Case Closed

I suppose I should take note of the passing of a Ross Township pioneer, Benjamin E. Case.

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He distinguished himself from other Ross Township pioneers by failing to marry and/or (so far as we know) father children. He came here in 1845, so lived here for 73 years — and what a lot of changes he saw in that time.

Here is the Case farm as shown on the 1874 Plat Map — misspelled as "B.F. Cass."

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The drafter of the 1908 Plat Map got it right.

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Source: "Death of Ross Township Pioneer." Hobart Gazette 20 Sept. 1918.