Bowen, A.W. History of Montgomery County, Indiana. Indianapolis, IN: Bowen, 1913, p. 449 (Coal Creek Twp) -- James Meharry was also a settler in the township - one of the early ones to claim government land. Hugh Meharry, one of the most successful men in this county, entered his land in 1827, the same being the SE quarter of Sec 3, Rg 6W. In 1828 he brought his young wife to his slab and canvas house in which they lived one year. He owned his land, had $20 in money, one horse and one ox, yet through his untiring energy, with that of his good companion, he finally possessed 20,000 acres of valuable land. He had to go to Terre Haute to mill and during his absence of 5 days his wife had to remain alone in the tent-house and hear the howling wolves beside her rude home. In 1881, the original claim of Mr. Meharry was owned and occupied by his son, Alexander. p. 508 - It is claimed that the first horse thief detective society in the west was organized in Montgomery Co. In the autumn of 1844 a great many horse thieves were in the habit of passing through CC twp and stealing the farmers' horses and to put stop to their depredations about 15 of the leading men living in the NW part of the township met at a locust grove on the Meharry land, near the Tippecanoe Co line and there formed themselves into an associaiton which they called "The Council Grove Minute Men." A constitution and by laws were dran up by Jesse Meharry and Cyrus J. Borum. At the session of the legislature in 1848, through the influence of John W. Dimmitt, then a member of the lower house frmo Montgomery Co an act was passed to incorporatet his company, and give its members while in pursuit of criminals all the power and authority of constables. The charter members whose names are set out in the act referrred to are: James Gregory, William Casseboom, Absalom Kirkpatrick, James Meharry, Jesse Meharry, Christian Coon, Elias Moudy, John M. Thomas and Edward McBroom. In 1881, the only living member of these 1st member was Jesse Meharry, but the society was still in existence and kept criminals from the devilish work.