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William Offield
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William Offield (March 24, 1793 – c. 1881) was an American pioneer.
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In 1821, Offield built a cabin on a creek, (later known as Offield's Creek), four miles southwest of the future site of Crawfordsville, Indiana in an area now known as Balhinch. He and William Miller were the first two settlers in the area.[1]
William Offield was born 24 Mar 1793 in Sullivan County, Tennessee and died about 1881 in Oregon, USA.
He was County Commissioner of Montgomery County from 1823 to 1824.