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James Parker Naylor

This is one of the oldest names in Eugene Township hostory and is one of the extremely few early settlers whose name still continues. Of all the names on the Map of First Land Owners only Naylor, Patrick and Porter are still here in 1962.

The Naylor Family here was founded by two brothers, James P. and Benjamin, who cam here from near Dayton, Ohio, in 1828 and in 1829 respectively.   Both were married and brought families with them.  Benjamin apparently did not enter any land but James P. and his son William L. entered land in Sections 20 and 28, T. 17N, R. 10W.  Both lived in Eugene, James building the house now owned y Mrs. Jessie Hathaway, north of the cemetery, and spending his life there.  Benjamin's dwelling place is unknown now.  Both brothers were listed in the 1850 census, James P. as a carpenter and Benjamin as a farmer.  Benjamin's descendants continued to be farmers whereas James P.'s two sons, William L. and Wilson both became very successful merchants.

Both sons of James P. were born in Ohio y his first marriage to Sarah Moore.  After her death here he married Hester Rebecca Givens, who bore him four daughters.  The James P. Naylor family diagram follows: [see the Naylor outline]

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