Decatur Township

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Submitted by admin3 on Sat, 08/15/2009 - 10:14am
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Submitted by Sharon M. Kouns

Decatur Township - Decatur Township was named for the celebrated Naval Commander. Organized June 6, 1820 from part of Elizabeth Tp.

Early History:

Among the earliest settlers of this township were George W. Flower, who settled here in 1841, and Jefferson Morris in 1850. In the year 1882, there were five school houses in the township, but the township had no post office.

John and Sarah Little came to Lawrence County in 1850 and settled in Decatur Township. Their son, Richard B., married Harriet N. Stewart. Richard, a farmer, served as enumerator of the township in 1880.

Mary Jane Spencer, Junior, was born in Decatur Township, March 12, 1860, the daughter of George and Mary Jane Spencer, settlers of Lawrence County in 1857. She was a school teacher…In 1880-82 she taught several terms in this township and had an average of thirty-eight pupils.

1863 - Lawrence County Militia
Decatur Township
1st District - L. C. Nevis, Captain
N. K. Hanley, 1st Lt.
William Mountain, 2nd Lt.
2nd District - G. W. Flower, Captain
P. Bailey, 1st Lt.
B. H. Burr, 2nd Lt.

Texas Hollow

Submitted by LTuenge on Sun, 05/30/2010 - 1:29pm.

Is there a Texas Hollow in Decator Twp?  

Loraine

Texas Hollow

Submitted by admin on Sun, 05/30/2010 - 10:48pm.
Are far as I know, there are not a Texas Hollow in Decatur Twp.  There is one in Elizabeth Twp., which is next to Decatur.
 You can read some newspaper notes about Texas Hollow in Elizabeth Twp., at the following link: [url=http://www.lawrencecountyohio.com/node/1613][color=#000000]http://www.lawrencecountyohio.com/node/1613[/color][/url] 
Hope this helps, 
Martha

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