Settlement of Washington Township

    Among the pioneers of Washington Township were:

    Abel Baldwin, the founder of Montpelier.

    Isaac Spaulding, who settled near the Salamonia below Montpelier,  and died many years ago.

    William Haddon, probate judge.

    John Cave, who was the inspector of the first election, associate judge, etc., and is deceased.

    Roderick Craig, who died in the '50's.

    Jeremiah Lockett, who was a justice of the peace many years, and remained a resident of his farm until his death.

    John F. Miller, who settled on section 1.

    Frederick Selig, who located north of Harford a few miles, was a stone-cutter in his younger days and a reformer the rest of his life, and died in December, 1886.

    Henry Balsley, a blacksmith, who died about thirty years ago, in middle age.

    Lewis Cole, who came in 1839.

    Joshua Haines, who came in 1843 or '44, and is now deceased.

    Peter Bonham, Jonathan Cortright, David McConkey.

    Dundee is a hamlet in Washington Township, where the post office is named Roll.

    The present business men of the place are Wohlfarth & Templeton, general store; John R. Harrold, physician, drugs, paints, books, stationery and notions; E.C. Storms, tile manufacturer; H.A. Turner, blacksmith; J.H. Wolfarth, postmaster.

Source: Biographical and Historical Record of Jay and Blackford County, Indiana by The Lewis Publishing Co., 1887.