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\u2026..Native People\u00a0 – 1812 – John Kepner\u00a0 ~ 1827 – Benjamin Johns –<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n ~1828 – Quill & Mary Bennett buy 440 acres ( West half of Section 18<\/span><\/p>\n \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 1839 – September -Quill sold all but 80 acres to three of his children. (Map # 5)<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0October –\u00a0 Quill died\u00a0 – 80 acre homestead to his widow Mary Bennett<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1848 – Mary Bennett died – 80 acres to their grandson – Jacob Hoff<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1857 – Jacob sold the 80 acres to Michael Gongwer (1866 – Gongwer buys the\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \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 1866<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0To \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Michael Gongwer has a 160 acre farm he calls Pleasant Valley Farm.<\/span><\/p>\n 1896\u00a0 \u00a0 – Michael Gongwer died – 2 years to settle his estate<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1898 – Private sale – the 80 acres that is the Bennett homestead (& the\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ACWCL farm) are sold to Reuben Gongwer – Michael Gongwer\u2019s son.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1918 – Reuben Gongwer died – his widow Emma inherits the 80 acres<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1925 – Emma Gongwer died – The 80 Acres go to Emma\u2019s daughter – Maude<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1946 – Maude (Shenberger) Irelan sells the 80 acres to the ACWCL for $10<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Note<\/span> – Maude\u2019s father – David Shenberger\u2019s parents were – Michael &\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Rowannah (Bennett) Shenberger. Rowannah\u2019s parents were Peter &<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sophia Bennett. Peter Bennett is the son of Quill & Mary Bennett – the<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pioneers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Quill Bennett – son – Peter – daughter – Rowannah (Bennett) Shenberger\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Maude is the great, great granddaughter of Quill & Mary Bennett.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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 \u2026..Native People\u00a0 – 1812 – John Kepner\u00a0 ~ 1827 – Benjamin Johns – ~1828 – Quill & 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 – September -Quill sold all but 80 acres to three of his children. (Map # 5) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0October –\u00a0 Quill died\u00a0 – 80 acre homestead to his widow Mary Bennett 1848 –…<\/p>\n\n
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