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Hawes-Myers Mill

settlement #481371
created 2012-10-02 by bplewe
official name: Hawes-Myers Mill?
assertion #3721099 by bplewe on 2012-10-02: confidence 0%.
official name: Macedonia   (started: between and 1856)
Not called Macedonia during Mormon times. The question is how did it get this name?
assertion #3725136 by bplewe on 2012-10-02: confidence 80%.
started: 1846?
Existence: Verified alias for Macedonia. Late 19th Century histories and the
1850 and 1852 censuses agree on a small settlement centered
around a mill near modern Macedonia. However, the earliest
mention of if being called “Macedonia” is in 1853; In the 1852
census it is part of Indian Town Township, not Macedonia, but
when the first official townships are created in 1853, this area
is called Macedonia.

In October 1849 it was considered part of
(the other) Highland Grove. Scattered sources in 1848-50 call
it “Haws Mill” or “Myers Mill” after the partners who
operated the mill. A single record (1849 High Priest Records) refers to a settlement as Myers Mill. County histories state that Jacob Myers and Peter Haws built the original mill at Old Macedonia; they both appear in the 1850 census, clustered with other Macedonia settlers from county histories (NOT Macedonia Branch). It was called Stutsman's Mill after J.B.
Stutsman bought the mill in 1851.
assertion #3721225 by bplewe on 2012-10-02: confidence 0%.
ended: 1853?
Existence: Verified alias for Macedonia. Late 19th Century histories and the
1850 and 1852 censuses agree on a small settlement centered
around a mill near modern Macedonia. However, the earliest
mention of if being called “Macedonia” is in 1853; In the 1852
census it is part of Indian Town Township, not Macedonia, but
when the first official townships are created in 1853, this area
is called Macedonia.

In October 1849 it was considered part of
(the other) Highland Grove. Scattered sources in 1848-50 call
it “Haws Mill” or “Myers Mill” after the partners who
operated the mill. A single record (1849 High Priest Records) refers to a settlement as Myers Mill. County histories state that Jacob Myers and Peter Haws built the original mill at Old Macedonia; they both appear in the 1850 census, clustered with other Macedonia settlers from county histories (NOT Macedonia Branch). It was called Stutsman's Mill after J.B.
Stutsman bought the mill in 1851.
assertion #3735225 by bplewe on 2012-10-02: confidence 0%.
religion: Mixed
At least some of the known founders (from histories
and censuses) were LDS, but they did not appear to be
members of the Macedonia Branch. Some records list
residents as members of a short-lived branch either called Nishnabotna or Myers
Mill. Very limited evidence suggests a link to Farm Creek and
the Silver Creek Branch (a few residents became Cutlerites).
assertion #3724971 by bplewe on 2012-10-02: confidence 100%.
located at: Pottawattamie County, Iowa, United States
assertion #3713371 by bplewe on 2012-10-02: confidence 100%.
location: 41°11'39"N, 95°26'38"W
EXACT. The Censuses consistently place the known
founders of Macedonia between the Wheeler's Grove and
Potter's Camp areas, just how we would expect.
assertion #3719233 by bplewe on 2012-10-02: confidence 80%.
has member: Old Town Cemetery
entity #482196, assertion #3751307 by bplewe on 2013-01-18: confidence 100%.
belongs to: Nishnabotna Branch
modern Macedonia
entity #480185, assertion #3751264 by bplewe on 2012-10-02: confidence 100%.
in group: Winter Quarters Era
assertion #3727099 by bplewe on 2012-10-30: confidence 100%.
confidence in this page (0 to 1): 0.41
assertion #4022238 by bplewe on 2024-06-05: confidence 100%.