Category: Liberty Township

Early Liberty Township Earmark Descriptions

I have written about Mercer County’s old Liberty Township Estray Book three other times. [1]  The book dates back to the mid-1800s and pertains to livestock in the township. The Liberty Estray Book has two purposes. The first part of the book describes the township estrays, i.e. found or missing livestock. The first entry is …

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The Origins of Chattanooga, Ohio

Chattanooga, Ohio, aka Chatt, is an unincorporated village in the northwest corner of Liberty Township, Mercer County, Ohio. It is the only village in Liberty Township and in adjacent Black Creek Township…

Sprechen Sie Deutsch?

Sprechen Sie Deutsch? Do you speak German? In 1910, who spoke German as their main language in Black Creek and Liberty Townships, Mercer County, Ohio?

The Chatt Area in the 1950 Census

Today, a look at the Chatt area of Liberty Township in 1950, from the 1950 census…

1911 Patterson Exams in Mercer and Van Wert Counties

As the school year draws to a close, students and teachers look forward to summer vacation. But before wrapping up the school year there are those end-of-the-school-year tests, to determine how much information the students retained during the year. I remember those dreaded tests very well.