Marion Township, Allen County, Indiana Scrapbook
Harley H. Somers (1883-1951) was a native of Marion Township, Allen County, attended local township schools, and for a time taught school in Allen County. He later became a banker, working first for the Farmer's State bank in Sheldon (now Yoder), and later in Fort Wayne with Farmer's Trust and National Farm Loan Association. He had a deep interest in local history, especially Marion and Pleasant townships, and was an avid keeper of scrapbooks, for which he developed lengthy captions. His descriptions provide some of the most detailed descriptions of early residents in this part of Allen County.
Table of Contents:
Title Page
Table of Contents
Harley Somers
Elias Hartzell and Family Go to Oklahoma
First Recollections
First Introduction
First Marion Township Commencement
Roy Dennis, Son of John & Hattie Dennis, Accident
Pink Social and Hadley's Party
Township Vote November 1944
The Cody Mill Williamsport
More Cody Mill Information
William Hildebrand, Miller
Wolf Scalps, Marion Township
Muldoon's Mill
Lipse Mill
Tombstone Inscriptions, Bethel Cemetery