CLEARCREEK TOWNSHIP – Born Sunday, April 2, 1775, in Christiana Hundred, Delaware, John Ludwig Augustus was born to German immigrant, Johann Ludwig, and Susanna Elizabeth (Springer) Augustus. Born and raised in Christiana Hundred, John also got married there to Hannah Hendrickson on Wednesday, November 21, 1798, before relocating to Fairfield County, Ohio shortly thereafter. Together they had and raised seven children between living in Delaware, making their journey to Ohio, and while making their new home in Clearcreek Township. They were David, John III, Elizabeth, Mary, Rebecca, Sarah, and Hannah. They lived in Fairfield County by 1806, as John received his land patent and showed recorded on the county tax list. Earning a reputation with the local community, the citizens elected John on Monday, April 5, 1813, just after his thirty-eighth birthday, to serve as the first Treasurer of the newly formed township of Clearcreek. Six months later, on Tuesday, October 12, 1813, the community also elected him as county commissioner, along with Michael Garaghty. Soon, thereafter, he rose to occupy the bench on the court of Common Pleas where he served two terms as the Associate Judge between 1825 and 1830. He also served in other various capacities as needed throughout the community. In 1822, Frederick Dash transferred his property in Section 30 to the Judge.