Brief History of CONVIS

Sanford Chaffee was the first settler in the area in 1835. James Lane, William Newman and Paul Moss came directly from England the next year. The township was named for General Ezra Convis who settled Battle Creek and Verona (Emmett Township). The first postmaster of Convis Centre was John W. Sammons in 1856. Some early township officials: Elisha Brace (supervisor and justice of the peace), Thomas L. VanGelsen (clerk), Levi Rowley (treasurer), Asahel Hawkins (assessor and justice of the peace), Daniel Beers (assessor and justice of the peace), Ira H. Elsworth (assessor), and S. D. Bardon (justice of the peace).

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