JACKSON TOWNSHIP

     This is an agricultural township and was named after Andrew Jackson, the hero of New Orleans and our seventh president.  The surface of the township is somewhat broken and uneven.  Meander Creek drains the eastern portion, while a number of small streams flow into the creek from the westward. Here and there a stretch of woodland affords a pleasing contrast to the wide-spreading acres of cultivated land, and contributes to the make-up of a picturesque and varied landscape.
     From the historical reminiscences of Mr. D. Anderson and from other sources, we learn that Samuel Calhoun, who died in 1873, was the "first actual settler in this township.  Samuel Riddle, John Morrison and William Orr were others who settled very early, and Andrew Gault was the first white child born in the township.  The township was organized about the year 1815, and was then called West Austintown, afterwards Jackson.
     In the year 1803 there were just six taxpayers in the township - Samuel Calhoun, Andrew Gault, William Orr, James Starnford, Samuel Riddle, and Joseph McInrue - the total taxes being $3.07.
     The first marriage was probably that of John Ewing and Margaret Orr, in 1805, the ceremony being performed by 'Squire Chideter, of Canfield.
     The first death was that of Mary, daughter of William and Mary Orr, which took place Feb. 18, 1805, when she was in her fourteenth year.

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