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     Brady township was settled nearly as early as any of the townships of Williams county.  The first settlers were John Miller, John Rings, Gilbert Dumscomb, Jacob Bohner, Abner Ayres and Warren Hancock.  In the month of April, 1835, John Miller entered a piece of land near where West Unity now stands.  Gilbert Dunscomb entered land in May, and Abner Ayers in August of same year.  Jacob Bohner, Warren Hancock and John Rings also entered land in 1835.  William Miller, Samuel Snyder, H. F. Flowers, David Loutzenhizer, William Stubbs and William H. McGrew settled in 1836 and 1837.  Here, and by these people, the first improvements were made and the first crops raised.

     JOHN MILLER settled in Brady township and entered 160 acres of wild land, which he rescued from the wilderness.  He sold, thirty years later, and moved to Pulaski township, where he resided till 1876; then sold out again and moved to Waterloo, Indiana; residing thee till 1881, and then came to Edgerton, this county, where he lived the remainder of his life.

     JOHN RINGS

     JACOB BOHNER

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     SAMUEL SNYDER

     WILLIAM HENDRICKS MC GREW

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