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The following stories of pioneers and early life in the township are taken from the History of which was published in 1881 and from records kept by descendants of the pioneer families still residing here. The story of the Binns and Stafford families was furnished by Mrs. C. E. Jackson, whose father was William Stafford and her mother was formerly Margaret Binns. - - - - -Mrs. William Stafford, formerly Margaret Binns, said that at one time her family set traps for prairie chickens and caught a wild turkey, which they had as meat for their Thanksgiving day dinner.
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