Mad River Township, Clark County, Ohio, is located between the cities of
Springfield and Dayton. Settlers first came to the area in the very last years
of the 18th century. More followed in the early 1800s, including Thomas Collier
from Ireland, who is believed to be the first Irishman in the area.[1]
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| Census return from Mad River Township, Iowa showing Irish counties of birth |
Census records for the township from 1850 give that
all-important county of origin. About 80 people who were born in Ireland are listed. Some of
the people recorded are well over 50 years and so were born in the 18th
century. Counties Cork, Down, Fermanagh, Limerick, Kerry, Kilkenny, Meath, and Tipperary, amongst others, are all represented.
In total, there are 46 pages of population schedules for the
township. Click here to start at p.1.
[1] Rockell,
William M. 20th Century History of
Springfield, and Clark County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens. Chicago,
IL: Biographical Publishing Company. p.954
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