CHAPTER XI
FIRST THINGS AND EVENTS IN HENRY COUNTY:
First white child born, Susan I. Avery, October 36, 1832.
First male child born, R. P. Blevins, October 20, 1833.
First child born, Julia Anne Sherman, a negro, whose mother belonged
to Robert Mean, Sr. This child was born July 14, 1832.
First resident minister, Henry Avery, who came in July, 1831.
First school, 1833. An Irishman named Johnson taught school in several
places in Fields Creek township. Rev. Colby S. Stevenson taught in the
fall of 1833 a few miles south of Windsor.
First resident physician, Richard Wade, who came to Tebo township in 1833.
First horse-mill put up by Dr. Wade in 1833.
First County Court held at Henry Avery's May 4 and 5, 1835.
First Circuit Court at William Goff's, September 21, 1835.
First post office, 1835, William Goff, postmaster.
First water-mill put up by Littleberry Kimsey, on Honey Creek, 1837.
First marriage performed by Henry Avery, parties unknown.
First recorded marriage certificate, November 12, 1835, Abraham Mellice
performed the ceremony for Thomas A. Knox and Miss Nancy Allen.
First will of record was that of Phillip Cecil, dated July 23, 1836.
First deed of record is one to secure a store debt and was signed by
John Anderson, who owed Hall and Ketcham $51.62 and who put up as
security in the hands of George P. Woodson three yoke of oxen.
First ferry was started by Edward Mulholland, who was granted a license
to keep a ferry across Grand River on section 9, township 40, range 25,
he paying to the state $2.00 for the privilege. His right was to be
six cents for a man, twelve cents for a man and horse, twenty-five
cents for a one-horse wagon, thirty-one cents for a two-horse wagon,
fifty cents for a four-horse wagon, hogs, cattle and sheep four cents
each.
First sale of slaves on record belonged to the estate of B. Cox and
took place in February, 1838.
First coroner's inquest was on the body of Peggy Givens, the total
expense, including everything except coffin, amounted to $6.80.
First pauper under care of County Court, George Manship.
