HISTORY OF GREEN COUNTY. 
 
VILLAGE OF JORDAN CENTER. 
This is the name of a small village located 
on section 10. The land here was laid into lots 
and blocks in 1855 by Levi Spaulding, Man- 
less and Oria Satterlee, Levi Wiggins and Nehe- 
miah Ellis. A   store was started by Amos 
Holmes and a blacksmith shop by A. J. Smith. 
Holmes carried a stock of general merchandise 
and was in business about two years when he sold 
to Manless Satterlee, who, after about two year's 
experience closed out. After this Jordan Center 
was without a store until 1882, when Hibbard 
Rankins erected a building and put in a stock 
of goods. In the spring of 1883 lhe sold to 
Jacob Deetz, the present proprietor. 
Jacob Deetz was born in Columbia Co., Penn., 
June 4, 1831; and is a son of Jacob and Susan- 
na Deetz, natives of Northampton county. 
From Pennsylvania the family removed to 
Wayne, Lafayette county. Jacob Deetz, Jr., 
came one year later. The father is now buried 
in Wayne and the mother in Cadiz, this county. 
In 1860 Jacob returned to Pennsylvania and re- 
mained one and one-half years. He has taught 
school in Pennsylvania and in this county, both 
before and after marriage. He was married 
October 13, 1861, to Fanny B. Meachim, a 
daughter of Hosea and Mary (Nichols) Meach- 
im. Her father lives in Cadizwhere her mother 
was buried. They have seven children-Walter 
W., John A., Laura L., Mollie I., Charles H., 
Nettie L. and Jacob S. Mr. Deetz enlisted 
Aug. 30, 1864, in battery D, 1st Wisconsin 
Heavy Artillery and served ten months. He was 
mustereAl in at Janesville and out at New Or- 
leans. He then returned home to Jordan Center, 
and bought eighty acres of land on section 8 in 
1865, where he lived until 1883, then he removed 
to Jordan 'Center and engaged in running a 
small store. He has held the office of town 
clerk eight years, and assessed the town a num- 
ber of times. He was justice of the peace six 
years, and is the present postmaster of Jordan 
Center. 
 
A. J. Smith, the blacksmith, remained here 
about three years, when he sold to the McCon- 
nell Bros., who closed a short time later. 
Abram Stauffacher, the present blacksmith, 
has been here since 1881. He does general re- 
pair work but no shoeing. 
Jordan Center Cemetery, on section 9, was 
laid out in 1846, the land being donated by 
Elisha Stevens. A half acre has since been 
added by donation from James Lewis. The 
first burial here was of the remains of a child 
of Manless Satterlee. 
The German M. E. Church-Christ's Church, 
Evangelical Association of North America- 
was erected in 1876, at a cost of $700. The 
first officers of the Church were: Andrew Mey- 
thaler, president; Jacob Kubli and August 
Wemen, board; Henry Zimmerman, clerk. The 
first members were: John D. Fritsch, August 
Wemen, Jacob Kubli, Jacob Zimmerman, Au- 
gust Schlim, August Shultz. Yoderick Kubli, 
Andrew   Meythaler, August Kreuger, John 
Knoble, August Wagner and their families. 
Henry Uphoff was the first minister, after the 
church was built, superintending its erection. 
This Church grew from the organization of a 
class in 1862, consisting of John D. Fritsch and 
family, Mrs. Chris. Meythaler and family, Jacob 
Meythaler and family and John D. Fraiser and 
family. Services were held at private houses 
and school houses until the church was built. 
Among the ministers who have served the class 
and Church are: Revs Peter Messuger, John M. 
Hammeter, Nicholas Shoup, William Hilster, 
Chris. Brendel, John M. Hammeter, Leonard 
Buehler, Chris. Brendell, Henry Uphoff, Peter 
Hild, C. Green and Chris. Lahr. The latter is 
the present pastor. 
BIOGRAPHICAL. 
The town of Jordan was settled up by a class 
of wide-awake, go-a-head people, as follows: 
William Ableman, is a native of Albany, N. 
Y., born May 6, 1800. He is a son of Christian 
and Regina (Kaner) Ableman. His father was 
a native of Germany, and one of Burgoyne's 
 
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