{"id":21,"date":"2017-10-03T14:23:05","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T14:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/test.acwcl.org\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2024-03-14T19:55:51","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T19:55:51","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/acwcl.org\/?page_id=21","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Timeline of the 80 Acres of the Ashland County<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Wildlife Conservation League\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026..Native People\u00a0 &#8211; 1812 &#8211; John Kepner\u00a0 ~ 1827 &#8211; Benjamin Johns &#8211;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">~1828 &#8211; Quill &amp; Mary Bennett buy 440 acres ( West half of Section 18<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Vermillion Township from Benjamin Johns)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1839 &#8211; September -Quill sold all but 80 acres to three of his children. (Map # 5)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0October &#8211;\u00a0 Quill died\u00a0 &#8211; 80 acre homestead to his widow Mary Bennett<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1848 &#8211; Mary Bennett died &#8211; 80 acres to their grandson &#8211; Jacob Hoff<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1857 &#8211; Jacob sold the 80 acres to Michael Gongwer (1866 &#8211; Gongwer buys the\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0adjoining 80 acres from Elizabeth (Bennett) Wolf.)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1866<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0To \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Michael Gongwer has a 160 acre farm he calls Pleasant Valley Farm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1896\u00a0 \u00a0 &#8211; Michael Gongwer died &#8211; 2 years to settle his estate<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1898 &#8211; Private sale &#8211; the 80 acres that is the Bennett homestead (&amp; the\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ACWCL farm) are sold to Reuben Gongwer &#8211; Michael Gongwer\u2019s son.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also in 1898 Reuben married Emma (Baker) Shenberger &#8211; a widow who has a daughter &#8211; Maude Mae Shenberger -her child with her 1st husband David Shenberger. (Emma &amp; Reuben do not have any children)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1918 &#8211; Reuben Gongwer died &#8211; his widow Emma inherits the 80 acres<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1925 &#8211; Emma Gongwer died &#8211; The 80 Acres go to Emma\u2019s daughter &#8211; Maude<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1946 &#8211; Maude (Shenberger) Irelan sells the 80 acres to the ACWCL for $10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Note<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; Maude\u2019s father &#8211; David Shenberger\u2019s parents were &#8211; Michael &amp;\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rowannah (Bennett) Shenberger. Rowannah\u2019s parents were Peter &amp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sophia Bennett. Peter Bennett is the son of Quill &amp; Mary Bennett &#8211; the<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pioneers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quill Bennett &#8211; son &#8211; Peter &#8211; daughter &#8211; Rowannah (Bennett) Shenberger\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Son &#8211; David Shenberger &#8211; daughter &#8211; Maude( Shenberger)\u00a0 Irelan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Maude is the great, great granddaughter of Quill &amp; Mary Bennett.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Timeline of the 80 Acres of the Ashland County \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Wildlife Conservation League\u00a0 &nbsp; \u2026..Native People\u00a0 &#8211; 1812 &#8211; John Kepner\u00a0 ~ 1827 &#8211; Benjamin Johns &#8211; &nbsp; ~1828 &#8211; Quill &amp; Mary Bennett buy 440 acres ( West half of Section 18 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Vermillion Township from Benjamin Johns) 1839 &#8211; September -Quill sold all but 80 acres to three of his children. 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