter – daughter – Rowannah (Bennett) Shenberger 

• Son – David Shenberger – daughter – Maude( Shenberger)  Irelan.

 

       Maude is the great, great granddaughter of Quill & Mary Bennett.