Reuben Davis settled in 1816 and acquired 182 acres. Settlers congregated into an area near Spring Creek, and it became known as Springville. Gray was an excellent marksman and tall tales were told of him once shooting four deer with one bullet by using the same bullet twice. Feral pigs, deer and bears were abundant. John had learned much from the Indians and knew how to “weatherboard” his lodging with deerskins. They lived so remotely that it was two years before Mary saw another white woman. The earliest settlers (circa 1803) were John Gray and his wife, Mary Trumbo Gray. Native Americans once hunted game there, found good campsites, but had no settlements. The township was organized in 1822 usurping the northern portion of Indian Creek Township.
We continue our bicentennial tour of Lawrence County with Perry Township, named for sea commander, Oliver Hazard Perry, who conquered the British on Lake Erie during the war of 1812.
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