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BRIEF HISTORY OF PULASKI, JACKSON COUNTY.

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territory of what is now Jackson county. On the 18th day of February, 1831, the territorial legislature changed the name of the township
to Jacksonburg. On the 26th day of June, 1832, the county was by
act of the territorial legislature organized, the act to take effect on the
first day of August, of that year. By act of June 29, 1832, townships one, two, three and four south, and range one and two east, were
set off by themselves and named Grass Lake. On the same date the two
western rows of townships in the county were set off and named the
township of Spring Arbor. On the 6th of March, 1836, the name of
Jacksonburg was changed to Jackson by an act of the legislature. The
township of Concord, which included also the present township of
Pulaski, was organized, and on the 30th day of December, 1837, the
State legislature passed an act organizing the township of Pulaski and
provided for a township meeting to be held at the house of John
Wilbur for the purpose of electing township officers. In pursuance of
said act the first township meeting was held as directed, and James
Cross was elected supervisor; Warner I. Hodge, town clerk; and James
Cross, John M. Chatfield, Sylvester Chesebro and Henry Turner were
elected justices of the peace. This first township meeting was held the
2d day of April, 1838. James Cross, who was elected supervisor, having
removed from the town temporarily, a special election was held October 1, when the Rev. J. B. Burroughs was elected to fiill the vacancy.
The names of the supervisors of the township from its organization to
the present year, 1890, are as follows: John M. Chatfield was elected
and acted as supervisor in 1839; Warner I. Hodge in 1841, 1843, 1844;
Elijah Dixon in 1842; John P. Hitchings in 1845, 1846, 1847, 1848;
Byron L. Harlow in 1849, 1850, 1864, 1865, 1875; Jas. A. McMillen in
1851, 1852, 1858; George W. Tyler in 1853, 1854, 1855, 1856, 1857,
and 1859; Adam Orr in 1860-1-2-3; Luther L. Tyler in 1866; Isaac
P. Wheeler in 1867-8-9, and in 1870-1-2-3-4-6; Thomas Goffe in
1877-8-9 and in 1880-1; Simon King in 1882-3; and Robert C. Brail
in 1884-5-6-7-8-9; and in 1890. The township clerks have been
as follows: Warner I. Hodge in 1838-9 and 1840; Michael Nowlin in 1842; Byron L. Harlow in 1843-4; Isaac P. Wheeler in
1845-6-7, and 1850-3-4-5 and 1860-1-3-4-5; Luther L. Ward in 1848;
James H. Nowlin in 1849; Alexander G. Bell in 1851; Adam Orr
in 1852; Alem J. Hutchings in 1855-6-8; Levi Nowlin in 1857;
Thomas Lambert in 1862 and 1873-4-5-6; George D. Dixon in 1866-7;
Wm. H. H. Snow in 1868; Lorenzo Nowlin in. 1869; James C.
Shaw in 1870-1-2; James A. McNair in 1877-8; Hiram L. Mason
in 1879, 1880-1, Lovel Severance in 1882; Robert C. Brail in 1883;
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