Clear Lake Township
Towns, Past and Present
Bordenville, Bowensburg, Clear Lake, Lakewood,
Oakwood, Oak Park
Clear Lake Boating
Disaster, 7/4/1859
Settlers
Before 1840
1885 History of Steuben County, Indiana page
583-584
| Erastus BROWN |
George RUSSELL |
Wayne RUSSELL |
|
BURROUGHS |
Hiram RUSSELL |
Charles THROOP |
| Thomas COPE |
Isaac RUSSELL |
Clark THROOP |
| Levi DOUGLAS |
John RUSSELL |
George THROOP |
| George HOTCHKISS |
John RUSSELL |
Hiram THROOP |
|
LORDS |
Silas RUSSELL |
Lewis WELLS |
| Anthony RUSSELL |
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Township History
Abstracted from the 1885 History of Steuben County,
Indiana pages 583-584
- Clear Lake Twp. is in the northeastern corner of Steuben County.
- It is the smallest township in the county.
- It is 4 miles from north to south, and 2 3/4 miles from east to
west (7,000 acres).
- It received its name from the lake in the middle.
- First settlers: John RUSSELL and sons Isaac, Anthony,
Wayne, Hiram, John, George, Silas, and two daughters in March 1836
- First white births:
Noah DOUGLAS, son of Levi and Abigail DOUGLAS in winter 1837
Lovica C., daughter of Charles and Sally THROOP in January 1838
- First marriage: Rodney BEACH to Charlotte DOUGLAS in 1839
- First deaths:
Levi DOUGLAS in 1839
Lovica and Marian THROOP in 1839
- First school: Harris's Corners in 1843
- First teacher: Ariah BEACH
Any suggestions or comments should be directed to:
Mindee Gleason