Pg. 34 His son, Edward, was born there in 1863. Swans moved to Croydon in 1864. William Smith, father of William Smith of Richville, and his brother-in-law, Ted Dalton came to Milton soon after this. Smith settled on Swan Creek and the name was changed to Smith Creek. Mr. Dalton settled on the creek farther north. This stream was given the name of Dalton Creek. Andrew Nielsen later settled on Dalton Creek. John Anderson and J. L. Jenson were early settlers of Milton. Mr. Anderson was a tailor and made men’s suits. Mr. Jensen was a cooper and cabinet maker. He made many useful pieces of furniture for the pioneers of Milton, some of which are still in use. Mr. James Hanson lived at the south of Live Creek. He was a carpenter and builder. He also built and operated a saw-mill near his home in early days. L. P. Edholm was an early pioneer, and a well-read man, who served for some time as Probate Judge of the County. L. P. Christenson was an early Presiding Elder of Pg. 35 Milton Ward. In the summer of 1861, Survey or Jesse W. Fox laid out the town. It was given the name of Morganville, in honor of J. Morgan Grant. But the name was afterward changed to Milton, in honor a A. Milton Musser, a prominent church official. The change was made that the county seat might be named Morgan City. In this, as in all the other settlements, the desire for learning, and a building in which to hold school and religious services, was early manifested. A log school house was built in the fall of 1862 just north of Edholm’s and property in 1868 a substantial building was erected. A Miss Hall and Miss Cordellia Thurston were among the first teachers. Mrs. Sarah Mecham taught first in her own home, and later in the school house at Milton and at Peterson. Charlton Goldsbery taught in the early sixties. School was held only 2 or three months in the winter time. The late John Thurston was the first white boy born in Morgan Co. His birth occurring in Dec. 1859.