HARDIN COUNTY, IOWA "FIRSTS" IN THE TOWNSHIPS

 

CLAY TOWNSHIP

First Birth:
As regards the first birth in the township, it is claimed by some to have been a child born unto Mr. and Mrs. S.A. Williamson, while others claim that the wife of Nicholas Rice gave birth to a child before that of Williamson's.

First Deaths:
The first deaths were the wife and child of S.A. Williamson, who were buried on land now owned by William Leverton.