Kendallville Standard - 1883
E. H. Sherman, of Allen Twp, furnished us with the following statement of the early settlers of Allen Township.  These, plus a few additional names, were also entered in the 1883 list of white and colored male inhabitants of the age of 21 years or older.

  1.  William Broughton - 44 years in Noble county, 42 years in Allen Twp.
  2.  John Boszor - 43 years in Allen Twp.
  3.  Daniel Brumbaugh, age 91, the oldest man in Allen Twp.
  4.  Noah Bixler - 45 years in Noble County.
  5.  Alpheus Baker - 47 years in Allen Twp, 47 years in Noble County.
  6.  Samuel Baughman - has been married 57 years, his wife being 78 years of age; he is 79 years of age.
  7.  Richard Frost - in Allen Twp 40 years.
  8.  Samuel P Haines - in Allen Twp 41 Years; was married to Mary Smith In 1832.
  9.  Lewis Iddings - in Allen Twp 46 years.
10.  Hiram King - 46 years in Noble County.
11.  Michael King - father of 21 children, 11 living. 
12.  Ryland Reed - came to Noble County in 1836; was married to Eliza Iddings in 1835; in Allen Twp 44 years.
13.  Nathan Roberts - 40 years in Allen Twp.
14.  Edward Spencer - in Noble County 46 years; was married to Emily Wheeler in 1850.
15.  Jonas Strouss - in Noble county 47 years; was married to Anna McCartney in 1823, her age now being 80 years; his age 83; voted 61 years; 11 children, 9 living.
16.  Moses Tryon - 42 years in Allen Twp.
17.  Joseph Wadsworth - 46 years in Allen Twp.
18.  William Whitford - age 41 - born and reared in Allen Twp.

Noble Notes: Sometimes I feel like life is one big party - and I wasn't invited.