Ada Township was first settled in the early 1880s. Originally part of
Weston Township, which at the time covered two
survey townships in Townships 129 and 130N, Range 61W. Ada was organized around 1900 from the southern of the two townships and the northern one was renamed
Kent Township. The village of
Silverleaf, built in 1887, is located 7 miles east of
Ellendale, and was once the major population center in the township. and never seemed to exceed more than 50. It is little more than a ghost town today. The village served a flag station for the
Great Northern Railroad. Two conflicting stories exist over the origin of the name. Some say it is for the
silverberry bushes found in the area, ==Notable person==