Original Plat of Jacksonville

Original Plat of Jacksonville. . , Original Plat of (Jacksonville) Versailles by Silas Atchison - August 28, 1819, The history of the village passed through several name changes; from Jacksonville (1819-1837) to Versailles (1837-1854); then added North Jacksonville (1842-1854) to the incorporated Village of Versailles in 1855 to the present day., Atchison History , Silas Atchison was the fifth generation in 1787 in Virginia, the son of Henry and Mary Atchison. They lived in Hampshire and Hardy County Virginia until around 1790 when they moved with the John Craig and Zachariah Hole families to Hole's Station near Miamisburg, Ohio., On April 19, 1809, Silas Atchison married Mary Craig in Montgomery County, Ohio. Mary was the daughter of John and Elizabeth (Hole) Craig., Shortly after their marriage, the War of 18 12 broke out. Although Darke County had been formed in 1809, it remained under the governing control of Miami County until after the signing of the Greenville Treaty in 1814., On November 30, 1815, Silas Atchison purchased 160 acres of land in Wayne Township. The following year, he served on a Board of Commissioners laying the groundwork for a governing body in Darke County., In March of 1817, Silas was named one of three original Commissioners for Darke County. After serving his one year term, Silas turned his attention to his land purchase in Wayne Township. On August 28, 1819 he recorded the plat for the town of Jacksonville (Versailles)., Silas and Mary Atchison had 4 children: John Henry, Silas Monroe, Samuel Scott and Elizabeth. This family sold their land in Darke County and moved to Cass County Indiana around 1830., The History of Cass County, Village of Georgetown, IN on the Wabash River reads: "Among the first settlers of the village was Silas Atchison, who came as early, perhaps as 1830." He kept a primitive inn, a tavern, the first in the township...but afterward sold out and immigrated to California.", Silas Atchison and his family were in California Territory by 1848. They settled at Foster Bar on the Yuba River, which became the heart of the Gold Rush. History of Yuba County, Foster Bar, California: "The leading hotel was the Eldorado, kept by the Atchison Brothers, who were well remembered as the most enterprising gentlemen of the town.", Silas Atchison's sons John Henry, Silas Monroe and Samuel Scott were also contractors, building roads and bridges in Yuba County. They built the "Yuba turnpike from Marysville to Comptonville, spanning the Yuba River connecting the towns of Foster Bar and Atchison Bar.", Silas Atchison, who laid out the Village of Versailles, died in Parks Bar Township, Yuba County, California in May of 1860, age 72.