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Lists of Settlers

    1849 Land Owners - from Noble County Auditor's book

     Aged Friends - clipping in Poppy Scrapbook at Albion Library

     Allen Township Settlers  published in Kendallville Standard 1883

    Old Settlers reported in Albion New Era 6-12-1873

     Old Settlers reported in Albion New Era 6-11-1874

     Land Owners listed in 1874 Atlas of Noble County by Andreas & Baskin

    Early Settlers as listed in Goodspeed & Blanchard’s 1882 History of Noble County

     Noble County Seceders (to Whitley County)

Newspaper Articles from and about settlers and their families

     Avilla History  published in Kendallville Standard 1883

    William Askew letter about Avilla people  published in Avilla News March 30, 1893

    Agnes Charter Recollections  published in Albion New Era October 14, 1875

    Frank Baker letter about Aunt Lucy Brown  published in Kendallville Standard September 2, 1898

    J. M. Baker letter about early pioneers  published in Noble Co Democrat July 22, 1926

    James S. Bixler  item published in Kendallville Standard May 1902

    Frank Borck tells of Pioneer Days  published in Avilla News April 20, 1893

     John Conklin tells of early Ligonier history  published in the Ligonier Banner March 13, 1873

    Robert S. Haines - Avilla in Olden Days  published in Avilla News March 23, 1893

     Jefferson Township Early Days  published in Albion New Era April 5, 1933

     Kendallville History - First Mayor  published in Kendallville Standard 1883

    Helen Kimble letter about early pioneers  published in Noble Co Democrat August 1926

    Edward Kinney  Letter from S K Randall to Avilla News - ca 1923

    Chattel Mortgages - records on file in Noble County Library