[Adapted from a chart in the book "History of Wells County, Indiana, 1776- 1976" by Dorothy Rose and Joyce Buckner, c1975] **NOTE:** Date range indicates the earliest and latest dates of purchase within each section. First land claimants in Jackson Township 25 North, Range 10 East Section 1 1836-1849 Brown, Ira Beard, Joseph Roush, Philip Richards, B. Symons, Thomas Bell, Josiah Section 2 1836-1837 Strader, John Morrison, Andrew Strader, Levi Stroup, J. Minnich, Jacob Martz, Charles Batson, Nathaniel Section 3 1835-1837 Coolman, William Clark, B. Huffman, Henry Richards, Sampson Clark, B. Huffman, H. Ebersole, J. Taylor, James Harris, Oliver Harris, Oliver Section 4 1833-1836 Fletcher, R. Morrison, L. Richards, Lewis Clark, B. Miller, David Miller, D. Clark, Benjamin Section 5 1836-1837 Rood, William Jones, John McNair, John Section 6 1836-1837 Henderson, Levin Rood, William Athan, Jacob Foster, Thomas Wiley, John Section 7 1836-1837 Russell, Calvin Miller, Robert Athon, Thomas Crum, William Taylor, Robert T. Seciton 8 1836-1853 Tedrick, John McNair, John Jones, Henry Cloud, J. Troute, J. Morrison, James Section 9 1836-1837 Morse, Oliver Jeffords, Oliver Taylor, J. Fletchr, R. McNair, John Section 10 1833-1837 Reveal, Michael Taylor, James Jones, Daniel Section 11 1836 Batson, Nathaniel Lounsbury, Smith Batson, Nathaniel Section 12 1836 Easterly, Philips, & McMasters Morris, Joseph Lounsbury, Smith Smith, Henry Section 13 1836-1837 Miller, Christian Patton, John Shutt, Henry Easterly, John Lancaster, Isaac Section 14 1834-1837 Hodgson, Nathan Yates, David Fletcher, R. Miller, Christian West, William Wiley, Joseph Graves, Elijah Section 15 1837-1849 Allison, John Sharp, C. Jones, O. Swai, S. Smith, William Hodgins, Nathan Section 16 1852 Higgins, J. Palmer, D. Stroup, J. Batchelor, Lemuel Warfel, H. Waddell, J. Buckland, William Alspach, James Section 17 1837-1840 Duckwall, John Reynolds, David Stephens, Sampson Brantner, Jacob Stephens, Estah Tharpe, A. Hinkley, W. Section 18 1837-1840 Whitlock, Joseph Alpach, Jesse Jones, J. Baker, Andrew Stephens, Sampson Section 19 1839 Monroe, George Keevar, Adam Tities, Frances Jr. Scott, Henry Garlinghouse, Benjamin Hixson, W. Section 20 1838 Elkins, Burket Keefer, John Good, S. Good, Samuel Section 21 1837-1838 Miller, William Smith, David S. Mason, Dorsey Section 22 1838 Miller, Joseph Culk, Fairfield Dagby, Elisha Sult, Benjamin Section 23 1836-1853 Arnold, S. Wright, Isaac West, W. Wright, James Miller, Joseph Hodgson, Nathan Lancaster, I. Section 24 1836 Wright, Isaac Section 25 1837-1838 Baugham, Umphrey Haines, Miles Lancaster, Isaac McIntyre, A. McHatton, J. Green, Robert Haines, M. McIntyre, A. Gilbert, W. Section 26 1836-1839 Hodgson, Ira Hodgson, Eli Johson, Archilles Arnold, Samuel Woodruff, J. Ricketts, Hannah Mason, Magnus Section 27 1836-1838 Stewart, Joseph Hickman, Joshua Alexander, Robert Moots, Charles Jr. Woodruff, John Section 28 1837-1839 Griffith, John Byal, Jame Meredith, Joseph Carr, W. Alexander, R. Section 29 1837-1838 Good, Benjamin Shidler, D. Scott, John Banter, Abraham Helms, John Shidler, David Section 30 1837-1838 Titus, Samuel Nixson, William Burke, Robert Smoot, Nathan Showalter, Andrew Section 31 1837-1838 Stittle, Nicholas Stittle, George Bussell, Samuel Jefferies, Smith Kilander, Philip Palmer, John Section 32 1838 Griffith, Eli Griffith, William Palmer, Jacob Bowman, Noah Section 33 1837-1838 Griffith, John Wright, Jesse Wright, Isaac Stiggleman, John Section 34 1836-1839 Alexander, Eward Taylor, James Bagby, Elisha Stiggleman, J. Fisher, Thomas Haines, Joshua Section 35 1837-1838 McIntyr, Dick McIntyre, William Brugh, P. Brugh, J. Mason, Thomas Section 36 1837-1838 McIntyre, Wm McIntyre, Nun Clark, W. Aldridge, Hiram Spiece, W. Mason, Rosanna Spiece, Wm Philips, L.