Lincoln Township is located north of Hickory Grove Township. Wayton is in Lincoln Township.
It was first found in the census record in 1900, when 540 people were living there. Most people were farming, but Thomas James was farming and milling. Viola Walters was listed as being a "waiter" but no place of business was given.
Isaac Wimmer was a carpenter.
In 1910, the population was down to 236, and everyone was farming.
Lincoln Township was not listed in the 1920 census. In 1930, the population of Lincoln Township was 298.
J. Wiley Snow operated a general store, and Denver Benegar and Lester Snow were school teachers. James Henderson worked at a stave mill.
In 1940, 255 people were living in Lincoln Township. W. James Snow was operating the grocery store. Sarah Snow was the assistant postmaster. Eugene Snow was a mechanic at a garage. Victor Taylor worked as a stone mason, as did D L Henderson and Joe Hicks. It appears they all worked for the government, so were likely on jobs to build bridges and even the courthouse.
Sylvanius Hicks was a truck driver, and Boyd Hicks was a shoe cobbler. Adam Fawcett was a lecturing minister. Sam Daniels, Lattie Hicks, and Estel Hicks were timber cutters. Willie Ramsey worked at a sawmill.
Honzel Beneger was a clerk in a camp dispensary, likely a CCC camp. His siblings, Archie and Prudence, were school teachers. Irving Rich worked as a telephone operator for the CCC.
In 1950, 249 people were living in Lincoln Township. Again, most were farming.
Lester Casey was the postmaster and Loyal Casey was the man doing rural mail delivery. Lander O Casey was operating the grocery store. D. D. Murphy worked for the REA (Rural Electric) as someone who placed electric poles in the ground. Woodie Vaughn was the man who dug the post holes for him. Beacher Vaughn said he was "stringing wire" for construction. Doy B. King was working a post tamper for a construction company. Columbus and Lawrence Vaughn were school teachers. Carl F. Wood was a minister.
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