His sons, Thomas, William, Walter, Basil R. Prather, the father of the Prathers in the township, came here from North Carolina in 1801. History of The Ohio Falls Cities and Their Counties, Volume 2, 1882 Captain Norris was a good citizen, an honest man, and a sincere Christian. Captain Norris then took two children to a place of safety, went to Charlestown, gave the alarm, and then assisted in burying the bodies of those who were massacred. Collins left the house, Collins being killed. When the Indians commenced to fire the neighboring cabins, Captain Norris and Mr. Collins in defending his house until night. He was also at Pigeon Roost when the Indians made the attack, and assisted old Mr. General Harrison, in his official report, complimented him and his company.
He commanded a company at the battle of Tippecanoe. Retrieved September 24, 2009.Captain John Norris was one of the early settlers of Clark county, and had all the trials incident to a frontier life. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. "Greenville Township, Floyd County, Indiana".The township contains three cemeteries: Buttontown (in an 1876 obituary, it was called Kepley Schoolhouse Cemetery), Greenlawn and Mount Eden. Jackson Township, Washington County (northwest).Morgan Township, Harrison County (west).Jackson Township, Harrison County (southwest).Wood Township, Clark County (northeast).Geography Īccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.5 square miles (87 km 2), of which 33.39 square miles (86.5 km 2) (or 99.67%) is land and 0.11 square miles (0.28 km 2) (or 0.33%) is water. The Jersey Park Farm was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. As of the 2010 census, its population was 6,746 and it contained 2,532 housing units.
Greenville Township is one of five townships in Floyd County, Indiana.
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