Pioneer history of Ingham County, compiled and arranged by Mrs. Franc L. Adams, secretary of the Ingham County pioneer and historical society.

CHAPTER IV
ALAIEDON TOWNSHIP.
History by 0. B. Stillman; Dubois school; sketch of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Speer,
Lewis H. Stanton and Mr. and Mrs. Jas Stienhoff; Jefferson City; pioneer stories
by Harlow Tallman and Betsey Webber; Alaiedon Township meeting reported
by school districts; first county farm.
1874
In collecting material for the early history and settlement of the
township of Alaiedon, I am indebted for assistance to Nicols
Lewis, Joel B. Strickland, E. W. Pattison and R. Tryon.
The township of Alaiedon was in an early day, together with
all the towns east of the meridian line, called Aurelius. In 1836
or '37 the territory now comprising Alaiedon, Delhi, Lansing and
Meridian were set off and called Alaiedon. In 1841 Delhi, Lansing and Meridian were organized, leaving the township of Alaiedon
with the old name.
In giving a history of the early settlement of the township, I
have confined myself to the township as it is now organized.
In December, 1836, James Phillips settled on the west half of
the southeast quarter of section 30. He was the first white man
who settled in what is now Alaiedon, Delhi, Lansing and Meridian.
Joel B. Strickland settled on the north east quarter of section 17,
in March, 1837. Eli Chandler came in the spring of 1837, while
Wm. Lewis and his two sons, Nicols and Jacob, with their families, settled on section 29 in September of the same year. They
were preceded by Egbert W. Patterson, who settled on section 28
in May, 1837. He built the first log house erected in the town,
about a year before his family came. He is still living, though
perfectly blind.
Adam Overacker settled on section 8' in the fall of 1837, on the
farm now occupied by Wm. P. Robbins. Samuel Carl settled in
the summer of 1837. Wm. C. Leek settled on section 3 in the