Section 15 History 1835-1922

pre 1834 - The United States of America received title to all Indian Lands from Virginia by act of the General Assembly 12/20/1783 and by deed-signed by Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and others 3/1/1784. Indiana occupied the land by treaties. Upon extinction of the treaties the land was surveyed from December 1833 to September 1834.

1835

James F. D. Lanier of Jefferson county, Indiana on 30 June 1837 was issued Certificate #7338 for the North west quarter of section fifteenand the East half of the South East Quarter of Section Seventeen in township thirty two containing 240 acres. William Thompson was from Fayette county, Indiana and on 10 August 1837 he was issued Certificate #6822 for the East fractional part of Section Fifteen containing 344 96/100 acres. Which borders Lake Maxinkuckee. Note he also had 2 other land certificates for land in Section 10 for 240 acres and 160 acres

William Thompson By Daniel McDaniel in "An Early History of Lake Maxinkuckee" (1908):

By Daniel Mc Daniel in "An Early History of Lake Maxinkuckee" (1908):
"The Only one of the caravan who settled on the lake was Eleazer Thompson who built a log cabin a year or two later where the residence of Mrs. H. H. Culver is now located on the northeast shore. The old cabin still stands just north of the Culver residence, but has been remodeled, losing thereby some of its primitive beauty. Mr. Thompson was, therefore, the first white settler to take up permenant residence on the banks of the lake. He died a few years later, and the property has changed hands many times since then. The elder Adam Mow lived there in the early forties, rearing a large family of boys and girls who are well remembered by the surviviors of that early p eriod in the history of the lake.




Section 16: 500.90A (North shore town and academy)





1835-1837 Plat Map Section 15: Lot 1 - 41.75A Section 15 Lot 2 - 32.25A Section 15 Lot 3 - 57.88A. Section 15 Lot 4 - 47.30A





1872 Plat Map A. T. Benedict - 160A J. Hissong - 91A G. Peeples - 10 A C. Filer - 40 A T Houghton - 40A W. Densmore - 80A E. Parker 80A





1876 Plat Map J. Wylie G. Peeples - 37 a





1880 Plat Map A. T. Bendedict 89A, 44,75A, 38.25A J. Hissong 92.40A G. Peeples/Peoples 16.90A F Parker 80A W. Dinsomre 80A F. Overmyer 40A T Houghton 40A





1896 Historical notations map





1898 Plat Map Culver Military Academy 16.52A H. H. Culver 76.46A H. H. Culver 39.35A H. H. Culver 35.27A, 57.66A F. Overmyer 40A Wn. Dinsmore 80A B. McKeen H. H. Culver C. Peoples R O Venneouwt (Vonneut) G. Peeples 11.90A





1900





1908 Plat Map Culver Military Academy< H. H. Culver Est. Ira Marriz 40A Thos Houghton 40A Mary J Hissong Est. F. M. Parker 20A D. W. Marks 20A Jenny Marks 40A





1922 Culver Miltary Academy 100A Walter Vonnegut 60A Larua M. Culver 6.50A Culver Family[not labeled] 16.06 Culver Family[not labeled] 24.77A




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